Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-15
.'ACiFlC COAST DISPATCHES.
FROM
SAN FRANCISCO. Januar-

oAN VkANOISCO. JHIIudIy Al.
The Board Of Supervisors last
night adopted n resolution by unani-
O vote. expressing their willing
ness to- grant the Central aud South
ern Pacific Railroad Companies all
necessary facilities in Mission BAY I, r
bringing cars and ships together. pro-
vided the companies will withdraw
the Goat Island bill from Congress,
and make their terminus permanent
ly in this city.
The meeting Of the Chamber of
Commerce to-day will consider pro-
positions covering the same ground.
and revising the policy of the COM
mi,tee of One Hundred.
II the weather should continue
favorable. the great four-mile match
between the horses Pull. Sheridan
and Dad. Stevens will take place next
Saturday. at Treats Track, Alameda.
A Sw cial meeting of the Chamber
OF Commerce was held this afternoon
to consider the Goat Island matter.
Ex-Mayor +. II. Selby introduced u
ser IS of resolutions. the first of which
denounced the Goat Island scheme
and reiterated all the objections to it.
THIS was carried bv a unanimous vote.
The next resolution of the series was
intended to commit the Chamber in
favor OF further ceSSiOnS Of land in
Mission Bay and a subsidy OfS2, SOC. 900,
and requested the Board Of Super
viSors q carry out the agreement
formed by the Committee of One
Hundred. This was strenuously OPP
posed. and a motion was finally passed
indefinitely pOst!oning it.
The jury in the CASE of Charles A.
Russell. indicted for the murder of
James Crotty, returned a verdict this
evening of guilty of murder in the
first degree. Russell received the
erdic without any visible emotion,
and upon the adjournment of the
Court walked out of the room SmOk
in! a cigar.
The project for an Odd Fellows
Home and College for Orphans vas
finally abandoned to-day. The sum
nf $4,000, subscribed by various
Lodges. was ordered to be returned to
the subscribers.
Hong Quong. Chinaman, and Kong
Chung, II China woman, lovers. agreed
to Kill themselves last night he pro-
cured some arsenic. and divided the
poison, and each took a dose he died.
but the woman's life was with great
difficulty saved by II physician.
ann Ward, :: stOne-cutter at the
new Mint. was fatally crushed to-day
10y a large stone, which fell upon him
while he was trying to move it into
place.
Alex. Campbell. counsel for Arnold
and Slack, of diamond nOtoriety, APP
peared in the Mum ipal Court to-day,
and requested to z the indictments
aSaiiist his clients. The Court refused
IO grant hlS I.AnlllCf 90 If A-o p,n0nS-
sar.y to the ends of justice to keep
their character secret, at least for the
present.
STOCKTON. January ii.
A meeting of the Stockholders of
the First National Gold Bank was held
to-day for the purpose of electing hi
rectors for the ensuing year. The
Bank will open for business in about
tive weeks.
UTAH.
SALT LAKE. January Il.
A dispatch from Little L. ttonwOod
reports the snow eight feet on the
level. and still falling. There were
several slides during the past week,
but no n was hurt. Snow has fallen
every day for u month.
w. Z. Campbell, we'll known in
mining circles. an a., formerly of the
San Francisco Examiner. is seriously
i'll with brain fever; lie is net cX-
pected to live. and was to-day taken
to st. NJ ,rk'> Hospital.
General Maxwell is busily engaged
in taking testimony i'm his contest
with Cannon AS Congressional Dele
gate.
OREGON.
CORVALLIS. January II.
D. Carlisle arrived from the lrav
late last night. and reports that the
Indians burned Edward Sawtelle's
house on Saturday night. The set
tiers are fortified in anticipation Of an
attack. Carlisle is now on the wav to
the Governor with petition for assist
anee. Much excitement prevails.