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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-25
Returnin. 70 Work,


WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. n.
Miners in several of the largest
shafts here returned TO work on Mon
day. the employers having offered
them the pay prices of 1873. The
W~ilkeSbarre Coal and Iron Company
is paying its men to-day.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-25
SUEP. WHOM. the Battle Mountain

SHEP. WHOM, the Battle Mountain
stage robber from Austin, who WAS
brought to the State Prison n few days
ago by Sheriff Emery, of Lander coun-
tv, had his hair pulled on The cars To
such an unusual degree as to attract
the attention of the vigilant officer who
hal him in charge. and on eNamina-
ton it was found that he had "A large
knife slowed away in his hair. On be-
ing questioned. >hep. said he had I'M
der>tcod that they didn't furnish peck
et-knive> to prisoners; and he was talk
ing II along to cut his tobacco with.
The prisoner probably contemplated
suicide by the knife, as he had made
an unsuccessful attempt with his old
SockS.-IirJinia ChrOnicte, Jan. p.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-25


\ FELLOW with a pistol bullet in his
left side, inch above his heart. a
siX-inch slash on his head and a
broken leg, crawled into a Bangor.
Me-. doctors office ito get fixed up"
as he pleasantly put it. the o:her morn
ing. lie said ''they'd been having
some fun Over to a house," but he de-
c!incd to designate the domici!e more
particularly; and possibly they are too
well used To these comic ecccntricitics
down i'll Maine % inquire very close
ly. They do this sort of thing to per
lection i'll the Indian country, out
West, where a man who bankers a. cr
pistol bullets a get his stomach Itlli
AZ any time; but then it isn't done tor
sport; there is always malice pTtiaas,
in the CLEAN of Il knife. and murder
in the voice of a pistol. Bu, tai>
Ma ne chap is evidently a fellow who
can take a joke. and bear no grHi-e
against the giver.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-25
.NEOTS.
Dancing Academy.
Professor Cavanaugh,

Professor Cavanaugh,
4 TUOrOCGULY COMPETENT AND
n experienced teacher. will open on next
tuesday evening. a Dancing School, at Eurc-
ka Hall, for III. accommodation of those wish
ing to perfect themselves in tho
ART TERlsSl(1tORE.
All the modern dances, such rs Walt,cs,
Schottisches. roik rs. kcdowas. and other
fancy dances. together with the new style Of
Onalrilles and Contra Dances. will DC
taught. The terms for gentlemen will be one
dollar for each lesson. with lady partner free
Of charge. Terms for children, half price.
The best of music will BE- furnished. and the
manager intends to render perfect satisfaction
to all. those DESTROYS Of Joining the school
will please leave their names at either Of the
following places: Eureka Hotel. lnternation-
nj Hotel. W.. j. Franklin's store, and mt the
California Fruit Store.
The l~rofcssor will also give private lessons
every day. ii desired.
tuesday. January 70. Grand Scircc will
be given. to which the public are cordially in.
vitrd. free Of charge. jai'-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-25
Number Of Dca tI,s-Sait for Damages

SAN FRNNCI>CO, IlI. I.
There were M deaths in this citydur-
in- the week. against an average ri
Il for several Years past.
George Hogan. who was with Mrs.
Terrence when she shot herself. and
who was ordered under arrest by Cor
oner Rice for her murder. has sued
that official to recover $40 900 for false
Imprisonment. Hogan was exoncrat-
ed by the Coroner'S Jury, hut Rice re-
fused to accept the verdict and made
one for himself.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-25

SJIlDE AT GENOA. Alexander
Smith, who had been working at the
Eureka mill, on the Carson river, com-
mitted suicide by drowning himself in
the Carson river, January 10Th, while
laboring under fit of temporary in
sanity.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-25
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES.
FROM CALIFORNIA.


SAN Francisco. Jan. ~.
G. A. Iainer committed suicide this
morning IN o house on Montgomery
court, 10y shooting himself through
the breast with a pistol. He was alive
when found, and some mel tried to
get hic, to the City Hall, but he dice
before reaching that place, and his
body was taken to the MOrgue.
Peter Bordeau, about 81 years OF age,
was found dead in his bed in II house
on Virginia street to-day. His death
is supposed to have resulted froi:- na-
tural causes
The name Of the Woman burned to
death last night WAS Mil'igan. Hcr
friends say she was not under the i'll,
tluence OF liquor at the time, but had
been sick several days. 1t is thought
the bed clothing caught fire from the
upsettiig OF u lamp by which she WAS
reading.
A.-s -
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-25
EASTERN DISPATCH les.
BY Overland Telegraph.
fSrECIAL To THE DAILY SENTfNE1-J
Meeting oCthe Observation-Disclosures
DiScOntcntel WOrkingHsea d"
New York.

