Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-14
iArifIC COAST DISPATCHES.
FROM
SAN FRANCISCO, August 10.

SAN FRANCISCO, August IS.
The dead body of a mar was found
on a vacant lot in the Western Addi-
ton to-day. A knife wound ON one
leg and a knife nearthe body indicate
suicide. In his pockets was found a
written permit from the officers of
the United States steamer Tuscarora,
of Mare Island, to John j. WurSur, a
coppersmith, dated July 18th, 1873,
giving him liberty on shore until
July Goth. A memoranda and other
papers or the body prove the ldenti-
ty of the deceased. He was a native
of Switzerland, and had evidently
been on board the steamer a consider
a subscription list by his countrymen,
amounting to fourteen dollars and
fifty cents, given to detray his eX-
penses back to Switzerland, on ac-
count of sickness and restitution.
The jury IN the case of Clifford
Lindsey, tried for rape on the child
LOUISA Ditman, failed TO agree upon a
verdict, were discharged, and the
prisoner remanded to Jail.
Dominica Bignott, the owner of a
garden in the Western Addition, I'M
dertook TO blast an oak stump out of
the ground, and bored a hole in it,
filed it full of powder, and then
poured a shovel full of Goals on the
charge. He lived but a few minutes.
A Coroner's jury has returned a ver-
diet of accidental death.
The Democrats could not get up an
Indignation meeting last night, as pro-
posed. Their legislative convention
did not adopt a platform, but will try
to do so tonight.
The Peoples Protective Alliance re-
solved to ask Governor Booth,
through their Executive Committee,
to express his sentiments upon he
question OfChinese immigration. This
bOiy has elected Geo. A. Young Pres
ident of its County Assembly.
The Citizens Independent Party
has appointed a committee to compile
a ticket from all the tickets in the
field. The work will be something
equivalent to the compilation of the
COdes
A newspaper. the Cnited L'ishman,
has suspended duplication.
The trial of the Hip zee Tong SOci-
ETY. conspiratOrs was resumed this at
ternoOn by a jury in the Police Court.
No new facts have been developed in
the case.
The Greek colony in this city num-
bers 800 members. They maintain a
Greek chapel Of their own.
A young lady, most respectfully
connected in this city, who visited the
murderer Russell in Jail, and exerted
herself to get his sentence committed,
became insane since his execution,
and has been sem to Stockton.
The British steamer Quang See,
from China and Japan, has arrived.
She brought 1890 packages of tea, 50
bales of silk and 4,9J0 packages of
merchandise.
There was a boiSterOuS meeting of
the Republican County Committee
cratic Committee on Monday. Threats
of violence were made, and after adj
iournment pistols were drawn, but no
one was hurt, however.
The police rescued two Chinese
girls to-day from An Yet. They acre
brought out on the Quang See. All
Yet said she paid Sl55 each for them
in China. and after they arrived here
the Hip zee Tong society demanded
$50 from her as their share, which she
promised To pay last night. The girls
have been sen to the Mission, to the
House of Protection. Others were
told that they were free to go where
they pleased, and they went with All
Yet.
There was no quorum for a meeting
of the Chamber OF Commerce last
night. They will meet again next
Thursday.
SACRAMENTO, August -.
VIM. f. Mulligan was this morn
ing i'm the Police Conrt, and held to
answer on a charge OF assault with a
deadly weapon, in shooting j. f.
Strain.
VIM. Nash, arrested at Bat tile
Mountain for the Contra Costa muir
der, will be brought down tomorrow.