Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-07
[sr.orAL TO TEE DAILY sErrrsEL.l
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
Senator Patterson Not Liable to
Arrest.
PATTERSON OFFERED $1,000 TO
LECTURE.


The Evil OF AbSeuteelSm.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.
The decision of Judge Humphreys,
to-day, that senator Patterson Is not
liable tn arrest on the requisition OF the
south Carolina authorities, while in
Washington attending the session OF
the Senate, Is generally acknowledged
~ sound, and, 1t Is understood, will
furnish Patterson's newly made Dem
| ocratic friends in that State a conven
lent reason for refrainiDg from any
further proceedings against him. The
action OF the Republican caucus to day
in retaining him - Chairman OF the
Committee on Territories, Is also sig
niticant of the satisfactory nature of
| his assurance that he intends to act
| with his old party friends, and remain
steadfastly in the Senatorial fold of the
faithful. Conover Is likewise taken
back TO full fellowship, and will be
allowed 10 retain his committee oon
and clerk as Chairman of the Commit
tee on Enrolled Bil,s. Patterson has
been offered $1,000 to lecture twenty
times in Massachusetts, and New York
on the subject Of the Presidents South
ern policy, and says he thinks he will
accept the offer. There ia great de
mand for his printed speech.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office is preparing a bill for the
vale or disposal OF timber and timber
lands, in accordance with the recon
mendations Of the Secretary Of the
Interior and himself in their annual
reports, which will provide for the
Withdrawal OF all lands chiefly valuable
for timber and not suitable for azricut-
tural purposes from the operation of
the Homestead and pre- -emptionu la VS.,
and from liability to he taken by any
of the various kinds of land scrip here
tofore provided for by law. The bill
will also provide for the sale OF tim Der
Of certain kinds, reserving the soil
with u view to the renewal of forests.
The Secretary Of the Interior and
Attorney General, by reason OF refer
ence Of the subject to them, 1t the last
Cabinet meeting, have nOw under con
sideration for investigation. and to re-
port to the President the resolution re-
Gently passed by the House Of Repre-
sentatives concerning the alleged vio-
lation of the law by the Union Pacific
railroad and branches, in refusing 10
operate their roads without discrimin-
alton against each other. The whole
drift OF the House debate to day shows
the intention to postpone actual bust
| ness until after the holidays. and a
speedy adjournment is probable.
The Democratic representatives held
| q caucus this afternoon for the consid
| Grafton Of the evil of absenteeism
which has caused them two or three
defeats Oh important measures lately
Some direct aud strongly personal ref
erences were made, and the delin
Quents received a lesson which vii
prove salutary. The Speaker said h,
was glad the newspapers mentioned
tho names Of absentees, tor eve sinct
the House met, have the Democrats
been able TO pass a purely party meas
ur6.
The House Committee on Election
to-day heard three proposed report
upon the Colorado contested case, viz
One by Cox, of Ohio, Republican, il
favor Of referring the election back t.
the people; another by Hiskok, Re
publican. In favor of seating Belford
tie Republican contestant, and a thir'
by Springer, Democrat, in favor G
seating Patterson the Democratic con
testant.
Troeps Ordered % Deadwood :
Forced MaPches-Deadwood Com
plesely Invested.
BISMARCK, d. T.. Dec. 5.
Orders wers received to-day al Fol
Lincoln for companies /. +, l., and NJ
OF the Seventh cavalry, to move Z
once to Deadwood on forced marches
The battalion will only muster 1874 incl
followed by 80 wagons and their team
stera. The troops are in no conditio
to move and will be worse of whe
! they strike the Indians. A courier ha
been dispatched N Standing Rock OF
dering the infantry now stationed ther
to the scat Of q Companies fror
Forts Smelling and Sisselton are OK
pected here via lightning trains. I'm
portant messages have been flying ]
every direction from Bismarck to day
and the air In heavy with rumors
bloody times between here and Dead
wood. The report il that Deadwood
completely invested, that q heav,
wagon train on Custer roa
has been captured, and tina
the Indians are h~anqueting upo
the blood OF defenceless men an
WOuU00s lu6 W08bu0E ~ CDiu dut
windy, and It will be hard tunes TO
tie tro0ps. The Seventh Cavalry bal
TALON will not be able to leave until to
morrow night or Thursday morning.
The Deadwood stage. which arrives
to- night, reports = train of eigh
wagons. loaded with provisions, car
tnFed by Sioux Indians nea SuIphu
Springs. Four horses were killed an
six driven of. The provisions wer
all taken. Indians, estimated at 81
hundred. passed the north stage. an
It's passengers were unmolested. Car
tain Edgsrly's company Of the Seventh
Cavalry, recently posted At SuIphu
| Springs. IL not marching, not hsvIn
beard OF the Deadwo troubles. Ec
Rerly himself arrived By to day
: stage.