The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-06-24
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men who had been hidden by the bro
ken nature Of the ground suddenly
spranB up aboat ten yards ahead Of
him, one Of whom covered him with u
rifle and ordered him TO hat. The 9TH
cr covering Skinner, the messenger,
ordered him to throw out the treasure
b2N- The messenger complied, and
this seemed 10 satisfy them, f0r they
Immediately told The driver togo ahead.
No attempt 10 rob or modest the pass
cItgers, three Hcn and ono laIy, was
mnde. Both mGn had their faces black
encd and were otherwise disguised.
ALTA, June li.--About O'Clock
this morning. Duncan Clark was found
dead i'll Mrs. Jos. lircnlay's cellar. He
got up TO so down stairs, and it is sup
posed he icll. Being stunned by the
fall, his head rested III the ditch which
runs through the cellar, md he was
drowned.
WASRIHGroE, June l3.--U. S. Dis
trict Attorney Howard, OF Utah, has
left for Salt Luke. after full under
standing with the President nul Attor-
hey General, and with usgurauccs thn,
he Will bc supported in the prosecution
Of brigham Young on any competent
evidence duplicating hi.u in lLe Noun
tain Mcadows EiGaGGcrc. lie has also
been directed TO prosecute tho Prophet
on charge OF misapplicutiun Of Gov
eminent funds while he WAS Indian
ngrnt, provided the alleged crime is not
barred. Papers on lie in the Comp
ir"ileE9 Office covering his disbursa-
inents were supplied to the Attorney
General to-day, ana certified copies
will be forwarded to U:Gh.
ATLa%TA, Ga, june l5.-Stcphcu
Brimkly WIS hung NJ Newman today
for the murder Of his wife nearly faur
yeIrd ago. His case has excited wide.
spread Interest. He has Il brother in
Memphis, Tcnncticc--a very wealthy
broEer-s!.3 i;aa spent over go. UG0 im
the attempt IL saYc him frum tho uui.
lows.
SXuwmrGAS, Me. June l5.-Thc a,
tendance ut the Ggccuhucf Convention
to-day Ta5 very large. The iiniform
demands iEG immediate icpcml Ui The
Resumption Act; that the Goycrnmen,
SIMPLY the people with currency i,nscd
oil 80 faith nu.! resources oi the ma
tion and adapted to legitimate wants Of
husinr"si that national bank notes lac
rs speedily rs practicable wiihlruwn
aud replace! by paper money, directly
issued by the Government and mu,ir
legal tender for all debts not otherwise
specified, aud made interchangeable
with low intcIcyt.bcHTinE bOmda; that
the G"vcrnimrut ruuunrtiza silver, and
shat the present bonded debt of the
country be refunded na rapidly rs pos.
sihic into registered interchangeable
bonds bearing low rate Of inirrc,t.
Rev. IL. 4. Muus"n Of Skowhcgnn was
nominated for Governor.
NEW YoRK. jane iG.--rhc movement
to make lirnliicks the nest Democrat.
ic candidate for the Presidency j. gath.
cring considerable hcnl. Jt is privately
declared that Tildcn Il friends rlcdg,d
Hendricks the neat nomination before
Ii" agreed 10 ncccpt tho second place n;
the -. Louis convention; bat Hen.
bricks friends ihink Tildcn still in the
field, unlrai The n'Nt Congress VIII take
steps Ia seat him in HAYES place, uf
which ""i:ir nGiiai"rs still mn,ily dream.
BLonMi%GrtH, III JTnc lG.- Fred.
crick Hendrix. II wealthy farmer uf iiftr
ycnrs OF nGc, lining near here. shot and
killed his wife Inst evening while in a
drunken rage, aud then fled. His tcmd
h"dy wn# fornh this morning u qun,ter
OF milo from The place. with u bullet
hole In his head and his hand grnsI.iug
revolver, with which ho had killed
his wife.
'>r. L"uIa, june l5.-~A special from
R"cEw"ll, TcNua, says: Gunner. who
"i" w hN H"bs 'SiU lD'tiBN was iUllllI
drnd in his cell this morning. Ills
wife, wlio hm1 been permitted 10 visit
hitn on "Wednesday md remain, was
also found dead.
CuicA az. June ia London spc-
cial I" the htcy-Orcm says: Tho In
glish Cabinet iG said 90 be- iiY;dol on
Gor!schnkOii's reply. Lords Darby
and Salisbury thinl; the RUSSIAN ns-
suramcc satisfactory. hut Lord Bracans.
field IL stnnhOrn on some points aud de-
clarcg that further diplomatic ceres.
rOndcnco is necessary bcfur" England
can absolutely define her position.
Tho lhnguagc Of tho note is firm nrul
digniiicd. The tone nt the press has
Undergone n remarkable change since
tho recent ministerial uitnfnnCc. almost
all tho Journals Of rcputc poi' ting ont
that British interests nro in no way
jcopnrdiHcd by the Asinti, campaign.
but That there il danger !ha, the Porto
may offend England II not careful na
to It's ncli0n.
In regard TO tho Sucz canal, Turkey
~ warned by tho 7jns TINT the dccin.
ION ol the Government on this roll