Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-11
EASTERN NEWS.
Especial. TO THE DAILY SENTINEL.
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
The Louisiana hastiness!
BOTH HAYES AND NICHOLS
PLEDGED IN WRITING TO
KEEP THE RETURNING
BOARD OUT OF THE
PENITENTIARY.
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.

The Journal says: Honorable men
of both parties are loud in condemua-
ton of the movement by the implaca-
BILE Bourbons of Louisiana 10 iBdict
and prosecute the members of the Re-
turning Board OH the charge of alter
ing or forging records in connection
with the electoral vote of that State last
fall. 1t is generally understood that
Major Burke, acting for Nichols, and
Stanley Matthews assuming to act
for the President, signed an agreement
TO prevent just this step. Burke has
never denied it, though often asked to
communicate its terms. The Presi-
dent says positively that he was led to
suppose that no measures would be
taken against the Returning Board.
1t is understood that when Congress
meets. Burke will be requested to pro
| duce the agreement before an inyesti-
eating committee.
WASHINGTON, July 10.
General While, Congressman elect
from Pennsylvania, had an Interview
with the President to-day on Pennsyl-
vania politics. He fears hat the Re
publicans have lost the State. He
indicates that the real trouble is the
depression that exists on account of the
entire failure of The Southern policy of
the party and the loss of every South
ern State. He denies that dissatislac-
ton with Hayes and the state of the
party is manufactured by Cameron,
and says that the causes of the exist
ing i'll feeling lie deeper down.
1t has been determined that changes
in about 200 consulsbips are required,
hut new appointments will be made
with great deliberation.
vanderbiIt's Grandson Indicted for
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NEW YORK, July 0.
Oakley S. Barker, grandson Of Com
modore Vanderbilt, was indicted by
the general sessions Of the Grand
Jury TO day for stealingjswelry from a
young woman named Lizzie Weeks.
Shortly afterwards the prisoner was
arraigned at the bar of the court, and,
pleading not guilty TO the charge, was
remanded for trial.
Lewis Leland, formerly of the Occi-
dental Hotel. San Francisco, and War
rem Leland, of the Palace Hotel, left
this evening for San Francisco. War
rem Leland has arranged with the diff
ltlcHt ram Od IA ~ t6hO w o1il
cisco and back a party of from rs to
United States.
Terrible Tornado In Massachusetts.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass July 9.
A tornado occurred at Westfield this
afternoon. 1t came eastward through
the gorge of the Westfield river, and
widened to half a mile, Telling trees,
scattering fences, and demUlishing
buildings until its force was expended.
1t first struck the wall Of the Salmon
Falls paper mill, which was rebuild
ing from the recent fire, which fell.
crushing in an engine house contain
ing two men, n Of whom was Sc
riously hurt. A family of six per-
sons in the house heard the whirling
noise, and knew nothing until they
found themselves on the floor several
rods from the site of the house. The
rest of the building was destroyed.
Two buildings and a dozen barns were
blown down. The crops and trees
were much injured. At Chicopee
| Falls the wind destroyed several barns
and sheds, and spoiled many trees.
Further Particulars Of the Hurri.
cane In Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, July 9.
A special to the Sentinel from PEN
sankee says: A terrible whirlwind
struck this town on Sunday night,
leaving but three houses standing.
The Gardner House, a large hotel, was
wholly demolished; sawmills, resi-
dences, trees, fences, etc., were swept
away. Six persons are known to be
killed, twenty wounded and five miss
ing. Some of them were guests of the
hotel, OF whom no account has been
made. The storm tore up large trees
and whirled them in the air like feath-
ers. 1t is supposed that further re-
ports will show more casualties.
A New Hampshire Comst0ck.
BosToN. July 8.
An enormous lode of copper, lead,
gold and silver, twenty feet in width
and extending for miles, has recently
been discovered in Milan, New Hamp-
shire. The lode crosses the Grand
Trunk Railroad one hundred miles
west of Portland.
Specie Train Attacked by High
waymen.
SAN ANTONIO. July 10.
Yesterday, at 4 P. NJ, the train Of
Sheiban, en- route from chihuahua to
san Antonio, laden with specie, Wa
attacked by thirty five white aud Mexi
can bighwsymen, on Seco creek. fifty
TWO miles from here. The train con
lained twelve wagons, ana there were
twenty men with IT. After a desper-
ate fight the robbers we're driven on.
losing several killed and wounded.
Major Domp, of the train, Frank Grim
singer and q Mexican were Killed. and
several others al the train people were
wounded. No such outrage has oc.
Cured since the war.
The Patterson silk Operatives.
NEw YORK. July 10.
The silk manufacturers of Patterson
are about To begin actions for damages
against the strikers, who had written
contracts i'm which they found them
selves to finish all warps on which
they had begun work, before engaging
in the strike. AT the cen strike. a
large number left without finishing
their warps.