Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-02
Impression that Conkling will Not
Accept the ~Justiceship.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

ing caru.
"Mr. Blaine, in his funeral Grafton be-
fore the houses, said: When Gen. Gar
field assumed bis new duties he found
various troubles already well developed,
and seriously affecting the value and EN-
cheney OF the Army of the Cumberland.
As / was the commanding General OF that
army, and General Garfield my chief OF
staff, had this been the fact ] certainly
would have known it. General Garfield
was bound to tell OF it. Justice to the
truth of history and the Army of the Cum
berland requires that l should declare that
l never heard of such q state of things un-
til the statement came from the lips OF the
orator. The distinguished gentleman has
been wholly misinformed, and the state
ment above has no foundation in fact. On
the contrary, it was the general sentiment
and constant boast Of the officers and men
that the Army of the Cumberland was sim
gularly united and free from discussions,
and therefore no ones genius was required
to heal these dissensions. l appeal to them
to bear witness to this fact. A few SEN
fences further on Mr.. Blaine says: His
military duties closed on the memorable
field OF Chicamsugua-a field which, how
ever disastrous to the Union armies, gave
to him the occasion Of winning lmperisha-
BILE laurels.' He might with justice have
added. and Garfield would have added:
And to us the key of the south objective
point Of the campaign-Chattanooga.
Two DesperadOes shot to Death.
CHICAGO, March Polk Wells and Bill
Norris, the Iowa outlaws who passed
through here last Sunday en- route from
Randolph, Wisconsin, to Riverton, Iowa,
in charge of Sheriff Chandler and Wilson,
attempted to escape from the officers
while on the train. The officers were
asleep, but q movement OF the prisoners
awoke them, and they at once opened fire,
shooting Wells six times and Norris five.
The men were taken from the train at
Sidney, Iowa, for treatment, but there is
little chance for their recovery, both be-
ing literally riddled with bullets. These
desperadoes took part in the Manhattan
(Kansas) and Riverton and Sidney (Iowa)
bank robberies, the Winston MO- train
robbery, and numerous smaller robberies,
as well as several murders, in Iowa, Mis-
souri, and Kansas.
Chairman Ofthe Democratic Caucus
WASHINGTON, March Ia caucus Of the
Democratic Representatives was held last
night. Representative House Of Tennessee,
declining reelection, Representative Rose
Grams Of California was unanimously
elected Permanent Chairman OF the DEM
ocratic caucus for the 47th Congress. The
object Of the caucus was announced to be
the appointment Of q Democratic Con-
gressional Campaign Committee. 1t was
decided that the committee should be
composed Of one member from each Of the
Stats delegations in which there are Dem
ocrats; tina. the committee should be en-
powered to appoint an Executive Commit
tee from the Senate JOINT Committee, and
to have charge Of the Democratic cam
paign. The chairman was authorized also
to appoint q committee Of three on pairs.
An Organisatisu . Prevent Rail.
road Combinations.
WASHINGTON, March 1~.-Robinson Of
New York. by request. introduced in the
House yesterday . bill to organize q Ma
tional Labor League Railway Company Of
America. for constructing. operating and
maintaining q railroad from the Atlantic
seaboard TO Chicago, st. Louis and Coun-
Gil Bluffs. 1t provides for establishing
equal rights in commerce among the
States, and for the purpose Of securing q
railroad highway under such civic control
% will prevent combinations against the
public good. It is authorized to issue q
capital stock Of $40, 600, 000. The bill pro-
vides that when the road Is constructed to
Council Bluffs II may be continued to San
Francisco, and in aid Of its construction
grants to it every alternate section OF I'M
occupied land through which it may pass
for 90 miles each side Of the track. Re-
ferred.
Election Of Bsnehs for Senator.
New YORK. Earch LA special election
to ill the vacancy caused by the death Of
State Sen ator Wagner occurred yesterday,
and unexpectedly resulted in the choice Of
Banchs, Democrat, who beat Stanford by
1,0eo majority The district embraces
four counties. three Of which are usually
Republican, one always heavily 30, and one
usually Democratic. Oddly enough, all
the Republican counties yesterday went
Democratic, and the Democratic county
went Republican. There was also another
element in the contest. Saratoga, the
most populous and heaviest Republican
county, hass been dissatisfied because q
Senator has so long been selected from
other parts Of the district. Yesterday,
therefore, her usually splendid Rerubii-
WAL AnoJOAAtY Va OvCI AtVoO was Cnauk6u u
Q Democratic majority Of $50, and Mr..
Stanford was defeated.
The Pedestrian Contest.
New York. March lin the pedestrian
match which commenced shortly after
midnight Of Feb. 20, ave Of those who
entered have records Of over 500 miles In
six days. Rowell continues ahead and the
favorite. Hart. the colored pedestrian. and
his friends are sore that he was not allowed
to enter. They do NOT accept the excuse
for his being shut but that the bids were
closed before he applied for entrance. He
had the cheek to say that the others were
afraid to compete with HIM. The last re-
post to from the match yesterday show the
score as follows: Rowell ais, Hughes 2O9,
Hazel 200. Speaking OF the match the
Graphic says: During the early hours OF
the morning Scott, the California
walker, withdrew from the match
because he found II was useless to
continue the struggle in the face
OF the tremendous odds against him.
Alexander. his hacker. who expended
81. 700 on him In preparing him for the
against him and will refuse to put up the
money necessary TO dsfray his Transports.
ton to San Francisco.
The Chinsss Bill. =
WASHINGTON. March LIN the Senate
yesterday afternoon the Chinese bill came
up IS unfinished business. and after It had
been read in full. Miller Of California,
who reported II from the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee, stated that the report
ms. u-ansna0ua and nFaaaadad N addraao
the Senate in its advocacy. Miller spoke
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