Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-20
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Particulars of the Burning of the
Montana--Politics in Oregon
Governor Growers Defense
of His Action in Count
ing Watts Out and
Cronin in.


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.
Captain Douglass, of the steamer
Montana, teleGraphs that the Montana,
which left this port on the Sd instant,
arrived at Guaymas on the l4th. She
lett there ut I0:30 in the evening. An
hour after. fire WAS discovered coming
up tho midship ventilator. In five
minutes the ship was ablaze aft. lie
ran her ashore w miles inside of
Cape Haro, to save the passengers and
crew. No lives were lost, but nothing
on board was saved. Among the pas.
Sengers were Lieut.. King, L. ). army,
and a number of recruits for military
posts in Arizona. Quarters have been
arranged for them at GuaymaS. The
authorities lender every assistance.
The American Consul has provided
for the passengers and crew. The ship
burned to the waters edge. She will
be sold NJ auction. The Montana was
A wooden screw came Of 900 tons,
built at Bath. Maine, in 1865. She was
valued at $40, 900; insured for $50. 900,
divided among IA number Of compa-
MES. She had a valuable cargo on
board when she left this port, but
much freight consigned to Mexican
ports was discharged before the disas.
ter, The cargo at that time consisted
OF some goods for the Gulf and Colo
RADIO river ports; about Si7 900 worth
of commisssry stores and about $4,000
worth of quarteruaster's stores for
military posts in Arizona. The Gov
ernmsnt had no insurance.
A Portland, Oregon, dispatch says:
c. b. Bellinger. chairman OF the Dem
ocratic State Genital Committee, has
issued a call for a meeting of the com
mittee at Salem on Thursday, the 2lst
instant. The call has been issued in
obedience to an order received from
the National Democratic Central Com
mittee. The object aud purposes OF
such meeting has not been made pub
Ito. IL H. surmised that the movement
means u thorough organization to
meet whatever emergencies may arise
in the future bearing on the question
of the peareable or fOrcible inaugura-
ton Of Tilden. Bellinger has not in.
timated in his call the object Of the
meeting, and the question is eliciting
much public comment and concern.
Governor Grover has just published
a long and deliberately prepared state
ment of his pretended official action
regarding the recent electoral muddle
in oregon. The statement is designa-
tod ty him as an Executive decision,
and * a studied defense OF his official
conduct. After discussing at great
length the legal features of the case
and citing numerous authorities in
support of his position, the Governor
concludes his statement as follows:
"Believing this tn bo the inevitable
logic deducible from the law and facts
i'm the premises, | conclude that Watts
is not entitled to a certificate of cleo
ton, because the Constitution of the
United States declares he shall not be-
appointed, ard that Il. a. Crouin is en-
titled 10 n certificate of election a. one
of the Electors of the State, because
he is an eligible candidate, having the
highest number of legal votes cast for
that office next after the election of
VIM. III. Odell and John G.. Cartwright,
Whose elections are not contested.
Any other conclusion would disfran-
chise the State of Oregon AZ TO n
third OF her representation in the Col
lege of Electors. To my mind 1t is
clear that the positive injunction OF the
Constitution of the United States upon
the subject of Electors should be en-.
forced. and that in maintaining 1t In
this particular the result Is as above
declared
Senator Sharon will probably leave
tor Washington next Monday.