Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-25
A Female Temperance Advocate
HOnOrs Conferred.
York. Jan. %.

nown in Ohio, has made her appear
ance in the hall of the National Tenn
perance League at London.
The Russian Imperial Academy of
Sciences has elected, as corresponding
members, Professor Newcoinb, of tho
Naval Observatory at Washington;
Professor Gould, of the Argentina Re
public; and Professor Whitney, OF the
New Haven International Society.
Wilson's husband. NJ. R0sseand, is
dangerously i'll, and Rubenstein. the
pianist, is threatened with total blind
meas.
Break In the Cable.
The officers OF the Direct United
States Cable Company, announce that
their cable broke again to-day about
lao miles west of Torbay, Novia Scotia.
Hung BY n Mob.
CINCINNATI, Jan. %.
A Gazette special says that Edward
Williams, who, with Mrs. Meeling, was
arrested for the murder of the lattcr's
husband, was taken from Jail last at
Barbersville, West Virginia, and hanged
by the mob. Parties were assured by
the minister that sufficient evidence of
their guilt had been obtained. The
Jail was surrounded by q mob
of excited people, but both denied
completely in the act, although the
minister continued prayer with them
and asking their confession. The mob
forced the keys from the jailer and
took Williams out and placed him
under a tree in the courtyard with a
rope around his neck, standing on a
barrel. He made a confession and PIX
-..-xl %I. 49, tI,at In r,xx-l t,nirht
OBTAIN Gods forgiveness for their
crime as he had for his. He declared
that he was happily started on his
Journey hume to heaven. He died
after Is minutes of terrible agony.
Mrs. Meeting was then brought out.
Placing her i'm front of the dead muir
derer the crowd called for her contes-
sion. She said Williams had been her
been trying for the past three months
to poison her husband without suc-
cess, and that Williams struck Meel-
ing on the head with an AK while he
was asleep, on Wednesday night, alter
wards cutting his throat. She assisted
in destroying the evidence Of the muir
der and in burying Meeling. She &C
cused herself of being the cause of the
murder. but begged pltifully for her
life. Though the feeling was very
strong against her and the crowd voted
unanimously for her execution, no
man could be found who would put
the rope around the woman's neck,
and she was returned to Jail. Will
liams' body was left until cut down by
the authorities this morning
Will Reply.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. "a.
DIR. f. F. LANCE, of Bangor, in charge
IF the hospital at Eimira, during the
late war, will publish a letter in the
Press to- morrow in reply to the recent
structures upon the treatment of pris-
oners there.
Grand Reception.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a.
The Spanish Minister and wife gave
a brilliant reception last night. The
guests inclnded the Diplomatic Corps,
Chief Justice and Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court, Secretary Fish
and other members Of the Cabinet,
Senators aud Representatives in Con-
gress.
China Threatened by Germany.
New YORK. Jan. "A.
A Berlin dispatch says that should
| China fail in rendering indemnity and
inficting punishment for plundering
the German schooner Anne, near
Annoy, the German Government init
mates that its demands will be ex-
acted by force. "A squadron will he
held in readiness tn proceed to the
Chinese waters, should such an emer-
gency arise.
The Hawaiian Treaty-OppOsitiOn
to she Congressional PROPOSE
ton to Reduce the Army.
CHICAGO, Jan. "a.
A Times Washington special says
the necessary Legislation for carrying
into effect the reciprocity treaty with
the Hawaiian Islands, now under con
s~ideration i'm the Ways and Means
Committee, meets with favor from sev
eral members of the committee though
the latter has not yet taken any formal
action in regard to it. The proposed
law, which will provide for an inter
change OF commodities, will in some
degree result in a reduction OF revenu
by a loss of duties paid on importa-
tions from those islands.
Herculean efforts are making among
officers of the army to fright.n the
Military Committee out of the con.
tenn plated sweeping reduction. As
saon rs the project for cutting down
the army was made known, every
channel by which influence could be
brought TO bear was filled with pro-
tests and hints to stay Congress from
action. Every paper in the city and
throughout the country in sympathy
with the army officers, or friends
of tho army officers, began
u howl about the indecency o.
a Confederate Congress cutting
down the ranks OF All arm that had
beaten them. In spite of all this, how
ever, plans for reduction have gone or
steadily, and il the Military Commit
tee hesitates, Congress itself will put its
shoulder to the wheel.