Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-10
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WASHINGTON, Nov. o.
The Senate has confirmed the NOM
ination of John WEIGH to be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plsnipo-
Tertiary to England. His nomination
was rsported from the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee with a unanimous
recommendation that IL DO confirmed
without debate or any dissenting
voice.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary
were 10 have Lad q meeting to day.
but as there was no quorum present
no action was taken OF the nomina-
tion of General Harlan to be Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court of the
United States. The nomination Of
Robert n. ~Crittepden. to be United
States Marshal for Kentucky. which
was acted on by the Committee ut
their last meeting, was reported favor
ably TO the Senate to-day.
A Steamer Sunk.
KEoKuK, Iowa, Nov. o.
The steamer Alex Mitchell struck an
obstruction in the channel Of the river
four miles below this city at 8 o'clock
last evening. and sunk In 8 feet of
water. There were 65 passengers on
board. No lives lost.
treat storm ON Lake Michigan.
CHICAGO, Nov. 0.
Last nights storm on The lax was
the ~severest experienced this season.
Fortunately mos of the sailing vessels
were in the harbor. having been driven
in by previous accidents.
Another Savings Bank Faiiure.
CONCORD. N. H.. Nov. 9.
The Carroll County Five Cents Saw
ings Bank, at Woltboro, Is tn be placed
in the hands Of q receiver. There Ia a
large deficiency between the liabilities
and assets, besides the shrinkage upon
securities.
Failure Of n Cattle Dealer.
CINCINNATI, Nov. Q.
Benjamin Groom. the cattle dealer Of
Clark county. Kentucky, filed a petit
ton in bankruptcy yesterday. Liahili-
ties. SI7S,54S; assets. $780, go, in lands
and cattle. The bankers OF Lexington.
Frankfort, and Paris are among the
creditors.
Carriage Works burned.
CAMDEN. N. j., Nov. o.
The carriage works OF Charles Scat.
FREY were burned this morning. Loss
one hundred and fi,ethousand dollars.
Insured for SSl, 200.
Major Samuel Beck, Assistant Ad
jutant General, IL retired from duty at
the headquarters OF the department Of
California and ordered 10 report To the
headquarters Of the Department East.
By direction Of the secretary Of the
Navy the military post In the Big
Horn river in Montana will hereafter
be known ms Fort Custer, the post at
the mouth OF Tongue river as Fort
Keogh and the post al M,ssoula AS Fort
M~iss)ula.
a Fight on she Texas border.
GALVESTON, Texas, Nov. 9.
A San Antonio special says: Infor-
nation IL received that on the 18Th
of October a party Of Mexicans, 81 in
number, under command OF Don Mar
cisco Anago, Of San Carlos, Mexico,
had q battle in Texas, near Gusda-
Ioupe mountains with a party of In
dians, who had been depredatipg in
Mexico near Chihuahus, killing ak
bucks. capturing Nix squaws and sixty
eight head Of stock stolen from the
people living near san Diego in Mex
leo. These Indians were from Fort
Stanton reservation in New Mexico on
the American side of the Rio Grande.
The Indians killed were provided with
reservation blankets and other articles
from the United States Government.
ATrOsser for california.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. o.
The trotting horse Rarus. who has
been at the Cleveland Club ia BILE for
u few weeks past, will start soon for
California to take part in the winter
campaign on tho Pacific coast.