Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-29

flIlZeDS nfN6 l1fittEtl q IAN HtNItS
League, To consider the extraordinary
condition of affairs at present existing.
They cannot understand why a blus-
bully should he allowed to
the lives and property OF citi
zens, night after night and every Sun
day, with impunity. They canno un-
why a brutal fellow can be al
lowed to coarsely exhibit a hemp moose
on = public platform and say that he
will hang a Senator in public before the
rising of the son; they cannot under
why n reckless ruifian can re-
ceive police protection in breaking up
a meeting in which he had 10 part III
calling; they cannot understand why
prosecutions have not been con
menced against this persistent law
breaker aud his satellites, and they
propose To employ counsel to inquire
into all these things and many others,
and find out how il is. They propose
to restore a condition If tranquility,
when real estate will have a D. ice i'll
the market. and will find purchasers;
l. encourage capital to again seek in
vestment here; tn have incendiary
%l,arangues stopped; to make 1t impru-
dent to utter threats against life; to
provide for holding public meetings
decenIly and in order; 10 impeach the
police captains who do not discharge
their duty. and To do auumber of other
kindred things which are at present ne
elected. THIS seems like n large con-
tract, but il a be filed to the letter.
The people have endured long enough
the thrratenings ot Kearn-y and his
gang aud have taken hold of the job
in earnest.
The German section of the Working
mems party OF the United States
met this and were addressed
by kearney, who in the uurse oil his
remarks said that if citizens wanted to
organize a Vigilance Committee in OPP
position to the Workingnien, all he
wanted was for the authorities to stand
aside and let both parties have fair
play. and the community would see
the damdest fight ever hehrd of. he
also suggestingly remarked that San
Francisco is 4 wooden city, then went
of in a brilliant peroration descriptive
of the fate of Moscow, ard predicted
that If The vigilantes moved one step
To break mp the Wokingmen's party.
San Francisco wonlu meet the fate OF
the ancient Russian capital.
A. w. Atkinson was before the
Police Court this morning on "A charge
of perjury, in swearing that he Vas a
resident of this State when swearing to
the complaint in the suit for a divorce
from his wife, it being claimed that he
was \ resident of Nevada. The les;i
mouy before The Court to-day proved
that year ago Mr.. Atkinson signl
fled his intention of selling his proper
" in Nevada and moving TO this city.
Last summer the properly WAS sold,
and the proceeds ant TO his wife IN this
city for Investment. He called this
city his home. II was only recently
that he had heard anything regarding
his wife's conduct here, and at once
brought snit for divorce. After this
showing the Court dismissed the case
Fatal Railroad Accident.
VIsALIA, Cal, March %.
A fatal accident occurred five miles
from this place at Cross Greek, where
the passenger trains pass, yesterday
morning. A young man named Pow
ell. Is wears of age. was stealing a ride
on the train from San Francisco. H.
vas holding on to the brake rod run
ming under the coach. He had prol'a-
bly, rode a long distance in this man
ner. As the train was hacking of from
the side track. after allowing the north
ern bound train to pass, he was thrown
from his perch by a jolt of the tram,
the wheels passing owe him, taking
off both legs and his head. Powell
was On his way to Arizona, where he
has an uncle, Superintendent of the
King mine.