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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25

The Utica Observer thus remarks upon
the effect Of Garfeld's visit to that city,
on his recent triumphant tour from
his home to New York City: .If there
is no o enthusiasm elsewhere in the
State for Garfield than was exhibited
here, General Hancock san have it's
Electoral votes by any majority he
chooses. Here, at least, the cheers for
him were pale and perfunctory, and his
whole reception cold to a degree. Here.
at least, he is weaker than his party
There were more calls for Logan. wIo
was not with the party, than there were
plaudits for the Chicago candidate"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25

NEVADA has less than 10000 people, ac-
cordiDg to the census returns. Several Of
the Territories are largely in excess of that
figure, but must, nevertheless, wait sew
eral years yet before being admitted to the
Union.-lOwyhee Avalanche.
The '1uck" Of this business is a debat-
able question. There are a great many
people who believe that Nevada would
have been just as well off if she had
never been admitted into the sisterhood
Of States. She was taken in as a '.war
measure" merely to supply two Republi.
oan United States Senators.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25
NEW TO-DAY.

Virginia City, August 2l-Arbse. infant daugh.
ter OF Katy and B. T. Scott.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25

If Democrats should dare to attack
the war record of a brave and noble Un-
ion General, like the Republicans are do
ing toward Hancock, we should expect to
hear the cry of disloyalty raised. and re-
sounded from one end Of the country to
the other, by Republican speakers and
newspapers.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25
OVER THE WATER.

I'm the House OF Com.
mons A Debate ON the Use of
BuckshOt by the Police The
House to Adjourn ON the 6sh Of
September.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25
FOR SALE.

r WILL SELL MY HOUSE AND FURNI.
4 ture at q bargain, for cash. The house con-
tains four rooms and cellar. and q good loca-
ton. Apply to J. HAUsMANN.
Eureka, August ~, 1850. ang2b u
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25
PACIFIC COAST INTELLIGENCE.
CALIFORNIA.

An Extensive Confiagrati0n- Fay
District Track Damaged by Fire
Indian Troubles i'm Arizona -
The Siciiian Brigand. Rosario
Melt, Pardoned-ShOckin Death.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25
NEW TO-DAY.
sHERIFF's SALE

-
10y VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
Id out Of the District Court of the Sixth Ju-
dicial District of the State OF Nevada, In and
for Eureka county, on the oath day OF August,
A. d 1880, and TO me directed and delivered
fer q judgment rendered in said Court on the
cath day of August, 1880, in favor of Joseph
WANNA, plaintiff, and against Tomaso Ferro.
defendant. for the sum Of seven hundred ind
eighty-four and eighty-four one-handred his
dollars t$784 s4l in United states golo coin
damages. with interest on five hundred and
forty-fve dollars (S545) in like gold coin, at
the rate Of two az per cent. per month from
August "a, 1880, till paid together with
seventy-one and seventy o~ne-hundredths dol
lars In United States gold coin, costs and dis
bursements at the date of said judgment, and
a~ccruing costs, amounting to the sum OF
twenty-six and fifty one-hundredths dollars
f$26. sol, also in United States gold coin 1
have on this, the 25th day OF august. A;D:
1880, levied upon and taken in execution all OF
the right, title and interest of the said defend
ant, Tomaso Ferro, in and to the following de
scribed lot, piece or parcel OF land situate In
the county of Eureka, State OF Nevada, and
bounded and particularly described as follows,
to wit: That certain wood and vegetable ranch
situated about twenty-eight miles north Of
Eureka, in said county and State, east of the
Robinson mountain and on the north side Of
" Petch Canyon and known as "Petch's .
ranch, the same containing four hundred and
eighty acres. more or less. including said can
yon and all springs of water and water rights
and privileges in said canyon, together with
the growing crop now growing thereon, con-
sisting of twenty (20) acres OF potatoes, one
half On acre OF cabbage and a small patch Of
carrots, etc. Notice is hereby given that on
Wednesday, the
Fifteenth day of September,
A. D. 1880, between the hours of Q O'Clock A. NJ,
and 5 O'Clock p. NJ to-wit at IL O'Clock NJ. OF
said day, in front of the Court house door in the
town OF Eureka, 1 will sell at public auction
all the right, title. and interest OF the defend.
ant above named, Tomaso Ferro, in and to the
to the highest and best bidder, to satisfy
said execution and costs.
MATTHEW KYLE, Sheriff.
By JAS. F. MASON. Deputy.
w. H. DAVENPORT, Pif's Atty.
Eureka. August IS. 1880. au25td
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25
GEN. HANCoCK's LATEST LETTER

