Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-14
POLITICAL AFFAIRS In ILL
IN0lS.
The Grant and Anti-Grant MAORI
ties.
TWO STATE CONVENTIONS.
Grant Defeated in His Own District.
HAYES DECLINES RENO MINATI0N
JONES AND CoNKLING IN TEARS.
BY Telegraph to the Sentinel

BY Telegraph 10 INC ochtinot'I
CHICAGO, May 13.-The condition Of az
fairs in Illinois are as follows: Eighty-six
counties have held conventions. The
| Grant men claim that, exclusive OF Cook
county, these counties have given Grant a
majority of about 35 in the State Conven-
| ton. The anti-Grant men on the other
hand claim that they will have a small ma
jority in the State Convention, which the
16 counties yet to be heard from will in
| crease. They feel certain that the Cook
county delegation of 90 members will be
added. In fact, the members Of that dele
CATION have decided to accept no compro-
mise, INT to be admitted as q whole or not
to go into the Springfield Convention at
all. In case the Grant men are able to
control the convention before the Cook
county delegation is admitted, the prob
able outcome will be two State Conven-
tons, two sets of delegates to the Chicago
Convention, and a bitter fight at the out
set. Equity would seem to be on the side
Of the ine-Washburne combination, so
far as Cook county is concerned, but there
is no doubt that the County Convention
acted hsrshly in smothering the Grant del
egates and not giving them en- opportunity
when they wanted to withdraw. The Con-
gressional Districts in the State are divi-
ded thus: Anti.Grant, Is; Grant, 4. Yes
| terday's convention in Whiteside county,
resulted in a straight Washburne victory,
thus defeating Grant in his own district.
The delegates in the State Convention who
| oppose Grant are almost entirely for
Blaine, although Washburne has something
like 80 of them.
The Inter-Ocean's Washington special
says: Mr.. Hayes being asked to-day if he
| considered himself Q dark horse, emphati-
| cally declared that it was impossible. If a
| second term was rendered him on q silver
platter he would not take it. 1t is sup
posed that Sherman is his private candi-
date, although he is discreetly silent and
has used no Federal patronage for him.
COnkling and Jones shed Tears over
the Loss of Nevada.
WASHINGTON. May Ex-senator Jones, Of
Nevada, had a dispatch last night that the
delegates to Chicago. from that State, had
been instructed for Blaine. He and Sena-
tor Conkling had quite little intermingling
Of tears over the news.
Report of the Mining Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The House Min
ing Committee yesterday adopted a bill
which was agreed upon by the Pacific Coast
delegation last Thursday evening, the pur-
port OF which is to provide for the location
Of fiat lodes. and exempt from the square
location system all veins having greater
| dip than rs degrees. Representative Bel
ford was authorized to report it for pass
age by practically a unanimous vote Of the
committee, Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, being the
only member present who refused his con-
currence. He took ground that the pass
| age of this bill will have the effect of pre-
| venting action on any other branch Of the
Public Land Commission Mining bill, and
he is doubtless correct in this view-it be-
| ing, in fact, the intention of the trainers of
| this measure to regard it as a substitute
for the whole of the recommendations made
by that Commission in regard to the min
| eral lands and mining laws.
The Democratic State Convention.
MADISON, Wis, May 1s.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention was called to order
yesterday by DR.. J. B. Whiting, temporary
Chairman, and John W. Cary wal made
! permanent Chairman. Five counties were
| represented. and many delegates had
proxies. The resolutions declare for an
| indissolable union of the States; assert
that these United States are q nation, but
that States have certain constitutionally
defined powers, but that the nation has a
| proper supervision over all inter state in
ternational affairs; denounce the heresey
Of civil war, as also that Of centralized
despotism; no reputation Of rebel war
| claims are bitterly denounced; they advo-
cate an interchangeable gold, silver and
paper money currency; commend the
economy Of q Democratic Congress; Union
soldiers are praised; troops at the polls de-
nounced, and Hayes pronounced fraudu-
lently seated. Delegates from the Con-
| g~ressional districts were then chosen, but
not instructed.
Extensive Forest Fires in New Jer.
sey.
BARNEaAT, N. J., May 13.-The country
south Of here seems wrapped in fearful
| c~onfagration. The fire is reported to be
in the n~eighborhood OF Huntsville and
| Irish Mill. The loss by Thursday and
Fridays fire was SIS 900 in cranberry boys
alone. while the cedar timber land burned
was the most valuable in the State.
HENDRIcKsoN N. j., May 13.-The for
est fire is eating its way toward the sea-
coast. The air is sitting with smoke. and
the sun is obscured. Thousands Of birds
and animals are lying dead in the woods.
A stiff breeze has been blowing from the
West. The fire seems to come from the d.
rection Of Ridgeway and A~lexander's, and
to be feeding upon half charred wood. OF
late the great forest fire on the line Of the
coast comes from the direction Of Tow's
river to Squam beach and Is q sheet Of
fame.
MOUNT PLEASANT, N. j., May 13.-The
present forest fire which has spread over
this section OF the county, has caused
damage to timber land amounting to over
$40, 900.
Counting tlhe Electoral Vote.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The Senate Sc
lect Committee on Counting the Electoral
Vote, yesterday agreed to print three Sec
tons Of Morgan's proposed Joint rule, the
remaining sections win be considered to-
day. These sections relate to the rece w.
ing and opening Of lists, and provide in
brief that II there be only one list Of votes
from . State it shall be received. unless
both Houses concur in rejecting 1t; but If
there be more than one list from any State,
no one Of the said lists shall be received to
which either House sustains an objection.
An Old Feud.
sr. LOUIS, May 13.-Another cold-blood-
ed murder was committed in Williamson
county. Illinois, recalling numerous assas-
sinations which were perpetrated in that
county . few years ago by the Russell and
Rullineo families. Recently bad feelings
sprang up between Henry A. Stokes and
John R. Russell, farmers living on adjoin-
ing places on the Eight-mile Prairie. Yes
terday the parties met on the road and an
alteration ensued, during which Russell
shot Stokes, killing him almost instantly.
| Russell had not beam arrested At last &C.