Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-04-25

1hc q N&N nO hO1uJCu W IbnhIy
him, and her mother, and then killed
himself.
Illness of j. &. Breckinridge-The
Tobacco Crop.
LOUISVILLE. NY, April "a.
Information from Lexington states
that Gen. John G.. Breckenridge has
been very i'll all Winter, and his health
is still very precarious.
Late reports of the condition of to-
baccO plants are more favorable, and it
is now believed the recent frosts have
done no serious injury.
Killed in y Duel.
NEW YORK, April "a.
A st. Petersburg dispatch reports
that the Marquis de Coux, husband of
Adelina Patti, has been killed in a
duel.
Will Return Ia Work.
PROVIDENCE, X. l., April "a.
The striking operatives at the Natick
and Arctic mills have notified the su-
~perintendents that they will return to
work Monday next.
Money Matters,
New YORK, April "a.
SiiCdSOs ihVCh ahiu 10
cific Railroad Company began to-day
Specie shipments to-day were one
million one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, gold coin.
The bank statement shows a de-
crease in loans of S2,01S, 800, in specie
81 ,967 800, in deposits $3.50 800, circul;-
zion SlSj, 900, increase in legal tender
5 $3.50 800, decrease in legal reserve
81 1873, $50.
ST. LOUIS, April "a.
Arthur b. Barrett, Mayor of this
city died about 4:30 o'clock this morn
ing, OF inflammation of ,he bowels.
>~nperinduced by Overwork during the
recent
Danger OF - Breaka=e mt n Min.
neOpOIis runBe!.
ST. PAUL, April q.
A good deal of CONSERVATION and no
little anxiety is reported at MiDneop
oils, caused by another break III the
celebrated tunnel which has given so
much trouble heretofore. An Immense
Amount of private, corporation and
government money has been expended
in endeavors to patch up this unior-
tunate hole, and thus to preserve the
falls and the water power. The extern
of the present disaster is not publicly
known, those who are cOnversan.
with the matter being extremely re-
ticent. in the fear that the credit of the
city and business men may suffer.
The damage can hardly be repaired
till the water i'm the Mississippi river
falls very materially. The river is
now on the decline, but is still at a
high stage.
Three Steamboats, Burned-Fcarful
Loss Of Life.
NEW ORLEANS, April %.
The steamboats, Elk porter, John Kyle
and Charles BOdman were burned to-
day at the foot of Poydras street. The
fire originated in the blacksmith shop
on the Kyle, and spread with such
rapidly that the cabin was in flames
in less thar five minutes after the
alarm. She WAS cut loose and drified
up stream, there being AN eddy at the
spot where she was lying. The Ex-
porter and BOdnan were also cut loose,
| bnt the burning vessel drified against
the Exporter, setting her on fire at
once. The people on board, seeing no
other refuge, jumped on the Bodinan,
which, a moment later, also caught
and was soon enveloped in flames, and
the three turning vessels driited into
the current and the people on board
were lost. Two jumped overheard,
and though some we're saved, the
larger part are believed tn be lost. The
number is variously estimated at from
20 to 100. On one of the boats was an
excursion party from Cincinnati, or
Pittsburg, and many il is feared are
lost. Loss, S1S0, 900. All the boats are
supposed To have been insured.
Bomnd for San Francisco.
CHICAGO, April %.
Henry Hart, General Manager of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company in
China and Japan, leaves here to-inor-
row morning in a special car for San
Francisco, President Dillon, of the
Union Pacific having telegraphed that
the car will g~o'thrOngh IN time to con
meet with the steamer Of May 10TH.
Tx Governor McCouk, OF Colorado,
and Congressman Garfield are with
MIR. Harris party.
Tremendous Accumulation or Mall
the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany-rassenyers Delayed, ESQ.
OGDEN, April %.
Eight days. mail matter from the
west is now accumulated at this point,
including abont 900 registered pack
ages, representing "A value of $20O, 600.
A force of nine mail agents has been
sent here to assert this large amount
of matter. Although their districts
end here and the work OF distribution