Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-18
Sole Agent i'm San Fra ncisco.
Nye and Stewart.

The Washington correspondent of
the Sacramento Union states it as a
fact that Nye has declined to accept
the Chinese mission. The writer con-
tinues
Grant desired to take care of the old
man, and the old nan was willing to
be taken care OF. Grant vas OF the
opinion that I'VE would do as little
injury. TO the diplomatic service in
China as anywhere, and SO offered
him Lows place but Uncle Jeems,
after a nights consideration, declined
with thanks, and coupled his declina-
ton with a ~prayerful entreaty that he
might have either the German or
the Turkish mission. He declared
that China was a long way off that,
Bret Harte to the contrary notw.th-
standing, he had no wish to go for
that heather Chinee; = that at his time
of life, and with his tastes and habits,
the Chinese mission would be an irk-
some exile !; that he could get along
very well at Constantinople; but
Pekin, ugh he would rather be in
New York city, without a cent, than
hobnobbin with the tairest of all the
Acknowledged daughters of the moon.
Grant sorrowed for the eX-Sen-
ator's dilemma, but Senator Cam
eron would make Rome howl il
Jay Morris should be recalled from
Constantinople. As for Austria, that
was entirely out of the question, and
so the venerable Nye, to quote him
self, walked off on his ear | heard
since then that he has had a p~aralvtic
stroke i'll New York. l hope there is
nothing serious, for there are worse
men and dangerous men in and
out of public life tn IN Uncle Jim
Nve. Stewart, for instance, is inf
nitely worse, for while he is quite as
corrupt as Nye, quite as willing to sell
his vote and services for money. he is
tel times as industrious in iniquitv
as his late colleague, and he has the
brain to plan and the sleeplesS energy
to execute schemes of plumber out of
which he would make a fortune and
Nye would get only a dinner. Be
sides old Nye has at least a habit of
political fidelity, which aim ,st rises
to the dignity of a conscience at times,
while Stewart has no political convic-
ton whatever, and is as likely to
take one side ofthe question as the
other, and more 50, ii the"Other"
side carries no prophecy of success
in its bosom.
II "lltSI luItlltT States lllil
Stewart has lie. a contract for the cree
ton of a new hundred thousand dol
lar-house, and is evidently making
preparations to remain in Washing-
ton. No doubt a grand effort will be
made to re-electh him to the Senate next
year. AS Chairman of the Commit
tee on Railroads he is of the utmost
Importance to the monopolists, and
we shall not be very greatly disap-
pointed if the entire railroad influence
of the country should combine to re-
turn him. His election may cost an
immense sum-, but it is altogether
probable that the railroad rings con-
slider him of sufficient importance to
them to make the outlay. In the
meantime the Union correspondent
predicts that Stewart will introduce
bills to regulate fares and freights,
and make speeches in favor Of the
Government assuming control of
railroads and kick up a terrible fuss,
but he will take good care not to pass
any measure of relief for the people.