The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-07-15
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ElphinstOne aud Redwatcr came in col
liSion mt Point Aux Tremblcs, below the
city, yesterday. Both were sunk. The
former WAS bound inward with iron,
nnd the latter was outward bound with
corn. Both were largo ocean steamers
and will be totnl loss. The crews
were saved.
There was row yesterday on the
steamer Queen Victoria, while ell route
from Ottaw. to Montreal with the Pnpai
Iouaves OH board. The Zouuvcs hauled
down the Union Jack from the peak Of
the steamer anu substituted the Pnpal
flag. The Captain, Oh demonstrating,
was roughly handled. The Roman
Catholic Bishop Of Montreal to-day is
sued note announcing that no more
excursions of scmi-Ioligious character
will be allowed to take place without his
conesnt.
NEW YonK, July 4.-To.,lay is quietly
observed here nud i'll Brooklyn as n
general holiday. All business is sus-
pended and ilngs are displayed from
many private buildings. Dispatches
from different quarters state that the
aay is observed in an unusually quiet
manner. with noticeable absence Of
fireworks and fires.
CHICAGO, July 5.-An Inter- Ocean
London cable dispatch says the presence
OF the British fleet at Dcsika Just now,
shows that The Cabinet is kcenly alive
TO British interests, unl intends carry
ing out the programme forcshrdowed in
tho Cross speech. The STANDARD hints
that other iaores nTe conteI, plated.
England cannot possibly control tho
Eastern qucGtiun singlc.hanlcd, but the
Government hn5 never surrendered its
right to watch over operations i'll the
interest of England.
PoETLASp. Oregon. July 5.-News
hRS jus; been received fruin Lewiston,
vim Wnlln Walla, under date OF July 9:
4 conricr just from kuima snSs Colo.
mel Whirpla had IN engagement with
Looking Glass band On Clearw atcr to.
day. -Four Indians We're Lii'ed and
left Oh The field dead. Many others
worc wounded. The squaws ard chill
dTcm took TO Ike river nn,I several wcrc
drowned. Fighting WIS still Ccing on
when the COURIER left. Looking Giass'
band il estimated by scouts 10 number
nJoat fCO.
At =. 81. another courier arrived,
having left General Towards cLmp on
the III sht OF the 29th. The ire OPS Ind
made tho crossing TINT dny, md the
scouts WHO had been ont on Ito hills
found stock, but no Indians. Tho lat
ter nrc believed to l.Hvc gone dnwn to-.
ward The mouth Of Salmon river, mud 10
he making for Gray's crossing OH Tie
Salmon; thence 10 the crossing OH
Snake river at tho month of Grande
RUndc. Dispatches were forwarded
to "mifm Wnlln 10 hO tclcgrnphcd, so
~ to nrprise PERSONS i'll Grnnd0 Ronde
aud WHilowa valleys that they muy be
on the lookout.
A privntc letter states Tint the body
OF Lieutenant Thrllcr had been found
mud several other bodies. The great
number of empty cartridges near hy
gave proof that they had sold their lives
dearly.
Late OH Saturday aomo Ncz Pcrccs,
PnlUusos, Sp0kunos and some other
northern Indians held council about
ten miles north Of tho Cnur d'Altnc
camp on ltangmnn's creek, at which
tho murlcrcrs OF Ritchic were present.
majority OF tho council approved of
tho killing. The minority ind scrara.
ted from tho others and wanted 10 90
back to tho reservation. but wrro afraid
10 60 lest they should he attacked by
the whites. Tho Cuur d'Alcurs offer
to send out ten men OF their number
to accompany few white settlers TO
bring In Tho murdcrets of Riichic.
Tho whites have no Rrrs to spare for
going with tho Ctrur d'Alcnos, AMI II
messenger Is in town for nrms.
fs,gPI uly 4.-According to intclli-
enen from n high source, the Rus8Rian
army nj DntOnin, nftcr several engage
mcnts, have been broken up. The frng.
inent nro rctrcnting In different dircc-
iions, aud tho Rriny bcsicging Knrs,
being left uncovered in consequence Of
The disaster nt Batoum, although Il has
not raised tho siege, Ia taking measures
to do so IL it's situation becomes moro
imporlllcd. Both sides Rocm 10 hnyo
shown gront bravery. Tho Russinn
troops, after losing positions one nftcr
another, were after time rallied by
their chiefs. This explains why twenty
general officers aro mentioned "a killed
or wounded. II is bolicyod that tho
Turks nlso suffcled heavily, Rs they
don't scom TO havo followed up their
succcsa with tho rnpidiIy which might
laYo been expected.
LONDON, July 5.-Of tho eighteen
Turkish gunboats and monitors which
woro OH tho danube nt tho commence.
mont OF tho war six Rro In Small bay
near Sulina; two havo been tlcstroycd,
Ihroo nr fnur nro ,yoInr Ioun1 ,o..