Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-18
EASTERN E w S.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL TO THE EUREKA DAILY s~ENrrNEL.I
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
BUTLER FACTION MEETING WITH
OPPOSITION.
High.IIanaed Measures.

The gathering ~ delegates to the Demo
| cratic State Convention to-day is large.
| The Butler faction il meeting with strong
opposition and are broken. Charles
| Theodore pnssell will be nominated.
The State Central Committee is deciding
cases where there are contesting delega-
| tons against the Butler men, and their
| proceed;ngs are denounced by the Gen
erals friends, At about 8 o'clock, the
| Butler men having possession of the hall,
| placed ID. r. Powers. of Springfield, in the
| chair and proceeded to business. After a
long w@rangIn Mavor Platt took the plat
| form and said that the persons then in the
hall might remain. but that no others
should be admitted. A resolution thank
ing the Mavor for his decided ground was
then unanimously passed amid great ap-
plause. David Powers, of Springfield,
then took the floor and requested the del
egates to nominate a cnaifIhan.
epanis.' anmm;ttee he nominated to
nno ma ma. 5oIaaate s hoar;pq credentials
80 ',a y, !. - a. Lol Carried Tho
W auinileu nno;rtod and retired and
na wao rpod rush was made for
". ueav ,eu ''e 33re outs;der forced the door.
VIZ. sn9 ,aas closely followed Nv the mob. The
dnors wore tLen closed by the police. At
th;s ;uncture Monnor McAfferty entered
tha hall and was received with cheers.
Hon Edward Avery stepped upon the
platform and said: "Bv request of the
Democratic State Central Committee l am
here to announce-"l Cat-calls and hisses
followed each other in rapid succession,
Avery maintaining his position upon the
platform.l A delegate moved that Avery
he REQUESTED to leave the platform. The
Chairman decided that Avery must leave
the platform, which he refused to do.
McAnerty again tried 10 spear, urging .ne
ConVentoh 10 listen to "ha' avery nao W
say. Inc eAcitr,ueh, d 'his Poih. peS5als
description me deieoates rahuisn,ns
canes e'o' rlnaly avery sos .ne pias-
FORM anu uecIatea tne convention ao.
gouIneu UNI "eunesoay .ne losn uay u
oepteinper. intense eAcitenlehI io,oweu'
Aniiu WHICH avery re'reu from 'ne haii'
Railroad Accounts.
WASHINGTON. September II.
French. the Government Auditor of the
Pacific Railroad accounts. has been in
that the Union Pacific Railroad
is making mn its accounts. and
tbat they will he sneedilv forwarded to
Washington for inspection and approval.
required by the act of Congress. The
ohiy company whicn mas tnus lar neeiected
W TAKE any steps to"aIus complying WIN
ehe law Is tne central racine ana frehch
II VIII probably 1ali into the
soon. IL Is not thought that the companies
WIN 80 70 tne Expense OF q sun IN ,ne Su-
preme Court to try to prove hal the law
Tor auditinp to the rovernment il uncon-
stitutional.
bursting of n Ram -Great
D,,,o~n
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The dam above Woods cotton mill. on
the Egg Harbor river race, burst last
night, causing great damage to property.
The entire body of water rushed down in
column and submerged the town. The
villagers were aroused by the crashing in
If windows and doors. The widest ex-
itemen followed, and several persons are
,epoi.eu ios'. - sa.u .nae W. pouieS
iase oeen waSncu upon shc river 'anA sew
niiIss peio" ,o"n. great :. ~
,apeu 'h,Uusn .ne Maser ~ tne ni5n
men is estimated at $50, O0O. Great dam
lge also results from the destruction of
furniture and household effects, etc.
Rutrer IL, possess;o, Of tho r;a,s
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