Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-06
THE FAMINE IN NORTHERN CHINA.
Time Extended to the Northern
Pacific Railroad.
Mrs. Judge Chisholm i'm the Federal
Courts.
WASuINGTON. Eeh &

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ern China, and suggested that a COM
mission be appointed from residents of
China to act in cdnnection with the
United Staes Minister, in procuring
and distributing relief.
The bill reported to-day by Repre-.
sentative Rice, from the Committee on
Pacific Railroads, extends 10 years
time Tor the completion of the North
ern Pacific Railroad. 1t provides for
the construction of not less than one
hundred miles a year, and that the
main line between Portland, and IA
point as far east as Uniatilla, Oregon,
Shall be located and constructed on the
south side of the Columbia river. Act
ual settlers on surveyed lands, within
the limits of the railroad grant, are So
cured in their rights by paying 81 so
per acre; pre- emptors of homesteads
are also protected. The Company is
| authorized to issue bonds and secure
the same by IA mortgage on the whole
or any part of its road property. The
bill does not extend the time to build
a branch line through Washington
Territory from the mouth of Snake
river to Puget Sound, but only gives
the company Tie land earned by 1t on
thirty.on miles, already built.
10 OaN SOtIlG Oh ltit COtlSilCllbNS AN
sassins of Judge Chisholm, of Missis-
sippi, will he a~rraignei fortrial at Jack
son. before the Federal Cour;s, under
the kuklux laws. They have been
charged with the grave otfense of in
timidating, which is the only otfense
| the Federal Courts can take cognizance
of, and the particular charge is an at
tempt on Chisholm's life some months
before the final tragedy. A few days
since Mrs. Chisholm, now in this city,
received "a summons to go to Missis.
sippi as a witness for the Government.
She called upon the Attorney General
and asked what protection the Federal
Government could give in case sic
went. His reply was: Unfortunately
we have no laws that could protect
citizens there; but after an overt act
bad been committed against them, a
prosecution could be Instituted. Tie
Attorney General advised Mrs. CHS
holm to go. She is a brave woman,
and, although in Deiiaib there are
those who have sworn that no one OF
the name of Chisholm shall be allowed
to live. she decided to 20. After max
ing arrangements to leave this city,
Mrs. Chisholm received a telegram
from a friend, advising her not to
make the journey, as it would only be
labor lost, as the defense would not
even trouble themselves to appear in
court, and nothing would come of the
trial. He says also that in the Grand
Jury that found the indictments in this
particular case, were two of the muir
derers.
The Committee on Education and
Labor has received a communication
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ton representative of the Chinese Six
Companies, asking to be heard in ar
gument in advance of the favorable
action by the Committee on any bill TO
restrict Monaghan immigration. The
Committee agreed to give him the de-
sired opportunity, and he is now writ
ing his argument. He says the six
Companies have no objection to the
| proposition for a convention, which
has been recommended by the Califor-
MIA Legislature. The statement, at
tributed to Colonel Bee, that the Six
Companies, two or three weeks ago,
telegraphed from San Francisco to
Secretary Evarts a proposition for the
restriction of Chinese immigration,
does not seem to be true. In response
to an inquiry, it is positively asserted
at the State Department that no such
| communication has been received
either by telegraph or mail.
Leading members OF the House
Naval Committee say it may be %
! sidered certain that the Mare Island
matters will be made the subject of in.
vesiication towards the close of the
present session.
Officers Eiecaed-Mrs. d.. A.. webber.
CHICAGO. Feb. s..
The Mining and Stock Exchange this
morning elected the following officers:
| George w. Tew. President; ). w.
King, Vice President; A. w. Kellogg,
Secretary; A. II. Crnnkhite, Treasurer.
The Journals Washington special
says: The mysterious woman who
sought, without effect, an interview
with Secretary Sherman, has been Wis
tied by certain politicians. and identi
fed as Mrs. ID. A. Wehher, wife OF the
murdered Supervisor of East Feleciana
parish. She has what she claims are
valuable papers, taken from her dead
husbands body. which she offers TO
surrender in exchange for an office. 1t
IS stated that the publication OF these
documents would create n sensation.
Conrad Scherber rrest for Muir
der.
OMAHA, Feb. 5.
Conrad Scherber was brought to
| Omaha last evening from St. Helena.
Cedar county, and lodged in jail. he
having been arrested for the murder
OF Nicholas Mernhotfer. whom he
| stabbed in the heart. killing him in-
s,antly. last Friday, in a quarrel.
There being no Jail at st. Helena, the
prisoner was sent here for safe keeping.
He was drunk at the time, aud is q
hard character generally.
Cattle of n T.. =. Senator seized.
New YORK, Feb. 5.
Ex-Sherif Haskell, OF Allegheny
| county. Pennsylvania. has seized sew
enteen head of cattle in the pens of U.
). Senator Mcpherson, at the Jersey
| City cattle yard. Haskell claims the
cattle were stolen from his yard q week
ago by George Jeremy.
The metropolis" survivors Ar.
rive Rt Norfolk.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5.
About lbs survivors OF the wreck
| of the Metropolis arrived from Norfolk