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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-05
P.l!si. COAST DiNrAlC!lE:S.
Fpou
SAN FRANCISCO, Marcl,

SAS FRANCISCO, Nlarcn +.
TIE testimony taken lcfore the Pi-
lot Commissioners shows that the pi-
lot Digs left the Patririan ictore she
was over the bar, and that, when he
WAS going oft. the Young America
was over a mile ahead, and waS just
~disCharging her pilot. One OF the
mCnl erS of the old Board. which
gave Diggs his appointment. says
tha, this is the third ease in which lie
has GOT vessels into trouble when he
was in command as pilot. The exam
nation will lie resumed this after
noon.
All Yunr is on trial in the United
STATES Circuit Court for passing oun
tcrfcit money.
The investigation into the circum-
stances of the wrCcking of the
Patrician has been continued till next
Thursday.
The rroprietors of the California
Sugar Refinery, say their books, re-
Gently seized By revenue officers. have
been returned, and that they were
found to be correct.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-05
OREGON.
JACKSONVILLE. March t..

Mlrcn 4.
We have not heard of any terms vet
proposed by the Peace Commissioners,
but the people of his place and vicin-
itv will never he satisfied with any
terms that do not insist uron the
punishment OF the nurdcrers and
the general opinion is that peace
made on any other basis will be good
for nothing. and only encourage other
tribes in Eastern and Southern Orc
80 / to do a. the Nodes have done.
All parties and classes of citizens here
are opposed to Peace Commissioners,
not because they want war, but be-
cause they want permanent and
speedy peace.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-01-28
Singular Detection of ~ Left.Han.
ded Murderer.

CLEVELAND, JAN IA few days
ago an old hermit residing at Solon, in
this county, was found murdered in his
cabin. The deed had evidently been
done several days before. Tut was
shrouded in mystery. Officers, however,
sent to investigate concluded from some
curious circumstances that the murderer
was left-handed person, and this be-
lief led to the arrest of the only left
handed person in the vicinity, Albert
w Chamberlain, age 10, member of
one of the most widely respected fami-
lies in the county. The young man had
always horne an excellent reputation,
and the evidence against him vas pure
ly clrcumstantial, but it proved correct,
for yesterday he made a full confession
of his guilt The murder, according to
bis confession, was committed on the
night Of January s. He fired in at the
window, and shot the old man dead as
he was sitting before his fire The VIC
tim fell upon the live embers, which par
TALLY consumed his body. Chamber.
lain did not enter the house till the fol-
lowing day, when he took S72 in mon
ey from the pocket of the dead man.
1t is one of the strangest crimes ever
committed in this part of the State, and
has caused much excitement
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-01-28
X ansas Hon eRty.

The investigation of Senator CALp-
WELL, and the manner of obtaining his
election, affords interesting reading to
those who have been, for years, pfating
about the honesty of the leaders of the
Radical party. From the New Yorh
Tribune of the 18th inst. we clip this lit.
tie dispatch:
The Senate Committee on Elections
this morning, continued the investigation
Of Senator Caldwel's election. Messrs
Wood and Finney, members of the Kan.
sas Legislature, were examined. Mr.
Wood testified that Mr.. Thomas Offered
him $1,000 to vote for Caldwell, and tha
subsequently, certain friends of Sidne,
Clarke offered him $4,000 and a saddle
horse worth $500, if he would vote fol
Clarke. The witness did not take cithe
Offer"
Is that not choice lhorsel OF politica
purity?
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"a Personal rriend.v

Senator HARLAN says that the money
furnished, $4,000, to aid his election to
the US. Senate, by Mr.. DuRANr of the
Credit Mobiller, was from that gentleman n
as ga personal friend"
DIR. DURANr expressly said of Mr..
HARLAN that "he lived, to be sure, on a
rival line of road but / thought he under
stood the wants of the State, and that he
had been in Washington long enough to
know how to look after the interests Of
the State" II it was mere matter of
personal friendship between DR.. DURANr,
who is New York Democrat, and Mr..
HARLAN, who was a Republican candi-
date in Iowa, why was. this matter OF a
..rival line of road" brought into the case
at all? Did DR.. DuRANr give Mr.. HAR
Lam $40, 900 to help him into the United
States Senate as friend. Or did he
give itas any man interested in railroad
matters in Congress would giyeit9 Did
Mr. HARLAN ask for this money because
Or. DURANr was his friend, Or because he
was representative of certain railroad
interests? Really, these questions have
not been answered.
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THE MoDoC WAR.
SEVERE BATTLE WITH CAP.
TAIN JACK.
All Day Fight with an Unseen Foe.
The Troops Defeated, and Retreat
with Loss of Forty Men Killed.

