Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-16
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
Washington intelligence.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION
BILL IN THE SENATE.
Mining Patents Granted.
A COME ence Between Republican
Senator'S and the President.
WASHINGTON. Nov. Il.

the House, which PROVIDED tnat four
cavalry regiments should be recruited
tn the full force q; | 900 men each and
kept i'm service on the Texas frontier,
but the total number OF men on the
army rolls should be limited to 20
600. The Senate Committee recon-
mend the insertion in the place of the
mandatory provision concerning the
use Of troops in Texas of the following
clause: cavalry regiments may be
recruited Ia 100 men in each company
and Kept as near ~ practicable To that
number, aud "A sufficient force of cav-
airy shall be employed in defense of
the Mexican and Indian frontier in
Texas. The committee do not recon-
mend any increase in the amounts
voted by the House, but on the con
trary proposes u reduction OF $4,000 in
the item Tor the conversion OF smooth
bores to rified cannon; $4,000 IN the
appropriation for the Office OF the ON
mandlng General.
The following patents have been is
sued for mines in Nevada: Elk
county, TO John Leads, Juniper mine;
Eureka, to Alex. Frazer. the Msrquet
mine; Bumboldt, to A. y. Towne, the
Butte rnine; Jas. G.. Weir, the Colum-
bia aud the New York lodes; To the
Great Central Mining Com pany, the
Danish Council and Aud Lang Syne
! mine and mill site; White Pine. 10
Jos. Grandelmyer. the Haggin Il Tevis
lode.
A number Of Senators, styled a COM
mittee of the Republican aucus had a
| long interview with the President last
evening. The Senators composing the
committee were Edmunds, HaDlin.
Howe, Cameron. of Pennsylvania,
Kirkwood, Hoar and ChristiaDcy. Ed
munds is one of the most plain spoken
| of all the Senators upon lie appoint
ment of Democrats to offices, aud he -
understood to have placed before the
President, in exceedingly strong light,
the views entertained by Republican
Senators touching the appointment of
Southern Democrats. TINS was the
principal point Of discussion between
The committee and tee President, the
southern policy being. OF course, To
some extent involved. The conference
resulted in no compromise and no
concessions. The President did not
agree nor intimate that he was willing
/ to agree. that he would not hereafter
nominate Democrats to offices, n the
committee did not recede from the pc.
| eltibii " t1C toett
atoms could not be confirmed, for
that, i'll fact. was the spirit of the eau
Gus resolution, though stated with
some indirectnes-. Very cautious
members Of the committee express
the Option that the President will be
much more careful in selecting Demo
| Gratis heresf err, and will lie more Ger
tain of the strength Of the reasons
which control his action, and that SEN
ators will be less likely to find fault
| until they have taken pains to under
| stand the Presidents reasons. This
was about the result of the conference,
and another caucus will probably be
held to receive the report of the com
mittee.
A Big Fir In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. IA.
At s o'clock this evening al alarm Of
fire was sounded from the corner of
| State aud Washington streets. a fire
having been discovered in Field Il Lett
| er's Wholesale aud retail establishment.
| By a fatal mistake nobody was at the
box when the firemen arrived. o
they were misdirecied to another build
ing, and bad almost concluded that q
/ false alarm bad been sounded, when
the flames were seen bursting fIom
the upper story of Field Il Letters
| large store. BY this error Of judgment
fully ID minutes were consumed. and
| the fire gained much Roadway before
the first stream was directed upon 1t.
The origin of the fire is in doubt. II
| quickly communicated, by means OF
| the elevator hatchway, with the lower
| floor, and at 10 o'clock almost the entire
stock Of dry goods was completely de-
siroyed by fire or by water. The
| building seems TO be com pletely gut
ted. except the two lower floors, which
| remain less injured than the others.
Several persons were killed, and many
| dangerously injured by the falling
walls. Loss estimated at 81 500 200.
The Emma Mine suit.
NEW YORK, Nov. II.
A motion for a new trial IN The suit
of the Emma Mining Company. of
| London, against Trenor w. Park. Gen.
eral Baxter. and others. to recover five
| million dollars. the price at which the
| defendants sold the mine to the present
London stockholders, was made to day
| before Judge Wallace in the United
| States Circuit Court. The trial of the
case lasted three months. and resulted
in q verdict for the defendants. The
| motion for a new trial Is based on ex-
| G eptions taken on the first trial. and
legal technicalities. The arguments,
pro and CON-, will probably occupy a
couple OF days.
a Black Hills Stage Robber Con.
victed.
CHEYENNE, Nov. IA.
In the United States District Court
to-day, Fonce Ryan, one Of the recent
~ captured road agents. was found
guilty aud sentenced to IA years in the
Penitentiary.
The ropes Health.
NEW YORK, Nov. IA.
A Herald special from Rome dated
Nov. 18th. says: Notwithstanding his
debilitated condition. the Pope gave
audience to. day for a period Of exactly
six minutes.
strikers Convicted Of Conspiracy.
PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 15.
Geo. w. Stevens, Geo. w. Kemp,
Warren II. Walker. Chas. A. Stevens,
Benz. Written, Taylor s. Dodge, III. g..
Mills, and Edward Merrill. striking
engineers on the Boston and Maine Rail,
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