Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-13

class of negroes in Texas will not enter
lhe army but prefer to work on farms
in the interior OF the Stale, and this
they are doing. With two good regi-
ments of troops General Ord said the
raids could be stopped and peace re-
along the borders.
The Chairman of the special commit
tee las received a telegram from Mex.
leo confirmatory of the advices received
by the Mexican Minister that COrtinas
Is still in prison in the City OF Mexico,
and not in Matamoras under guard.
Respect to the Memory OF Reverdy
Johnson.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL.
The flag on the Department of JUS
tice building is at half-mast to-day in
aspect to the memory of the late Rev.
erdy Johnson.
BALTIMORE, Feb. IL.
The remains OF Reverdy johnson
were escorted from the Executive Man.
sion at Annapolis this afternoon by
Governor Carroll, both Houses of The
Legislature, the members Of the Court
OF Appeals of Maryland, Admiral
Rodgers and Commodore Terry, OF the
naval school, President of the Faculty,
and the students of St. Johns College,
memhers of the bar and citizens of An.
napolis, all OH foot, to the depot, where
they were placed on a special car and
brought tn this city, accompanied by
relatives and friends. The funeral
takes place on Sunday afternoon.
Senator bruce after President
GPNnt.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL.
The fact that senator Bruce de
nounced President Grant yesterday in
Executive session.. charging him with
Interference with Southern colored Re
pnblicans, and with having unju lily
taken sides against them in Mi>>is
sippi, occasions much comment. 1t Is
said the President, on hearing OF the
remarks, tent for Bruce, but his friends
says he will not accept such invitations,
as he considers the breach between
them too wide to be closed.
The Babcoek Trial.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. IL.
Upon the opening of the Babcock
trial this morning the cross-examina-
ton of j. w. Douglass, ex-Commis'
sioner Of Internal Revenue, Was com
pleted. In a few unimportant ques.
lions on the redirect, the District At
torney presented an affidavit purport-
ing to be n charge preferred in 1873 by
Lindsay Murdock, . Collector of In
ternal Revenue in Southeast Missouri.
The charges were against JDo. A. joyce
and Jno. Mcdonald, respectively rev.
enue agent and supervisor. The EN-
velope was Endorsed, az. c. Sniffin,
the Presidents private secretary"
showing that IT had been received al
the Executive Mansion and referred to
the Treasury Department. Another
injorscmen; showed the referenc, to
the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue. Mr.. Douglas could not testify
that he had seen the affidavit in his
office. The District Attorney said he
proposed to read the affidavit showing
that in 1873 the charges against Joyce
and Mcdonald had been sen to the
Executive Mansion and had gone
through the departments. The Courl
only allowed witness to testify hat H.
endorsement showed snch charges
had been read and filed. They were
not read. Nearly the entire morning
session was taken up u trying to trace
through telegraph clerks of this city
and Washington, and by doorkee pers
aud messengers Of the Executive Man
sion. certain telegrarhs not yet ad
United to prove that they were received
and sent back and forth between joyce
and Mcdonald here, and General Bah
cock in Washington. Finally the de
Tense waived this proof as to one of The
dispatches and allowed the following
admitted To be in General BabcOck':
handwriting. to be read:
"WAsHISGroN. Dec. IL, 1874.
To Gen. Jno. Mcdonald, st. Louis
I succeeded. They will not 70. viii
write you. SYLPH."
Before this was read judge Porte
announced that they proposed to maxi
a lengthy legal argument against thu
admission of the other kilograms, an6
perhaps thew might wish to include
this '.Sylph" dispatch in these, which
was objected TO, aud defense wished t.
reserve that point.
More Crooked officials Come 70
Grief.
CHICAGO, Feb. II.
The grand jury in the United State
District Court has found Indictment
against Cbas. II. Reed, Prosecuting
| Attorney b LOOK cpuulN, anu ALUM
man Hildreih and Cullerton i Co.
who were formerly @ gaugers il
this district, for conspiracy TO defrau,
the Government. Reed is at present il
st. Louis, Witnessing the Ba3cocl
trial.
What COrhoxn II tiuiIty OF.
MEMPHIS, Feb IL.
The Audidnche's Jackson, Missis
sippi. special says the Committee O
Investigation into the official condu,
of Cardoza. the State Superintendent
of Education, reports, after oilligent in
quiry. he j., guilty Of perjury, for pub
liz moneys unaccounted for from IN
time Of his induction into Office, tn
misrepresentation Of public moneys
embezzling, population, bribery. FIR ,ud
ulent issuance OF witness certificate
forgery, extOrtion, and having in hi
possession State moneys u%naccounte
for.