The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-05-20
LATE TELEGRAMS.

/! o Grand opcin House, when over 3Ot
pee pic wcro present. tho discovery Of
quantity of burlnps burning in the eel
lar caused stampede. ln old lad!
promptly started Glory lIallclujrh, ;
which, being taken up by those on tn,
stage ailnycd tho fears Of the crowd md
order was restored. A mnu named
Baird has been arrested Oh suspicion oi
attempting TO lire tho building.
WASHING rcN, May lit is thought
III official ci:clcs that undue Importance
is attached To tho reports OF filibuster.
ing expeditions TO invade uothcrn Mex
leo. rs our Government will enforce the
neutrality ,ws with regard to Mexico,
as TO my other with which We are at
peace. Instructions have been sent to
our Minister ut tho City of Mexico, WHO
will give particular attention to the sub.
ject Of raids into Texas for cattle steal
.jngr witlt'a view to their prevention.
RocKronp. Ill.,. May 1.-Two more
bodies were taken out Of the ruins of
the Courthouse yesterday, those OF A.
T.. lIallcnbcck and Frederick Pnugh,
but were so terribly crushed, mungie,!
md liSmcmbercl ~ to be unrccogniz-
milo md sickrning to tho sight. The
memorial services Inst night were at
icudcd by nh immense audience. Adj
dresses were made by Professor Mantlc-
willie and others. 4 fund of about
81 500 was raised to MD the families of
the deceased, and sums arc coming iii
from other cities.
CHICAGO. Mny ll.-Tho TriGunf this
morning publishes crop reports from
thiriy-0no counties in Knnsns. In
nearly every county tie total acreage
under cultivation hugely exceeds that
cf lust year. anil wheat, oats, rye, bar-
ley, etc. looked better fer heavy yield.
Com planting has been delayed by the
backward spring. In few localities
tho grasshopprr question remains nh
unsolvcl problem, but it seems TO be
generally settled that Kansas will al
most wholly escape the destruction Of
her crops by the locus!s.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 14.-Lieutenant
W: W. Fleming, of the Twelfth United
States infantry, quartormRster and COM
missnry ut Alcntraz, obtained leave of
absence on May 9Th, for ten days, md
took the overland trnin. Tho evening
after his departure. tho military auth
critics nsccrtained ho had borrowed MI
the money no could obtain from friend,
and had sold his pay. for the current
month to several parties. An exnni
nation showed prison fund and personal
fund, amounting to about $5, 200, in.
trusted to him was missing, and other
sums he had variously obtained vii.
probably swell tho total amount t,
$4,000. He was arrested ut Laramie.
Inst Friday, and Is now on his why back.
The Russian fleet Cnmo down from.
Marc Island yesterday. The officer.
profess ignorance MS to the time OF leay
ing this port, but admit they have been
under whiting orders some time, ant.
thought they might begin conling to.
New YoRE, May 1.-THE City o:
Brussels broke her shaft oil the 23d ul,.
Tho City OF Richmond which arrived
today, spoke her, proceeding under sail
on Tuesday last, in latitude 10 degrees
30 minutes, longitude IL degrees /;
minutes. All we'll. She will a,riv,
Thursday o. Friday.
GLASGOW, May li.-MinSate's shiI
yard OH the Clyde was partially burned,
damage, 81, 100. 900; the principal los.
being the machinery con Itructing for
the Dutch Government.
LoSDoN. May 1.-The steamship
Wisconsin sailed from Queenstown to.
day with the passengers # the wrecked
steamship Dakota. The wreckcrs ex
rcct - save n portion Of the DnkOta's
cargo i'll damaged state.
A survivor Of the crew OF the Turkish
monitor sunk, estimates the crew al
200. The ship was named Lutfirld and
WIS armed with five guns, two nino-iuch
ana three iiye.inch.
The TeleSrhph's special from Dato.
um says that uhout o'clock OH Friday
morning tho Russians, largely mug
mcnted, advanced with field artillery
aud made furious attack upon the
height" defending Ba,ouin, OH the land
side, occupied hy Dasbi Bazouks. Til c
Ottoman troops wcro cntrcnchcd md
opened terrible AMI well.sustnincd
fire Of cannon aud Inuskctry. which
literally moved the Russians down i'll
swnths. They fell b. scores and hun.
drCds OH the plains below The Turkish
positions during their attempts to make
wa: against this fire. a body Of Tur.
kish. horse ami foot, nkinS advantage
OF thick forest, broke forth upon the
Hank oi:ihc Russian column Hn;i effect
c'l great slaughter, the Muscovitcs 10
ing npon ground perfectly open Hnt
having 40 choice but to iigh, or fly
L. short tin" tho SPOT which was thc
scene Of this Hank movement became
covered with dead aud dying Eussians
but evening quickly brought reinforce
men:s and tho battle Wis renewed will
much determination. For many hour,