Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-29
WASHINGTON
Large Purchase Of silver by b
Government

decline in The price which followed the
liberal sales in London by the German
Government. The Director of the
| Mint. who, under instructions of the
| Secretary of the Treasury, purchased
silver for coin age, emphaiicaily denies
that the slightest favor has been shown
any sellers of bullion, all purchases
having been made on the best attain
| able terms for the Government. The
Director further states that silver since
| July last has been mainly an article OF
speculation, operators purchasing and
| holding it for n rise, aud others selling
| for future delivery in anticipation of q
| decline, and that the ordinary quota
| tons in New York and San Francisco
are generally those at which bullion
| dealers purchase silver arriving from
the mines and not the rare at which
they sell. The regulators allowing
the Treasurer to furnish silver coin on
certificates of deposit # the Assistant
Treasurer and National Bank deposit
tories, have Leen modified, TO permit
shi oment of silver directly 10 parties
making the deposit. The expense of
transportation is 10 be paid 10y the De-
partment to parties i'll the United
States reached through established ex
press lines or by continuous railway
or steamboat communication, the de
posi,s to be in sums not less than 81 900
and not exceeding $4,000.
The Louisiana Commission Agreed
Upon, and the Gentlemem select.
ed Have Accepted the Position
of Members Thereof.
NEW YORK, March q.
A Washington special says: The
commission for Louisiana a been
agreed upon and the gentlemen Sc
lected have signified their accep;ar &c.
The names will lie officially announced.
A Times Washington special says:
The truth about the matter is, that the
commission viii go to Louisiana for
the purpose of etfecting some sort of
compromise which may be acceptable
u the rival governments and to both
political parlie.. What trade or bar
gain the rom promise NAV involve. can
mt at this time be stated. That the
& commission can result in any good
is very much doubted. The names OF
the commission are still kept n secret.
l. is certain, however, that John NJ.
Harlin is one OF tie commission.
The Contestants of the south Caro-.
lima GOvernorship.
New YORK. March n.
A Times Washington special, speak
ing OF the South Carolina case. says:
The President proposes TO permit the
two contestants to elect whether they
will make their respective communi-
cations to hum alone or to the Pr->i
dent AMI Cabinet. He will request
both OF them to slate their respective
cases fully, refiting thesfacts and law
and at the am time show the extent
and character of the popular support
given them, and the facilities they NAV
have to sustain their respective gov
ernments unaided by the United States.
1t is not in any sense the desire OF
purpose If the President to go into an
investigation, as such, but to have each
of the rivals to present in his own way
his claims for recognition as the legal
Executive of South Carolina.
The Military Divisions aud Depart.
ments tO be KeOrganixed.
WASHINGTON, March q.
1t Is proposed to arrange the geo
graphical limits OF the military diviS
ons and departments. II is believed
that the order making the changes will
be directed by the President as soon
a. the present Southern difficulties
shall be settled, and that Louisiana,
Mississippi and other portions of tile
South. constituting the Department OF
the Gull andAow within the limit o.
the Military DIVISION of the Missouri.
will bs transferred to the Military Di
vision Of tie Atlantic, under Genera,
Hancock.
An order will be issued by the War
Department restoring the old bounda-
ries of the Military Divisions of the
Atlantic and Missouri, by which the
State of Louisiana will again come I'M
der the command of Gen. Hancock.
The announcement Is received with
great favor by Southern Democrats.
The Sympathetic Feeling Of the
church.
NEW YORK, March 81.
DIR. Buddington's church voted, 100
to 90, not 10 send delegaI es to The Con.
gregational council on Wednesday,, the
ground OF refusal being that Henry
Ward Beecher's church had been in.
vited. DIR. Storrs' church takes the
-ame stand. but DR.. Helmer's people
favor Plymouth and its pastor.
why They neclinei to Nerve on she
COsn sss issiOu.
NEW YORK. March 81.
The Tribune's Washington special,
speaking OF the Commission, says: In
no instance has any u declined to ACT
on the Commission from unwillingness
TO serve on account of delicate duties
which the Commission will have t.
perform. Nearly all destinations have
arisen because of business Engage.
ments or on account OF health.
Vigilance Recommended Against
the R~inderpess.
WASHINGTON. March %.
The Treasury Department recon.
mends vigilance on the part OF custom
officers in the matter of importing
horses, cattle, sheep and swine. so as
to provide against the introduction OF
the ~rinderpest, which Is pronounced
in foofiou aS we'll as coptaLIopS