Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-07-23

ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY SENTINEL
Pomeroy the Boy Murderer.
Boston, July Il.
An attempt of yonng Pomeroy, the
boy murderer, to escape from the
Charles-street Jail was discovered yes.
terday. He had been engaged for some
time in digging out the bricks around
the window of his cell by means of a
piece of an iron wash dish, and his
plan was, after getting outside the cell,
to lower himself from the iron gallery
to the floor of the rotunda by cords
taken from the window frame; and he
was to leave the cell at midnight as the
watch was being changed, provided he
could overcome all who opposed him,
clear the Jail building, and scale the
exterior wall. The letters to his fam
lily, ingeniously describing his plan OF
operations, were found in his cell.
Liberal Republicans.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 81.
The Liberal Republicans ave de-
TERED fixing the time and place Tor
holding their state Convention, and
referred the subject to a committee
consisting of General John Cochran.
Hon. Benz. f. MANNER and Gen. f, A.
Merritt to act upon it with power i'll
the premises. The subcommittee
met to day in secret session, and after
a brief session adjourned till 4 O'Clock,
Leading members OF the Liberal
party are here, and so far as can he
Judged from Their individual express
sions, the disposition is to reunite with
the Republicans.
Murdered.
NEW ORLEANS, July 81.
G.. A, Rodesky, Tax Collector of
Grant parish, was murdered in Colfax
to-day ly ex-Sheritf John b. Mccoy.
BURNING of n Noted Hotel.
OLD ORCHARD, Me-, July 81.
The Orchard House burned tonight.
There were 80 guests i'll the house al
the time nearly all OF whom lost more or
less clothing and jewelry. There was
great alarm at first but all got safely
out OF the building. Loss, $4,000.
FIRE In lLOfslSldalNs
NEW ORLEANS, July 81.
Private dispatches from Bastrop,
Louisiana, report the destruction oil
the business part OF the town from
Jacques Levels corner to Miller's, by
lire, last night.
A Negro M0bbed i'm Tennessee.
MEMPHIS. July q.
- xl.....aI 80 1..r -, Vl...
Woddy-Thompson case and the trial
began.
In May last, a young lady residing
in Iuka, Miss, was brutally outraged
and beaten at the depot while waiting
for an escort, by a negro hack driver,
named Lewis Thompson. Last Mon
day he was arraigned for trial and SEN
fenced to the peniien;iary for lite. Last
night a party of disguised men went to
the Jail and took Thompson out and
hung him.
A Desperate Fight Between Fami-
lies.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 81.
1t is reported that a terrible fight o
Cured in Escambia lietw cen two ianni
lies, Hattlatt and Biers, in which six
men, consisting of the father and two
IONS on each side, were engaged. Five
of the party were killed outright, while
the sixth and last has a load of buck
shot in his side, which must aus
death. 1t was an old family feud.
Bids for GOld-rOrSars Arrested.
New YORK, July -.
The Assistant Treasurer Today open
ed the bids for Il million of gold. The
entire amount bid tor was s.. 665 900
The lowest bid was ll2.25; the highesi
ll2.S0.
Jacob s. Barber, of Worcester, and
VIM. Young, of Brooklyn, We're ar.
rested here to-day for having forged
a check to the amOun OF $40 900, and
three other checks of $4,000 each, witt
which they had been attempting tf
swindle the German National Bank
and varnish manufacturers.
The Redskins Protest.
CHICAGO, July %.
A Washington special says the Rev
MI. Human has written a long letter
to the Indian Bureau in which ht
states that the Sioux are very uneasy
on account Of the presence of miners
in the Black Hills. They are angry a
tlIlS tNDiNtHpii WI thO tiC0'y Sti1uihsiOi
AMI call upon the Interior Departing
tn protect them in their treaty rights
| Secretary DelanO has addressed II let
ter in reply, which is so musical witt
fine promises that 1t Is thought thu
savage Sioux will be soothed into
peace.
The Suit Against Tweei.
NEW YORK, July %.
Notice of appeal nv the people to thu
| General Term OF the Supreme Cour
from the decision Of Justice DOnohu'
in favor of VIM. M. Tweed, in tn,
50, 0OO, 900 civil suit, was served upoI
defendants lawyers yesterday, ant
duly acknowledge by them.
Attempted Suicide.
CINCINNATI, o., July %.
August Meyer, a saloon keeper, at
tempted suicide owe the grave of hi
wife, in Carthage Road Cemetery las
evening. lie fired two bullets into hi
left side, but neither penetrated a vita
part, and it il thought he will recover
Financial troubles was the cause.