NEW YORK. JaN n.
The Tribune says the International
lists and DISCONTINUED workmen have
held nightly meetings on the east side
of the city. to listen to intlammatory
speeches. and in some cases companies
of them are drilled by competent Off
GERS. At one meeting the speaker
stated they could count on 10000 we'll
drilled men, many of them attached
t German regiments in the National
(,uorl.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-25
The Michigan state Grange.

CHICAGO. jan. ~.
The Michigan State GrangerS, III
con rcntion at kalamazoo. have adopt
ed Il resolution declaring that railroads
are ainenable to State regulation as
much as plank and gravel road COM
panies. and that the Legislature has
tie right to regulate their charges.
Accompanying this assertion OF right.
is an appeal to railroad companies to
remember that their interests are iden-
teal with those of the farmers. and MOI
to kill by exorbitant prices the agri-
cultural goose that lays the golden
egg.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01
A Colorado Phenomenon.

The Central City (Col.) Register OF
December z contains the following
story: "a gentleman was walking
down Virginia Canon the other day.
There was no perceptible breeze at the
time. Suddenly he was surprised by q
roaring noise behind him-a noise like
that Of an express train when crossing
a bridge or passing rocky wall. Stop
ping a moment to listen, whirlwlnd,
apparently not more than q yard in
diameter, and travelling no faster than
a spirited walk, picked him up. rs it
were, and waltzed off down the road
with him. Its vertical force was suf6.
cient to invert the tails of his coat
above his head, Notwithstanding the
pockets were loaded with specimens OF
silver ore, and at the same time he was
carried along for hundred feet OF
more, like q feather, with both feet oc'
casionally off the ground, while under
him was a noise like that Of an empty
cart bouncing over stony street"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01
A Peculiar Murder.

The British papers are aghast at a
murder of o peculiar character recently
committed in London. Two respecta.
BILE and sober men, one of them a
tailor, long mutual friends, sat in q
tavern of an evening and, the converse
tion taking a metaphysical turn, be.
came involved ir an inquiry as to the
seat of life, one placing it in the brain,
the other in the heart. The inquiry
became discussion, the discussion a
dispute, the dispute a personal quar-.
rel, and the personal quarrel resulted
thus, according to the ante-mortem
statement of one of the parties: "He
swore that he would throw me over If
repeated the statement that the seat O1
life was in the heart. I repeated it,
when he caught me around the neck,
put his foot behind me, and threw me
heavily on my back, falling on my
stomach. I felt very much hurt at the
time. We were previously hail friends,
and bore no ill.wiil to one another.
And before the doctor could read ovel
to him his confession, the champion o1
the heart as the seat of life was dead.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01
Pointers and Settlers.

Forest and Stream this week pub.
fishes a challenge for England for q
field trial of pointers and settlers, in
August next, to be run in England.
The challenge comes from Mr.. Price,
of Bala, North Wales, the owner oi
the famous pointer "Belle." with the
sanction of the Rev. Canning Macdo.
ma. He says that they will pay ex,
penses, and in this case we'll known
sportsman and master of fox hounds,
Sir Watkin William Wynn, of Wynn
stay, will lend the requisite ground
and game. He proposes double
match, brace against brace, then two
single matches to follow. He suggests
as the English Judge, the name of Wis
count Combermere, q w Unknown arbi
orator at field trials and y renowned
sportsman.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01

An amusing incident ls recorded
marking the opening of the present
Austrian Parliament. The minister of
the crown, according to time honored
usage, requested the oldest member to
assume Professionally the presidential
rank until the election of = permanent
head. The oldest member happened
to be q member from Gallacia, . Pole
OF the Jewish persuasion, who didn't
know q word of German. His only
attempt to explain his Ignorance. in the
language ne did not know culminated
in the words "nix DietchY Roars oi
loughter greeted this naive confession
A substitute was easily found.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01
OVER THE HUDSON.
Description Of the Proposed Bridge .
P0ughkeepsie.
From the N. Y. Worli, Dec. 10.

