Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-10
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NEW YORK.

found at the corner of Spring and
Green streets. and was supposed TO he
that of Gargan. but has been fully
identified AS the body of Capt. Jas.
Hadwin. of The schooner Benz. Eng
lish. who left his vessel OH Monday,
to purchase ship stores. Hadwin
lived at Fall River. Mass.
1t is reported in Spanish circles, in
this city. that kilograms from Havana
were received yesterday by a Spanish
commercial house and by a high
Spanish functionary in this country.
to the effect that General Portfolio, at
the head Of three thousand men, had
routed and CAPTURED Cienfuegos,
he proclaimed Don Carlos King of
Spain. MANY OF the leading Span
iards of Havana, including generals
in the army, colonies Of volunteers,
Jesuits. and several leading slave
traders of the Island are said to be
conspirators with General Portfolio
tor the overthrow of the Republican
Government of Spain.
A special from Washington saws the
best information obtainable shows the
number of lives lost by the burning
OF the steamer Wawassett to be prob
ably not over %. There is no wharf
at Chatter Point. where the steamer
burned, and a landing is made by the
use Of small boats. One OF these was
being unshipped for this purpo Sc
when the cry of fire Mas heard, and
the flames came with such force that
a panic eInsued at once. The passel,-
gers made a rush for the boat while it
Vas being low cred and crowded it
full. when the tacklinH broke, or be-
came unhitched, and all were precip-
itated into the river. The terror
stricken passengers were forced by
the flames to jump overheard, to
whom Capt. Wood and crew threw
life preservers. The people on shore
did all they could to assist in saving
life, but their means Of rescue was
very unequal to the terrible extremi-
ty.
Hardy Jones was hanged at New
bern, n. c.. yesterday, for the muir
Ger Of Robert Miller. a constable. on
February LIST. 1872, while Miller. with
two others, was conveying Jones to
prison on a charge of larceny. Jones
was over so years Of age.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. August 9.
Special Agent Wickizer, of the Post
office Department. reports from Salt
Lake, July 81. that highway robbery
on mail routes in the Rocky Noun.
tains is becoming frequent. He re-
counts recent robhcrieS in the Mon
tana route, near Pleasant valley, and
on the KeltOn and Boise River route.
He says bad men come to the Vest
with the expectation Of making a
sudden fortune, and being disappoint-
ed, become reckless and desperate
highwaymen.
Tho steamer Wawasset, OF Washing
ton, with a large number of passen-
gers, was burned off Acquia creek
this morning, A report says so to IS
persons were lost.
The German Minister has been
officially informed Of the grounds
for the charge of cnllusion by our
Government in the Vogt case, and
further, that at the OK piratiOn of a
certain time Vogt will be discharged
from custody.
The Civil Service Board, at its ses-
sion at Washington which terminated
June 4, recommended certain further
rules TO DO prescribed by the Presi-
dent Tor Government Civil Service in
the United States. These rules as
published are approved, and their
provisions will be enforced as rapidly
aS proper arrangements can be made.
ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, Aug 9.
A mass meeting of the Farmers
Club was held at Winchester, Scott
county. Illinois. on Thursday. which
was addressed by w. c. tlagg, P,esi.
dent, and S. NJ. Smith. of the State
Farmers Association. Both speakers
favored cutting loose from existing
political parties, and the promotion of
a new party devoted to the interest of
labor but Smith gave utterance to
some extremely radical sentiments,
declaring. in speaking Of certain tax
legislation by the last General As
sembly Of this State, that it must be
changed. or that he and his boys and
his neighbors' boys would gather and
ride some of the legislators out of
town on a rail. with a C It OF tar and
feathers. Again. speaking OF the cor
ruption of politicians, he declared
there must be some remedy for it, or
some of them wohld be in danger
from the lows OF the trees around the
country. The speech is tina subject
Of general comment.
TENNESSEE.