The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-01-28
TELECRAPHEC.
CLEYELANp. jan. 20

This morning the uelu Douy vi SuaS'
Collins, Chief Engineer Of tho Lnko
Shore l. Michigan Southern Railroad,
was found III his house with the mp
pcnrance of having been lifclcSs II
hours. One revolver was held fast in
his hand. while another nnd II razor lay
near him OH the bed; cago Of mn
doubted suicide by shooting. 1t is sup-
posed thnt anxiety OH account Of the
late accident Mt AShtabula made him
dcrangcd. Mr.. Collins fnmily were
absent ut the time Of tho suicide.
... 49,. BosTOH, Jan. 90.
Judge Ionr's election to the Senate
Is nn uucquivOcnl defeat of General
Butler and Collector Simmons wing Of
the Republican party, both Of them hav-
ing laborcd industriously for his defeat.
Failing Of nny encouragement TO his
efforts to have himself adopted, Butler
concentrated on Rice. without having
II coalition or sympathy with the latter,
but simply i'll hopes Of defeating lGoar.
CHICAGO. Jan. 20.
A vote was taken to-day Mt the Board
Of Trade OH tho plan Of compromise by
the committee Oh electoral count. The
vOto stood in favor Of the bill by small
mnjority.
.....' NEW NoRK, Jan. 90.
The WOrti'I Tallahassee special says:
The Florirln Returning Board rrcan-
vtsscd the Presidential vote yesterday
under the legislative notion just ap-
proved By Governor Drew, requiring
the BOurd to mako a pew canvass, nnd
that NIL the returns found regular footed
ninety-four majority for Tilden. The
Republicans clnim tho result was Oh
tnincd by fraud.
SAN FRLSCrsco, Jan. 20.
Antonia Hon AppomiY. tho murderSss
OF Joscphson, was To day held to answer
with out bail, Oh charge Of murder.
A Spnniard wlieBe name is supposed
TO be HAS Pima. suicidcd Mt North
beach this morning. lie cnt hiH throat
and jumped overheard, but was rescued
from the water alive, and died soon
nfter. His nntecctlenis and illo CAUSE
OF his action are unknown.
The storm is apparently over. II is
clUnr Ecre with light winl from the
northeast. barometer rising. We.lh
Sr clcnr and cool throughout tho north
rrn portion Of the Stntc. Cloudy with
slight drizzlins rnin falling ut yisn
lin.
NEw Y0RR, Jan. %.
The TImr,' Washington special says:
elm tho next morning hour the House
Committee on linciic Railroads will
mike report in favor OF the Scott.
Huntington Texas Pncinc subsidy bill.
A strong minority. headed by Mr.. Kasson
Will make report ngainst H."
Tho Trion"s's Washington special
snys: "Grnnt, OIL tho electoral bill. ex
pressed himself today M earnestly in
favor Of It's passage. lie snid he CON
Sidcred il II pntriotic, statosmnmlike and
equitable proposition for the adjustment
Of tho difficulties. md TINT 10 one
wuuld welcome II peaceful solution OF
tho Presidential question more than he.
lie snid hc had noticed opposition to
tue bill among extreme parlisnns on
both sides, but 1t did not appear TO him
to DO Of such character, or sufficiently
organized, as To secure its do!rnt. lie
thinks tho business interests Of the
country would give support to the prop.
oHilion. and would speedily make that
support felt from Nil sections OF the
land, TINT IL would he impossible for
oven those who declare their hostility to
th" scheme. to vote ngninst II. lIc said
II ho Ind chnncc. he should sign il
chccrfulIy and heartily. Speaking Of
the election In the three disputed States
Grnnt snid to n gentleman who called,
to-day. M to SOuth Carolina nrd
Florida, hn didn't loliovU any init-
minded man could now properly deny
TINT both OF them won't for IInycs. As
to Louisiana, hc spoke with much less
degree OF certainty; in fact. hc left npon
tho mind of tho visitor the Impression
That he seriously doubted whether the
nctiOn Of tho Returning Hoard could be
Justified, or whether tho voto Of the
State could bn lIoitcstly given to Hayes"
Advances hnvo been made by tho
Democrats. looking toward Tho dropping
Of tho examination OF kilograms, the
dropping to begin before tho Oregon
iclcgrnms nre inndo public. II is not
likely any such proposition will DC
hBrOcd To, ns in0mbcrs OF tho Kcpub.
lican Committee assert they have sont
no dispatches which they nrc not fully
nblO TO defend. On tho contrary, Ger.
tain indignant Democrats claim TINT
some OF Col. PcltOn's tclcgrnms about
tho Oregon election. nrc OF mn exceed.
ih8ly indiscroct character, though thoy
Ssoutly claim TINT Tildcn didn't know
about thcm when they wcrO sent, and
fepndinlcd them tho moment hc learned
mcir contents. From those admissions
"publicons nro disposed TO attach much
Importance to their production, and
'"F 'hla reason no compromise seems
probable.
NEw IORR, Jan. %.
Inc f"ir' Washington correspondent