Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-08
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON
ACTION OF THE CABINET.
N: Democratic Pow. Vow at White
Sulphur.
Admission Favored By
the Senate Committee.
Details Of q Homicide I'm Alabama
Joe COburn Refused n New Trial.

Details OF a Homicide I'm Alabama
Joe COburn Refused u New Trial.
NEW YORK, July 6.
The details relative to the street en-.
| counter at Selma, Alabama, in which
Captain Gatesby A. p. Jones lost his
life, makes the affair look much like
murder, although, Harral, the slayer
has been bailed in Sis. 600. Jones' son
q%uarreled with Harrsl's son and be-
ing impudent to Mrs. Harral, and
young Jones being in the wrong, his
mother sent him to Harral's house
with a note of apology and a basket OF
fruit. Instead Of accepting the peace
Offering, Jones says, Harral told his
boy to whip Jones' son, and another
fight ensued. Soon Jones heard of the
affair, and proceeded to Harral's house
TO demonstrate against such vindictive
behavior, and was shot down at bis
door. Jones, in his anternortem stale
ment, declared he had not the least
thought of stirring up strife. Jones, il
will be remembered, commanded the
Confederate ram, Merrimac, in her
second days fight with the original
monitor.
The Supreme Court has denied the
motion for a new trial in the case of
Joe Coburn. the pugilist, now serving
u a ten years sentence in Sing Sing
State Prison, for a murderous assault
on a policeman.
WASHINGTON, July Z.
The Cabinet took action to day in
regard to the Mexican question, and
nothing will be done for some time.
The Administration awaits the estab-
lishnent of some form of government
in Mexico before proceeding to the set
Element of pending difficulties on the
border. Whenever such a govern
ment is established, the AdmLinistra-
ton will proceed to make demands for
satisfaction for the recent invasion of
our territory by Mexican soldiers.
This proceeding is viewed by u Gov
eminent as a very serious matter, and
as j%ustifying the maintenance of a very
firm attitude on the Rio Grande. The
orders to General Ord in regard to the
punishment of marauders, have not
been modified, nor will they be. At
the same time, no collision with Mex
ican troops is feared at the Stale De-
partment.
Recent advices from White Sulphur
Springs indicate that the number in
attendance of Democratic Congress
men there will be large. Cox has en-
gagged Don for the goth of July; Fer
nando Wood, for the 10th; and Senator
Randolph for the 10th. Governor
Walker, OF Virginia, is already there.
w. w. Corcoran and General Joseph
E. Johnston have secured quarters for
the 18th. Sayler will not go until after
the Ohio Convention, on the 25th; and
Sergeant-at-Arms Thompson will also
at the saine time. Morrison and
Blackburn have both promised to go.
Randall has not rs yet signiGed his in
tention. The indications are that about
100 Democratic members of the next
House will be at White Sulphur
Springs between the 9Th of July and
the middle OF August.
The Cabinet to-day discussed the
Presidents order prohibiting Federal
officers participating in political con
ventions, etc. !; the question being
whether it should be enforced against
Iowa officials who took part i'm
the recent Iowa Convention, and
whether postmasters correctly inter.
preted it. The latter question was de-
cided in the affirmative, and it was
that while the order should be
firmly maintained and enforced, in the
Iowa case, where office-holders who
took part in the convention had been
elected members before it was issued
there was no reason for enforcing it.
The President is so we'll satisfied that
there is no further need for troops in
the South, that he will shortly direct
the issuing OF orders to withdraw al
troops from that section, except such
as may be necessary for garrison duty
The troops so Withdrawn will be either
transferred to service in the West oil
sent to the Rio Grande. The order
issued yesterday, transferring the Sec,
ond Infantry from the Atlantic to the
Pacific coast, is in pursuance of this
determination.
1t has leaked out that just before
adjournment, the Senate Elections
Committee, by a strict party vote, de,
cided to report in favor of the adrnis
sion of Kellogg Is Senator from
Louisiana, and ordered a report to tina
effect to be prepared, but the unex.
pectedly early adjournment prevented
its completion. In the new compiled
ton of the election of Spofford by the
Nichols Legislature, the question stat.
ed first by Morton arises, as to whether
the Senate should decide that the KEEL
logg Legislature was recognized a.
legal when he was elected, and tina
Kellogg should therefore be seated
despite subsequent events. 1t is fully
understood that Morton will stand BY
Kellogg.