Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-02
The Carnival at Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Feb. 20.
The city Is entirely given up To the
King OF MiSrule; business is entirely
suspended. and all the principal streets
present = dense mass of Surging hui
manity. Prominent amid all are
crowds of 0rotesque maskers, present
ing every conceivable character. The
weather is clear and pleasant, and the
sucs-s>S of the carnival is assured. The
steamers Andy Baum and Parker,
which ARRIVED last night from Cincin-
nil. were crowded with pleasure seek
erS, ami every train arriving is crowded.
The pageant of Meks and Krewe OF
M"tiy Will uiove at $50, and s O'Clock
Ia nigh. the magnificent spectacular
pageant of the Meinphi will move.
the RI are more visitors here now than
at tine former carnival. During the
afternoon the streetS We're 40 danseiy
crowded that it was found almost i'm
possible tor the police force to clear
them for The pageant OF the Msks aud
krewe of Molly. The pageant of the
former represented the return of Lonis
IN. Of France from the Crusades. the
same being laid at Paris, September Z,
l245.
ExpsdiaiOn Against the \ eIsowstone
lmdinss.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
Information has been received at the
War department that Gen. Crook has
started with u force from Fort Lara
ME, and Gen. Custer, with troups rom
Fort Lincoln, is 10 Ina Joined Ivy a ,s
tachinent from Montana tn op4ra...
against Sitting Bulls l,and. near the
tl ~ D~ur1. ~,x~- T.. L.. Nr.tt..
stone country. Sitting Bull has l.30O
warriors and sets nj defiance Tho trea,y
which requires his people to remain on
their reservation. The number Of u.
5. troops in tho expedition is 1000.
Bexgarsy, She Murderer. Hun. by a
BY n Mob at Knoxville.
CHICAGO, Feb. %.
A special from Knoxville, Tenn,
states that the murderer Bum Beg
garry was taken from his cell on sun
day night and hanged. Fifty masked
men rode To the Jail and demanded the
keys, which were refused. the men
then placed N revolver TO the i~ailer's
head, AMI his wife. who thought her
husband was going 20 he killed, isli,-
cred up TIE KEYS. lb-gyarty Was then
taken from his cell and placed on n
horse. when the mob g&iioped away.
The body was dixco, 81 ed hanging this
morning.
A Lackrymni Letter frOm Gen.. PHI.
lDw.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 90.
Gen. Pillow publ shed "A letter here
to day concerning himself and his
bankruptcy, SAYING: "During my
long and ~eventful lite / have stood up
with stout heart and manfuliv COM
bate | all trials and tried 10 meat the
dulles and responsibilities of life.
Chief among these have held The du.
ties and responsibilities of patriotism.
and how | have met them the country
knows. trust l will he tmrdoned for
saying l loved The Nation, i 60, ern-
ment, to whose service | had devoted
the prime of my life. 1 would | had
fallen in the servire and died while |
was hopored with its confidence and
its commission. Standing as I now
do, between its aggressive acis and dis
pleasure. and the neglect aud ingrali
tude of the people subsequently took
uparms tn defend, ! am without hops
for the future. To be homeless, with
my family famished, with gaunt pow.
erty siaring me in the face, at my adj
vanced age, presents a prospect so
gloomy that my heart gives way and
the conclusion is forced on me that |
have Ii, ed too long.