Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-03
WASHINGTON.
NEW YEARS RECEPTIONS
The Proposed Inter-Oceanic Canal.
ELECTORAL VO TES.
ELECTORAL VOTES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l.
A disagreeable snow storm prevails,
but the day is "A general holiday. The
reception at the Executive Mansion
began at noon, when the foreign Min
listers were received: following whom
came members of the Cabinet and
other bodies, Judges of the United
States Supreme Court, Senators and
Representatives in Congress and 9TH
ers. A general public reception was
held at two O'Clock.
NEW YORK, Jan. l.
The Iaqbnne's Washington special
says: The President, speaking OF the
Nicaragua ship canal, says he has al
ways been greatly interested in the
opening of navigation across the 18TH
mus, and that he has now no doubt as
to its entire feasibility. He says he is
personally familiar with the Nicaragua
route, and can himself testify to its
practicability; that he crossed the 18th
mus at that point some years ago on
his way to join his command III Cali
fOrnia; that the level of the lake is not
more than 157 feet above tide on the
| Atlantic side; that the length of the
canal requiring excavations Is not more
than 81 miles, while there will be slack
water navigation by means of dams on
the San Juan river from the mouth OF
the San Carlos to Lake Nicaragua, a
| distance of about 63 miles; lake navi-
CATION for less than so miles to Virgin
| Bay, and a continuance of the canal
| thence through tho beautiful valleys
| of the Rio del Medic and Rio Grande
to Pinto. In a recent conversation the
President alluded TO the other routes
| over which careful instrumental sur
veys have also been made, and each
of which possess some advantages.
None, he said, had as many advan-
tages as the Nicaragua route. The
| President said the United States for
more than half a century has had an
absorbing interest in the inter oceanic
canal across the Isthmus. We have
finally been able to prove the practical
bility of the work at the mos favOra-
BILE points and he felt confident in say.
ing that the people of this great repub-
lie will be eager to do whatever is
proper to aid in its contamination, in
accordance with the broadcast princi.
Piles of common benefit to all nations
and to all peoples. 1t will make the
products of British Columbia and of
Central America doubly valuable, and
it will bring the wheat products of
California more directly into British
markets, thus cheapening and giving
stability to the price of breadstuffs,
which will be an i~ncalculable advan-
tage for the MASSES of the people of a
manufacturing and commercial coun-
try. In regard to the financial ques-
ton to be considered in connection
with the prospect, the President said
that the vast products of California
alone would afford a handsome revt-
nue.. So far as the Pacific railroads
are concerned, Grant thinks they will
be in favor of the construction of the
canal, for the increased population
which will go to the Pacific coast will
greatly multiply their trade.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.
The Democratic certificates of Presi-
dental Electors in Louisiana and Sonth
Carolina were delivered to Senator
Ferry to-day.
The Senate committee on counting
the electoral vote had another meeting
to-day. A prominent member says
the general Indications seemed more
hopeful for agreement than at any
previous meeting. Another member
says he cannot perceive that the CON-
mittee made any progress toward har-
moDjzing conflicting views.