SAN Francisco, Jan. ga dispatch
from Yreka to-day states that r,essen-
ger bad just arrived at that place from the
head quarters of Gen Wheaton, COM
manding troops in the field against the
Modoc Indians A severe battle was
fought last Friday by the troops under
command of Gen. Wheaton, consisting
of $50 regulars, two companies of Ore
gon volunteers, 25 California rifemen
commanded by Capt Fairchild, and few
Klamoth Indians-altogether about 400
men.
The battle took place near the eastern
shore of Tule Lake. On Thursday Cap
tain Bernard went around the north end
of tue lake 10 the east side and to the rear
of Captain Jacks position He was to
advance against Captain Jack from the
east and Gen. Wheaton from the south
west, the force of the latter to be under
cover of a fire of howitzers.
Thursday night such dense fog en-
veloped the country that one could not
see forty yards. The two forces were
then about II miles apart, though able to
communicate with each other, and it was
necessary to 60 much greater distance
Friday morning Captain Bernard open
ed the battle against Captain Jack, who
had about 200 warriors concealed among
the rocks along line two miles in length
Gen. Wheaton heard The firing, and had
no alternative but To move to the aid of
Captain Bernard without the fire Of the
howitzers.
The troops fought the unseen enemy
from SA NJ till dark, under terrific fire,
during which scarcely one Indian was
seen The loss to the troops is 40 killed
and wounded loss of the Modocs uu-
known The troops were finally obliged
to retreat to their camp. Bernard's for
ces bore the brunt of the battle and suf-
fered terribly. All the cavalry fought on
! foot.
Among the killed are Frank Trimble
and j. r. Brown, of Oregon. G. W.
Roberts was mortalIy wounded; Captain
Perry, of the Regulars, seriously and
Lieutenant Kyle, slightly wounded. The
movement was called forced reconnois-
ance of Captain Jacks position. The
leaders say it will take 900 men to dis
lodge him from '.Lava Beds" The
troops for the present will only try to pre-
vent the Modocs from raiding on the set
Elements, and wait for reinforcements.
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The Credit Mabitier Knyestiga.
ttenx

uEVSS
Mr.. DURANr, President Of the Credit
Mobilier,was examined on the 18th inst,
and was questioned pretty severely con.
cerning the election of United States
Senators. We print portion of the
evidence:
BY Mr. Niblack-State whether the
Union Pacific or men connected with
that enterprise were not called upon to
assist in the Senatorial election in 1856
and 1867 in Iowa7 Al do not recol-
leet; did assist myself; / had large
interest in Iowa myself, and during the
canvass | assisted.
Cit has been stated to me that You
gave check for $4,000 to assist in
that election? Al did not; l gave
two checks for $4,000 each.
Q.-Can you explain the history OF
these checks, and for what purpose they
we're eiven2 A For the purpose OF
securing the election.
Q-Whose election? A.-Harlan's
for the purpose of securing the influence
of some newspapers / don't know how
it was applied"
We presume the influence" of Mr..
Senator HARLAN was secured by the
money action of the Company. This
comes from the party that claims all the
honesty
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Proclamation from Fighting
DOnn Piatt.
From the Washington Capital. !

