The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-08-19

| temporary Chairman, and John Is. Red
man Of Ellsworth for Secretary. Mr.
Putnam in speech to the Convention
said the financial question was the i'm,
portnnt one. He considered that the
war had hut just ceased. end we noN
feel tho inevitable results OF that con.
iiict-namcly, an inflated currency and
M oy"Ipowetfnl cer:ra! government.
New Ycnk. August H. an indian.
apolis special to tl, Time: says Senator
Morton hns arrived 1T lone. His left
arm is raralizcd and his family ply
stefan will remain with him until JIG
improves. Nome but members OF his
family are allowed to see him.
..-.. - VIHoIwIA, NJ. T., Aug. IL.
Gov. Po-rs: Tho following is just
| received from Bannock: The Indians
crossed ut tho head OF Horse Prairie 10
nemli, striking Stcphenson's about this
morning. They started in rough on
Horse Prairie, killing the Pierce broth
ers and others OH TIE route. evidently
making ti.rir way to Snake river valley.
Sisu>', Bray, Trask, Graves aud
Batchelke., ...
ATKINS, Aug. ll.-Eight thousand
troops Of reserves have joined the ur,ny;
also. 10, COO volunteers and many
Greeks from abroad. ...
| - LONDON, Aug. li.-Dispatc!cs from
Ba oum describes n grcGt exodus Of
Circnssians from the Circnsus rs con
sequence of the withdrawal OF The
Turkish expedition; $4,000 people and
$50, coo cattlo are awaiting enbGrliation
ut Sukum Rnleb. Hobart Pasha has
improTised jetty by mooring small
vessels lengthwise and cattle were walk
ing aboard the vessels. \ friGatn and
transport had arrived at Hatoum with
l,00O aud 800 cmigrnnts respectively.
None were permitted to land at DatOum
on account OF the lack of accommodate
tons md provisions. AL 60 TO Trcbi-
zond. The russians succeeded in
stopping the exodus from Teham,chiru
district md drove the people back with
great cruelty. 1t is reported that Mi
the men who participated in the insur-
rCction are sent to Siberia and their
women and children given to the Cos.
sacks.
CALCUTTA, Aug. 1i.-At public
meeting held Mt Madras on the 9th in
slant, to consider steps necessary for
securing help from England for tho
famine sufferers, The Duke Of Bucking-
ham, Governor Of the Madras presi.
dcncy, stated that the famine area COLI
tanned eighteen millions of people. OF
which 4 largo proportion we're dcpen-
dent for their daily food on the cXer-
tons and activity of those who trans
port grain to the country. The mecca
sites for supplies is steadily incrcns-
ing. Tho wants Of Madras are already
beyond tho means of the pre- sidrncy
Every aid that can be secured il need
cd to save the people. The increasing
aovority Of the distress nccessitntcs an
appeal to public charity. DR.. Cornish,
tho Sanitary Commissioner, said that
there wcro already million and half
OF people being fod, and over a bali a
million Ind died. 4 resolution was
adopted that tho principal cities Of
England Scotland, Ireland and Indin
he informed Of tho urgent necessity for
assistance. The mover of the resolu.
ton snid that moro We're found who had
died i'll n single morning in Madras
than had died I'D the whole Bengal
iLmino.
PARI1, Aug. LITTLE Moniteur says
the question Of q state Of siege has nov
'rbecn discussed or rniscd in the Cab.
met; that there has never existed, eth
or OIL this or my other question, any
division within the Cabinet; TINT The
most perfect understanding has always
existed between the Duke dc Bragilc
and Fourton; that neither Germany nor
any other government has made any
representations oil the presence Of Tie
Duke do Broglc Mt the head OF the
Cabinet; and that the President Of the
Republic is firmly resolved 10 retain
tho ministry Of tho 10th OF July until
tho election.
NHISA, August little passage Of
the Danube by tho main body OF tho
Roumanian army has been postponed
until largo Russian rcinforccmcmts nr.
rive.
CUMBERLAND, Aug. l5.-Thc now
CcntrHl Coal Company, ono Of tho
heaviest ahippcrs, resumed work to.
day Mt % ccn.s--tho rnto demanded by
the strikers. Another company re-
suincs Tomorrow at the same rate.
WAsnlSGToS, Aug. i5.--Tho report OF
tho committee to examine into the New
Orleans Custom House recommends the
abolition Of naval officers. 1t recon.
1ncnds the construction of rovchuc
boat to cruise at the mouth Of the Mis-.
sissippi IiTcr TO prevent smuggling. md
also cutting down the Custom House
force moro than % per cent, mud cx-
pcnscs in the same proportion.
Brigndicr General Terry las notified
tho Secretary Of War he will net as u
member of tho Sitting Bull Commits.