Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-14
ACiFiC COAST DISPATCHER.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
SAN Francisco. Februa

rnONt CALlfDtNlA
SAN FRANCISCO. Februar 10.
The expert appointed to examine
the books of the California and San
Francisco Sugar Retineries has made
his report to Special Agent Cohen /;
the latter has communicated the facts
To the Treasury Department, and
asked further instructions.
CalebT. Fay addressed the Board Uf
Brokers Yesterday on the subject ct q
narrow-gauge IA .lroad from Orovilie
IL Reno. He said the cost of such q
road in running order would not en-
coed 81 100000, and that it is proposed
to incorporate Il company here. with
81 000t0J capital and thirteen Direc-
tors, 10 build the road. \ commit
tee of five-M. l.. Mcdonald, j. Free
born. Il. +. Sherwood. a. H.. Lissack.
Jr., n A. q. kinSey-were appointed
to investigate and report upon the
~practicatility of the scheme.
The Jury in the Ease of Joel II.
Mansfield. indicted for attempting to
murder Miss Mary Helm. failed to
find Il verdict and we're discharged.
This was his second trial for the Of
fence. Paul Rodi. who stabbed Fer
rial, and was allowed to plead guilty
"f assault and battery. was fined $lOO
to-day.
The eight Caucasian gentlemen in
terested in CARRYING on a Chinese lot
terry we're fined $40 each to-day by the
Police Court.
Ole Johnson, third mate Of the Santa
Rosa. will he brought before the
United States Circuit Court to-day
for trial. for the murder of a
seaman named Martin. The homicide
was committed when the vessel was
near Hongkong. in II storm. The
weapon used was Il knife, and de-
ceased was terribly cut. dying in
stanilv on the deck. The plea will lie
selfdefense.
Bryan. the bow who shot a China.
man at the Mission a few months ago,
will he brought before the Third Dis
trict Court this afternoon for trial.
The State Harbor Commissioner s
the Board was directed to select a
place and estimate the cost for con-
structing two tirSt-claSS wharves, to
extend GOO feet into the bay. The OPP
position steamer $. NJ. Whipple was
assigned Il berth on the north side of
Pacific street wharf. Engineer Arnold
reported on the matter of the destruc-
ton of wharveS by the teredo, and re-
commended that all wharves and
piers he made of preserved wood.
The Jury i'm the caSe of All Tung,
tried for counterfeiting, failed to find
Il verdict and were discharged to-day,
by tie United States District Court.
A Chinaman vas placed IN trial to-
day, in the Municipal Court, for
housebreaking. The testimony was
quite clear. and the fellow was in a
fair way of being convicted, when
the iail-keeper suddenly discovered
he had sent the wrong a The
right n was soon produced, and the
trial gone over again.
Mortimer is reported to have adj
mitted that he and another party laid
around about a week last Winter try
ing to get az opportunity to rob the
Sacramento County Treasury.
UTAH.
CORINNE, Februar 10.
The following telegram has been
received from Helena, Montana:
MADISON CREEK, NJ. T., Feb. TO-
John Quinn was killed by Jas. Harri.
son. An old feud existed between
the parties. Harrison gave himself
up to the authorities"
NEVADA.
ELKO, February Is.
\ collision occurred on the Central
Pacific Railroad, at 6ha o'clock last
night, siNty-three miles east of here.
between the eastern-bound passenger
train and weSterii-bound freight train.
The collision occurred in Il sharp
curve, where the road runs through a
canyon OF the Humboldt river, the
grade being about twenty feet above
the water. The passenger train was
proceeding slowly around the curve.
when. the engineer saw the freight
train coming, not 400 feet ahead.
The engineer of the passenger train
reversed his engine, put on the air
brake, and jumped down into the
river. followed " the fireman, to
save themselves. The air-brake near
ly stopped the passenger train before
the engine struck, preventing the
cars from telescoping. Mtanwh lille,
the engineer OF the freight train
whistied down the brakes, and re-
ver>ed his engine, but too late to pre-
veut the engines leaping into each
other. The following is IA list Of the
wounded. None We're killed: Z,
Jacks, fireman of freight train. badly
bruised, sides and back injured
John Bailey, freight brakeman, head
cut, and back injured; j Porter, pas
senger brakeman, forehead cut. Somt
of the passengers were slightly i'll
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