The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-06
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arrived In San Francisco from China
Friday. brings an cooun OF . collision
hstwssn ths steamers Glsnfruin and Ca
norta. in Hongkong hNrbOr. by which
She former q sunk As she Was leaving
for London. with 1900 tons Of ter on
board. The vessel was beschvd in
three fathoms VI water.
She also brings news Of the capture
Of the steamer Greyhound BY China pi-
mites. When about 20 miles out FROM
HonGkopg, about forty apparently III
nocent passengers scattered over the
vessel, suddenly opeped DIRE o the I'M
Suspecting officers with reyoIyrrs. The
Captain attempted to reach the chart
Eoom and arm himself. lie YAs met
With q vollry FROM the pirates, stabbed
aud thrown overheard. The only other
white officers on board were the irst
and second mates aud cLicf and assist
ant engineers. The chief officer and
The assistant engineer were fo.ce'l II the
point Of tue revolver to work thr vessel,
while the others. with the remainder o.
the passengers aud the Chinese crew OF
-, were battsned down. The pirates
then ranSackei the steamer. which was
Burped about, and when about 40 miles
from Hongkons three juuks came along
aide, took OF the pirut,s and their plum
der, valued Ut $4,000, aud SAILED away.
The pirates were III possession nearly
nine bonn. The Chinese authorities
have captured two OF the janks, con-
iAining property pirated ioom the Grey
hound, and SIX men who we're concerned
la the outrage. They have been taken
70 Canton. where they viii probably be
teleRded.
The japanese Government has Of
hciaily declared Osaka and Kobe rs
Sholera,igiected parts.
Rev. John Butler, OF the American
Presbyterian Mission at Ningpo. and his
eldest soa died froW cholera On October
IL.
A mnn named II .uilton. aged &c years
has just ben sen; e. tho State Prison for
thc crime Of selling liquor to the Indi.
An at Pyramid Lake Reservation.
Samuel Britain. a man OF 20 years,
while sleeping in the office of his son,
. coal Spectator OF Pittsburg, Saturday
night, was assaulted in bed by AN un-
known man who fired II pistol shot at
Britain. iuhictiug a slight wound in
bis forehead. The men then prappled
and Britain was shot i'll the arm and
fell insensible. but Was soon aroused
by heat and found his bed ahlazs which
he managed To throw out OF tLr window.
In the morning ;Le old inuu yaH iuunu
lying Oh the huor IN a pouI vi blood un- |
conscious. The affair j. involved in
mystery.
While workmen were descending "a
shaft OF u ncw ncqueduct in New York
state, Saturday. one Of the men was ac-
~sidentally thrown from the car. fsllln.
MON othcis rho were assembling. kill
ing two al norts!ly wcundiDg u third.
II - stated il San Francisco that JUS
lice Ross, Of the Supreme Court, is
about to resign his position On account
of lack OF health i'll his family in that
elimAte. The duty OF Milling the uine
years vacancy, should Ross resign,
would deYolYe upon Governor Stone
man.
Thomas Stanton, while cooking his
SUPPER at a camp fire close TO the town
Of San BerIardInO, Cal, Friday night,
uas set upon by four Indians who de-
nanded whisksy. Having none TO give
them. he Was numerically beaten and
then held over the fire and roasted
alive. He was removed TO the hospital
and the examination showed the hesh
on his legs 10 bc burned TO n crisp. lie
snys he can identify hi, prosecutors.
Lynh law ia talked of.
Mrs. V. Poncelct. o: San Jose, while
attempting to aliGht from a buggy near
the Five. Milo House Wednesday, put
her foot between the spokes of the
wheel. The LOIse became frightened
and before he wns under control, the
leg Of the lady was so badly mangled
and broken that aInpulHtion was found
10 be necessary.
Suit has been commenced in San
Francisco against Doctor Whom, father
OF Emma Nevada, by Samuel Newman,
TO recover $3.50 IS, with inherent from
Dec. 1876. The debt il for goods pur-
chased rom Main & Winchester.
The result of the English elections
so fnr. show tho Liberals have elected
l4l candidates, the Conservatives 1856,
and the Sntionalisis ~. Lcayy, Ma
tionalist, was elected in County Cork:
Chaplin, Councillor for " Duchy OF
Lancaster, under the Conscrvntives' ad.
ministratiop, WAS elected for the Stat
ford division Of Lincolnshire, by 100
majority, over his liberal opponent;
Hon. +. g. Kenyon has been elected in
the Denbigh district Of Wales, over Sir
Robert CunliH. Liberal, who sat for the
district In the last Parliament. This is
the FIRST return from Wales. The Lib
erals have gained siI old srnts and the