Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-10
EASTERN NEWS.
LETTER From COLONEL M0ssY.
Shortcomings of Mr.. B.iiy and 9th.
err American e6ieials--Baily.s
Reasons for mot Returning
Heme-SecretaFy Eyarcs
Motives for Delay
Bribery and Cor.
ruption.

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wAsHxeToS. April "a private letter
from Colonel Mosby. just received here,
contains some additional comments in his
his peculiar style on the shortcomings Of
Mr. Bailey, his predecessor in the Consulate
at Hong Kong. and Of other American
Consular officials in the East. Nosby
turned over to the Department, on account
of fees, more than sl1 600 for the frssyear
of his incumbeney, ending in February
last, which is several thousand dollars
more han WAS returned BY Bailey during
the same period He says thai on account
Of the great expense Of living. there is not
much indlcement for an honest man to
accept the position Of c. s. Consul. He
seems to think his effort in behalf Of an
honest administration of Z. S. Consula.es,
and Of an exposure OF corrupt officials,
nave not been appreciated, for he says that
he has received several rebukes from the
Department Of State. but not one word Of
encouragement. He then says: The rea-
sons why / have not returned are these:
1 have been threatened with dismissal for
~uncovering frauds ont here, and / wait to
give the administration 81 opportunity Of
carrying out their threats. and thereby
Signalling their zeal for civil service re-
form by Furnishing the only man whom
they have appointed 10 Office who has tried
to reform it. continue 10 hold the fort
| here, because I have not vet completed my
| investigations, and if / resign now and go
home, the ring would claim that it is a VIC
tory for the thieves, and say that l re-
signed under eompulsion. I shall show
them that / viii remain as long Is /
choose.
II is now understood that Secretary
Evarts' motive for delaying 8 response TO
the House resolution OF inquiry, concern
ing the progress Of negotiations with China
for q restriction Of Monaghan immigra-
ton, has been q fear hat 5 response, show
ing that practically nothing has been ac-
complished. would obstruct or possibly
prevent the confirmation Of the proposed
Commission to continue 10 deal with the
same subject by negotiation, instead Of
| giving Congrsss . free field TO Try the viz
| tue of legislation. 1t is unoficially fore
Swallowed that the response. now daily ex-
( pected, viii assert that this failure to make
81l kAO6A117 0[lAk a. Z Z
has been owing to the Congressional re-
quirement for Mr.. Stewards presence in
this country, etc.. but that satisfactory
results are confidently expected to be at
tanned by the new Minister and his asso-
ciate Commissioners.
Ignatius Donneiiy has written the
House Elections Committee, strongly urg.
ing that Springer's charge, that the letter
offering his wife 50, 600 for his vote on the
Washburne case, was written by a friend
of his. Donnelly's case viii be investi-
gated by the Committee to the very bot
ON.
ThurIoW weed on Grant-Seore Of
the walking Match.
NEW YoRK. April S.-Thurlow Weed, in
the Tribune to-day. says six months ago
Grants nomination was . foregone conclu-
sion /; there was then q general belief that
the country needed him. but the circum-
stances and conditions bearing legitimasely
upon the question have entirely changed.
He thinks the nomination Of either Of the
other principal candidates preferable to
Grant, because he has been honored sufi-
GENTLY already, and because the anti-third
sentiment will imperil his chances. Weed
claims to have been the leading organizer
VI the movement for securing his first NOM
ination, and naming those who participant
ed, says: OF the survivors Of those origi-
nal friends Of Grant. though now as then
truly his friends, not more than one be-
lieves his nomination expediens. II called
upon to express an opinion they would
probably say that, in their Judgment, the
course recently pursued by the Republicans
OF Connecticut. in their State Convention,
was practical and patriotic.
Dobler has fallen to the third place in the
contest for the O'Leary belt. and his leg is
said to be IN such . condition that il will
be difficult for him to hold his present po-
sition. The score at 8 o'clock A. N. was as
follows /: Hart, 428; Pegram, AS; Debler,
413; Howard. 1877; Allen, 500; Krohne,
SIS; Williams, 375; Hanamaker, 3sI.
ar. N.-D obler walks without lame
ness now.
At 8 O'Clock P. N. Hart was 5 miles and
665 yards ahead Of the best record, having
4S3H miles. At loon the score stood as
follows: Hart, AT; Pegram, 432; Dobler,
426; Howard, 4l6. and Allen, 404.
Fire and Loss or Lis.
DIXON, Ills, April s.-The loss Of life
in yesterday mornings fire was occasioned
BY . terrible explosion. which threw down
the walls Of Becker's mill. scattering the
IRE in every direction and hurting several
fremen who were on the roof Of the mill
into the mill race. OF these. Albert Ezra
Becker and William Scum escaped - by .
miracle. Others who were assisting the
arsmsn wers burned and terribly mutilat-
Cd by the falling walls at the sams time.
The loss viii reach nearly $500
The Chalians Meet with Disaster.
PANAMA, March 31.-Ths Star and Her
AID says that the chilians are reported to
have met with disaster near Moquega.
The Minister OF War. wishing to surprise
the Peruvians, marched under cover Of
night TO the attack. and he fell into an m
bush Of one regiment Of 1,200 men, and
only 81 escaped. 1t is reported that the
Chilians lost 1900 killed, besides the
wounded and the prisoners.