Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-18
~GARFIELD'S PAMPHLET.
A Column Of Extracts.
SCENE OF MASSiCRE Ar WHITE RIVER
$4,000 in Gold and Silver Found.
STATISTICS OF THE AGRlCUL TURA DE-
PARTMENT,
A Column Of Extracts.
$4,000 in Gold and Silver Found.
TBy Telegraph to the Sentinel

New YORK, July 1.-THE Herald gives
nearly a column of extracts from Garfeld's
pamphlet to his constituents, published
shortly after the Credit Mobilier expose,
when Garfield was seeking reelection to
Congress. 1t is addressed as follows: If
there be a citizen of the United States will
ing to believe that for 1929 / have bartered
away my good NAME, and to falsehood have
added perjury, these pages are not ad-
dressed to him. In reference to the De
Golyer pavement matter, Garfield is repre-
sented as saying that he was in no way in
terested in the contract, and his only con-
nection with the case was in appearing at
a short hearing before the Board Of Public
Works. Then he appeared for another at
torney, and attended the hearing as a mat
ter Of accommodation. The hearing was
on the durability Of the pavement, and not
a word was said concerning any contract
at that time. About the contract and
fraud he knew nothing. To ~substantiate
his statement, the letters of Congressman
are given. He denies receiving any share
OF the profit, or any pay for either his in
fuence or services in the matter, directly
or indirectly connected with the scandal
GUS contracts.
Scene of b September Massacre.
CHEYENNE, July 17.-G. Y. Dresser, q
friend Of the late M. @. Meeker, agent
with the Utes, has just returned from the
scene OF the September massacre at White
River. He reinterred the remains of
Meeker and the eight employees, including
his two sons, which had been hastily buried
by Merritt's command. Dresser found a
chain about four feet long around the neck
OF Meeker's remains, proving the story
true that the Utes had dragged the body
about the agency after the massacre. The
remains were much d~ecomposed. Colo
row, with the other head men, and Doug
las daughter, came into the agency last
week, inquiring persistently after Douglas.
They said they lived on poncs last winter,
and were very hungry and peaceable now.
Colorow said he and the other chiefs were
going Immediately to the Uncompahgne
agency TO have q big talk with the Ute
commissioners. He did not know the
whereabouts OF Persune and johnson.
An Iron Pot Containing %, 600.
DENVER, July 1.-Two men, named
ANXIOUS Harrison and Philo Peters, while
bathing in the Arkansas river 40 miles
east OF Pueblo last Sunday, found an iron
pot containing So, 900 in gold and silver.
A letter concealed in q buckskin purse.
found in the pot, is yellow with age, is
dated April IA, 1860, and says: I stole the
money IN Chicago from q farmer. NY part
ner died in Kansas City on the LIST day of
march, 1858. | am going to New Mexico.
II anybody fnds this pot they can keep
the money. fSigned A. T. T.
statistics of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE annual
report OF the statistics of the Agricultural
gives interesting facts con-
corning farm labor and wages. In the
Pacific mi mining States and Territories.
wages for farm laborers. without hoard
range between S30.75 in Montana. and
$24.5O in Washington Territory. OF the
States, East Of the Missouri. |
pays her farm laborers best. the |
wages, with board, being S16.sS, while |
Vermont pays only $12. go. In the Soutb- |
srn States the prices. paid range from
in Louisiana, to 1912 in South |
.aroiina. The cost Of subsisting the |
laborer for the average OF the whole |
country, in 1880, is S7.1S q month. arainst
ef.l4 IN 1879. The demand for laborers is
good in all sections.
Trouble with Indians.
DEApwooD, July IA report was
brought to this city this morning that five
hundred Indians appeared near Spearfish
ast night, and had since been engaged in
liiiing cattle. Spearfish is is miles north
TINS city. Several parties have organ
zed and started out.
A passenger from Fort Meade says the
'ourier from Little Missouri brings news
! q desperate fight between two companies
the seventh Cavalry and o body of
leavy loss.