Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-12
EASTERN DlSPATC HE'S.
by Overland Telegraph.
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY SENTINEL
Death or Rcverdy Johnson.

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B%ALTIMoRE, Feb. 10.
Revordy Johnson, the distinguished
statesman and journalist, was found
dead this evening at S:l5, in the
grounds surrounding the Executive
Man sion, at Annapolis. johnson was
the guest of Governor Carroll, and
dined this evening with other gentle
men at the Executive Mansion. He
was found dead in the yard by II serv-
ant.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 10.
Mr.. Johnson came here last night to
argue the ease of Baker vs.. Prick in the
Court of Appeals. BY invitation of
Governor Carroll he became his guest
at the Executive Mansion to day. The
Governor invited Chief Justice Barton,
of this State, and several other gentle
men to meet Mr.. Johnson at the man
sion. They dined about D p. NJ. AT
dinner Mr.. Johnson appeared in excel
lent spirits and his usual health, and
entertained the company by his con-
v~ersation, and the relating of anec
doctes. At dinner he took one glass OF
Madeira, ard refused to take any more.
Alter dinner he asked the Governor to
take him in the parlOr. He took the
Governors arm, and, walking in the
parlor, sat down on "A sofa. AT the re-
quest of Mr.. Johnson, the Governor re-
joiued his guests at the table. Shortly
after a servant appeared at the door
and, reckoning the Governor out, told
him Mr.. Johnson was lying in the yard
on the stones. Governor Carroll went
Immediately to the place and found
Mr.. Johnson lying on the cohble stone
carriage way hat passes under the
porch of the mansion, close up to the
wall, and close to the door leading into
the basement. lie had evidently gone
down the front steps and around the
| side of the house and fell where he
was found about S:l5 o'clock p. NJ.
The impression is that he had been
| there at least half M hour. lie was
then dead and was bleeding profusely
from wounds on the right side OF his
hsad and face. His body was at once
| removed into the basement room and
| physicians summoned. DR.. w. G..
Tuck was the first to arrive, and after
examining the body pronounced lie
extinct. Drs. Riaout and Cloud ar
rived afterwards. There are large
wounds on the right side of the fore
head, two fractures OF the skull from
the upper portion of the forehead to
the eyebrows; a dislocation of q finger
of the left hand and cuts Oh the hands
and legs, beside bruises. Physicians
are examining the body to determine
tho cause of death. Mr.. Johnson
would have been so years old next
May.
The Dominion Parliament The
Black Hills Fever.
CHICAGO, Feb. IL.
A Times Ottawa special says the
Dominion Parliament opened yester-
day with the usual imposing cere-
monies. The speech from the Throne
was delivered by Lord Dufferin in the
Senate Chamber. The speech makes
no mention of the Pacific railway fur
Their than that papers connected there
with will be submitted. 1t announces
a deficit in evenue of the Dominion
which will necessitate a revision of the
tariff and curtailing of expenditures in
all departments of public service. This
is looked upon as foreshadowing the to-
tai abandonment of the Pacific rail-
way.
A Times Sioux City special says the
excitement over the Black Hills news
lately received il or the increase and
parties are fitting out and getting ready
10 depart. A company has been
formed to start about the 2lst Of this
month. The leaders profess TO have pos