The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-01-31

ported as saying; ~ Am led Ia oe-
Ii, We tLHi tbs majority Of your body in
tend " inAiSt hat 1 AhAll give my rea-
sons for suspending an o~ficehoider ut
the time I nominate his successor. 1
must inform you that 1 shall DO nothing
Of the Kind. Nominations are msde
10y and with the consent of the SenAte
II is fitting in such cases hat the SEN
ate should have all the Information they
desire regarding the man whose noinin-
alton they are asked to confirm, but
when they insist upon knowing reasons
for making removals they are usurpinG
n privilege that belongs to the EIccu-
tive alone, aud their request will in ev-
cry csSs De denied. That is tie psi
ton l Propose to take, and I am ready
~ abide by the consequences"
While Cyrus p. Miller, n leading law
yer Of Lebanon, Pa, was riding in a
sleigh, through the streets OF that city
Thursday, the horse drew up at a bank
at which Mr.. Miller was accustomed to
stop. 1t was then discovered that Mr..
Miller was dead, though the corpse sat
upright in the sleigh. The deceased
was CO years old and it is thought his
death was due to heart disease.
A dispatch from Providence, San
Bernariino county. California, says
that immensely rich gold lodges have
been struck in the south end Of PrOvi-
dence mountain. Three ouuccs OF gold
was taken ont Of two pounds of rock.
Over so locations have been made al
ready. There is a ledge so feet wide.
The ore from eight locations assays
from $50 to 5000.
A dispatch to the Silver State Thurs
dry gives the information that +. n.
Emmons and II. Il. Logan, who were
charged with blowing up the lam aud
house OF the Oneida Company at the
Sink of the Humboldt, about the Goth
Of June, 1884, and whose trial has been
going on this week NJ Saltwater, in
Churchill county, were found guilty
the jury having been out tweRty-four
hours.
Senator Jones OF this State. took his
seat in the Senate TLursaay. for the
nrst time during the present session.
Lorti:t OF California has introduced
In the House bills to pension the widow
Of Gen. Geo. s. Evans; also for the re.
lief of the widow of Il. c. Gridley.
Also a bill by Butler to enable the peo-
pie OF the Territory Of Dakota mot the
southern party. to form n Constitution
and State Government. A bill to close
the mails against all newspapers adver-
Using lotteries, is said to DO regarded
with favor by both Houses Of Congress
and by the Executive.
Senator Voorhees, has introduced n bill
to admit the Territories of Montana and
Washington into the Union Of States.
A letter to the Postmaster ut Carlin
from Cedsryille, Modoc county, CalIior-
mia, brings the news that Crane and
wife have arrived there-their des:ina-
tion-Aiter many hardships suffered on
Tbs terrible trip through the Blackjack
desert.
The s~heep-raisers Of Healdsburg and
Cloverdnle districts. Cal, having suf-
fered great loss by the continued and
increased killing and destruction Of
their sheep by that dreaded scourge,
tue cayote. have organized for the pur-
pose OF discriminating them. Hunters
arc offered s25 each for scslps.
Il has been reported in a San Fran
cisco newspaper that Chairman Bel
mont Of the Foreign Affairs committee
favorS Chinese immigration. Belmont
says the statement is wholly without
foundation. He favors Chinese e1clu-
mon and has shown it by his vote in
past Congresses.
In the whole rccordof political rio-
lence and reckless injustice, it would DO
difficult TO find n worse case than the
set Of the Ohio House Of Representa-
tives in crpelling the Democratic mem.
bers from Cincinnati in order to put
John Sherman's return to thu United
States Senate beyond oil danger If de.
feat. II the people Of Ohio do not
turn the rascals out at the next election
they are nol the sort of people VIC have
always taken them for.
John b. Sellers, who was stabbed by
Brown, his barkecpcr, in Candclarin,
last Friday, died the next Thursday
The deposition Of Sellers exoncatcl
Brown.
The report Of the accountant, w. A
Harding, shows that the total amour
Of money deposited by Warner will
Grant Il Ward, in New York, was Sl3,
355 ,400, and upon the Transaction
which had mnturcd, Ward had drawn
$I6,G7S.02l, the apparent profits mad,
by Warner being S3.323,52I.
II Congress now commands Mr.. Man
ming TO pay the bonds called for Feb.
In silver, the New York pundiis tell II,
that smash will DO the result.-ISa
Francisco Chronicle.
The proposition to nrm the AIizont
cowboys aud send them 20 cxtirpat,
the Apachcs il not approved Of by thos,
we'll acquainted with the character o