Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-07-25

he Wentt through the rOOf OF a paint Suop
70 yards from the mill. His remain
were found lying on the Uoor OF the
room beneath. 1t is decl1ed that it
was a chemical explosion. Loss, $780,
zoo.
Another Explosion.
CINCINNATI, o., July %.
Newark, Ohio, specials say that
twenty two PERSONS, OF which mum
Der sixteen were boys, were badly
burned yesterday by an explosion. "A
test was to be made of a fire extingulsh-
err, and q building had been erected by
consent of the City Council, which was
to he fired for the OCCASION. 1t was
thoroughly saturated with coal oil, and
during the preparations ~prematurely
took fire aud an explosion ensued.
Railroad Accident.
PoRr JARVIS. n. Y, July %.
An engine on the Erie Railroad *
ploded its boiler this evening, killing
engineer Waller, a fireman named Sic
phens, and a tlagman who's name Is
unknown.
Sinews OF War for Republicans.
NEW YORK, July %.
A Washington special says that the
Congressional Committee has collected
thousands of dollars in the shape OF
poiitica. assessments. The Govern
ment clerks propose to resist the as
sessnients of he com mlttee on the
ground that it has 10 legal existence.
1t was appointed by the Forty third
Congress for u specific OF ject. The oh
iect is fulfilled and the Forty third
Congress no longer exists. Until the
III. - a.. Ltx.e ~, f.,.pfl, f'nt.rrnAN
and another appointment is made by
it there will be no such thing as a legal
committee. The men vino are at pres
ent robbing the clerks in the name OF
the Republican party have no more
authority for what they do thar ordin-
airy highwaymen. The assessors havea 5
yet avoided pressing those who object
to their demands. The exI Osure in re-
lation to- the standing Il the committee
make them fearful that "a good and
honest prosecution against them by
men who have nothing to lose official
ly would land them in the peniteD-
tiary.
Protection for the Texans.
WASHINGTON, July %.
The Government has purchased at
New Orleans the steamer Planter,
drawing but four feet OF water. She
will be properly armed and manned
and sent 10 the Rio Grande IL prevent
the Mexicans crossing into Texas and
running Off cattle. The Planter has
been ordered to Mobile, and Lieut..
Commander ID. C.. keis has beer de-
tailed from the ircnclad Canonicus, and
sent to hat city to take command. IL
Is said that one or two other
of similar character will he purchased
and fitted out to act with the Planter
in the suppression OF Mexican depre-
dations.
Lone Bear Crazy.
Information il received from Fort
Marion, Florida, that Lone Bear. n
of the Cheyenne prisoners at that Fort.
has become insane, and application has
been made to have him ntt0t the Cow
eminent Insane Asylum near this city.
This is the same Indian who attempted
suicide on the road To- Florida. Under
u recent order to send the families Of
these prisoners to them, directions
have been given that wife he al.
lowed TO each prisoner, and the chill
dren under twelve years Of age be for
warded.
Bank Robbery.
WINTHROP, Me-, July %.
A robbery of the Winthrop National
Bank occurred this morning. The
safes were blown open by nitro glycer-
inc. 1t is thought the secured
by the robbers was not very large.
The capital of the bank is Sl00,000; the
amount of deposits in the Savings
Bank about Si00, 600. The safes OF
boil, institutions were rified of their
entire contents. The standing, Of the
bank. the directors say, will not be i'm
paired. -Four men have been arrested
on suspicion of being the robbers.
Railroad A~cciiens.
WASHINGTON, July "a.
Yesterday the north bound passen-
ger train of the Virginia and Mary
land Railroad was thrown from the
track near Bull Run bridge by the
breaking of a flanve OF the driving
wheel of the engine. The engine was
thrown down an embank ment and
turned upside down. The baggage
car and ladies' ear rolled in and we're
piled upon and around the engine.
The baggagemaster was probably ia
tally injured. Several passengers re-
coived scratches and cuts. The engin-
Ger and fireman were taken out from
beneath the debris unhurt.
Threatened Overflow.
CHICAGO, July "a.
The rains continue and news from
from the lower Missouri and Illinois
says the rivers again cause serisus APP
prehensions Of overflow.
Tweea's Counsel to the Front,
New York, July "a.
Geo. +. Comstack, of counsel for
Tweed in the haebeas corpus case be-
fore the Court Of Appeals and an ex-
Judge of that our have published a
reply to the attack of Charles O'Con-
nor and Judge Davis upon the Court
of Appeals tor giving a decision favor
T able to Tweed. In the letter, Comslack
says in all the arguments Of counsel OF
opposition to the lawless sentence pro-
n0unced by Judge Davis, hat magis-
trate was treated with fo~rhearance, but
1t ought now to be said there were cir
cumstances attending the last and final
| trial OF conviction and sentence which
NAV iuStify more than dOnht hav