Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-17

vention, the Committee on Mail and Let
ters recommends Congress that all postal
clerks be supplied with cards, and they
.ball enter thereon all letters, cards and
naners. and their denomination, and return
thsm 10 the mailing point, and that the
poetofice receive credit for such mail.
adonted. The committee appointed to re-
nor, on the special delivery, recommended
That the special delivery system be ex-
tended TO sll the lawns and cities with
4 q population. After q long discussion
,ba report was adopted. The Committee
on Postmasters' Bonds. submitted a reso-
Triton that corporations be taken as secu-
,;tv on Postmssters' bonds. Adopted. The
COMMITTEE on Postal Savings Banks and
Postal Telegraph reported that they did
not consider the question Of legislation on
these subjects, and recommended the sub
iect TO be allowed to ROMAN with the wis
dom of Congress, and to the recommends
tions of the P~ostofice Department. The
report was adopted without debate.
The convention adopted a resolution
that the Government should purchase and
own all the Postofice boxes in fourth-class
Offices doing q business Of $500 a year, and
in all third-class Offices and not compel
Postmas.ers TO construct the same and then
turn the revenue over to the Government.
Ex-Governor SEYMOUR Funeral.
UTICA, N. Y, Feb. 16.-The funeral OF
Ex-Governor H. Seymour took place from
old Trinity Church at 2 O'Clock to-day.
Rev. DR.. Goodrich, Of Calvary Church,
offered a prayer at ex-senator Roscoe
Conkling's residence, with the family and
relatives of the deceased. At 1:30 P. NJ,
after the funeral services in the church,
the remains were taken to Forest Hill
Cemetery and placed in the Chapel OF
Roses, where a sculptor, David Richard,
took a cast of the face, preparatory to
making a marble bust of the ex-Gov.
ernor. The weather was cold and
disagreeable. At 9 O'Clock the doors
of the Conkling mansion were thrown
open for the public to view the remains OF
the illustrious dead. For three hours
crowds of people from Utica and sur
rounding towns filed into the house, TAX
ing q last look at the Utica dead statesman.
The body reposed in q casket of red cedar,
covered with black broadcloth, and with
oxidized trimmings similarly covered, a
silver plate let into the shrine on the
cover, which boro the following inscrip-
ton: "Horatio Seymour, born May 81,
1910. died February IL, 1886" A number
OF very beautiful floral tributes were re-
ceived from Washington, Albany and
other places, and were placed on and about
the casket.
The Mccormick Reaper Works
Closed Down.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-The extensive Nc
Cormick reaper works closed down this
morning, and 1,400 employees forced out.
The threat OF certain men to precipitate q
strike, unless the non. union men working
in the molder department were dismissed,
appears to have been the cause for the
suspension of operations. AT the meeting
of dissatisfied employees last night q COM
mitee was appointed to wait upon McCor-
mick to-day, and insist that the demand
Mccormick limited at in yesterdays con-
ference, ii this condition is insisted upon,
he would hut down his works indefinitely.
To-day he declined to meet the Labor Com
mittee, and ordered o suspension OF opera
tons. The employees were dumbfounded
when informed that their services we're no
longer required. Very few of the employees
are in good circumstances, and il the lock-
out is maintained many families will SUI
fer for the bare necessaries Of life.
Great Damage to Government
Vessels.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 12.-Of the sixty
eight boats which composed the Govern
ment fleet, which broke away from their
moorings at CAROLS Island Sunday night.
only sixteen have been saved and among
them the most valuable of the tesmer is
seriously damaged. Six of the Others,
known to be sunk, and the rest with the
large steamer General Humphreys and
the steam launch is lost and probably
sunk, or considerably injured by a collision
with each other. or with the ice, of which
the river is full. The whole fleet had cost
the Government about a quarter of a mill
ion dollars, and the loss will very nearly
reach $500, 900, unless some Of the boats
are recovered further down the river.
An Appeal for Assistance.
DENVER, Col, Feb. 16.-At / O'Clock
this afternoon, while the Board OF Trade
was in session, the following telegram was
received:
The citizens of Flagstaff appeal to yor
for aid, as they are made destitute by a fire
destroying the business portion Of the
town, leaving the people without food
clothing, bedding or shelter. II there are
any contributions send the same to us a
once. (Signsd): H. G.. AVER,
Treasurer Of the Relief Committee.
Inside Of half an hour provisions and
clothing sufficient to fill a car were donated
by the members Of the Board, which will
be forwarded to them on the express train
tonight.
Killed by Bandits.
Ell PAso, Feb. 16.-J. II. Preston and
Capt. g. Fl. Howser, while en- route from
Sinaboa. Mexico, to this city, were at.
tackled by two Mexican bandits near Par.
raj, Mexico. Howser was killed and Pres.
ton wounded in tho arm. Both men were
from Council Bluffs, Iowa. They were
heavily interested in mines in Mexico,
The defense made by Preston caused the
bandits to flee. One of Crooks scouts il
here. He says Geronimo has asked until
the 21st instant to meet Crook.
Suffering from Dementia.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16.-Sister Euphrosnia.
of the Order of St. Francis, committed