Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-27
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Maw xoRK.
The Followers OF Lerd9 to Meve on the
Mexican Presidency.
A Gotham Judge Falls Among the
philistines.
HEAVY SPECIE SHIPMENT.

NEW YORK, May &c.
A special from New Orleans says /:
General Lever, an agent of President
Lerdo, has just arrived here from Mat
amOras. lie says arrangements have
been made with States of Mexico-Sin-
aloa, HidalgO, Chipas, Jalisco, Tobias
co, and Canpreher-to pronounce for
Lerdo as 500 as an attempt Is made
from this side. General Escobedo is
in San Antonio engineering the project.
1t will be first made, as a feint, on the
Northern Pacific side, In Sonora, but
the main attempt will be made near
Matamoras. 1t is now stated that
there are at least 800 men, deserters
from the Mexican army and despera-
does generally, who have already en-
listed, and who, it is claimed, as soon
AS they enter Mexico, will be Joined
by a large number of the army.
A telegram says Judge Orine Pratt,
of San Francisco, will appear against
two "bunko" men, Watson and Low
cry, who were arrested yesterday. 1t
appears the Judge had been roped into
the game and was in the house when
the detectives made a descent upon ii.
Rev. Henry Myers, Rev. James
Haun, and T. McCunningham, of San
Francisco, are in town.
A dispatch from Paris says: Presi.
dent Mcmahon, speaking at Cam
paigne to-day. said hat the recent
change of Cabinet officers only ssure
the stability of the interior and the
peace Of the exterior of France. He
will not mix with outside policies.
The specie shipment to. day is 81 ,000,.
600, of which $3.50 600 is gold coin.
saved by q Scratcia-SaIe OF Govern
uent GOld.
WASHINGTON. May 26.
Four Mexican refugees at Eagle Pass
have just been saved from death by a
timely telegram. They had been de-
manded on a pretended warrant of ex-
tradition from the Mexican authorities
and the Judge was about delivering
them. Fortunately the American Con-
sui on the opposite side of the river
brought tie matter 10 the attention of
the State Department, which promptly
telegraphed that the warrant was lille.
gal, ~unfouDded and not TO be complied
with. Proceedings were Of course
stopped and the Department is now in
receipt, through the Consul, of the
grateful thanks OF the men whose lives
were saved.
WASHINGTON, May 20.
The Assistant Treasurer at New
York has been directed to sell a mil
lion in gold May 3lst,
Mrs. President Hayes Goes for Her
Wallet.
FRoTREss MONROE, May %.
Atthe closing exercises OF the Hamp-
toa Normal and Industrial School
{colored), Mrs, President Hayes, who
was n of the committee to award
prizes, gave an independent prize of 50
to a pupil for a composition entitled
"a Temperance Story" she deeining
this the most m~erit0rious essay, the
balance of the committee having de-
cided thatthe regular prize of S. should
properly go to another pupil.
Acqufttai of n Tooth Carpenter.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Nav 26.
The jury in the case of DIR. Warren
G. Westlake, on trial for manslaughter
in killing Walter Lewis with chloro-
torn while extracting a tooth, to-day
rendered "a verdict Of not guilty.
TwO children burned to Death.
BosroN, May 20.
The dwelling of Henry Tower, at
North Clarendon, was destroyed by fire
last night and two of his children
burned to death.