Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-27
EASTERN DISPhTC HE'S.
BY Overland Telegraph.
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY SENTINEL.
Ex-senator Odfcutt Killed by n Ne
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. %.
The particulars of the shooting of the
Democratic ex-senator Offcutt in st.
Landry parish are as follows: Offcutt,
while making a visit to relatives in
Washington, Louisiana, was shot
through the rear OF his buggy, in the
head, by a negro named Augustan,
armed with a shotgun. Shortly after he
informed some coiored women that
Offcutt had been hurt. Augustan was
suspected and a crowd went up to his
cabin. He ran nj from under his
cabin about 200 yards in advance of his
pursuers. Two hundred armed men
have surrounded a swamp in which he
took refuge. Offcutt died on Sunday.
A Forger Sentenced.
NEW York, Jan. 25.
In the Superior Court this morning.
Lucius w. Pond, the manufactur er,
whose wholesale fOrgeries created so
Iruch surprise and excitement, with
drew his plea of not guilty. and was
sentenced to Is wears i'll the State
Prison. There are sill 81 indictments
against him.
The Panama ilsaiirOna in Bad ZEE.
pH1S.
Files of the Panama Sydrand Herald
received to. day state that the Coloin-
bian Government will soon appoint Il
commission TO investigate the condition
of the Panama Railroad, which, il is al
legged, is in so bad a state that $50, 900
will he required to put it in good run
ming order.
Murder and Mob law In West vir-
Einia.
C~INCINNATI, Jan. %.
A Gazette, Charlestown, West Vir-
ginia, special says: An alteration
occurred between ThoS. Hines and
VIM. Dooley regarding the l~atter's
wife to night. Hines went TO Dooley's
house, knocked in tie door, and when
Dooley appeared Hines cut him with n
knife, severing the jugular vein, from
which he died in all hour after wards.
The case of Dawson and ESteph,
charged with the murder of Lee some
days ago, was called in court 10 day at
Charleston. The day was consumed
by prisoners counsel in arguing for a
change OF venue on the ground of the
hostile feeling of the people against the
prisoners. The Judge reserved his de-
cisiOn until tomorrow. The court
h use yard was filled to-day with eX
citeI citizens chiefly from the vicinity
where the murder was committed.
LATER-About 200 men arrived at 10
p. NJ. and proceeded to the Jail and took
Dawson and Esteph out and marched
them off to the woods, where they will
probably t,e found hanging to "a tree IN
the morning.
looley, vino was killed by Hines
early in the morning, was a colored
nan. After the mob had carried OIL
the Lee murderers colored citizens to
the number Of fifty went to the Jail
and demanded Hines, who was deliv-
cred to them, and they then followed
the former crowd to the woods with
the prisoner, who will probably meet
the Same fate.
Startling Evidence or Fraud at the
Norfolk Navy Yard Completely
of Secretary lsubcsOn.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.
A Times Washington special says
that Congressman Goode was before
the Committee on Naval Affairs yester-
day, and told what he knew about
Robeson's ~rascality, and his neglect,
and the committee feel convinced his
Stto SOS . outiCAitiSs 10 OSIiC III
Norfolk district, where the alleged
frauds were practiced, and brings ties,
timony to warrant all the charges. A
committee OF three members was APP
pointed to 90 to Norfolk and invesii-
gate. Mr.. Goode, among other things,
informed the committee that the Re-
publican party at Norfolk had manip
ulated matters at the navy yard so as
to make them subserye party purposes
on election days. They would collect
a large number of men at the yard and
tell them if they voted the Republican
ticket they could have employment.
The appointment of men at the navy
yard, he says, came from the Repub-
lican Executive Committee, and not
from the commandant of the yard.
For some time before and on election
days as many as l,400 men have been
given employment at the yard without
any occasion for their services, but
simply to obtain their votes. After
the elections are over and the votes of
the employees are not wanted they are