Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-31
NEW YORK. Oct. 30

required to present their bonds with
coupons for November interest.
The Episcopal Board of Missions
this morning resolved to ask the
House of Bishops to make each ter
ritorv a missionary jurisdiction. and
to elect seven Missionary Bishops.
Geo. Williams, one of the gang of
bond forgers, was to-day sentenced
in New Jersey to the State Prison tor
10 years for forging a check on the
Iron Bank of Morriston.
Carleton, the missing Secretary OF
the Cnion Trust Company, is report
ed indicted by the Grand jury on the
charge of forgery. Carleton is said
TO be on his way to Europe.
Piano. billiard and cigar manufac-
turers and other producers of luxu-
ries, are conducting the business with
great caution. Large factories are be-
ing run on half time and with half
their usual force. while smaller estab-
l~iShnlentS have in the main closed al
together. Arrangements are expect
ed to be made whereby most OF the
larger factories will be able to keep
their hands at work a part of the
time, at least, thus preventing a great
deal of suffering.
When the Government first agitatep
the policy of silver payments the sill
yer premium was almost nominal in
small pieces, while trade dollars were
worth SIS to 9 per cent. premium, but
now small silver is worth 8 per cent.
and trade dollars Is per cent.
The trial OF the Cuban bank clerk
in Brooklyn, on the charge of stealing
over 500, 900 worth of securities. was
brought to an abrupt termination to-
day. After the testimony was all in
and the ease had been given to the
jury, n of the twelve informed his
associates that he could not consent
to any verdict, and when asked the
reason said he had not heard Il word
of the evidence; that he was stone
deaf.
From three to seven inches of snow
fell in various parts of Canada las.
night. and is still falling.
4 heavy gale is reported on the
North Atlantic coast, and Il number of
vessels wrecked.
A dispatch from Wilmington, Del,
says Capt. Dougherty, Chief Clerk of
the Postotfice, has been held to bail
to explain the Deficiencies OF his ac-
count.
Joseph Arch will be the guest to-
day of Demas Barnes and Henry
Ward Beecher.
The failure Of Hoyt. Srrague & Co.
is announced. The failure of German
shipping merchants is also anuounced,
but eXcites little comment.
Hoyt, Sprague Il Co. say they have
no statement of their affairs to make
public Just yet. The creditors and
friends of the firm are in council. and
it is expected an extension, if neces-
sary, will be given.
\ temporary suspension of C. Mel
Mann. Schmidt & Co. has taken place.
The firm is in the produce and export
trade. The suspension is said to be of
a serious nature. \ great amount Of
goods and grain had been SEN to
Europe, against which drafts We're
drawn. 1t was impossible to obtain
money upon them, and consequently
it became necessary to suspend pay
meDt.
1t is reported that Hoyt, Sprague
Il Co, could have obtained all assist
ance necessary to keep them afloat
throughout the present troublesome
time, both from friends and creditors,
if a similar fOrbearance had been
shown to the Providence firm. The
failure causes great talk in financial
circles. The immediate effect was a
heavy decline of the Stock Exchange
and depression outside. COnSidera-
BILE paper of the firm is held in this
city. 1t is estimated that three mil
lion dollars of their notes have been
discounted by bankers and individ-
Ual capitalists here. Some foreign
banking firms are also mentioned as
sufferers, probably in the way of cot
ton operations for their mills.
Wednesday next is fixed for the
trial of w. NJ. Tweed on the s~o-called
bill of indictment.
Early this morning, owing to a mis-
placed switch, two freighttrains came
in collision near Port Jervis, on the
Erie road. Both locomotives were
smashed and the cars and their con-
tents burned.
Lloyd IL Ham have suspende /. They
were largely interested in Pennsvlva-
mia Railroad stock.
Judge Davis, in his charge to the
Grand Jury to-day, said a complaint
could be made against petit jurors for
the violation of their oaths and the
court officers for neglect and corrup-
ton. This is supposed to have refer
ence to acts IN connection with the
Stokes trial.
ALBANY, Oct. 80.
Governor Dix has offered a reward
OF $1,000 for information which NAV
lead to the conviction of the persons
who caused the death of Charles G..
Kelsey at Huntington, l.. 1.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOsToN, Oct. 80.
The wOrkingmen of this CITY will
give a reception aud banquet to Jos.
Arch in Faneuil Hall on Wednesday
next. Wendell Phillips is e expected
to preside.
The Memphis aid subscription
amounts to over 50, 200.
n. +. Banks was nominated as an
independent candidate for State Sena-
tor to-day.
FALL RIVER, Oct. 80.
Ihirty-seven mills OF this CITY, after
Tuesday next, will run but four DAYS
in each week, and but eight hours per
day. The remaining two mills have
November contracts. These mills
employ 1900 operatives, and their
pay rolls when i'll full operation are
about $3.50, 600.
NEW JERSEY.
FREEHOLD, Oct. 80.
A fire broke out in the Enquirer of |
flee this morning, and was not ex-
tInguished until the p~ost0ffice, court
house. Jail, offices of the County |
Clerk and Surrogate and several law
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