Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-19
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES,
FROM CALIFORNIA.
The Miller Farce Ended.

"a l. oGGs no.
In the Municipal Criminal Court, to-
day, Woodruff alias Miller, the million
dollar railroad detaulter, was again
placed on trial. A number of the OIL
GERS and employees of the railroad com
pany were called as wilne sses, who
swore that Miller never emhezzled a
dollar, and could not have done so
without their knowledge. Tho Ease
was given to the jury without argu-
ment or evidence on the part OF de-
PENDANT, and a verdict of not guilty
was at once rendered. This ends the
farce and Miller is finally at liberty.
Shipwreck ana Loss of Life at Half
Moon Bay.
S~PANIsHTowN (Cal.), Oct. IS.
The ship Rydal Hall, from Cardiff,
consigned to Balfour, Guthrie & Co.,
was wrecked off the whaling station at
Denpiston ranch, near Spanishtown,
last night. at eight O'Clock. Nine
hands we're lost trying to get ashore.
The balance we're got off this morning
nv the whalers. The captain is still
aboard and refuses to cotne ashore.
The ship is fast on the rocks with the
sea breaking over her and will proba-
bly, break up.
Ground Broken on the Colorado
River for the Texas and Pacific
Railroad.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. is.
A dispatch from Yuma, Arizona,
says the ground will be broken this
afternoon on both sides Of the Co orado
river, and approaches to the river on
either side graded atonce for the Texas
Pacific Railroad.
The chinese Investigation Com
mittee.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IS.
The Congressional Committee on the
Chinese investigation, at their meeting
this afternoon, Senator Morton in the
chair, passed a resolution requesting
the presence at a meeting of the com
mittee tt be held Thursday at 2 O'Clock.
at their rooms at the Palace Hotel, of
the following gentlemen: Mayor Bry-
ant, Chief Of Police, Health Officer,
Committee Of the California Senate,
Coolie Club, f. A. Bee and b. S.
Brooks, representing the Chinese in
terests and any officer ofthe six Chinese
companies. These gentlemen are re
quested to be present at that time to
make suggestions as to witnesses and
as to the conducting OF the investiga-
ton on Saturday. The committee will
hear the representatives of the CalifOr
mia State Senate, and OF the city of San
francisco, of the Anti-Coolie Club,
Messrs. Brooks and Bee, each moi
longer than one hour in their state
ments on either side of the question.
The meeting will he held at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. At the sessions of the commit
tee there will be allowed to be present
representatives Of the press and mi
representative each Of the State Sem
ate, Of the municipality, of Anti Coolie
Clubs, Mr.. Brooks and Mr.. Bee, and
officers of the six companies, not ex-
ceeding one officer from each COM
pany.
Suicide of 81 County Officer at San
Hose.
SAN JOSE, Call. Oct. IS.
To-day the community was startled
ny the report that John Monroe Little
field, ~ex-County Clerk ard lately Chief
Deputy in the County Assessors
office, had committed suicide at his
residence, in the western portion OF
the city. The Coroner was notified
and an inquest held, and sufficient ev-
idence was elected to prove beyond
doubt that the act was of his own seek
ing, and that he preferred death to the
alternative of the public exposure of a
late transaction of his in which he sue
ceeded in raising 81 1000 by altering the
word ''she' in a mortgage by erasing
the letter rs" and making it "he." He
went home, after drinking heavily, and
some time during the night took an
ounce of laudanum. Littlefield was a
man of more than ordinary qualifica-
tions, but Of late years has been of in
temperate habits, and it was supposed
he was becoming demented. lie
leaves a large family of children to
mourn his unfortunate death.