Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-02

until reinforcement feacn Us, II they are
hurried through. The officers and men
behaved with the greatest gallantry. l am
also slightly wounded in two places.
(Signed). PAYNE. commanding.
Other dispatches Of a similar import
we're received. together with the following:
Milk River. Col, via Fort Steele.-The
existence of the command depends solely
on the haste with which reinforcements are
got here. / am intrencbed here, as Payne
has directed. We are tn simply hold the
camp and not try to advance.
(Signed) PRICE.
General Williams at once hurried into
town and ordered. by telegraph reinforce
ments from various posts in this Depart
ment.
The entire number of troops that can be
mustered is 500, principally infantry. They
will be sent forward by rail at once. and
then proceed by forced marches. They
will be able to reach Rawlins by tomorrow
noon. From there they will make 40 miles
a day until they reach Milk River. The
exact distance to Milk River is not known
at this place. Tn point where the troops
are corraled is near the Reservation in Col
orado. Only a few days ago dispatches
were received from Major Thornburg, to
the effect that some of the chiefs came for
ward and avowed a desire to hold friendly
relations.
The troops must have been strung along
the road when they were attacked. The
country in which the fight occurred is one
Of the most rugged, inaccessible mountain
regions on the Continent a spot difficult
for military operations, and splendidly
adapted for Indian strategy and am~bushes.
Colonel Merritt, q gallant, brave and
active officer, is to be put in command Of
the troops. A desperate fight may yet take
place, in order to dislodge the Indians.
LATER.-9 p. NJ, September 29.-We still
hold our position. Every man is busy
digging trenches and hauling out the dead
animals We fully expect the Indians back
at daylight.
More Of the sprasue-ConkIing
Scandal.
NEW YoRK. October 1.
The Sun has the following from Proyi-
dence: The following statement, which
has been made to yonr correspondent, may
be regarded as authoritative. and as COM
ing from Governor Sprague. On the Sat
urday after Conkling was driven from
C~snonches he came to Providence, and
sought put q gentleman who went to
Sprsgue TO intercede with him, that moth
ing of the occurrence at Narrzgansstt Pier
should be made public through the press.
The messenger returned the same day. and
told CoEkling that the,Governor sent back,
word for word, the following message:
Governor Spragus will not leave the scan
dal OF Washington to be repeated in his
own household" conkling was set back,
but went 10 work with . yisw to set Chaffee,
the Trustee Of the Spr2sue estate. against
sprasue. with the an ,icipAtioa Of having
him removed from his house and arrested
and cunaned as : mailman. Governor
Sprsgue authorizes the pablieation in full
CT the follosing letter from Hazard, eoun-
sci to Mrs. SprAgue. written before her de-
parture from Can0lchet:
Nj DKAR Mas. SPaAeuE-I have no
doub. Of the propriety Of whas you sug-
gested. 1t was my opinion, expressed to
you in the presence of Mr.. johnson last
week. that you should leave and take i'm
mediate legal proceedings 10 secure pos
session Of your daughters. WAS sorry to
have been in so much Of = hurry when at
the house but / left parties waiting for me
at the pier. Yours truly.
E. H. HAZARD.
Important Land Decision.
WASHINGTON. October /.
An interesting decision has Just been
EA1 S~sA1 SS%At<4At Dc4 VI Tie l1rt-
rior Department, in the case Of Hugh Ly.e
ons against Rachael Stevens OF Salt Lake
City. involving the question Of the right of
these parties to . section If land in Sal,
Lake City The land district claim Of Ly-
ons is rejected ON the ground that the tract
was not subject to presumption or settle
ment BY him. Rachael Stevens, it appears
is one Of the wives Of John G.. Holman.
whom she recognizes as her husband, and
be TO all intsnts and purposes governs and
controls her acts. The decision holds. in
view Of the pc!ygamous condition, that If
the first polygamaus wife. voluntarily re-
tanning that illegal relation 70 a man, may,
IN her own name, obtain a title to 100 acres
OF public land, the second or twentieth
wife may do the same, and the so-called
husband could thus obtain in fact, for his
own use and benefit the control Of that
number OF tracts Of public land. This
will not be permitted under the Home
stead or Pre- emtion laws. II the so-called
wife, the decision continues, should repu-
date the illegal relation and cease TO yio-
late the positive laws OF the country and of
the civilized world, the fact that she had
at one time been called the wife Of the man
and had maintained that relation to him.
would not operate as . bar to her right.
No woman, however, who voluntarily
maintains and acknowledges her position
to be that of a plural or polygamous wife,
should be permitted to make a homestead
or presumption entry of public land, as the
very fact that she retains such relation is
conclusive evidence that tie entry is not
made in good faith for her exclusive use
asa benefit.
N~icaragunn Canal.
NEW York, October /.
A Herald Washington special saws that
since the return Of Grant to the United
States none Of his friends in Washington
have heard anything FROM him on the sub.
Iect OF the Nicaragua canal. but by msil
received from Yokohama at the Navy De-
partmeus to-day, comes letters from naval
officers in the Asiatic squadron stating that
during the Generals visit to Japan. when
be received letters from Ammen, he com.
menced at ones to talk npon the subject
and inspired new interest in the project.
One OF the officers says that Grant is thor
oughly in for it. and we catch enthusiasm
from him. That seems to assure the build.
ing Of the great inter-ocsanic canal via.
Nicaragua.
The Astly Beit Attached.