Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-17
The Maine Middle Settled.
APPLICATIONS FOR MINERAL PATENTS.
Hostile Utes to BE Given Up.

Hostile Utes 60 BE silver Up.
NEW YORK, December 16.
Gen. Brady, Second Assistant Postmaster
General. has charge of all the contracts
for the transportation of the mails, and Is
| directly responsible for what may be irreg-
| Mar in this branch Of the service. An i'm
portant fact in connection with the irregu-
| ~iarities is that the Postmaster General was
| absent on a California trip during last sum-
mer when most CT the increases were
awarded, and during his absence General
Brady was acting as Postmaster General
| Brady, in speaking of this matter, pro-
| claimed his responsibility and invited in
yestisat:on. To do himself justice he
should not wait for an inquiry, which will
undoubtedly be ordered. but he should de-
mand it. No one is more surprised at the
revelations made In connection with the
service than Postmaster General Key, who
saws that he viii not be contented until the
matter il fully investigated by a Commit
tee of Congress. 1t is claimed by Gen.
Brady and his friends that If Congress
had not authorized the establishment OF
about 1900 additional routes, the money
appropriated for the current year would
have been sufficient, and the Department
would not have been Obliged to ask for an
additional appropriation of S2,0O0,O0o. Ii
is true that 1900 additional new routss
were authorized, and according to Gen.
Brady, service was established on about
100 new outes thus authorized. Tie
fact should not be overlooked, however,
that the routes upon which increased CON-
| pensation was allowed are all old routes,
and it will be doubtless discovered that
| whatever deficiency may be found to exist
/ -. Al. +tAn f0r tho Sr1r SpyTIaA IL
on account of the extravagaDt increases
made in serving old routes. aud not on ac-
| count OF the establishment of new routes.
The Maine MuddIe Settled
DosToS, December I6.
Dispatches from Augusta assert that the
coun. has been made by the Governor and
Council of the election returns, which viii
result in delivering certificates tomorrow
to a sufficient number Of F~asionisis dem
ocrats and Greenbackersl TO give thai party
a majority in both branches Of the Legs
| iature. Dispatches assert that there Is
great feeling among the Republicans ow-
ing TO this condition Of affairs
The Advertiser has s special from Au-
gusta which SAYS: The Republican ma
| iority in both branches of the Legislature
have been counted out. The Republican
members have been counted down from
30 10 IS, and Democrats and Greenbackers
counted up from 81 to IS. This was done
on fatal defects and informalities in the
returns. The Senate under the count will
| have q Fusion majority of nine, there being
under the count 20 Fusion Senators and IL
Republican Senstors. The Governor n
! Council throw out three Senators from
| Cumberland, one each from York, Lincoln
and Washington, and tw0 from Andro-
scoggin. The Fusionists will have q ma
jority large enough in the House TO give 9
quorum, II none Of the Republicans should
appear to take their seats. They have
thrown out Republican Representatives
from Portland, Bath, Saco, Rockland,
Lewiston and other towns, and made va
caneies in ii Representative districts.
PORTLAND, Me-. December 16.
The Council has NO. completed .he can
vass. A few districts remain unsettled.
1t is expected the result viii be reached on
Wednesday. Democratic as well as Re-
publican returns have been thrown out.
1t Is thought the House will be II Fnsions
and 50 Republicans. with IL vacancies. and
the Senate 10 Fusions and u Republicans.
Mineral Patents.
WASHINGTON, December IS.
The General Land 0Asee recently de-
cidsd that all afadayits required BY law
in support Of applications for mineral pa
tents must be made by the applicants
themselves. Under this ruling : number
of applications and afidayits fled in local
land districts by the agents OF non-resi-
dent owners Of mines have been rejected.
The Acting Commissioner Of the General
Land Once has to-day. however. q. the is-
stance Of Senator Hill, Of Colorado, Issued
an order that no more cancellations Of this
sort should be made until Congress takes
action Upon the pending bill. which pro-
vides tina, such applications and afidavits
in tie cases OF non-residents shall be valid
IL sworn TO By their local agents. cognizAnt
OF the facts.
From the gfe Country.
DENVER. December le.
Dispatches from Los Pinos state that
| oursy has gone to the hostile q to
bring In Douglass. Gen. Adams is on his
way to his home 81 Mineson, and Gen.
Hatch was to have left Los Pinos on Sun
day with O small detachment 20 scout in
the San Miguel country.
A later dispatch says Ouray has left for
= band OF hostile Uies TO assist in bringing
Ia the Indians demanded. 1t is now ascer-
tanned that the Indians will be surrendered
and that arrangements can be agreed upon
with the Indians. The Indians left for
Denver yesterday.
A Northern Carpet-BaSger.
WASHINGTON, December is.
Il seems to be quite certain that the
President has made up his mind TO nom
mate John Morton as Collector Of Inter
nal Revenue II San Francisco. for one Of
his private secretaries to-day solicited a
member Of the Senate to support his nom
nation If sent in. The request was ac-
companied with a very distinct intimation
that it may be daily expected. II need
hardly be said that this sort OF lobbying
has intensified q determination OF the Cali
fornis delegation TO spare no effort TO de-
Wells, Fargo's Letters.
WASHINGTON, December l6.
Congressman Page called at the Post
Office Department yesterday to inquire
whether any report had been received from
a special agent who. it appears. had been
sent to California, 10 investigate whether
or not il Is against the Governments in
terests 70 allow Wells. Fargo 4 Co., to de-
liver letters upon which the postage is paid.
He was informed that no report had yet
come to hand, and that lie would be noti-
fed when one arrives. Page announced
his intention TO take issue very earnestly
with any Recommendation that may be
made for interference with public accom-
modations Of this sort, II the Department
seriously entertains such an idea.
Choosing Presidential Electors.
NEW York, December 10.
The Herald publishes an interview with
q New York Congressman, touching the
propositions to change the method oil
choosing Presidential e~lectors, The Her.
aid says editorislly Many Of the Republi.
can members as well as all the Democratic
members look upon the scheme with dis
favor. We are confident nothing Of the
kind will be attempted by the Legislature
Another Exodus.
ST.. LorIs, December l6.