Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-11-12
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BY TELEGRAPH.
SPECIAL To THE EUREKA DAILY sESrrSnL.
An Interesting Land Case.
The Business Boom Affects Postal MATTERS.
FAILURE OF FOnEIox CROPS.
MOB LAW IN MINNESOTA.
Destructive Tornado in Missouri.
An Interesting Land Case.
Phs Business Boom Affects Postal MATTERS
FAILURE OF FOnEIox CROPS.
MOB LAW IN MINNESOTA.
WAsHINaroN. November II.

W~AsHINaToS, November II.
The Supreme Court OF the District Of
Columbia to-day dismissed the petition
filed by Thos. Mcbride Of Utah, praying
for a mandamus upon the Secretary OF the
Interior to compel him to deliver a patent
for certain lands in Utah, which Mcbride
pre-empted, and for which apatent was ex-
ecuted in his name, but which was recalled
from the Salt Lake Land Office before de-
livery, the Department having meanwhile
discovered that the land in question had
been covered by q own site entry Of the
Mormon authorities of Grantsville. Chief
Justice Carter, in announcing the decision
Of the Court, said that this was a very in
teresting case, in which was presented a
glaring attempt Of the Mormons to monop-
olize all the soil Of Utah capable Of irriga-
ton. and to swallow up all the valleys by
enormous town site entries, etc., but the
sole question that could be considered by
the Court was whether the title was con-
summated in the petitioner. The Court
held that the title had not passed to him by
the mere execution Of the patent, and that
the sending Of the patent to the local land
office did not pass title, for the local officer
is constituted . part OF the Government.
Postomcs statistics.
WASHINGTON, November II.
A.. d. Hazen, Third Assistant Postmaster
General, has completed his annual report.
1t exhibits the operations OF the Postofice
Department during the last fiscal year in
the divisions of finance, postage stamps,
etc. Total receipts Of the Department for
the year ending June 80. 1879, were $780,
466 more than those Of the preceding year,
and above a million dollars more than was
estimated. The result is attributed to the
revival Of business and consequent in
creased demand for postage stamps and
stamped envelopes, the actual sales of
which amounted to S769, 4S2 more than the
total for the preceding year.
Destructive Tornado in Missouri.
ST. LOUIS. November IL.
Advices from the interior says & tor
nado destroyed the railroad depot and two
or three other buildings at Pageville on
saturday. aud General 10 Shelby and g..
Hannon. who we're in one OF the houses
when II was torn down. were injured, the
latter fatally. Two or three other persons
were slightly hurt. The town Of Stras-
burg was also visited by the storm, and the
church and three buildings we're swept en-
tirtly awav. and four stores, three dwell
and q blacksmith shop leveled to the
ground. Several persons we're injured. but
none seriously. The towns IT Fairview,
Odessa and Dover also received slight in
jury BY the passing wind.
Failure Of Foreign Crops.
WARRINGTON. November IL.
Mr.. Bailey. U. 3. Consult General at
Shanghai. China. In . dispatch to the De-
pArtmsnt of State reports that the cotton
Drop In that distriot will not be more than
half an average. This will probably create
aoasusl demand In Japan and China
Tor cotton goods. The United States Con-
III at Odessa reports to the Department II
state that the wheat crop Of Russia will
ALI far short Of the usual harvest. aud that
American wheat must be ia great demand
N ali parts Of Europe.
Mob Law in Minnesota.
81. PAUL, November IL.
A special from st. Cloud says John
OF the town Of Ward. having alien
ted the affections Of Mrs. John Coldale, q
leiahbor's wife. had his house burnel by |
scandAlix-d women Of the Mace. Waldo