We learn that for some days past the
great war Senator has been on the war
path, going about with big stick and a
bad breath in places where we are never
found, threatening to cudgel us within an
inch Of our editorial existence. We are
sorry that the war Senator does this. II
tends to injure our character. He ought
to know that we do no. frequent sample
rooms or hang about hotels. We go to
church, we do, and our only relaxation
is in little moral game now and then of
bowling, under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian Association. We have
made so many ten-strikes on these mus
cular Christians that there is suspi-
cion out that we have found the groove
in the alley. OF course the irate Sena-
tor cannot be expected to search for us
in these holy places, and so we hasten to
say that we can be found in our office,
No. 927 D street, every day, Sundays,
high days aud holidays excepted, be-
tween the hours of IL noon and 5 P. NJ
when we will be happy to fight or drink,
as the Senator may choose.
n B To ia :ili,ate business it will be
we'll to bear in mind the following rules
that visitors will find placarded on our
editorial doors:
We kill Senators on Monday.
Tuesday is devoted to Bladensburg
and the Diplomatic Corps-or Corpse
ednesdays we fight members of the
House
Thursday is de, oted to miscellaneous
rows.
And we protest any intrusion on FIJI
day and Saturday, as our pugilistic pat.
rons must see that some little time has
to be given to editing our insults.
N. B. Cd 2d-Heavy weights will please
,tice that we have no awning under
our windows.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-01-28

Ey- The World gives the official Pres
idential vote by States, and arrives at
the following:
The conclusions to be drawn from
this analysis of the popular vote cast in
November, 1872, are as follows:
| Over half million Democrats de.
clined to vote for Mr. Greeley.
2 Five million one hundred thous-
sand of the legal votes of the United
States did not endorse President Grant
at the polls, being majority (active
and passive) against him of J 100000
3 President Grant carried but one
State, Vermont, by a majority OF the
whole number of legal voters.
4 The late election went by default
Grant receiving a majority Of the cleo
toral vote because there was no candi-
date in the field upon whom the oppo,
sition were satisfied to unite.
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More Aid to Eject senators.

The investigation Of the affairs of.the
Credit Mobilier is bringing to light some
very bold operations iu the way of sup
plying money to candidates for the Uni
ted States Senate On the 10Th inst Mr..
C. S. BUSHNELL, Trustee Of the Compa-
ny, gave some very interesting infoima-
ton to the country. We extract the iol
lowing;
"Witness was asked whether any other
Senator or Representative had been cleo
ted with the aitl OF funds from the Union
Pacific or Credit Mobilier Companies, to
which lie replied, as to himself he had
always liberal!y subscribed for general
political purposes, and the impression
was that IN one instance he contributed
IS 900 10 Senator Thayer, which money
was drawn by draft on him; he thought
this was in the Nebraska State election
Of 1870, when Thayer was a candidate
for reelection; Thayer was friend of
witness, and in giving the money he
thought it might aid in securing his
(Thayer 8 election; witness did not re-
lnemher of ever having nale any other
contribution for anybody for similar
case; did not think lie lad ever made
such large o,tribution before; he gen.
orally gave 81, 900 or $4,000 for election
eeriny pufko ses, just as he would pat
taxes; every man must do something to
save the country. Laughter;
Certainly, Mr.. TAAYER's Influence
was beneficial, and tho mere pittance
thrown to him was returned many times
when the legislation of Congress caused
shares to run up from 800 to $500
The leading men in the Radical party
have queer ideas of honesty
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4g The capital OF the Samsna b.,

Re The capital Of the Samsna Bay
Company is $4,000, 900, in shares of sl,-
GOO, 600 each. Fifteen Of the shares have
been taken. and the lease of the bay for
100 years has been ratified by the Santo
Domiuge Senate. The Company is to
pay on the first day Of eacl, year $780,
600 in gold, for which it has the privilege
of building railroads, tele graphs. and
making other improvements, all to be
under the control Of the Company.
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Peck Of Corruption In ohio.

Dr. PECK, Superintendent of the Cen
trail Lunatic Asylum, is to have his ac-
counts with that Institution investigated.
Itappears that he has been receiving his
thousandsof dollars annually, since the
Asylum was destroyed by FIRE, for doing
nothing and his wife has been paid rcgu-
iarly as Mstron of that Institution, with
out rendering any service whatever. 1t
would seem that the entire lot of rascals
in the Radical party are to be exposed, but
Just how much of their ill-gotten gains
they will be required to disgorgei is quite
another question. DR.. Peck subscribed
very literally to the fund to aid GRANT
and the Radical State ticket.
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Proclamation Of the President.

