Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-10

| tOus III WHICH ut says - @&h oA0
habits Of my life naturally lead me to pre-
fer civilians to soldiers for great civil
trusts. but as the two great parties are now
organized, / have no hesitation in support
ing Hancock, for the best Of all reasons, to
my mind, is because his election will put
an end to sectional strife and sectional
parties, and will revive patriotic senti-
ments all over the land, which political
leaders and factions for sinister ends have
sought to prevent. There can be no per-
manent prosperity without pacifcation.
| Great as were the achievements of Cen
| eral Hancock in war. his conduct in peace,
| when in command in Louisiana and Texas
in 1867, was still grander, and justly COM
| mends him to the confidence Of the coun-
try. His letter to General Sherman. re-
| Gently brought to light, lifts General Han
cock far above the past appreciation Of his
| civil ability. It marks him as n Of the
wisest Of his time, with q statesman's grasp
| of mind and the integrity of . patriot,
whom no sense of expediency could swerve
| from his honest convictions.
Deacon Garfield at Chatauqua.
CHArAuouA. August 9.-Gen. Garfield
held . reception in the hotel rotunda this
morning, and then proceeded to the plat
form on the ground, around which a crowd
had assembled. His appearance was greet
ed with hearty cheers and q Chatauqua
salute. Being introduced by Gen. Fisk, in
the course Of his speech Gen. Garfield said:
The inhabitants Of Chatauqua were en-
| gagged in solving the great problem Of how
shall we get leisure. The fight for bread
is the great primal fight, and it is so abb
sorbing a struggle that until one conquers
/ to some extent, he can have no leisure.
| Having conquered leisure, the next thing is
to know what to do with it. / understood
that Chatauqua was trying to develop new
| energies, largeness of mind and culture in
a better sense. This greeting on the
lake slope, towards the sun, is very
precious to me, and / thank you
all. This is q mixed audience of citizens,
and I will not offend the proprieties Of the
occasion by discussing controverted ques-
| tons or entering on any political dis
c~ussien. I look in the faces Of men Of all
| shades Of opinion, but whatever our party
affiliations, I trust there is in all in this
audience q love of our bepeficent institu-
tions. which make it possible for free labor
to earn leisure. and for our institutions to
make that leisure worth something. Our
Union and our institutions, under the
blessings Of equal laws, equal to all colors
| and all conditions, open a career for every
man, howsoever humble, to rise to what
ever place the power of strong arms, the
the strength of a clear head and the asso-
| Citations Of q pure heart can lift him. I
heard yesterday and last night the songs Of
those who were lately redeemed from
| slavery, and I felt that there, too, was one
Of the great triumphs Of the Republic.
I believe in the efficiency Of the forces that
have come down from the ages behind us,
and / wondered if the tropical sun had
not distilled its sweetness. and II the sor-
row Of centuries Of slavery had not dis
| titled its sadness, into verse, which we're
touching sweet verses, singing the songs
Of liberty as they sang them wherever they
go. / thank that choir (referring to the
Jubilee Singers) for the lesson they have
Taught me here, and now. fellow citizens,
thanking you all, good bye. Applause.
| Three cheers for the next President were
given. The visiting party then made their
way through the throng to the boat land
ing. Here the Jubilee Singers repeated
two or three Of the songs the General had
taken the most pleasure in. He thanked
them, and in q O audible only to those
close by said: The old prophet said.
ethiopia shall stretch her hands to God"
! believe God has stretched out his hands
to the children Of Ethiopia. The boat
then moved OF. At all the little landings
along the lake applause greeted the party.
At Lake Wood the party left the boat and
were driven to the railroad station, and
the train started on its homeward journey.
Hancock Declines to Make PoIiti.
cal Speeches.
New York, August 9.-Undisturbed by
political or other visitors yesterday, Han
cock passed . very quiet day on Governors
Island. Most Of the time he spent in his
ofiice. writing letters in answer to his cor
resp0ndence, which grows more volumin-
GUS as the political campaign advances.
Many Of his letters are invitations to at
tend political meetings and offers Of free
| quarters at different watering-place hotels.
He respectfully. but firmly, declines both,
his mind being made up distinctly that he
will not make political speeches in his own
behalf, and that he will remain at Cover
nor's Island during the summer.
a Colliery ON Fire.
PorTsvILLE, Pa, August 9.-The inside
workings Of the Kelley Run Colliery.
Shenandoah, were discovered to be on fire
this morning. All the workings were
| filled with smoke, but the mules and other
loose property were rescued. The fire ia a
serious one. as the mine cannot be flooded,
and how To ~extinguish the flames is a ques-
tion puzzling to the engineers. This is
the mine wherein Reed, Wolsey and Url-
man lost their lives some days ago while
endearoring to remove gas from the old
workings.
Accident to AN Excursion steamer.
NEW York, August 9.-Yesterday after
noon, while the excursion propeller d.
| Corning was leaving Glen Island for this
city. with between 100 and 800 passengers,
she backed on q rock. staving q hole in her
stern. when she filled and sank to the
guards. The passengers we're all safely
transferred to the steamers Laura NJ.
Storm and st. Nicholas. and brought to
this city.
violating the Law xkain.s Duslins.
OnAHA. Neb., August Con Friday NJ.
Walsh. Q farmer Of Hamilton county, Ne
braska. challenged another farmer named
John Wiley to fight Q duel, to settle some
difficulty. Wiley yesterday had Walsh ar
rested. and bound over for trial for violat-
ing the law against dueling.
Robbed ef NI5. 200 in Diamonds.
UrrcA, N. Y, Anguish Henry SCHUYLER,
OF North Mitchell, N. Y, came to Utica
on Friday with o stock Of diamonds. He
left his hotel ct 4 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, returning ct II in the evening. This
morning he discovered he had been robbed
Of diamonds. valued 1T Sl5. 900.