Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-23
RN NEW s.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL 10 III ECzExA DALI sE>Il>AL-1
Latest Phase Of the Panama Canal
Project.
AN IMPORTANT CHURCH QUESTION.

An HHYU5th1f L7DH.h eDtSlss8.
| LOSS BY THE MONTREAL FAILURES
yellow Jacks 0nssrt March.
NV YoRK. August a.
Nathan Appleton, who arrived yesterday
vas interviewe1 BE- a number al reporters
to whom be said: The canal company i
not yet legally incorporated. for the French
Law makes ina s slow process, bat an
the representative 81 5 body Who vii form
sr- seiis- part OF ire company. and an
assured by De Lesseps that be all present.
my anne 10 the company. when formed for
election. as its American Agent We be
liere the American opposition comes from
ignorance: hence l will lecture On the
subject and consult capitalists. Most Of
the capital will come from Francs. and
don't sse hoz the Government Of this co1n-
try can interfere, OF any reason for iss do
ing so. In manv respects tie vork v1ll
Be an essentially American one The priu-
cipzl Offices will be in New York. tie work
will be carried on from here, and much
profit Will be derived here from the nsre
construction The finance alone viii cen
ter in France" Appleton vas much sur
prised to hear that while he vas At sea De
Leseps had closed the subscription books
In France and had abandoned the scheme
for the present. He Eas also surprised
that the American agent had not secured
Leavy American subscriptions
The s-World'' eIiforially rather ridicules
Appleton, and questions very mach il he
represents anybody. even De Lesseps- The
World thinks Appleton viii have no dEf-
seuify in finding out what Americans think
Of the scheme, and sdds. We do not see
hox it can ever be well or wise for the
United States to cooperate with De Les
seps. or with any other person IN the con
~structi0n Of = canal 70 be under the control
Of European directors and managers.
Authority Of Church Trustees.
NV YozE, August 22.
Much interest is fell bere1bours in : case
which CONES before cur courts to-day, in
suiving the question Of tie right Of trus-
tees Of cemeteries controlled by the Cath
Ole Church TO prevent the in.srment
therein Ct those who in their lifetime be-
ionged to secret societies, the authorities
VI Calvary cerneter. having refused burial
In consecrzted ground TO the body Of
Dennis CCppers, who when living owned q
lot there. and though a communieant Of
the Episcopal Church. wished 10 be buried
beside his wife and other kindred inferred
in Calvary. TIE authorities refused burial
and ordered the c0rp@e 70 be removed from
the receiving vault The decezsed's brother
moved q temporary injunction restraining
the authorities from removing the body.
Their refusal to bury Coppers was based On
the ground that he vas q Mason
Loss By tine Montreal Failures.
WASHINGTON, August p.
Our Consul at Quebec says $4,000 900 Of
capital has been wholly wiped out by the
failure Of the Consolidated Exchange and
Vile Marie banks. besides a loss 10 deposit
tors and billholders Of about Sj00, coo
more. But worse than all is the condition
Of the working classes. During the past
month there was scarcely any employment.
and il is estimated that there are no. less
than 1000 working men at present out Of
employment in Qsebec and its suburbs.
The controversy shout the distribution Of
a small afaoant Of york to be lone culmi-
mated in the riot Of the 10th. Ii Is en-
sirely a question OF bread. and as repTes-
sion does not feed the hungry the situation
IS anything but pleasant.
CaneeTIins the Four.per-Cenfs.
New YoRK. August q.
lAc 11-4r1 says kA1& ala BAA aOcAt
IS, 900, coo Of the four percent. certificates
nave found their way back to Washington,
been cancelled and have disappeared for
ever. II was expected that the certificates
would furnish an investment for a certain
amount Of the savings Of working people.
The experiment did not succeed. The
only success which it has had was to en-
able a few persons to get four-per- cent.
bonds II nearly par and . larger number
to get 8 slight premium IN the certificates
obtained from Government agents.
Prof. William Miller, the ~well-known
athlete and wrestler, lately had q windfall.
His uncle in England died. leaving him
sl5, 900.
Yellow Fever Bulletin.
MEMPHIS. August %.
Two new cases were reported TO the
Board Of Health this noon. Ten deaths
have occurred. The quarantine fever
struck Arkansas to-day. The Sheriff Of
C~rittenden county. opposite Memphis Is
sued an order threatening the arrest and
punishment Of Memphians caught in the
act Of crossing the river. The entire river
fronS Of that county Ia closely posiced bv
mounted armed forces. The order was
promulgated by the Governor OF Arkansas.
A telegram received this morning from
the very highest authority says that the
yellow fever Is spreading in New Orleans.
At . meeting Of the Howard Association
held last evening it was determined 10
withhold an appeal 10 the charity Of the
nation until every dollar in the treasury
had been expended. All the prominent
sick are progressing favorably. except Gen.
g.. 8. Skifington, whose case is considered
critical. The National Board Of Health
has decided not to furnish rations to those
who reman in Memphis or other infected
cities. and 10 furnish rations 10 persons In
camps under supervision only for q shor.
time and under exceptional circumstances
A Cold. BIosded Murder.
TOPEKA, Kan, August %.
]. W. Cotton, station agent and grocer
At Williamsburg station, o n the Kansas
Pacific railroad, was murdered yesterday
by 4 tramp. The tramp called for cheese
and crackers, and while Cotton was reach
ing into . barrel to get the crackers the
tramp struck him on the back Of the neck
with an axe, severing the head from the
shoulders. A man has been arrested on
suspicion.
FOREIGN NEWS.
lsRxcLAL 70 TIE xrRxxA DAILY sKrrrxxL.l