Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-31


self.
Only 275 Chinese came by the last
steamer. The number was first re-
ported at over 200. The falling OIL
is significant.
The schooners Gotama and Sea
Nymph collided in the bay to-day.
The Sea Nymph was damaged so
badly that she was obliged to return.
The Gotama proceeded OH her course.
The police today uEearthed a
Chinese secret society known as Hip
Yee Tong, the purpose of which is to
carry on the traffic of Chinese females
for prostitution. One laet Sung. hav-
ing married a Chinese g!rl who es-
capped from a brothel, was brought be-
fore the society and commanded to
pay the keeper of the brothel $3.50, on
pain of death. He escaped, reported
the facts, and to-day seven members
of the society were arrested on the
charge of conspiracy. The society
numbers $50, including some OF the
most prominent Cinnamon i'll the
city.
Sixty women, of the Women's Anti
Taxpaying League. met this afternoon
in Anthony's Hall. They agreed to
raise funds to employ an attorney.
They decline to pay taxes until they
are represented.
The evidence against j.. +. Ballou,
CHI ,rged with shooting $. b. SpOoner,
puts the matter in a different light.
Spooner is shown to lave been or
terms of improper intimacy with Mrs.
Ballou for over two years.
The Seattle Coal and Transportation
Company was incorporated to-day.
Capital So, 000, 900.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Michael ROurke who desert
ed four small motherless children.
They were found in a house nestled
in the corner under a pile of rubbish
and old rags. They had been with
out food over twentv-four hours. BY
the Mayors direction they were pro-
perly cared for. The eldest child is
only eleven years of age, the youngest
about six.
STOCKTON, July 80.
At the Coroner's inquest held yes
terday on the body of John Edger-
ton, shot near Lockport, on the 2Sth
instant, the jury rendered a verdict
that death was caused by a gun-shot
wound on the right side of the head
and shoulder. the gun being in the
hands of Matthew Cooper, and fired
by him.
A fire broke out this afternoon in
the residence OF Mrs. Honse, on San
Joaquin street. Loss light covered
by insurance.
The Board of Supervisors to-day
held a special session to redistrict the
county. in accordance with the provi-
sions of the code requiring eve in
stead of three Supervisors Districts.
A primary will be held tomorrow
i'll the city and county, irrespective of
past political affiliations, for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to
day next. The regular Republican
Primary will take place Saturday.
The convention OF the following
Tuesday.
Officer Dolan. Of Sacramento. took
q man named Swain, to that city to-
day. He is wanted there on "a charge
OF grand larceny.
SAN DIEGO, july so.
Information has been received from
Guatav Valley hat a fight occurred
there between the Indians of the ia
cumba tribe. who live in Lower Cali
tOrnia, and Mevicans living i'm Guatav
Valley. Thirty Of these Indians and
twenty Mexicans c~ongregated at
Pablo Sandoval's house on Saturday
evening, and commenced gambling.
Liquor was procured, and the excite
:nent rin high until daylight, when
the row occurred. Knives were
drawn and freely used; not a single
shot was fired. After a long struggle
the Indians became masters, and the
Mexicans fled. leaving several fatallv
wounded. Pablo Sandoval, whose
family were there, refused to leave.
He was taken prisoner and pinioned
by the Indians, who started with the
intention of carrying him off to kill
him. or to take him down to Lower
California with the view of getting a
ransom. His friends hunted up the
Indians General, who intercepted the
Vlct0rS and ranSOmed SandOval by
giving he Indians some money, two
horses, and a number of sheep.
James y. Gray, a citizen Of Camps,
IN this county, was murdered by
Chas. Wilson and McCartv, at Grayis
ranch: The murder ives witnessed by
one Hunter, who fled and gave the
alarm. A party started in pursuit of
the murderers, and McCarty wasover-
taken at Julian, where he was arrest
ed. Wilson has not been captured.
IREKA, July 80.
Inc democratic County Convention
met to-day, and made the following
nominations: VIM. Irwin for Senator.
j.. w. Mcbride and S. s. Benton for
Assemblymen.
AUBURN, July 80.
The hosting works OF the Auburn
mine were totally DESTROYED by fire
this morning. Two men were in the
NINE at the time, but were rescued
after the fire, having ed no
serious injury.
OREGON.
PORTLAND, july 30.
Work on the Walla Walla and Col.
umbia River Railroad is p~rorressinr
tavorably. Large quantities of tim,
per brought to the mouth of the va
kema are being RATED TO the mill at
Wallula. Track laying has com
menced.
The Walla Walla Statesman saws the
farmers are now actively engaged in
cutting grain, and from every Quarter
we learn that the crops are the
heaviest ever cut in this valley.
1hree vessels are nov loading with
lumber at Weidler's mill for Mel
bourne. Should the enterprise prove
successful, a regular line Of steamers
VIII be established between this mort