Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-03

sion of the Northern Pacific railroad
on the south side of the Yellowstone as
fzr as the Gallalin Vall.y in Montana,
and will also build another railroad
from North Platte station, On the Union
Pacific rs ilroad, to Tho Black Hills. |
AIN OF the telief that the largest depOs-
its ot gold ara further west Than where
Tie miners are cow working. The head
waters of Wind river are gold bearing;
the Owl Creek mountains are gold
bearing; the Big Horn valley is gold
bearing; Powder river is gold bearing,
as Is also Clark's Fork of The Yellow
stone. Besides this. the Black Hills
have All abundance of goud timber for
the treelesS country south o! them aud
west of the Missouri rver. The sue
CO.'S of all these interests ,lel ends on
the establishment of the two posts
named. Military operations have now
l,een commenced against the hostile
bands al Sioux by order oftre Interior
Department. and | consider this appro
priaiion so necessary that I especially
request immediate action on it.
Signed, =. ii. SHEIIDAN,
Lieutenant General"
Sargent has written a letter to Attor-
ney General Pierrepont IN regard to
the Government suit against the Cen.
trail Pacific Railroad Company to re
cover five per cent. of its net earnings.
Alter referring To the indefinite post.
ponemeut of this ease by the California
Circuit Conrt to allow testimony 10 lie
taken in Washington. and sharply crit
icizing The conpany's arguuen, tina
the road j. not completed, Sargent
calls attention to the Importance of
closely watching the matter 81 that the
facts may appear in the deposition,
which, he says, is not like ~ to be the
ease, unless Pierrepont takes action to
secure that result.
Democratic NaSs Convention ia
New York. Ia Consider the Cur.
reAcy QaestiOn.
NEW York, March /.
The Executive Committee, consist
Ing Of Gideon &. Tucker, Richard
Schell. VIM. Fl. Hetchn.an. ex-Sreaker
Mcguire. Wheeler n. Bristol. Rufus
+. Andrews and others have called D
mass convention of Democrat. at Sy.
racnse. for March 10. The call includes
all desiring to he in harmony upon the
currency question With the Democracy
OF Ohio, Pennsylvania. Indiana. Mis-
souri, ard tine Western ami Southwest
ern States, aud who are IN favor of:
First-Iie withdrawal of all Ma
tiGnal Bank currency, and the subsli-
tuition therefor OF ~greenbacks.
Second-A Law declaring g~rcenbacks
receivable for duties.
~Thir1-The repeal OF the specie rs-
sumption act.
The convention y take such action
az NJ seem necessary.
Rhode Island Republican Conven.
tion.
Providence. II. l., March /.
The Republican State Convention
will be held March %.
New Jersey Republican Mate Con
NEWARK, y. j, March /.
The Republican STATE Convection is
ca led for May H.
Convicted Of Violation Of the tiyii
Rights Biii.
PHILADELPHIA, March |.
In the case OF Upton j. Newcomer,
Clerk Of the Bling ham House, charged
with violation of the Civil Rights bill
by refusing lodging 10 Rev. Cook, a
Nv h"S ItiN ~ ~ IltIlk
gave a verdict of guilty.
General Beiknap Comes to She
y Startiins xunDrS oi
Fraud In the wnr Department.
WAsHINoTuN. March ..
It 10 reported that Marsh, of New
York, testified Yesterday efore the
Committee ON EXPENDITURES in tic
War Department that lie aid Mrs.
Belknap Sl0.MO Tor a post trade ship
and $4,000 yearly since. and that she
did moi deny the truth of the charge.
which hecauie generally known this
morning. causing much surprise and
excitement in official and otter ~circ.eS.
Inquiries were made in all quarters to
ascertain the prerise facts in the prem
ises. which resulted in the general he
liei that the reported testimony ase en-.
titled tn credence, and thin billet was
further strengthened bv tho fact rhal
about ten o'clock this morning
Secretary t3elknap had an interview
with the President, in company with
Secrctarys Bristow and Chand' er. and
Senators Morton. and Morrill,, al Yer
mont. The subject was discussed in
volving the resignation OF Score ary
B~elkDap. Tie latter left the Exeru i've
- tfNIFFdIS tINtltlttT. NIltt
both went overtothe War Department.
1t is thought that Belknap iiaced his
resignation at the pleasure of the Pres
ident.
Levi p. Lucky has rasigued as pri-
vate secretary to the President, ~ the
latter desired tn continne his son Ulys-
ses in his Office. Mr.. Lucky has ac-
cepted a position in the Interior Depart
ment.
IsnpeachMent r~rncecdinxs Disc0n.
tinu0i.
NEW ORLEANS, March. 2.
The House adopted n resolution div
posing Of the whole question of i'm
parchment by ordering the discontinu-
ance Of further proceedings ON the part
of the prosecution.
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