Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-01

TIE New York Graphic calls attention "a
~ fsct that one especial point has beer
overlooked in Senator Jones bill to pro
vide for cheap telegrsphing. 1t is that the
~sxtsasien Of general Geographic facilities
- ~ railroads will not merely be q public
convenience in the direction Of securing
cheaper selegraphy, hut 1t will tend 10
bring about two other most desirable re-
sultas
Rfrst-It viii give 10 the railroads
frssA source Of revenue and profit to the
advantage Of their stockholders. Every
sailroad is compelled TO maintain telegraph
hines for the protection Of its own trains.
II they are permitted to utilize these lines
for the transmission Of messages for the
gsneral public, . considerable income will
b received; considerable enough, in some
instances. perhaps, to turn the scale be-
tween unproductive and productive stock,
and 10 make . non-paying railroad q pro-
ductivs one.
Second-The wealthier railroads, having
this new source Of revenue, which in their
cases will be nearly all clear profit, can
AFFORD 10 give lower rates to the public for
passenger travel and freight transportation;
and thus . general benefit 70 the entire
community will be secured.
We ned in the Cincinnati Commercial q
report Of . conversation between the Wash
ington correspondent Of that paper and
Senator Jones, in which the Senator sug-
gesss one Of these points. The correspond
emit says:
In answer TO our question as to the chief
object Of the bill a. introduced by him,
Senator Jones said that it had but two OBJ
jects: First, to cheaper Geographic rates
and to bring the transmission of news and
messages within the reach Of all and, sec
ondly. to destroy the monopoly as now
practiced BY the Western Union by creating
competing lines, whereby the rates Of the
latter should be reduced to reasonable
prices. II cannot say what will be the
minimum and maximum rates that will be
established by the companies that will
take advantage OF the provisions Of my
bill, as the rates will not be fixed by law,
but it Is to safe to say that they will be far
below the present rates, and, in fact SO low
that NO one can possibly complain" The
railroad companies favor the bill, and the
most, il not all, will avail themselves of
its privileges; by SO doing they not only
gain an Independent line for their own use,
but one that will be q source OF revenue. +"
'.aThere can be no question but that if the
railroad companies establish tele-
graph lines. they will maintain them indie |
p~endently of its chief rival, for they will not |
only have . line to be used for their exclu- |
sive benefit, but one that will pay a good
uevenue for the. outlay"
TIE Baltimore Gazette raps the State
Senate Of Connecticut for its action on the
Chinese bill, and cites it as another EVIL
dence OF the growing a~ntagonisms between
the West and the East. While some of the
people Of the Pacific Coast are madly and
excitedly threatening secession if not re-
lieved Of the curse of Chinese immigra-
ton, Connecticut, which has never felt the
hurt, is making light of it. This is pecu-
liarly exasperating to u citizens. 1t is
- though . man enwouud in the coils of q
loathsome and venomous snake, and fight
Ing for dear life, should have a philanthro-
pist, upon whom he calls for assistance,
coademn him for fighting the poor snake,
: and insist that the snake has as much right
TO life rs he. It may be true as an alb
.stract truth, but that is not the way in
which persons here look at it To us it is
= matter Of life and death; it is narrowed
down to the issue, shall the Monaghan
take complete possession Of one Of the gar
den spots Of America, or, shall American
workingmen md Christian churches be
permitted to remain?
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A~ssEMBLYMAN BEARD, Of Eko county,
has introduced q bill in the lower house OF
the Legislature. providing iex the adoption
Of the Moffet bell punch law, as now in
vogue in the State Of Virginia. Under its
provisions, an ordinary drink of whisky
pays . tax Of ~ cents to the State. o
drink Of beer 1ecent, q quart of liquor 10
cents, andasgailon 40 cents. etc. Should
sucha 1awHbe adopted in Nevada, it would
obviste the necessity Of raising funds by
any othsrsueaus OF taxation.
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EEzzE should be no scarcity of cham
pagne in this country. The importations
Tor 1878 amounted to 126, $40 cases, one
Mrm alone sending over $4,000. This re-
presents about q million and q half quarts,
sufficient to give nearly everybody a taste,
though owing to the inefficient means Of
distribution, it is probable that a good
many people failed to get their share, while
others got more than was good for them.
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WoHAN-sUrrRAdE was squeezed through
the upper branch Of the Dakota Legisla-
ture. but il will be killed in the House,
whore it has been made the special order
for April lst, by which time the Legisla-
ture will have adjourned. That was a flank
move worthy Of our own Legislative So
Ions, and they might have avoided exciting
unpleasant feelings Of the railroad matter
BY adopting such . course.
THE subject Of opium-eating is at last
receiving the thoughtful consideration Of
the Chinese Government. and their Minis
Ter ct Washington has been instructed to
mako . careful Investigation Of the means
used in the various institutions in this
country for its cure.
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TIE Illinois Senate has passed . bill pro-
viding that Insurance Companies shall moi
advertise - assets anything which is moi
available to pay debts. The object is to
prohibit the publication Of deceptive state
uents = to means for obtaining patronage.
Thsea ara enoueh e~ncinaers and semi.