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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-04
ATTENTION.!
q CARD.

7 DESIRE TO STATE IN REFERENCE
L to an article Published in the "Silver
tate in regard to my transactions with tho
Hum ooldt deduction WorHs, and also Ielnt-
ing to my private conduct " lille in Whine
lnacca, thatth statement is ialso in every
particular. not borrow any money
from the col my, mr. tel any one that |
vas short OF money with which to settle with
my paItners. | did say that ] was ashamed
10 go homs with that amount If meRe:, for |
knew that it was not half Of what was In the
ore, and my partner know it, too; but at tho
same time / had "A por ion o. tho money that
my ore statement called for from the cob-
pany, ard received thu balance on the train
that 1 lett on. l also deny staying in Winnie
mucca II day or two and gambling a tor 4 got
tho money he mo. l left that place on tho
same train that a portion OF the money duo
nc came OIL ron AN Francisco. During nv
stay in Winnenucca / asked j udgs Berry for
an advance OF 400. He told me that the
company had 10 bank account, but that h.
would got it for ne during the afternoon,
which he Jailed 10 do. 1 did not promise any
ulth.r shipments Of orc to the Works. pro-
sided 500 psefe oancd 10 me. My experience
with that institution was not sufficiently on
couraging to lead me to entertain tho IDEA Of
trusting any more ore in their hands
1 hope, during n seven years residence In
this county, that / have esta blished "a repu-
tation that viii 90 Sufficient to exoncrats me
iron these chars0s in the Judgment of my
trends and n ighbors, ana | aI willing TO
cave 10 them thu question Of yeraoity in
MILO LOCKWOOD.
Eureka, Feb. 3. 1877. fi-2t
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WAITED IMMEDIATELY,

A GOOD HORSE-SH0LR-ONE THAT
IA can turn and iii; to wi on good wages
and steady employment will be given.
II. Z0TTMAN.
Eureka, J Ian. O., 1877. Ja7-tt
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NEVADA STATE LEGISLATURE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO H SENTINEL.
CARSON, Feb. 5.
"a
HOUSE.

CARSON, Feb. 5.
HOUSE.
The Committee on the State Prison
made a report favorable to the Warden.
Several resolutions relative to leaves
of Absence of county officers were
granted.
Bills Introduced.
By Cleaver-Toll roads, when aban-
doned five years, to tie free.
BY Babcock Providing for the pay
ment of counsel in defending the State
and counties in bullion tax suits.
BY Bottsford Amending the act
creating the Virginia Guy Gas Com
pany.
BY Cavauangh - Authorizing the
Commissioners cf Eureka county to
pay certain claims.
The bill imposing certain duties
upon the Governor was laid on the
table.
The bill relative to incorporating
Gold Hill was considered, engrosseu
and passed.
Several resolutions relative to the
the evidence against Hvuan being
brought before the House, were
adopted.
The specia! order, being the Senate
bill legi>lating Hynan OUT, created
considerable dictate. The Senate adj
journeh. The lobby and floor of the
Assembly we're crowded. Intense ex-
element was evinced on the bill pre-
vailing.
A
Bills introduced for the relief of GER
tain parties.
BY Notwithstanding cruelty
to animals.
BY Observation-Disclosures judges to
issue restraining orders pending ap
peals.
Bills Passed.
Several resolutions for leave of alb
to county officers.
The State Prison bin pas>ed-Twen-
ty-seven to twenty-five. Stewart gave
notice of a motion to reconsider the
vote. The bill will stick.
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LOUISIANA
REPUBLICAN TESTIMONY.
Refusal to Produce Papers.

