Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-27

Mark Amith-The international
Rifle Match - RusSia's Attitude
CONCERNING she lntriSucs Of Ger.
many TO Gain Possession Of Porto
RicO-The United States Puts in
u StOppcr-A History to be Pub.
liShed After the Authors Death
'rhe Prospect PARK Meeting
tossed - Locomotive Engineers
Protest Against q ReductiOa Of
Wages.
NEW YORK. Sept. o6.
The entertainment for the benefit of
the family of the late Mark Smith will
consist of " simultaneously matinee
performances on October Sth-one at
Booths and the other at Wallack's-
when most of the artists in the city
will appear. one box has been sold
for 500, and another for $50; tickets
at s. each. Edwin Booth has sub
scribed 500.
The International Rifle match, be-
tween the representatives of the Irish
and American marksmen at Creed
more to-day, will not be concluded, it
is thought, until late in the afternoon.
At the sale of pools last night the Irish
can had 100 to so. In the French
pools the American team sold at most,
even with their competitors.
a Washington dispatch of the 25th
says: 1t is reported to- night that the
Porto Rico annexation story has truly
drawnthe fire of Russia and the Unit
ed States, and was, in reality, part of
the scheme of Bismarck to %convulse
Europe. Russia, fully advised of the
intention of Bismarck to acquire a foot
hold in America. and with the as>ur-
ance that we will moi, permit "A transfer
of colonial possessions i'll America
from one European nation to another.
is prepared to ally with the United
States in the event that Germany de-
termines to force her aspirations.
General sherman has written a me-
moir of events of the late war for pub
LEGATION after his death, withthe eNcep-
ton of the last chapter. which COM
prising his opinions and useful mill
tary lessons therefrom. and is pub
li>hcd in the -irmy and Nary journal
to-day.
This was the closing day of the Pros
poet Park meeting. The second race
$1,000. Fleedv Gold Dust wOn,v it'll
~ AthNA hAbASA
Time 2:223 2:23l2 and 2:254.
The locomotive engineers of various
trunk lines and leading roads, held Il
meeting here Yesterday and protested
most earnestly against any reduction of
wages at the present time.
The Louisiana TrOubles-Oh~tneIcs
to the COunDroiMise-O Opinions Of
Leading Men.
CHICAGO, September 26.
\ Tribune New Orleans srecial says
that the chief obstacle to the compro-
mise between the Republican and
Peoples party. i'll regard to the man-
agenent of the Spring election. is the
/ opposition of United States Marshal
Packard. \ prominent Mcl.ncryite
assured the Ifj6unc correspondent that
he believed A compromise would vet
be effected. So far. said he, as the col
ored members ofthe committee were
concerned, there was no trouble. In
conversation with Colonel James
Lewis, President OF TIE Republican
Parish Committee, and other leading
colored men. | have learned that they
We're disappointed with the result and
that an effort will be made by them to
have Mr.. Packard excluded in the
next conference. They were gratiiied
that II committee We're willing to
have the colored members retained on
the Returning Board, and that our
committee suggested the name of Or,
Rondares for the third or n~on-parti>an
member. DIR. Rondares is an educated
colorcd man, and for several wears
previous to and just after the war wa,
editor of the Ttibnne, a Republican pa
per. OF late he has had an active in
tereSt in politics, and the feeling
against Marshal Packard among his
opponents. is very great. 1t is gen
orally believed that he infused suili-
Client courage into Kellogg to prevent
his resignation Turing the recent cX-
element, and the fact is well known
that he carries the greater share of the
brains ofthe Republican party OF the
State under his hat.
a Defense for kellogg.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 26.
The Pfcnyune publishes a defense OF
Kellogg in justification Of that gentle
mans action in leavingthe State house
when 10000 baNonct> menaccd him,
and in answer to the charges OF puSil-
lanimity made against him by certain
Northern Journals, it says: Governor
Kellogg makes the neat answer that he
regrets the absence Of his >anguinary
friends in the of his great
peril, and when they doubtless would
have proved valuable body guards.