Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-17
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The Exchange of Gold for Notes.
WASHINGTON, July 16.
1t is understood that no formal opinion
has been given by the Attorney-General to
the Secretary Of the Treasury concerning
the exchange of gold notes from the United
States Treasury, upon an exchange OF
views on the subject, the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the Attorney-General agreed
that this could not be lone until the first
Of January. The Treasury Department
has the option, however, of paying gold on
government account, and smaller gold
coins are likely to get into circulation In
this manner. The balance still shows a
steady increase, and at the close OF busi-
ness to-day amounted to S2S, 546,Ooo.
Schurx Will Supercede Commits
siOner Spear-New Naval Omeer.
New YORK, July 16.
A Washington correspondent says Mr..
Schurz has determined to supercede Com
missioner Spear, the present Commissioner
Of Patents. 1t is understood that the
place has been rendered to q Western
member Of Congress, who has not yet de-
cided whether he will accept the office OF
Commissioner Spear, who is now absent
enjoying his regular vacation, but it is I'M
derstood that he will not again resume the
duties of the office.
The new naval officer, Colonel Burt, re-
ceived his commission from Washington
to-day. As it did not arrive till nearly
noon, he decided MOI to take formal pos
session of the office until tomorrow. The
new Collector General has informed Col
lector Arthur that he will probably be
ready on Thursday to relieve him.
HOt weather at the East.
ST. LOUIS, July 16.
The heat is still intense, but up to noon
there had been fewer cases of sunstroke
than there were for three days past. Only
fifteen cases we're treated at the City Dis
pensary this morning, and only three
deaths are reported SO far. The total
deaths Yesterday from the heat were 81.
The effects of the prolonged heat are being
felt now by different class Of people than
at first. Scores of merchants and profess
sional men, clerks, statesmen, etc., and
young women, are becoming sufferers, and
the pr~ostrations of greater or less degree
are numerous in all parts Of the city; even
the children are falling victims, and the
mortality among infants is greater than
ever known, except in time of epidemics.
Dr. Carver's Great Shooting Feat.
NEW YoRK, July 16.
DR.. Carver's eyes suffered terribly DUR
ing his feat Of breaking $500 glass balls in
500 minutes. The Times says his eyes
look terrible, and he was continually
forced to stop and press ice to them in a
handkerchief, and was taken to his hotel
and put to bed, where he suffered much all
| night with his eyes. He says he is glad
that he has successfully accomplished the
feat, tut that all the wealth in the world
would not tempt him to repeat it. He says
also that after the first 1000 shots he was
in agony to the end, and that he did not
see hundreds OF the balls at which he fired.
The Shooting of Mayor Murphy.
Troy, N. Y, July 16.
Mayor Murphy was shot at Sunday night
at s o'clock at the corner of Fulton and
Fourth streets, the bullet passing through
the rim of the Mayors straw hat, and
within an inch of his head. He had been
very active in directing a search for horse
car thieves, and it may be that some Of
their friends have planned 10 kill him.
The ERec Of the Heat.
CHICAGO, July 16.
The heat has been more telling to-day
than at any time before this year. The
Thermometer reached so degrees, and three
cases of sunstroke are reported, one being
fatal. The Washington Ice Company lost
q horse, and one OF their drivers was over.
come by the heat. Anton Grie, o Polish
larborer, died from the effects of a sun.
stroke, and an unknown man was pros
trated by the heat.
A. b. SfOckwelrs Creditors.
New YORK, July 16.
The creditors Of A.. b. Stockwell, former.
~ President Of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, met to-day. The total amount
Of liabilities is estimated at 81, O65, 900
The claims proved to-day amount X
$104,0 00.
Outrage ON q Child SIX Years Of Age.
WHEELING, W. Va, July 16.
John Briggs, a negro, last Wednesday
committed an outrage on a white child siz
years of age. He was arrested and
crowd collected, and by a vote Of 45 to Al
it was decided not to lynch him. The
child is not expected to recover.
The Heat at tine Northwest.
CHICAGO, July 16.
The heat everywhere is intense through
out the Northwest. There are many cases
of sunstroke and deaths. There is only
one death in Chicago, yet it is almost an
epidemic in St. Louis.
Republican Convention.
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 16.
The Republicans Of the Seventh Ohio
District, in convention here, to-day, nomi
mated Hon. Charles Foster for representa-
tive in Congress, by reclamation.