Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-18
POLITICAL DEMONSTRATIONS.
Friends of Both Grant and Blaine
Cheerful.
BLAINe'S FRIENDS ARE BOASTFUL.
Sherman Coming to the Front.
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WASHINGTON, May 17.-Although there
is just now something of a lull in public
political movements, speculation continues
to increase among Washington politicians
as the day for holding the National Repub-
lican Convention draws nearer. The
friends of both Grant and Blaine look for
ward to next Wednesdays Illinois Conven-
ton with a good deal Of anxiety; because
If the third termers are worsted there the
canvass of General Grant receives a hard,
| and perhaps a fatal blow. The Grant men,
| however, feel cheerful, and claim that Illi-
nois will instruct her 40 votes to be cast
for him. They also claim, as the results
Of the Conventions to be held next week,
90 votes from Alabama, 16 from Louisiana,
and six from Nebraska, though the Sher-
man men also claim that they will secure
some votes in Alabama and Louisiana.
Blaine's friends feel generally confident,
and, indeed, are inclined to be boastful.
They say that Grant cannot be nominated
on the first ballot, and that two-thirds Of
the Convention will vote for Blaine on the
second. This, however. is denied by Sher-
mans friends, who think that with Grant
out of the way, Sherman will get the bulk
OF the Grant vote, rather than that his
friends will allow it to go to Blaine.
The Whitaker Case-Organixing q
Leadville Company.
WEST PoNr, May 17.-In the Whitaker
case on Saturday, the Recorder read the
reports Of the experts. both Of whom fxed
on the handwriting Of Whitaker as the
writing Of the person who wrote the note
Of warning. The reports Of the experts
bore heavily against Whitaker. Expert
Southworth testified in his report very cir
substantially, showing that the note OF
warning was written ON the same paper as
that on which Whitaker had written to
his mother, and in fact, on part of the same
sheet upon which he had started to write.
Southworth. and every one OF the five ex-
perts, identified the writing as Whittaker's.
Three Of them were very positive. This
conclusion created q great sensation. Whit
taker asserts his innocence. While admit
ting the strength Of the circumstantial evil
dence against him, he is voluble in his
pretestations that he had not written the
note Of warning, and has plausible expla-
nations in plenty for most Of the circum-
stances which bear against him.
A Leadville company Of 100 men was or
ganized here to-day to 60 into the Ute res
ervation. They will be thoroughly armed
and we'll EQUIPPED for the summer. Major
Kline, formerly Of the Bucktail Regiment
Of ~Pennsylvania Volunteers, will act -
leader.
Bret Harte's speech.
New YORK, May ia dispatch from
London ssys Bret Harte's speech at the
Royal Academy dinner, on Saturday. cannot
be reckoned among his oratorical successes.
People who were present say 1t was imper-
fectly heard. One witness t~estifes that 1t
was read from manuscript. The single
reporter present seems to have taken down
only the exordium. The single newspaper
published the next morning omits even
these few sentences. In no journal does
Mr.. Harte attain to the honor Of SO much
as a summary Of his speech.
A Fight with Indians.
DEADwooD, May ia party Of IS men
started on the 2oth Of last month to recover
some stock stolen from John Deffelsach,
who was murdered. and to avenge his
death. They cam upon q party Of II In
dams ON Little Powder river, on Thurs
Gay, ana kllltu lOur OI t0em aQQ chpbureO
n horses. John Rhodes, one Of the party,
was killed.
Returns Nearly All I'm.
CHICAGO. May l7.-Returns from all the
counties but three are now In, and the
anti-Grant combination in Illinois will
have a majority in the State Convention,
provided ther regular Cook County delega-
ton il admitted. as 1t probably viii be.
Too Unpopular to Carry.
NEW YORK. May 1.-THE Tribune's
Washington special says: Simon Cameron
IL said to have written to Don Cameron
within . few days. urging him to take up
Blaine, on the ground that the third term
10 too unpopular to carry.
The whipping Post.
NEwcAsrLE. Del, May 1.-Two white
men and Ave negroes were publicly whipped
. yesterday. one colored burglar receiving
40 very heavy lashes, which brought the
blood freely. A boy aged ten years re-
oeived Ave light lashes for larceny.