Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-02

intercourse. Hereafter Chinese shipping
will be placed on the same footing rs that
of the most favored nation. Ii Is expected
that the duties paid last summer, under
protest, on the Chinese steamships ~hich
put in at San Francisco, will be refunded.
Within q week 8 second Chinese vessel
will arrive at San Francisco. and viii be
allowed to enter that port upon the same
terms as are imposed on ships of other
nations.
A Very clever swindlar Arrested.
NEW York, December IA swindler,
who has long been sought by the police,
was arrested in this city to-day. In Sep
tember, 1879, a person who passed under
the name of Hugh Leslie Courtney,
crossed the ocean in the steamship Wyom-
ing to this country. To his fellow passen-
gers he represented himself as Lord Court
ney, a nephew of Lord Durham, and he
succeeded in imposing IN many. He
made the acouaintance Of Mrs. Col. Floyd
Of PHILADELPHIA, who was also a passenger
on the Wyoming. and gained her conf
dence. He disappeared in this cry and
with bin. a ss;chel containing some very
valuable diamonds. which he had taken as
il a Joke from the hands OF Mrs Floyd.
He was traced to the Clarendon House,
but too late. The London detective DO
lice sent on his photograph as that of a
common swindler, wanted in England for
numerous petty crimes. Last August, a
man who represented himself As Marcus
Lepierre H.rrtSf I'd, obtained $500 at the
London Bank of Utsh. Salt Lske City, on
q draft for el5O on Rouson, Bonvierre Il
Co. He received 4 draft for the remainder
$3.50. ON Morgan. Bliss Il Co., agents Of
the bank in New York. This he cashed in
Indianapolis. when it was discovered that
the original draft was forged. A defective
who arrested him to-day. IN Broadway
took him 10 the police headquarters. and
his identity with Lord Courtney was es-
t,Llished by means of the photog aph. he
is wanted also for other minor swindles in
this city.
Loss Of the Steamer Simcoe.
OWEN SOUND, December 1.-The steamer
Manitoulin arrived last night from Mani
toulin Island, and brought ]. G. Persons,
first mate: John Nesbit, first engineer;
Robert McEneey, wheel-man; Mat MOBILES,
/ foreman. and J. r. Croft, deck hand, Of
the steamer Simcoe, which foundered on
the 24th ultimo. The Simcoe left Chicago
on the 18th with a cargo Of $4,000 bushels
of corn and general freight. She had
severe gales on Lake Michigan, aceompan-
led with heavy snow storms, which she
weathered. Early on the morning Of the
oath. while off Providence Bay, on the
south side Of Mauitonlin Island, the sea
was so heavy that it broke through the
engineroom, putting ont the fires. The
| ship became manageable, and remained
in The through of the sea, taking in water
until noon, when she sank. As she filled
| her upper works were forced away carry
ing the life boats off. The i've named per-
sons succeeded III releasing one Of the
boats from the wreck and gotintn it. They
they then tried TO rescue the others, who
we're clinging to he upper works, but
were unable to reach them. When the
hall went down the remainder of the crew
were standing forward by the bow, and
made no apparent effort to save themselves.
After witnessing the wreck go down, the
life boat containing the i've persons made
for Providence Bay, a distance of twenty
miles, and from which place they went by
steamer to Manitoulin Island, where they
took the steamer for this port. Following
are the names Of those lost: Richard
Hill. Captain; Robert McNsbb, second
mate; Ben wildwood, wheel-man; John
Henry, fireman; Tom O'Hara. Tom Levi,
Donald Carr and - McDungall, deck
hands. Julia Giubim, ludy's maid: LvdIs
Williams. cook: George Pelron, porter,
and one deck hand, name unknown.