Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-30
EASTERN NEWS.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
lsPECfAL TO THE DAILY sENTINEL.l
wAsHIN GToN.
ABOUT FITTING OUT CRUIS-
ERS.
Who Shall be Ineligible to Certain
Offices.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
sorAL TO THE DAILY sENTINEL.l
wAsHING
THE BILL.

WASHINGTON, April %.
No official Information has been
received Of a preliminary arrange
I nent for fitting out cruisers by the
Russian Government in San Fran
cisco, or else here, against England,
in anticipation of war. The United
States and Great Britain, by the
treaty OF Washington, are obligated
to use due diligence to prevent the
fitting out. arning or the %equinping
OF any vessel wtirh they have res
sonable ground to believe is intended
to carry on war against a Power
with which they are at peace; but
until war shall exist BET any two
nations, there can be no breach OF
neutrality in permitting either Russia
or Great Britain TO fit out vessels in
this country for any purpose.
Representative Phillips bill, intro
duced 10 the House to-day, sets aside
a recent sale OF Al per Cent bonds to
the ~ Indicate. 1t declares hat sales
made with an association. to the exclu
sion of all other persons, are contrary
to public policy. 1t also declares
against sales for coin certificates, in
stead of for coin. The purpose of the
bill is to bring the matter regularly be
fore tue Banking Committee. so as 10
report it back, in order to set aside the
sale, and leave the sale of bonds for
coin alcne. so that bonds can be sold to
others without the consent of The syn
dictate.
A bill was introduced in the House
to-day, by Turner. to prevent assess.
ments for political purposes. Also, a
joint resolution pr posing an amend
ment to the Constitution, prohibiting a
member of Congress from holding,
curing his term, or Tor two years
thereafter. any office under the United
States, which has been created, or the
compensation for which has been in
creased during his term of office, and
de .laring that Judges of the Supreme
Court ale Ineligible for election to the
offices OF President and Vice President.
Representatives Willis of Kentucky.
LoriDg of Massachusetts, and Bell oi
Georgia, the sub committee un The
Chinese question. have to day agreed
to recommend the adoption, by a full
House Committee on Education and
| Labor, of Sargent's bill, with the
amendments, allowing any n vessel
To bring Is Mongo ians within the
IIT iStIiCtID1 vi tl0 Obttcu dIOS, u
| stead OF 10. and providing that the bill
/ shall go into effect next January in
stead OF next september. They al-o
omit the provision giving infurmers
one half of the penalties. This agree
| ment strongly indicates similar action
by the full COMMITTEES . and strengthens
| the ex pectation of favorable action by
the other House of Congress at this
session.
The House to day passed the Worth
bill. f%orbiiding y further retirement OF
legal tender n~o'es-yeas, 165; nays, Is
In the Senate. to day. Chris'iancS
moved to take from the table the bill
repeating the bankrupt law, that the
| amendments of the House might Dt
cOncurred IN, hut Matthews objected
| and the bill was laid over
The Treasury Department has a mum
Der Of letters Inquiring at what ratt
| MEXICAN silver dollars are receivable
| The Department SAYS that they are n ~
a legal tender in the United States
Persons who accept them at theiI
nominal value do so at their W risk
A Young Man INSTANTLY Killed.
CHICAGO. April %.
Louis Samoult, All Itaii,n rag
picker, this morning shot Nichola'
McCue, aged 10 years, killing hin
instantly. TIE Italian had stoler
some paper boxes from the Novelt,
Manufacturing works, and was max
ing off with them, when McCue anc
an emplOye OF the works gave chase
and succeeded in capturing the thief
who thereupon drew from his Goa
pocket a revolver aud shot him dead
More Trouble with the IudIanS.
GALVESTON. Texas. April %.
Another mail carrier was killed by
Indians between Forts Davis anC
Stockton yeterday. This Is the SIKH
person killed in that vicinity durin.
the past ten days. A train from For
Davis, which arrived at Fort Stockton
To day, WAS attacked by Indians lei
Barella springs Yesterday. The mount
aims are reported iull of Indians.
Printing Presses Burned.
DETROIT, Mich, April 20.
Early this morning the A maII
leading into the Detroit Free Pres
office exploded. The gas ignited an.
instantanrously fired tbs whole build
ing. The presses were stopped, an,
the forms of the paper were saved
Twelve presses, u the machinery
we're more or less damaged; abou
SAC, 900 worth.
Illness Of John MOrrissey.
SARATOGA, N. Y, April %.
John Morrissey is rapidly sinking
He WAS stricken with paralysis yester
day, aud has not spoken since.
SENSIBLE WoRKINGMEN IN GILRO Y
CAL-At a meeting Of the Working
mems Club at that place recently, thu