Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-13
EASTERN NEW s.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
IsrrorAL TO TIE EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL
A Blaze in Chicago.
OPPOSITION TO VANDERBILT.


CHICAGO, May IL.
Shortly before 5 O'Clock yesterday after
noon . fire broke out IN the corner OF
Union and Twenty-ssssond street, in Pal
mer x Fuller's lumber yard and dry house,
which burned fiercely until 8 O'Clock. and
althoug then under control it will probably
burn the greater part Of the night. The
drv house was completely destroyed. to-
gsthe. with 5000, 900 feet Of shingles aud
1000, 900 feet Of lumber. The proprietors
give their loss at $50, 900, but as their
estimate is based o n tho selling price Of
the material, it il probable that a more
accurate estimate would be S100. 900. Tie
total insurance il about $45 900. About .
dozen cottages and houses adjoining were
burned. Loss estimated at from s 1000 to
SIC. 900, partly insured.
A Tribune" correspondent says: letter
from New York says that there is . grow
ing jealousy among the merchants and
business men Of that city. Of the new com
binafion which Vanderbilt is reported to
be making at the west, with q view Of con-
tanning sole control Of a grand trans-con-
tinental line to the Pacific. They say the
New York Central, which IL only another
name for Vanderbilt, is too great q power
already, and it is not desirable that this
power should be increased. The writer
further states that if an old fashioned
Minnesota granger law could be put in
support Of the Chamber Of Commerce, the
Produce and Cotton Exchange, and all tue
great business interests Of the city.
The Russ0-Greek bishop.
OMAHA. May 10.
Among the passengers for San Francisco
yesterday was Bishop Nestor, the newly
appointed Russo-Greek Bishop OF Alaska
He was accompanied by Rev. Mr.. Herman
and Mr.. Alexander Kaup of his suite.
Bishop Nestor is the only Russo Greek
Bishop in the United States, and will make
his headquarters in San Francisco, where
there is : Russo-Greek Church. He will
visit Alaska and the Alentian Islands once
q year. He wears the full dress, cap, etc.,
of the Bishop, and having a long gray
beard, and being q venerable looking man,
he naturally attracts q good deal Of atten-
ton. He comes from st. Petersburg, and
can only talk a few words Of English.
Destructive Fire In ~. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, May II.
A fire yesterday afternoon destroyed
Carothers 4 Co.'S. and also Yocum's ware
houses. with 5000 barrels of -four, a large
mount Of general produce, vehicles,
empty and loaded, cars, etc. Loss, nearly
sI6O, goo.
At e:20 O'Clock last evening a fire
broke out in the wholesale hat and cap
store Of Ganess a Hanike, No. 40 North
Fifth street, and soon extended to the
large notion and gentlemen's furnishing
goods house of Frankenthal 4 Brother, On
the north end, and the clothing store Of
r. 4 W. Godsheim ON the south. All
three stores we're completely Quilted, and
the stocks are s total loss.
Hayes vetoes the Election Bib
sherman on silver.
WASHINGTON. May IL.
Hayes has vetoed the bill to prevent the
interference Of the army with elections.
1t appears from an official document just
printed, giving . full stenographic report
Of q recent private conference between the
House Coinage Committee and Secretary
Sherman, that he not only opposed the
proposition TO redeem trade dollars by
standard silver dollars. bnt expressed him
self in favor Of stopping the coinage Of
trade dollars altogether.
Destructive Forest Fire.
SCRANTON, Pa, May II.
Extensive forest fires are causing a great
destruction Of timber around this city.
The village Of Tobeyharne, twenty miles
from here. was entirely surrounded by fire
this afternoon. The citizens turned out
and fought the flames. finally getting them
under control. The destruction of prop
erty will be immense.
Hanged to . Telegraph Pole.
CHICAGO, May IL.
News was received that on Saturday Chas.
Reed, Of Sidney, Nebraska. who was in
jail for having murdered Henry Loomis
the preceding day, was taken out by about
400 citizens and hanged TO q telegraph pole
in the main street Of the town.
Accident TO TiEht-Rope Performers.
COLUMBUS, Ind. May IL.
Baldwin and Victor. two tight-rope
artists. we're prccipitated To the ground
from a height of fifty feet while giving an
exhibition in the street to-day. Victor was
seriously and Baldwin badly injured.
Death Of Rear Admiral ParrOtt.
New YoRK, May IL.
Rear Admiral e. G. PARROT died this
r.~r;rx W