The President, as has been anlicipa-
te6, has issued proclamation forbid
ding all Office holders and appointees
under the Federal Government from
holding at the same time a State, Ter
ritorial or municipal office. The proc
lamation excepts justices of the peace,
notaries public, commissioners of deeds,
of bail to administer oaths, of sheritfs
holding the appointment of deputy
marshal, and deputy postmasters, whose
emolumengs under the State do not ex-
ceed 5000 per annum,provided the same
does not interfere with the discharge OF
their duties as postmasters. The ac.
ceptance of such an office shall operate
as resignation of the federal appoint
ment. The rule takes effect the 9th OF
March.
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oAKEs AMEs sQUEALs.
Credit MobiIier C0ngrsssmen
Elutter.

On The a1d inst OAKEs AMEs made q
cleap breast OF the bribery of Congress.
men. He implicated CoLrAx, GARFIELD,
WILscs, Senators ALLISON, PATTERSON
and others. CoLFAx drew dividends to
the amount of $1,000 on AMEs' check
payable to as. c." and the check was
produced by the Sergeant-at-Arms OF
the House.
The fluttering was terrible. CoLFAz
denied the whole story; but wilted when
the check drawn in favor of as, G." was
produced. We shall publish the testi-
mony in full in next weeks SPIRIT,
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Negro Incendiarism

Is reported on the spread in North and
South Carolina. The last sufferer is
Senator Matt Ransom, who has just had
Clubhouse burned valued at ten or
twelve thousand dollars. The Radicals
in Congress take no note of these Ku
Kux operations, but stand ready to
punish acts of retaliation or punish
ne It of the white people
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EFThere will be a general murmu

GFThere will be general murmur
Of approval of the decision of the
House Committee on Post-Otiices to re-
duce the rate of letter postage to two
cents per half ounce. The expediency
of the measure is another question en-
tlrely; but our traditions all favor the
cheapest possible rate of postage; and
when the reduction is once made, even
tentively, it Will be impossible 10 put
the rate up again. The Committees 5
figures relating to the circulation OF
printed matter through the mails are
striking, and the argument against the
passage of any such matter free, wheth-
er under franks or within the county
where printed, is irresistible.
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EFT The subject of annexiug the
Sandwich Islands is now engfossing the
attention of statesmen and Mark Twain.
The Tribune favors the project, but
sees an objection in the fifty thousand
natives 1t asks: "To what use could
we put this population Hang 'em -
The people of the country claim that
there should be more hanging dome
Here then is the opportunity. When
ever case of hanging is demanded lei
one of the Sandwich Islanders be sus-
pendei. The body could be petritied
by some new process and used as hy-
drant.
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EThe British Government is fixed
in its resolution to place neutral belt
between India and the Russians by
guaranteeing the independence of AT
ghanistan. A special envoy who was
sent from St, Petersburg to London to
propose that an arrangement should be
made for common policy toward the
wild tribes of Central Asia has been un-
successful in his mission. After a So
journ of only two or three days in Lon
don he has returned home. In order to
prevent the remote contingency of Brit.
ish trade in India being injured by the
advance of the Russians, the British
Government has determined to prevent
all commercial intercourse with an ex-
tensive territory beyond its borders.
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sg Senator SHERMAN recently intr,

EF Senator SHERMAN recently intro
duccd bill in the e. 5. Senate, for the
resumption of specie payments on the
1st day of Jaly, 1874 Perhaps It's well
enough to agi,sle the subject, but re.
sumption will not be likely to come
about that soon Resumption of specie
payments is one OF the things. that the
powers that be must gradually work up
to force work will not serve the pur-
pose; resumption without gold aud sill
rer for the transaction Of the business
of the country, would prove an exceed
;ngly shallow move.
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EE Cases of a singular and fatal dis

Eg Cases of singular and fatal dis
ease have occurred at Logan, in Cache
County, Utah The patient is attacked
by pain in the left knee the leg below
the knee, down to the toes, becomes
much swollen, hardened, and red; the
pain then abates; the swelling recon-.
mences above the knee, and extends up
to the body, when Inflammation seizes
the bowels and the patient soon dies
Three cases of his disease have occur
red, and the medical man, who has had
forty years practice, says he has never
knowh any thing like it before.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-01-28

EEThc Spanish Cabinet declare most
emphatically that Secretary FfsH never
sent it any threat like the one recently
given to the pubic from the State De-
partment. The cheap diplomatic efforts
Of the Administration are contemplate
The Spaniards have no hesitation in SO
ternine them.
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one Hundred and sixty Acres.

