Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-22

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stationers in Maiden Lane. have agreed
upon "a settlement on The basis OF fifty
cents on the dollar in five payments, at
six, twelve, eighteen, twenty four and
thirty months from February LIST, with
out interest. The liabilities of the firm
are S234,l l5; assets, Sl50,639.
Postal Agents and Their Bonanza.
CHICAGO. Jan, u.
A Washington special says among
the points brought to the attention of
the subcommittee on postal affairs is
the dubious practice of running back
about seven years, permitting mail
agents I @ draw a salary from the Gov
eminent and charge for travelling ex-
penses when they had not raised their
hands in the public service outside of
their offices. Salaries of agents OF the
departments range from $500 to
81 5000 a year; besides this, they are al
lowed under the law five dollars per
diem when en- route. 1t is found, how.
owe that in the face OF the law bulls for
travelling expenses are regularly al
lowed men who never stir from their
desks in Washington. When cases OF
this sort reach up into the hundreds,
as the records show they do, the loss
to the Government can lie estimated.
Postmaster General Jewell admits the
practice and admits that IN opinion OF
the Attorney General forbids il, hui
he felt constrained to continue it be-
cause it had been u ,tained by his pre-
decessor.
After the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Still "a
Prisoner.
NJ. DI.I;ta- xf I~,. ,-n. I.F,.a
the House Committee on Public Lands
Yesterday pressing Lis bill. making
the Pacific Railroads, the Omaha
Branch, the Kansas Pacific Branch and
Central Branch from Atchinson, pay
taxes on their $4,000 acres of land
which they have eluded heretofore
by n~eglecting TO pay the costs ofthesur-
vey, the selection and Co%nsevancing
1t is the same bill which passed the
last House, but-in the Senate il was re-
lerred To Stewards committee and
there met its death for that Congress.
There is but little doubt that the com
mittee will report it and that the
House will pass il.
A Irijune's Washington special
saws: Official advices have been re-
ceived from Mexico that the report is
untrue thai the horder thief Cortina
has escaped or been released. Efforts
are making to secure his release on
bail.
Protection for the Mexican Border.
A Tribune Washington special says
one of the first reports of the Demo-
cratic Investigating commissioners
will ne in favor of an increase of the
army by two full cavalry regiments to
patrol the Mexican border along the
Rio Grande. The Mexican Border
Committee TODAY asked the Secretary
of War whether he could furnish these
regiments al once, and if he can not the
committee will report "a recommended
zion to the House that they be at once
recruited.
Fire and Explosion.
WILKEsBARRE, PA: Jan. 81.
Yesterday forenoon "A fire broke out
in the Lehigh Valley C~ompany's pros
pect shaft, an expioSiOn of gas followed,
causing considerable damage to the
mine. Some OF the men were severely
burned. The mine is being Hooded by
water.
A New Roman Diocese.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20.
A cable dispatch to the New York
Erecmdn's journal, dated Rome, Jan
uary 20, announces that Allegheny
City, Pa, has been made a Catholic
diocese, and Bishop Dominee. now OF
P~ittsburg, its first bishop, al his W
request. The Very Rev. Tueggs, OF
Altoona, has been appointed Bishop OF
Pittsburg.
Ben. Boyd, the notorious cOun'er-
feiter, was found guilty to-day. His
sentence has not vet been tixei.
Crooked WIishy-Mu>ic In the Air.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 20.
Revenue officials are oyerhauling the
books of the whisky men in this city.
and is creating much excitement. The
leading distillers confidently assert
that there is no record in existence 10
establish "A collision between New Or
leans and the Western ring, but there
are a good many here who say ''that
sort OF talk is. all stuff" it is moreover
asserted that tho presence Of Govern
ment officials here now is but the pre-
Jude to the opening in New Orleans OF
the campaign against whisky rings,
aud there will % Emusic in the airn Ia
a few days. Several parties have been
summoned to appear before the Q
nut OiDttIS W telk WlldJ tuty KNOW
about CERTAIN matters, but the investi-
cation will be conducted with closed
doors.
Anxious TO Turn states Evidence.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 20.
Col. Hedrick, Mr.. Miller and AS
sistant District Attorney Mckinney are
constantly besiged by indicted parties
with propositions to turn States eyi-
dence against somebody, provided the
prosecutions against them are dropped.
The propositions have iii every in
stance been declined.
what scott Can DO.
New YORK, Jan. 20.
! A Times Washington special broadly
intimates that Tom Scott can pass his
Texas Railroad bill If he only will con-
sent to permit the Central Pacific to
control the road when ii reaches Cali
fornia.
Suicide-In Bankruptcy.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, IND, Jan. 81.
w. 9. Perry, go years of age. while