Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-01-19
EASTERN NEWS.
A Consultation With the President
About the Cattle Interest.
PROCEEDINGS NJ TEE DuKEs-NuTT
MURDER TRIAL.
Huntington Before the House Com
mittee on Public Lands.
SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE FELT
AT WASHINGTON.
A Relief Expedition Wanted for
the Greeley Party.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES
OF CONGRESS.
SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE FELT
AT WASHINGTON.
A Relief Expedition Wanted fol
the Greeley Party.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES
OF CONGRESS.

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ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Conversational Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Brumm offered
. resolution referring to foreign affairs,
instructing the committee to make in
quiry whether any foreign minister &C
credited to the United States had endeav.
ored to nullify the effects of an unsni-
nous resolution of the House, by q rep
resentation rejecting on the honor or in
tegrity of its members. This is intended
to get at tine facts concerning the Hewitt.
West affair. The House then went into
Committee of the whole on the private
calendar, Springer in the chair, the first
bill for the relief of F~itz-John Porter.
It was said in debate that Porter de-
served no more than a reprimand by
word of mouth. The famous order No.
430, of Aug. 20, was impossible of exc
cution, even had it not been that at the
hour at which it was received rendered
it impossible. The courtrmartial found
ed its decision on one-sided evidence,
Wills Eu6 DOdIu VI 1bCFlCM bPCAt a.
months examining not only the evidence
before the original court, but a mass OF
new evidence, and he hoped the gentle
men would see their way clearly to fol-
low the wise and m~agnanimous course OF
Generals Schoield and Terry. The com
mittee rose and the House agreed to
hold a session tomorrow for debate only.
The House Committee on Commerce
is by no means unanimous concerning
retaliatory measures against France and
Germany. Townsend's bill was defeated
in the committee to-day, and the whole
matter postponed until Tuesday.
The Chair laid before the Senate the
message Of the President, transmitting
for the consideration of Congress q com
munication to the Secretary Of War and
the Navy on the subject OF a relief ex-
petition for the Greeley party, recon-
mending immediate action, as the stu
alton of the party is most perilous.
Also, correspondence relating to the exc
cution of the Chinese Exclusion Act, for
the Senate executive session.
Stock-Raisers i'm Consultation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-Several gentle
men representing the cattle interest of the
country. including Hon. d. N. Smith Of
Illinois, ex- Congressman Grinnell of Iowa.
and Judge Carey of Wyoming, called Al
the White House. The President assured
them Of his hearty cooperation in theil
endeavors to stamp out pleuro pneumoni,
and other diseases of cattle. He said ht
had personally inquired into the matter
and fha rrovoi1inu oonfipoant 80 har,
Of Congress was favorable to the desired
appropriation, without which nothing
could be done. Mr.. Smith Of Illinois sale
it was a matter which the States could no
regulate, and this was the reason the pow
er of the Federal Government was invoked
He further stated that one infected beef il
the stock-yards of Chicago would do NOR
damage and entail greater loss upon tn
stock-raisers OF this country than did tn
great fire upon the citizens Of Chicago
Judge Gary said that if ever the diseas
obtained Judgment among the vast herd
that Craze upon the western prairies. moth
ing could extinguish it short of tota
determination.
The Dukes-Nutt Trial.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 18.-When the Nut
trial opened this morning, the medical ex
perts' testimony as to the prisoner
mental condition was concluded. Severa
prominent physicians were examined, al
Of whom agreed that at the time of tn
shooting young Mutt was insane. At tn
conclusion Of the expert testimony, tn
letters that have given the Dukes-Nutt cas-
such fearful prominence were produced b
the defense. Before reading them, til
ladies were requested to leave the court
room, aud young Mutt was led out, i
being evident that he could not stand hear
ing the documents read. The letters
which are the same as those produced al
the Dukes trial, were listened to wit
breathless silence. and created Q profoun,
sensation. The prisoner was examined
and the testimony ELECTED no note Of an
character to strengthen the case of tn
prosecution. Without exception, the
always considered Mutt either peculiar
outright crazy, or weak-minded. Ewin
Burchill said after his fathers death Jane
had q conversation with him, In which b
spoke Of wreaking vengeance upon Dukes
The witness advised him not to carry on
his intentions, and Mutt said his advic
was good and he would bear it in mind
The trial of Mutt will not be conclude
before the middle of next week.
An Appeal by Huntington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-At q meeting O
the House Committee on Public Lands c
P. Huntington appeared in behalf Of tn
California & Oregon Company. The frs
intimation the members Of the Committe
had Of his presence was when he was intro
dueed by Chairman Cobb. "He came,
he said, 'as a representative of a corpors
ton that had always performed its cor
tracts in the time required, and had neve
asked additional aid nor ~leniency." Fo
this reason he thought Congress ought no
interfere in this q instance. The genera
outline work Of the California 4 Oreeo,
road was given. Said work was suspende,
because the line could only be built to til
Oregon State line, where it was to connec
with the Oregon d California. Work OF
the latter, however, had been suspended
making the building of the road he rep