Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-31
COAST DISPATCHES
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Democratic Organizations.
A SAD SUICIDE.

DAN L RANClSCO, jan. on.
Last night the ~contending factions
of what is known a. the Mannix and
Brady ring OF the Democracy, after
holding separate meetings, a difference
having arisen as to the time of meeting,
came together again and appointed "A
meeting for to night for concerted &c
ton. The reform ring of the party
also met and organized and adjourned
till FRIDAY evening.
Lieutenant John Weldon, Of the
United States Engineer Corps. was
found near midnight last night living
dead on the sofa in his room, 726 Bush
street. Near the body vas an empty
chloral hydrate. No one was admitted
gineers, physicians, a few friends Of
cause of the suicide is "a vet unknown,
understood that he left a letter for his
sister, Mrs. Commodore Marry, but
non of its contents were divulged and
no clue given for the supposed suicide.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.
Congressman Piper, of this district,
has written 4 letter to Horace DAVIS,
Congressman elect, stating his inten-
ton of contesting his election, on he
ground that Davis received over nine
thousand fraudulent votes, such votes
having been cast on certificates Of en-
rollment, and the INT of the voters
not being entered on the great register.
He also alleges that Davis received
tour thousand votes cast 10y parties
nOn resident.
H Tho Nnvru ry41 -
day from Mexican ports. Among the
passengers were l.. A. Nj. Contsdor
and Sebastian Garcia, of the Custom
house at Mazatlan, both partisans of
Yglesias. They report everything
very quiet, and that up t o the present
time four of the Pacific States, Lower
California, Durango. Sonora and Guer.
rero have declared for Yglesias. 1t is
currently reported at Mazatlan that
three States on the Atlantic side have
also declared for Yglesias. They say
there are no soldiers of Diaz in any OF
the States that have declared against
him, and should they be sent from
other States the people are prepared to
resist them. Tho feeling among the
people Of Lower California in favor of
Yglesias is almost universal.
Financial men here scout the story
that twenty millions or any large sum
has been transferred from here to New
York to operate in Western Union or
any other stock. They say money
was more plentiful here than at
present. The cashier Of the Bank OF
california says ID. o. Mills Is in New
York on business connected with the
bank, and states positively that
he has no connection with any such
pool nor has any other person con
nected with the bank. Henry, brother
OF James keene, denies that his brother
has any connection with the move
ment or has had $4,000, 900, or one.
tenth that mount transferred to New
York, and characterizes the story, 40
far as he Is concerned, as sheer non.
sense
A man named f. Deidesheimer was
found hanging by the neck to a tram
som over the door Of his room in the
American Exchange Hotel this morn
ing. His feet were on the floor, and he
had evidently slowly stranglsd. He
formerly lived at Forest Hill, but reg
istered at the hotel from Nevada
whether the Slate, city, or county Of
Nevada, is not knowa.
LATER.-But little has been ascer.
tanned to throw light on the suicide.
II seems he had left his room on the
floor above and descended TO the front
parlor, occupied by Henry Janin, of
diamond swindle fame. who is tenn
porarily absent from. tho city. lie
called a boy of the District Telegraph
Company. with which the room was
in communication, ami sitting down
at a table wrote the following: "Dear:
l claim the privilege of addressing YOU
thus because it Is for the last time. You
may not care for me, but l -" here
the letter stopped short, and the writer
had fallen forward on the table, in
which position he was found by the
inmates Of the house, still breathing,
but he died before medical assistance
arrived. Bottles which had contained
choral hydrate we're found in his
W room above. Further than this,
no clue has been found as to the cause