Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-10
EASTERN NEWS.
LATEST FROM WASH
Another Case of Eight to Seven.
THE RETURNING A
TROUBLES.
Republicans Cooperating With
Louisiana Democrats.

Louisiana Democrats.
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WASHINGTON, Feo. v.
While the last and decisive vote was
being taken In the Wigginton
contest, yesterday, Mr.. Wigginton
walked over to Pacheco's seat and eX
tended his hand and said "Governor,
we have always been friends person
ally. though enemies politically. L
hope hat the result OF this Will
not disturb our friendly relations"
With a magnanimity worthy OF the
gentleman that he is, Governor Pa
checo extended his hand n SAID:
circumstances have made me your
political enemy, but personally, hope
to be your friend in the future as IN
the past" The Post adds that this Is
the prettiest love feast on record; 1t
also says, by way OF editorial comment
on the action OF yesterday: VI course
every body knows that the discussion
was only a matter OF form. and all the
wind from the bellows OF statesmen
was intended alone Tor the fevered
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thera was doubt. and the nartv in
power resolved that doubt in its own
favor, as all parties have done from the
beginning of the world, and will con-
tinue to do so until the end of time.
Some extreme Republicans are as.
serted to be cooperating with the Lou
isiana Democrats in Washington, and
to be in correspondence with others in
New Orleans, with the view to get Re-
publicans, who went to Louisiana a
year ago to witness the counting of the
vote, indicted for illegal interference
with the proceedings Of the Return
ing Board. Their object is said to be
to ferment trouble in the party, and
either to drive the Administration over
to the Democracy or to force it to re-
cognize and advance them. An inter
esting fact may bealso mentioned, that
during the debate in executive session
Yesterday on the Holland case. one
New England Republican Senator told
the Democrats that he wished they
would open their ranks and take the
President in. The Democrats are report.
ed to have replied that their party
wanted no founding left attheir doors.
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Cu,c.oo Eoh a
Tn The case of Early We. w r story
editor of the Chicago Times, in which
the lower court awarded large dam.
ages to the plaintiff for defamation of
the character of his daughter, the Su-
preme Court of the State has reversed
the decision and remanded the case for
trial. The principal grounds of this
decision are. that in the lower court
the Judge gave instruction
and excluded competent witnesses of
the defendant. 1t is also set forth
that the publishing of the news as
such differs widely, in sight of the la W.
from the expression OF opinion by
publishers of papers in the editorial
columns. The decision is assented to
bv all but one of the Supreme Court
Justices.
j. w. Tiff, known as the "Great
Cattle King of the Western Plains,
died at Denver to-day. He was the
most extensive cattle dealer and cat
tie raiser of the Far West. His pas.
turage region embraced immense tracts
in Wyoming Territory and Colorado.
He was a man of great wealth, energy
and public spirit.
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The Worlds Washington CORES.
pendent. in relation to the Returning
Board prosecutions. has admitted that
Wells. Casanova and Kepner. will fare
no better than Anderson, and that as a
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