Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-10-04
POSTAL CR00KEDNEss.


The Doushern Pacific and she
0peskershtp.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.
The Sioux and Arrapahoe Indian
delegation had their last pow-wow at
the Interior Department to-day. Red
cloud said: my people are opposed
to going 4 the Missouri river and say
II we go there all our stock will die. l
know when l 20 back all my young
men and people will feel badly be-
cause we have got to go to the Missouri
river. All the northern Indians that
have been brought into the reserva-
tons have been brought in by Spotted
Tail and myself. Spotted Tail said the
decision the Great Father has made is
your decision and not ours. You ask
me and my people to go near the
Missouri river. We can not go near
the Missouri river this winter. OF
my delegation here all have decided
that we can not 60 to the Missouri river.
II l should tell my people l had been
ordered to go there and had sanctioned
the order, they would scatter all over
the country" After . general hand
shaking the Indians retired. They
leave TO- morrow for home via New
York. President Hayes was present
burning the latter part Of the confer
nee
Now Orleans advices say: Wells
and Anderson will probably be tried
during the present term of court now
sitting. Jere Black will assist the
prosecution and Congressman Shella-
barger and Wilson the defense. 1t Is
stated that AL attempt will be made to
involve Secretary Sherman and Stanley
Matthews as accessories, by showing
that whatever was done by Wells aud
Anderson was upon their suggestions
and advice.
WASHINGTON, October 8.
Recently, in settling accounts with
contractors for carrying mails IN some
of the Western States, the Sixth Audi
tor discovered that q clerk in the Office
had been In collision with some %
tractors to defraud the Government.
The practice OF the Department Is to
give contractors on small routes au-
th0rity to collect such balances as may
be in the hands OF posmasters on their
routes, the money thus collected being
charged against the contractors and de-
Quoted In making their settlements.
The clerk having charge of this branch
Of the business arranged with contract
ors not to charge the collections against
them on the Department books, and
by this means about $50, 900 were with
held from the Treasury. These dis
honest transactions occurred nearly
. A. ua = - arm Al oAnn M fhox- uynro
discovered, all accounts settled by the
clerk in question were investigated.
The matter is being kept quiet for pru-
dental reasons. When the entire case
WAS made out, dishonest contractors
we're confronted with the evidence of
their guilt and tho confession of the
clerk, and in most cases restitution has
been made. 1t js believed that only a
small portion Of the money will be
lost to the Government. The clerk
has been dismissed, and steps are be-
ing taken TO prosecute the guilty par
ties.
There Is no longer any doubt as to
the intention of the Texas Pacific subsi-
dy lobby to run a candidate for Speak
or for the House OF Representatives.
They have selected their man and
made their platform, and go into the
fight with their colors nailed to the
mast head. 1t is . bold strike for m
hundred and fifty millions of the peo-
pies money. The candidate selected
IL GOode. of Virginia.
The Minnesota Democracy.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.
A Times st. Paul special says: The
Democratic State Convention met to-
day. The committee on resolutions
submitted majority and minority re-
ports. The majority report yielded q
little to the greenbsck and labor %
ventions, whose candidate for Gov.
ernor, Banning, vas nominated. The
minority report was stifiy conservative
aud adsmantine on the money ques-
ton. The former was finally adopted
with some modification. The following
nominations were made: for Governor,
Wm. Banning; Lieutenant Governor,
L. l.. Ames; Attorney General, John
X. Jones; Secretary Of State, p. T..
Lindholm; Treasurer. John T.. Msa-
CHER; Railroad Commissioner, w. H.
Hill.
The Raid Into Mexise.
GALVESTON. Oct. 2.
There Il no truth in the reports that
Skaters and Ballis' commands had
met with disaster In Mexico. Both
commands have returned to the Amer
lean side Of the river without loss. The
expedition has been unsuccessful, ow-
ing to the fact that the Indians had
been warned. Balls pursued them
end captured eome horses and mules.
which had been stolen from the Amer
lean side Of the river. A small body Of
Mexican cavalry kept upon their trail
aud In sight OF the command during
their march from the San Diego river
to the Rio Grande. but made no often
sive demonstration.
Steamer Accident In virginia.
WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 2.
The low-pressure steamer, Comfort,
exploded her boiler at Pipe Creek, 10
miles below this city, this afternoon.
Several lives were lost. Later news
from the explosion says Captain Kirk
bridge. pilot Amsettler and a passen-
ger named Samples, were killed and
several passengers wounded.