Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-05-11
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A %Scotchman, named A. w. McMar.
tin, was found, on Wednesday night.
about 10 o'clock, lying in front OF
Monahan's grocery, on & street, III
Virginia City, his head, face and hands
covered with wounds, evidently made
Ivy a knife. IL has been ascertalued
nat he was assaulted by n man named
y. l.. Stewart, who has been in the can
plov of Gillig, Mott * Co. Stewart
mas been arrested, and is now in jail
The police are hunting for Monahan,
~ ho is said To have taken part in the
affair, but they have thus lar been un-
able , find him. He is supposed 10
nave fled to parts unknown. McNiar.
IN * weak from loss ofblood, but will
probably recover
Two Portuguese brothers named
King have been arrested in Gold Hill
on suspicion OF being the parties who
murdered Frank Williams, whose re
mains were found in the La Plata Orc
shaft %feceatlv. one of these men tried
70 draw the age OF Williams at the
Dverman mine the day after he WA
missing. This was considered SuSpi
cious at the time, hut, "a there was no
proof, he was allowed Ia 20 free. The
man who kept the clearinghouse
where Williams lodged has also been
arrested on suspicion OF comptitity III
he crime. Perhaps this murder may
out even yet.
A frightful was prevalent in
Carson City last Thursday, I o The effect
hat several men had been killed hy a
landslide at A~h Canyon. 1t turned
- .x. tlat "a. nr-.t xxaE in
iured. although one man had a narrow
escape. n quantiy of wood and ab' "
| "A half "a mile of fune are covered up
The loss to MeSSrs. Heringion 4
lIaynie is about 81 800. Had The acct.
dent occurred at the Tuhy wood-ranch,
~ at first reported, il would ave oc-
rasioned great loss of life.
Last Thursday morning a miner
named Thomas Williams. was found
living in an insen>iblc CONDITION on the
gangway alongside of the Belcher in
cline, between the 100 aud l.00-foot
levels. AT Gold Hill. 1t 10 thought he
was struck by a heavy piece OF wood rs
he had a severe wound in the forehead.
He was removed II the Washington
House, on the Divide. He is a cor
niShman. and has been in this country
about IA veal.
TIE placer mines are becoming an
important fpa! ure of Cope district.
Mayor a. Co.. have, by means of a ditch
and huna, brought in 800 inches OF
water, with which they are washing n
bed of gravel 20 feet in depth, which
prospects from ten cents ia Il dollar Il
he pan. Five me- are employed and
he retnrns will average 50 per day t.
HE man.
A live nobleman. Count Alexis dc
Berwinoif. of Moscow, Russia. arrived
in Winnemucca last Friday. He has q
passport from the Russian Consul n
San Francisco, recommending him tt
he care and protection OF all good cit
izens in the United States. The Young
man is excessively modest, and Ila,
dropped the title until he returns to hi
native land.
a cowardly and unprovoked assaul
was made. last Friday evening, il
Lower Gold Hill. upon an old defense
less man named Cohn. The names o
he parties who made the assault ar,
r. w. Murphy and William Iehieh
There WAS not the SLIGHTEST ~provocatioi
for the hruses to attack the old man. a
he was quietly walking downtlle stree
and molesting no one.
Petroleum v. Nasty, Of Saints
Rest, which is in the State of New Jer
sey, was a passenger on the western
hound train which passed Winnemuc
ca last Thursday. He il travelling an
c01nfto. and is going to California Il
recuperate his falling ener.ie les. Hi
real name il Locke. and h. Is one o
the editors of theToledo BLADE.
None OF the new coius Of the ,wenty
cent denomination have made thei
appearance vet. They are to be coine,
only in the San francisco Mint III
Carson Mint has It's hands full wit
: hat job OF coming 100000 trade
! dollars by the end nf this month
The "short change" will be aroun
! soon.
ANY one who is spelling for a figh'
) has a chance tO he acromma dated b.
Bill Davis. lie is ont in a card in tn
Virginia papers announcing his vii
lingness 10 tieht any ioiy in the S'ats
more especially Cornishmen. "COusi
Jack" is on the shoulder, and he wi
: probably find his man.
, "Dan neQuille" has been p~resenfe
! with IA splendid reporters badse l.
Mr.. Friedrich. the well known ~jewelel
; of Virginia City. 1t Is in the form of
, shield. and is of solid gold.
! A new toll road is projected hetwee
, Silver City, Idaho. and Battle Noun
ain. IL will take in cornuropia an
Z lessen the distance between Silve
and Battle Mountain 1888 miles.