Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-05-16

An Open Letter to Pres
dent Arthur.
MALONE USING FEDERAL PATRONAGE
IN THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
ousting Republicans and Put
ting in Democrats.
THE posTorTlcE AND NAVY YARD
coRauPTLy MANAGED.
Proceedings to Have q Decree OF
Divorce Set Aside.
ESPECIAL TO THE sEsTINEL.l

ESPECIAL TO THE sEszINEL.l
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Ex- Congressman
Dezendorff of Virginia has sent a long
open letter to President Arthur, in which
he claims that Malone is using the Federal
patronage in the present county campaign,
| ousting Republicans and putting in Demo
| Gratis, and claiming that it is done for the
| good OF the present Administration. He
| gives names, and says the postofice and
Navy Yard at Norfolk are corruptly and
incompstently managed. He writes as
| follows: At no time in the history of pol
itics in Virginia since the war has the open
and shameful violation Of law and decency
been 80 fragrant as since the advent OF the
unwarranted political power granted by
the Administration to Senator Malone.
Public office is made the subject of barter
and sale for the control OF power, and po-
litical bribery and corruption stalk openly
through the various Government Depart
ments. In my section OF Virginia public
business is neglected and public money
used to pay political canvassers, In order
that the political schemes Of Senator Ma
hone may be advanced, and all this is done
under the guise OF friendship for the Ad-
ministration, which is the plea, and re-
ceives Endorsement from that fact. Since
your Administration came into power Sen
ator Malone has been the sole dispenser OF
political patronage in the State, and ap-
plies the headman's AZ as unsparingly as
l.I - Aln Iara % tho Eranah
Revolution. / have the honor to call your
attention to letters addressed by me to
certain members Of your Cabinet and
chiefs of bureaus in the several Depart
ments, for which ! ask a careful perusal
and early attention. The abuses complained
of in the Navy Department are fragrant
and outrageous violations Of the laws and
the regulations governing that depart
ment, and account in some measure Tor
the excessive cost Of work done ON the
Linta, recently repaired at the yard. l
call your special attention to this vessel.
She is a tug Of BOG tons. She has had ex-
pended on her over Sl00, 0o0 for repairs. l
am satisfied and can prove that during the
Congressional campaign last fall men were
borne upon the rolls and paid for work
weeks at q time who did not during the
time put q foot inside OF the yard or do an
l upuI b WOIh tucIc. NOW W. az tisS
ton for county officers on the Oath OF the
present month. The canvass preliminary
thereto is going on, and by the advice OF
Senator Malone, under whose order the
entire force Of officeholders in the locality
will be used to defeat the regular Republic
can ticket, and the administration put IN
the ridiculous attitude Of being placed in
. position where the success OF the ticket
composed entirely Of Republicans would
be construed ~ . reflection upon the ad-
ministration. Then follows . long list Of
appointments and removals.
A divorce Obtained by False Rep
resentatiOns
WASHINGTON, May 15.-It Ii understood
that Mrs. A. Il. Nickerson, who arrived q
New York 3 few days ago from Europe
where she had been for three years, will
institute legal proceedings to have the de-
cree Of divorce obtained by her husband,
Major Nickerson, In Philadelphia = few
weeks ago, ret aside. Her friends furnish
for publication the following version Of
the case Mrs. Nickersou knew nothing
OF the divorce until the news OF her hus-
bands marriage was te~lsgraphed her BY
friends. The story having been circulated
that she had Abandoned him and remained
W ~ AZ 0R0g A0A WA
anxious TO have II known that she had nc
choice but to remain there, ~ her repeated
entresties to be allowed to return with her
child were ignored by her husband or re-
fused, and she had not tho means to re.
turn until she appealed to her relations,
from whom she kept the story Of her
troubles until the last moment.
A Desperate Fight.
CHICAGO, May 15.--A special has the re-.
port OF : Hght In the Indian Territory last
Saturday, 81 miles east Of Lsddo. Three
hard characters, named Carson. are alleged
10 have been murdered near Delaware
Bend q abort time ago by two white men,
named Blankerson and Hoddleson, and
an old negro named Wiley. Last SAtur-
day Marshal Menshon Of Fort Smith. Ark,
and Constable Cutler Of Grayson County,
Texas, attempted to arrest the Carsons.
They showed fight and exchanged . dozen
shots with the officers. Marshal Menshon
was slightly wounded. and all the Carsons
were killed, except their father, who was
released. The dead were left on the field
unburied.
A Destructive Fire.
HARRoDssuRo, KY, Nay Is. = About
midnight last night : Are started in the
principal square Of the town. The ins
new Presbyterian Church was destroyed,
together with 30 other buildings. The
fire engine was useless for the rant OF
water, but the citixens did that they
could to help ~sxtinguish the flames. Phil.
Thompson, on trial for murder, was
among the best workers. His jury looked
on. under the charge Of the Deputy Sheriff.
Al last accounts the fire was still In pro-
gress. The loss 10 estimated ct $3.50, 900.
Damage by . Cyclone.
Indianapolis. May 15.-A cyclone Of
considerable magnitude passed south Of
this city last night and damaged telegraph
wires aud other property. At Southport
both the Methodist and Presby terrain
| Churches were demolished and several
farmhouses were wrecked.
A Miner Killed by . Fall.
BUTTE, NJ. T., May 15.-At 10 O'Clock
last night Z miner named William Miller
| fell down the shaft Of the Original mine,
q distance OF 400 feet. Every bone in his
body was crushed TO Q pulp. His death
| was instantaneous
Employes Deprived Of Work.
CrNcrNSATI, May 15.--The shoemaker
lockout is enforced against all members OF
the Union. SO far there has been no dis
turbance reported. Between 5000 and
1000 employees are deprived Of work.
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