Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-01
EASTERN NEWS.
President Arthur'S First State Dinner
This Season.
CONGRESSMAN WHITES CHARGES
AGAINST GOV. MURRAY.
A Passenger Train Drops Though the
White River Bridge.
GOULD'S INFLUENCE WITH THE
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
Proceedings in Both Houses
of Congress.
A DAMAGING REPORT AGAINST Elk.
SPEAKER KEIfER.
. DAMAGING REPORT AGAINST Ex
SPEAKER KElfER.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Congressional Proceedings.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 3D. Senate-Mr.
Flood presented a petition from q dozen
or more States praying for prohibitory
liquor laws in the District Of Columbia
and the Territories. Referred.
House-Mr. Reagan, Chairman Of the
Committee on Commerce, reported back
a resolution calling on the Secretary Of the
Treasury for information in regard to the
trade between the United States and Mex
leo. and the traffic over railroads connect
ing the two countries.
Senate-The conference report on the
Greeley relief bill was taken up, and the
Senate refused by IS to 7 to concur in the
committee conference, and resolved to ap-
point q new committee.
The committee on Public Lands decided
to report a bill declaring the forfeiture of
the en- tire land grants of the Oregon Gen.
trail Railroad line proposed between Asto-
ria and Portland. The forfeiture to be
declared on the ground that the main line
road, and for which the grant was made,
never was constructed. There were l,S40,-
UUU acres IN the grant.
At the conclusion of the morning hour
the House proceeded to the consideration
of the calendar. Precedence was given to
the bills reported from the Committee on
Public Lands. The first bill was that de-
claring forfeited certain grants of land
made to certain States in aid of the con-
struction of railroads. The Senate agreed
to investigate.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Representative
White of Kentucky testified before the
House Committee on the expenditures OF
the Department Of Justice, in reference to
his assertion in the House last week con-
corning the present Governor of Utah.
The reference charges irregularities in
Office of Murray while United States Mar
shall of Kentucky, and said the Govern
ment had been wronged out of thousands
of dollars in consequence of expenses in
Cured by fruitless and unnecessary prose
cutions against citizens of the State, by
which they were harrassed and embittered
against the Government and its officers.
False and fictitious charges were made,
and numerous prosecutions conducted for
the most trivial violations of the law, and
arrested parties were taken from remote
parts Of the State to Louisville. While
passing en- route there were Commission
ers who could have heard their cases in
preliminary examinations. This was done,
he said, not in the interest of the Govern
ment, but apparently for no other reason
than to make costs.
The Presidents State Dinner.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The President
gave his first State dinner this season at
the White House. The east room was
beautifully decorated with tropical plants,
ferns and e~xotics, the Marine Band being
stationed at the further end of the room.
President Arthur, assisted by Mrs. McEl-
roy, received the guests, who were as fol-
lows: Secretary of State and Mrs. FIRE.
~linghuysen, Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Lincoln, Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Chandler, Postmaster General and Mrs.
Gresham, Attorney General and Mrs.
Brewster, Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Teller, Speaker OF the House and
Mrs. Carlisle, General and Mrs. Sheri-
dan, Admiral Porter, Senator and Mrs.
Vance, Senator and Mrs. Harrison, Sem
ator and Mrs. Conger, Senator Sawyer,
Senator Sewall, Senator Aldrich, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hiscock, Mrs. H. G.. White,
Mrs. Ed. V. Kinsley. Miss Lucy Freling-
huysen, Miss Gresham, Bishop Simpson
and wife. Secretary Folger was absent
from the city.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31.-The Monon
passenger train, due here at 1885, met
with q terrible accident at the bridge
across White River, seven miles from this
city. The high water undermined the
abutment, and a locomotive and two cars
dropped into the river. The engineer,
fireman and two other train men are re-
ported drowned, and ak passengers miss
ing. Surgeons and other assistance was
sent from this city. Details are not OBJ
tainable at present.
LATER - The missing and supposed
killed in the accident are George Lowrey,
brakeman, Buena Vista; J.. E. Ricketts,,
baggageman, Louisville; John Brewer,
engineer. Lafayette; Smith. express mes
senger, Indianapolis; Parm, bridge fore
man, John Bray, passenger. Westfield.
Seven passengers are said to be wounded.
Could and the Northern Pacific.
New YORK, Jan. ST. F. E. Trowbridge
says in the Mail Express: The Western
Union looks upon the purchase Of the
National line by the Baltimore h Ohio
Co. with favor, because the Western
Union not wishing the line was glad to
find it falling into the hands of friends.
Trowbridge also says that Mr.. Gould has
taken hold of the Northern Pacific, rot
only to sustain the market, but also to
control that enterprise and extend his in
iuence with the Pacific roads.
A Petition ~Favoring Gov. Murray.
LOUISVILLE. Jan. S1.-A petition was
circulated here praying President Arthur
to reappoint Eli Fl. MURRAY Governor Of