Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-16
EASTERN intelligence.
NOMINATION. BY THE PREsI-
DENT.
A Protest Against Detaching Arr
IONA.
HOWARD ~coMMANDANT At
WEST POINT.
The Controversy Between Bay
ard and Conkling.
FEARS OF CALIFORNIA ELECT
ING A DEMOCRATIC SENATOR.
Grant Sees a COlOred Individual i'm
the Wood Pile.
HOWARD CoMMANDANT Al
WEST POINT.
The Controversy Between Bay
ard and Conkling.
FEARS OF CALIFORNIA ELECT
ING A DEMOCRATIC SENATOR.
Grant Sees a COlOred Individual i'm
the Wood Pile.
IBy Telegraph to the Sentinel.

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WASHINGTON, December 15.-The Presi-
dent has nominated VIM. B. Woods, of
Alabama, to succeed Justice Strong.
Horace Davis to-day received a telegram
from F. F. Lowe, WIN. Alvord, and other
prominent citizens of San Francisco, ask
ing him to see the proper authorities, and
protest strongly against the reported in
tention to detach Arizona from the
Military Division Of the Pacific, on the
grounds that the interests of that country
are identical with those Of the Pacific
Coast, and should not thus be interfered
with. Davis accordingly called on the
Secretary of War, and was assured by him
that Arizona will not be detached from the
Pacific Division. 1t is understood that q
new military division will be created for
Major General Schofeld to consist of
Louisiana, Texas part of the Indian Ter
ritory, with headquarters at New Orleans.
General Howard will undoubtedly be-
come C~ommandant at the West Point
Military Academy. 1t is believed, also,
that General Hunt, Colonel Of the Fifth
Artillery, may possibly be given command
of the Department of the South, and Gen.
eral name omitted) will nave his choice
Of the Department OF Columbia, or the
new department to be created, of q por-
ton Of Arkansas and Indian Territory.
It is not the intention Of Senator Bay
ard, 80 far as can be ascertained, to take
any steps in the controversy between him.
certainly will not bring 1t up in the Sem
ate whatever Mr.. Conkling may do.
Senator Farley, who arrived last night,
resumed his seat in the Senate to-day. He
was asked many questions by his col
leagues concerning the possibility Ct the
election of a Democratic Senator in Cali
fornia, and replied that there was nothing
in 1t. Other late California arrivals are
E. Dietrich and N. L. Gage, Of San Fran
cisco.
Owing to the reference to q hostile SUBJ
committee Of the bill to place Grant on the
retired list, it is doubtful If the bill will go
through. 1t is noticeable that all army
officers who are retired On account Of adj
vanced age. are going out kicking, and
many are indignant. Meigs will next be
retired. There is q good deal Of dissatis-
faction in the army because Mcdonald is
not retired, and it Is whispered that the
fact that Ord sent q congratulatory dis
patch to Hancock upon his nomination,
and that Mcdonald is a Republican has
something to do with this.
General Grant said emphatically yester-
day that he believed the Democrats had an
Interior object in pressing q concurrent
rule for the electoral count so hastily.
Their eagerness was inconsistent with their
avowal that they accepted the result Of the
election.
Settlers Moving.
CALDWELL (Kan.), December 15.-The
settlers have moved here to be on the d.
rect road through the Territory. The re-
ligious sentiment prevails, but the men are
very determined. The soldiers follow
sypathize openly with the colonists.
Not Meant as a Challenge.
WASHINGTON, December 49, Senator
Wade Hampton writes DR.. Hoar in an
swer to q letter from the latter, saying that
his words ssmy address will be Charleston"
in his letter to Sherman, were not meant
as a challenge. or inviting q challenge.
Proposed Constitutional Amend
ment.
WASHINGTON, December IA. - In the
House yesterday a bill was introduced for a
constitutional amendment. 1t provides
that all Presidential, State and county
elections shall be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday; that State Legisla-
lures shall divide the States into election
precincts containing not over 500 electors ;
each district shall have not less than one
free public school, accessible to all children
from five to twenty-one years old, without
distinction on account of race or color, and
no State funds shall be appropriated for
sectarian schools no citizen born within
the United States who has not attended q
public or other schools five years, and is
unable to read or write, shall vote. A fail
ure of any State in these points shall be
deemed . failure to maintain q Republican
form Of government, and Congress by an
act may exclude the representatives Of such
State and the electoral count Of the same
until the required legislation Is enacted.
Congress may enforce the amendment by
legislation.
Nellie HolbroOk In New York.
NEW YoRK, December 14-Nellie Hol-
brook. of San Francisco. made her appear
ance as Hamlet at the Windsor Theater,
before q large audience last night. She
was warmly received, being called before
the curtain several times. The papers
criticize her favorably. With the excep-
ton OF ID. w. Waller, as the Ghost, and
lmogene Vivian a. Gertrude, her support
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