Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-09
EASTERN NEWS.
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY sKNTISEL.l
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
w-ASHINGToN.
Report Of a Hopper Sharp.
SOMETHING ABOUT PATENTS
TO MINES.
THE PRESIDENT TO SWING AROUND
TIE CIRCLE.
Louisiana's Federal Ring.
Louisiana's Federal Ring.
New YORK, August 8.

NEW 1ORk. o.
Professor Riley. of the United States
chronological Commission, has made
"A resume of the labors OF that body
recently in the Far West, dwelling on
the Rocky mountain locust and grass
hopper plague. In summing up his
observations he saws: There is very
little danger of injury from fall
swarms of these insects from the
northwest. unless they come from the
Black Hills country. There remains
q chance of swarms from the western
parks and plateaux. or from those of
Utah. but l have good reason for be-
lieving they will prove no more in
furious than the swarms which have
been passing for several days sinceI
have been in this State, (Colorado)
from the western ha'ching grounds.
The prevailing wet weather has de
stroyed the grasshoppers 10 a great
degree, and has been more instru-
mental than any other cause in de-
stroying the locusts.
The Interior Department has de-
cided that an adverse claim to be con
sidered must be sworn to bv the party
claiming adversely and mo- oy his at
torney. Hearings may be had to de-
termine whether the legal expendi-
ture has been made on the mine for
which a patent is desired. An expen-
diture of more than 81 500 by the own
ers OF an adjoining mine on a portion
of a tunnel running through the
premises embraced in the application
for a patent in a case where tue appii-
cants were to have an interest in such
tunnel, is considered an expenditure
under such mining laws upon The
claim applied for.
Capp's Land Ouner for August con-
tains the following list OF patents is-
sued for mining claims i'm Nevada since
the first of July: Nye county, Moni-
tor Belmont Mining Company. Moni-
tor and Independence mines; Belmont
| Mining Company, Moore and Mar.
tin aud Pennsylvania No. l mines.
Storey county, Niagara Gold aud Sill
yer Mining Company, Niagara mine.
President Hayes to-day, after the
Cabinet meeting. issued a general or
der prohibiting the sale Of arms or
ammunition to Indians, and revoking
all licenses to trade with them in such
articles. Military com manders are
charged with tie execution of this or
der.
In September the President will go
to Ohio, Leaving Washington about the
5th. He will remain four or five DAYS
at his home at Fremont, after which
he will visit Louisville { be present at
the celebration Of the anniversary of
the adoption of the Constitution of
Kentucky. From Louisville he will
probably extend his visit as far south
as Nashville. and then return TO Wash
ington via Chattanooga, Knoxville and
Southwestern Virginia. 1t is not
understood that the President will
be expected to make any set speeches
during either of these excursions.
An effort has beer making for some
time in Louisiana to secure certain &C.
counts and papers held by ex State
Auditor Johnson. 1t is believed by
the prosecuting authorities of the State
that these papers implicate Kellogg in
q scheme for p%lundering the State. In
pursuit Of similar evidence. Governor
Nichols has sent a detective to San
Francisco TO arrest Fulton, tax collect.
or in the First New Orleans District.
who is currently believed to have acted
IS paymaster to the ring. Fulton
reaches New Orleans to- night.
The Campaign In Ohio.
NEW YoaK, August s.
A Tribune Cleveland special says
this will be a dull campaign with a
doubtful result. The people are tired
of politics and want rest. The CHIEF
force working for the Republicans is
the general desire to hold up the hands
of the National Administration, and
for the Democrats the hard times.
There are no sharply antagonistic
principles at stake TO arouse men from
the lethargy OF the ''oh year."
a wealthy Lady Commits Suicide
lar Times with the Calico Man.
factories.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., August g..
Miss Z. 4. Burke, q wealthy lady OF
Cleveland, Ohio, WAS missed from heI
room in the Oakland Beach Hotel
This morning at Z O'Clock her bod
was found in the water. She proba-
, bly, jumped from the second story
window Of the hotel and drowned her.
self. She was in poor health.
The Durrel Print Manufacturing
Company have cut down the produce
ton forty per cent. on ccount Of the
low prices OF prints. The Cocheco
mills are reported TO have stopped
work.
AMurdeFer Respised.
HARRISBURG, Pa, August &.
Thomas Campell, who was to have
been executed at Wilkesbarre to-
morrow for the murder of q man
named McNulty, has been respited
until Septembe 10th.