Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-30
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
BY OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.

NEW YORK.

At White Pl ,ins. Yesterday, the
Greeley will cas was again before
the Surrogate, no compromise having
been mAde between the proIonent
and contestants. Neither OF the
Misses Greeley was present, and the
only directly interested party in
Court a. StorrS. executor of the will
of ISL. james IL. Choate, APP earring
as Counsel tor the Misses Greeley,
said II two weeks post ponement
we're granted he was satisfied II COM
promise could De effected; besides, he
had decided to give the case further
examination. The case had now a
different phase, as all the legatees I'M
der the disputed will OF 1871 had
signed a remuneration. and no others
had a right to press claims against the
estate. The Surrogate decided that
Il e executors OF the will OF 1871 could
appear. Oliver johnson. &. Runkle.
ami Alvin johnson were then called;
each testified his belief that Greeley
was not i'll his right mind during
some weeks prior to his death. Case
adjourned to February 81.
The latest letters and newspapers
from London Indicate plainly that
the English Government has taken q
clearly defined and threatening atti-
bt'tC oSoltINt Aeu>SlbI dSeICSSlOu III
Asia. A correspondent says Lord
Granville should put aside his easy
going ways: he has waited till the
Rus>iin advance in khiva has become
Il matter OF nOtOriety ; then, with en-
tire p0litenesS but great tirmness, he
has pointed out 10 Russia the line on
which, and the point to which, she
may continue her advance unmO-
Tested, and unrestricted by Great
Britain. Ii she keeps within it, well
and good if She goes beyond, Great
Britain will stop her ii she can.
Smalley writes that Englishmen
will tight Russia il needed 10y Asia !:
they would greatly prefer not to fight;
but show them that Russia is n
ing 1ndil, and that nnOment j. come
when her strength threatens English
supremacy in India, and they Will
start an army for Afghanistan AMI IL
fleet to Cronstadt, and set hale the
world in a blaze. sooner than yield all
inc on the banks of the ONus.
NEW York, January %.
1t il stated that Commodore Van
derbilt has decided not to build the
underground railroad.
TnoS. L. Eck~rt. Superintendent of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. and Geo. Il. Pres oft, Electro
elan, are to visit Europe during the
coming month or behalf of the cOm.
pany. to investigate the workings of
foreign telegraph systems, especially
the appliances of pneumatic tubes,
with a view to their introduction in
this country.
William p. Shearman. the new
Treasurer of the Erie Railroad. stated
yesterday that there will probably be
a dividend upOn preferred stock Of the
road declared in IA few days.
The new ten million loan has been
successfully negotiated in London.
In tho Tweed ease this morning.
the defense announced that they will
call M more Witnesses. Counsel for
d~efensethen askedthe exclusion from
the record of all secondary evidence
admitted on the trial. which was re-
fused by the Court. Fullerton then
proceeded with his argument for the
defense.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, January %.
The National Theater WAS totally
bestowed bv fire this morning. The
Imperial Hotel, adjoining. was dam
aged to the amount of $50, OOO by fire
and water. Mrs. Oates. who had just
oi ened the theater, loses heavily.
~h'S ttiO SlNlCII
i'm a personal statement. asked the an.
pOintment Of a committee to investi-
gate the charges against him in con-
nectiOn with the Credit Mobilier.
Pratt thereupnn moved for the com
mittee, and remarked that it would
take more evidence than he had vet
eel to convince him or the people of
Indiana that the Vice President was
dishonest or dishonOrable. Thurman
said the Vice President made a mis-
take in asking for the committee. be-
cause. as he was not q member of the
Senate, that body could not expect to
remove him. or otherwise punish
him he could he only impeached if
reaSonS we're shown, it would be the
duty Of the House to impeach him !:
and AZ the Senators would have to act
AS Judges, the Senate should not fore
stall the act on of the House.
WASHINGTON. January 20.
The Senate Committee on Elections
to-day further examined Pinchbeck
on the Louisiara election question.
ILLINOIS.