Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-10-02
The Great walking Match.

NEN Lo1h3 O&tOota
Three thousand spectators witnessed the
walking match between O'Leary and
Hughes last night. O'Leary appeared as
fresh and lively as when he started, and
he walked and ran by turns, doing very
little running. however. Hughes, on the
contrary. ran most of his miles, and APP
neared lame and wearicd. O'Leary com
ppleted 100 miles in 81 hours, 20 minutes
and So seconds. He left the track at 20
minutes to IL O'Clock, and came on again
at4k minutes to IL, and rested but very
little throughout the day. Hughes ON
| Melted II miles at II minutes and II Sec
md to 5 O'Clock in the afternoon. He
made So miles in the remarkably quick
time Of II hours, 81 minutes and Is Sec
onds.
At noon to-day. in the six days walk,
O'Leary had made 1874 miles, and Hughes
lis.
At $50 this afternoon O'Lcary had made
I54 miles, and Hughes 1874.
A Grand Row with Thirty Tramps.
CLEVELAND, o., October /.
Last evening the police at Akron, Ohio,
attempted to arrest a tramp in the put
skirts of the city. They were met by
about thirty well-armed tramps, who drove
them back into the city at the point OF re-
v~olvers. Company b, Of the Ohio Ma
tional Guard, was called out to assist the
police. They arrested eighteen OF the
tramps. A number of professional thieves,
who we're with the tramps, escaped.
Several shots were fred, but without any
known effect.
An AppOlmtmemt-A Cabinet Session.
WASHINGTON, October /.
General Z. Paine, Of Wisconsin, has
been appointed Commissioner Of Patents.
The Cabinet had g short session to-day.
All the members were present, except Post
master General Key and Secretary Thomp-
son. The former was represented by As
sistant Postmaster General Tyner. A ques-
ton was brought before the Cabinet in
volving the right Of the Oregon and Utah
Railroad Company to extend its line
through certain Indian territory. 1t will
be a subject Of further consideration by
the Attorney General.
Congressional Nominations.
BALTIMORE, October /.
The National Labor Greenback party, Of
the Fourth Congressional District have
nominated William s. Quigley, making the
fifth candidate for Congress from that dis
trict, at present represented by the Hon.
Thos. Swan. The nominees are the Hon.
Robt. McLane (Dem.), Jno. G. Holland
(Rep.), William s. Quigley (Greenback),
w. b. Redgrove (Temperance), and LAM
bert $. Cuttings independent Dem.).
Fatalities In the south.
New YORK. October 1.
The "Tribunc' says the total fatalities in
the South, from yellow fever, is s 1900, and
ki.o ornnupf no ico1 bara 10 sage mo
PoRT GIBSON, Miss, October 1.
The fever is spreading rapidly in this
county.
Investigation al h Custom-H House.
NEW YORK, October 1.
The Congressional Committee, Of which
Fernando Wood is Chairman, resumed the
investigation of the workings Of the Gus
tom-house to-day. Several deputy collec-
tors were examined, but merely testified to
the routine OF labors.
The Republicans of Troy, N. Y, have
nominated Walter A. Wood for Congress.
Parties Elected from Land In Penn
sylvanias
WASHINGTON, October 1.
The law officers OF the Government have
taken steps to eject parties from the pos
session Of about J 900 acres OF land in the
Pennsylvania oil regions. The land was
taken in part payment Of a debt due the
United States by the Venango County
Bank, Of about $50, 000.
A Game Of Cricket.
New York, October 1.
The game of cricket at Hoboken, accord
ing to the English rules, between the
Australian II and a picked team Of the
st. George, Staten Island and Manhattan
clubs, began this morning. The Austria
liam team won the toss. and sent the New
Workers. to the bat. The Australians wer'
loudly cheered on taking position in thu
field,
Nominated fOr Congress.
CHICAGO, October !.
George r. Davis was yesterday nomin
ated for Congress by the Republican Con
yention in the Second district.