The Secretary Of War says there was
2,670,57S soldiers in the service during
the war. Should the bill, giving each SOL
dier land certificate for 160 acres ofland,
pass there would be about 1000, 900 men
to receive these certificates, supposing
that GHOSTS have died without leaving
representatives. To supply the remain.
ing 2,000,0 men would require 520, ,000-
600 acres of land. The railroad rings
oppose this measure because of the fine
field it would afford for spectators =
These rings ought MOTTO complain, be-
cause of spectators, for they are the
most rascally Spectators now in the
country. and, no doubt, would succeed in
swindling as many soldiers as would
Claim Agents and Others employed to OBJ
tain the certificates.
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HThe editors of Radical papers
infosia their readers each week that tie
CreditMohilier investigation has revealed
nothing Of any Importance
Are they waiting until evidence is al
duced TO prove every leading man in their
party thief or hribe-talier, be fore con-
Tossing that tits the most stupendous case
OF bribery and corruption in the history
AZ any political organic ltion?
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from the Springfield Republican.

The Secretary and Treasurer of the
Credit Mobilier cannot tell where the
missing books are, but is clear in the
conviction that there is good deal of
unnecessary fuss going on at present =
He assured the Committee it was all
mistake to suppose the public was in
terested in their deings. "Only few
newspapers" be said, S''care anything
about it "Blessed doctrine" said the
veteran topper who found himself for the
first time in Universalist meeting, "blcss-
ed doctrine! I'd give five dollars if 1t
was true" There are number of Con-
gressmen who feel just that way.
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@Secretary BourwELI is greatly
troubled because Of the report of the
Senate Finance Commit,ee denying his
legal power to enlarge or contract the
currency at his pleasure This report
win cause the Treasury Ring to lose on
some OF their investments
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EHon THos EwlSe appears, from
expressions from different parts of the
State, to be the choice of the Democrats
for Governor. He is an able man and
would draw supporters from the oppo-
sition.
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The Cold i'm the Northwest.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, Jan. lS.-The
weather reports from the Northwest this
morning, state that the severity OF the
weather exceeds anything this winter
AT Sparta, Wis, the mercury coneealed ;
the spirit thermometer marks IS , below
zero; at La Crosse, Wis, 81 , below; at
St, Paul,3l below at Minneapolis,3l
below, and at Milwaukee 50 above.
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EThe Lower House of Congress
repealed the Bankrupt Law, on the 10th
inst, by vote OF 129 yess to so nays.
The impression is strong tha. the bill
viii pass the Senate. If 30, how will
unfortunate honest p men escape the
payment OF their debts in the future?
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Ep The Salem Republican says: If
any man wants to know how punctually
his neighbor pays his debts, and wheth-
er it will do to trust him, let him ex
anime the printers books. They are a
safer and surer record than the best
Commercial Register ever published.
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ESIxos CAMERON has oecn reel

EE SIAOF JANEK0N HAS 0tcn re-EIt CT.
el Z. 5. Senator from Pennsylvania -
srioS says wig wsg and q majority of
both branches Of the Legislature say
wig-wag and II e job is complete. A
pape, in Scranton says votes ranged
IRON 80 to zoo dollars each. The pri.
ces in Kansas range from 500 to $500
dollars. See CALDWELL.
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-nn tha 1a.h inat tho

ETOn the l0ih inst, the Arkansas
Legislature elected s w. DORSEY to the
U. s. Senate for ak years frean the 4th
dayof March. He is a Reform Republic
can, opposed to the CLArToN- BowEN
party, and was supported by the Demo
Gratis and Reform Republicans.
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EwIt has been suggested that the re.
election of JOIN SHERMAN,as U. S. Sen.
ator from Ohio, be investigated. Pos.
siblc. Are there no honest leading men
in the GRANT partyr
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kTwhy not investigate GkANr7 We
suspect his connection with "Black Fri
day" "Seneca Sandstone" s.Santo Do.
mingo," and otLer rings, would not look
we'll on paper.