Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-13
NIGHT
ANDERSON AND HIS FRIENDS.
Nichols Refuses to Pardon.
SHERMAN ON SILVER.
Other Items from the Capital,
SHERMAN ON V
WAsHINaroN. March 10.


house paper are taken to him to sign.
He is not permitted TO visit his office. AS
has been supposed. He receives visit
ors.
The Representative who has received
daily information from New Orleans,
to the effect that Anderson would he
pardoned, is General Garfield, and the
furnisher of the information is ex-
Congressman Sheldon, of Louisiana.
Garfield has communicated this to the
President, and both have been led to
believe that the Returning Board pro-
secutions would be discontinued. Con
gresham Rocklin has pretended to
have great influence with Governor
Nichols, and was requested by the
President to interceue with Nichols for
the release of Anderson. A gentleman
arrived to day from New Orleans, who
saws his mission was utterly fruitiess,
and that Nichols will never pardon
Anderson while he is Collector of the
Port. He says Anderson will not re
sign, but prefers to remain in Jail a
martyr. Secretary Sherman and the
President have been so informed.
Senators Paddock, Saunders and
Teller declare that Hoyt. the Presi
dents appointment for Governor of
Wyoming, can not be confirmed
Neither of Wi>consin's Senators ever
dreamed of Hoyt's nomination., and
Thayer's term of office has not ex
pired. A bitter fight is likely, in
which the Republican camp will be
divided.
NEW YORK. March IL.
A special from Richmond, Va, says
a party of disguised men took a col
ored oms named Charlotte Harris,
accused oil i~nstigating a boy to set fire
to the barn of Henry E. Sipe in Rock
ingham. from jail last night and
hanged her to a tree until dead. The
boy awaits his trial.
WASHINGTON, March II.
Willis Committee on the Expepdi-
lures of the Navy has been looking
into the contracts of Robeson during
the last three years of his Secretary
ship. What are known as the 81 of
March contracts have been especially
looked into. These amount to a mil
lion and a half, and were not made le
gally, not being gwen to the lowest
bidders. They were not even adver
tised as required, but parties knowing
that such contracts were to be made
tried to put in bids. The committee
has discovered an odd method OF
book keeping whereby the apparent
ndebtedness of the Government is OF
ten much greater than the true in
debtedness. The chairman thinks the
result of the investigation will be TO
lessen the apparent Indebtedness 10y at
least $500 900.
The House Judiciary Committee to-
day approved the body of laws passed
by the Legislative Assembly of Ari-
IONA, with the exception of the act
granting special privileges to the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company of Cali.
fornia. The vote was six against three.
Stenger and Butler being absent. This
motion with regard to the Railroad
Act was IN the ground that under the
organic law of the Territory the Legis
lative Assembly have no power or au-
thority to grant special privileges. Both
majority and minority reports will be
made To the House.
Secretary Sherman, before the Com
mitlee on Coinage, Weights and Mess
ures, yesterday, said the silver certiti
Gates issued to depositors of silver bul
lion were to be based on the actual
market value of silver IN the day OF
deposit, based on the London and New
York quotations of that day. If they
we're to be based on the coinage value
OF bullion, they never would be pre-
scented for redemption until silver was
worth sod. per ounce. The Secretary
favored the issue of these silver certiti
Gates and the receipt of bullion on de
post for them at but one point, and
that at New York, as the great silver
market of the country. He seemed to
think if deposits were allowed to be
made at San Francisco and Carson.
bullionists would not sell silver. but
would endeavor TO corner the Govern
ment, rs they would have the use OF
their silver. This could not so well be
done in New York, with its supplies
coming from Europe, Mexico and this
country. TO the question AS to the
cost OF doubling the capacity of the
MINIS, he replied in substance that the
question was more of delay than
cost, and more of the supply of bullion
than the capacity of the MINIS. The
Secretary gave it as his opinion that
under the legislation as it stands, from
$50, 000, 900 to 500. 000. 900 in silver
can be put in circulation and kept al
par with gold. He favored the discon.
tinuance of trade dollar coinage AS apt
to be- a source of embarrassment. He
preferred nickel five cent pieces to sill.
yer; favored the abolition of thetwenty.
cent silver coin, as one whose only
convenience was in paying for ten.
cent drinks: suggested restriction o.
the legal tender quality of subsidiary
silver coin to $40, and the redemption
of it in legal tender coin when present
ed at the sub-Treasuries in sums oil
800.
The New Hampshire Election.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., March IL.
AT half past 10 o'clock the bulk o.
the votes were polled, and the prepon
derance was in favor of the Repub.
licans. The greenbackers rejoiced al
the unex pected vote for their favorites.
BosToN, March II.
Advices from New Hampshire indi.
cate that a very full vote is being cast,
and at noon, at Concord, the vote was
not materially different from that 81
the same hour last year, Prescott,
Republican. having a majority in all
the wards heard from. AT Nashua the
indications are that Cook, Democrat,
will be elected Mayor by a small ma
jority, while it is reported that Nc
Kean. the Democratic candidate for
Governor, is running ahead of his
ticket in several wards. Exeter elected