Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-12
EASTERN INTELLIGENCE.
INTERVIEW WITH SHARON.
How Fairs Canvass Was Made.
SHARON DID NOT WANT The
OFFICE.
He Was a Candidate to Help
the Party.
TOO MUCH "INFLUENCEs ON THE
OTHER SIDE.
sHAR0E's RAILROAD OPERA
TIONS.
- ur~<~Ar. Aur--sn.~. up-sanx.nus zee
He Was a Candidate to Help
the Party.
RAILROAD OPERA
TIONS.
Especial to the SENTINEL. /

| porter asked bis opinion Of the canvass
made by Fair in Nevada. sit was con
Quoted" replied Sharon with a smile, "as
| contests have been conducted before in
Nevada, on business principles. Fair used
the influence of his position in the mines
as well as money. There are only aboui
| seyenteen Republicans in the Legislature
but he would have the entire Democratic
| support. and on party measures will vote
| with that party. Fair has not been under
| stood, however, to be an active partisan
Reporter--To what special cause do you
attrii ute your defeat?
s. nator Sharon-I made no effort 10
succeed, personally, and did not desire the
Office. MY business affairs were so exact
ing that / could not afford the time to at
tend The Senate. Ny only object in run
ming was to help the Republican party to
carry the State, but they put too much
influence +" on the other side. Here the
Senator laughed heartily.
Reporter-It has been stated that early
in the canvass you proposed to make o
money fight, but failed at the crisis to fur.
nish the sinews of war.
Sharon-I said at the start that / would
not spend any money in the canvass but
the public thought / would. I stick to my
text pretty closely. l helped several can
| didates to enter the contest as their in
fuence would help the party. Exon
gresham WOODBURY. was willing to take
the Senatorship, and f. A. Tritle started
| before me but withdrew. Ex-C Congressman
Wren stood in to the last and made an &C
tive canvass, stumping the State. l sim
ply presented my name. Fair controlled
many votes in the mines and they brought
enough votes under his dictation to carry
the State. / have no doubt that he used a
great deal of money, but how much
would not pretend TO say.
The reporter asked il $500, 900 would be
a high figure, and the Senator said he
thought it would. When the sum Of a
quarter of a million was suggested the Sem
ator, after q pause, said it would be some
what invidious for him to make any esti-
mate Of the amount Fair had spent in the
JUL 6Eos u aAdCA tI1t tAC ot1bC wac
pretty evenly divided between the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. and he thought
questions arose that were not party issues.
He declared that he himself would o take
the Senatorship as q gift; not that a man
should not be proud OF holding the Office,
but he would be unwilling to take it unless
his business interests would permit, as they
did not now, to give the attention it de-
served. The Senator also said that he aud
D.. O. Mills were building a railroad at the
rate of a mile and q half a day, running
southeast through Nevada from Carson, by
way OF Walker Lake TO Candelaria. About
80 miles had been built of the projected
100 miles, and it was expected to add to it
100 miles more. The road would be i'm
portant to the agricultural and mining in
terests OF Nevada, connecting with the Vir-
ginia and Truckee Railroad. which runs
from Reno to Virginia City. He said there
was nothing of importance to be said about
the mining interests there at present, ex-
cept perhaps that the Comstock lode looked
q little more promising.
Governor Porter's Message.
INDIANAPOLIS, January 10.-Governor
Porter was inaugurated to-day. He recon-
mended that at least two women be added
to the Board to visit the State charitable
institutions and paid women a high com
pliment for their capacity; he urges that
the Constitutional amendments be again
submitted to a vote OF the people, and be-
lieves they ought to be nearly unanimously
adopted now; he highly ~eulogizes Governor
Williams; he d~enounces the omission to put
the records Of Indiana's soldiers 10 the cor
ner stone OF the new Capitol building, and
says there seems to have been q studied ne
glect TO mention the illustrious soldiers Of
Indiana in the addresses, and suggests that
some statue be placed on the dome In COM
memoration Of their valor; he would prefer
that the corner stone be laid bare and the
records put there even now.
Prisoners for the Detroit House OF
Correction.
OMAHA, January 11.-Quite o notable
party Of Mexican prisoners passed through
Omaha last night for the Detroit House Of
Correction. The party was composed Of
Colonel Thomas Martinez, Feliciana Mar
Ricardo Bar els, Manuel Castillo and
Louis Rama. They were the leaders Of the
revolutionary party organized and equip
ped in Arizona last August against the
Mexican Government. They had about
lS0 followers. They were tried. convicted,
and sentenced to . years imprisonment in
the House OF Correction at Detroit. The
offense with which they were charged was
. violation of the neutrality laws between
the United States and Mexico. They were
all at n time in the military service OF
Mexico. and Colonel Martinez was conceded
TO be the finest cavalry officer in the Mexi-
can army. The prisoners were heavily
ironed, and were in charge Of J.. W. Evans,
Deputy United States Marshal, and Chas.
Dake and ]. Benton.
A Level-Heade Republican.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1~i.-During the de-
bate in the House on Saturday afternoon,
Balford expressed strong opposition to the
Funding bill, as presenting a scheme Of
gross imposition on the people. After
making some remarks on the silver cues
tion, be said II want to say to my
Republican friends Of the East that the
time will come when, II the single STANDARD
theory be the policy Of the Republican
party we In The West will revolt against
their banner" Applause on the Demo-
@&H w AuUc8uiGb SILVER HS the
money of the American Constitutjon-tha
money which was honored and respected
in the States before the Constitution Was
adopted"
Allotment Of Carcuit Justices.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Supreme
Court has announced the following order:
There having been an Associate Justice Of
Court appointed since the commencement
OF this term, it is ordered that the follow
ing allotment be made among circuits.
For First Circuit Court. Nathan Clifford:
second Circuit. Ward Hunt; Third Cir,
cui', Joseph b. Bradley; Fourth Circpit,
Chief Justice Morrison r.. waite. t;ssh
Circuit, w. B. Wood; Sixth Circuit. Noah
D.. swayne; Seventh Circuit, John N.
Harlan Eighth Circuit, Samuel Miller:
Ninth Circuit, Stephen J. Fisld.