Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-26
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Sitting Bulls Movements Dis
credited.
UTAH AFFAIRS IN THE HOUSE.
A Greas Fire at Honolulu.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.
The Secretary of War, in reply to the
inquiry made ny Commissioner Hoyt,
OF the Indian Bureau, stated, that uptO
a late hour last evening he had received
no information OF the reported move
ment of Sitting Bull across the border.
Neither the army officers in town o
the officials OF the War Department,
place any confidence in the dispatches
from Bismarck. Those who are faInil.
lar with the habits of the Indians dis
believe that Sitting Bull can be SO rash
as TO make q move in the midst of
winter, which would involve great ex.
posture and considerable danger of fail
ure to any scheme Of a wsrlike chxrac-
ter which he might have in view. In
dams generally Wov very little in
winter outside oftheir lodges; much less
do they change their camps, except in
cas- Of great necessity. The only plsusi-
BILE ground on which the report can be
considered at all reliable that the
medicine man of the Sioux is NOV.
ing with his warriors down toward
Judith basin, which Is on 3 line
with Fort Peck, but to the westward.
where there il . mild, well-sheltered
wintering place, which Is also y fite
buffalo country. There sitting Bull
could winter to good advantage and
be in good position to take the war.
path in the spring within easy raid
ing distance Of Fort Peck and other
frontier posts along or near the Mis-
souri, river. Others hold TO the view
that the Canadian Government will
not permit Sitting Bull tn invade the
lfDiteG States, but the question arises
as 10 whether they have force to pre-.
vent him. A general Indian war in
the spring il anticipated by those
who know most about the Indians.
The Sub Committee OF the House
Committee on Territories, yesterday,
heard Judge Hemingway for two
hours. He took up the election Law
of Utah, section by section, pointed
out the features Of the law com
planned of by the Gentiles, and con.
irssted its provisions with those of
the hill before the committee. Dele
gate Cannon will reply on Monday
next. The objects OF the bill are 10
secure a secret ballot to the people OF
Utah, to repeal ths act OF the Terrific
rial Legislature giving suffrage to
woinen in the Territory, and to dis
franchise for polygamy.
MIR. Comfy, United states Minister
resident in Hawaiian Islands, writes
the Department OF State that in the
recent fire in Honolulu Over $500 900
worth OF property was destroyed, In
GLIDING wharves and Government
warehouses. The Custom-hOuse was
saved. The King himself worked at
the brakes of the hand engines. The
Government loses sixty thousand
dollars, and an American citizen by
the name of Hopper forty-ive thou
sand dollars.
~lsnidinx Illicit DissiIIers In Ten
meSsee.
NASHVILLE. Jan. 25.
Deputy Revenue Collector Davis has
Just returned from a successful raid on
Illicit distillers in Smith. Putnam and
Summer counties. destroying three
He arrested IL men Ell
gagged in the traffic. They were shot
into at one point aud returned the fire.
shooting X. $. Moody through the
wrist and side, producing perhaps a
fatal wound. Another man had
two fingers shot ofi.
a Gold assi Greenbnck Basis.
NEW YORK, Jan. %.
The Commercial v We hear in
formally that several prominent mem
bers of the clearinghouse Executive
are ready 10 place their
business upon q gold and greenback
basis in common, the two tenders he.
ing incontrovertible if they can have u
general concurrence of the Clearing
house Bank.
The LouisiamA Returning Beard.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 25.
Judge Whitaker has rendered his de.
cission in the Ease of the State VS.. j.
Madison Wells ct AL, everything the
motion tn transfer the case to the
United States Circuit Court.