The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-12-16
LATE TELEGRAMS.


sage to the Legislature, Governor
Irwin refers TO the Chinese question
to the effect that the presence Of III,
Chinese here has. initiated an irrcplcs
siblo conflict, that il tho right of un,
limited immigration is conceded t1 tht
Chinese, there is danger OF :hc:r civil
iZ"tior overriding our own. provided
that they arc protected here ualer thc
provisinns Of treaty, bnt there is I'M
ninent danger the conflict will become
SO sharp that the Government will be
unable to secure TO tho Chinese the
protection 10 which they woufI be en,
titled both by treaty and the law oI
humanity. In view of :!:;s coutin-
Gcncy. it is the plain duty of the Unit.
ed Suites Government to secure the
abrogntion Of tho treaty provision per-
mitting unrestricted Chinese immigra.
ton, and the Legislature shonld mem.
orialize the President and Congress to
that effect.
New YOnK, Dec. G.-Tho Tribune.
Washington special says the spccinl
message which tho President intends
to send to Congress OH the subject oI
civil service reform, will not bc ready
for two or thrco weeks. The Civil
Service Commission appointed by Gen
cral Grant has been requested to pre-.
pare report TO accompany this ines.
sage, which will DO submitted to Coz
gress Mt the same time.
New YonK. Dec. G,-The HtraId,
correspondent in Romo telegraphs that
The Pope, though still confined to lis
bed, il cheerful md ablo to take his
food regularly. His leg is still very
painful and he also suffers from pains
in his lOins, but lo is Rble to give un,l.
fences in his bod room. ....-
Francis Copiutt, n reported wealthy
importer aud member of the Union
Lcnguo Club. WAS found dead in his
bed. with his face in pan continuing
| cAlorofOrm.
SorTH BERWICK, ME., Dee. G.--John
h' burle'gh. tx member of Congress
from the iirSt district. AMI President OF
tho South Berwick National Bnnl;. WIS
killed last night by his horse shyiu. oil
n bridge over Salmon Falls river.
| WAsnlSuToS, Dee. 5.-Judso Hum.
Phrcys has delivered his opinion in
tho habcns corpus case OF Senator Pat.
tcrson. lie denies the power Of Sou.l,
Carolina to vncnto Senator Patterson $
commission, which must continue un.
Ill constitutionHlly revoked in pursu.
nnco OF organic authority.
Tho House elections committee. To
day, took II final voto oh the CoIorndo
case. The report declaring Patterson
um.) Iti:Dl to n seat wns authorized
by the votes OF Harris, Springer. Cand,
Ter. Cobb, Williams, Turncy and Ellis,
all Democrats. Thornburg. Waite aud
Hiscock (lscpnhlicnns) will pYcscpt n
minority report in favor OF Bedford
tRop); and still another report will he
submitted to the House by GuutraI Cox,
taking tho ground there was no Yal:,l
election.
Speaking Of the Presidents financial
utterHnce, Senator Ewing said: "wnll
street all over, rs usual" iIo protests
loudly ngninS. The Presidents one.
sided views OH this mntter. ITu be.
li"vcs both branches will pnss The sill
vur bill over tho Presidents yutn, II
tho President intcTposos veto, whi,i,
Ewing regards ~ doubGi,I. .o.
DEADToor, Dec CA !hon named
hptrgcI, WHO formed ono Of tho party OF
Six thnt were attacked by Indinns a
short Time since, rodo up TO Meyers
ranch yesterday, six miles from Crook
City. with nh Indian corpse dragging nt
tho ond Of n larict, tho other end of
which was fastened 10 tho pommcl Of
hia snd'llc. lic reports having engaged
III" running fight with three Indians.
Two of whom hC wounded and tho third
accompanied him rs above stated.
This evening, about s o'clock, Samuel
Curlcy shot and killed his wife, and
lion shot md killed. himself with the
S"mo pistol. Jealousy tho cause.
PANS, Dec. Cit Ia stated nccotin.
lions between President .McSIahon and
Dufnuro were resumed in consequence
OF steps tRkon by Senator Bntbio WHO
il probably netting for tho Orlcnnist
Senators.
Tho Solcil staIcH That Dufnurc is will.
iDG TO conduct negotiations to the pnipl
Of forming tho ministry, but IL unwill.
ing to accept olllco himself.
CoSsrANTfNorLs, Dec. 6.---Tho Tur.
kiall division under Fund Pasha Is three
hours mnrcb from plcvnn.
LONDON, Dec. CA correspondent
OF Vienna saJs tho dismissal OF Edhom
Pasha from tho ViAicrship Inns boon
virtually decided upon. This docs not
imply " change Of foreign policy, but
Broat confusion prevails IN official cir.
clos relative TO internal affairs. A
grCnt change Is not Improbable. Olhcr
reports dcny tho cSistcnoo ofn crisis.
Tho Turkish division FROM Parma SUI
lar hng crossed tho LOm and hns tnkon
P0nkni II La nnrr tnnrnhimr In lin Ill