Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-07
..ASIEEN DISPATCHES.
BY OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK.
IsFECJAL 40 THE SENTINEL
NEW YoRE. January G.

NEW York, January G.
Stokes was i'll the Court OF Oyer and
lerrnlner this morning, To- receive his
SENTENCE. 1remaine, his counsel,
made AN address in relation to u bill
or exception 10 the Judges rulings,
which he proposed To offer. The
prisoner was then asked what he had
10 say why sentence of death should
not be passed. Stokes t%hereupon said
he had not violated the law intention
ally that the testimony upon which
he wa. convicted was manufactured
and %perjurca. Judge Boardnian then,
IN a feeling address, i'll which he
alluded 10 The prisoners youth and
SOCIAL Surroundings, sentenced the
prisoner IL he hanged on Friday, FeD-
ruary IS. 1873, being the shortest TINE
hat could DC legally allowed the cun-
NIcted man. SUkes' counsel were in
consultation last evening; they were
greatly surprised at the verdict, and
expressed their purpose OF APP lying
at once Tor Il stay of proceedings, ana
ultimately, ii possible, seeking an
other trial. 1t seems that The lawyers
regard newspaper and luhlic clamor
about the prevalence of murder as
partly responsible for flie adverse
verdict and say they should have de-
icrred the trial of the case at this time,
but for the demands OF the prisoner
and his relatives.
At III O'Clock last night. a rain-storm
begun, which o turned to sleet,
and continued. Everything became
hinged with icicleS. No such spec
tacle has icrn Witnessed in Years be-
fore. The trees were encased i'll ice.
I~Oconlotion OF the sidewalk became
almost impossible, and throughout
the day tiie streets locked deserted.
About hall past one, t~elegrapiiic COM
muIiication with points outside
stopped. Ice ontIie wires broke them
down. The police t~elegraphs are de-
stroyed throughout the city, the wires
and poles falling on streets and side
walks. The whole of New York be-
came isolated, SO far as concerned
communication with the outside
world. Thc w. L. 7. Company CON
structed temporary facilities at Jersey
City, where dispatches were taken 10y
messengers. The falling wires in
many places stopped the street cars.
LOUISIANA.
New ORLEANS, January 5.
General Emery has instructions to
hold troops i'll readiness to preserve
the peace. Attorney General Ogden
OF Louisiana telegraphS Us. Attor-
ney Williams as follows: Members
OF the Legislature returned elected by
the State Board recognized 10y Cover
nor Yarmouth before the assemGlaGe
OF that body at Mechanics Institute
are compelled to meet Tomorrow u
der our Constitution, in order to pre-
serve their status.
NEW ORLEANS, January 6.
The city is quiet this morning.
Fears OF Il conflict are SuD>idinG.
Very little business is being done.
Tiiree thousand persons are already
assembled about the City Hall and
Lafayette Square. The meeting there
will undoubtedly lie longer. This
morning, q battalion OF infantry and
Il company OF cavalry moved up
from the barracks to temporary guar
ters at the corner OF Magazine and
Julia str, cts. The Conservative
LEGISLATURE is caucusing. Sixty
eight members of the House We're pre-
sent. 1t is understood that they will
not meet at Lyceum Hall, but else
where.
I.ATER.-At noon the asseinilage i'll
creased to five or six thousand. n
large United States flag mas just been
displayed from the balcony OF ODD
Fellows Hall, Camp street, indicat-
Tag that the Conservative Legislature
will meet there. \ crowd is rapidly
assembling on that side of Lafayette
Square. The ~assemblage is VERY quiet.
Tne meeting has not been called to
order. Thecrowd is ~miGnientarily in
creasing. The stores are generally
closed. Canal street looks deserted.
Not Il lady is to be e on the great
thorou.llire. Nearly all the business
men OF; the city seem participating
more or less in The Lafayette Square
meeting.
INDIANA.
IlTHE EAJTE. January 5.
The fine residence of Hon. Polk
Shannon WAS destroyed by fire to-
day.
OHIO.
COLUMBUS, January 5.
About midnight, on Saturday, the
citizens were alarmed by a loud ram
bling noise and three detOnatiOns,
that shook houses. believed to have
been caused by an earthquake.
MISSOURI.
ST.. LOUIS, January 5.
Since the wet weather of Il week
ago, many horses with %epizootic suf-
fered Il relapse; and the fatal cases
number thirty daily.