Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-05
COAST.
AND HIS CREDITORS.
The WOrkingnien Sour OH
Bones.
Short Specie Shipment to China and
Japan.
A MISSING FIRE COMMISSION.
DUNCAN AND HIS CREDITORS.
A MISSING FIRE COMMISSION
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.


Jas. G.. Duncan was examined Satur
day afternoon before the a~ssignees of
the Pioneer Bank and register in
bankruptcy in relation To the affairs of
the bank. Duncan claims that III all
the Safe Deposit stock transactions he
acted Tor The bank and rot in his own
behalf, and that whenever the stock
was soldthe profits Went into the bank.
The Trades Unions of the clty held "A
meeting yesterday, and resolved to
hold a State Convention on the third
Sunday in March, passed resolutions
condelnning Senator PIerson for his
| remarks during his debate in the Sem
ate ON the Constitutional Convention
bill, intinlating that w~orkingmen were
unfit to lake part in the proceedings of
that conventions: also condeinning
Senator Bones for his vote on the bill,
and requesting the Executive Commit
tee Of the W~orkingmen's party to lie
mand his resignation. These resolu-
tons were fead at the meeting on the
sand lots yesterday afternoon and
| adopted with cheers, but kearney got
| up and said Bones vas an honest, WE'LL
| meaning Old man, but not smart
enough to cope with the other MEM
bers of the Senate, who are continu
ally making up jobs on him, aud
thought that with a little more X Pc
rience he would do we'll enough and
suggested that the portion of the reso-
luton referring to him be stricken
out. This was done amid cc%nsilera-
BILE shouting TO the general effect that
Bones WAS an old fraud.
Last night, after the close of the per-
Torrance at Baldwin's Theater, "a
woman, named Sallie Sharp, shot at
Wesley ID. Barnes. the dramatic critic
OF the F0ottight, w%ounding him III the
cheek. She asserts that Barnes Is mar
ried 10 her; has swinGled her out Of
her money and left her. Barnes claims
that she is crazy; that he was never
married to her. or lived with her: but
she has followed and pestered him for
Il long time.
The steamer Csina, which sailed at
noon TO-DAY for China and Japan, took
a very small treasure. list, aggregating
only about 500 900, about equally di
vided between trades, MeXleans and
fine silver. Not a single tank made a
shipment by the steamer, all being on
account OF Chinese parties. There has
been some demand recently among the
tanks for fine silver, but evidently for
other purposes than export. 1t is ditii-
cult to account for the present small
shipment.
The friends of b. Ordenstein, a mem
Der OF the Board of Fire Commission
ers, are considerably excited OVer his
singular absence. He has been miss
ing ever since Friday, February 22l,
and nothing has since been heard from
him. He occupied a room on Bsnham
place, and LETT without saying any
thing to his landla ~. He had always
previously appri>ed her OF any inten.
ton to lea We The city. or to remain away
for any length of time.
Pistol Practice af CoIusa.
CoLUsA, Cal, March 4.
John T. Arnold, City Marshal was
shot and killed by d. Shephardson, at
| O'Clock this afternoon. There has
been a feud existing between them for
some months, and both being fearless
men, their friends have been expecting
blood>hed all along. To day Shep
harrison am to town, and on meeting
Arnold commenced abusing him, aud
some say drew his revolver on him.
Arnold then got ont "A warrant for his
arrest. He found him in Degaruate'S
store, when Tie shooting commenced.
Arnold was shot three times, two OF
the shots taking effect in the head,
both of which were mortal. Shep
harrison delivered himself up to the
authorities and is now in Jail.