Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-26
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY sENTINEL.l
Grave Charges Against Com
missioner spear.
IMPORTANT PoSToFFICE ORDER
Conkling to Attack the Ad-
ministration.
WASHINGTON. March "a.


, The charges against Commissioner
Spear, OF the Patent Office, in no sense
result in any i'll. feeling between that
officer and Secretary Schurz. Sc far as
the Commissioner is aware they grow
out Of u decision in an interference case
which disappointed b contestdnt.
They not only charge incapacity upon
the Commissioner but also ailege a mu-
tilation of the record. II Is also stated
that q we'll known patent attorney Is
believed to be the accusing party.
Commissioner Spear states lie had nc
casion during the hearing TO alter the
p~hraseoiogy OF m OF his rulings in
The iu~terlocutory question:, but that in
| doing 30 he in no sense charged the
force or meaning OF the ruling. and that
it IS upon this Charge that iuutilation
Is brought.
The Postmaster General has issued
an order amending the regulation of
the Department. governing the trans
mission of matter, which is very i'm.
portant in its bearing. inasmuch as it
Overrules n long established practice in
the Department.. Any matter IN print
which may bs transmitted within an
enclosure may also he transmitted vi
The same rate if printed upon the
wrapper or AN envelop. This includes
business cards, directions for return
ing any printed matter on the in
side OF y wrapper or envelop. o
masters are instructed not to regard
the requests for a return of such matter
unless stamps to pay the return post
age are deposited.
Conkling, it is again reported, will
make IA speech reviewing TIE first year
of Hayes administration and denounc-
! ing it with great bitterness. 1t is the
intention of the anti Hayes party To
| force Southern Democrats To defend
the Presi lem in the hope that such d.
| tense would imbitter Northern Repub
licsns. The Democratic Senators are
very generally willing TO lot the hand.
full OF Administration Republicans in
the Senate reply to the attacks Oh
Hayes.
A San Francisco Man Picked mp
S~enseless.
MIpDLErowN, N. Y, March "a.
John Rooney, of San Francisco.
aged about 30 years. was picked up 10y
a freight train a few miles west of this
| station this morning. His foot was
hurt, and he was in a half conscious
| "pPS nv
from the Atlantic Express. On his
person were found pa lsers showing that
he was the purser discharged from the
steamer Gaelic, at San Francisco. May
10, 1877. He had an Erie ticket from
Buffalo to New York, aud baggage
checked from Omaha to the point.
A gold draft on Drexel, Morgan Il Co.
for 81, 200, also 1923 in money and n gold
watch were found on his person. He
WAS unable to give any accounto Of him.
sell. IT, is thought his wounds are not
fatal, but his toe will have to be ampu-
tated.
Heavy Snow storm East.
BUFFALO, March "a.
About two riches of snow fell here
last night. II is still showing.
WATEaTOwN, March "a.
Eight inches of snow has fallen here
to day, and it is still showing.
SYRACUSE, March "a.
A severe snow storm set in at
O'Clock this morning, and still cOntin
ues. The snow il six inches deep
Trains are somewhat delayed.