The latest letter of Gen. Hancock given
to the public is very short. 1t is ad-
dressed to the President of the Young
Mems Hancock and English Club of
Brooklyn, and is as follows
GOVERNORS ISLAND, NEW YORK HARBoR,
August ~, 1880.
James Joseph Talbot, Esq, Brooklyn,
N. Y.-Dear Sir: It gives me great pleas
ure to learn, by your letter Of the 10th
inst, that a large number of the young
men Of Brooklyn manifest an interest in
the cause in which ! have been 30 conspic-
uously honored. l appreciate most highly
the efforts of the younger generation to Sc
cure pure and good government for our
common country. They, certainly. are es-
pecially concerned, and it is particularly
encouraging to know that the young men
Of whom you speak are acting independ-
emily Of the rigid restrictions of political
parties.
Thanking you sincerely for four kind
note, and with best wishes for the success
Of our cause and the welfare Of our people,
/ am very truly yours.
W. 8. HANCOCK.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25
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DIED.

We learn by mail that there Is small pox
at Panama thirty cases Of 1t.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-25
WHIT MONEY WILL DO!
FOR CASH ONLY

Fresh fruits and vegetables (by train every
day, at lowestm market rates.
Live Chickens always on hand, and dressed
to order.
All goods are delivered free Of Charge.
Gall and see us and be convinced.
B. BERG,
Two doors North of the Turter House, Main
street, Eureks.
Eureka. June %, 1880. je23 If
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01

The fine grist and saw mill of Mr.. Daniel
+: Foust, IN Guilford county, on the Little
Alamance Creek, was DESTROYED by fire on
! Wednesday night. The fire is supposed to
be of incendiary origin.
Newberne Mt Shell A colorel ma,
| named Levi Mulin fell dead last night while
at work in Mr.. D. Stimsons steam saw mill
those who were standing near him say he
threw up his hands, exclaiming. '.Oh
Lordy! and fell on his back. When ba
was taken up life was extinct
Gastonia Guzette. Last Monday nioht
as is generally known, was dark. rainv
and lonesome one. Gastenia council held
It's regular monthly meeting and after ad-
Journment the mayer started home in the
dark, when very soon he discovered bis
feet coming in contact with strange bodies
on the ground, which led him to examine
the cause, when his surprise be found the
ground was covered with eggs He com
menced picking them up and gathered nm
til he got tired. Next morning more of
the citizens joined in gathering up the eggs
that fell the night previous We are in-
formed by those who ate them that thew
were genuine fresh hen eggs. Will
some one explain this occurance
Fayetteville Banner: We understand an
animated discussion between two Young oen
tlemen Of this town came near termipatinv
in serious affair On Friday night last. Pis.
tolls we're drawn, and duelling was appar
ent, when friends lnterfcred and the nar
ties were led away in opposite directions.
- Saturday afternoon. about O'Clock an
alteration occurred at the Bluff Factory
six miles south Of Fayetteville. between Nr
Charles Harrington and a negro Man by the |
name Of Jim Malloy which resulted of the |
latter. The shot was made With pistol /
and took effect If the face of the negro near |
the left nostrll, the ball ranging UPWARDS
lodslngln the head back of the right eve
On Saturday morning, as Messrs GRAY
lulbreth and James King were coming into
own, the horse attached to the BUGGY in
which they were ridingt ook fright and
wheeled suddenly around, throwing the
Gentlemen out of the buggy and lacerating
lr. King hand and iniuring Mr. CuIbretH
bout the head and body. 1t is feared that
Ir. Culbreth sustained ssrsous internal in
lry.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01

