Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-03
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eY OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.
ESPECIAL 40 THE SENTINEL
NEW YORK.


NLN Ish ~ l.
A fire. which totally destroyed the
Filth Avenue Theater. commenced
about 4 O'Clock p. NJ. About AS the
smoke ! Il nrst discovered ascending
from neal the roof in the real of the
theatre. although the fire must have
started long before that time. some
where in the lower portions of the
building. \ matinee audience had
scarcely more than dispersed. Tie
theater adjoins the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on the TNentv-fOtIrth street
side. and is the first building west on
that street toward Sixth avenue. IL
scarcely more than fifteen minute S
a ter tie discovery OF the fire, the
VIII, l. structure was al laze II all
quarters. burning like so much straw;
the flames assembled with great fierce
ness. and lit up the surroundin-
squares AS though they %einanated
from Il well arranged bonfire. There
seemed TO he considerable delay in
the arrival of the fire department, As
fully fifteen minutes elapsed from
the time the fire was well under way
before any engine neared the spot
aud even upon their arrival, theu.u al
alacrity seemed to be wanting in get
TIM the O,e on the wells. There Was
great excite ment about this time intno
Fiji Avenue Hotel as it was feared
the ire would spread to that ediice !:
nothing but the strongest eNertions
saved the hotel from ruin. Had the
high winds Lately prevalent existed.
the whole lock would doubtless have
been burned. The engines, at 7o'clock
We're still rllying Oh the ruins OF the
building.
The fall of w. II. Mairs' paper
mills, Brooklyn. on Tuesday night
caused Il damage to that bull ling OF
SIS 900. \ portion of it crushed in the
roo OF +. \. Smiths flour mill, adj
joining, destroying fourteen wagons
ana trucks, killing two horses an0
lnJnring several others: Damage t.
-four mills, $4,000. The weight OF
mill caused Il settling OF the frame oi
the building.
The custom of making New Year,
calls is generally observed. city
neiIhborh"ods ofctllcrs mostly MAX
ing tn rolnd'in sleigh. Tie day
passed T. ely quietly.
by t. G falling OF u So Fl liiRg ut
Liberty Cop er Mills FREDERICK
county NJ land. ye>teI day, twenty
six IN nerS re p 'ccipi,a e. several
hunoIe &, into IA Fit; eight ~cr,
seriously il iu ed.
At. Stewart presented 81. eco to tn,
fund for disabled firenen.
Anew Orleans dis ,atc states that
it is reported there that several o.:
Narnnoutn'S tax collectors have fled:
one. named Blanchard. being "A de
tallter for S3D 900. 1t is also rlimored
that there will be an attempt to il
.augurate the McElerv STATE officials
on the 9th instant; trouble is antici-
pated.
New YoEK. January 9.
Eighteen lundre i Immigrants ar
rlved at Castle Garden yrsterd,v, -
number very large Tor this incl, IN
ent season. IA" Gernr,ns and Ia
ians generally reported having sui'
tered intensely throughout the voy.
age from cold and bad treatment.
Tnc total loss from the b lruinr of
the Fifth Avenue III I'd er will r.ac!i
from S25ouu 10 S3n Di. The Tea
urcr with 4rait diff ultr managed to
StVe tit recai t, of tn AnIat.nt.. but
tailed 70 re%'" the Valutl les in tn
safe. The ift'' A,tnue Ilut,l was
Ct tnna.ed a, ut 5 .0)0. Tie / Ose wa
all uncnu,l q iii the cStal l,,nnrrnt
when the tiie broke out. nd the AZ
OF the h use were f und pIa\-
ing upon the flag, through t.e brok
of the ilnSa-pipA. TIE tn .at,r
~ longrd the widow o. Col. Jane,
Fisk and Augustine Doyle. The les
see lost SD 600 and was wholly unin-
sured. The general opinion is that
the IRE WAS caused by an o~ver-heated
In the Stokes case to-day. Jennie
Farmer testified to a lfdy's picking up
a lISfnl on tttn : / -. ,t . 10 ,s.,. = "
murd r, and giving il to II gentleman.
The remains of the victims were
from the ruins OF he Center
fire this morning.
ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, Janutrv 1.
"A neaVy rain storm "~revailS here
throughout the West and East.
The TrlPdOand D. troit telegraph wires
are working verv hard in all direc-
lions. or not mt all.
Governor Palmer has respited Nc
the wife murderer, who was to
pc hanged at Peoria tomorrow. for
-hlrty-ilve days. All the counsel have
to tile Supreme Court for a
MAINE.
AUGUSTA. January 2.
AZ cducilS OF me h'pu lean mem
pers nf the Legisla IRE last evening.
all ofthc old State officers were renom-
mated except the Attorney General.
Tor which position ii. NJ. Plai~ten
was selected.
y, BANGOR, January2 2.
The present long continued cold
i'm this section is unprece-
for the last thirty years.
OHIO.
CINCINNATI January 9.
AT Springield. Ohio. Tuesday nioht
Nancy harrington. forty years Old,