Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-22
EASTERN NEWS.
The Make Up Of the Ways
and Means Committee.
sPrcuLATIoNs m REGARD 70 NR.
cARIlsLE's cHAlRNANsH1ps.
The Colored National Com
mittee in Session.
IT pFmouncEs THE fREEpMAn's BANK
As A sWInDlE.
A Republican Congress Held
Responsible For It.
THE NEW YORK LUNATTC
ASYLUM IN A
IT DEmouncEs the FREEDMAn's BANK
As A sWIMDtE.
A Republican Congress Held
Responsible For It.
THE NEW YORK LUNATTC
ASYLUM IN FLAMES.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.
washington Intelligence,

mittee to-day - follows: Morrison, Tucker,
Hewitt, Mills, Hurd, Blackburn, Blount.
Eaton. Kelley. Kasson. Mckinley. Hiscock and
Anderson. Some doubt 10 expressed, however.
ss to the appointment of Anderson Of Kansas.
One or two Of those known to be selected assert
that he should be chosen, because he was from
the same State IS Haskell, who would have
been . member had he lived.
The Craftsmanship Of Foreign Affairs has net
yet been decided. Cox and Belmont are still
prominently spoken Of. Blcunt says he Ia en-
titled to it, O. he was the first Democrat on the
committee Of the last Congress.
A number Of ChairmAnships are predicted,
as follows: Randall, Appropriations; Springer,
Judiciary: Tucker. Banking and Currency;
Buckner, Navy; Hewitt or Morse, Military;
Rosecrans, American shipping; Belmont. Pub
lie Buildings; Converse, Commerce.; Reagan,
Educ stlon: Willis, Labor; O'Neill, District OF
Coiumbis; Barbour, Pacific Railroads; Throck.
Rivers and Harbors; Dunn, Postsfaces and
Post Roads; Morey, War Claims; Holman,
Patents; Vance, Invalid Pensions; Watson,
Agriculture.
The COlored National Committee
In Session.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-The Colored National
Committee met this morning and appointed
delegates to the convention 1t Richmond, Va.
in July next. Each Congressional district was
allowed two delegates, and each Territory one
representative. Frederick Douglass. Register
of the Treasury; Bruce of the District OF
Columbia, and Col. WildAm Murrell of Mary
land, were elected members Of the National
Committee. The Freedman's bank made a
final report, memorialiZing Congress- to Ieim-
burse depositors and denouncing the former
Act of Congress creating . commission each
year to settle the affairs of the institutions. In
support of the adoption Of the report. Murrell
- 49, h.-I - &hA ~ M
graceful and sinful swindle that ever stained
the earth or shocked high heaven. The COM
mission was appointed at IS 900 . year, each
of them like the hyena, devouring the carcass,
and then like him, smashing its bones and
sucking the marrow therefrom. Further.
more. q Republican Congress had made this
commission the pail bearers Of the same car
cass. The committee adjourned to meet in
Chicago June 2.
Arrest Of y Negro Murderer.
DENVER. Col, Dec. 2l.-The negro, ''Big
Ike" who murdered young Bruce, the son Of
ex-Gov. Hunt ct Durango last week, was CAP
tured on Wednesday 1t the Southern Ute Res.
ervation. As his pursuers come suddenly
upon him about daylight, setting by . IRE just
made, he jumped and ran like . frightened
deer tV . precipice forty feet high, over which
he leaped, and was found at the bottom terri.
| bly, bruised but alive. He waa brought to Du-
range last night. All talk of lynchtng has sub.
sided. Among the pursuers were seventy five
Indians. The negro says he had two accom-
their names.
A miner named John Dolan was killed by .
snow slide near Silverton yesterday.
A Lunatic Asylum in Flames.
New YORK, Dec. IA wing Of the Lunatic
Asylum at Wards Island II in flames. The
Fire Department Of the city and the Police Re
| serves were sent to the Island.
LATER.-Thef iremen have the flames under
| control. No lives were lost.
The cause Of the fire is not known. 1t broke
ont In the east wing. There were 800 male
patients In the building. The fire caused
| great excitement among them. but all were
removed to places of safety, and according to
the reports no person was injured. The Re-
serve Police aided to remove the patients
The flames had complete control Of the wing
| when the fremen arrived from the city. The
east wing was completely destroyed. TIL loss
10 about $685. 600.
L~Ouislana,s Platform.
BATON ROUGE, Dec. 21.-The Democratic
Convention adopted . platform which refers
to the deplorabls condition Of the State under
reconstruction. 1t congratulates the people
upon tho present prosperous progressive pol
icy Of this Democratic administration: that
the public schools Of the Stats demand the
fostering care Of the Government, and 10 op.
posed to monopolles Of all kind. Adjourned.
Judgment Affirmed.
DETROIT. Dec. 21.-Last year DR.. MacLean,
charged with adulterous relations with . lady
patient from Canada who fought his advice,
and publication being made in the Evening
News Of this city, DR.. HacLeAn sued for libel.
The jury rendered . verdict Of &c. GOO dam
ages. and the case was sppealed 70 the Su-
preme Court, which this morning affirmed the
judgment.
Temporarily Believed.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-A statement having been
| published to the effect that Gen. B. Mckenzie,
commanding the department Of Texas, being
in failing health. contemplated retiring from
the service, Adjutsnt-0 General Williams is
authority for the statement that Gen. Mac
Kenzie IL sick. and owing to that fact has been
temporarily relieved from command ct San
Antonio. The details Of his sickness are not
yet known.
A Sudden Death.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-Brevet Major GEN.
eral Thomas J. Cram, retired from the En-
gineer Corps, died In . street car. He was
observed to fall over suddenly, and before the
car proceeded two squares he died. The ply
stefan. who arrived before 10 expired, Wa Of
the opinion that his death was due to
apoplexy.
A Railroad Accident.
BURLINGTON. Dec. 2l.-Tks passenger train
on the Burlington road ran into the rear Of .
train ct Gladstone, Illinois. TIVE Puliman
cars we're burned, and the superintendent OF
the dining car was burned to death. A num-
Der OF the passengers were more or less in
jured.
Repented His Rash Act.
OaDEN. Dec. 2l.-A Hersld's Morgan City
spe cial says: On Wednesday William Rawle,
IS years Of age, Q son Of respectable parents,
suicided BY swallowing ~strychnine. He after
wards repented the rash act, and wished his
life saved. but died in forty minutes.
BODY Recovered.
PETERsoN. Dec. 21.-The body Of Harrington,