| CHARLOTTE OBSERVER ITEMS. 1t Is
| said Arthur Butts panorama has cleared
$1,000 since he left Charlotte, and will pock-
ct as large sum lring the next fortnight
go much for talent and perseverance -
henry Llttlejohn stabbed Henry Surratt at
Gaffney City, and is now in jail. The mur-
der occurred the day after the village voted
not to tax whiskey selling The story of Mis-,
Amelia Llnkhaw, of Lumberton. who shot
and killed Ed Hartman in the parlor of the
MOTEL IN that town, was tried for her life and
acquitted on the plea of oftemporary insanity,
Is still fresh in the minds of the reader
But the romance of her life does not end
here, another and pleasanter incident hav-
ing recently been added to a career which
began in love and ended in tragedy. Dur
ing the period of her confinement ia the iai
at Ilumbeiton, when the only com panion
she had was her child which was borne af-
ter the enactment of the tragedy, she re-
celved many letters from sympathetic per
sons IN all parts OF the country. Among
her correspondents was a man named Lit
tie, who IS represented as custom house
ottlcer stationed at Sullivan's Island, near
Charleston He became deeply interested
and wrote TO her repeatedly while she was
Ia PRISON. On the night the trial was ex
pccted to close, he was on the Island, and
N attempting to reach Charleston during
the prevalence Of a severe storm, that he
might hear at the earliest possible moment,
whether she was to live or die, he barely es-
ccapea being lost by the capsizng Of the
boat After the acquittal of Miss Linkhaw,
the correspondence was kept up, photo /
graphs We're exchanged, and proposal of |
marriage was made and accepted \ week |
ago, Miss Linkhaw, accompanied by her |
child and one of her sisters, left Lumberton |
and proceeded to Florence, S. c., where
she was met by Mr.. Little and the marriage
ceremony was quietly performed The
three mother, child and husband then left
tor Mr. Llttle's home, and here the story,
Tor the present, stops.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01
PRICE: 5 LIS FOR SIX MONTua. !,
200 FOR ONE YEAH.

GREENSBORO ITEMS From the P,triot..-
Federal court meets here April 5.--Big
Centennial meeting, April 6.-Ford' s
Juvenile Troope April %. Ore Knob
Copper Mines in this. State gives employ
lnent to more than one thousand people.
From the North State: Judge Settle pass
ed through here Monday to visit his mother
at Reidsville. He will spend . few days
here before he returns South. He looks
well and reports Florida Republicans solid
for Grant.--Lieut. Henry r, Lemlv Of
Salem, has been promoted from second
Lieutenant of Cavalry to first Lieutenant of
Artillery. Two car loads of timber pass
ed through Greensboro yesterday evening.
on its way to England This timber is to
used for ship building purposes and was
shipped from the Thomasville depot.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01

WADESBoEo HERALD ITEMS.-The ora
ding on the Cheraw and Wadesboro Rail
road is being finished up. One week s
work will pu. the entire six miles in good
condition and ready for the track to be laid
MIR A. hcRae. son Of our POSTMASTER
1as received from President HAYES an an
pointment TO the West point Military Acad-
tmy.- --Nr. Will. Ca-raway found vein
Of coal on his place recently, while digging
well. 1t measured fifteen inches in circum
ference. The Dixie Agrio ulturaland Mechan-
Ical Association will hold a Floral Far about
The last of July or first of August. The Ia
dies are requested to make note of this
i&ct. and be prepared to have nice dis
ply of flowers needlework, &c. The far
mers are expected to have on exhibition
and such other things as they can. Suita-
be premiums will be given.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01

hAClTiSG CAPTURE. Fer sometime mast
warrants have been issued for the arrest Of
James Jordan, ef this comfy upon the char
geS or rape and larceny. Deputy sheriff,
D. j: Knight and Spence TAYLOR arriving af
G lef dark Ia the vicinity of the place (a6out
" miles west of here) where Jordan was
supposed lurking, summoned a posse of men
10 assist them, and dividing into two ssuad,
enc IN charge of each OF the officers they
PIocseded to two different h)uses. about
W 1a,i a mile apart. Officer Knight with
lessrs Worthy and Edward GilliIand pro-
Tro' 10 the house where Jordan mother
sonaI "u open approaching it, one of the
~ taau was sent Ia rear of the house while
cas 0'ner TWO went to the front. The Off
Sen shocked at the door, which aroused the
mates, mates, who were in bed, and the old wo-
nos aa Poked her head out of the door de-
Va VrHWIlng what they wanted, whereupon
!, might pushed open the door, rushed
,aa I'd" Jordan dash out the back door
ro1 W. suddenly found himself seized bv two
lorr;n, Thom he threw off, and hastily fol-
ate,, Jordan soon overlook him desper-
1ir,5 ieSisting the two Gillands who had
Gn uo"n on the ground. The women
m.t; III number) rushed out of the house
and the night hideous with their noise
don .nelng Joined by two brothers of Tor,
fcar 'ey started to the rescue, when the Of
thrs.t1ew t1ew his pistol and kept them off bv
otb.ru hg TO shoot. In short time the |
tbe;r iuad came up, and they carried off |
ses f,daI o. iSoner, followed by voIlevs Of curs-
and no ms sisters, cousins and his aunts -
pIaca 'At day lodged him in i,il at this
Chatham Record.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01