OO11t1 pt1O11 OF the PrODODe0 Bf1ORe ~
Powghkeepsic.
From the N. Y. World, Dec. 10.
The Poughkeepsie bridge, when COM
pleted, will be one of the most remark
able structures of the kind in the
world. In a conversation with Mr.. J.
II. Linville, the architect and engineer
in-chief, the writer obtained the fol.
lowing facts and figures regarding it's
dimensions and construction. The
bridge will be q truss, and not, as
many suppose, suspension bridge.
Owing to a provision Of their charter,
the company will not be permitted to
spring any arches in its construction.
Tho track and roadway will be upon
the lower chord. The approaches on
both sides are favorable, the grade to
the summit at Centreville, on the west
side, 800 feet above high tide, being
not more than fifty-hve feet to the mile,
and from thence to the bridge descend
ing. There will be five spans of 525
feet each, one approach span on the
west side of 200 feet, and four on the
east side of 26Os feet, and five of 1876
feet each. The total length of iron
and steel superstructure vii!
be 4,5O0 feet, the elevation oi
the lower chord above high tide
will be $50 feet, AID on the track on the
upper chord $50 feet, By comparison
with other large bridges built on this
single span principle it will be seen
that this projected bridge will, when
completed, be q triumph of engineer
ing skill. The largest span of the
Britannia bridge, in England, is AGO
feet !; of the Saltash bridge, also in
England, $50 feet; and of the Kuylem.
burg bridge, in Holland, SIS feet. In
this country the longest single spans
are those in the Newport and Cincin.
natl, now in use and built by the Key.
stone Bridge Company, $50 feet; AZ
the st. Louis bridge (not yet com.
pleted), of which MI. Linville is also
the architect, and of which the spans
are arched. $40 feet. This projected
bridge over the Hudson, then, having
five spans of 525 feet each, will be q
novelty of bridge construction. The
entire cost of the bridge and ap-
proaches will, it il estimated by its
engineer, be not more than IS, 600, 900,
and can be completed within three
years from tie time of beginning &C.
tive operations, which cannot, how.
ever, be begun before spring.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01
r Sel1shaelA.
II TIGAR 70.

Keep position while you can,
Hide yourself behind your treasure,
What are you TO snf.rinG man
So your life is bound in pleasure
What care you for ghastly faces?
What care you for life's rough way? ?
So you find your pleasant places-
Never working, all is play.
Poverty may pass your door-stoop,
Straining eye-balIs glariDg wild,
AgoniZing like war-whOOp,.
Nought have you for famfne's child.
Passing life with rought before you
Save the chink OF glittering gold
Crushing, tearing hearts around you,
Numbering graves that can't be told.
Gloomy night is closing round you,
Death is waiting It the door
Gold its power has lost to save you,
Once 60 rich, but now 80 poor!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01
CALIFORNIA; Order Of Land Barops.

kx00 the 680 GE80CECO 60JleSi0s
There are one hundred and twenty
men residing in six counties in this
State, who own 8, 14O, 900 acres ofland.
A part of this large area consists of
Mexican ranches but mpch the great
est part has been acquired by scrip,
land warrants and cash purchases at
almost nominal rates, and the bulk of
them remain in their primitive condi-
ton. While the Mexican ranches have
in many instances been subdivided and
cut up, it is notable fact that the
consolidation of large landed interests
has been going on quietly here fol
years. There 10 q ruling ambition ia
own immense tracts of land. The
owners in many cases profess 4 readi.
ness to sell but they put the prices SC
high that the lands are effectually kept
out of the market.
The evil would be q serious one il
California were comparatively small
state, or the chief lands were all ab.
sorbed. But there is yet q very large
area of land accessible TO purchasers al
low prices. The improvements of the
small holders often surround the great
ranches, and thus augment the value o1
the latter. But forty or fifty thousand
acres of land held by q single individ'
ual, and the same fact repeated in more
than one hundred instances, is not 8
good thing for the state. Whether the
evil can be safely reached by any legis
lation is doubtful. It can only bt
reached in some Indirect way.
A good trespass law would be of rea
service, for while it would protect the
small holders, it would restrain thoft
who, while holding large tracts of land
are really occupying the land of other.
because there are no trespass penalties
to keep them in check. II bargaining
and pledges in advance can be KEEP
down the legislature will this Winter
enact wholesale trespass law. for th'
entire State
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01
Desperate Struggle with q Bereavea
Grizzly.

