Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-13
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
VOORHEES, SWORN IN.
VS..
Tho House Fixes the Army at
10000.

W
oeoase.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL.
Conkling arose tn . personal expla-
nation. aud referred to the publication.
on Friday last, in the New York Her.
aid, purporting. in some general sense,
to come from him. 1t did rot profess
to be q report literally of anything
said by him, but professed to be . mar
rative Of . private conversation, and II
disclaimed ACCURACY. As generally
read. IL seemed to have been accepted
as something which had become 10 be
kno wn as an interview. He desired to
state that for some months he had not
held an interview for publication with
any one, save in one instance. and
then 1t was in regard to the usefulness
and services here of the dead Senator
from Indiana. In all other instances
he had declined to be interviewed.
The Herdid's statement contained
some remarks which he had made in
casual conversation at times. Ii cor
tanned other remarks which he
made ut any time. II ascribes to him
expressions quite indefinite, 10 "a the
least.
Hon. D. W. Voorhees, was sworn in
as Senator from Indiana.
Booth was appointed Chairman Of
the Commiuee on Patents. in place 81
Wsdleigh. recently appointed Chair
man Of the COMMITTEES of Privileges
snd Elections. Wsdleigh and other
Republican members Of the committee
this morning Atzted that no reference
whatever was made 10 the Kellogg
SpoffDrd case in the Republican eau
Gus on Saturday.
At q meeting OF the Senate Commit
tee of Pri vileges and Elections, Mitch
ell offered a resolution, which was
adopted, that Wadleiyh and Merriam
be appointed a committee to conf-r
with Kellogg and Spofford, and ascer-
tain from them, aud report to the full
Committee how far and to what exfeDt
they may agree upon the facts bearing
upon The contest. Without b trans
action of anv further business, the
committee adjourned.
The House, by six majority, adopted
the amendment limiting he army 10
1000 men.
severe Criticism of Senator Zen -.
NEW YORK, Nov. IL.
To davis Commercial Advertiser par.
ries reflections upon Senator Jones
for chanpioning silver RECOMMENDATION.
while himself the largest bonanza own
or in the country. - follows This
10 \ gross mistake. He Is not now III
great silver miner nj the United States,
nor has his past success been such ~
tn leave him among the great bonanza
miners in his own Stale. He Is not
among the Macksys q Fairs and
Flood Il O'Briens. nor does he present
their real interest in silver bullion. or
their sentiments on debasinY the coin,
or Initiating the currency Of the Govern
non They are content with the mar
kst which they already enjoy As pro.
ducers of gold and silver bullion. and
exporters oftrade dollars of 40 grains.
Their interest, aside from their pro-
found respect for the public faith, IL
largely ia United States gold bonds. pr in
cipAlly In lives and four and \ halls.
They recently offered to enlarge their
investments to b extent Of twenty
millions in the new four per cents.
While this offer was declined by tire
London syndicate and the bonds have
since fallen below the par of gold, they
would Doubtless be prepared To renew
IL il such people as Jones and Bland are
made to take bac seats in Congress.
Jones, we conclude, il a $ great a fraud
a. the pretended representative Of the
real bonanza interest Of the Pacific
slope. as his debased silver dollar
would PROVE in the currency Of the
country IL made . tender OF 4.l2H
grams"
Critical Condition or the Pope.
New YORK, Nov. IL.
A Rome special says the Pope
passed a restless night. but always
awakened. In the full possession
of his faculties and was conscious Of
all that was going on around him. His
physicians say he caunot recover
though be may linger for q week. The
Italian Government has already taken
the precaution to station . strong
guard around all approaches To the
Vatican. tn prevent any pillsging that
might follow on the death OF the Pope
being made public.
Dsaaderssg Drasgisss.
PROVIDENCE, X. l., Nov. IL.
Deacon William b. SpOoner. of Bris-
toll, died last night. through the mis-
take Of druggist who put up a wrong
medicine. Isaac H. Wadleiah, of East
Greenwich. died yesterday from .
simiiar cause.
Fire IN BiAdleeerd. Maine.
BIDDLEFoRD, Me-, Nov. IL.
A fire yesterday destroyed the
Parker House. Wbeeler's and Bells
storoa and da~~u~N oshav rronorfv