The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-10-07


Hon. A. II. Norton who now fills tho
position by appointment. They also
placed in nomination for Lieutenant
Governor L. A. Humphrey.
New YoHK, Oct. 2.-Thc IroriF.
Washington special says il is understood
a rcquisitiOr will be here this week for
the arrest Of Senator Paterson Of South
Carolina. He will probably fall buck
on his constitutional privileges Of Sen
ntOr MD defy the reqnisition.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2.-Atr- Occda': Wash.
in2ion special says: New Orleans adj
VICES say Wells and Anderson will rro-
badly he tried the present term Of count,
now sitting. Jerc Dlacl; will assist the
prosecution, congressman Shelluba,-
ger aud Wilson the accused. II is
stated All attempt will lie made to i'll
voive Secretary Sherman and Senator
:hathews ns accessories, by showing
That whatever was done by Wells and
Anderson WAS ppop their suggestion
and advice.
70 The TiibnTs'S Washington special
says Senator Dorsey announces him
self supporter of the administration,
CoIover also states TINT he will not Cd
pose it. General Ed. McCooi, formerly
Governor Of Colorado and Minister TO
the Sandwich Islands, is an npplica mt
for the position of Consul General ut
Paris. lie now resides OH tho Pacific
slope and would not he charged to Ohio.
The National Republican and CIapp,
are rather friendly to tho President and
The administration.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.--Tho 9uissr ST.
Louis specinl says tho Democratic
state Convention met to-day. The
committee on resolutions submitted
majority and minority reports. The
majority report yielded little to the
greenback and labor conventions,
whose candidate for Governor, Dnn-
ming, IVES nominated. The minority
report was stiiiIy conservative sInd
HdamHntiae on tho money question.
The fo.ner IVES finally adopted with
some notifications.
The third resolution accuses the
Republican party Of acting in the i'll
terest of capital against labor, by max
ing the public debt which was promis.
cd in legal tenders payable in coiu, and
arraigns it for dcmonetizipg silver; for
passing the resumption act; for raising,
expanding and wasting enormous rev.
enues aud for adopting high apd pro-
tectiYe tariff.
The fourth resolution censurcG the
Republicans Tor keeping in Congress
men VIGOROUSLY i'll favor of high tariff.
The fifth resolution Gecln .cs gold aud
silver tho only constitutional legal
tender nnd that resumption should
come as soon az The busipess luulic,s
Of tho country wonId permit. Tint
tho decentralization Of silver WIS step
backward, and The silver dollar Of the
old colnmcrciHl yNlpo should he le-
stored.
Tho following nominations were
made; Governor, Vim. banning; Lieu
tenant Governor. l.. u. Amcs; Attorney
General, John j. Jones; Secretary Of
State, L. y. LindholIn; Treasurer,
John Il. Meagcr; Railroad Commission
er, II. W. Hill.
GALVESTON, Get. 2.-Tbero Is no
truth i'll the reports that Shaftor's md
Bulls commands had met with dIsns.
ter Ill Mexico, both commands have re-
turned to tho American sido OF the
river without loss. Tho expedition
has been unsuccessful owing TO tho
fact thHL the Indians had been warned
Of Bulls pursuit and escaped. Twelve
horses and two mules, which had been
stolen from the American side of tho
river, were rccnpturGd. a snail body
OF Mexican cavalry kept upon tho trail
and i'll sight of the command during
their march from tho San Diego liver
to the Rio Grnndc, but made no offen-
| siye demonstration.
PARIS, Oct. at wns rumored last
night TINT Duke doBrogilo ard u. Der
thout had resigned fr, N tho French
Cabinet. This report for tho present
is ut least unfoupdcd but the nlarm
which 1t created is very remarkable.
Tho app ehcnsiOn OF II forciblc con-, dcfdi
by the government is SO great hero that
the resignation OF nuko tcBrogilc and
ce'sain Of his colleagues who ere known
to DO opposed 10 such nIcnsurcs, would
DO considcccd ns " preface to violation
oil tue Inv, though 1t is hard 10 tell in
whose Interests such violation would
&c.
NV YORK, Oct. 3.--Tbe excitement
cnuscd - ihc exposure Of the forgcrics
OF YIN. q. Gilman was intensified 10.
day by tho discovery that tho stock of
the American Exchange and Mettopoli
tan banks, hnyc bocp forged, nnd that
several large institutions wero heavy
losers. Tho forgcrica so far as dis.
covered aggregate $3.50, 300, upon
which Gilman raised &2i7, 900. II il
tho belief that Gilman hns committed
suicide. This is generally credited in
insurance and bank circles.