The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-09-08
LATEST NEWS.

New Orleans yesterday.
To-Day President Hayes is enjoying
a grand ovation at Chicago.
DuRISo the month OF August the na-
tional debt was reduced SG,I75, 50i.
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings
Bank, OF San Francisco, has failed.
NEARLY 1900 people are now down
with fever at yicksburs. Mississippi.
President HAYES will attend the State
Fair of Minnesota at st Paul, this
week.
BosroS base ball clubs are playing
games for the benefit Of southern fever
sufferers.
w~oRKISoMEN's organizations a Ia
kearnsy, are not permitted to assemble
in Paris.
UP to date, about eleven hundred
people have died Of yellow fever at New
Orleans.
Ur to yesterday the total amount sub
scribed at Chicago for the Southern
relief fund, was S20, $50.
THE Gar of Russia arrived at Odessa
on Monday, reviewed the troops and
proceeded to Nicolaicff.
DIR. CARVER is astonishing the deni-
zens of st Paul, Minnesota. with his
glass ball performances.
FoREsr fires, extending almost con-
tinuously for 100 miles, are raging on
the northern shore OF Lake Michigan
The Masonic fraternity at Tuscarofa
are subscribing literally for the relief
OF yellow fever sufferers in the South.
IL the Sunday issue of the Virginia
City Enterprise. the editor agitates the
sanguinary under garment ominously.
Rrcn disgings are discovered in
Horseily country, Cariboo; Chinese min
ers are making $40 TO $50 to the hand
daily.
MRS. REpP. the only female convict
in The Nevada State Prison, has made
her escape from that hospitable iusli.
tuition.
THRoUoH the influence OF American
Minisso: Welsh, the British Govern.
meUt has liberated the Fenian prisoner
Condor.
The boys ut Salt Lake are having
grand sport ut goat racing. Next Fri
day a five dollar prize is zap for the
fastest goa. in the city.
OS Saturday night last, the Eidorado
hosting works and mill at Belmont,
Nevada, were destroyed by ere. That
is a stunning blow to the prosperity Of
Belmont.
THERE arc not hearses in New Or
leans sufficient 20 convey the dead 10
places of burial. and people arc com
PEELED TO haul their deceased relatives
in carts and wagons.
TnE Times. Rcrie,o OF Tuesday says:
prof. Eutnn's lecture at the school
house Sunday evening was IL decided
success. ta=ins the seating capacity Of
the building to its utmost. The Pro-
fesssor is "a pleasing speaker"
FoE n dull lime like tho present, tho
money-orGer business Mt Tuscarora is
pretty good, The AMOUNT received at
tho Office during the month of august
was Si,G6l Gj, and the amount paid
during the same time was SIPS.
TnE Treasury Department has issued
n circular Intended to nconrag the
circulation OF tho standard silver dol
lars which can now be issued in multi.
pies Of 1000 and not exceeding 10, 600
rs provided by law.
Early Monday morning John Chosen,
an aged German farmer, living seven
miles south of Detroit, was murdered
in bed by Christian Brietepbach, his
grandson, aged II years. After plum
deriug the body Of $50 secreied upon it
the youth fled and is still at large. II
is supposed he crossed the river TO
Canada.
THE Gail says: at has only been $50
years since alcohol was invented. Red.
noscd men were mighty lonesome 1000
years ngo." 1t may he that alcohol ms
''sich." was invented less than a thous.
and years ago, but that vino on which
old Noah took q spree must have been
powerful stuff.
The other day wo intinated that
Sammy Astell. Governor Of New Next.
co, had got into very hot water and
would probably have to "git." A
Washington telegram of September
third says: General Lew Wallace, Of
Indiana. has been appointed Governor
Of New Mexico. vice Axtell, suspended. -
PRgsIDESr BADcocK, Of the Pacific
Mail, authoritatively denies thu, his COM
pany is about issuing a new tariff, aud
calls attention to the fact that tho over
land railroads have exclusive control Of
the matter OF fsing freight rates by
nteamor as well as rail, while the pres.
ont contract is In existence and which
has been temporarily extended.
THE State Journal Of yesterday says:
"Tho Republican County Central Com.