Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-11
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NEW YORK.

NEW IL oIlUdI D.
Three additional jurors were OBJ
tanned to-day in Tweed's case.
The counsel Of Stokes are still en-
gagged in preparing a bill of excep-
tons. Stokes says the exceptions will
number twenty-eight. The bill will
be presented at the General Term of
the Court of Oyer and Ierminer, on
Wednesday next. He has no doubt
of obtaining a new trial.
The editor of the Brooklyn Union
has sued the Tribune for libel, in re-
publishing an editorial from the
brooklyn Eagle, attacking Bowen.
The ~compositOrs of the Tribune. i'm a
chapel meeting to-day. approved the
proposition that the printing offices of
the United States shonld give n or
purpose of making a statue of Gree
lev, to lie erected over his grave; and
ask the compositors of the country to
give the proceeds OF II thousand
ems, to be set upon February 81 next,
the sixty-secohd anniversary of the
birth of Greeley. the money to be for
warded to the President of the New
York Typographical Union, No. 6, at
| No. % Duane street, of which Union
Greeley was the first President.
A billiard match for the champion
ship of America AMI the diamond
cue was won by Cyrille Dion. Score,
1900 Daly's, 1,147. Longest runs A:
Dion. 1876, Ill, 125, and los Daily, 159.
153, III, 124, and 103. Fitty-nine liz
nings were played. IN audience
was large and orderly.
Col. Blood was arrested this even.
ing and locked in Ludlow street Jail.
on a new indictment for circulating
obscene literature through the post
office.
General Humphreys report was
sent to the Senate yesterday. 1t tavors
a REIMBURSEMENT of the Northern
twenty-eight acres, and the eastern
and southern shores OF Goat Island.
for commercial purposes. General
Bernard, Chief of the Fortitications
Board. reports that the island should
be strongly fortified and its Joint occu-
patton would be very Objectionable ;
also, that the filling of shoal waters
on the Oakland shore would inlure
the harbor, though a proper bridge
would not. Pacific coast engineers,
headed bv General Alexander, report
i'm favor of retaining the whole island
for the public benefit and say that
to surrender any portion would sac
ritice part of the security OF San
Francisco. because the cesSiOn would
result in building a commercial city
in the middle of the bay. which III
time of war could be easily fired ;
thus necessitating the abandonment
of the Notifications, and insure the
capture OF San Francisco. Tney
strongly condemn the proposed Ie-
linquishment.
New York, January 10.
It is stated in Il Washington special,
that the French Minister remarked,
on the death OF Napoleon. that the
Empire is dead. now that the man Is
dead. The Minister does not think
his death will make any change IN
the situation in France /; his death
only destroys the fabulous hopes oi
his few personal adherentS, who sui
cherished the idea of his restoration.
There is some excitement at Pough-
keepsie at the discovery that II ex-
County Treasurer, who is now under
arrest. has defrauded the county out
of about $50, 900. :.
James II. Wells, we'll known in
railroad circles. died here yesterday
aged 81.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, January 9. .
The President to-day nominated
VIM. w. Mitchell Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court for Utah, rice
Strickland, resigned. -.
The President withdrew the nOml-
nation of Sam. Bard, as POSTMASTER
at Chattanooga, Tennessee, at Bard's
request.
The Ways and Means Committee
to-day discussed the subject o.
amending the tariff or revenue laws
at the present session, and appointed
a subcommittee to consider the mat
ter and report to the full committee
1t is the opinion of several members
of the committee, that there will be
no important amendment at the pre-
sent session.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA. January, g..
At Morton Station, Pennsylvania
last night, Mrs. Carr and three chill
dren were burned to death by the eX'
plosiOn of a 'nOn-explosive" Durn'
ing fluid while filling the lamps.
:. ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, January 10.
Extensive cold weather with 4
severe snow-storm prevailed through
out the northwest for the past three
days.