Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-12
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES
FROM
serious Shsrgss Against surveyor
~Gieuerai tinrdlnSr \. a. Cohen
Accuses charley Crock~r Of I.y-
ing -Chs kpalttn1 Court Martial
-Atclnbsrger's Republic.

I As FRANBIsoo, March II.
The Chronicle this morning pnblisi-
80 a IN! .rr from Sacramento stating that
turing Gardner's administration of the
office of surveyor General, applica-
tons inr land we're filled stalutary.
the fees for which should exceed t,y
$6,is0 the total amount ha accounted
Tor tn the S'aeTreAsury aud calls upon
the conni to appointed early in the
session to- Investigate land monopoly
aud frauds tn inquire into the matter.
A. A. Cohen, ia an extended inter
vie , SAWS with reference Ia the state
m@nts ninde against him nv Charles
trucker in a recently published inter
view thai all the statements made hy
Cracker are entirely untrue in every
Respect and well known to he so to him
ut The time he made them. ~ never
in any WAY whatever used any influ-
.tce or position tina! ! had with the
railroad COMPANY to obtain any adj
| vantage ia myself"
In the Spalding court martial to-day
the testimony 81 Hugh Morgan. Presi-
dent of the Bank Of British Columbis,
waS continued. He testified directly
that the vonchers held by he hank
we're personally presented to S~palding.
who acknowledged their genpinepess.
The question involving other vourh-
rrs not mentioned In the specifications
WAS objected to by the prosecution and
the court adjourned till Monday Ia
give connsel time To prepare arguments
on the objections.
The Atta this morning publishes n
letter from tho Samoan Islands re-
counting an apparently high handed
INYnfsendInO nm fho ma ri ut ('rFt Nj VEINS
~ the British ship OF war BanocnnIa.
IN seizipg the armed schooner Peer
lass, purchased here and taken To Sa.
moan by Stsini~rger. u. n. Commits
sioner. ON o Of carrying arms
under the Z. s. flag.
The letter also mentions a movement
on the part " the ca p'ain and foreign
conSnls tn declare independence OF Sa-
moan rule. and iDtiD,ates the int1ntion
OF the British commander 10 drive
~Sieinb~rger from the islands or take
Possessi"n OF them In tho name Of
England.
PARTIES in this city having business
relations and CONF unication with
SAMOA believe that the condition of AZ
fairs ~ mn CORRECTLY stated in the letter.
which j. evidently written bv rome
one in Stainberser's interest, aud ron
slider it more probable that the Peer
loss had heen employed in tho coolie
trade between the Islands, which the
English authorities regard on the same
footing M the slave trade, or had been
seizei fnr debt. All seem to concur in
ihe belief that Steinberger il a fraud OF
The first III
The Central ;ysaetHe clear bu the
as.A
TRUcKEF, March 10.
The storm IL about over and the road
10 clear. The east-lound passenger
train nj the Sth left At 1880 this morn
ing, and tho east-bound passeng@ trsin
"f the OH at : =. NJ. No farther trouble
anticipated.
Fire NJ M%arysyflie.
MARY.vILI.E. March 10.
This morning ~ fire broke out In the
ire proof storeroom Of the Marysvfne
Wo"len Mills. The damage tn the
stock by fire and water IL about Si2,'
600, fully insured; supposed spontaHe
Gus combustion.
Arrest nj n sh0Otist.
SAN FRANCISCO, March III.
James Il. Ryan, who, on the 4th o
December. 1872, shot police Officer
Brown in front Of a house Of i'll reputt