Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-22
EASTERN NEWS.
ESPECIAL TO rHR DAILY SENTINEL
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
WARRINGTON.
Ohio Clerks Must go Home TO
Vote or Quit.
BUSINESS OF THE EXTRA
SESSION.
schurz Thinks Ohio will 60 BE.
publican.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %.

sherman 70 every clerk IN the Treas
ury Department from Ohio. and not
ooe refused ABSOLUTELY to sign it, al
though many did 10. protesting that
they were no: able to beAr the ex pense
| of the trip. There 10 general COM
plant among The clerks that they are
compelled to disobey the Presidents
order. and some threaten to call the
Presidents attention to the acts OF his
s~ubordiuates a. soon as he returns.
Congress will be asked al the APP
preaching session to change the law
relating TO the retirement of army off,
GERS unit for active duty on account of
| old age or disability. The law limits
the retired list of the army to 800,
while in the navy there is no limit
whatever. Army officers who are dis
abled for active duty are compelled to
remain in active service until death
creates . vacancy on the retired list
before they can be retired. There are
now 81 officers waiting o be placed on
The retired list, and unless the Law is
changed il will be several years before
all can be retired from active duty.
Secretary Schurz, judging from a
recent conversation at cincinnati with
many of the best informed of Ohio
Republicans. is confident they will
carry the state at the coming election.
The Maryland Repabiiean Conven-
sion.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 20.
The Republican State Convection to-
day nominated G. E. Porter for State
Controller. The resolutions express
confidence in the past, a a Presi-
dent, q soldier and a man; that his
Southern policy is wise; his civil ser
vice regulations praiseworthy, and his
attempts TO carry out the pledges OF
the party honorable; vindicate the
courage and wisdom ofthe Republican
| party; rebuke the infiationists and fur
| nish arguments against the repeal of
the resumption act; assert b a re-
sumption Is absolutely necessary to the
stability OF trade and industry; declare
that the audacity of the Democrats in
impugning President Hayes title Is
only equzled by their declarations that
John Lee Carroll 10 legally elected Gov
ernor of Maryland; thatthe latter holds
bis title only because no tribunal in the
State was willing to decide upon it and
upon the proofs Of fraud and violence
by which he became Governor; declare
that all laws shall be obeyed; lawless-
ness suppressed; all classes protected,
and capital and labor be equally re
spected.
The telegraph Companies
New YORK, Sept. q.
The Sun says the transfer books Of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany closed yesterday. 1t is ex expected
there will be a fight over the new di-
rectors, as ii is asserted that a comb bin
alton is forming to Dust the present
direction on October 10th. A leading
broker in Wall street said yesterday
that he had been told that there was a
| clique Of stockholders who desired to
| elect General Eckert President of the
Atlantic and Pacific Company, as
President in place of VIM. Orton. so
that the absorption Of the Atlantic and
Pacific Company would ts more as
sured than il now 10.
Failure sfa Heavy Sugar Girm.
New YORK. Sept. 81.
Ponvert & Co., an old and large
sugar importing house in this city, has
made an assignment. The Ponverts
being in sympathy with the Spanish
Government were specially obnoxious
10 the Cuban revolutionists. and sev-
eral Of their most valuable plantations
we're burned or otherwise destroyed.
The Losses in this way must have
reached from . million to two million
dollars. The debts OF the firm are
largely. what are known, to sugar man.
ufacturers, rs factors claims. and prob
ably are not less than $500 900, due
mainly to Cuban firms.
Death Of Senator Boxy.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20.
United States Senator Lewis v.
Bogy died At his residence here at IL
O'Clock this morning. The Senator
he'd been afflicted with malarial fever
for several month";, and lately an xb-
cess of the liver WAS discovered which
FASTENED and perhaps directly caused
his death.
The Presidencs Seuthern Trip.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 70.
This afternoon q committee from
Atlanta waited upon the President and
prevailed upon him to visit that city
after his visit TO Knoxville. The par
ty leave for that city tomorrow morn
ing and thence 70 Atlanta.
Governor Hampton left for home to-
night.
8silreaA Aeesaess Near Ptstsbarg.
PIrrsBURG, Sept. q.
Three cars we're thrown from the
track on tho Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road this morning by the breaking OF
an axle near Casselman station. Sew
eral persons we're moreor less injured,
but no one WAS killed.
TIE Tssia nsbbery.
OMAHA, Sept. 81.
There Is no further news OF the ex-
press robbers. OF the money stolen
$40. 600 were consigned TO Wells. Fargo
4 Co., Of New York. and $1,000 to the
New York National Bank of Com
mefce. The money stolen from the
passengers aggregated nearly 5000.
English paper: Doctor-"Now tell
me, Colonel, how do you feel when