Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-21
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SAN FRANCIscO. Januar

DAN IkANClSCO. JdIlUtTy 10.
A lady made a balloon ascension
with Buislay to-day. When the bal
loon descended, it struck the ground
and was dragged a considerable dis
lance. She became frightened. and
when it arose again, and was about
Twenty-Five feet from the ground. she
5 rang out, and fortunately escaped
without very serious injury.
Jack Coughlin, who was shot on
Saturday night by John Mccormick. a
conductor OF one OF the Bay View
cars, died to-day. Mccormick claims
to have acted in self-defenSe.
The weather was pleasant today.
and thousands of people visited the
several places of popular resort near
the city.
Judge Blake this afternoon, in the
Marks case, strongly intimated that
he should sanction the action Of the
Grand Jury hut as the question was
n Of great importance, not only to
defendants. but to the people. he
would prefer to reServe his final de-
ciSiOn till the counsel for some party
could make up All agreed case, and get
the opinion of the Supreme Court.
District Attorney Murphy suggested
that, i'll the case of SOuthwell. who
had pleaded guilty of forgery. his
counsel withdrew the plea and inter-
posed the legal objections othe Grand
Jury. The Court would override
them, and an appeal could at once be
preme Court would determine the dis
position to be made of all the indict-
ments found hy the last Grand Jury.
Counsel for Southwell asked till to.
morrow, at 2 p. NJ, to consider the
proposition.
The examination Of John McCor-
mick, the Bay View car conductor, for
the murder of Jack Coughlin, was
finished in the Police Court at 4 NJ.
Tho proof showed conclusivelv that
the accused acted in self:defenSe, and
the Court accordingly discharged him
from custody.
The amended complaint in the case
of l.. L. Crane VS.. HarbOr Commits
sioner j. J.. Marks. was filed TODAY.
This time the document contains spe-
citic charges of fraud and corruption.
accusing Marks of appropriating to
his own use money received for
leases of several wharves. which
money plaintiff claims rightfullv be-
lon"ed to the State the defendant re-
celVlnS as high in II instance as S.
500 for renting to the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, for $500 per month, |
Il wharf Which, he knew was worth
$1,000 Per month. He is also charged
with having levied contributions from
the wharfingers, with which to pur-
chase himself Il set of silver plate,
which was afterwards presented to
him, the wharfingers paying about
SlOO each. He is further accused of
entering into fraudulent contracts for
dredging, by which he realized S. 500,
and the further sum of So, 900 on fraud. |
ulent contracts for pile-driving. etc.
YREKA. january 20.
Dispatches from General Wheaton
to General Candy report that a
battle was fought with the Modocs on
Friday, lasting IRONS A. NJ. till dark. |
inc Indians were entirely concealed
behind rocks /; scarcely one was seen.
The loss to the troops was forty killed
and wounded. The troops were com.
PEELED to retire to their camp. They |
Will now only try to keep the Modocs
from raiding until reinforced.
SACRAMENTO, January 20.
The liquor dealers threaten the pro-
prietors of morning papers and 9th
ers with arrest for %transactinp busi-
ness on Saturday.
Chas. +. Johnson pleaded guilty i'm
the Justices Court this morning OF
Keeping q saloon open on Sunday ; he
NEVADA.