SrDDEN DEATH-Dr. W. S. Everett
Dentist, was found dead in his room at the
Charlotte Hotel on Wednesday morning last.
tie had been unwell the day before with
pans and neuralgia, but nothing serious was
apprehended When found about q 'clocL
a m.) he was sitting in a chair in his night
clothes, having died, it is thought. two or
three hours before the servant discovered
ms condition. DR.. Everett was native of
wayne county, but had been living in Con
eoFu Tor several years until he came to this
city last January. He was about 30 or a.
years old His kind and popular manners had
attached many friends to him in Cabarrus
and Aecklenburg Democrot
lhe remains We're escorted to Goldsboro
by detachment of the Hornets Nest Rifle
men, under Lieut. Moss, who informs us DIR.
Everett was very highly esteemed among
Ills comrades, and was talking about the
s,4mpany :, social encampment at Kings
Mountain the day before his death
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01

HE ATTEAPIED EsCAPE.-A writer in the
'hapel Hill Ledger says: 1t seems that
some half dozen of the white convicts had
matured plan whereby they hoped to es
cape. When on their way to work imme
dlately after breakfast, at a shsrt turn in
the road the place agreed on to make the
oreak. convict by the name Of Scott, who
was to lead. made the attempt. His com
rades failed to follow him, and the unfor-
tsnate man was fired upsn by the guard.
and fell mortally wounded, victim of his
rsshness an folly. He was shot tbrouob
his body, the ball probably penetratipo his
Kidneys He was not instantly killed but
was brought before his comrades. when
Col. Holt, IN brief and impressive man
rer, showed them the extreme follv of Thus
sacrificing their lives by such rash conduct.
on wednesday morning, after the force
had gone to werl, Col. Holt detailed the
SIX men who had promised tho man to make
break with him, and required them t.
make coffin and decently bury the unfor-
tunate man.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01


GoLDsBoRo MESSENGER ITEMs.-A color
ed boy, accidentally shot himself in Samn-
! son, near the residence of Col l.. A. Pow
Ell. tie died two hours afterwards
ne negroes confined in the Jail at this
pace, last week, made an unsuccessful at
tempt at jail breaking They bad succeed :
Ell In cutting hole throueh the ceiling
and Jail roof, but were deferred in their
n'ght by discovering veracious dog in the
yard below, ane evidently no one could be
found among them willing to take tn. first
SWING and run the risk of being chawed I'D
by his degship.-Mr Erastns Edwards
mas recovered $3.50 of the money stolen from
bis safe last week, and the bugiars are now
ID JalI. They are three negroes, viz: Alex
Rush, Joseph Hardy and Geo. Cox. and it
is but just to say that the credit for the ar
rest OF Hardy, in whose possession the
money was touad, belongs to uor popular
and vigilant sheriff, David A. Grantham
who left nothing untried to get on the
track of the guilty scoundrels. Hardy soon
confessed that the money was Mr. Edwards
money but, of course, ''it was not him that
went into the house." He duplicates Geo.
COX ana Alex Rush, but no money was
found on elther-Rush had been arrested
on suspicion. The ladies of the Baptist
church, assisted by several gentlemen, gave
quite cretable entertainment in the Town
Hall on Thursday night last The concert
was made up of vocal and instrumental
music, tableax, and pantomimes All was
admirably executed, and, from the contin-
ued applause which followed each act, we
that it was hugely enjoyed by the
entire audience.-A most outrageous at
tempt was made Thursday night to wreck
the Southern bound passenger train from
the North, between Weldon and Halifax.
oy placing rails on the track The train |
was dtlayed an hour, but there were no Sc
rlous results.-We learn from Capt Gal
leway, that the negro Ruben Hardy,
convicted at last term of Pitt Superior
Court, and sentenced to 90 years ir the
Denitentiary, for burning the gin house of
Mr. j. j. Laughinghouse, has taken an ap-
peal to the Supreme Court
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01
An eccentric individual in New York per-

An eccentric individual in New York per-
secutes the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix in MANY
ways, but principally by sending to numer.
Gus tradesmen orders for goods to be deliy
cred at the Doctors residence The orders
purport to be signed by the Doctor himself,
and 1t Is hard to imagine his vexation when
Plows,, harrows, hair pins, shirts, pills,
broadcloth, oysters, toothpicks, salads. to-
bacco, clocks, embroidery, and a hundred
other articles are brought by sample and in
quantity to his doors on some morning, none
OF which ne had ordered: : Escchonge.
Finally the police caught the fellow. whose
name was f. Williamson, of Baltimore
And by the way, you recollect another chap
OF that name who perpetrated a similar an
noyance on several young ladies at Chapel
Hill.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01

