Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-25
NIGHT DISPATCHES
THE LOUISIANA PRES
DENT.MAHHRS.
They Fear They will not get a Fair
Trial.
APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE
OF VENUE.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. "a.

The indicted Returning Board mem
bers have petitioned to have their case
transferred to the United States Circuit
Court, on the ground that the Law au
thoriZing juries in and for the parish
of Orleans, in criminal cases. operates
in injustice to the accused, inasmuch as
it places in the hands of the officers,
authorized by law to draw juries, y
power which enables them to draw
such jurors as they see proper, and
that in this instance, out OF the whole
veuire, there is not a eolored man, and
for the further reason tina by vir ne of
the existence of great public prejudice
in the minds of the white population
of this city, the officers have willingly
or unwillingly drawn such a jury AS
are believed to be impressed by this
prejudice. Judge Whitaker ordered
application TO be filed, and fixed the
case for argument tomorrow. Judge
Gallon. of counsel, gave Assistant AT.
torney General Egan notice in open
court. that he would apply for com
mis-ioners to take testimony of absent
witnesses in behalf of the accused, TO
which Egan objected. First, on the
ground that the defendant had no right
to take evidence in that way, and sec
ondly, because it would necessarily OPP
crate as a continuance Of the case,
which he would not consent to.
Latest Washington Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a.
The Secretary OF War has sent to the
Senate, in answer to a resolution, a
statement of the cost of the late var
with the Nez Perces Indians, and the
sun total shows that peace at any price
is cheaper than war. The cost for
transportation alone was 1881 ,329, while
the supplies cost S2S.470.
Blame is coming out strong in the
Senate. He knows he mas nothing TO
expect from Massachusetts, and tried
on Tuesday to see what he could make
by appealing to the interests opposed
10 thuse of Massachusetts. He is pre-.
pairing another scare with Ben. Hill on
The old issue, and he hopes by these
tricks to hoist himself on n pinnacle of
partisan hatred, aud make popularity
Tor 1880. Everybody agrees that the
late affair was a disgrace to the Senate,
but Blaine has The ~sympathies of q
majority of the people here. who say
that Hoar end Dawes might simply
have rebuked him in n few words, and
denied the charges without indulging
in personal bitterness.
sitting Bull orr War Path.
BISMARCK, d. T., Jan. "a.
Official information from General
Miles, post at Fort Keogh, says news
is received there that Sitting Bull is al
Frenchmens creek with over a thons
and lodges, including the escaped Ne7
Perces and refugees from the agencies
These last number 500 warriors, anG
Sitting Bulbs " camp $500, all well
armed. The principal hostile chiefs
with him are Black Moon. -Four Horns,
Long Dog and Red Bear. Two com
panies of infantry have been sem te
Fort Peck t . hold it.. Indians from
Sitting Bulls camp have been seer
within 10 miles of Fort Peck. and al
attack upon both that place and For
Keogh is among the possibilities. Miles
has only 500 men.
A Mail Robber Arrested.
CHICAGO. Jan. "a.
For two months United States detect
| ives have been shadowing a maj
named Carl Mamath, suspected of he
ing engaged in taking letters from
mail boxes in various parts Of the city
and to day they effected bis capture,
together with over 1000 letters which
he had in his house, and which he had
taken from boxes, opened and ritied
| of their valuable contents. His steal
ings, which have extended over a
| period OF some 10 months. must have
been very considerable. He il a Ger.
man, highly educated, fine looking
and las only been here a year and
hall.
Theatrical Explosion In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Jan. "a.
just before the beginning of the matt
nee in the Halladay.street Theater
Yesterday, the cylinder containing ga:
for calcium light exploded, fatally in
~jnring JAS Knapp, and ~woundinl
Charles Street, Charles Butler and II
Thompson, attaches OF the theater.
Mercantile Failure I'm New York
NEW YORK. Jan. "a.
The failure is announced OF Dovalt
& Co, one OF the oldest houses in thu
South America shipping business
The liabilities are supposed to be abouI
SI50. 900.