Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-25
EASTERN NEWS.
Committee Appointments in tie House
Of Representatives.
THE SENATE AND HOUSE AD-
JOURN TO JAN. Z.
Horrible Accident at the
Virginius Mine.
NAMES or THE PERSONS KILLED AND
INJURED IN A SNOW SLIDE.
Great Damage by Floods in
Ohio.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.
House Committees.

SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
House Committees.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The following are
the House COMMITTEES:
Elections-Turner Of Georgia, Davis of Mis-
souri,. Converse, Cooke, Bennett, Lowry,
Elliott, Robertson, Kenly. Adams of New York,
Ranney, Pettibone, Miller of Pennsylvania.
Valentine, Hepburn of lows, and Hart.
Ways and Naturalization, Mills, Blount.
Blackburn, Hewitt Of New York. Herbert,
Hurd, Jones of Arkansas, Kelly, Kasson of
Iowa, Mckinley Of Ohio, Hiscock Of New York,
and Russell.
Appropriations-Randall Forney. Ellis, Hol.
man, Hancock, Townsend, Hutchins, Follett,
Burns. Refer. Cannon, Ryan, Cslkins, Hoar,
and Washburne.
Of Texas, Moulton, Broadhesd, Dorshetmer,
Collins, Sendi, Reed OF Maine, Taylor Of OHIO.
McCurd, Brown of Indiana, and Poland.
Banking and Ourrency-Buckner, Ermen-
trout, Potter, Hunt, Miller of Texas, Gambler.
wilkins, Yaple, Dingley, Brumm, Adams, aud
Henderson of lows.
Coinage. Weights and Measures Bland,
Dowd, Hardy, Nichols. Pussy, Denham, Tul-
ley. Belt I'd. Lacey. Chase. Everhast, Luna.
mittee; Willis, of Rivers and Harbors; Rosen-
Grams, of Military Affairs; Maginnis Of Mon.
tana is on the same committee; Cox is Chair
man of Naval Affairs. AID Curtain is Chairman
of Foreign Affairs, with Belmont and Robert
Hill on the same committee; Morey is Chair
man Of Postfice and Post Mails.
Railways and Confederation, Hobn tell,
Murphy, Paige, Caldwell, Turner, Kent. Wem-
pie, Culbertson of Kentucky. James, Atkinson
and Hatch OF Michigan.
Public Lands-Scsles, Oates, Shaw, Lewis,
| Henley, Van Alben, Bedford, Straight, Ander-
son, Bsyson, Brents Of Washington Territory.
Indian Affsirs-Welborn, Graves, stevens.
NJ. n.---- - Nil a.
lima, Smith of Pennsylvania, George, Perkins,
Nelson and Lowry of Arizona.
Neutrality-suspicious. Of South Carolina,
| Prior, Arnol, Hardman, Landau, Alexander,
Carleton, Foran, Taylor Of Ohio, Kellogg,
johnson, Lawrence, Struble, Post Of Wyoming,
and Bagley.
Mines and Mining-warner of Tennessee,
Cassidy, Alexander, Skinner Of North Caro-
lima, Miller of Texas, Wood. Stevens. Young,
Culbertsen Of Kentucky, O'Hara, and Singeiser
Of Idaho.
Militia-Miller Of New York.
Claims-McMillan.
War Claims-Geddes.
Pacific Kailroads-Cassidy, Throckmorton,
Cabell, Thompson. Jr.. Jordan, Crisp, Post,
Wilson, Irwin, Willard, Durham and BAREBACK.
Invalid Pensions-Mstson.
Pensions-Hewitt of Alabama.
Expenditures of the State Department
| Hardeman.
Expenditures of the Treasury Department
| Davis of Missouri.
Private Lands-Muldrow.
Public Health-Beach.
Ventilation and Acoustlcs-Hardy.
Foreign Affsirs-Curtin, Belmont, Buster,
Clements, Cox of North Carolina, Wise of Vlr.
gina. Steward Of Texas, Lamb OF Indiana,
Rice, Waite, Ketcham, Phelps aud Hill.
Military Afsirs-hosecrans, Slocuna, Dibbell,
Morgan, Wolford, Nichols, Murray, Duncan,
Steele, Boyne, Lyman, Laird, Outcheon,
Maginniss of Montana.
Naval Afairs-Co1 of New York, Morse, Tai.
bolt, Buchanan, Eaton, Ballout, Macodas,
Hsrwer, Thomas. Goff. Jr., Boutelle.
Rivers and HArbors-Willis, Blanchard,
Jones, Gibson. Rankin, Breckenridge, Murphy
summer, Houseman. Henderson Of Illinois
Boyne, Robinson Of Ohio, Chace, Stone and
Burleigh.
The Speaker laid before the House the mos
sage Of the President, transmitting the report
Of the Secretary Of State and the papers relat
ing to the trial, conviction and execution Of
the late Patrick O,Donnell, which were latd
on the table for future action. The Speaker
announced the standing select committees
and the House adjourned to Jan. Z. The
Senate adjourned until the same date.
Loss Of Life BY . SNOW Slide.
DENVER, Dec. "a, via Ouray, Col, Dec. %, by
special messenger to Montrose, Col: New
has just been received in Ouray Of q horribl,
accident at the virginius mine, which oc
Cured last Friday. Owing to the stormy
weather, which has been more severe thar
known for years, the messenger could mo-
reach OurRy earlier, although the distance Wal
owned by the Carolina Mining Company OF
Boston. 1t employs thirty-fve men, and ii
situated above the timber line at the foot OF
the strefies range. Friday afternoon . huge
range. and swelled into An avalanche Is 1t de
scended, striking the building used "a q board
ing-house, where eleven men were resting. II
swept it completely away. crushing and bury
| inc rho man fftaap ~ tnap<w fat xr-lo~ -
snow among the rocks and timber
fortunately missing the engine house
After the noise and confusion the other
miners were hoisted from the ahaft and
were taken out alive, but badly crushed and
may die. The other six were found dead
Their names are Thomas Marvin, j. Fitz
gerald, Robert Frazer, w. n. Carmichael
Of them leave families. The reports received
from mountain towns state that there was an
unusually heavy snow fall. being four 20 five
feet deep on q level. The warm weather OF
the past few days IL the cause Of the snow
slides. which are Of common occurrence late
in the Spring, but are not looked for ct this
season of the year, which will make It all the
more disastrous. Other accounts of equa
sengers can make their way from some Of the
interior sections.
Church Separation.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec. pa movement
has been set on foot here by the Baptists to
secure q separation from the Church Of Eastern
Cansds because Of the apathy shown by the
latter. 1t is proposed that the church here
unite with the American Baptist Church. In
this connection IT is urged by the promoters Of
the change that the motto of the American
Home Mission Society is North America for
Christ; that q catholic spirit can embrace us,
and however keenly we may feel this separa.
ton. and however deeply we may regret the
circumstance which led to it. the necessity Of
the work. our duty to Christ and our adopted
land, remain to control these feelings and
| those regrets.
Eleven Persons Injured.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 24.--The north
bound accommodation train on the Grand
Rapids h Indianapolis Railroad backed into .
switch engine on the Nickle Plate Road at
Nickle Plate Junction, in the suburbs of the