New YORK, Feb. 8.
The Tribune'S Washington special
saws: When in New ORLEANS, Howe.
the Chairman Of the Committee, was
approached by a person who said to
him, substantially: "There is a mar
i'm New Orleans who, unless something
is done for him, will blow the Return.
ing Board out of water. He will startle
the country and destroy the whole
Republican cause. Howe replied to
this intruder. that that was just what
gentlemen from the North were there
To see to; that was exactly what they
wanted to find out. and if there had
been ANYTHING of that sol going on in
the Returning Board they wanted to
know it,. This individual attempted
no further negotiations with Howe.
Republican memters of the House
Committee hope to prove, with this
witness AS a starting point, that Little
field and Spearing formed a conspira-
cv to obtain money from Republicans
by altering the Vernon eturns and
agreeing to suppress them.
New YORK. Feb. 3.
The Wo9}d New Orleans special says:
Houore Packard. Secretary ct Stale.
TtltS6S W PbsN tIo VIII iioi'
Judge W~hittaker's Court. com
manding him to p~rodure The records
and original ~documents filed in
his Office Ivy the Returning Board,
on the ground that rAither the
Judge MOI the Clerk for the District had
flied any oath in his Office. He says
he regards The order and any attempt
to exerute it Il violation of the present
stdtu quo. All of these officers We're
duly elected at the last election. There
vas no dispute as to that fact, al
hey were returned by the Board. II
Honore'S point is we'll taken. there is
no criminal court in the city and there
can he no valid indictment or trial of
criminals. The point is a mere pretext
without any foundation in law. The
above action was taken N the matter
of the indictment of Wells.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.

WASHING roN, Feb. g..
Maddox was a.ain to-day before the
the Committee on the Powers and
Privileges of the House on counting
the electoral vote. After saying Il
EEL much ~indisposed this morning,
and would ask, therefore. to be ex.
cused until Monday" he handed Field
the two letters spoken of so often dur
ing his previous examination. One
was read by Field, as follows:
"NEw ORLEANS, Nov. 20. 1876.
To Mr.. j. IL. Maddox, New Orleans:
DEAR SIR:
Understanding the political condition
of matters here from association with
both parties, and being the friend
OF the President and Government Off
,ers, would it not be considered a par
Of your duty to 20 at onc to Washing
ton with as little delay as possible
and place before the President the
coudiio and the impending danger
If the situation. Should you conclude
on prompt action in the premises,
allow me 10 commend you t. Senator
West, who is my friend and with
whom you will freely communicate.
Yours, very truly,
J. MADISON WELLS"
Witness said when he first alluded
to those letters they were in New
Orleans, but had been received by HIM
to-day.
AT this point Senator West entered
the room, when Field asked him To
open the letter addressed to him. Sen
atur West replied that he would open
he tlet,er, and then read the contents,
as follows:
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 81, 1876.
My DEAR SENATOR:
| regret much not seeing you when
here. i wanted to say much To you
which would be at least imprudent tn
out on paper. | trust, however. to
meet you in Washing on as soon the
.anvasS is over which IL upon us.
Our duties as Returning Officers have
Affected the destiny Of two great par
les, may | lot say of the nation. /
fully comprehend he situation AS we'll
AS my duy TO the greatest living Gen
-ral, U. ). Grant, and not with my
consent shall this oppressed people
be governed bv his paroled prisoners,
aided by the white livered towards OF
the North. Let me, my esteemed sir.
warm you OF the danger. Millions
have been sent here aud will be used
in the interest of Tilden, and, un ess a
counter movement be made, 1t will
Ia impossible for ms or any other in
dividual to arrest its productive re-
suits. The gentlemen presenting this
letter is fully aware of The moves, and
if you allow, will communicate freely
to our friends and g promptly. Re
suits will be disastrous. A word TO
the wise. Strictly private and conf
Il ntial. Yours, very truly,
j MADISON WELLS.
To Hon. j. II. WEST, Washington"
Senator West permitted the commit
tee to take a copy OF the letter.
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CoMMIssIoN.-Morris II. Joseph, commits
sion agent for the purchase and sale of gro-
reries and all kinds of merchandise. Golden
r Ilc store, Eureka ja6
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EASTERN DISPATCHES.

ESPECIAL. TO THE DAILY SENTINEL.
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The Committee on the State Prison
made report favorable to the Warden.
Several resolutions relative to leaves
of absence of county officers were
granted.
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MARRIED..

Elko, Feb. John Armitage to Mrs. Sarah
Mills, both of klso
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
Oriental War Notes.

