Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-06
EASTERN intelligence.
DECISION OF THE REPUBLI-
CAN CAUCUS.
TINE STRUGGLE TO BE CONTINUED WITHOUT
CHANGE CT PROGRAMME.
The Arguments Based on Principle
and Expediency.
Ultimate Results Still a Matter
of Conjecture.
The Democrats Will Have the Adj
vantage of Position.
OVERFLOW OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER.
The Democrats Will Have the Adj
vantage of Position.
OVERFLOW OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER.
EASTERN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Especial to the sEsrrSEL.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-The decision Of
the Republican caucus yesterday, hat the
present struggle for the possession of the
Senate officers shall be continued without
any change of programme, was a great
surprise to most outsiders, and the practi-
cal unanimity with which it was reached
gave the action an additional element Of
surprise, even for those who most strongly
desired it. The arguments we're based
doubly upon considerations Of principle
and expediency, which Influenced the
caucus so strongly, do not seem to meet
with the same prompt acquiescence in
Republican circles near to the Executive
Mansion. and throughout the city gen.
orally; but as it is known that several Of
the Presidents warmest friends in the
Senate were among the strongest advocates
Of the policy adopted, there is no room for
constituting the programme to be a meas
ure of delay, engineered by Conkling
against the confirmation of me nomina-
tons which he is opposing. The extent to
which the session will be prolonged by
this renewed determination of the Repub-
licans, and the ultimate results, are of
course still a matter Of mere conjecture ;
but it is evident the Democrats will have
greatly the advantage of position, if the
contest settles down to a simple question Of
endurance-for they may delay action upon
the pending resolution for an absolutely
unlimited period, by keeping about a
dozen of their members in the Chamber at
any one time, to demand roll calls on alter
mating dilatory motions; whereas the Re-
publicans cannot possibly bring the resolu-
ton to a / point Of passage, or prevent the
success OF motions TO go into executive
session. unless they maintain their full
voting force, either by actual presence or
by securing pairs.
Great Destruction by High Water.
OMAHA, April 5.-The Missouri has over
flowed its banks and is covering the bot
tom lands. 1t is eighteen feet above low
water mark and is still rising. Little
damage has yet been done. Everything
has broken loose at Sioux City, and the
river is rushing dow with a five foot rise.
The great gorge between Sioux City and
Yankton, said to have been over fifty miles
long, has at last given way, and the vast
accumulation Of water which had been
backed up for so long is now having a free
blow. All but two or three buildings at
yermillion have been swept away. The
water is up to the roofs of the cars at the
depot, and at Yankton the water is twenty
feet above low water mark and rising six
inches an hour. The gorge has caused the
river to run out Of its channel, q nd it is
filling the Bluff from Yankton to Vermil-
lion on the Iowa side. Fears are enter
tanned that it will make a new channel
that way. If the river makes a new chan
mel it will run across the country from
Vermillion and empty into the Big Sioux
River, three miles northwest of Elk Point,
leaving about thirty-ive miles of the
Dakota Southern Railway, between Sioux
City and vermillion on the Nebraska side,
together with o large tract Of land. This
strange with this river.
A Tilt Between johnson and
Dawes.
WASHINGTON, April 4.--The Senate, by
a vote of 20 to %, refused to go into Execu-
tive session. johnson quoted from Riddle
berger's paper, the Virginian, to prove that
Riddleberger was q Democrat, as well as
Malone, and from Riddlebsrger's bill, to
show that the Republicans were supporting
a man that had announced in that bill that
the adoption of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth amendments was equal In
terrible effects to war. He went infinitely
into the debt question, c~ontending that
Democrats, in failing to pay interest, did
not intend to repudiate. Answering Dawes,
he said he agreed with Malone in holding
that West Virginia ought to pay one-third
Of the debt. He asked Dawes when in Vir-
| 0inia anvho1v uo1ad fhro,oh blond ~ The
ballot box. Dawes said hat names were
attached to the different Southern States.
In one State it took the form of blood, in
another tissue ballots, in another forging
returns, in Virginia opposition to vagabond
suffrages, so called. Had the Senator for
gotten that the army had been called outat
Petersburg to suppress violence? Did he
in a vain attempt to assert his right as a
voter? johnson said the charge of smoth-
ering the Republican vote in Virginia was
absolutely false. If any tissue ballots have
been used it was in Mahone's district. He
asked Dawes If he did not get those tissue
ballots from Mahone's district. Dawes
said No; from Norfolk. After a little
bandinage, johnson continued. Dawes
inquired as to when the Democrats would
permit a vote to be taken on the resolution,
being always met with the response on the
first Monday in December. Finally Dawes,
remarking that ID became evident that a
majority Of the Senate was opposed to post
poning the consideration of this resolution.
and expressing a hope that the minority
would come tomorrow prepared to stay till
the will of the majority, moved to adjourn.
Agreed to, and the Senate adjourned.
Municipal Elections.
CoLUMBus, April 81 The Democrats
elect the Mayor, and possibly the entire
Democratic ticket.
CINCINNATI, April 5.--Means Demo
craft, for Mayor, is probably elected.
LATER 2 p. M.-The total vote polled is
about 43, 900. Means Democrat, for
Mayor, is elected by $500 majority. All
Others elected are Republicans. Their
majorities range from 2. 700, and the Demo-
Gratis to lao.
DAYTON. April 5.-The Republicans elect
everything, as usual.
TOLEDO. April 5.-The Nationals ~re-elect
Mayor Romeis by 600 majority. The Re-
publicans and Democrats divide the re-
mainder Of the candidates. The Council
stands: Republicans, 16; Opposition. 7.
CHICAGO, April "a fair proportion OF
the ballots were deposited this morning,
but there was considerable slackening later
in the day, and at half past one o'clock
this afternoon the prospect was for only
about a two-third vote. This is considered
unfavorable for the Republican candi-
dates for city and county offices. Both sides
seem confident. and the vote will proba-
bly, be close.
DETROIT (Michigan), April 5.-The Re-
publican majority is about 20, 900.
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