The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-12-23

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mand Will Iench the point carly thi
morning.. aIills comedies u,at the dis
i'ntr COWS ont Of Salt Luke. which il
fifty miles this hi,l1 of the liio !Grandr
mud was net permitted to De located
and The TEXANS and Mrxicans hnd nc:
crSs To il. Recently, hnwever, it was
purchased bya company. and IL charge
was Imposed upou the right 10 obtain
salt their. This resulted ina row and
the McNicans swore They would haSe
salt free nnd they Threatened vrnge.
nnce npon those who oppose them.
Administration circles here think the
arrival of the Federal troops will end
the matter. .'.r..-.
The 2TmcE Of Snn Antouin, Texas,
gays Col. Arualur of the Lerio party is
disarming all the Ding Guards, in the
vicinity Of Micr. The Meyicans favor
ing the caIIse Of Lcrdo who had taken
refuge i'll Texas, are docking TO ANA
doris standard. His force was mug
inented ov'r forty i'll Que dry by such
accessiGns. Other revolutions are fair
~ opened.
ST.. LOUIS. Dec. 1S.-Gcncrnl Ord
and stuff will arrive here III the III, M
ing ind will leave Mt once for the
Texas border.
NEw ORLEANS. Dec. 1S.-The Gal
weston .Ncrs' Fort Clark special snys
the cuunand under Cal. Young anu
Lieutenant Bulls arrived this evening.
They report hYyins experienced very
bml wegthrr on their return trip. No
details Of their operations have yet
been made known.
DEADwocp, Dec. lS.-S. Il. ITungatc
surrendered himself 20 the Sheriff of
this county this evening. Sitting tina,
hc had killed man named Parr. who
attempted 10 jump l.is (lIungatc'sj
ranch OH Redwatcr. about thirty miles
from this city.
The OLD Aho mine. situated in Lead
City. hla been sold to parties from
Lake Superior; consideration $50. 900.
Troops cn route TO tho Hills from
Fort Laramie. nre within fifty miles of
this city, those from Fort Lincqln will
probably arrive hero to morrow,
New YonK. Dee. 2S.-On the trial
Of DR.. Lambert. President Of the Amer
icnn Popular Insurance Company. TO-
day for swearing to u fnlse report. IN
undertaken NAMED Merritt swore the
defendant uskod him to call on two OF
the jury AMI tell one lac WAS good
temperate" muu like himself, aud to
tell the other lie was his friend. DR..
Morris, physician to the company.
testified he saw defendant sigu the re-
port. The cnse then CLOSED.
CnIc4Go, Dec. l8.-Cuptain Blnir,
commanding United States troops ut FL
Paso, Texas, telgrnphs under duto OF
tho It'll inst, that nothing new hes &C.
cured at ,San Elizurio up 10 TINT time,
but ono nun belonging to tho Texas
Rungers hns been killed. Tue advance
Of the United States troops on route to
Sun Elizario fro m Pnrto, in New Mex.
leo, was hourly expected.
GALVESTON, Dec, 19.-An Austin sne.
o:al to the News says that the Mexicans
at FL Paso. several hundred strong.
hive the state troops surrounded aud
the Rangers are doomed unless they
'omply with tho demands Of tho Mez-
Saps. The demand is that Howard
shnll be given up to them to DO be-
headed, this manner of execution hny-
ing been determined upon beforehand.
Tho courage aud devotion Of tho Ran.
gers will be put to n strong test. The
Sheriff OF the county diSpairs Of Assist
nnco in limo to prevent n massacre.
Gen. StGgle thinks that tho Rangers
will not surrender Howard, but will dc.
fond him with thoIr lives.
GALvEsToS. Tex, Dec. IS.-A Gal.
weston NtwS' Austin speciul snys n dis.
pntch has been received by the Cover
nor from the sheriff Of FL Pnso county,
stating flat tho State troops surrendered
10 the MrAicnn mob NJ 3 p. n., yesterday,
Their ammunition was exhausted and
they were unable TO hold out longer.
After the surrender 1Iownrd, Atkinson
aud Mcbride were shot to death By the
McXicRns.
Chicago. Dec. l8.--A special CON.
mitiee appointed bY the lust national
associatioa Of general railway passcn.
ger ngculs, aud representing tho views
Of largo body Of passenger agents
Throughout tho country, met hero to.
day nnd reported in favor disconlinu.
Ing all excursion rates and tickets in
the United Suites nt ull Reasons Of the
year; also fHvorInS ticket, uniform ~
to time. limit md form of making, for
all rail roads in tho country.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 1S.-At u lnrgo
meeting OF merchants nj the Merchants
Exchange, to-day, resolutions were
adopted etI'trs4lug M earnest desire
tlmt Tho Legislature shouli promptly
accept tho lihcrnl offer OF tho S.u,e cred.
itors, mud by Hll necessary Legislation
provide for faithful discharge OF tho
obligations n"sunIe1 W tho State in nd.
| inslmenl; tlLnt heinA fully comcious OF