Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-20
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
xATHST T1o19 WASH
IN01o1G
DR.. Draper Reinstated a. Assistant
Surgeon.
JOHN A. JOYCE PAR.
DONED.
An Effort % Force Patterson Out Of
b Senate.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
DR.. Lemuel j. Draper, of this city,
was appointed Assistant Surgeon of
the Navy in 1862. Early in 1865 be
was on the Princeton at Philadel-
phis. Thos. A. Menzies, q blockade
runner, but previously engineer in
the Confederate navy, was a prisoner
on the same vessel. Menzies obtained
leave to go ashore, and DIR. Draper had
leave to 90 with Menzies for As hours;
both left Philadelphia together and
went to Baltimore, where they were
arrested by troops while at q Confed
crate party In honor of Menzies' re-
turn In February, 1865. Diapers ap-
pointmeut as Assistant Surgeon in the
regular navy was revoked. but on the
l4th of the same month q revOcxtion
wa, cancelled, and he was allowed to
resign at his W request. After
many attempts to get back into the
army, Draper was yesterday reinstat-
ed as Assistant Surgeon, with pay for
| Is years and 10 months.
The President to-day signed q par
don for John A. Joyce, convicted Of
conspiracy to defraud the United
| States OF taxes on distilled spirits. The
DdIuOu 10 luAI ono unCOhluitAOhois
| joyce, It will be remembered, was
sentenced to &c, 1000 fine, in addition to
his i'm Imprisonment.
The Information received here to-
day from Columbia, ). c., Is to the
effect that Senator M. G. Buffers ef-
forts to have further criminal proceed
ings against Senator Patterson stopped,
have resulted in q failure, to the oppo-
sition of Governor Hampton. The
prosecution will be pushed vigorously,
and Hampton's friends are deter
mined. if they car not have Patterson
brought into the State for trial, to force
him nj of the Senate by exposing his
alleged corrupt transactions.
More Of the II Paso Troubles.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.
A Times Ell Paso special Say the
firing ut San Elizario was active on
Saturday and Sunday nights. The o.
act number Of casualties were not
learned. but are believed to be heavy.
Sheriff Kerber has been unsuccess.
full in raising the 100 rangers authorized
by the Government.
A u. ). mail coach was allowed to
pass the lines of the Mexicans at San
Elizario without molestation. The
driver reports that fighting was In pro-
gress when he left the sceneo of conflict.
sunday morning, shortly after his de.
parture, he heard q loud explosion. and
believes it to have been caused by the
blowing up Of the house In which the
military had taken refuge, and which
1t Is known the mob had undermined
for the above purpose.
The Mexicans on Saturday crossed
the border, and after some exertion
| secured 100 recruits, with whom they
| returned to the Texas side and renewed
the conflict. On Monday the situation
| of affairs became critical in the OK.
treme. The rangers were short Of am
munition, and wearied by tho long re-
| sistance which they had made, and q
surrender became . question of but few
hours. It 10 believed the Mexicans
after the surrender OF the rangers on
Monday, started for Ell Paso, and much
fear is felt.
The troops are Fastening through to
San ElizariO. Eight companies and
three cannons, in all, have been ordered.
The two murdered rangers were
brave gentlemen.
Much Anxiety.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.
A Times London dispatch says:
Much anxiety is felt I've the situation
with reference to peace.
The Times says the present Is the
most critical period Of the conflict
Turcophile organs share the prevailing
uneasiness as to the possible outcome
of the reception given by Germany
and Austria to the appeal Of the Porte
for mediation. It Is believed that
nothing will come Of 1t, but that the
Russians will push their conquest uE
to = point which may force England
TO interfere tn protect her interests. In
ent to listen to proposals for mediation,
She either desires to push her conquest
further, or else is unwilling that any
other powers should come between hel
and Turkey in the settlement Of term.
of peace. The military situation is
without interest.
A Bucharest special says a move
ment of the Russians In being made
through the Balkans to the town o.
Karmab.
The Russians Order Forty Freight
Engines.
n. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10.
The agent in Russia, of Baldwin,
locomotive works, cables an order fol
40 large freight engines, to be com
pleted in February next. Letters re
Gently received from the same party
says the Russian Government has alb
sorbed nearly all the railway plant fol
war purposes, and it is being rapidly
used up and destroyed; meanwhile
the largest crop Of wheat ever raised in
Southern Russia and Bulgaria, is rot
ting In the barns for the need of trans
p~ortation. This wheat, which usually
finds an outlet from the Black Ses
ports, will have to be transported by
rail to the Baltic ports, and about 3O(
new engines will be required at once
a large proportion OF these will. how
ever. be- built 10 Europe. This &C
counts for the fact that the grain deal
ers here are having so little present ap
p~rehension Of composition from South
ern Russia.
I've RObberies.
ST. Louis, December 10.
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