Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-19
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES.
FROM

SAN Francisco, April IS.
lhere are about forty cases of epiZo-
otic i'll the stables of this city. The
disease is of mild form. All the street
railway teams have thus SO far es-
capped.
Several companies of soldiers from
Black Point, Presidio, Camp Nc
Dowell and Camp Halleck, proceed
to-day TO the Lava Beds to reinforce
Colonel Gillem. DR.. Bently, surgeon,
Will accompany them.
n body OF DR.. Thomas is at the
Powell street Methodist church, and
mas cen lewed by large numbers of
people already. The funeral takes
place this \. VI. General Schoiield
and officers will attend the funeral.
Members of the Masonic fraternity
meet at ten \. NJ. to take proper action
i'll the premises.
reports by stablemen place the
number OF cases of ~epizootic up to the
present time at over one thousand
against forty, as first reported. The
racer Democrat is down with the
disease. 1t is hardly possible that the
car horses can escape the disease.
It's adven was sudden and its spread
rapid.
The funeral of DR.. Thomas takes
place at II \. NJ. j. w. Ross, G. Cliff.
ford, +. +. Jewell, S. {. George, Gov
ernor Booth, Mayor Alvord. Lieu
tenant Colonel Jones, Adjutant Gene
raj kelton, Munroe Ashburv, +. W.
Snaeter, X. BucNingham and John
Fruebody have been selected pail
bearers. The ceremonies will be con-
ducted under the direction OF Cover
nor Blasdel.
Dispatches Just received by General
Schotield from the Lava Beds an
nounce the Modocs driven from their
stronghold and fleeing south. The
cavalry is in hot pursuit.
n dispatch from DR.. Semig, dated
at the Lava Beds, says the Modocs
escaped and fled to the hills south
east OF the Lava Beds. The cavalry
is in pursuit.
The First Sergeant of Company X,
Eight Cavalry. captured a Modoc
battle flag, and killed and SC ,lped
Scar-faced Charley.
Meacham is improving rapidly, and
will get well.
The savages mutilated the body of
young HoSey teartullv.
DR.. Semig says our losses to the 18th
were five killed and twelve wounded.
+. g. Waite succeeded j. W. Bowie
as naval officer of the port to-day.
Walter Mead is deputy in place of Mr..
Bogiey. Giles Nj. Gray assumed his
position as surveyor of the port. Il. Il.
sharpe is outside deputy.
DIR. Merrill, Treasurer of San Ma
teo county. Is reported d~efaulter to the
tune of S35 5000. lie has turned his
property over to his bondsmen, and
1t is said there is more than enough to
make the deficiency good
+. W. Granville, a private detective,
was arrested to-day for embezZle-
ment.
YREKA, Cal. April 1872 P. NJ.
Mr.. Buck master Just brings the
report that Eugene Hoyev, of Yreka,
a teamster, was murdered Yesterday
while on his return from TIE front,
by the Modocs, who had escaped
from the caves.
LATER-Hovey vas murdered YES
terday noon Il mile and a half this
side OF the peace tent by a party of
ten Indians. His horses were stolen.
Hendricks brought the word to Balls.
Messengers We're warning the settlers.
The excitement isintense. Teams are
stopped. Many of our horses are sut-
ferlng from the epizooty. Buckmas-
ter passed the courier, who left the
Lava beuS yesterday forenoon with
the regular Government and press
dispatches. He is expected here to-
day by 3 o'clock.
MARTINEZ, April IS.
James Carroll W S tod " convicted
OF murder in the second degree Tor
shooting Jalnens in a drunken row
about a woman in January last.
Marshall Martin is now on trial for
helping Mrs. Eschler t chop her
husband up with an AK near Antioch.
The woman is in the Stockton Insane
Asylum.
RED BLUFF, April IS
NJ. j. DOnahue was executed here
to-day. He made no remarks or con-
tessiOn. lie had strong hopes to the
last. On the scatlold he seemed very
weak, buv not p%enitent.
VALLEJO, April IS.
Four houses we're entered by burg
lars here last night.
Mrs. j. ID. Page has entirely recov-
cred from her wounds, and was upon
the street to-day.
The remains of Commodore Wat
son will be buried at the Mare Island
Cemetery.