Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-07-07
The Fourth In New York.
Official from the EIack Hills.


which was replied to from various
forts.
Official from the Eslack Hills.
WASHINGTON, July 5.
Another dispatch from Prof. Jenney
reiterates his former statement that so
far he has not found gold enough in
the Black Hills to warrant any extend
ed mining operations. There are Is
miners near where he is encamped,
who claim that they obtain from 3 to
I5 cents worth of gold to the pan.
He has, however, tested it several
times, and can not make an average
Of over one and one half cents per pan.
He describes the character of the for
and says it does not indicate
gold.
Fire at Cheyenne.
CHEYENNE, Wy, July 4.
McDaniel's theater and seven busi-
ness houses on Eddy and Seventeenth
streets were burned to-day. The loss
is estimated at $4,000. Tho fire orig
mated in the property rooms.
Another Fire.
MANCHESTER, N. IT,, July 4.
The private residence of Waterman
Smith, of this city, was destroyed by
fire. Loss, S5O,0Oo.
Five Men Drowned-TheY Yacht DC.
taviR.
NEW YORK, July 4.
A Halifax dispatch says on Monday,
by the upsetting of II boat at the Ell
trance of Rustic Bartio, Prince Ed
ward IS Island, five men were drowned.
The yacht Octavia, which was seized
by the collector of the port here,
who suspected she was about to sail
with munitions of war for the Cubans,
has been declared not British YES
sci by the British Vice Consul. The
Captain Of the Octayia, at the time OF
the seizure, ran up the British flag and
claimed its protection. 1t is reported
in Spanish circles that she is now going
to fly the Honduras tag.
A San Francisco sculier.
Boston, July 4.
A. N. Ahren, of San Francisco, is
among the single scullers entered for
the regatta here on Monday.
Racing at Long Branch.
LONG BRANCH, July 5.
OF the races to day the most excit-
ing was for the Monmouth cup, two
miles and half. Ballenkeet was the
favorite, but Aaron Pennington won
in the fast time OF 4:34.
President Grant attended the races
here to. day, and at the close held an
informal reception and "a large mum Der
Of persons pressed forward for hand
shaking.
Death OF Professor VermiIye.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, July 5.
Rev. Robert q. Vermilge, 81 years of
age, Professor of Theology ut Hart
ford Seminary, died to-day.
Railroad CoIlisfOn-MOre Earth.
quake Particulars.
New YORK, July 5.
At t2 o'lock this afternoon a collision
occurred OH the South Side Railroad, at
R0ckaway, between passenger trains.
Seven passengers were killed and
about 20 injured. Both trains were
completely wrecked.
Mail advices from Barranquila bring
additional accounts of the destructive
earthquake at Cuenta. The story OF
the catastrophe is confirmed in all its
horror. A private letter, dated Sala-
zar, Nav Is, says the number of the
the entire population. A few families
who we're saved are now on the out
skirts of the city, or what was the
city, living on what they can procure,
but they will soon be Obliged to retire,
as the putrefaction OF the dead will not
allow them to remain. Ii is heart
rending to see the wounded who can
not remain alive long in their pres
ont coudition EOur hundred mules
were killed in the streets, and as there
Is no one to remove tEein the stencil
is becoming frightful. The villages OF
san Cristobal, Farina, Guazimo, Capa-
cho, San Antonio, Labutera, San Juan,
De Wrefia, Rosino and San Cagetana
are completely destroyed.
what Does This Mean.
WASHINGTON, July 6.
Columbus Alexander, a creditor ol
jaw Cooke, claims what he terms the
estate pool of the late District Gov.
ernment is debtor to the Jay Cooke es'
tate 10 the amount of the profits aris'
ing from $l25,0 invested by Cooke
in the pool. Accordingly, he has en-
tered suit in the Supreme Court of the
District against the pool, making =
NJ. Lewis, member of Cookies firm
plaintiff, and Kilbaurne LOtta, Sena
tors stewart, Sargent. Geo. &. Gorhain
Jerome Chaffse, Fitch and Fox. w. w
Corc0ran, Alex. Shepherd. Geo. W
Riggs and 23 others defendants. liz
has made application for receiver TO!
ali real estate purchased by them AUD
to prevent them from disposing oi
~ of the property in their hands
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