Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-20
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NEW YORK. April 10.
Rothshild, Hermans u Co., dry
goods importers. have failed: liabilities,
500 900.
Joshua Hart, Manager of the Eagle
Theater, has commenced suit against
Miss Anna Dickinson for damages
growing out of the termination Of her
d ramaric engagement.
A Times Albany special says it is
rumored that a proposition will be
made to Congressman elect Muller, OF
New York, to resign his seat in Con
gress and aid to elect David Dudley
Field. Mr.. Tilden is said to be anxious
to have Field in the next Congress for
reasons unknown.
John Kelly, Comptroller, having seen
Tweed's confession presented to the
Attorney General, says the publication
the other day was a correct abstract,
except the reference to Judge Folger
that Tweed gave $780, QUO to Winslow
in 1871 for procuring the passage of
the charter, and Winslow afterwards
said the money was divided between
the persons named. Tweed also paid
various amounts to Wood. Frost, Nor
gan Blood, Beinis and others in the
Senate, exclusive of Winslow's funds,
and tn Murphy, Jones, Nelson and
n Crack and others in the House,
whose names are given. The names
OF nearly three hundred are given in
the confession as deriving money cor
ruptly, embracing prominent political
parties not heretofore suspected. The
confession enables the city To resist
the claims in suits under transactions
during the Tammany regime of about
three millions. Tweed is able to re-
store but little, his property having
disappeared through fees, e expenses,
journey and depreciation of the prop
erty. His IONS received q large por-
ton of the property.
Cyrus G.. Clarke, convicted in the
General Sessions Court of forgery of
tweuly-one bonds of the Central Pa
cific Railroad, # California, with in
tent to defraud the East River Bank,
was sentenced to five years in the State
Prison.
The testimony in the Emma mine
suit was finished on both sides yester-
day, and counsel for defendants began
their arguments to-day.
The suspension is announced OF
Baldwin & Flagg, hat manufacturers.
Their liabilities are said to be about
Sl60, 1000.
Several Interesting Items from
Washington.
WAsHINGToN, April 10.
The Administration has decided after
full investigation to retain Minister
Russell at present as our Minister &c
Venezuela, and in the meantime he
has opened correspondence with Wash
ington.
There will be t~wenty-eight guests at
the banquet to night at the Executive
Mansion in honor of the Grand Dukes
Alexis and Constantine. The number
will include the RIssian Legation. Di,
plomaiic Corps, members of the Presi-
dents Cabinet, Admiral Porter, and
Justices Of the Supreme Court.
The reports to the Treasury Depart
ment show that the counterfeiting o,
coin, principally silver. is increasing
rapidly. A report from the Black
Hills mentioned the coinage of com.
ierfeit tive-dollar pieces aud some ar
rests.
The Treasury Department is besieged
by the persons dismissed from the
Engraving and Printing Bureau yes
terday, who make pitiful appeals for
reinstatement. In less than two weeks
two-thirds a. many more employees
will he forced to seek other employ
ment. One lady presented to Gov.
ernor Mccormick a letter from Presi-
dent Hayes, saying he knew the appli-
cant and was personally cogniZant that
it vas a very sad case, but at the same
time saying he was not suggesting any
deviation whatever from rules adopted
for the good of the public service. He
only hoped that the applicant might lie
considered in the future II consistent
with Government interests. Another
lady approached the Assistant Score
"A Ivy saying, "Here is a letter signed
by two gentlemen that l think ought
to be effective in having me reinsiated
If anything could" The endorsements
upon it were Senators Thurman and
Sherman. Governor Mccormick said
he did not see how 1t was possible to
make it effective on this occasion.
End or the Louisiana Trouble
Nichols gets IL Quorum Of Pack.
ara's Men.
NEW ORLEANS, April l9.
The Nichols House rescinded the
resolution expelling Gunde, who then
took his seat. George Drury, of AS
sumption, and Oscar Holt, of West
Baton Rouge, both heretofore acting
with the Packard Legislature, were
seated in the Nichols House to. day,
making tifty-nine Returning Board
members.
X. j. Watson, of Madison, r. /.
Walker, of Tensas, aud Il. oliver, OF
Concordia, Returning Board members,
were also seated in the Nichols House.
This completes the Returning Board
quorum In both Houses.
BENEFIT D Sufferers by the Hotel
Fire.
ST. LOUIS, April 10
The benefit ut Debar's Opera House
last night for the destitute servant
girls OF the Southern Hotel was a very
generous n The house was filled in
every part. Everything was volun-
teered and the proceeds will probably
reach 5 $500
On q Strike.
CLEVELAND, o., April, 10.
About fifteen hundred cOopers in the
employ of the Standard Oil Company