The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-01-07


council 10 decide OH the Porte's answer
Was held Oh Tuesday, aud OH Wcdnes
day the Turkish ambassador in Vienna,
ut tho Foreign Office, communicated &
telegram from tho Porte, according tc
which. Turkey is unable to nccept tho
basis upon which proposals of the
Powers nro drawn up.
a Berlin special to the Times says
Notwithstanding the serious turn OF
atinirs at Constantinorlc, no immediate
rupture Is npprehendcd. 1t is quite
certain that Nidhat Pasha is ready to
light If no must, and TINT the Russian
Government don't wish to fight unless
they think il unavoidable. 1t liz OK
pected negotiations will continue, whilo
tho wenther ronders war all but impossi-
Die. Even the departure OF tho dele
gates 10 the conference would leave mat
tiers unchanged, us negotiations might
continue by tho ambassador. What
will happen in the Spring, or towards
The end Of Winter, is difficult ques-
lion.
San FE4ScIsco, Jan. 1.
a report is published to-day that
Isaac S. ARen, Manager Of tho San
Francisco Benevolent Society, has been
detected in misapplying funds of tho
institution In lpr To- L.
benefit Of young woman with whom
1t Is alleged he carried OH Unison, mud
that her brother, becoming aware Of tho
facts, had blnckmnilcd Allen 10 lnrgo
additional amount. Allen admits hav-
ing been blackmnile1, but denies huv-
ing misuscd the funds of the Society,
and claims to have been the victim of n
conspiracy. Tho Treasurer of the So
ciety says lie is satisfied That Aliens
accounts arc NIL right, and that his res
iSnation is under consideration by tho
| trustees. ..
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3.
w. d. Farrell, tonight served OH the
Secretary Of State writ of mundnte,
issued by the Supreme Court, Oh petit
ton Of Governor pncheco, requiring
him to appear before tho Supreme
Court at Snn Francisco, january 10Th,
and show cause why pcrcmptory writ
should not be ISSUED, compelling him TO
count tho vote for congressman accord.
ing to the first returns sent by Mnrkely,
Clerk of Monterey County, which gave
Pacheeo his majority.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 6.
II is understood the military nuthori-
ties have orders to transfer three million
pounds Of ordnance and ordnance stores
from Baton Rouge to New York,
including four hundred barrels of pow.
der, guns, shot, shell, etc.
New YonK, Jun. o.
The 2riJmne'S Washington special
speaking Of tho Joint Committee on
Presidential Election says: ut is re-
ported that general disposition exists
among Republican members Of the COM
mittco to abandon the doctrine which
has been held by some, TINT the Prcsi-
dent Of the Senate Inns the right to count
the electoral vote, provided tho Demo.
| crntd will, ms nh Offset, abandon tho
position held by n few Of them, that tho
Twcnty-sccond Joint 1tule Is still in
force. The fnct that Springer, who is
one OF tho very few men who have taken
strong grounds in favor Of tho theory
TINT the Rule is in force, is already n
moItEcr Of tho committee, leads muny
to suppose lint this compromise. il
such il may bo called, will lie made.
Some Of tho Republican members Of the
House Committee express the opinion
that il nmy such plan of settlement ii
devised upon which both committees
can agroG, il il moro likely 10 oringiuatc
| in the Scnntc than in the House. They
think il Republican and Democratic
Senators cali unite upon any method OF
adjusting the difficulties, sufficient pres
sure will bo brought upon tho Democrats
OF tho House to force them to accent
it,"
NEW YonI, Jan. 6.
A Times Washington special OH the
TcSns Pacific compromise Bays: Hun.
tiLglon and his company IRE TO build
tho Pacific end OF Tho limo under tho
nnmo Of the Southern Pncific, md
SCOTS will he the Texas Pacific line,
westward. Huntington will thon con.
tinuc to hold the lines Of coInlnunica,
ton with California, controlling the
Pacific end Of them Nil. Tho hope OF
tho managers now is to take advantage
Of tho lull In political discussions and
push tho bill quickly through the
| House.
Tho HcrdiFs Columbia special snys;
The existing deadlock 1t the Capitol il
extending over tho Stato. In scvcrnl
counties there arc contests between tho
Chamberlain and Hampton nppuintces.
In these conflicts Of authority, tho OH.
GERS arc vigorously sustained by their
respective parties, but tho surprising
feature Of the contest Is, that many Of
ChnInberIuin's former nppointces, fol-
lowing tho example Of tho SupciintondD
ont Of the Pcnitcntiary, refuse to rccog
nizo Ills authority, and will duly do
liver their Offices to tho Hampton OFF