Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-11-14
PAc-T-, COAST DISPATCHES
FROM
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IS.

Mamie H4ll. owned by VIM. Hall
OF san Jose. will be in the great race
on saturday NEXT. Following are the
average pools: Thad. Stevens, $50;
Joe Daniels, 145; True Blue. 170;
Hubbard and Mamie Hall, 26. Thad.,
20: Joe. 40: True Blue. rs; Hub.
bard and Hall, %. Thad.. $50 Joe,
1876; True Blue, 165; Hubbard and
Hall, y.
Greenbacks. 90. Qo3x.
EN-Chief of the Fire Department
David Scannell. arrived tonight from
the East. and was escorted through
the streets 10y the Mexican Veterans
and lis old friends of the Fire De
ptrtment.
Poul.sclling on the great race t
come of Saturday is brisk tonight,
All of the horses en,ered-StevenS,
Daniels, True Blue, Hubbard. and
Mamie Hall Will so. Other entries
are expected to be made Tonight.
Capt. j. Ii. Blethcn has been APP
pointed Chief Wharlnger Iv the
Board of Ilarbor Commissioners.
1t has been aScertaincd that the
soldier, Nathaniel Banks, found dead
near the Presidio yesterday. was
killed by accidentally falling over an
embankment.
Sheriff Adams declines to comply
with the Auditors request To pay over
TO the city treasury the fees collected
by him as mileage. and which il is
claimed he illcgallv holds. The
Sheriff slNS his legal advisers cOun-
S"led him to pursue this course, and
that he is anxious for some legal
decision in the matter
The trial of Harris, mate of the ship
SUnri>e. Was resumed to-day in the
|. :. Circuit Court. August Wipien-
nlng was examined as Il witness for
the prosecutions. He said he SAW sail
Or Martin>On knocked down hv the
mate, and while he WAS down Harris
kicked him several times in the
breast: saw sim beat a sailor named
Brown with a rope when the ship was
near Sandy Hook. Some man fell
overheard about two WetkSatttrward
The prisoner paid close attention to
all the testimony, and took notes of
it. As the trial proceeds, great crowds
of spectators are present.
Neather cloudy; many are appre-
hen>ive that a storm of rain viii com
pei a poStpOnement Of the races St
urdaV.
Patrick Barr, Waterman at the Mail
dock, was killed by a coal cage weigh
ing about l 800 pounds. 1t is suppo>-
ed he was caught on the platform
where the cage landed while IN /
of some kind. He leave, a wife n
this city.
The rain ceased ;his afternoon, and
the weather at present is clear.
John Lewis died suddenly today,
and his friends claim that lie WA, poi
soued Iy his paramount, Nellie Lewis.
lurt, One OF the sailors of the Sun
rise. was OF the witness stand in the
Us. Circuit Court nearly all day te>-
tliYlng agaiu>t the mate Harris. He
Is very Intelligent, and gave his te>ti-
mOnN with ~, at plrticUldritV. 1t NAV
he stated generally thus: Harris be
gan his system of cruelty the first day
out from New York, and kept it III
I'LL he reached this port. His custom
was to beat the men with his fists and
feet, but ON several occasions he used
D,udgeonS on them with terrible
effect. Once, while the witness was
describing how Harris undertook To-
>IOrcc a stick of wood down a sailors
throat. the angry demonstrations of
the spectators obliged the Marshal to
command order, and threaten TO clear
the room. Inc crOSS-eXaminatiou OF
Furt will probably consume most of
tO-mOrrOW'S session.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10.
To give foreign horses a chance to
get here and prepare for the races
the meeting advertised for this monfb
has been post oned to the 81. 4th and
9TH of December. Ten horses are now
on the track in training.
FURTHER reports from the placar
MINES show that the mines are very
rich. The al of water is the only
drawback. Dirt has been haulpd ~
a distance OF three miles to running
water.
EVANSVILLE, Nov. 10.
). \. TOrnev, II of the persons
VINO attempted to rob Decker Il lev
Ell Dank, was Sentencedto davtotwo
years IN the State Prison. VIM. Wink.
icy the other One went down M,
Ilofulng for a tour-years residence at
san Quentin. ~
SACRAMENTO, Nov. Is.
lanes Willis was Yesterday con.
Vlcted Of va@rancv, and recpivod !,
sentence of - days Imprisonment
Quay; but the commitment vas
withheld on condition that Wills
ietFt The city and 90 to work. la
Aclt ny the train, accompanied bv g.,
re mortimer, who refused to he sena.
id'eIl from him, their destination te.
ing stockton, California.