Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-15
EASTERN NEWS.
TO THE DAILY SENTINEL
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
wAsHINCToN.
The White Sulphur Gathering
and the Speakership.
Removal of Howard Probable.
AxrELL AND MORMONIsM.
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
WARRINGTON.
Removal of Howard Probable.
AxrELL AND MORMONIsM.

WASHINGTON, July II.
As the political gathering at White
Sulphur Springs approaches, Fosters
friends predict his election for Speaker.
Garfield's candidature is less spoken
OF, although he has done what he can
to push himself forward by informally
81 Expressing himself in favor of the
Texas Pacific grant. Foster, who re-
fused to give the road a hearing. is
now leaning in the same direction.
Foster has been engaged in a cores
pondence with n or w OF the dis
souri, members which is likely to re-
suit in an additional vote or two. The
attitude of the prominent agents OF
Tom Scott and the Texas Pacific when
in town recently, leads to the conclu
sion that those interests have secured
assurances of favorable Organization
Of the House. All that can be said AT
present, is that the intrigue for the
election of a Republican Speaker upon
the platform of a Texas Pacific subsidy
scheme, which went out OF sight six
weeks ago, to the surface now
with an assumption of success.
Several companies of troops started
from Atlanta, Georgia, to-day, under
orders to 20 to San Francisco.
~ IL ~ - A0BOht tiRh nv
ards inefiiciency has led the Admin
istration to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
super-eding him by the appointment
of General Crook in command of the
Department of the Columbia. A Cabi-
net officer this evening said that his
lips were sealed upon the subject.
McCrary arrived here late Tonight.
having ordered his carriage by lele-
graph to meet him at the station and
take him t O the Presidents house, for
the purpose of consulting with the
President on the situation. 1t is en-
tirely possible that Howard may be
suspended in a day or two.
Axtell's conversion 10 MOrmonism
is likely to cost him his place as Gov
ernor of New Mexico and break the
ring which the Sun attacked two years
ago. Frederick Lockley, editor of the
Salt Lake Tribune, writes as follows
on this subject: "When he (AxtelD
arrived at Salt Lake, as Governor of
Utah, the leading priests received him
and carried him to a Mormon hotel,
where his board and whisky bill,
amounting to 5000, was paid by the
City Council. He took a ~disgraceful
part in the Indian uprising, and is he
lie ved to have conspired with the Nor
mon priesthood against the lives of
Gentle settlers.
President Hayes has decided that, as
the National Republican Committee
will have no political duty to perform
for three years. there can be no objec-
ton to Federal officials retaining their
membership, and thus they do not
come within the restrictions of the re-
cent order. The test cases were those
-. Mills " 90 a.z A.
sistant Secretary Mccormick, both of
whom are members of the National
Committee. This decision has created
considerable surprise.
At the Cabinet meeting to day, the
Indian war was the principal matter
considered. 1t is regarded as Decessa-
ry to take every proper method to end
forever the hostile demonstrations of
the Indian tribes. This latest outbreak
is considered as serious as any of late
years. The Government will use every
source to give a final stroke to tn Q
Ind lar troubles.
General Grants Whereabouts.
New YORK, July Ia.
General Grant is stopping at the Ho-
toll de Russie in Frankfort. Yester-
day was devoted to sightseeing, and
last night he visited Hamburg. To-
day he will give a banquet at the
Geological Gardens in that town,
which promises to become q magnifi-
cent affair.
The German Musical Festival.
LOUISVILLE, July IL.
The German musical festival closed
to-day with aparade and a picnic. The
Saengerfest has been successful beyond
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