Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-31
EASTERN intelligence.
THE GOVERNMENT TEA SER
VICE.
One Thousand Dishes to be Spread
Before the Diplomatic Corps.
SPRACUE WILL NOT CONSENT
TO a SECRET TRIAL.
The StaiWarts Threaten to Make
1t Warm for Garfield.
A Weekly Chinese Mail Between
San Francisco and China.
Especial to the SENTINEL
Government Dishes.

N~ASdlNGION, DCSChlbCl - hO pN~tS
dinner set at the Executive Mansion was
enlarged yesterday by the addition of 300
pieces, making the whole number now
nearly 1000. The set, originally con-
tracted for by the Government, with the
house of Haviland & Co., the details Of
which we're arranged by Mrs. Hayes, was
delivered last summer, and comprised all
that it was intended should form the State
dinner service. The original designs were
to illustrate the Fawn and Flora of the
United States, but Mr.. Hayes thought the
set incomplete without some reference to
the water, and so, to-day. in the midst of a
driving snow, W. L. Briggs, a representa-
| tive Of the house of Haviland & Co., ar
rived with two large casks, direct from
Limoges, France, completing the order
with fish, game and dinner platters, salad,
oysters and Indian plates, and individual
butter plates, sauce bowls and ice cream
toys and plates, the latter in the form of
Canadian snow shoes, which will be, as
Mrs. Hayes remarked, a perpetual re-
minder of the Canadian prophets predic-
ton of seven feet of snow. The set is now
the most complete and ornamental of any
in the United States, and is only excelled
in value by the services of gold and silver
owned by some of the European potentates.
1t will be used entire at the dinner to be
given by Mrs. Hayes next week to the
members of the Diplomatic Corps.
The Sprague-COnkling Case.
New YORK, December 30.-An inter-
viewer asked Governor Sprague if he had
any of Conkling's letters to his wife. He
| replied: 81 have a lot of them yet. ]
have been reluctant on account of the chill
dren to examine the situation. but / have
come to the conclusion that if they grow
up they would never thank me for a course
that would p~alliate a great crime. l shall
leave no stone unturned to bring out Mrs.
| Sprague's whole life, and the browning in
iquity is the Conkling relationship to the
affair. You may say that | shall never con-
sent to the divorce proceedings being held
in private, nor to any compromise of the
case."
Garfield and the StaIwarts.
WASHINGTON, December 30.-Itti is a mat.
ter Of current belief here that a conflict is
inevitable between General Garfield and
| the stalwarts. They overestimate their
own Importance, and if they cannot have
| everything their way they will make
trouble. They have a theory that Garfield
is timid, and that he can be easily bull.
dosed. They will seek an early opportun
ity to test their strength against him if he
does not abjectly yield in advance to their
important demands.
The New Line of Steamers between
San Francisco and China.
New YORK, December 30.-The Com
mercial Bulletin is informed by the Cap.
tain Of the Escambia, which recently
arrived here from Annoy, that the foul
ocean steamships ordered by the Chinese
Merchant Company, for service in a regu'
lar line between China and San Francisco,
will be furnished next July, and will com.
mence a weekly service from China il
August. The vessels will be manned BY
native crews, and commanded by English
and American Captains. They are being
constructed at Glasgow, and will be only
1900 ton each. The Captain believes
there will be ample employment for thest
vessels.
Growing Feeling Against Railroads
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-The Inter- Ocean,
Washington special says: Congress will
not much longer endure such interference
with the rights Of the people as has beer
exhibited lately by the railroad managers
and there is a growing sentiment in favor
of national legislation, looking to the Gov.
ernmental supervision of railroads. Rep
resentative Reagan proposes at the frs
opportunity to call up his interstate Com
merce bill, and it is said he will get a.
1aaof On rnArn pA4aa g., A. T.. H. L..
bill, or some similar one, than he would
have got q month ago.
Railroad Trains Collide.
TIFFIN (Ohio), December 29.-At 8 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon a collision occurred
near here, between passenger and freigh,
trains. Both were wrecked. The mail,
express and baggage cars were thrown to.
gether and burned with their contents, ex.
eeept that the baggage was mostly saved.
VIM. Woodbury., a fireman on the passen.
ger train, was killed outright. His wife was
aboard the train. Several other men were
injured, but no passengers were much hurt.
The engineer of the freight train is missing.
1t Is said that he was drunk and was run.
ming against orders.
The Sprague Divorce Case.
CHICAGO, December ga Times New
York special says Britton, counsel for
Mrs. Sprague, say it was her earnest de-
sire to spare her little daughters the shame
OF divorce proceedings on the present basis,
and that he had several interviews with the
Governors personal friend to arrange for an
amicable divorce on the ground of neglect
to support.
The Senatorial Contest in Maine.
NEW YORK. December pa Sun Au-
gusta, Maine. special says of the Senator
ship: Hale and Frye are the most active
aspirants. Frye Ia popular, and Hale has
WHO ia most likely To be alactad Ia Hannibal