The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-01
ElAahea.

VIM. Lloyd Garrison died in New
York on Sunday. -..HT 81. r...... .....
The strike OF Longshoremen still oon-
tinues in New York. ...s .....- ..-r
1t Is again reported that Jim Keens
Is TO visit San Francisco. q. ..,r-.- ,f
Russia is about to sdd . nuubsr of
swift cruisers 10 her feet. ...r....s- ....
Gen. Grant leaves Yokohama for San
Francisco about the last Of June.
Leland Stanford will not resign the
Office OF President of the Central Pscific
Railroad. .-.-..
j. G. Hill. supervising architect of
the Government Treasury has been re-
stored to duty. ..... -. ....
Tony Pastor. the Snowman, is about
tn start weekly miscellaneous nowspa-
per in New York.
One white and Avo colored prisoners
we're publicly whipped at Newcastle,
Delaware. on Saturday.
Correspondence from Berlin reports
that Germany and France are co-operat-
ing heartily on the Greek question.
Statistics show a decline in farming
operations in New York. Connecticut,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The story in regard to Secretary Nc
Crary's retirement from the Cabinet is
doubted by his friends at Washington.
1t is reported that the Vice President
is troubled with extreme nervousness
and sleeplessness, the disease that killed
Greeley.
The meeting Of the Democratic State
Central Committee, to be held in San
Francisco, has been postponed till July
LIST, 1879. ~
Tue farmers OF California complain
that agricultural enterprises in that
State are Improbable, because labor is
higher than is years ago. .-
Troy Dye, ex-Public Administrator,
anu Anderson, his accessory in the
murder of Tullis, will be hanged next
Thursday at Sacramento.
A NUMBER of grizzly bears on tho
Liebre rancho, Los Angeles county,
California, arc making things very lively
for the cattle on the ranch.
The British steamer Ava was sunk in
n collision with another vessel near CAL
cutta, and sixty.six OF the crew and
four Of the passengers were drowned.
JUDGE-"Ha7e you anying to offer to
the court before sentence is passed on
Jour" Prisoner 'No. Judge, 1 had
ten dollars, but my lawyers took that"
Speaker Randall gave yi.tory to the
silver inflationists on Saturday by his
casting vote. This is the second vote
for silver within u few weeks by the
Speaker.
William Shaw. member. from Cork
county. has been chosen by the Home
Rulers rs their leader in the House of
Commons, i'll place Of DIR. Isanc Butt,
deceased. ....
resolution passed mt German
Workingmen's club in San Francisco
on Thursday night closed with these
words: " To hi and to China with the
Chronieie!'' .r .... ..
The Chicago Tmcs says: The Presi-
dent il in the humor Just now and
wonld veto the Declaration OF Inde-
pendencc, The Cincinnati platform, or
his own letter OF acceptance IL pre-
sented by the Brigadiers. nr...-. ..
The World in summing up tho busi-
ness prospects concludes as follows:
" The surest evidence OF reviving pros
perity is the activity in investment by
small capitalists furnished at the vnr.
ious postofiices by the brisk demand for
small Government certificates. .t@.1
At Terra Haut William Nelson. color.
ed was sentenced to the peneteniiary
for ono ycnr, and TO pay fine of 81 900.
for marrying q white woman. Tho
prosecution originated in spite, hut he
was convinten un Ter an old law of 1856.
which was held to be valid through n
decision Of the Supreme Court .4. w
Subscriptions were opened in New
York on Saturday 10 tho stock OF n
company to be formed to lay a sub.
marine cable from the Pacific Coast 10
the Hawaian Islands and Japan. One
capitalist headed tho list with Sub.
scription Of slOO. 900. A subscription
OF n million is expected from tho Ha.
wAiian Government. .."..''' a
| ACCORDING to all newspaper accounts
the demonstration 10y the workingnen
in San Francisco, on Saturday, was
simply immense. No less than 40, 900
Wotkingmen gathered on the sand lots
bfter the procession TO listen to the
speaking Of their first, last aud always
leader. Dennis Kenrncy. All tho iimo
that the procession passed the Chronicle
q continuous groauiug was kept mp, aud
a posse Of police were In readiness 10
qn'n any disturbance should my have
arisen, hut the end proved that this was
NH unnecessary precaution. Well may
the Chronicle shake in its boots and
| curse the dny that Terry and bia ,oan.,