The six Russian corps in process Of
mobilization are to consist each of 33.-
600 combatSnts, with $500 horses and
100 guns.
1t is alleged that the Jews of Aus
tria are intensely hostile to the Servians,
and have made their influence felt In tDa
Vienna press.
-Civil-service reform makes slow
progress in Turkey. The Governor of
Cypress can neither read nor write, but
he has the recommendation of being a
brother-in-law of Midhat Pasha.
The Turks were disposed to send
their iron-clads to Burgos, on the Black
sea, but they refrained at the instance OF
the British Ambassador from making
that warlike demonstration.
The Sultan applies himself to public
business with great earnestness. he
continually visits the arsenals, the hos
pitals, and the naval and military col
leges, and displays considerable inteIh-
gence.
The Mohammedans in the East In
dies are taking a deep interest in the
Eastern question. 1t is generally un
derstood that the British Governments is
less anti-Turkish than it might be, on
their account.
Gen. Klapka, the noted Hungarian,
has been received with great cordiality
by leading Turks at Constantinople-
The sympathy which the Magyars
evince for the Turkish cause accounts
for this friendliness.
The two centers of military prepars-
ton in Russia are Kischeneff, in Bee-
sarabia, and Odessa, the first being The
headquarters of the operating army 0n
the Pruth, the second the place for Or
ganizing the defense of the Black see
coast.
The Emperor of Russia has htt'e
taste for diplomatic wranglirg. He re-
Gently declared that his son was righs
when he recommended him to declare
war against Turkey at the beginning Oa
October. This, he implied, would hsv~
put an end to remonstrances.
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Outlaws and Regulators.

A Texas paper relates the following
adventure of an official of Milan county
son Sunday morning last, az Deputy
Sheriff Matt Shelton was returning from
Cameron, and when within few miles
of Milano, he came up with three men,
armed with shot-guns and six-shooters.
He was riding faster than they, and, rs
he passed them, they asked about some
horse thieves, whom they said they were
hunting. After few words one of them
lowered his gun upon Shelton, the 9th.
ers at the same time presenting their
six-shooters and ordering him TO dis
mount. After dismounting they COM
PEELED him to turn over about $40 in
money and fine six-shooter, all the
valuables he had about him. They then
departed, taking their victims horse
with them, and leaving it about mile
distant, where he afterward found it.
Several large parties turned out and
secured the country all day, but could
find only one trace of the outlaws-that
was at the Brazos ford, where negro
woman saw them dismounted late in
the evening. This party is supposed
to belong to regular gang, whose trail
runs through that neighborhood. They
make frequent visits FROM beyond the
Brazos, and penetrate as far as Burleson
and Bastrop. 1t is supposed that these
we're returning with the fruits of their
last incursion, and took Deputy Shelton
in just for the fun of the thing"
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WHOLE NO. 1876.
Pith and Point.
"WE can breed horses, but not rnen.
says an English paper.

"WE can breed horses, but not men,
says an English paper.
A Missouri paper, speaking OF the
cold winter of 1927, says "Hogs and
cattle and turkeys roosting on the trees
were frozen to DEATH"
AN Italian fruit dealer in PottsviDs.
Pa, has this sign on his street-c -correa.
stand "Finei good ladyl PIesse NON
squeeze. TEX yes look non squeez6s-
love you non squeeze"
BUFFALO Express The small hoyx
are said to be inoculated with fevtxish
desire to distinguish themselves in the1x
| Sunday-school classes. This is said "a
season is at hand.
SCENE at a Connecticut postoffsce :
Lady-"Is there letter for me2" Clerk.
"No'm." Lady--"Why2" Language fsals
the clerk, and the lady goes off growing
about "sassy clerks, and howling iOr g
change in the administration.
THE Graphic takes the palm for bad
puns. Here is an instance: The sea
son of base ball now glides silently intO
the era of buckwheat cakes. The bes,
ter escapes from the pitcher and syFup-
titiously assumes forms in which tho
hungriddleigbt.
A YOUNG New Yorker at party asked
and received the consent of young
lady to accompany her home. He wslt
ed in astonishment while the company
slowly departed, and finally limited thai
it was time for them to go. "Oh, sasd
she, demurely, 81 am boarding here I"
ONCE upon time, sagely remarks tho
San Francisco Stock Exchange, when
popular favorite started down grade and
brought up at the poor-house or pau
per's grave, his friends would say ''PO0E
fellow! he took to drink, and you know
the rest" Now they say "The dapned
fool took to stocks and got busted "
Stocks and whisky are oftentimes coE--
vertible terms and inalienable friends
RURAL SANTA CLAUS.
One night when the ground was all covered %Sh
snow,
Old Santa Claus saddled his reindeer to 60
For the hills we're SO covered with sleet and sssn
frost
That he knew If he went in his sleigh held be sos.
So he saddled his reindeer aud put on his pzes
Ahu tutH He SplhhB up Oh INC Ddch
Il will tell just here what found ont at school
That the Rentlemans reindeer, translated, I0ezxs
nluie).
The night was a cold one-uncommonly dars-
The sfeed was unbroken and kept crying " HSrki"
And Santa kept telling himself, all along,
That he never found matters 30 dreadfully wropr-
Afar on hill, through the comfortless night,
Some broad parlor windows burst, cleaning AEs
bright
Theu santa's kind bosom beat warm with content,
For right to that dwelling of course he was bent
He brushed with his mitten the frost from his ehsr
Then pushed the door open and softly stole ~
The little folks sprang from their corners--ha
Ard caught the old fellow, and he was-p0PG! hol
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Daniel Webster,s Widow.

