Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-31
COAST.
THE ALLEGED CORNER ON SILVER.
Embezzlement by an Insur-
a nee Agent.
THE woRKIN GNHEN
AFTER BONES.
SAN Francisco, March 30

oAN Il IVA NCtS0Os Ndttif NV
Regarding Secretary Sherman's
statement that the SILVER If
the Pacific coast have made n corner In
that commodity. and put up the price
of bullion To a figure higher than that
at which they were previously Will
ing to sell for shipment tn Asia even
with fIe!ght excluded. The Nevada
Bank authorities say such is not .
Proper state ment of the case. 1hey
hold that they a., ss a m I er of bu-
>iness, en- tiled Ia whatever profit
would falit inem bv their nearne-s To
the market. In offering silver for
coinage at the San Francisco mint, they
estimate what it Will cost The govern.
ment to buy silver in London, and
cmr,i lgIy.
Subscriptions to the United States
four per cent. loan at the office Of the
sub treasury in San Francisco during
the past month, aggregate only S2l,-
$50.
n. II. johnson, formerly agent
of The Union Lite Insurance Company.
was arrested Il day on a charge Of
having emtezzled Sil ,394 belonging to
thatcorporation. Johnson. when dis
charged from this position, is alleged
to have retained and appropriated The
above amount in lieu OF commissions
on policie,, which he cls ! ned would
become due him ut some iuture time.
Bail was fixed at SIS 600 and n bond
for that mount was filed.
The committee appointed by the
State Central Committee of the
Workingm-n's party has issued lhe
folio wing 10 the meeting of the Coun-
ty Central Committee: "The Work
ingmen's party of Alameda county, in
conference, last evening. With the
committee appointed fr"iD San Fran.
cisco, in relation tn the conduct OF
Senator Bones, a definite line of policy
wa determined upon, which will bs
made public in n few days. In the
meantime, Workingmen, he patient.
We assure you that nothing will | o
left unttone that will further Your
party. John Livehan, j. p. Dunre
and John b. Bachelor, COMMITTEES on
Conference. San Francisco, March %,
1873"
SAN BUENA VENTURA, March 30.
The prisoners are held on the charge
of murder OF Il. Wailare. More were
arraigned this morning before justice
r. e. Carlton, sitting rs a committing
magistrate. The District Attorney
stated that l.. G. Granger would appear
"a his deputy in the prosecution. w.
s. and b. f. Williams also appear red
for the prosecution. The prisoners
we're brought in. Churchill appears
quite weak aud sick. MIR. Brooks, OF
Hines Il Brooks. who appeared for the
defense. asked that a continuance I've
granted until Monday next. The
Court grained the request, it being
agreed that the examination wou'd
then positively 90 on. A statement
now prevalent on the street is, that one
Austin Brown, a farmer on the Sespe
rancho, had a dispute with Carries, one
of the prisoners. who threatened Ia
kill him. Relieving he would execute
his threat. Brown is said 10 have di-
vulged all he had learned Of the ass4ss.
ination to the authorities. Another
party, knowing the particulars after
the murder, and now lying at the
point of death. ia also said 10 have
made an ante norton deposi'ion on. con
tirming Browns story. These stale
n,ents do not come from the authori
ties, but. are generally believed. ant