Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-01
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CALIFORNIA.
RAID THROUGH CHINATOWN.
THE MORE MURDER CASE.
Election OF Railroad Officers.
A RAID THROUGH CHINATOWN.
THE MORE MURDER CASE.
SAN TRANcrscp. july 81

A Francisco, july 81.
A joint committee of the Board of Super
yisors, in company with the Health Officer
and Chief of the Fire Department, made a
raid through Chinatown to-day. They saw
enough to alarm and disgust them. Fires
were found amid the most dangerous sur
roundings crowding to excess developed
itself everywhere; official noses were Of
Tended by odors dd ndaseana, and in a
filthy den in Bull Run alley, used as a hos
pital, fonr wretcltd lepers We're found in
dustriously rolling cigars. Filth abounded
everywhere; some of the Chinese alleys
were found to be practically vast cesspools.
BAN BUESAvENTURA, July 81.
After ten hours discussion of the Curlee
case, the jury sent for the Judge at 0
O'Clock this morning and desired further
instructions on the point of what consti-
tuted a reasonable doubt. The Judge in
formed them that he knew of no language
III which the matter could be more clearly
defined than the instructions and charge,
and he could help them no further in de-
filming the term. The DEFENDANTS attorney
asked that the instructions be handed the
jury, and with these they once more re-
tired. At half-past tea O'Clock the jury
returned into Court with a verdict of gull
ty, fixing the penalty at imprisonment for
life. Friday next has been fixed for the
sentence. 1t is understood that the jury
at first stood two for acquittal. TIE i'm
panneling of the jury to try Lord will be
proceeded with this afternoon.
SAN FRANcIsco, July 81.
The Central Pacific Railroad Directors
to-day elected tie following officers: Pres
iGent. l.. Stanford; First Vice-President,
C. p. Huntingdon; End Vice President,
Chas. Croker; Financial Director, d. W.
Cotton; Treasurer, E. W. Hopkins; Secre-
tary, D. II. Mills, Jr.
The Southern Pacific Railroad today
elected the following Directors; Chas.
Croker, d. D. Cotton, II. M. Newhall,
Chas. Mayne, N. Il. Smith, J. L. Willcott,
Willard and Huntington.
The California Pacific Railroad elected
officers and dir ctors as follows: r.. T..
Hammond, President; Geo. L. Gray. Vice
President; J. l.. Willie, /, Treas. ; c. +.
Croker, N. T. Smith, c. j. Robson, J. O..
B. Gum, Directors; J. Gum, Secretary.
In the United States Circuit Court, to-
day, the Other cases pending against W.
b. Carr were dismissed for want Of evil
dence. The case of Rodgers and under same
discussion, was set for August 18th.
Higgins case as soon after as convenient.
The case Of Spalding, Pinney and Others,
viii not be tried till October.
Tie -semi-annual statement of the Bank
OF Ne7ada for June 29th. shows the assets
to be SAG. a4s, goo, Of which SOS , 800 is
coin and ballion.
The Sierra Nevada Company levied all
assessment Of 81 pr share today.
CLovERDALE, July 81.
J. j. Smith was drowned in Iussian'
river on Sunday last. He was washing
dishes atthe Cloverdlle Hotel. and went to
the river with a lot of small boys. He in
quired the depth of the water, and found it
was over eight feet d ep. and after tais
undressed himself and deliberately jumped
in, telling the boys he could not swim.
Everything seems to indicate suicide. He
had been in good circumstances, but stocks
had pulled Him down, and he was very de-
spondent.