The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-09-02
being Obliged to, walk, I50 miles to

it will so into liquidation. Cause:
plethora OF idle capital; .slpgnntion in
nletcantile and stock circles, aud de-
creased business under ruInous compe-
tition. The bank is perfectly solvent.
and will pay dollar for dollar. r.. i
The public sessions Of the mint in
ycstrgnting committee closed last night.
though further private Inquiries will be
carried on. 4 significant piece Of, tes-
ti:nony was given by Frauk Levine, al
employee for cleren years in the mint,
iyiio testified to ovcrhrarihg conver-
'aationh between Superintendent La
Grange anil Pinncy at the county jail,
in which tho hitter told the former he
would iprefer. ITO charges against him il
he would Join l'inney mud his crowd
hid help them through. La Grange
said he did not fear Investigation, as
nothing could be'ptoved against him: (
r' Fonr HALL, Idaho, Aug. PSI left
this place ut 9 ~. on theGl0th inst.
for Gen. Rewards command, With an
. escort of ten soldiers and fifty Barnock
and Shushone scouts. reached Gen.
tlownrd attl,L. NJ OH the 22d inst,
having marched $50 miles. Gen. How
'nrtl WAS directly on the hostiles trail,
ami ono days march in their rear. - l
nIorchcd with him Gne div and left him
fifteen miles south OF lIenry'sl Lake,
which, place he intended TO reach tho
snnr day. Tho hostilcs ARE badly de-
lnoralized, anil there are! not 10 exceed
200 lighting men Of them. found the
freishturs rnnd rancLmenp ulons tho
Montana stage roRd in very dcmor-
nliIed condition The ireighters who
| were OH the road between Sand Holes
and. Pleasant Valley at the time the
hoatileS struck it, Ind left their wagons
whsrs they happened to he, in mos; in
stances loaded with valuable freight,
and taken their stock to- places OF
SAFETY. ..a.. e.. .#'.: 81 - l.-. ..: .....'.-,l.
Chicago, Aug. 25.-Thc TrbuNe's
Washington s!,ys tho G. pvernment does
not fear Il general hostile combination
of Indians against whites in the north
west, which ROine pGrs0ns predict The
hostility between tribes, especially be-
tween SIOUX and others. will prevent
it. There Is .nD intention of relieving
Gcn.' Howard from command. The
Secretary of War thinks lie is doing
his utmost possible with the, troops he
has. .......a 'i..- g. .,a.l... ....
POETI.A' ID. Aug 25. w. Z. Highly,
who is under Indictment for subuIna,
;iun Of perjury. ana in Jail in default
Of. bonds, las just made tho following
affidavit i'll regarI 10 tho Grover invcs.
ti.ution: .inm .t h:. ,msasa. d..
III W. Il. Highly. being daily sworn,
would state that A. W. Waters, United
States IInrshal, and John Kelly, Col.
lcctor Of Customs. Oregon, hired ana
indrccd w. A. Stiles to make affidavit
that l was present ut tho CosmOpolitnr
Hotel in Portland, aud heard and saw
the above done; that John Kelley pad
Stiles way from Junct on to Portland,
and that ho paid his way nt tho ST.
ChnrlCs Hotel while hu, WAS there, and
that John Kelley induced me, w. j.
Highly. III lprocufe an affidavit of l.. a.
Lake; TINT Morrison G. Alnoy wrotn
tho affidavit Of L. a. Lnke; that he
knows nll about tho transaction; that il
wa" done in David Goodscll's Office in
Holmes block: that l never induce |
or Try to induco any ono TO swear to
anything that | knew 10 he false. but
tl'at John Kelley told ma 10 get Lake
! to swear to what he did; that in pay.
iueit to lake for the above, I gave nrl
order on Waters in accordance with
John Kciley's ut,lsrs. Tic object OF
iltc whole thing was 10 destroy any in.
hucpcc that Grover might hnyc in tho
Omitted States Senate and also to affect
tlit nos, juno election. I interview cd
Merton at Ben lIolll1ay'S ia Portland
and Informed him o: the fncts, ana that
il l%qs put OH tho stand MY TESTIMONY
wouldi'H IN accrrdince Herewith. lie
said for Mo rnl to como before Tho in
.vcstigaiiii& committee in Oregon. but
To come to Washington; that my mile.
aseni'd feel, would bo oraid,. aud that I
kept DAT Of Tho way under Mortun's in.
structlons. .''-'' '.. ...' "'',. .....''. ,H
LoSbuS. Aug. 25.-1'ho Russians II
il snid. have contacted will an engi.
nccrims firm for The construction Of
brid&dA across The Danube capable Of
withs!hnding icr.. ..s...'' ."i".' tH .. +.
1t " Said the !!',ssian troops nj Sis.
iora Oh Tuesday, riolcd because OF bnd
provisions, threw 100. 900 mnuldy loayca
OF bread into The Darhhc. -. .'"..'
a dispatch front Shnmla sthtcs that
tho las: night at l'npashcin, after
4 etvttd rng lSoiIicnt, turned tho Rus.
aim left #ihg.' Tho Itu3Ala,iS wttc uc.
pulsed along the whole line and suffered
heavy lOgs. ,,.r'n
, PAnfJ. Aug. 2j.-f1t IL rumurrd that
Father llyacinthc intends Standing ns
u candidate for ono Of tho nrrondissc.
inc,its Of pdrii;, but liE chnrcda OF sue.
cess orc SMALL. s!.,'- a. % ,'. g.... .
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