The widow of Daniel Webster, who y
now reported as an octogenarian s1sd'
living at New York city, and, after tsss
years withdrawal from outer life, ss-
tending church regularly on Sundays
was Caroline Bayard Leroy, the dauets
ter of an eminent New York merchant.
Mr.. Webster's first wife. the mother os
his four children, was Grace Fletcher. Of
Hopkinton, N. H., who died in lSsS2
and Mr.. Webster married Miss Leroy IN
1900
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MAUDIEs CHRISTMAS GIFT.
BIZ ETHEL LYNN.

Honest Farmer Blow by his freside sa.,
With his pipe alight, and his sleepy cat,
AS he watched how daylight and night woul'
In the twilight dim Of the Christmas-eve.
On the other side, in the old armchair
Ruddy freight shone ON the silver hair
Through the vale had shared ali his hopes ant
fears.
Apart, with her face to the window-pane.
Looking out, adown. and beyond the lane
stood girlish figure, 30 round and trim,
While her white hands circled a shaded rim,
Close about her face to the darkness bent
With the breathless gaze of a thought intent,
Looking outward long, till the ruthless dark
Showed naught but the frelight's ftful spark.
Then she turned at last, with weary pace,
And crept to her chair in its wonted place;
But her little face glimmered, pinched and white,
In the crimson glow of the gay freight.
She answered soft to their hghtest word,
And cared no whit for the sounding chime
That told Of the coming Christmas time
Then turned, with her taper afresh alight.
To kiss them softly, and say Goodnight
Then the old wife spake, and her voice was low.
"Little Maudie's cheeks-they are white as
snow,
And her step is weak. Should the angels call,
Gan we answer them through pinioned pail?
Roger, was young when welded you;
And Rob is an honest lad enough;
Shall we make their path, Roger, always
rough ?"
'Tis Christmas morn. The bells are ringing.
Oh waken Maud the day is bringing
gift to you. Father sent to-day
Just to bring il home. Guess it now, pray
You will find il safe in the parlor near;
1t will suit, hope; it has cost us dear
You will keep il, maybe. Should you choose
To send 1t back, why, we won't ref use.
Maudie's Christmas gift It was six feet high,
And an arm reached out as the maid drew nigh,
But to draw her head to a bosom broad,
AS he whispered low, Will you take me, Maude ?"
Slowly, hand in hand, came the plighted pair
Till they, smiling, stood by the old mans chair.
" Bless me, oh, my father ~ the echoes fell
With the silver sound of the Christmas bell
Adown the vale have never learned
That the Christmas gift has been returned.
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Groyer.

Gov. Lafayette Grover, of Oregon, e
q native of Bethel, Me-, and over 10
years old. Gen. Cuvier Grover, of tho
regular army, is his brother. He ~ g.
graduate of Bowdoin College, aud h&~
lived in Oregon since 1860. He ha-
held ali sorts of Territorial aud State
Offices, and was the first Representative
OF the State in Congress.
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THE beautiful spirit eff benefcence has
endeared Christmas day TO the poor ana
the young. What n joyous time 1t brings
TO the heart of childhood And now
pleasant ii must be to truly generous
nature to participate in the usual ieiici-
ties OF the holiday season, and to observe
the exultation of the young at the tokens
of affection they receive
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08
Ellsworth.

