Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-04-28

from he vestry with slow and meas
ured tread. The audience rose a. the
magnificent spec acle began to unto.d
i self. 1t was an exhibition which New
York will probably never witness
again.
secretary DclanO Withdraws His
Resignation - Postal Matters =
The Cabinet i'm Council.
WASHINGTON, April 26.
Secretary Delano to day freely ex-
pressed the belief that the recent news
paper charges affecting his official in
tegrity are the result of conspiracy
to compel his retirement from the Cab
met. He is in receipt of numerous
letters from friends in various sections
OF the country advising him to aban-
don his purpose, formed as he had
stated last Fall, to resign about this
time. Secretary Delano now says that
in accordance with this advice, and
with his own Judgment of his duty TO
he has postponed his resignation in
definitely.
The Postmaster General to day is
sued an order cancelling all awards OF
contracts heretofore made in favor OF
Jerome, j. Kinds, Patrick Laughlin.
John w. Delaney, VIM. Weis and
VIM. Giddins, these being the names
contained in the proposals imposed
upon the Department by the compile
ity of the clerks at the last regular let
ting. The order directs that the con-
tracts be Immediately awarded to the
respective bidders whose proposals are
next lowest in amount to the proposals
thus rejected.
There was a consultation to day at
the Executive Mansion between the
President, Secretary Fish, Postmaster
General Jewell, and Secretaries Bel
knap and Robeson. 1t is the impress
sion that the conference was in refer
ence to successor to Attorney Gen.
eral Williams.
New city Charter.
BosToN, April 81.
The Aldermen have adopted the
new city charter, which places the
management of debts under a com
mission instead of the Council. II
also increases the city police force to
700 men.
Miscellaneous.
New YORK. April q.
Five archbishops, sixteen bishops,
and $50 priests arrived here TO partici-
pate in the ceremony representing the
berretta to-day.
Four local fire insurance companies
have Withdrawn from the National
Board of Underwriters since Satur-
day.
Bad Work On the New Custom
House.
CHICAGO, April 27.
General j. II. Holman, recently APP
pointed by Supervising Architect Pot
ter TO succeed j. &. Rankin as Superii-
tendent of the new Custom House and
postoffice building, now being put up
here, arrived yesterday, and has made
a partial examination of the work
done. lie finds such detects in the
wallis that it is feared they will have to
be taken down. These defects are
partly owing to the use of patched
stone and partly to poor work on the
part of the contractors. Various irreg
uarities have been charged upon tine
former SUI erintendent, but so far they
appear confined to what the above
iacts indicate.
Memorial Fay at Augusta. Gn.
AUGUSTA, Ga, April 20.
Memorial day was observed here
with unusually imposing ceremonies.
The corner stone Of the Confederate
monument was laid. Gen. Evans lie
livered the oration, in which he took
occasion to urge the cult, alton of
fraternal spirit and to do nothing to
keep alive the passions of the war.
The Confederacy was dead and they
"A IN
had parted sadly with the dear old
true hand of Southern honor the staff
that bore the stars and stripes.
The ladies decorated with flowers the
graves of Confederate and Federal
dead in Augusta Cemetery.
shaking Hands Across the Buried
Dead.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, April 26.
| A call has been signed by Federal
and ex Confederate soldiers of this eli v
| for a Joint decoration of the graves of
Federal and Confederate dead. Among
the ex-Federals signing the call are
ex Senator Clayton, U. s. Marshal
Torrens, and U. s. Collector John
Brooks.
More Mexican Outrages iu Texas.
| WASHINGTON. April 26.
| The Postmaster General this morn
ing received the following dispatch,
which he has forwarded to the Secre
tary of State:
"ConPUs CHRISTI, TEXAS, April "a.
Postmaster General, Washington: The
postoffice was robbed and plundered
at Carizoo on the 18th instant, by Mex
leans, and DR.. Lowell was killed. The
Custom house safe is in the same
building, but as far as known could
not be opened. The particulars will
he reported by mail. Signed
II. MCLELLAND."
Railroad Accident.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
Two passenger trains on the Balti-