Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-03
EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 8. 1877.
smE CALIFORNIA sKxAroRsmIP.

ex-0ovsrnof H. II. Haight, Of San
Francisco, ba full nedeed candidate
for sargsnt's seat In the United States
Senate. It Il said the Sonoma delegs-
tion 10 solid for him, aod he Is sup
posed to have received encouragement
from other actions Of the STATE. He
has no valid claim Oh the place, for "
reports be true, he never msdsa speech
or contributed . dollar toward the
achievement Of the splendid victory Of
the Democracy In the Golden State.
Those who made success possible are
the men whose claims 10 whatever
houors the party have ct Its disposal
should Be nrst considered. Great po-
liticsl battles are not NON BY droues,
and II 10 not right that this class
should take precedence Of active,
energetic psrtisans, without whose
efforts uccsss 10 seldom attained. Mr..
Hsight would make . creditable Sem
ator. but he hss done nothing to de-
serve It. Mark Mcdonald paid three
iourths Of the entire cost Of the cam
psign. How much he paid the Caron-
tels 10 make war on Sargent and the
ring has not. Of course. been made
It IL certain. however. that he
did more than any ten men IN the
State to make California Democratic.
He may not be ~ brilliant . talker rs
Hsight, but on questions requiring
practical sound Judgment he 10 more
than his peer. This Il all that 10 nec.
sssary. There are already enough
takers In the Senate. Mark Is sure to
vote right, II he gets there, and that
will BE- quite sufficient. Jim Farley 10
10 no particular his superior.
GENERAL CAssIUs M. CLAY has an
Of twenty-five hundred acres In
Kentucky, in the center OF which
stands . stately mansion. He has . IL
brary and many fine paintings. In
this home General Clay is passing his
old age with his adopted son, an intel
ligsnt yonng Russian. for his compan.
ION. This old sbolitionist now holds
the most gloomy opinions as to the
condition and prospects Of the colored
race. He says that Of those freed by
him many years ago. none turned out
well. He adds that the colored peo-
pie arc rapidly decreasing In numbers,
and must finally become extinct.
DAN VOORHEES,, the Tall Sycamore OF
the Wabash. will probably be appoint.
cd BY Governor Blue Jeans Williams
10 succeed Morton In the Senate. Gov
ernor Hendricks could probably get
the place. but beings candidate for the
Presidency In 1880. It IL not likely that
he will want Il. The death Of Morton
and the appointment Of q Democrat in
his stead. makes political honors al
most easy In the United States Senate.
Senator Sharon will now be needed in
Washington, and it il quite probable
that he will be called upon by his
party to lot Spring Valley Water take
care Of itssif and hurry to the rescue.
VERY elaborate arrangements are
being made for the funeral OF Senator
Morton. After appointing committees
to bs present at the obsequies. both
Houses Of Congress yesterday id.
journed q token of respect to bis
memory. Att mass meeting held in
Indianapolis, Invitations we're extended
to the President and Cabinet, the Su.
prems Judges. officers Of the army, the
Governors of the State. and all Of the
civic and military organizations In the
State Of Indiana. Next Monday at
o'clock IL the time named for paying
the last sad tribute Of respect to tht
distinguished dead.
In tho present campaign the Rus
SLAMS are feeding their horses with
cakes Of meal and oats. which are made
In st. Petersburg, and must be highly
thought ofto.b b transported = thousand
miles to the seat Of war. These i'm
provsmsnts are but . few Of the prac,
teal results VI ~ efforts made In Eu.
rop~ to avoid Q~pneceasary hardship
and 70 kesp troops and horses well
supplied whom moving In . barren
country.
08NHRAL Mills, who conquered
Chief Joseph. was in command ol
Fortress Monroe whom Jen. Davis was
confined there. and Il wss hs who or.
dered the Confederate chieftain to b
put In irons. He ri . volunteer on.
Ger. . carpenter BY trade. and became
. regular army officer sftsr the war,
hsinG placed In command Of . negro
regiment. He u . Brsvst Major Gen.
sral. AH rank In the regular army il
that ~ Colonel.
TwR "Psssident" Of the French re.
Duhlis" y playing . very peculiar
gone. He lost the game % far - the
elections Wero oonoerned. and now he