Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-20
DISPATCHES.
BY OVERLAND TELEGRAPH,
SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. February

In the Senate, the House bill declar.
ing that exemptions allowed by the
bankrupt law shall be i'm amounts al.
lowed by the Constitution and laws
OF each State i'm 1871, and that such OK.
enIptlon Shall be valid against debts
contracted before the adoption of such
State Constitutions as well as those
contracted atte. wards, and against
liens by the Judgment or decree OF
any State Court, was laSSed. The
American and ASiatic Telegraph ILL
was also passed. The Nice-President
presented a petition of b. +. Simpson,
counsel for the prosecution in the
charge against Senator POmerOv, ask
ing the Senate to SO enlarge the scope
of inquiry of the special committee,
as to receive the statements of certain
members of the Legislature of Kan
SaS who have come here. and others
who have been summoned, that they
were offered money by agents or
friends of POmerOy to vote for him.
FrelinghuySen, Chairman of the spe-
cial committee, thought the resolution
ought to lie over till tomorrow. Sher-
man moved to refer it to the commit
tee. Terry of Connecticut thought il
liz ~ 0ti'sl Iltt fottN , 4
to allow of investigation, it ought be
enlarged that it was due to the ac-
cused Senator to amend the resolution
so as to make the investigation cover
all the points of his denial.
WASHINGTON, February IL.
Specials say Cakes Ames took tue
report Of the Poland Committee rath-
er coollv. lie don't elieve the House
will eXpel him. His friends urge
him to employ counsel +; but he does
not think it necessary, as he is not
likely to make any defense. 1t is III .
derstood that Beck and Kerr are go
ing TO speak against eX pu.sion also,
Morgan. Falnsworth, and Butler Oh
MassacI u>ettS.
The Republican Central Commit
tee last evening Endorsed the pro-
posed new charter.
After all obligations are paid.
Horace Gre ley's daughters will each
have $1UU, 900.
NEW YORK.
New York. February 1S.
Vanderbilt emphatically denies any
connection, present or prOSl octive,
with the Boston, Hartford, and Erie
Railway.
Simmons, the murderer of DuryCa.
was removed from the hospital to the
Tombs to-day. He will be arraigned
tomorrow.
Mrs. Smith, occupant Of a tenement
house ON Sdckett street, brooklyn,
left her two children locked in Il
to-day alone; while she was absent,
the house caught fire, and the children
were burned TO death. \ Mrs. Taylor
was fatally injured by jumping out OF
Il window.
NEW YORK, February 10.
One of the principal pleas in the de-
fence OF Scannell will be the insanity
of the prisoner.
Mayor IiaVemeYer has written a
charter, as its adoption would lnau-
gurate the worst system ever inflicted
o the city.
1t is reported from Albany that a
great deal OF agitation exists among
the members OF the Legislature over
the revelations likely To follow the
investigation concerning brides 10y
JAY Gould for the repeal OF the ErIe
Classification Act.
1t is probable that the Legislature
will pass Il resolution demanding that
REPRESENTATIVES, from New lol
shall vote for the expulsion Of the
Credit Mobilier criminals.
ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, February IS.
A Washington special gives the fol
lowing description of IL scene i'll the
House Yesterday Washington has
not turncd out this session so grand
ard large a crowd AS filled every nook
and corner of the spacious galleries
of the House to-day, and flowed ON
into the spacious corridors beyond.
People were present from all parts OF
the country, applying for further ad-
mission but the vast rotunda cOul
| not have held them, so intensified had
| become the interest. There was an eN-
ppctancy that a fierce, roaring debate
would be inaugurated that members
to be expelled would resign IN the
| face of the House, or that some other
| extraordinary sensation would take
| place outside. The mere reading OF
the committees report wrought W
| the excitement ana interest TO the
highest pitch
MISSOURI.
Sr. Louis, February Is.
Mrs. Louisa Beckham was ARRESTED
TODAY on the charge of poisoning wv,
little bows, Willie and Freddie Hud
| son, with poisoned candy. 1t Is be
lieyed that she is insane.
CONNECTICUT.
Hartford. February Is.
Laporte Hulbitt's clock factory, va a
Forestyille, was burned loss, SlO,OOO
| insured for $4,000.
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
ToNpoN Enbruary Is.