Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-18

ICltl llsb vi tIc st1tiOh VI tiOoPo siON sh~t
to-day there is only one regiment east of
the Mississippi, the 18th Infantry. 1t is
intended to order that west also. The Of
fetal reports show that heavy artillery de-
tachments armed with muskets are per-
forming active service.
C%anecIiing the Contract for Freight
and Passenger rattle.
New York, July IT.
The Tribune has the following: The
notice given by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company of its intention to cancel the
contract for freight and passenger traffic
with the Union Pacific Railroad Company
was discussed at the Office of the latter yester-
day. J. Richardson, m of the directors OF
the railroad company, said that such no
tice had been received during the absence
from the city of President Dillon. He de-
MED that the Union Pacific Railroad owed
anything like $500, 900 to the Panama
Railroad Company and the Pacific Mail
Company jointly, and he said Dillon stated
a few weeks ago that the amount of indobt-
edness was small. Richardson claimed
that the Pacific Mail Company
would be the greater sufferer
by cancelling the contract. and he believed
that the Union Pacific Company could get
along very well without any alliance with
the Pacific Mail Company. Mr.. Ham,, al
ter comforting with President Dillon. said
1t is true that the Pacific Mail directors
have given us notice of their desire to can
eel the contract entered into two years ago.
We do not anticipate any trouble over the
matter, and the probability is that the diff
ferences will be amicably settled in a few
days, and the contract will be continued in
force. Mr.. Dillon is q pcaceable man, but
if he is forced to fight he will do so. 1t is
to the interests of both companies to settle
the dispute in a friendly way. The Union
Pacific Company has not paid the Pacific
Mail as provided by contract for some
time, but the amount involved is not large,
the exact figures | cannot give at present.
Should the steamship company insist upon
cancelling the contract, the fight will be a
bitter one. The, Union and Central Pacific
railroads own the Occidental and Oriental
line of steamers, which run from San
Francisco to Yokohama. The line is COM
posed of new and large iron steamships,
which sail monthly. The Pacific Mail will
have to contend not only with this line, but
also with the English line of steamers run
ming along the coast, as well as both the
Pacific railroads.
The weather In Kansas.
LEAyENwoRTH, July IL.
The weather has been extremely hot for
several days. Thirteen cases of sunstroke
occurred between Saturday and Monday
evening, six of the cases resulting fatally.
The air is now cooler, however, and the
impression is that the most dangerous part
of the hot season is past.
Authorizing Payments.
WASHINGTON, July II.
The Attorney General has sustained the
view taken by the Second Assistant Post
master General, that the law passed at the
last session Of Congress, authorizing pay
ments by the Postoifice Department direct
" to sub-contractors for carrying the mail,
is applicable to contracts existing at the
date Of the enactment of the law, as well
as those Of a subsequent issue.
Reduction of Salaries in the Patent
Office.
WASHINGTON, July II.
Owing to recent legislation by Congress,
it has been found necessary by the Secre-
tary of the Interior to make additional dis
missals and reductions in the salaries Of
Patent Office employees. Officers of the
bureau are now engaged in preparing a
statement to that end. 1t is understood
that messengers and laborers, who have
heretofore received $50 and sos, will be
reduced to $50 per month, and the attend
ants in the model room will hereafter re-
ceiye but $3.50 per annum
Gen. Sherman Will Testify.
CHICAGO, July II.
The Tribune's Washington correspond
ent says: The object of the Potter Com
mittee in sitting at Atlantic City, is to alb
s~olutely prevent the transmission of re-
ports regarding the Committees work.
That place has but one wire for all the
business, and specials from there will be
impossible. General Sherman will testify
first, then McVeagh and other visiting
statesmen, and their testimony will be
briefly synopsized.
About UnfaithfuI Representatives.
New YORK, July II.
The Sun, in a leading article this morn
ing, hopes the Democratic Congressman,
Mueller, Fernando Wood, Willis and seven
Others, called by name, will not be re-
elected, because OF their vote Oh the Presi-
dents title. 1t says Willis ought to be re-
jected for other reasons as well. The art
icle concludes as follows: We say, there
fore, that these unfaithful representatives
should, all of them, be set aside and over
thrown, and should SO remain.