Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-22
EASTERN NEWS.
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY SENTINEL J
ARREST OF MAIL BOB
BERS.
SHARP DODGE OF THE DErEC-
TIVES.

OMAHA, Feb. 20.
John J. Moore, ex Postal Clerk, was
arrested at Sidney yesterday morning
by Special Mail Agents Stewart, Spur
ling and Seybolt, for robbing the mall
OF a 5000 registered package last Au
gust on the Union Pacific railroad, was
taken to Cheyenne, where he had an
examination, and in default OF SlO,OOo
bail was committed to Jail to await
trial. In arresting Moore a very sharp
game was played by the special agents,
who worked the case admirably,
throwing everybody off the right
scent. On arriving in Omaha Mon
day last, i%ncognito, one OF them tele-
graphed to Harmon's son. who is an
operator In the railroad office at Free
mont, telling him hat his father want.
ed to see Moore and have him meet
him on a matter OF importance. The
dispatch was signed with Harmon's
name Harmon is the nan who at.
tempted to pass the stolen money in
Chicago and was arrested and had
sduealed on Moore, and had been
brought along with the special agents.
Harmon knew nothing of the dispatch
being sent. The agents left on the
noon train for Fremont. At River.
side, this side of Fremont, the trains
pass. Moore, who suspected nothing,
and was anxious to see Harmon, came
down to Riverside, net the western
bound train and boarded it. On walk
ing into the car he found Harmon and
sat down beside him. The next min.
ute three specials surrounded him,
much to his surprise, and held him
prisoner. Both Moore and Harmon
we're hurried on to Cheyenne, where
both are in Jail awaiting trial. They
are unable as yet to give the required
bail.
The Louisiana MISUNDERSTANDING
Sherman Expected to Leave afse
Capital.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.
Louisiana politicians say that j.
Madison Wells letter will make
trouble, and he is certain TO be chal
lenged by some of the men whom he
has held up to public gaze. 1t is their
belief that the letter was written on pur-
pose to provoke a quarrel, and induce
some of the persons named to send a
challenge to Wells. Ellis statement
that the President would not interfere
with the Returning Boards prosecu
ton, is regarded as not likely to
strengthen him with the Republican
party, since it came through a Demo-
crat, and is calculated to encourage the
Democrats to continue the trials. See
rotary Sherman's course is watched
with interest, and it is regarded ~
predetermined whether he will remain
in the Cabinet long.
The Indiana Democracy in Council.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 20.
The Democratic State Convention
met this morning. Ex-Governor Hen
bricks was chosen permanent Chair.
man. The Committee on Resolutions
reported a platform which was unani-
mously adopted. 1t demands that Ma
tional Bank notes shall be replaced
with an equal arnOun of Government
Treasury notes with full legal tender
quality; favors making greenbacks a
full legal tender for all debts except
where the original contract has ex-
pressly provided for coin payment; al
leges that the Government has the ex-
elusive prerogative to issue paper as
we'll as coin, and that such issue should
be made, such as the business interests
of the country demand.