Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-11

HanscOus Again In sOurt.
MARysvILLE, CAL, Dec. 10.
William smith, late If the banking
firm IF Rideout Il smith. after an i'll.
ness of several weeks, died at his resi-
dence this morning, aged forty-ive.
SAN Francisco. Dec. 10.
The agitators held their usual meet
ing at the New City Hall lots yesterday
afternoon. Nothing, aside from the
usual incendiary h%arangues occurred,
except That the crowd cdme near mob.
bling a man named kehce, a prominent
anti-COOlite, who had the temerity To
disagree with Kearney. lie was res
cued with difficulty by the police.
kearney and DIR. O'Donnell held an
| opposition meeting at Lotta's fountain.
A Sacramento dispatch say the
workingInen of that city met yester.
day, and passed strong resolutions
condemning Kesrney and Wellock.
for their incendiary course. and cen
surfing the Chronicle for supporting
them.
j. G. Hodge & Co., the well known
stationery firm. have filed = pet .iion
in bankruptcy. Liabilities about $780,
600.
The argument on demurrer of Geo.
NJ. Pinney to indictments found
against him, together with Spaidine
and Hanscom, for issuing navy yard
certificates without authority. with in
tent 10 defraud the United States Gov
eminent, is proceeding In the United
States Circuit Court, before Judges
Sawyer and Hoffman. David Mcclure,
Pinney's counsel. claims that as the
United States could not aud did not
lose anything by the issuance OF the
certificates. there WAS no crime COM
mitted under the law, and that in any
case, as O thar two years had
elapsed between tho date OF the GER
t~ificates and the finding Of the indict.
ments, the statute of limitation bars
action on the part Of the United States.
District Attorney Coghlsn contends
that a. the certificates were papers oil
the Federal office. and issued by par
ties in the employ Of the Government,
legal off.nse has been committed. A
to the question of time, he holds it il
one that can not be raised on demur-
rer in q United States Court.
OAKLAND, Dec. 10.
The workingmen held a meeting yes
terday afternoon, and their proceedings
were of very quiet nature.
A Large Suit for the Old TELEGRAPH
Mines.
SALT LAKE, Dec. o.
Eleven cases were brought in the II,
>. District Court here TN Saturday
against Liberty T.. Holden. formerly
Of Cleveland. lOhio, and four corpora
ton defendants, by stockhOlder~r re-.
siding in Cleveland and Toledo. Ohio,
Detroit and Kalamazoo, Michigan. in
volving the title and product OF the
ground Of valuable mines IN Bingham,
in this Territory, known a. the Old
Telegraph mines. 1t h stated thai
Holden has realized from the working
Of these mines. during the last eighteen
months. over 81, ZOO. 900. The actions
are brought to rescind the pretended
purchases Of stock from Eastern stock.
holders by Holden. while he was act
ing II general manager Of the com
panies. Suit Is based on the alleged
suppression of knowledge Of the fact
that the mines were largely product
i've, and the further fact Of his misap
preparation Of large sums OF money.
It is claimed that the nominal sum ol
money pail to the Stockholders, on
alleged purchases Of their stock. he
lonRed to them as dividends. The
cases attract general attention. Judge
S~chaeffsr granted last evening = tenn
porary injunction. The hearing for
the appointing Of . receiver Is set down
for December 9Th.