The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-05-13

NuuiIcS SElSlilOI, 'DT. "l'Ac SllNtuS VII
der Il tree at Grecley's Springs watching
herd Of his fathers sheep, during n
storm, wns struck and Instantly killed
by lightning. passing from the top OF
his head down through his body.
New YoEK, May 3.-Before the CuI-
tom House committee to-day, Went
worth, Paymaster, testified that only
laborers are OH his pay rolls which
amount 10 $50, eco now, ami might with
business management be reduced S75,-
900. The supcri:uous men are hired
oil account of political pressure; $780,
090 could easily he saved. Joseph
Southwarl, Of tho Statistical Bureau.
thought that five out Of iwcnty.i0ur Of
his employees might be dispensed with.
Assistant Auditor Jacobs testified there
was general reduction Of salaries of
ten per cent. in 1875, but they were put
buck nGnin next year.
CHICAGO. May "A local passenger
train between DGs Moines and Keol;uk,
Iowa, jumped the track. yesterday near
Ounmwa, killing n tramp who WAS steul-
ing II ride. aul more or less injuring
the thirty passengers aboard.
SAN FGASciaco, May "a German
named Herman lIuutrlmanu committed
suicide yesterday afternoon III his room
over Fmcke's tGnurry, OH Converse
street, ucur Brannan, by cutting his
throat with razor. lie drew the razor
across his throat while in u room oil tho
grOnnd door of the tanncry, and then
went MP stairs, where ho finished the
work and fell to tho floor, where he
died. 1t is thought that the loss OF
money through the shrinkage OF stocks
caused him TO take liis life.
New YGRX, May 5.-The Hcra!Fs
Washington special snys the mrlcon-
tents in the Republican party, Mcssrs.
Blaine, Butler and their followers, have
been tGuked By this call. Further
more, State elections in twelve States
Will have intcrvrnch 20 allow Of an cx-
preston of popular opinion on the
oaitIcni's policy. Already lcinOu-
strnccS are pouring in against Tie post
PUncimtn., nrd n strnnG effort Will hc
male Ia II: luce TIC President tn change
the da;G 81 the onn supposed to havo
been originally chosen for the extra
session.
The Sans Washington special says:
II thc White House one sci OF reasons
Are given Tor tie change, but another
exists. No on. ever heard Ul harm To
tEndc in the extra session until the
House was lost to the Administration
AMI the Senate was i'll s2iicTs danger.
Evn"ts is thoroughly alarmed. He rc-
turned from his Albany Tip convinced
thnt the aggressive and Sl'uhiancHns IN
thu";"sm Of tto party WIS not with
Hay Like adyicvH com. from Ohiu
and Illinois OF men who supported
Hayes. They have not spoken vino
oppose him. nmh such S"U;hcrn sup
port ns existed yielded uo votes. Hayes
did net dare TO force nn extra session,
barren of success and full of possible
defeat, as the iirsl rcsul; OF his South
Grn policy. So his bitter opponents
here say.
Robert &. Blaine, brother Of Senator
Blaine, has received the appointment,
from Scnrgcant-ht-hrins French OF The
Senate, OF Assistant Superintendent cf
the Senate DocuIcn. Room. lie wns
formerly n clerk in tho Office Of the
Secretary Of the Senate, but WAS rcmov-
cd last December by Secretary Gorham.
BristUw will DO nominated TO sacccetI
Davis when Congress- meets. Noycs
w0uld have been appointed, but Waite
was in tho way; SO Nnyes was given tho
French Mission.
4 Salt Lake special says further pro.
pnrations for hostilities IRE particularly
active among the southern settlements,
10 which boxes Of hrccvh loading rifles
were shipped last wccl; iron the coop.
crntiYG store in Salt Lake City. Lust
might meetings and diills Of squads OF
MornOns were going on in Salt Lake
City itself, nnd II in reported that some
of tho proceedings wcrC conducted
within the ihclOSuro in the immediate
vicinity Of the Lion House. Young
has boldly asserted within tlio last fcw
days thnt the Mornons who have been
driven so ofLcn and SO far will drive
no longer.
Tho Grand Jury returned true bills
against John Ruul: and james Wilson
for tho murder OF officer Cuou n few
nights ngo. 1t is expected that they
will have n Hpocdy trial.
Tho charge OF murder nguins! Antouia
Won ApPomig, whose case created 50
much intcrrSt sono inumths ago, wos
ignored. II il ruinOfcd that her tcsli.
mony before til" Grand Jury, ia rcla.
ton TO tho death Of Jncobsou, which
sho wns charged, WAS of such nature
TINT noJury could he found to indiot her.
vienna, May 5.--Tho official Ihcad
Po'f' st. Petersburg dispatches state
great diStrust prevails against England.
Bnttcrios on tho Baltic nro being ~.
paired and armed, and hundreds Of
torpcdocs are ready for Tho Gulf Of
Finland, aud Is number uf hon sea have
been reserved FOR troops.
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