The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-07-22
BREYiTiES.

luucpehueDt morning pnPer III 10 De
started in Virginia City.
DISSATISFACTION with tho management
of the Cornucopin Consolidated mines
rife among the stockholders.
Collector Simmons of Boston and the
postmaster of Newburyport. and other
Federal oflice-holders, have resigned.
a panic in st. Lonis has caused fu-
rious run upon the banking institutions
of TINT city. Tho banks uro apparently
solid.
-Four men wcre killed and eight in
jurcd by mn explosion OF boiler in
Kecfcr's ore mills at AIillerstown, Pa,
Saturday.
EXPERTS are carefully examining tho
ground in the Eureka aud Richmond
mines TO gather information for use in
the great suit soon to tnke place.
THE bonbardment of Rustchult re-
commenced Tuesday, during which tho
Russians attempted TO take tho town by
assault, but were repulsed after two
hours fighting.
II. NULTY Of Carson, says the appeal
had very narrow escape from donth
by the bursting of a gun while in his
hands. He fortunately got off with the
loss OF the tip OF his left fore finger.
The Choctaw and Chicksaw Indian
nations huve brought suit against the
Missouri, Kansas aud Texas RoilroGd,
on claim Of STO0, 900 for ties, timber,
masonry, coal, c,o., used III tho con-
struction OF that road.
Az Austin merchant advertises ii
yards Of calico for dollar, when mp
jumps competing yard stick and goes
hiy IA better. Wonder II they ever pc
rused tho instructive legend Of the "Kats
Of Kilkenny"
THE Reno Journal, ns usual, takes
time by tho foreIock, and goes into the
nominating business with the same reck-
lessness that poor Dristow was sacrificed
upon tho altar Of it's towering ambition
last summer. Unfortunate HGwloy!
THE Battle Mountain lNc,,enger says:
agent Brown informs US that he chip
ped seven cara or 500 sacks OF copper
ore Wednesday,. The mines ut Copper
Canyon have for long timo been rcgu-
iarly shipping large amount OF ore,
ind from indications are likely to keep
it up.
Tn% Idaho .iUd'anchc OF the 1ith re-
fcrcS 10 soma military movements III
that quarter, as follows: The two com
pNnics Of Infantry, numbering about
seventy men i'll all and commanded by
Captain Byrno and Hurst, arrived at
Boonyillc on Monday evening. They
LEFT for Boise City ON Tuesday moru-
ing.
TIE Central Pncific Railroad Com
pany on Tuesiay elected officers MS
follows: Dircctors-Lcluud st nford,
e. L. Huntington, Mark Hopkins, L.
II. Miller, Jr., S. t. Gage, David D.
Cotton md Charles Crocker. Officers
President. LELAND Stanford; First Vice.
President, @. L. Huntington; Second
Yicc-Prcsident, Charles Crockcr; FL
nancial Director, David D. Cotton;
Treasurer. Mark Hopkins; ESecretnry,
l.. II. Miller, Jr.
a stranger recently arrived nj hotel
in n neighboriDg town late ut night and
wns given cot in room where there
were many other sleePcrs. Before long
he found himself III tho midst OF
grand chorus Of snoroa whom suddenly
ono OF tho most resonant OF tho lot
brought up with n snort aud was omin-
ious'y silent. a Frenchinau who oc.
cupicd cot iii the extreme corner of
tho room, exclaimed: TANK God, yon
ccs dcadv'
THE war furOro in Europe Ecnt largo
quontitics Of wheat to England, and tho
accumulation has resulted in unscltlinr
prices there. Tho Mark Lme EIprtss,
however, says that tho demands Of tho
country will absorb nll tho available
wheat in sight before the next harvest.
Considering that tho grain crop this
year will not 10 excessive. md that tho
war Ia certain TO last until harvest time
Mt least. tho outlook is n promising ono
for the sale Of the surplus Of the United
States this year by tho farmers rs better
prices than they got in 1S7G-7
TitE RtreWe learns from parties Just
returned from Tho new mining discoy.
cry near Silver Creek, north Of Austin,
that claims nro hcing located,
townsitt has bccn taken, water privi.
legcs nrc gohblcj up, mud tho claim
ants Grc jubilant over the brilliant pros
poets Ghcud. Thomas W. Triplctt, who
hHs visited tho locality, snys IIcncocl;
Il Go. have located ledge which cropo
out thirty feet, and shows n width of
fivo feet, carrying 5000 to $500 ore.
We remember finding rich font orc on
Silver Crock long years ago, but could
never find whore it took root. These
parties, have, perhaps, been moro for.
unRlo.