From tho watsonville, Cal., P.jaronian.
A few weeks ago Dr. Swain, of this
place, went on hunting expedition to
q point about one hundred miles from
here, in the eastern part of Monterey
county. In the company was an old
mountaineer, called i" Rocky" who
had become quite famous as q bear
hunter. One morning Rocky started
out Of camp, and was laboriously toll
ing along narrow trail on the side of
steep canon, when, in wild portion
of the mountains, he saw on the oppo-
site side of the canon two young griz-
zlies playing on grassy beach of land.
Immediately his splendid revolving
rifle was at his shoulder, and he fred.
One cub he killed instantly, but the
other lived long enough to cry, almost
like a child, for the mother bear.
Soon cracking of bushes
was heard behind, and Rocky
turned Just in time to see the
mother, enraged and excited, almost
upon the slayer of her offspring. The
bold hunter again raised his rifle, but
before he could use it the bear, by one
stroke of her powerful paw, hurled it
from DIS grasp lar OUT OF H1S reach. a
hand to hand encounter was now the
only way out of the difficulty, and
Rocky drew his huge knife. He raised
it, and swiftly it descended, cleaning
through the air into the heart of the
bear, and none too soon, for, as he
struck, the bear also dealt him q pow.
erful blow on the side, which stretched
him insensible some distance from the
scene of the encounter, the knife re.
naming buried to the ii in the bears
side. After time the hunter recov-
cred sufficiently to drag himself to the
camp, where he was obliged to remain
for several days before he recovered
from the terrible blow he had received.
Other members of the party went to the
place and found the cubs dead, and q
short distance from them the old bear,
also dead.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01

The other day lady halted in front
of garden on State street, Portland,
and accosting man at work on some
trees with the remark "What are you
doing to those trees :" 81 am girdling
them, madam, with printers ink and
cotton, to prevent the canker worms
from ascending" replied the man.
" How 1nnch does it cost :" asked the
lady. "About twenty-five cents
apiece" said the man. "What's your
name Z" was the lady's next question.
Gill;" replied the man. "Well," "
said the lady, II wish you would come
and girtlIe ours" The man gave IN
evasive answer and the lady went home,
On telling the story to her husband
she was astonished to see him burst
out in convulsive fits of laughter.
"What on earth are you laughing at 2"
said the lady. "Why," said her hus-
band, "your man that you asked to
gir,lle your trees was Rev. DR.. Hill,
late President of Harvard College, one
of the foremost mathematicians living,
and now pastor OF the First Parish
Church.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01

cir an African diamond, costing
from thirty cents to six dollars, is
more respected than tifty.six ounces of
Of brains, what's the use of having
brains Z"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01
NUMBER 80.
A STRANGE OCCURRENCE.
A Crazy Caplafa Burns Glis Vessel
Sea-

A Crazy Caplaia Burns Ais Vessel 1t
Liverpool Correspondence OF the London Telegraph
This evening, Nov. 26, the mate and
ten of the crew of the River Eden we're
landed here, having been brought here
from Bahia in the Lustania. The River
Eden, q Liverpool vessel of 500 tons
register, left London for Valparaiso
with a cargo including $50 tons Of gun
powder. When in lat. 1925, Captain
Bowden was seized with violent fit of
insanity, and declared he would blow
up the ship. The mate and crew of
fifteen men and boy we're dreadfully
terrified when they saw him deliberately
set fire to the cabin, near to which the
gunpowder was placed, and tried every
means to extinguish the flames. Cap
tain Bowden's violence increased, and,
with q revolver, he fired on the crew
without, however, indicting any mortal
injury. The second mate was shot in
the eye as he tired to force his way in
to the burning cabin, snd one of the
crew was stabbed in the shoulder.
Fortunately, they were able to secure
the madman and to place him
in irons. For some time the crew
managed to subdue the fire by pouring
water and ashes upon it, but the
flames broke out afresh. There was
no alternative but for them to take to
the boats. Shortly after they left the
ship she blew up with tremendous
force but, happily, all the lives were
saved. After being at sea several
hours without food, they we're picked
up by the Juniata and afterwarl trans
ferred to the Aurora and conveyed to
to Bahia. They were in greatly dis
tressed state, having lost everything
on board the River Eden; but the off,
GERS of the Juniata and Aurora kindly
attended to their necessities, and fur
nished them With all the wearing ap-
parel they could spare. Captain Bow
den, in his fury, tried to stave in the
boat, and, sad to relate, after they had
been on board the Aurora for four
days, he eluded the watch, and, mana
oled as he was, jumped overheard.
Efforts were made to save his life, but
all was unavailing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01
SERF-FAMIIES.
A Fable.

