The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-12-30
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Washington sn:e;ai sass lct.ar re-.
eciYr,l her;' IrJ,n Sly"Luah. Ga. riiic,
nlSs tic statement printed throughout
the scoith that ;he recent ylection OF
eighty Independent miviuher5 Of the
State Legislature is Al Uu!g:owth Of Ii. .
Presidents Southern policy. The Wi.
yer. -" Democrat" says that party
iiEcs were 10: drawn. ard it &.,s mcsriy
les. Of personal strength bc:Sccn the
leWosrgts. ia which the Republican
Yo'e:s ;Ook no pat. Tie letter says it
- Errfsctly absurd to class the lnda-
pcndtnts elected as IiaNcs men, as
every ono cf them is stunch Demo
ccat and will vote as such at all times.
SAX FEixctsco, Dee. al Tucson
dispatch says aLou; l3g Indians cnmrc,
near Janos, Sonora. recently. The SON
ora troOrs attacked them losing twenty
sSTrn killed and n num!cr wounded.
The Indians casualties not stated. Tho
Indians we've apparent: victorious. as
they subsequently, stripped tie country
III the vicinity Of James OF stock.
Theodore T. Tracy, Of San Francisco,
and Geo. a.. Steele, Of Oregon. have
been rearroiniad as special agents { /: the
Postofiirc Department, with the annual
compensation OF $1,000 cGrh per nm
ruiG.
\ Consiantiropie dispatch via Syria,
says it is reported the EUsaiuns ms
within six hours march of Sophia.
The heights above Kamarii arc uow the
only positions bell b. the Turks to de-
fend $aph;a. -.-...
Constartinoile dispatches sag it is
Declared the Porto is determined to
cnrry on the war to ;le last extremity,
should the request FOL mediation iuil.
The Forte has issued = proclamation
deposing Prince Milan OF S;ervia.
1t ris rnmorcd that on TtursLay the
Sultan ordered Elhcm Pashn, Grand
Fi2iEr. TO take sirL. to procure peace.
II is believed thaL Inc seieo o! Erzcroum
will soon begin, AZ the Russian forces
are overwhelming and nre advancing ir-
to the plain of Erz2roum.
NEw YORK., Dee. Ga daring ut
tempt at robbery WINS made ia Wall
street this afternoon. \ man giving
his name as james Sweeney of Sacra-
incnso, CAL, threw large stone
through The plate glass window OF the
hrol;ers Gllice OF Grcory ts BmlIna, No.
6 WHls street. aud grabbed $40. 4
detective caught him. .........
WAaurs1Toy. Dec. %. = Dispatches
received ut tho War d .paTtnrcu. ;Aia
morning state that great excitement
prevails at San Esi;:lrio ani IN FL P.so
county, i'll consequence Of t!,e Killing
OF four OF the mob who recently killed
Judge Howard AMI forced the surrti,-
der Of tho reXGs Hangers. The dis
patches are lIut very clear. AMI the
Secretary Vii! not give tlem until lie
gets further and more deGai,o in.orlna-
ticn. IT seems, however, that The
United States troops were called upon
and did not render assistance 70 the
State officials in arresting Goma Of the
mob. Resistance was made aud two
81 tho mob were killed. After arrrst:
we're ell: ctei two more were killed.
These Liter were supposed to hare
been taken ont and lynchod by Tie Ran.
gers. The Secretary OF Wur AUD Srcre-
tnry OF State were in consultation with
the r! res Tie rGti4 5ner nm dops not
propose to Agsist in The arrest Of citi-
Gems Of Texas. for The purpose Of hay.
Ing them murdered in cold blood, End
Lna so informed the Government Of
Texas hp'' the military officers in com.
lnund 0f San EIIzlrio. II any more ar.
rests are nIGdc, the United States trrpns
viii protect PARTIES arrested FROM being
Emched or Otherwise wrongly dealt
with. :
LONDON, Dec. 2G.-,.t dispatch from
Atheus states that demonstrations in IA
vor Of war took place on Monday, niGpn2
the soldiers .Ed civii;nnH at Lhinca on
tho frontier,
/. ~ correspondent tclcgraplIs TIA. Gen.
Skui;elUG With u division Of infantry,
two regiments Oi cavalry and hall livi-
sion OF artillery, has occupied Trojan,
near Tlojun pass. ...'.....
Tho Scrvimua on Monday after eight
hours severe fighting, captured TAX.
polnnka. together with threo Krnpp
SnnH aud large quantities OF ammunition,
H'Il provisions. Tho Turks lot mnuy
Killed and some prisoners,
The Russian lines have been ,mshc,l
forward ~ud E'Ztruum IL almost Invest.
cd. Ens"ilr infantry in uinasC Il in The
norlhcr" part of the plain.
an "nitiIl telegram stulcs tllat the
sudden drifting % The icu Oil the Danube
has torn AWAY i!,s bridge Mt 1brnl. A
Russian steamer il frozen in and unable
to nrrionoi tho bridge. Tho Grand
Duke Alexis GnnouDccS that communi.
rhti"n cannot lao restored for tho p"rsrnt.
1t is fully expected Wool%ich will
shortly receive aReYlcnHivc ORDER. Rc,
Turns were tOfwnrdcd Inst wCca; TO III,