Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-24

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WASHINGTON. January 90.

CnaS. ONeil. OF Phila lei ,Ihia, TODAY,
explained that his recent proclania-
ton in reference to holding State Of
iices ly Federal officers is not in
tended To apply To members of school
and educational boards.
The Senate Committee on Elections
have commenced their examination
sumo the Caldwell case on Saturday.
The Directors Of the Colonization
Society res lived to urge the Govern
ment to establish q line of steamers
to Liberia. Three hundred applicants
await passage, and three hundred
leave OH tn. LIST Of May. Nest of the
annlicants are from FlOri Ia and Geor-
gia.
In the Senate to-day. Sherman, from
the Committee on Conference. report
ed Il bill liking the salaries of the fol-
lowing officials at $1,000: Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury Assistant
Secretary OF the Interior ; Assistant
Postmaster General Solicitor, Reg
i-ter. and Supervising Architect Of the
Treasury Department /; Commission
ers ut Patents. Indian Affairs, General
Land Office, Pensions, Customs /; Au-
ent of the Money Order System Su-
perintendent OF Foreign Mails.
The Senate resumed the considera-
ton Of the bill authorizing the con-
struction of six new slOops-Ot-war. An
amendment limiting the aggregate
of tonnage to 10000 tons. and the cost
to 81 coo. UO0. was adopted.
The Finance Committee will report
a bill fixing 81 &c 81 100 as the rate of
receipt for pounds sterling by the U.
s. Government officials.
NEW YORK.
New York. January %.
The SANTANA Bay Company held a
meeting to-day and adopted the Com
missioners' report, and ratified the
contract made with the San Domingo
Government. The company elected
A.. b. Stockwell President Paul N.
Spotford, Vice President Henry
Clews, Treasurer; II. X. Hazard,
Secretary. The company intend pur-
chasing or building three sic lnlers.
besides tho Tybee. which will run
regularly between this port and Sam
ana.
In the Tweed case to-day Garvey's
crOss-examination was continued until
the ado nment. Nothing new was
ELECTED.
New York. January %.
The English irt op-ship Himalava is
not vet heard from. She left Eng
and had on board about three hun
dred soldiers of various English re2i-
mentS.
A meeting Of the Greeley National
Statue Committee was held here last
evening. VIM. Orion presided: 1t
was announced that som ,thing like
$l5, 900 had been already sui Inscribed.
President Orion then said it was deSir-
able tn It every State and town ,hould
subscribe tO the fund. Subscriptions
from one dollarupwards would he re-
ceiv d. AS sOon as the subscription list
were closed. t,ty should he sent to
the Treasurer. VIM. w. Miles was
app inted President of the Commi-
tee and Andrew n. Green Treasurer.
It was decided to collect $40 900; to
erect in Central Park a bronze statue.
with u pedestal OF granite from New
Hampshire. and to place a simple
memorial tablet over the grave at
Greenwood.
In u Brooklyn court yesterday, II a
Isl wherein II woman claims AS the
wife of one Speer. deceased. a larg"
share OF his estate, a decided senSa.
ton was created by the appearance OF
the first husband OF tno claimant.
whom she deserted 80 years ago and
supposed dead.
ALBANY, January %.
Roscoe Conklin" vas elected US.
Senator TODAY. The vote in the Sen
| ate "A COnkling. 20; c. q. Wheaton.
5. House, Conkling. 81; Wheaton,
&c.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BoscoN, January %.
Chief Engineer Thomas Shock: or
the navy yard, died to-day at Charles
| town.
NEW JERSEY.
PATTERSON, January %.
Seven prisoners escaped from jail
| this evening, by collision with the
| doorkeeper, lie making himself q prls-
Oner.
ATLANTA. January %.
The Legislative Joint Session to-day
voted for United States Senator. Re
suit Gordon. 81; Stephens, Il; Hill,
IS; O'Kernan. IA.
PENNSYLVANIA.
HARRIsBURG. January %.
J The vote for United States Senator
today is as follows: Senate. Came
ron. is; Wallace, IL; Wright, 1; Mar
shall. l; House, Cameron, 50; Wal
lace, 81.
/, ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO. January %.
A fierce northwest snow-storm ha'
prevailed here since daylight II
continues. it will aus another rail
road blockade.
NEBRASKA.
OMAHA, January %.
Granville Hale. Deputy U. S. Mar
shall, and DR.. Wolf. Deputy Postmas
ter, of Nebraska City. were shot a
Wyoming, Nebraska, to-day. by on
Woodson. whom they were attempt
ing to arrest.
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, January %.
A dispatch from Genoa says tn