Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
HAMPERS DEPOSITION N The CHRIS
TIANcY DIVORCE SUIT.
Payment OF aarfeld's Sickness and Fu-
neral Expenses.
What the Wine and Liquor Bills
Amount To.
Large Appropriations for the
Navy.
The Report of the Director of the
Mint.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Special Exam
liner Johnson to-day took the deposition OF
Alfred Harper, stenographer in the Chris
tiancy divorce suit, in behalf of ex-Sena-
tor Christiancy. His testimony was to the
effect that Upon one occasion Mrs. Chris
tiancy left the Examiners room, declining
to confront Denis Bland, the hackman who
drove her to the st. James Hotel to inset
Edil Giro and Book, for the purpose of see
ing whether the coachman could identify
her; that Charles Goodman was permitted
to read over the testimony Of Mrs. Mary
Chamberlain Of New York before testify
ing himself. On cross-examination he tes-
titled that Stephen Chester was intoxicated
the first time he appeared before the Ex-
aminer.
Waiting fOr,an Opportunity to Pre-.
sent IA Bill.
WASHINGTON, ,June 1.-THE passage of
the bill for the payment of Garfcld's sick
ness and funeral expenses has been de-
layed several weeks in the hope that Con-
gressman Blackburn would leave the city,
| so that the bill might be approved with
out discussion or delay. Mr.. Blackburn
has made a report against allowing certain
Expenses incurred for liquors, etc. He
has in his possession facts showing how
much money was spent for whisky, cock
tails, brandy. wine, etc, which he proposes
to lay before the House whenever the re-
port of the Auditing Committee was called
up. Blackburn will be absent next week,
but he informed your correspondent to-day
that he would make an agreement with
Judge Taylor that the report should not be
called up in his absence.
What Ii Navy Appropriation Bill
Proposes.
WASHINGTON, June IA draft of the
naval appropriation bill, which is printed,
proposes, it is said, to appropriate $1,000
900 for completing the monitors now IN
the stocks along the Delaware River, and
S275, 900 for finishing the monitor Man
touomah at the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, and $3.50, 900 for the purchase
Of breech-loading steel guns. The aggre-
gate amount which the bill a~ppropriates is
a little over SIS, 600, 900. 1t is further
said that the draft of the bill contains
some proposed legislation on the subject
of recognizing the navy, and provides,
among other things, for abolishing the
rank OF Commodore.
Production OF Gold and ST Yer In
the United States.
WASHINGTON, June17.-The Secretary Of
the Treasury has transmitted to Congress
a report of the Director of the Mint upon
the production of gold and silver in the
United States for 1881. The total product
Of gold for the year was S34, 900, 600; OF
silver, $40, 900, 900. Colorado takes the
first place among the producing States
with a yield of $40, 600, 900: California fol.
lows with nearly S19, 600, 900, and Nevada
which at one time ranked first, is nov
third, with a product of less than S9,000,'
0O9.
Remarkable HailstOrm.
DUBUQUE Ia, June ia remarkable
hailstorm occurred here this afternoon
Some of the hailstones were from 8 to 4
inches in diameter. A majority were as
large as oranges An immense amount o
glass was broken and several persons wert
seriously I'M ured.
III Effect of the Rains.
ST. PAUL, June 17.-Reports from Min
IlCsOtSi ANU dDo -Nol bLASl II lONd u "
the effect that the rains of the past weel
nave brought forward the wheat and corr
amazingly. In Southern Minnesota The
wheat is Of an unusually fine quality, ant
an extraordinary yield is promised.
The Passage of Pension Bills.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE House a
last evenings session passed seventeen
pension bills, including one granting
pension of $50 per month to Betty Tay
lor cambridge, a daughter of Zachar.
Taylor.
The strikers.
CLEVELAND, June 17.-All is quiet a
the rolling mills. A few stones wer,
thrown at q train conveying non-UnioI
men to work. Nobody was hurt. A
large force Of police are on duty. III,
military are on guard in the armory.
Col. Hollands Murderers.
GALVESTON, June IA News specia
from Uvalde says Colonel Holland
Superintendent of the Flowers Ranch, il
Maverick County, was murdered by two
Mexican herders. They then pillaged tn,
ranch and escaped on stolen horses.
A Probable Compromise.
CUMBERLAND Md, June lit is ru
mored that there will soon be a compro
mise between the companies and miners
The basis of compromise is so cents pc
ton and ten hours for a days work.
A Large Mortgage.
P~oUdHKEEPsIE, June 1.-THE record 0
a mortgage filed in the County Clerks Of
fee to-day for So, 0O0, 900 was given by thu
Mutual Union Telegraph Line.
Retires from the Turf.
NEW YORK, June 17.-August Belmon
r%etires from the turf. He sold his thol
oughbred colts and Allies at auction tc
day. The colts averaged s705 and the fl
lies $685..
The Nomination of Bayie.
PIrTsBURa, June 1.-THE Democrat
Conference OF the Twenty-frst Distric
nominated Charles E. Bayle for Congress
Suicide OF "a Murderer.
BALTIMORE, June fT.-Audrew Pfautz