Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-08

thieves who ever did business in Chicago.
Webb was recognized by Pinkerton this
morning as George u. Quigg, a notorious
thief.
Brutal Treatment.
PoueHKEEpsrE, N. Y, April 7.-At G
o'clock this morning, Johnson Whitaker, a
colored cadet of the West Point class Of
1876, was found bound hand and foot in
his room, at the barrack, with a piece Of
one ear cut off. The other ear was slit
and his head bruised. He stated hat three
masked men attacked him while he was in
bed sometime after midnight. and commit
ted the outrage. Gen. Sehofeld and Com
mandant Lucille are investigating the af-
fair. 1t is believed that the outrage was
committed by cadets.
The Assault ON Whitaker.
PoueHKEEpsIK, April Whitaker says
of the men who assaulted him, that one
was tall and the other short, and both
were masked. One struck him with an
Indian club, which was bl~oodstained; they
then clipped his hair and cut his ears. He
knew nothing more until be was found by
the Doctor. Whitaker was then taken to
the hospital, stripped and examined; not a
bruise was found on him, and the Doctor,
telling him that he was not hurt, sent him
on duty. General Schofield says every
cadet has been examined, and none has
any knowledge of the affair. He says
Whitaker is not brilliant scholar, and as
an examination comes off next month, he
might have put it off a year by going to the
hospital. He has always been a quiet,
ranIocf AMI Ill .--.%I @~.1rD ShA.tI
it be discovered that this is his own doings,
he will be dismissed in disgrace. The in
timation was pretty strong that Whitaker
was his own prosecutor. Gen. Schofield,
however, states that this theory is merely
a conjecture.
A Reported Duel.
New ORLEANS. April 1T is reported
at the Cnstom-house that Pinchback and
Andy Dumont. a colored Deputy Collector,
will fight a duel, with shotguns, over an
article in Pinchback's paper.
The Frauds of 1875 IN Issue.
BURLINGTON, April THE Democratic
State Convention met to-day, and was
large and enthusiastic. The chairman, in
a speech, declared that the electoral frauds
of 1876 must be the issue, and must be
prevented in 1880. A man must be the
nominee, at Cincinnati, who can defeat
Grant, and anybody of sense could ses
that the latter viii be nominated.
Vigorous support to the Chicago
Nominee.
New HAVEN, April THE Republican
State Convention to-day refused to ADOPT a
resolution fayoring the nomination Of Ed
munds or Washburne. The Convention
adopted a resolution promising q vigorous
support Of the Chicago nominee. 1t is
stated that the delegation stand Blaine, 5 ;
Edmunds, 4; Washburne, 8.
Hancock the Favorite.
GALVESTON, April IA majority Of the
delegates to the State Convention have al
ready been elected. Hancock is largely the
f~avorite, and Bsyard as second choice
Miss Jessie Raymond Has Her Say.
WASHINGTON, April THE case Of Jes-
sic Raymond, against Senator Hill. came
up in the Circuit Court Of this District
yesterday, and on a motion made by Sem
ator Hills counsel, that the case be strick-
en- from the docket, on the ground that the
suit was instituted by plaintiffs attorney
without plaintiff 5 consent and against her
protest, the Court took the paper. Later
in the day Mrs. Lockwood appeared with
Miss Raymond. and the latter swore to IN
affidavit that she had authorized and insti-
tuted the suit, and had authorized its
prosecution, and that her claim for dam
ages was a just and true one. The Court
took the motion OF Senator Hills counsel
under Amusement.
Delegates to h state Convention.
Dies MONIES. April L. The Republicans
have elected county delegates to the State
Convention from fourteen counties, giving
1871 votes ; all for Blaine, and so instruct
ed. Five other counties are for Blaine,
but not instructed. No delegates have
been elected for any candidate EXCEPT the
delegation from Burlington yesterday,
which is chiefly for Grant, though not in
structed.
Nevada Land Bill IL Railroad
Contract.
WASHINGTON, April t. Representative
Dagget's bill, authorizing the State of Ne
vada to select 2.oo0,o0 acres Of lands any
where within her boundaries in lieu Of the
18th and seth sections heretofore granted
for school purposes, was reported from the
House Committee to-day, and placed on
the calendar, with recommendation for
passage.
Congressman Chalmers, Of the Commit
tee or Railroads, has written an elaborate
report justifying the legality Of the con-
tract between the Pacific railroads and the
Pacific Mail Ship Compony, but has not
yaf Grhfniftod fha lno-1- - A.