Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-13

ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY SENTINEL.
The Political CaldrOn In the East.
CHICAGO, Jan. IL.
The Iribune's Washington special
SAYS there has been a rumor that the
President will send a third term letter
to the national Republican convention.
The attention of the President was to-
day called to this rumor, when he said
it was without foundation.
Cameron, Harry White and other
Pennsylvania Republicans have been
in consultation with the President and
Conkling, for several days. 1t is said
they propose to secure q delegation
froIn Pennsylvania in the Republican
convention, in favor of Conkling tor
President. The primaries for the
Democratic convention have already
been held In Philadelphia. 1t is I'm
derstood that Samuel +. Randall holds
the delegation that he will not be we'll
disposed to Kerr's friends.
1t is asserted that the friends of Sena-
tor Thurman have organized within a
few days, and propose to push his
candidacy for the Democratic nomina-
ton for President, and have made
o%yertures to certain Democratic Con-
9ressmen who have been regarded a.
friendly to the interests OF Senator
Bayard.
Several Democratic grangers in Con
gress are pushing the claims of Justice
Davis OF the Supreme Court, as the
Democratic candidate, and the names
of several prominent men are mem
toned as favorable to his nomination.
Earthquakes AMI Floods In south
America Female Suffrage in
Chill.
New YORK, Jan. IL.
The Skrank Herald of Panama, just
received contains the following adj
vices from Lima announcing the com
plete destruction by earthquake, on the
fourth of December, of Abancav. Be-
tween tour p. NJ. of the fourth and
five A. M. of the fifth, no less than
thirty-seven shocks occurred. A Sc
we're flood inundated the business part
of Valparaiso. Two lives We're lost,
and one million five hundred thousand
dollars worth of property destroyed. .
Several rome have heen registered
in some of the towns 10 Chill as quail
fed voters, and will exercise the right
of woman suffrage at the approaching
elections.
An > ther Sui Against Beechcr.
NEW York, Jan. II.
Counsel for JOS. Loder is making
preparations for a suit against Henry
Ward Beecher, claiming damages Tor
malicious prosecution.
Inausurntej Governor.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. IL.
John Lee Carroll was I~naugurated
as Governor of this State to day.
Nominated.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
Charles f. Brown has been nomi-
mated by the President for Pension
Agent at Cincinnati.
Congressional.
HoUSE
WASHINGTON. Jan. ~.
Bills we're Introduced and referred as
follows:
BY Wells, OF Missouri, for n Post
ONCE and Custom-house building al
ST. Louis.
A resolution was introduced author
iziBg the appointment OF "A commis-
sion to ascertain On what terms a mu-
tually beneficial treaty of commerce
with Mexico can he arranged.
BY Levy-Fort The removal OF OBJ
s,ructions in Red River, by closing the
mouth IF the TOMS Bayou.
BY Dibrell-To make it a misde
meanor for United States officials to
denand contributions to election funds.
BY Landers-ro establish a mint at
Indianapolis.
BY C~aulield-To establish a mint at
Chicago.
BY Burchard, of Illinois-Requiring
national banks to prepare for specie
payments.
The House Committee on judiciary
to-day considered a proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, limiting the
Presidents term. Some of the mem
bers are in favor of fixing The terms at
six years with ineligihility afterwards.
Others are for six years with ineligibil-
ity until six years after the expiration
Ofsuch term; and others are for restrict
ing the President 10 two terms Of four
years, or in other words, against a
third term. A majority of the com
mittee seem to favor one term only of
six years, with ineligibility for re-
election.
BY Faulkner-To prohibit Senators
Representatives ana Delegates in Con-
grsss from acting as counse or ether
wise in suits or proceedings against the
United States.
The House at 2 o'clock p. NJ. resumed
the consideration or the amnesty bill
and Was addressed by Garfield. He
yelled to Wood, Of New York, to make
inquiry as to the continuance of the de-
bate. He remarked that over ten
thousand bills had already been intro
duced aud almost none passed. He
understood % gentlemen had indicat-
cd their intention to speak ON the
Amnesty bill, and he wished in the IN
terest Of the country that the debate
should terminate as Dol az possible,
so they might proceed to the necessary
business of legislation.
Randall said he proposed to move
the previous question in al hour.
After Garfield concluded, Blaine
claimed that under the rules he him
self and not Randall had control of the