Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-22
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ESPECIAL TO TIE EUREKA DArLr SENTINEL.
CALIFORNIA.
Suits for I~nfriHgements.
ELECTION or OFFICERS AND REPORT.
ASSESSMENT ON BELCHER.
CALTFORNIA.
The Walking Match.

Suits for infringement OF the telephone
patents were to-day commenced in the
United States Courts against Louis Sloss
& Co., Falkner. Bell & Co., Alfred Perry.
Turner, Kennedy 4 Co.. and others, for
using the so-calied Bell Telephones, in vio-
lation of the patents owned by the Ameri-
can Speaking Telephone Co.. represented
on this coast by the Gold and Stock Tele-
graph Co. Of California. A number OF
similar suits were commenced several
weeks ago, but have been compromised by
the infrIngers under the advice Of their
ATTORNEYS. A number OF infringement
suits are now being prepared against per-
sons in the interior OF California, and in
Nevada and Oregon. for using the Bell
Telephones.
At the annual meeting of the Union Con.
Mining Company. held this afternoon, the
following Trustees and officers were
elected: r. Sherwood, President; George
Wallace, George r. Wells, q. O'Connor,
Charles H. Fish. Trustees: Secretary, Jas.
Burlington /; Superintendent, W. II. Pat
ton; Treasurer, Nevada Bank. The shares
represented we're 81. $50. The Superin-
tendent's report. after reviewing the
operations Of the year. concludes AL
though as yet no actual development has
been made in our OWN mine. yet the
known existence of an ore body in the
Sierra Nevada mine, to our north, which
is on their 1920 level, has been exposed
to orr line, and the increased facilities
which will be afforded for exploration by
the Sierra Nevada, Mexican and Union
Con. shaft, when it reaches the 2,400
level, gives good promise for future and
reasonable hopes on which to base our ex-
pectations for q successful result OF our
next years explorations.
Belcher levied an assessment Of one dol
lar, to-day.
At / o'clock the score in the walking
match was as follows: Chappelle. 24i
miles; Edward, 20S; Donley, 1S9; May
nard, 176; Walton, 1913.
At the Sand Lots, yesterday, a resolution
was adopted ~instructing the Secretary OF
of the W. P. G. to forward to all known
labor and liberal reform leagues and parties
in the United States a copy Of the preamble
and resolution recommending the holding
Of a National Convention for the purpose
Of nominating a President for the cam
paign of 1880. and on behalf Of the W. p.
c.. suggesting Chicago as the place, and
June 8, 1880, as the time. A resolution
was also passed censuring the California
Congressional delegation for failing to OBJ
tain the desired legislation on the Chinese
question.
VIM. Young, a native of Ireland, aged
10 years, committed suicide at his residence
this morning by severing the veins of his
arm. Cause, dependency arising from
continued i'll health.
This afternoon Thomas Cope, Paul Bis
chofiskp Joseph Zogadi and Fisher, first
name unAnown,) went on the bay in a
small skif, OF Hunter Point. The sea
filed the boat, which capsized. Cope,
who could not swim. chung to the boat
and fred a pistol for assistance. The
others struck out for the shore, which was
about a quarter of a mile distant. but all
sank before reaching it. A Chinaman
came off and rescued Cope.
SACRAMENTO, July 81.
At 1890 O'Clock yesterday, the city was
shaken as by an earthquake. followed by a
terrific report. From the center of a mass
Of buildings. comprising the Central Pa
cihc railroad shops, arose a vast clond Of
smoke and steam, filed with timbers,
bricks, broken iron, etc. Thousands OF
people focked to the works. found
that the two most e~asterly of a system of
six boilers had exploded. utterly demolish-
ing both of the boiler houses. One Of the
boilers parted in the middle. and the FIRE
end shot upward and n~ortherly. and pass
ing over a lofty pile of wood. fell through
the brick wall of the car shop, landing in
the middle Of the shop. The other end
parted in two pieces. one large section
shooting south. through the brick wall of
the machine shop, and falling in the center
of it. Another piece went ~easterly and
passed through the brick wall Of the COM
pany's blacksmith shop. The other
boiler was torn, but it did not move fsr.
Nearly every window in the buildings
forming the square. in the center Of which
the boiler house stood. was broken. win
dow frames torn out. doors smashed and
whole sections of several roofs torn of.
Some Of the pieces Of iron and wall fell
on the fine machinery. damaging il.
All the machinery in the west ends OF
the machine and car shops is plsstered
with mud formed by thrown up earth
softened by steam. Fortunately but few
were about the shops, il being Sunday.
and little work going on. Steam had
been ordred for l O'Clock, for work in the
boiler shops, and fire had been started
under the boilers that exploded some
fifteen minutes. Both boilers were new
and had BEEN but a short time in place, and
were made OF the best Of material. One
man was cut badly on the face with splint-
era. BENZ. Burdge, fireman, had his leg
broken, and j. Plant. engineer, was slight
ly cut on the head. The bpdy OF J. NJ
Reyes, a fireman, was found 80 feet from the
boiler ROOM. wedged between a pile Of
wood and freight car. torn AMI mntilated in
the most horrible manner. His head was
almost severed from the body, the heart.
lungs and intesiines all torn out. and
limbs broken and lacersted. One foot sas
found in the car shop. 50 fee, beyond the
rest of The body. The cause Of the ex-
plosion is not xscertzined. lzmzge TO
property estimated at Sl6, 600.
MERGED. July II.
A fire broke out this morning at 5
O'Clock in Washington Hall, on Seven
tenth street. and burned the following
buildings: Washington Hall. residence and
dressmaker's shop barn, hay, grain, bar
ness. ETC.. Of Mrs. Madex; residence occu-
pied By Langbein, and residence and dress
makers shop Of Mrs Cos.er. the latter
being bus partially destroyed Losses:
Washington Hall lost 81. 500, insured for
$4,000; MADDOX building and barn. $3.50,
sewing machines. stock. ETC.,
abont $1,000. insured for $780,; Mrs
residence. stock m furniture.
$1,000. insured for 81. 800; residence occu-
pied by Langbein, belonging to Mrs Cos
ter. SEQ. furniture. 81 200; insurance on
furniture, $500.