Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-07-22
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES
FROM
Senator Booths speech John ID.
Lees Statement Miscellaneous.

San FRANCISCO, July u.
Senator Booth addressed a large meet
ing of independents last nightat Union
Hall. He made but q passing refer
ence to the charges against Bid"ell, de
voting most of the time to the hold
ing up of the Peoples party at the
present juncture in political affairs a.
the only hope OF a good government.
james Flood, who shot Capt. Barnes.
surrendered himself last nivht. He
claims that the shooting was acciden
tai.
A synopsis Of the statement of John
ID. Lee, concerning the Mountain Mea-
dows massacre has been received. He
give a concise statement OF the facts
connected with the massacre; gives the
names, dates and places, and claims to
fully expose all classes of men con
nected with the outrage. The details
fix the cri ne on Isaac G. Haight and
John NJ. Higbee, the commanders.
The details oi the killing of men, wo
men and children surpass i'll horror all
that has ever been written concerning
the massacre. and are more terrible.
alrocious and bloody than the nos
vivid Imagination can conjure. The
statement exculpates Brigham Young.
Attempted suicide at Carson.
CARSON, July 20.
Mrs. Pursell, to whom DiDock. who
committed suicide, referred in his let
ter, saying they were to be married,
attempted suicide last night. Prompt
medical assistance saved her life.
Trial OF Rover. the Alleged sulphur
Beds Murderer.
WINNEMUCcA, New. July 20.
A jury to try Rover, the sulphur
beds murderer, Is at last secured. NJ.
y. Bonnifeld and ex-District Attorney
Rand appear for the defense and d. X.
Leonard and District Attorney Grass
for the People. j. +. McWorthy, the
first witness testimony, so far does
not vary from that given at the first
examination. The case is creating
much excitement and the hotels are
crowded.
suicide 1T Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO, July 20.
Abraham T. Garry committed sui
eide here this morning at the residence
Of his brother-in-law, Rob't. Harrison,
by shooting himself through the head.
Cause: long continued illness.
A singular Fatal Accident.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 81.
About "a o'clock this afternoon a
little girl named Emma Tucker, = or 8
years of age, living at l,4z5 Sacra-
mento street, met her death by strang-
ulstiOn. She had climbed part way up
a horizontally boarded fence back OF
the house, and put her head through a
narrow opening where one board had
been removed, when she lost her foot
ing, was caught by the neck between
the boards, and being unable either to
cry for assistance or help herself she
was slowly slrangled within sound OF
her mothers voice. A short time after
hor mother going out into the yard
found her hanging dead.
Attempted Assassination.
HOLLIsTER, July 81.
The house of Joel Hawkins, about a
quarter Of a mile from here, was en-.
entered last night by AN unknown per-
son who fired two shots at Hawkins,
one taking effect just below the eye,
the other In the mouth. Hawkins gu
awakening sprang at the burglar, the
burglar firing two more shots, both
wounding Hawkins. The assassin
made off and has not been captured.
Hawkins still lives, and may possibly
recover. The object OF the would ba
murderer is supposed to have been
plumber, as Hawkins had drawn money
from the bank. Louis Morgan has
been arrested On suspicion, but he 10
thought not 10 be guilty.