Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-16
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CALIFORNIA.
End of n Famous Divorce Suit
Nurdereus Outlaws
SAx FRANcTsco. OctOber -.

SAX FRAScTsco. October Is
In the suit Of End0Fa V. Smith vs.. Wm-
F. Smith, Judge Morrison yesterday rem
dered a decision declaring the marriage Of
DIR. Smith with Annie Carpenter bull and
void, on the ground that the defendants
marriage with plaintiff had never been an
nulled by a competent court of justice,
and that therefore the plaintiff was the
lawful wife Of Smith. Smiths divorce
from his wife was adjadged illegal on he
ground that he was q nonresident Of Arr
IONA, in which Territory it was procured
by an act Of the Legislature.
Considerable interest Is likely TO be m an
Tested in the six-day match between men
and horses which begins this evening at
the Pavilion. The men are : Wilcox New
hof, Brodie, Gurrero. McGregor, Meal
pine and Sherwood, most Of whom have
fair records in either long or short dis
tances. The match horses are: Controller,
Double Gross. Denver Jim. Pinafore, Noun
tain Maid. Addie Mack, Dan Mccarthy,
Stockton Belle, Joe, Nellie and Hoodlum.
Controller has the best record extant for
ten and twenty mile trotting. Double
Gross and Nellie are thoroughbred runners,
and others are well known local trotters.
Controller goes to snlky and others under
saddle or led.
John p. Dunn, Auditor elect, has COM
menced action in the Twenty-first District
Court. to declare himself elected to I'll the
unexpired term Of Geo. F.. Maynard, de-
ceased. and to Gust Colin VI. Boyd, the
present incumbent. from Office.
The ladies walking match closed tonight
in the presence OF 6 COO persons. The con-
cluding scores are as follows: Sherman.
337; Sadie Donley, 321 Maynard, 30s
miles and 8 laps: Alice Donlev. 256 miles
and 6 laps; Greenleaf, 253 miles and 2
laps Tourtiilotte, 249 miles and 7 laps I;
Wiley, 2G2 miles and Z laps Santos, III
miles.
A dispatch from Victoria says that Lo-
chute, an Indian, who murdered a China
man, was hanged at Westminster yesterday.
Nurderous Outlaws.
MESDocISo, October Is.
Constable William Host went out this
morning with a posse. consisting Of James
Morrow, z. W. Potter, James Nichols,
Cyrus Galbraith. Archibald Yill and Thos.
Dollard. to arrest four men who had pre-
viously been found encamped in a woods
four miles east Of town jerking beef sur
reptitiously killed. Their first camp was
deserted, and following for mile or two the
posse came to the remains Of another
camp fire. apparently also deserted. aud
Wright stopped over the ashes to ascertain
whether they were yet warm. when the
outlaws fired four shots from the bushes,
dangerously or fatally wounding Wright
and Dollard, inficting a flesh wound
through the shoulder Of Nichols and per-
forating Galbraith's coat. The two latter
retired for endorsements, and A. Nelson,
another constable, started out with a large
posse in pursuit, and also telegraphing for
the Sheriff to meet him from Little Lake
with 3 posse. Dollard has just been brought
to town dead and Wright just alive, but
with little hopes Of his recovery. Wright
Joined the posse on the road to the scene
Of the outrage.