Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-30
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Rumor that ex President Lerdo
has Escaped.
The Race TO-day-An Interviews
cflcs - Fatal Accident
Wiggtntou- Pacheco
Rffer the News
Lctfer"-Death
Ofa Pioneer
Ease Cont
kinued,


been received by a prominent firm of
this city from a correspondent at Topic,
! Mexico. Information has reached
there that x-President Lerdo fled
from 7'oluca, in the State of Mexico,
his first place of refuge after The
capture of the Federal Capital, TO u
small seaport Town in the State of
Guerrero, distance about 30 miles
from the City of Mexico and there M
barked in IA coasting vessel for San
Francisco. 1t is generally suppose d
that the vessel put ont 10 sea to avoid
meeting Mexican gunboats on the
coast aud headed directly for this port.
The pool-rooms were crowded last
night by spectators eager TO obtain the
| state or ODDS III the horses starting for
the two mile-and-repeat race to-mor-
row at the Bay District Grounds. The
following is the average pool: Lady
Amanda, 80; Matte A. so; Bailinette,
Is; Bradley, 20; Henry, Overland and
Target, IS each.
Jas. =. Flood, of the Bonanza firm,
being asked by a reporter to give his
views on the condition Of the stock
market, replied that he should be
willing to 90 80, but he had made up
his mind not to be Interviewed by
newspapers. He could not converse
with one reporter without speaking 10
all. He therefore asked 10 te ex'
cused.
The Nevada Stock Exchange opened
its rooms on California street last even.
ing t the invited guests of its mem
ber-. The affair passed off in elegant
style.
At 8 o'clock this morning n German,
j. II. WIlbert, shot and kil!ei bis wife
on Mission street, nesr Twenty-ei2hth.
He surrendered himself immediately
and vas locked up on "a charge OF
murder. His W statement is To the
effect that he married the woman
about u years ago in New York. and
came here eigbt years ago and en-
gagged In the grocery business; that on
three separate occasions his wife has
sued for a divorce on the ground Of
cruelty and failure to provides; that
the last suit was commenced in No
vernber and is still pending; that for
years past his wife had been uDfaith-
ful to him, cohabiting among others
and with his own brother. Last night
he became aware that she had gone to
the house of n blacksmith named
Mathews, living on the corner OF Mis-
SION anu -Hitith stftttNs TX
watched and waited for her most OF
the night. In the morning he saw her
leave the house and 90 down Mission
street. He followed her, and at the
corner OF Twenty-eighth street accost.
ed her, upbraiding her with her cor.
duct: to which she replied IL was no
business OF his, when he drew his re-
volvor and fired two shots into her
breast, killing her alinos. instantly.
Wilbert is an intelligent, ~well.appear-
ing man, 80 years OF aye, and at pres
en-. engaged AS city l%amplighter.
A report il received that a jeweler
doing business on Commercial street
suicIded this morning at Oakland. No
particulars. His name is belieyed to
he Lascelles.
THE Supreme Court to day over
ruled Wigginton's to Pa
checo's writ OF mandate directing the
Secretary OF State to issue a certificate
OF election to Pacbeco. The case comes
up this af ernoon on its merits.
The Grand jury, which will report
this afternoon, has found one indict-
ment against Frederick Marriott for
extortion, in the case OF Simon Schrie-
Der, Of the Western Savings and
Trust Company, and four indictments
for libel in the case Of Frederick Clay,
also four indictments to the same pur-
port against Marriott IL Son.
Mrs. Johanna Kohueke, while en-