Week before last there was 8 surprise party at the new house of MT. Samuel Evrett. It was complete surprise and nice lively time was had. Every one foundsomething to amuse them, either in playing games or in dancing until nearly daylight.
 Spelling Schools are in motion yet. but debates are. played out"
 MT. E. W. Chafee started West, on Friday. Some say he intends to stay and get the wheat crop put in and harvested, |, before he comes back again.
 There was tin wedding at the house of MT. & Mrs. George Chapman on Tues. day night'o last week. A house full o1 friends and neighbors came to bring their tin offerings and have good time, and their expectations were. fully realized. The tables were loaded down with good things, and every one could satisfy the claims of the inner man. There was q large assortment of presents and all the presents were useful ones. We wish them many happy returnsof the day.
 David Mercy caught Lynx few days ago which weighed 26 tbs. It was g ''rouser" and looked ugly.
 Blue birds have around quite thick for some time. o IT IS.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08
East LitchTeld

The District school kept by Mr. Bar nard closed last week He has begun ii again, intending to keep about month for the benefit of the youthful minds oi our growing village.
 A number of our children are sick with the whooping cough. 4 visit from the youngest shooting slick of your of. fee, all nicely broken out with the meas. les. few days since, has gwen our young sters "great expectations. We never knew before that 1t was your devil that sowed the tares in the Biblical field of wheat. s.-
 --Mr. Charles Carter is very ill, of pneumonia. sar>.- t. 'Ie4,z9.
 Little Johnnie soon removes to fields and pastures new, where we hope his COWS and hens will wax fatter than they have hitherto been able to do.
 -- Mr. R. H. Ford, the blind 'eaeher, returned, last week, after stay of four weeks among us. He nas held many meetings that were productive of much good. He gained the good will and re- spect of all while here .r
 Owing to illness. the Rev.. Mir Mo- Iaugblin has not been with us for three Sabbaths past. We expect him, next Sun- day. c.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08
inc New Administration.

S.a
 President Hayes inaugural message of MondAy was an extremely satisfactory document fcreshadowing very liberal policy towards the South, and reiterating the promises of civil service reform made m his letter of acceptance. His cabinet has notyet been announced bat the fol. lowing positions are considered settled: !:
 SecretGry of State. e.-Wm. M. Evarts, of
 8ecretary cf Treasury, John Sherman, of Ohio.
 SeeretGry of the Interior, Carl Sehurz, Of M0. aaBE 8.&.
 POsts2oster General, David M. Key, of Attorney General, Geo. McCrary, of
 Mfr. Key is a conservative Democrat who succeeded Andrew Johnson as U. g. Senator from Tennessee raad his appoint. ment is considered an additional proof of the eOuciliatory attitude of the new ad- minlstration towards the South.
 The carpet-baggers are very indignant at what they call MT. Hayes treaohery, but most Northern Congressman are said 10 be favorable to the new policy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08
The President.

Rutherford B., Hayes is finally presi- dent, Personally he is more acceptable to us than Mir. Tilden; and if his course towards the "Prostrate States''is as liberal as it now promises to be, there is better hope ofa real Reconstruction than we have had since the unreasonable conser:- vatism of Andrew Johnson was repudiated by the North. In fact the germ of the great reform required is to be found in MT. Hayes admirable letter of accept ance which we reprint on another page.
 Half of the demoralization which has cursed the Republican party, South, for the past Eight years, is due to the evil system of appointments which Mr. Hayes promises to abolish. Under the late. ad- ministration, the state and the national civil service at the South was one uni form mass of corruption. Scoundrels like Spencer and Yarmouth and Moses controlled the Republican congressmen of their respective States; and those con- gressmen, under the existing system, practically nominated the federal officers. The result has been to bring the Repub- lican party into disrepute in all. the Re- constructed States. If Mir, Hayes up- roots this evil system of congressional appointments, he will accomplish all we can reasonably expect of one man in one term of the American presidency. He will find it no easy task. a;
 Indeed it. is pretty evident that Mir. Hayes must do something. The Repub. lican party can no longer merely ''hold on." It must do or die. The nineteen votes of South Carolina, Florida andLoulsiana, will not be counted in 1880 as they have been in 1877. For four years to come the Florida and the Louisl ana elections will be argued and re-arsued not before board of eight Republicans and seven Democratic lawyers, but be- fore the people! To be success, there fore. MT. Hayes must De something more than a we'll meaning partisan. He must be e statesman, with the brains, the hon. esty and the backbone requisite not only for reform of the civil service and real reconsideration of the sonth. but for the reform and reconstruction of his owr party.