Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-23
aASTERN DISPATCHES.
BY OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
NEW YORK.

New YORK, March 81.
This afternoon, Fosters body was
removed from the Tombs to the resi-
dence of his widow.
About 1890 P. NJ. to-day, a fire broke
out in the fe~rry-house of the Erie
Railroad freight depot, Pavonia ave-
nue., Jersey City. \ strong gale was
blowing from the west, and all efforts
to check the flames proved %unavail-
ing. The large wooden passenger
depot in the rear of the ~ferry-house
took fire almost simultaneously, and
was destroyed. Several trains were
hastily removed uniniured. The new
freight depot was heavily stored with
freight. Taylor's saloon was partially
destroyed. The fire, it is supposed,
originated from locomotive sparks.
A statement is published to-day Of
a Tomb,s official, that Foster took
poison the night before the execution.
About eight o'clock yesterday after
noon, the jailor of the TombS found
him sick, and, in explanation, he then
admitted that he had taken poison.
The mans symptoms in every way
confirmed his suspicious. On this
account, the Sheriff fastened his
execution, While many believed the
duration of the religious exercises
were telling on Fosters nerves, it was
in reality weakness caused by the
poison that was acting On him. The
Tombs physician says Foster would
have died if the execution had been
delayed till 10 o'clock.
y fire in Crosby street, near Broad
way. last night, burned Demore'S y
riage repository, and Reynolds hat
and cap factory loss, S2i, 900.
The Treasurer of Schuyler County,
in this State, one Shepherd, is a de-
faulter to the amount of S15, 900. He
abScOnded.
1t is now stated that q strike is
imminent among the iourneymen
carpenters. The Eight Hour League,
which includes the German sections,
piano makers, etc, are also expected
to strike.
At a meeting of gas men last night,
the recent action Ofthe Gas Company,
in reducing wages, as a consideration
for eight hours work, was considered,
and a damand made for a general
strike; and it is said that another
meeting is to be held tonight, and
pre~Daratlnns made for the general
strike early next week.
The letters addressed to Mcdonald,
tie turIer, which have come into the
iitiIuo VI buIICiIl, Siit illtlls " w.,
and others, which are now under
seizure, are supposed to contain the
missing bonds taken from the Bank of
England.
The Legislative Committee decided
to investigate the case of Tweed,
~overruling the objections as to iuris-
diction, as they held it was not their
province to decide thereon.
Isaac II. Bailey is appointed Re-
ceiver of the Bulls Head Bank.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BoSTON. March 81.
1t is stated, OIL the authority of Me-
Elhany's spiritual advisers, that the
members Of his wife's family refused
to allow him to see his child Emma,
aged two years. A letter, secOnding
an often expressed wish on the part
of the condemned man to see his child
was sent by Sheriff Clark to the
family, but without effect.
The Grand Jury have indicted John
Savage, Jr., late Cashier of the Leche-
mere National Bank, for embezzling
$4,000 of its funds.
The jOurnevmen horse-shoers of
Boston have levied an assessment of
one dollar each per week, on a pay
ment of ten dollars per week to each
man outo of employment by the strike
at the Metropolitan Horse Railroad
shops.