Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-19
PACIFIC COAST.
FROM THE BAY.
SUICIDE IN A GRAVE YARD.
AN EXPRESS MESSENGER DIS
EMBOWELS HIMSELF.
The Ups and Downs Of the
Stock Market.
California Republicans Dissatisfied
with Hayes.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST.
SAN Francisco, April IL.

committed suicide at the grave oil his
wife in the Catholic Cemetery yester
day forenoon, by shooting himself
through the head.
Geo. Bernard, for many years en-
ployei as an exp resSman for the house
of 7. II. Selby &Co., made "A desperate
attempt at suicide at his residence, 53I
Linden avenue, to-day. Hs took two
ounces of laudanunl, gashed his throat
with a razor, inhicting a severe wound,
drew the Weapon more than a dozen
times across his abdomen, nearly dis
emboweling himself, and stabbed him
self twice with a jackknife, He still
lives in a critical condition. He has
been drinking heavily of late, to which
his friends attribute the act.
The Bulletins man of figures finds
that from Wednesday, the llth inst,
to Monday, the 10Th, when stocks were
nearly out of sight, the decline in the
apparent value OF the leading % mines
on the Comstock listed in the Board,
was Sll ,44g,4 400. From the latter dare
to the quotations of this mornings
Board there is noted an advance OF
Sc, 3SS 800.
The Commissioners Of the City and
County Sinking Fund recently adver-
tise1 about sever hundred thousand
dollars surplus on hand which would
lie loaned on call. To day Mike
Reese took two hundred and seventy
i've thousand dollars, depositing bonds
as security.
On Friday the Mayor, Auditor,
County and City Attorney, Judiciary
aud Finance COMMITTEE will meet To
consider the expeiiency ot bringing
suit against the Spring Valley Water
Company for a forfeiture of its charter
by virtue of its action in the present
water fight.
A fire in the bakery Of the Boston
Cracker Company, on Geary between
Dupont and Stockton streets, this
morning, damaged the premises 10 the
noun of 81 900.
A man WAS found dead in the mud
near low water mark at Po;rero this
morning. A portion of his clothing
was found near by. IL is supposed,
from papers ON his person, to be John
Eppinger, a cattle dealer OF Baker City,
Oregon.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee met at | o'clock to-day To con
slider questions relative to the conduct
of the coming political campaign in
this State. Without definite action
they adjourned to Saturday, when it is
OK pected that Senator Sargent and
perhaps Senator Booth will be invited
to attend the meeting. M. ID. Boruck,
Secretary of the committee, says his
correspondence with Republican lead
ers in the interior shows considerable
dissatisfaction with the policy of the
President, among Republicans of the
more pronounced stripe.
The Chico Incen diaries Ga Trial for
their trimes.
ORovILLE. April Is.
The County Court met this morning
at 10 o'clock to begin the trial Of the
Chico incendiaries. Seventy Jurymen
had previously teen summoned and
they together with the witnesses aud
interested spectators made "A crowd
never before seer at the Court house.
The case of II. +. jones was the first
called for trial. Both sides announced
themselves ready. The State is repre-.
scented by District Attorney Freer,
Governor Woods, j. f. Hutton and A.
j. Grifford. Defendants by Hart 2.
O'Hundley, of this place, n of the
ablest criminal la yers on the coast.
The entire forenoon has been con-
sumed in getting a jury. The follow
ing were selected as jurymen: John |.
Lewis, Il. A. Turner, w. Bassett, CIV.
Riley, j. f. Joggard, J. n. Bennett,
b. +. Fellum, l.. Z. Clarke, u. w.
Bassett. l.. Il. Morse, John O'Nyett and
f.. Bradbury. Nearly all the farmers
and men of intelligence are beginning
to be greatly excited as the dry season
is approaching, and they arc fearful
lest their wheat fields may become the
next scene of conhagration.
The Observation-Disclosures Contest.
SACRAMENTO, April Is.
This forenoon the Supreme Court is
sued a peremptory writ of mandate to
the Secretary of State to issue to Pache'
co his certificate of election. Wiggin.
tons attorney therefore moved the
Court in proper form to direct an in.
quiry into the question of fact and Il
issue a writ to the Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors of Monterey county for
a certificate of the fact as to whether Oh
not he did not change the minutes oil
the Board relative to the count of votes
for Congressman. This last motion
has not yet been beard.
Another suicide.
PORTLAND, Or, April Is.
DR.. Rudolph Wilcox, Clerk of the
United States Circuit Court, commit