The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-02-10

damage To ranches. gardens and fruit
orchards, inside the levees of reelsima-
ton district 27S. will not fall short of
one million. This means all damage to
farmers for 30 miles down tbs river.
The wster is standing at the foot CT the
II street lsvee from back water, bat
] there is not the slightest danger from
i; to the e~ityinsids the levee.
siS FR.ScIscc. Feb. ..
At a meeting of the Workinsmen ct
-huintnldt Hail. this evening, II. T..
knight, who WA orator oil the occasion.
! launched fairly out or the doctrine Of
Communism; division of property, etc,
remarking, "weie Christ now on earth
he would De at the head of tho Work
inSmen's ino"ement, and would sign
the roll SO quick it would make your
head swim. 1t is understood that
kearney and Wellock have gone TO
Santa Clara County To engineer the
campaign there in e~iecIing a successor
to Senator Augney.
W~AsHlNGroE, Feb. o.
Delegate Cannyn's bill for the aimis.
sion OF Utah as "a State will be reported
on adversely by the House sub.Com.
inittee on territories. The determine.
ton is based on the fact that the admis.
sion of Utah would clothe the Mormon
priesthood with State Sovereignty. Del.
esa;e Cannon of Utah has been request
ed 10 prepare formal charges against
past md present Federal officials in that
territory for the purpose of having them
thoroughly Investigated by the House
Committee or Expenditures in the De-
partment of Justice. Very serious
charges against u. $. Marshal Nelson,
and late Distric; Attorney Howard have
been submitted and one or two mem
bers of the committee say they are sat.
istied that = drnS-net thrown tito Salt
Lake City would bring to light u large
amount OF Official corruption.
The speeches OF Representative Sprn-
ger in behalf OF wigginston, and Waite
- "'''N'"N w aNhNNp , llHul W wv
contested scat, to day, consisted Of dry
legal arguments md minute examina.
ton of testimony, developing no new
points Of general interest. Compare
lively few members paid close and con.
t~inuous attention to the argument; in
fact The House was left without o
quorum before their conclusion. all Of
which lent considerable color of justi-
fcation to the severe r' marks of Leon
ard, Republican, of Louis ma, who in
timated that members on both sides
OF the House apparently intended TO
vote upon this question i'll exact ac-
cordance with their respective political
procliyitics. lie further remarked that
lie had come to the conclusion that
Pacheco and Wiggington had each re-
ceiyed 1900 votes. lie could have
given either gentleman the benefit Of
more than one doubtful vote without
doing violence 10 law or evidence as to
his own sense OF fair dealing, and Tia
Very fact led him to think the flirest
way out Of the difficulty wou!d be to
adopt II resolution declaring that
neither was elected.
DUBLIN, Feb. G..
The policy OF the Provincial Goyerr-
ment on certain questions, phrticul a.
that OF railways being unpopular with
"a portion of the community, some G,QpG
people OF St. Roche, IA suburb OF this
city. assembled u: st. Jaquos Cartier
Market, this evening. and marched to
the Parliament. building, headed hy u
band of music. Several hundred
torches were aiso carried with ilium,ui-
mated Inscriptions rejecting on the
Government. The arrival Of the pro-
cession caused n slight scene in the
House; members Gf the Government
Police guarded the doors Ia the prevent
the crowd from entering tho building.
An efigy representing Augcrs, Soil.
citor- General, was burned in front of
the building. At . o'clock the mob
left to parade the city, u few minutes
later 100 men OF battery L appeared on
the scene aud are nov OH guard.
Mounted Hussars are paradiug the city
aud all is quiet. Tho action Of the
mob is generally condemned.
.. - LoEDos. Feb. 7.
The idrcrtscr says we have reason
to believe tho Government has rec civCd
information Of the entry of tho Rus.
sian army into Constnntinoplo; ut any
rate, il the Government is not in pos.
session Of this nows, the Russian Eta.
bassy is.
The Pos. says tie Russians are in
ConslHuiiuoplc. This was tho news.
last night, current in London. aud we
are inclined to think it is based upon
official and authentic intelligence: the
message has como via Alexandria. We
do not know at this momen. what the
precise nature Of tho occupation is, but
according 10 somo ~diploma.ists, the
Russians have possessed themselves OF
two forts In the Boyauk aud Chokmcdic
lines. and according 90 others, they
have gained still greater advantages.
Details are OF small moment, but prac.
| tiCnlly all Urn oyroCI that a., ..,!,.i