Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-29
EASTERN NEWS.
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY sENTINEL.l
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
Suspension of National I'm
p%rovements.
General Butter Turns His Atten-
ton to Skeep-Raising
in Colorado.
GENERAL ORD IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE PRESIDENT.
OTHER WASHINGTON ITEMS.
oruEH WASHINGTON ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, May u.

WASHINGTON, May q.
Preparations are being made by the
Ordinance Bureau of the War Depart
ment to close the National armories
and workshops after the first of July,
there being no appropriations to con-
tinue work. Six hundred mechanics
will be thrown out of employment.
Gen. 0. C. Ord, commando ng the de-
partment Of Texas, arrived here for
the purpose of having an interview
with General Sherman upon the man.
agement Of the affairs along the Rio
Grapde.
The Secretary Of the Navy yester.
day addressed a letter of instructions
to commanders of foreign stations
stating that ex President Grant is now
making a tour Of the world; that
when he reaches their vicinity they
will show him proper attention and
facilitate his means OF observation
abroad.
In accordance with previous under
- tO loiisci Cpii~i0ciC GA
pedient TO retain army officers on duty
at the White House. Col. h. G.. ScOr-
bin, OF the Twenty Fifth Infantry, who
was detailed at the Presidents rec Uest
as one of his secretaries, will be re-
lieved at the end OF this month, and
by direction OF the President, assigned
TO important duty in the Wal Depart
ment.
General Ord is here conferrin 2 With
the President relative to affairs on the
Mexican border. He urges prompt
and vigorous measures to repress aud
punish the Mexican inarauders who
pillage settlers in Texas and Arizona.
1t is urged that now is a coed time to
strike, even by crossing the Mexican
border if necessary, because the Unit
ed States W no such ~forbearauce to
the defactO revolutionary Govern
ment of DiaZ, that it would owe TO a
constitutional Government seeking TO
establish its authority with sufficient
decisiveness To be able to fulfill its OBJ
legations to neighboring States.
The air is full OF vague rumors of
movements to organize a new party,
and the presence in Washington just
nov of Senator Conkling, Simon am
eron, Congressman Foster, Governor
Bartrauft, General Banks and several
other prominent statesmen and poliii-
Clans have stirred up the curious 40 to
the meaning Of their coming here. To
the interviewer the s~tereotyped an
swer is given, business at the Depart
ments, but the coincidence of their
presence Is not regarded as accidental.
General Butler in tends emigrating
to Colorado, turn sheep farmer and
come to Congress as q Senator OF the
Centennial State.
object Of the Russians ~ Viewed
by n "Herala" Correspondent
Indians as Soldiers.
New YORK, May u.
A Herald correspondent at st. Pc.
tersburg had an interview with a
prominent Russian diplomat, from
which he concludes that Russia, i'm
making war upon Turkey, has a two
fold object: First, by her advance into
Asia, 10 gain the right of way and a
passage to China, and, served by her
operators in Europe, TO obtain freedom
OF the different tributary States, name
ly. Bulgaria, Herzegovina, Ronmania.
Servia and Bosnia: and she would
guarantee their independence, no mat
ter against what power; in other words,
she would have firm defensive and Of
fensive alliaHce with these liberated
Territories. The correspondent was
informed that long before an army
could be brought in front OF the walls
Of COnsiantinOple peace would be
made. The terms OF peace would per-
haps include the surrender en- the part
Of Turkey of a portion of her fleet and
the contamination OF d treaty placing
Consiantinople under joint control of
ell foreign Powers. Russia has no in
tention OF advancing into India, for
her ambition is to become master and
possessor OF a part OF the Celestial En-.
pire. Toward this end her inroads into
Asia are directed.
The Sun says Captain Mcdonald, a
wealthy resident OF San Francisco, is
the real author of the proposal that
Indians shall be employed as a mill
tary organization, to be auxiliary to
the army, at his own expense. He
trained and drilled a company repre-
senting the tribes on tho Pacific coast,
and It WAS his exhibition Of their pro-
ficiency as soldiers that gave tke War
Department It's new theories in regard
to the best cses to which the Indians
can be put to.
South Carolina Legislature.
COLUMBIA, May n.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections In the House reported ad-
versely to. day upon the claim of the
entire Charleston delegation, seventeen
members, including Speaker Mackey,
TO seats IN the General Assembly. The
ground OF the report Is that there was