The Weekly Elko Independent

The Designs of Russia.
A vast amount of speculation as to
the real objects Russia had in view, the
advancement of which was effected by
a declaration of war with Turkey, it
being generally conceded that the ostensible one—that of protecting Christians—is merely a pretext; but a Herald correspondent has at length succeeded in pumping the whole secret out of a
Russian diplomat, probably without that gentleman being aware of the fact.
According to these disclosures, Russia,
in making war upon Turkey, has a two-fold object: first, by her advance into
Asia to gain the right of way and passage to China; and second, by her operations in Europe, to obtain the freedom of the different tributary States,
namely, Bulgaria, Herzegovina, Roumania, Servia and Bosnia, and she would
guarantee these provinces their independence, no matter against what Power. In other words, she would form a
defensive and offensive alliance with
those liberated territories. The correspondent was likewise informed that
long before an army could possibly be
brought in front of the walls of Constantinople peace would be made. The
terms of peace would perhaps include
the surrender on the part of Turkey of
a portion of her fleet and the consummation of a treaty placing Constantinople under the joint control of all foreign powers. Russia has no intention
of advancing into India, for her ambition is to become master and possessor
of the port of the Celestial Empire.
Toward this end her inroads into Asia
are directed.
In the dim, uncertain twilight of the
soft May evening, a distracted figure
was seen hastily flitting down the street of an Ohio town in the direction of the
railroad station. It slipped a lank and
hungry gripsack on the bracket of the
window and demanded in husky tones:
"Take me where to?" calmly asked the
uniformed monopolist behind the window. "Nowhere! Anywhere!" was the
frenzied response. "Anywhere! clear
through! Clean across. To Bulgaria,
to Troosky, or the Danube of Dign-
doffer or any other place. Anywhere
out of this ungrateful country that coldly turns its back upon its deserving
children. Anywhere out of America."
and he bowed his head and wept. He
was the only man in Ohio that didn't
get an office. Mark Twain.
The Avalanche of the 20th, says: The
recent developments on the 13th level
of the Golden Chariot, the rich strike
in the Empire, which is showing up
better every hour, the certainty of
the existence of a rich ore body below
the 7th level in the Poorman, together
with the promising character of the
leads recently discovered in the Peck,
South Chariot, Idlewild and other
mines, point with unerring certainty to
the glorious future that is in store for
this camp again under judicious and
careful management.
A Solemn Warning:
A young pedagoguess in Iowa banking for the novelty of a change, jilted
her old beau, which so saddened the
young man that he immediately made
preparations to depart from a land to
him no longer beautiful. Calling upon
the lady to say farewell, a parting kiss
was taken, and in the fervency of his
affection, bit her nose off but kindly
left her the piece.
The jury in the case of Stainbrook,
the Chinese layer, having been found
guilty of murder in the second degree
in the Oroville District Court, John and
Charles Slaughter, Eugene Roberts and
E. Conway, his confederates, withdrew
the plea of not guilty, and plead guilty
of murder in the second degree.
The State moneys officially counted
on the 22d inst. passed out as follows:
Coin, $116,605 86; coin vouchers, $90,
191 66. Total coin $506,797 52. Currency, $13,962 98; vouchers, $1,159 47.
Nevada State bonds, $100,000; California State bonds, $50,000; United States bonds, $410,500; Total bonds, $561,
500.
Sims, the fugitive slave who was
captured by Attorney-General Devens,
when the latter was United States Marshal at Boston, during Fillmore's administration, under the Fugitive Slave
law, and turned over to the authorities
at Savannah, Georgia, has been appointed a messenger in General Devens'
department.
Crickets have made their appearance
in the northern part of this county in
large numbers, and also in some places
south of the railroad.
The redemption of National Bank
notes by the Redemption Agency last
month, was nearly thirty-four and a
half millions of dollars.
G. H. Supervisors and A. J. Lane returned home from Eureka where they
have been attending to business for several days, on Sunday last.
For "Bouquet Specials," go to the
Gem.