Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-01
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Decoration Day I'm the Eastern
Cities.
New YORK, May 30.
Decoration Day was never SO gener-
orally observed before in this city.
Very few large places of business were
open, and these closed as the day adj
vanced. All the public offices were
closed throughout the day. The city
was enveloped in bunting and the ma
tional flag was at half-mast over every
hotel and many private residences.
Early in the morning severa posts of
the Grand Army of the Republic with
attachments of militia, with various
wagons laden with flowers, assembled
at the rendezvous and soon afterward
were begun the duties of the day by
decorating the-Wsshington statue, the
Lincoln statue, and the Worth o
ment. On the march to the ferry on
the way to the cemeteries. Montgom-
ery's tomb, Robert Emmet's tomb and
the Lawrence monument were decor
ated. Crossing the South Ferry the
procession was divided, a portion pro-
ceedlng to Greenwood, Cyress Hill,
Holy Cross, Evergreen and other Gem
e%teries, where, after addresses, the
great crowds Of people who had as
sembled strewed flowers over the
graves of soldiers, both Federal and
Confederate.
Dispatches from Northern and East
ern cities show that Decoration Day
was very generally observed.
BALTIMORE. May 80.
The Methodist General Conference
resumed its session to day. The re
port of the Committee on Religious
Corporations was taken up and
adopted.
General j. B. Weaver, of Iowa, Of
fered the following: Whereas, a propo-
sition is now pending in Congress to
request the President to negotiate for
an additional article in the treaty now
existing between the United States and
the Empire of China, the article to be
substantially as follows: The United
States of America do hereby reserve
the right TO regulate, restrict or prevent
immigration of Chinese subjects into
the United States except for CONNER
cial pursuits; aud reciprocally the EN-
peror of China reserves the right to
regulate, restrict or prevent iminigra-
ton of citizens of the United States in
to the Empire of China except for
commercial pursuits; and, whereas,
the obvious effect of such a treaty stip-
ulation will be to exclude Christian
missionaries from the Empire OF Chi
ma, be 1t therefore resolved: That in
the name of the Christian religion We
protest against the President of this
nation negotiating any treaty that will
place a legal barrier to the entrance OF
missionaries into the Empire OF China.
Resolved, that a copy of these resolu
tons be forwarded by the Secretary OF
this conference to the President and
Senate of the United States.
The conference refused to entertain
the paper and IL was returned to Cen
eral Weaver.
Riot and BlOodshed at the Election
in Chill.
New YORK, May 30.
Dates from Valparaiso are To the
second instant. The elections of the
10Th and 18th OF April took place amid
riot and bloodshed, both in Valparaiso
and Santiago. The Government gained
II candidates and the opposition ~
These elections were for municipal
councillors on whom depend the fate
of the presidential election.
Drew and vaderbilt-Theo. Tilton-
General sherman.
New YORK, May 81.
Drew and Vanderbilt were much
better yesterday.
1t is reported that Theo. Tilton is
about to remove to Chicago.
Hiram IL. Roberts. Democratic can
didaie for Governor of New Hampshire
in 1915, died at Salmon Falls, N. H..
yesterday, aged ~.
The Lightning Train.
NEW YORK, May 81.
A Herdtd's editorial says: The Jar.
rett and Palmer express train which
leaves New York tomorrow morning
to reach San Francisco Sunday, Is q
commendable evidence of private en-
terprise and rs an event possesses ma,
tional importance. What these bold
managers do now as a wonderful feal
will be done twenty years from now
every day.
The A. r. stewart PrOperty-Mis
cellnneOus-M Mississippi.
New YORK, May 81.
1t appears that there is to be a scram,
BILE over the property of the late A. T.
Stewart after all. Parties VINO are
about to contest the will claim to be
third cousins of deceased, theil
grandfather and the grandfather of Mr.
Stewart having, AS alleged, been broth,
ers.
A Heraid's reporter interviewed
Thurlow Weed lately on the presiden
tial ticket. He did not think Conklinl
could succeed; and that the rival can.
didates would be Tilden and Wash.
burne.
There is every reason to believe thai
the onslaught on Kerr was made by
disappointed New York politicians
] Green, for many years, has been con