Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-03
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL TO THE EuREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
THE TRANSPORTATION or COIN.
pRACTICABILITY OF THE PLAN.
The Department Not Responsible
for Losses.
pRAcTICABiLITY OF THE PLAN.
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WASHINGTON. November 2.
The scheme for the transportation Of
coin in third-class mail matter, which was
made the subject Of discussion at two
Cabinet meetings., and which attracted the
attention Of the press and public generally
about two months ago, is such theoretical
~. but practically it seems not to mount
to much. Only two efforts have been made
to test the practicability Of the plan. In
one instance ST, 900 900 in gold coin, put
up in four-pound packages. was sent as
.third-class matter from San Francisco to
the East, and OF another occasion u small
amount was transported . shorter distance.
No disposition has been manifested by
private citizens to take advantage OF the
plan. Probably it will never be popular
lied. The Postoflice Department mi
afford to put on the necessary guards, ex-
cept when the Treasury Department has
large quantities Of gold to transport. Silver
has never been sent by mail, as the cost
would be about equal to the express
charges, while the Postoffice Department
is not responsible for losses.
Tho Fitx-John Porter Caxc-Orim.
Ions About the Elections.
NEW York, November 2.
A careful review Of the minutes Of the
Fitz-John Porter Board, shows its en-
phatic decision to receive in testimony any
certified utterances Of General Pope Affect
ing the case, was founded On the following
reasons: That Porter's application is to
the ~pardoning power, and that the Board
is advising the President; that on such Al
application. evidence that q principal wit
ness against the applicant has since his ex-
animation made . statement Inconsistent
...kl. L.. o-,I..,no sa ,,oot vartinonk. that
all the testimony is new to the Board, and
as if orally given; had it been given orally,
the applicant would have had the privilege
Of discrediting the witness after . cross
examination. General Pope is not now
cross-examined by the applicant, because
the Board has exhausted its power to bring
him before it, except upon conditions which
would prevent such cross-examination.
After General Terry had read the decision,
General Schofield added, that in all mill
tary tribunals an officers deliberate utter
ances Of any kind is held to be as binding
IS bis oath. Pope's refusal to appear IL
considered among military men as an in
suit to the Board which invit. him, one
Of whom is his superior officer.
Nothing but politics is heard on any
side. The Democrats do not admit that
they will lose the New York Legislature,
IL I WO4 III y W. C@<0A0 -
| States Senato.. The Tammany men to-day
profess great confidence in carrying the
city on the main issue for the Mayoralty.
Whether Republicans shall lose McCook's
city district. for Congress. is extremely
uncertain, but that they will gain one Con-
gresham, BY electing l.. p. Morton, the
banker, is strongly probable.
Awards for Pacific MAIL Serviec-
Postmaster Gcnerai Key and the
Chinese.
WAsmNoroS, November 2.
Following are the awards made to-day
for Pacific Coast mail service. under adver-
tisement Of September I'd: CALIFORNIA;
Santa Rosa TO Freestone, Ezra ]. Travers;
Modele to Alden. Vincent Borcing. Utah
North Ogden to Pain City, Frederick
Wellis.
Postmaster General Key to-day suthor-
lied your correspondent to state that the
recent publication in the New York Times.
purporting 70 outline his views on the
Chinese question. gives > very imperfect
description OF the tenor Of his remarks
during the private conversation referred TO.
He expressed no opinion Of his own, and
although he informed his interlocntor that
California employers OF Chinese spoke well
Of them. he did not intimate that the OPP
| opposition to Chinese immigration was
confined to politicians. or the lower classes
| Of the community. He says he thinks that
some Of the arguments against the Chinese
are not very strong. but he Is BY no means
willing to be classed with those persons
| who favor unrestricted Chinese immigrar
| ton; on the contrary, he thinks II threat
ems . serious evil 10 the good n Ne epup-
try.
A Portuyuess aeheener in = nEur.
rlcone.
BALTIMORE. November 2.
Captain Munroe. Of the British bark
BeaconsHeld. reports that on October 10th
he tpok OF the crew and passengers OF :
Portuguese schooner. She capsized In .
hurricane October 18th. Five psssengers,
three men, . woman and . child were lost.