Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-12-25
EASTERN DISPATC HE'S.
BY Overland Telegraph.
ESPECIAL. 10 THE DAILY sENrINEL.l
Congressional News Appropria.
tioa Tor California Military
Ports to be Abandoned.
WASHINGTON

Dec. ~.
No appeal has vet reached here from
Justice Fields decision against the
constitutionality OF the California anti
Chinese law.
Axtell's nomination as Governor of
Utah was urged by Sargent in view of
Axtell's confessing his Democratic sins
and stumping Ohio for Grant.
Colonel Mendell writes to Represen-
tative Luttrell that his report on the
survey OF the Sacramento and Feather
rivers will recommend the appropria-
ton of S57 900 for the improvement of
the Sacramento river, and Sl7 900 for
that of Feather river. These sums
will be enough to remove Instructions
of all kinds.
The Secretary of War, at the sug-
gestion of General Schofield, recon-
mends the breaking up in general Of
small military posts, including camps
McDermitt and Halleck, with a view
of locating a new and larger post prob
ably near arlin, Nevada.
The argument before the Arkansas
Investigating Committee is concluded.
The indications are that Representatives
Poland and Ward, of Illinois. will re-
port in favor OF Brooks, while the 9th
er members of the committee will sup
port the validity OF the present State
Government.
The Black Hills Country.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. ~.
\ telegram to Gen. Ord from Gel.
Bradley says an Indian came to Spot
ted Tail, Yesterday, reporting that a
entering the eastern part of the Black
Hills Thou fsnItla from NJSsJnttri
Gen. Ord telegraphed instructions that
the party be expelled by military force
sent from the nearest available point.
New suits against the City-More Of
OF the Pacific Mail Investigation
Congressional News MiYcel.
laneOus.
New YORK, Dec. "a.
Two new suits growing out of the
old operations have been begun to re-
cover five hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars for the city,
a London dispatch says that Mons.
Capel has published a pamphlet in re-
ply to Gladstone's expostulations.
CHICAGO. Dec. "a.
A Washington special says in regard
to the Pacific Mail investigation: A
/ Stlolie Sup-NoIilIiiltcc, CoiiSlSlluS III
kaeson, Niblic, Beck and Burchard,
has been directed to sit in New York,
with full powers. One of the first OBJ
jects will be to discover the person to
whom the five hundred thousand dol
lar check was paid.
Officers of the Metropolitan and
American Exchange banks will be
summoned. Kings evidence has al
ready been taken. 1t IA part of the
mystery testimony transmitted from
the last Congress. In it King posi-
lively denied all connection with the
Pacific Mail affair, and said he spoke
to only n member Of Congress, and
that in jest, and that the member voted
against the subsidy. II the check
passed through the Park and Metro
politan banks, its passage was irregu-
lar. The original check is here and
bears the payment stamp Of no bank,
which would not have been the case if
it passed either of those banks, unless
it was paid in a very irregular way.
Rufus Hatch, of the Pacific Mail Com
pany, who has the check here. doubts
the payment through these. lie says
it was a part of the Harriet & Moves
transactions. Richard Parsons was to
have testified to-day, but was called
home by death in his family. lie will
testify. His only connection was As
attorney. Richard Z. Parsons, Rep
r~esentatlve from ohio, is said to have
prepared a statement to be made 10
the Ways and Means Committee,
showing his connection with the Pa
cific Mail subsidy. AT tho time of the
passage Of the subsidy. Parsons was
Marshal of the Supreme Court. His
statement it is understood will show
that he received $4,000 from Irwin,
the Pacific Mail agent here. who now
stands in charge of the Ways and
Means Committees; Sll,50O from Mr..
Stockwell, President of the company,
making in all $4,000 received by Par.
sons for assisting in the subsidy.