The North Carolina Board of Health ia
issuing Monthly Bulletin. 1t is complied
by DR.. Thomrs F. Wood, of Wilming gton,
Secretary Of the Board The report for
February embraces thirty four towns. It
contains great many interesting points.
such as population, snow, temperature, dis
eases, public school houses. sanitary csndi-
tion, etc. We nstice that Jefferson. in
Ashe county. has Is inhabitants, and Nor
canton, IN Burke county, had seven SHOWS
IN February. The average temperature of
the following towns for February is not
without interest: Jefferson IS degrees
Smithvile So Concord So, WhiteyllIe 60
Kearnsville 63, Tarboro 60. Oxford 80.
Greensboro So Halifax 4S, Lincolntan 54,
Charlotte 49. |, Wilmington So 3, Dan.
bury 40, Warrenton 4S.-Stor
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01

FnoA THE CHAPEL Hill LEDGER
Bradford. Of Cambridge. Mass, is visiting
at Prof. George T. Winston's. Our for,
mer tewnsmsn, Robt. E. Carr. Esq, has
'iocated in Durham, to practice law. He
mas recently been on4a business trip to
washington City: "a bill has passed the
Legislature granting scharter for a railroad
from Durham to some point on the Raleigh
4 Augusta Air Line Railroad. .-Rey
Frank c. Woodward, Of Elizabeth City Y
e., of the Virginia Conference, has been
selected by the Y Nc. A.. at the Uniyer-
slty, to deliver the annual address before
that body at Commencement.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01

Durham Plant: Several members of the
penitentiary board of directors went up to
University Station last Wednesday to ex-
anime the work on the load and the condi-
ton of the convicts. Ten more convic:s
were sent up last week, increasing the
number to seventy-six. A mile and half
of the road has been graded, and the work
is progressing very rapidly.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01
MURDER BY MASKEB Men

MURDER BY MAsKED MEx.- W;ncheste,
iH, -Karch l7.-At one o clock this morn
ing 100 masked men boldly rode up to the
county JAIL battered down the door, dsarm-
ed the guard and iailor, and, with revolyers
u, IN hand, compelled him to give up the KEYS.
They then opened the cell of JOS j. Field.
and despatched him with a number Of nistol
shots. Field was incarcerated for the mnr.
d6er, of James Padgett on the 25th ult. He
had wealthy connections - Mhcoukec
IaeQram: Late to night, while August
flelger and his bethrothed were passing
Lake Short Park. they We're assaulted by
four unknown men who telled Fleigcr and
dragged his companion under the trestle
work. Eleiger heard her screames as he
ran FOR assistance. but her cries were soon
hushed. Search by the police failed to dis
cover The GIRL and It IS thought that + e she
was outraged and thrown into the lake over
the break water.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-01
RALEIGH, NC, THURSDAY. APRIL l. 1850

CHATHAM COURT.-The trial of the cot
ton thieves was concluded the Jury return
ing verdict, OF guilty as to both defendants
Harrison Holland and Jasper Fuller. They
ana Stephen Stone were arrested about .
month ago for stealing bale Of cotton from
Mr. Sidney Holleman, and at the preEimi
nary trial before the Magistrate, Holland
turned states evidence and they were
6eund over to this court, but when he was
carried before the Grand Jury to testify he
Pretented not to know anything about the
larceny, hoping this wsuld enable them all
te escape punishment The Solicitor. how
ever, on the next day sent Stone before the
Grand Jury, allowing him to be the States
witness, and his evidence an Indictment
was found, and the two other prisoners
convicted. SO that Holland was rather fms
trated ID his shrewd plan. Fuller was sen
tenced TO three years Imprisonment. and
Holiapd to SIX, but the latter has. appealed
TO the Supreme Court. Sentences in cases
'ried last week were pronounced as follows.
VIZ: Nathan johnson, on wear: Jim Lee
two years; and Henry White. three wears.
SO that the fsrce at work on the Cape Fear
and ladkin Valley Railroad will be consid
erably recruited .ss..-.
Cara Brewer, indicted for cutting vii
nan Bfanson with knife submitted and
was sentenced to sixty days imprisopment
to the county Jail
Three young men, j. III. Hearne. J y
lhomas and W. A. Minis. were con yicted
OF entering IN the night time the store of
Mr. 4. l.. Lasater at Merry Oaks. and SEN
tencc was suspended upon payment of costs
1t IS generally thought that if they had
peen ignorant negroes they would at once
have been sent to the pententiarv. and we |
"onld fail in our duty as IA Journalist did |
we not give public expression to this feel
ng.-Pittsboro Record