Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-10

ter, who sat lesiie him, and that gent
pointed out various presidential candi-
dates present. and prominent Senator'S.
He appeared to observe with unusual
interest Bayard, Morton and Conkling.
JnaSc Davis-Anna Dickinson's DE.
bus n Failure.
New YORK, May Q.
a Times editorial says another nIan
hitherto high in public estimation has
fallen a victim TO his presidential as
pirations. Moderate conservative DEM
ocrats, ~desIairing of success under the
leadership Of Thurman, Tilden and
Hendricks, had picked out Davis as
the best available candidate. 1t now
appears that the Judge has been carry
ing out a sort OF a double courtship
with hard-money Democrats and inha-
tiOnists.
Most of the specials declare Miss
D~ickinson's debut a failure and her
play a still worse one.
The Jersey city Explosion-IEealth
Of Spcake r Kerr-NOtable Death
-MiscelIaneous.
There has been a meeting of the suf-
ferers by the ex plosion in Jersey City
and Hoboken looking tn recover dan
ages from the corporation of Jersey
City. The total damage is estimated
at from $25, 700 to a quarter OF a mil
lion dollars.
Offenbach. at the Press Club to
night. spoke briefly. Letters were re-
ceived from tie Emperor of Brazil,
Mark Twain and others. expressing re-
greet at being unable to attend.
Tie Worlds Washington special
says that Kerr telegraphed Morrison
this evening, from Richmond, that
there was no truth in the report that
he had resigned or contemplated do.
ing SO. Kerr is simply overworked
and suffers from bronchitis. He is by
no means dangerously i'll. RE has
been advised TO leave Indiana entirely,
the climate di>agr re elm, with INN.
NEW YORK, MAY O..
Major Alex. =. A. Maconib died in
his chair, at the Union Club. last even
ing, by the bursting of the soria. He
WAS the son of Maj. Gen. MacoInb and
married Phil. kearney's sister.
The weather for the past Two days
has been unusually warm. with glori-
ous showers. The weal her jumped
from winter tn summer. with the Their
mometer at 81 to 80, warmer than Ha-
ana or Florida.
Rnmored Mnssacre by S,oux-The
Explosion Again - brooklyn
Navy YarL investigation.
CHICAGO, May 9.
The TribHne'S Sioux City special
says: 1t is reported that the Indians
near Fort Pierre Yesterday attacked a
Black Hills train and killed and scalped
a number of men. The report needs
confirmation, but it is regarded here as
probably true, az it is known that for
some time the Indians in thu section
have beer only waiting for a favorable
opportunity To hosiilities.
New York. MAY q.
At the Investigation into tho cause of
the recent explosion ON Jersey City
Heights. Yesterday contractor Mean
drews stated that the IN AZ con-
tainsd about y barrel, of R,ndrock
powder aud seven kegs of
blasting powder. R-ndrock powder
he considers entirely safe and said ;ha'
it could he burned in the same way
as an ordinary loren. ami II could only
be exploded by means af e~lectrpciiy or
by conclusion. MrAudrews added
that he saw Il or 13 tunnel mrn com
from the direction of Hoboken Satur-
day night and go up the hundred
steps. After they reached the top OF
the hill he heard the report OF a pistol
and Dor after the explosion occurred.
He stated that the iron door Of the
magazine was found Two miles dis
tant.
Yesterday John Roach. a ship build
er. before The Navy Yard Iuvestigat-
ing Committee, gave a distinct and de-
tailed accouni of his transactions with
the Government during the past ten
years, denying in.toto The charges of
improperly influencing Government
officials, which have been made against
him. He showed that all contracts
were awarded him in the customary
manner as the lowest bidder. lie adj
mitted that he had sometimes paid no
litical assessments; once contributed
towards tho election of the Democratic
Governor Hoffman, and had generally
given a. much to one party as the
other.