Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-14

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A Worlds Washington special says
the Senate Committee on Territories
considered to day a bill to establish me
Territory of Lincoln, and TO provide a
temporary governmenttherefor. Judge
Corlett, OF Wyoming, argued against
the measure, and Spencer spoke IN
favor of the creation Of the Territory OF
Lincoln. Spencer's desire To secure
the passage of the bill is said TO ARISE
from the fact that he is largely inter-
ested in Black Hills property, whiie
his enemies say he is anxious 10 secure
a new political arena from when he
can come back to Congress when ne is
kicked, politically, overheard III Ala
baina.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
In the Senate to day, Morrill,, from
the Committee on Finance, reported
favorably on the House Joint resolution
declaring a reduction of the tax on dls-
titled spirits as inexpedlent, and gave
notice that he would cali 1t up Tor con
sideration to morrow morning. IL was
placed on the calendar.
Packard will not be appointed Col
lector of New Orleans, on account OF
the hostility of some OF the
Cabinet, which would lead to an open
rupture.
A letter addressed by the President
to Attorney General Devens, IN rela.
ton to the conviction oil Anderson, and
read to that officer yesterday, was not
intended for immediate publication
The fact that the President had written
such a letter was made known through
a Senator to whom the President IN g
conversation communicated the lnfor
nation. Although the full text OF TIT
letter cannot be obtained at this time
it is safe to say that it is comparatively
brief, and is somewhat in the spirit o
the telegram addressed to Anderson OF
the 4th instant by Sherman, Matthews
Garfield, Hale aud White. The Presi
dent is of the opinion that the prose
cution against Anderson Is solely polit-
ical; that it is not c0untenanced by tht
best men of Louisiana, and therefore
is contrary to their calm Judgment
that the proceedings were in b inter
est of those who strive to antagonizt
the two parties in hat State. rather
than to harmonic them; that so fal
from receiving tie appreciation OF The
country, the act will be condemned by
all right thinking and patriotic mer
everywhere when they become &C
quainted with the circumstances at
tending the prosecution, as grave con
stltutional questions may be involved
and in which the general Government
may perhaps HAYES right to interfere
The President submits the subject K
the Attorney General for his consider
alton.
The galleries were crowded this
morning in anticipation OF Ii cere-
mony of presenting Carpenters paint
ing of President Lincoln reading hii
Emancipation Proclamation to tht
Cabinet. The painting, screened by
the national flag, was hung behind the
Speakers chair. Preparations wert
made for theaccomodation of Senators
Immediately after the reading OF the
journal, a resolution was adopted
granting the privilege of the floor
during the presentation ceremonies, tc
the families of members of Presiden
Lincoln's Cabinet at the time of the
| Proclamation. The House then wen
into Committee of the Whole
Blackburne in the chair, on the Mill
tary Academy Appropriation bill.
Released From Sentence.
NEW YORK, Feb. IS.
A dispatch from London says tina
Charles Brodlaugh and Mrs. Annie
Besant, free thought advocates, wht
were sentenced to five years imprison
ment and police surveillance, on {
charge of circulating an immora
pamphlet, have been released from
sentence, the Court of Errors decidiHns
that the omission of Objectionable
words was fatal ~ the Indictment.
Indians Surprise n Naying Party
Road Agents Captured.
DEADwooD, Feb. II.
Last Sunday a party of 10 OF 20 Indi
ans surprised a haying party in tn
foothills about II miles east OF here
and captured the horses and oxen be
longing to the outfit. Tbemen escaped
Sheriff Moulton, of Pennington
county, yesterday captured. at Rapit
City, James HefIron and Tony Pastor
two notorious horse thieves and roat
agents. Hebron made a confession
stating where a large number OF stoler
stock was concealed, and giving tin
names of the parties connected will
the gang. The Sheriff hopes to be abb,
to make other arrests soon, and put al
end to the wholesale running Off O
stock that has been going on for TIN
past year.