Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-29
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
A Y WILL PROTECT THE
CHINESE.
PACKARD BURIEs The RATCHET.
Nov,

The great struggle for the control Of
the Senate assumed another phase, and
was temporarily suspended after con
tiuuing without intermission for %
hours. The all-night session. as antic-
ipated in the previous dispatches. was
mainly consumed in reading of vo-
luminous evidence, adopted by Wad-
leigh, of New Hampshire. as a portion
of his remarks. Successive clerks be-
coming hoarse with such elocutionary
efforts. were relieved by grave and
reverend Senators like Burnside. who,
at the request Of Wadleigh, rsinbled
through such passages as he would in
dictate, much after the manner of q
first-class in reading. The m%onotony
of this was, however, interrupted DC
casionally by speeches or ~colloquies,
for which the floor was yielded tempo
rarily. Among them was . spirited
passage at arms between Hoar and
Ransom. aud nearly an hour, between
| and 2 o'clock, Vas occupied by Conk-
ling, on an impromptu speech Of mas
terly power and clsarness, calling At
tention to the numerous features OF the
case, which, in his opinion. demanded
careful examination, and laying the
ground work tor a more elaborate ar
gument when Buffers credentials
shall come before the Senate for final
action.
A private dispatch from San Fran
| cisco to day assures the President that
the demand for protection to the
Chinese, was not without long DELHI.
Grafton and under the advice Ct the
oldest and best citizens, not only for
the present safety, but to prevent a
general spread of lawlessness.
Sargent is said TO have been busy
yesterday debating dispatches to neu
~tralize the force of the request of the
six Chinese companies for protection.
Ii il generally belived there will be
serious trouble unless the mob shall
be confronted with sufficient power on
the part of the Government to crush
it. 1t is known that the Chinese are
we'll armed, and when attacked will
strike back. The respectable classes
Of the whites are In sympathy with the
Mongolians. The President has given
most ample assurance that he will take
all necessary action in the premises.
The Uuited States Marshal and District
Attorney at San Francisco are sup.
posed to have received instructions TO
place themselves in cooperation with
the troops at Mare Island.
The President and Packard to day
had a second long talk over Louisiana
matters, and it is reported to night that
Packard has buried the Ratchet and
| become reconciled to the Presidents
policy, and that should Etlinghan
| Lawrence not be confirmed as collec-
tor Of New Orleans, Packard will be
| nominated, and at all events will be
| given some prominent position.
The friends of the Paris Exposition
| bill are becoming alarmed about its
passage in the Senate, and will endeav'
or 10 induce its consideration before
Friday.
yer Qwesstoa.
NEW YORK. Nov. 81.
The World, editorially, says: The
silver madness is widespread, ne
| doubt, and runs like an epidemic
through the greatness of the southern
and western populations, but we de
not see evidence that 1t possesses tbs
real silver men. Jones, of Nevada, Is
infected, il not pest cure, but his col
eague, Sharon, finds it of more advan'
tage to stick to the Ophir mine and the
San Francisco stock market than to
take his seat in the Senate and helI
Jones vote for unlimited silver. When
we come to the real bonanza men-the
quartette who compose the Bank Of
Nevada In San Francisco-we find
them even more Indifferent about the
matter than Sharon himself. II we
remember Alright, Flood Il O'Brien,
Mackay 4 Fair were Obliged to buy
twenty millions of the four per cent
loan at par with interest In gold, and
all that prevented the bargain from
being closed was that they wanted
little larger commission and longer
time than the syndicate, with its then
lights, Was willing to allow. We a.
most begin to be reminded that John
Wilkes protested against being taken
for q Wilkesite.