Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-05
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SPECIAL TO TIE EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
CALIFORNIA.
Assessments Levied.
HA0LeY, ALIAS ShVILL9. Is INDICTED.
Report of the CRANE Jury.
Report of flae e;raHs Jury.
SAN FRANcIsco, January 4

SAN FRANCISCO, January 4.
The Silver Hill Mining Company has
levied an assessment Of 80 cents per share.
The X X Mining Company has also levied
an assessment of 81 per share.
Hadlcy, alias Saville, who attempted to
swindle Lucky Baldwin in q stock trans
action, in off ring, as collateral, a forged
note and q letter of credit on the Union
Bank of London, has been indicted by the
Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury, in their report, to-day,
are very severe on some of the officials OF
the city and county government. Grave
charges of Irregularities in the Fire De-
partment have been sustained by evidence
taken before the jury, but on the promise
of amendment, the indictments against the
parties responsible have been deferred.
They acquit the Directors of the French
Savings Bank Of any wrong, except in
placing too much confidence in the late
president, Maize. A great deal of time
was devoted to the case of the late Alex.
Austin, ex-Tax Collector, in connection
with charges preferred against City and
County Attorney Burnett, District At
torney Murphy and Auditor Maynard.
The two latter are exonerated of any i'm
proper dealings in connection with
Austin, but Burnett is censured
for having placed himself in a very
embarrassing situation, in which no public
official should allow himself to be placed,
by borrowing money from Austin, whom
Burnett was at the time prosecuting,
though no wrong intent was shown. The
report says that in a number of instances
the jury feel certain some public officials
should have been indicted for misconduct
in office, but technical difficulties have
prevented. In connection with the expose
of ~swindlinS on the part of sewer con
tractors by the Bulletin" the Grand
jury have found a number of indictments,
which are at present withheld. 1t is I'M
derstood, however, that among those in
dicted are John Hogan, contractor, and
ex-Strcet Superintendent John Noonan,
contractor, and E. w. Casey, Sewer In
spector, recently discharged,
The Citizens COMMITTEE, to raise funds
for the Yellow Fever Sufferers, have turned
over the balance of the funds remaining in
their hands, S4,645, to the Park Commits
%sioners, to be expended during the winter
in giving laborers employment on the
parks at one dollar per day.
A petition is in circulation among the
banks here for the reappointment of DR..
Linderman as Director Of the United
States MINIS.
The treasure shipment by the steamer
City of Picking. to-day, amounted in silver
bars to S138, o93 ; trade dollars, IL sos
Mexican dollars, 86,047 and gold coin,
81 Lab.
Among the importations by the steamer
Belgic, which arrived here from Hongkong
on the I'd instant, were 100, 900 trade dol
lars, being a part of 400, 900 reported as
having been purchased for the United
States at Hongkong. They will be shipped
by rail to New York tomorrow.
Henry and Thomas Tennis, guards at
the House Of Correction, have been arrest
ed on indictment found against them by
the Grand Jury, charging them with al
lowing a prisoner, named 0. c. Clark, to
absent himself from confinement and go
on pleasure excursions about town.
Patrick DENNY, a carpenter by trade,
and a native of Ireland, aged 80 years.
suicided to-day, by cutting his throat with
a plane iron.
Lee Ash Yum, an actor in the Quo Fin
Tong Theater, on Jackson street, was shot
and instantly killed this afternoon, in the
basement of the Yu Yin Lok Theater, on
the opposite side Of the street. An actor in
the latter theater, in the room at the time,
is suspected to nave done the shooting, al
though he claims that the deceased was
killed by the accidental discharge Of his
own pistol.
E. W. Casey, Sewer Cleaning contractor,
was indicted this afternoon on four
charges, in connection with sewer con-
tracts.
A Walla Walla dispatch says that every
preparation is being made by the military
authorities to prevent trouble at the Una
tilla reservation next Friday, when the
two Indian murderers are to be hanged.
Two companies of cavalry will leave Walla
Walla for the scene. Sheriff Sperry has
100 armed men on hand. The Indians are
insolent, and trouble is expected.
The dissatisfied stockholders Of the Man
haitian mine held a meeting last evening.
There was an attendance Of about thirty.
c. X. Hobbs presided. The meeting was
called for the purpose Of hearing the re-
port Of Mr.. Wilson, the expert sent to Aus
tin to examine into the affairs Of
the company. The expenses of the expert
, had been $500. of which $3.50 had been
paid. He accordingly withheld his re-
port, subject to the payment Of the $3.50.
A communication from John A. Paxton,