In the depths of forest there lived
two foxes, who never had a cross word
with each other. One of them said,
one day, in the politest fox language,
"Let's quarrel" Every well" said
the other cas- you please, dear friend !;
but how shall we set about it2" "Oh,
it cannot be difficult" said fox number
one. "Two-legged people fall out !;
why should not we2" So they tried all
sorts of ways, but it could not be done,
because each one would give way. AT
last number one fetched two stones.
There" said he, "you say they're
yours, and I'll say they're mine, and
we'll quarrel aud fight and scratch.
Now III begin. Those stones are
mine." every well," answered the
other gently "you are welcome to
them.' "But we shall never quarrel
at this rate" cried the other, jumrine
up and licking his face. "You old
simpleton, don't You know that il
takes two to make quarrel any day?'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01
Cultivation of SunflOWerS

The cultivation of the sunfower is
said to meet with great favor from tho
planters in British Guinea. These flow
ers, which flourish in marshy places,
yield from eighty to one hundred
bushels of seed to the acre aud each
bushel furnishes from five to seven
quarts of an oil, which is excellent for
illuminating purposes. besides being
of use in the 1,ixing Of paints. Its
flavor gives it value for cooking, also.
As food for poultry, the dried seeds are
said 20 be very fattening. From the
stalks fibre is obtained that may be
substituted Tor hemp; the leaves are
relished as food by cattle; and the
flowers furnish a supply of rich honey
for bees. It will thus be seen that
those who choose to undertake the ex-
pertinent of growing sundowers start
out with evrry promise of rich re-.
turnwith little labor.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01

A STATUE of Wilson, the noted Or
nitlologlst, is to be erected at Paisley,
where he was born.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01

demnity, how was France able to hand
over to Germany, in two years and {"
half, $1,O76, OOO, 900 in coin; for it was
paid in solid gold, every franc OF 1t!
I shall trv and explain.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01

F. 8. RUTHERFORD, son of tho late Col.
Rutherford OF Alton: ILL.,, and who has for the
past two or three years had charge of the
flour department Of the commission house OF
Cra'g, Alexander g. Co., OF St. Louis, alb
seconded ON Monday with some five hundred
dollars OF his employers money. He also
purchased sl,500 worth OF dour from Sayres
Co., on short time, converted it into cash.
and lied for San Francisco Monday evening,
He was arrested at Cheyenne.
TWo.TdIRDs OF the business portion of Hud.
sonville, ILL.,, has been destroyed by fire. Loss
5O,000-httle or no insurance.
TIE citizens Of McGregor, Iowa, have
formed an organization to petition Congress
upon the ship canal question to prevent the
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway from secur.
ing any more of the land granted to Iowa by
Congress IN 1864, until they comply with the
conditions Of aaid grant to lprevent Johu
Lawlcr from obstructinS the channel OF thu
Mississippi river with a poDtoon bridge, and
to look for the general interest of the North
west.
MICHAEL RYAN and his sister were founi
murdered in New York on December az
A''n va 'AoA Cn "clc cu's anu tlIc PUCK
cts Of the man were found to have been riflet
OF their contents. No ciueto he mnrdcrcrs
JOHN L. OwEEs, the comedian, il lying SO
ri"nsiy Ill at Newark, N. J. He is snfferin,
from the effects OF a fall while playing Too
dicr.
CHAs. EGGLEs. convicted OF the murder o
Elite C'nklng, H. M,v last, ut Auburn, n Y
has been sentenced TO i,c hanged Friday. 6t
vi February.
LoEING LIE WHITE. aIias William Ellis, O
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-01

It is quite true that the cost of the
war, aside from the German confisca.
tion, was expended within France, and
is not lost to the capital of the nation,
except to the extent that it represents
property consumed and destroyed by
the war. But the German fine, levied
on the nation (and on Paris), amount.
ing, with interest, to nearly 81, 100,
OOO, 600, had to be raised and sent out
OF the country. As the whole gold and
silver com in circulation III France, at
the time Of the conclusion of the war,
was supposed not to exceed 5000, 900,
600, or little more than half the in