Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-12
Loss TO tae Merchant M~ariue-Con-
Meeting the United States and
Mexico.

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Meeting the United States and
Mexico.
New York, February IL.
The estimated loss to the merchant ma
| rine, in the four principal gales the past
| season, is over four million dollars
heavy drain ON underwriters in this and
| other cities. One hundred and twenty
seven lives were lost in the storms Of
| October and December. and 224 vessels
we're lost, and 500 were damaged.
A letter from the American expedition 10
Mexico asserts that the Success Of the in
ternational road, connecting the United
States and Mexico, must depend largely on
the friendly corporation of the Mexicans,
and doubts il they will consent to an ar
rangement by which the Yankees can abso-
lutely control their destinies through trade.
The prospect Of much local Mexican trade
for railroads is very poor.
1t is q noticeable fact that the Chinese
laundries in New York appear to be organ
lied under one head. The style OF sign
boards in various streets are as uniform as
those Of the tea stores.
Captain BoymtOn enthusiastically
Received.
PIrTsBURG, February IL.
Captain Paul Boynton. who entered the
Allegheny river at Oil CITY on Thursday
morning, arrived here yesterday at $3.50
p. NJ, and was enthusiastically received by
$4,000 people.
A Destructive Fire.
TERRE HAurE, February II.
The building at Greencastle. Indiana,
formerly used as the Ashbury University,
but lately as a preparatory school, and for
other purposes, was burned this afternoon;
loss, $4,000. Also a museum, worth
s., 1000, and a library valued at $4,000.
Christiancy's Resignation.
LANSING, Mich. February IL.
The resignation of Senator Christiancy
is in the hands Of Governor Croswell. to
take effect at noon to-day. The Governor
will this evening transmit the notification
of Christiancy's resignation TO the Legis-
lature, declaring the Office vacant.
A DefauIter.
BELLEvILLE, ILL.,, February IL.
George w. Siebert. Treasurer of st. Clair
county, is a defaulter for about $4,000.
His assets are SIS, 900, and his bondsmen
will settle the balance.
Singular Death.
New York, February IL.
A singular death occurred here yester-
day. John Dick was walking on the Hud-
son River railroad track, at II hundred
and thirty-eighth street, and saw the bell
rope trailing behind a passing freight
train. He stopped and caught the rope,
when it became entangled around his neck
and body. He was dragged several blocks
and terribly mangled.
An Extra Session Not Wanted.
WASHINGTON, February IL.
Mr.. Randall said to-day that he does not
want an extra session of Congress. The
country does not desire it, and the people
want nine months of peace to see what will
come Of resumption.
No Yellow Fever in tiIe South.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.) February II.
A "Courier-Journal's correspondent
reports no yellow fever in the South, but
some sort of a sickness which seems to
have been caused by the disipterment of
the bodies Of persons who died Of yellow
fever.
Strike Of Laborerx.
New York, February IL.
Six hundred laborers or tie Metropoli-
tan Elevated Railroad struck yesterday.
Their wages were cut down from 81 so to
81 25 per diem.
Miss wards Agent Missing.
New York, February II.
Nose Edwards, well known in theatrical
circles, is missing. He started from Troy,
for Boston, on Sunday, and has not since
been heard Of. He had considerable mo-
ney. He is Genevieye Wards agent, and
a Californian.
Guilty OF Official Misconduct.
CHARLESTON, s. c., February IL.
AT Sumter, to-day, Sam Lee, colored, a
Republican leader, recently appointed
Postmaster of this place, was tried and
found guilty of official misconduct, while
Judge OF the Probate Court. Lee could
not be found, but was represented by coun-
sci.
A Horrible Thing.
New YORK, February II.
G. T. Simons. crazed by the elopement
of his wife, poisoned his three children and