Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-30
EASTERN NEWS.
ESPECIAL TO n DAILY SENTINEL
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
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Meeting Of the Cabinet.
WHAT A FLORIDA SENATOR
SAYS.
The Ohio Clerks Making Ready to
Assist in the Election.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %.

WASHINGTON, sept. %.
At the Cabinet meeting today,
Colonel Thomas l.. Casey, Architect
Hill and Supervising Architect Clark,
were appointed a COMMITTEES to exam
inc the public buildings in the city
to ascertain whether they are fire.
proof.
Senator Conover say he intends to
act as an Independent hereafter in the
Senate. His present intention is to
vote for the admission Of Butler, of
South Carolina, and Judge Spofford.
OF Louisiana, and against Corbin and
Kellogg. He will do this in the inter
est of the Presidents Southern policy,
in which he firmly believes, and be-
cause the Administration desires these
two men to be admitted to seats. If
the Administration can stand 1t, he
can, and will go as far as any person
to make the Southern policy a success.
He has talked with leading Democrat
ic Senators and finds they do not want
to control the organization of the pres
ent Senate, and no movement will be
made in that direction. The President
has made every appointment he asked
for, and u half of the Federal off,
Gals appointed in Florida At his
instance are Democrats. He expects
to be re elected to the Senate by the
aid OF Democratic votes.
The President and Secretary of the
Interior have decided to dismiss the
charges against General Axtell of Mex
leo, as vague and unsupported by
proof. The Cabinet to day considered
the character of the Presidents mes
sage, which will be short; consisting
mainly of reasons for calling the extra
caGstnn and rafaranaa n ranI1ira.l sngT-
ial appropriations. Assistant Secretary
Mccormick has concluded to comply
with the earnest request CT the Presi-
dent and Secretary Sherman, and re-
main in the Treasury Department
through the extra session, hut will re-
tire before the regular session begins.
The Ohio clerks will either go home
at two. third rates, via the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, or contribute money
for campaign purposes. Sixth Auditor
McGrew has been actively soliciting,
and it would seem it came within the
provisions of the Civil Service order
prohibiting collecting money from
clerks for political purposes.
More Particulars o. the Train Rob
bers.
OMAHA. Neb., Sept. 2S.
1Hc killibS III tut OnlOu L tlI loD
bers at Buffalo. Kansas, has been
known here since Wednesday, but was
kept quiet at the request Of the Union
Pacific officials. The clue which led 1 o
this result, and which will, 1t is be-
lieved, lead to other captures, came
from a passenger named Riley, who
was robbed. He identified the man
killed at Buffalo as Collins. Collins
Used to be a cattle dealer at Oyallala,
neal the scene of the robbery. Riley
has known him we'll and had bushes,
with him in the cattle line. and when
Collins came into the car Riley recog-
nized him, despite his mask. Another
passenger had also recognized Collins.
A day or two before the killing a de-
tective had entered the robbers camp
while they were asleep, and learned
that there wers six armed men and
and that they still had the plumber.
General Pope was accordingly asked
to send scouts along the line of the
Kansas Pacific-with the result which
is well known.
Jim Keene in Gotham.
New YORK. Sept. 81.
The Sun says Jas Keene has returned
from the Virginia springs in better
health. 1t is understood a further
effort will be made to elect him to the
Union Club, which will probably be