The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15
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The Pennsylvania Legislature has ad .
journed sine die.
Tie longshoremen's strike in New
York has collapsed.
The Australian and European Bank
of Melbourne, has suspended.
Subscriptions to the four per cent.
refunding certificates Saturday, $685.
$50.
The examination of the SpofTorl-
Kellogg contest is in progress at Wash
ington.
Mississippi planters beg the Northern
people to desist from helping the negro
exodus.
Several thousand people have been
rendered homeless by the iuundation Of
the river Po. in Italy.
The strike of workmen in the timber
trade in Sweden is sprea ling, and TO-
900 men are now engaged in it.
The Savage and Hale & Norcross
mines will again begin pumping into the
Sutro Tunnel by the first of next month.
Two men are digging for coal about
six miles north from Wadsworth. They
have found q vein m inch and a half
thick.
Nearly five thousand persons have
enrolled themselves as temperance men
and women in San Francisco during
the past three weeks.
The Russian commander in Bulgaria
has summoned Servia to evacuate the
disputed frontier districts of Bulgaria
within fortnight.
Scalata. the free coincr, who escaped
from the officer in chang. while being
taken to Carson, was Captured after
chase Of nearly two weeks $50 miles
north of Winnemucca.
A SPLIT in the recent Greenback Con-
vention AT Columbus, Ohio, has result
ed In the adoption of a resolution to
issue a call for another Convention to
meet at Toledo on the 18th instant.
THE North Con. Virginia mine has
been merged in the Sierra Nevada, Mexi-
can and Union, holders Of North Con.
Virginia stock receiving eleven dollars
per share upon relinqnisiing the same.
Information received by the Indian
Bureau from Fort Belknnp, states that
500 lodges II Sitting Bulls Indians are
reported sonth of the British line.
They have not as yet committed any
acts of direct hostility.
In consequence of the growth of the
Russian aud French armies, and in
view Of the increase Of the revenue by
taxation, the German Government il
considering the advisability OF increns.
ing the army, for which purpose the
government asks perpetual grant from
Parliament.
The coinage exec lted at the United
States Mint at Philadelphia for the
month ending May 3lst. amounts to
l,715,O9O pieces, of the value of S2,Os4.-
81. This sum WIS made up Of 400
double eagles; 300, 900 silver dollars;
400 five cent pieces: G,SHO three cent
pieces, and i4S, 400 cents.
On Wednesday night at Los vcgar mn
Italian who last Fail murdered u French.
man md II Mexican woman, and who
was sentenced to he hanged but was al.
lowed II new trial. and a Mexican who
on wednesday murdered man, were
taken from the Jail and hanged in the
public square by tho citizens. The
bodies we're still hanging this morning.
Tho DGdy Ne,es says messenger of
the Illinois Central Rcilroad, while on
his way to tho bank. Mt 9 o'clock this
afternoon, with $4,000 in bills for de.
post, was met 10y two strangers in front
OF A. L. Stewart's who threw cayenne
pepper into his eyes, snatched the
package OF money, and jumping into a
buggy. drove south without detention.
THE movement TO send masses OF
Irish Catholics from the city of New
York and Brooklyn md to settle them
on Western lands, is creating much ex.
citement in New York. and promises 10
end In and Irish exodus. The class of
persons most opposed TO IL are the poll.
ticians, for New York has been made
nnd kept largely Democratic by tho
votes which, il the movement IL wide.
spread, will he taken to the Western
prairics. The priests Of tho city ARC
enlisted in the movement; the cardinal
gives 1t his favor. The bishops are
talking for II, and tho money begins TO
flow in.
Tho B"'ietin to-day publishes from
tho London Tine, an account of n won.
dcrful discovery Of vegetable poison
In Australia, by the use OF which two
scientists. James Grant and n sipnor
Rotura, claim they are able to suspend
animation In cattle and transport them
in that state in freozing chambers to
Europe. to DO rcsuscltated there. In
order TO place their wonderful discoy.
cries on a business Lasis, Grant and
Rotura determined upon tho erection Of
mammoth freezing chamber at Middle
Harbor, an en,crprisiDg capitalist,
Christopher Newton, finding the nocea.
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