Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-14
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The Times Clinton, Iowa, special
Willard d. Great passed here
yesterday, en- route home from the
Black Hills. and tells a graphic story
of the dangers and privations of life at
City. He says that he and four
others dug faithfully for II days and
So apiece; and that was the ave
age luck in that vicinity. He says
people are coming away from the
Hills, as the Indians are getting more
troublesome. While returning his
party was attacked by Indians at In
dian Creek, and lost their horses and
all their valuables. Que man was
wounded and his comrades carried
him on their backs. He believes there
is gold in paying quantities there, but
there will not be profitable mining un-
til the country gets settled, tran>porta-
ton facilities better, and the Indians
quieter.
Independents I'm New NOrk.
New YORK, May IL.
The Executive Committee of the
New York Liberal Republicans last
night passed a resolution that, mas
much AS no liberal organization is
known to exist in any State except
New York, they tail to recognize the
organized existence of any Liberal
Republicans, whom in their nominal
~ opacity, the body recently issuing a
call for a National Convention, a
claim Il represent. They therefore adj
wise the Liberals of New York TO
await the action of the conventions at
Cincinnati and ST. Louis with a view OF
supporting the least objectionable cam
didate thereat nominated.
The Now York Union League ON
National Politics.
At a meeting of the Union League
Club last night the following ie.olu
tions were adopted;
Resoired. That this club. while look
ing to the triumph of the Republican
party in the approaching elections ~ a
condition of those administrative forms
which are essentia! to the preserva-
ton of the public honor and safety;
yet believes that such triumph Is pos
sibie only in the even that that party
shall make its appeal to the higher SEN
timents of the people, and shall select
as its candidate for the presidency a
man whom the people will accept AZ
one to he trusted to resume and carry
forward that thorough reform of the
CIV e NO ~ III ~
party is pledged.
Resoired, That i'm view of II e civil
ser, ice resolutions of the Republican
party in 1872, and of the present recol-
lection of that service, it would be no
less than positive infideliiy to the
pledge made before the nation to leave
it open to doubt in the election of the
centennial year, whether that party
intends to carry on such reform or Is
willing to tolerate that asylum of par
lisan and personal favoritism which
has disgraced the public service and
alarmed all good citizens.
Resolved. That we rejoice that for
once at least the unquestioned de
n,ands of public duty and the plain
conditions of party triumph are the
same and are these: That the Repub-
lican party must be faithful and leave
no ground for doubt that it intends to
be faithful to their great and para
mount principles, to which it has Ions
been publicly pledged. and for which
it has done more and il C capable OF do
ing more than any other party; which
principles are the following:
First-That all citizens shall be equal
before the law and shall he projected
by the law.
Second-That specie payments and
gold as the standard of values shall be
speedily restored.
Third-That the civil service shaff be
reformed.
On these points at least both the res
olutions and the nominees of the APP
preaching Republican National Con-
vention should be such as to Leave no
ground either for doubt or for dis
trust.
A Central Pacific Investigation
Called for from Congress.
NEW YORK, May IL.
A Times Washington special says:
a petition has just been received here
from California asking Congress to APP
point a Joint committee to sit in San
Francisco during the recsss to inquire
into the affairs of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, the affairs OF the
firm of Charles Croker Il Co., aud of
the Contract and Finance Company.
The petition also asks that legislation
be postponed until after the commits
sion shall have reported the facts. The
petitioners promise to make good a so
ries of allegations contained In the Pc
titiOn. The petitioners allege that the
various gifts and subsidies to the Cen
trail Pacific have exceeded in value
Sl25, 000. 900 besides the bonds issued
and secured by mortgages on the road
To the amount of $27, 900 900 more.
They say the construction is Of the
fimsiest character, and that the road
as constructed could be built for $685.
900. 900. The petition charges that Ln-
land Stanford, Mark Hopkins, G.. p.
Huntington and Charles Croker
formed a firm known as Charles
Croker & Co., of which all the man
ayers were members, and that they, as
the Central Pacific Company, let to
this company a contract for building
the road at the most ex~travagant
prices, dividing the profits among
themselves. Frauds are alleged in