Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-28

DOSTON, august It.
General Butler publishes a card this
afternoon in reply to a dispatch about the
alleged Sherman letter, saying that there
is not one word Of truth in it. 81 have"
he saws, "never seen the original of the
Sherman letter. / never told personal
friends that it had beer obtained, or that
it was genuine; so far from that, / do not
believe in its present existence, if it ever
had any existence"
Assault ON an Aged Man md His
Wife.
New York, August ~.
The residence Of Andrew s. Engle, at
Fair View, New Jersey, eight miles from
New York, was entered by four masked
burglars, on Sunday morning. The dogs
were chloroformcd, and q bloody assault
was made on the aged man and wife. Tit
thieves were driven off by young Engle,
who shot mi Of them.
The Interview Between Archbishop
Purcell and KearHney IL Denied.
New York, August 81.
A Herald reporter has called at the resi-
dence Of Archbishop Purcell, and ascer-
tanned from the Archbishop's brother that
the story Of an interview between the
Archbishop and Kearney, as teiegraphed
to the San Francisco Chronicle, is false.
Tornado and uail-storm.
ST.. PAUL, August 81.
A tornado and hail-storm at Fargo, Da-
kota, last evening, Frustrated a dozen
buildings and damaged many more three
persons were hurt, but no lives were lost.
The storm extended twelve miles along the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
Aid for the SoutherY Relief Conn
mittee.
New York, August 81.
The amount received by the Chamber Of
Commerce for the Southern Relief Com
mittee to-day, is $6,468.
The first bale Of the new crop Of Missis-
sippi cotton sent North was sold at the
Cotton Exchange for the benefit Of the
yellow fever sufferers. In order to realize
as much as possible, every bidder was re-
quired to give the amount Of his bid
toward the fund. In this way the total
amount realized by the sale was $342.
The Notorious Phillip Arnold.
New YoRK, August 81.
The Sun has a letter from Louisville
dated the Esd, stating that Phillip Arnold,
made notorious some years ago in connec-
ton with sailing a diamond field in the
Far West, was lately shot at Elizabethtown,
KY, BY . man named H~oldsworth, in 0 bar
row. He will probably recover, but
will lose an arm.
Suicide of Young Lady.
CLEVELAND, o., August ~.
Sunday morning, about z o'clock, Miss
Hattie Gray, aged eighteen years, living
with her parents on . farm near Middle
bury, . small town west OF this city, suicided
by shooting herself through the heart. Her
parents objecting to her marriage caused
the rash act.
knights Templars Sending Aid.
MEADvILLE, Pa, August ~.
Samuel B. Dickey, Grand Commander Of
the Knights Templars Of Pennsylvania, has
forwarded $500 to the yellow fever sufferers
in the South from the treasury Of the
Grand Commandery, and has telegraphed
orders to all division Commanders to
notify the subordinate Communicates in
the State to at once forward contributions
TO the Grand Recorder for the same pur-
pose.
vanderbi1t's Opinion Of Business.
NEW YoRx. August AZ.
A 1Fibuxe reporter has interviewed Van
derbilt tho latter anticipates . revival Of
business in the fall. He says the New
York Central has ordered 800 new cars, and
the Erie 1900. 10 meet the expected de-
mand. He declared that he does not wish
TO injure any other road, or the Erie canal,
and would not have the latter closed II he
could.
The YeIlew Fever.
MEMPHIS, August a..
The number of new Cases reported mn In
noon to-day is 81, deaths So. The weather
Il cloudy and threatening rain. In the
event Of rain IN increase in the mortality
may be expected. OF the new cases
occurring now, . large proportion are col
orcd persons, among whom the mortality
will doubtless be very great.
Accidentally Killed.
CHIcAoo,D August a..
Two "supers " at the Globe Theater on
Saturday night we're fooling with q gun,
and 1t was accidentally discharged, one OF
them being killed almost immediately.
There was no ball in the gun, the wad did
the work.
The shooting Of Henry murphy.
NEW ORLEASs, August ~.
Henry Murphy, stroke oarsman Of the
Riverside Rowing Club was shot dead by
Henry Hahn, alias Lee, . longshoreman.
on Sunday. The aus Of the trouble Is
unknown.
YeIIew Fever Cases.
NEW OnLxAxs, August a.
The new cases Of yellow fever to-day