Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-28
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DEATH
OF MINISTER HUNT.
Miss Blaokburn's Testimony at the
Salmi Morse Inquest.
BAD BLOOD BETWEEN TWO NEW
YORK AssEMBLyMEN.
Canvass In the Principal States for Repub-
ucan Presidential Candidates.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL


ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Conversational Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-House-Morri
son, Chairman of the Ways and Mean
Committee, reported q resolution direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to in
form the House how much money is nov
in the Treasury of the United States
under what provisions Of law it is Their
retained, and how much, in view of curren
receipts, expenditures and legal liabilitie
of the Treasury, can be applied at this tim
in liquidation Of that part Of the publi
debt now payable, without embarrassing hi
department. Adopted.
Hefevre offered q resolution ~recitinl
that speculation and gambling in Ameri
can farm products had obtained control o
the market value Of these products, ant
directing the Committee on Judiciary t.
prepare a bill prohibiting the purchase O.
sale of wheat, corn, cotton, provisions, Oh
other articles, unless a warehouse receip
accompanies such action. Also, that
bill authorizing such Governmental in
reference as will givestability to the pric'
Of these commodities. Cox Of New Yorl
and others objected.
Van Wyck offered the following resolu
ton, for which he asked immediate con
sideration: Resolved, That the COMMITTEES
on P~ostofices and Postroads be directed Il
inquire whether at any time the Western
Union and Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph
Companies, or any officers, or employees
of said companies, entered into q contrac
or negotiations for the purpose Of con
solidating said companies. or making
combination for any purpose.
The Committee on Public Lands to-day
considered the forfeiture of the Northern
Pacific land grant. Anderson moved tina
all lands contiguous to that portion OF tn
road not constructed within the time speci
fed by the Act making the grant b
forfeited. Brents offered Q substitute. de
claring the forfeiture of lands between
Wallulu. W. T., and Portland, Or, ant
validating the remainder Of the grant, Oh
condition that the road be completed
within two years from Jan. /, 1884, an6
that the unsold lands should be sold II
citizens, or those who declared their in
| tentions to become citizens. in quantitie
| not exceeding 100 acres, and not exceeding
50 60 per acre.
Scales offered an amendment providing
| for the forfeiture of land alongside tina
| portion OF the road not finished to date
| A vote on the various propositions wa
| postponed until tomorrow. Members o
| the committee express the opinion that tn
| proposition of schedules will be passed be
| fore adjourning. The committee agreed
| to report q bill for the forfeiture Of lam
grants to backbone roads. Anderson, VIII
was not present when the latter subiec
was voted upon Saturday, was presen
to-day, and cast the deciding vote in tn
affirmative.
Secretary Chandler recommends nomi
mating as Medical Director F. NJ. Gunnell
to be Surgeon General of the Navy.
Prospects of the Republican Part!
In Several States.
ERIE, Pa, Feb. 27.-The result of
canvass in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Indiana and Illinois, in regard to the fri
and second choice Of the Republicans fo
President, and first choice each for Vic
President, shows the feeling toward Pres
dent Arthur as q candidate, and the pro-
poets OF the party in the several States
The total result is that Blaine is frs
choice for Presidential candidate in Is
counties, Logan in Sc, Edmunds in 8:
Gen. Sherman in 80, Arthur in 30, job
Sherman in IS, Postmaster General Grel
ham in 8, Harrison in 7, Lincoln in
Foster and Cullom each in 2, Washburn'
Miller and Evarts each in /. Blaine has
strong lead in New York, Pennsylvania
Ohio and Indiana. Lincoln leads /
choice for Vice President in all the abov
named States, also in Illinois. Gener,
satisfaction is expressed with Arthur's az
ministration, but there are few advocate
in any of the States for his reelection.
Miss BIackburn's Testimony.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-At the inquei
to-day in the case OF Salmi Morse Mil
Blackburn, the actress, testified that earl
on Friday morning last Morse accompal
led her home from the Cosmopolita
Theater. While there McGeveny, bushes
manager Of that city, came in. They wei
the bitterest Of enemies. With an oat
McGoveny struck Morse and called hii
an old rascal. Morse fell, butagot up an
went out, followed by McGeveny. The
had come to blows in her house befor,
Six hours later McGeveny called at he
house. He appeared disordered and e,
cited. In the afternoon McGeveny calle
again. She reproached him and he left.
A Humorous Matter Becoming 30
riOus.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 27.-This mornin
there was excitement among the mem
bers Of the Assembly over the difficult
between ~Assemblymen Howe and Burns
Howe. at the banquet last night. made
speech. giving q supposed humorous illus
tration of Burns making a speech in tn
Assembly. Burns having learned thi
morning of the burlesque, left the Assem-
bly, Chamber. declaring his purpose t
procure a weapon, and forthwith punctur
Howe with 9 bullet on sight.
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