Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-14
.iiSTERN Els.
BY OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
NEW YORK.

New YORK, June Is.
The police have not vel found J. Fl.
Horton, who Yesterday Swindled the
firm OF OSgoOd x Co., out OF about
S2S, 900 in gold. Several weeks ago
Horton entered the banking house OF
p. 5. Peterson Il Co.. at Philadelphia,
and expressed a desire - open an &C.
count with the firm, and with that
purpose in view he offered to deposit
on account a considerable sum-, which
was accepted, and an account opened.
Horton continued to increase his
credit account by depositine several
checks, until Wednesday,, when he
stated he wished to 20 into certain
stock speculationS in New York, and
OsgOod d Co.. granted him letters OF
credit o two houses, authorizing HOr-
ton to draw uDOn them for $50. 900.
Yesterday Horton made his appear
ance in the office of Peterson 4 Co.
Broad street, and presented a letter of
credit of SCI 900, r%emarking that he
should probably want to draw all the
money and perhaps more, as he want
ed to 90 into the street and speculate.
OSg0od Il Co. demurred, whereupon
Horton desired them to send a dis
patch to his Philadelphia bankers and
have a transfer made. The transfer
was promptly made. and everything
being satisfactory, S66, $50 in gold was
bought and paid over to Horton, who
had meanwhile remained in the outer
office, and then vanished.
LATER-A dispatch was received
frou Peterson & Co., cautiOning them
against paying any money to Horton,
as checks and drafts casiied for him
in Philadelphia had been discovered
to be fOrgeries; but it was too late.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 10.
The Secretary of the Navy having
completed the Polaris examination
was at the y IVY Department. through
out to-day, and received a large num-
Der of persons on business. In reply
TO an inquiry, the Secretary said the
testimony of Captain Tyson and
9TH RS is not vet in shape to be given
to the press, but may be before the
expiration of a week. 1t is intended
to have those who were present
at the examination unite in a state
ment giving their conclu ion on the
question as afforded by the testimony.
Several weeks ago Governor Davis
telegraphed to the Secretary Of the
Interior that he would send Santana
dllu b'S lItc w TbTl Sill. 10 await
the further action of the Texas au-
thorities. 1t is held here, however,
that when these chiefs shall be re-
moved to Fort Sill the State can have
no jurisdiction yer them. There
seems to be no doubt that the chiefs
are soon to be restored to their peo-
pie.
TENNESSEE.
MEMPHIS, June 10.
The excitement in regard to the
cholera is abating.
VIRGINIA.
WHEELING Juue 10.
Wednesday morning, some masked
men broke into the house OF John
Jennings, alleged to he leader of "a
band of robbers in WetZel county,
killed Jennings, and fatally injured
his wife, who attempted To defend
him.
ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, June 13.
In a match game of three-ball bill
llards played here tonight between
Francis classy, The great French eX-
pert, and John Bes>unger, of this city,
bassv PLAYING 500 points to Bessun-
gers 500. classy won i'm As innings
the score standing-U bassy, 800 Bes-
sunger, $40; Cbassy's average, l77a.