Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-29
EASTERN intelligence.
THE CHINESE LAUNDRIEs IN
BROOKLYN.
They Will Not be Granted Ii
censes.
PROSECUTION OF LAND LEAGUE
LEADERS.
SHOOTING AFFRAY AT SALT
LAKE.
What sprague Says Of. Kate.
COMBINES INIQUITY IN THE
CASE.
Mark Twain's Mental Condition.
BY Telegraph to the sentinel.l

BY Telegraph to the Sentinel
BROOKLYN, December 28.-In considera-
ton of the report of the License Commit
tee, providing for a proper schedule of
rates of revenue to be paid, at a meeting
of the Brooklyn Common Council last eve
ming, Alderman Daniel O'Connell moved
to amend section l of the ordinance by
providing for a license of five dollars for
each Chinese laundry in the city. Alder
man Doan moved to amend by providing
that licenses be granted only to citizens of
the United States. Alderman Baird said
they might laugh, but the amendment was
an important lie. 1t would be a protec-
ton to a branch of industry. Alderman
Weir favored the amendment, but thought
the Board should be careful not to vitiate
ordinances generally. Alderman Fritz
said that bringing this Chinese business
up was bringing a question of nationality
into the Board. This he was opposed to.
Why not have the amendment apply to all
laundries? Alderman O'Connell thought
the question of nationality did not come
under discussion at all. Alderman Ora
ham said it seemed to him that the Alder
men we're resolving themselves into a set
Of idiots. He was called to order by the
Chair. The amendment was, after some
discussion, adopted by a strict party vote,
thirteen Democrats voting in the affirma-
tive and eleven Republicans voting in the
negative. The effect of the amendment, if
carried out, will be to close the Chinese
loy1h1riao mhiah ora naur xyar
in Brooklyn.
What Sprague Intends Doing.
PROVIDENCE (R. -, December u.s.
Governor Sprague talked freely to a re-
porter yesterday, saying he would fight
his wife's divorce suit to the knife. Since
Conkling was introduced into his house
hold he had no control over his wife.
Sprague had been to friends OF Kate and
her father and pleaded with them to save
her. He was asked by the reporter,
shall you show criminal relations be-
tween Mrs. Sprague and C%onkling?"
you're a funny fellow to ask me such a
question. Where there's SO much smoke
there must be some fire. / shall leave no
stone ~unturned to bring Mrs. Sprague's
whole life out, and the browning iniquity is
WV OSLhi1h6 iC4dbAoll5llps L Dhdll COl-
sent to no testimony in private, nor no
compromise"
SuffOcated Tramps.
RICHMOND (Va.), December 27.-Within
the past forty-eigbt hours four tramps have
been found in a dying condition from being
suffocated by the gas of a lime kiln, in the
lower part of the city, where such charac-
kara a,a - Aka LoI:l 1g .-.-l.-- -
nights. Two Of these mentioned died.
During an alteration on Friday. in Hall
fax county, between Marion Wimbish, a
white boy, aged l 7,-and a negro boy, about
the possession Of an ak, the negro at
tempted to assault Wimbish with o hoe,
when the latter dealt him a blow on the
neck with the ak, almost severing his head
from his body.
A Fatal Sleigh Ride.
LucAN (Ont.), December IA party
of six were returning late Christmas night
from visiting friends in the township of
McGillivay. Approaching the railroad
track the horses bolted, and their sleigh
was struck by a train on the London, Ru-
ron and Bruce Railroad, near Claudeboye
Station. james McGrath, his wife and
mother, Matthew, and Ellen Blake, a cousin,
~ t4h ~ N1C0IdtL b CUllQ. i %
months old, was dangerously hurt, but
may recover. The sixth, by name Annie
McGrath, saved herself by jumping.
MARI Twain Gone Daft.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-A writer in the
Sun says that exaggerated reports are cur
rent in Hartford Of Mark Twain's condi-
tion-that he is subject to strange illusions,
and at one time fancying himself to be the
editor OF the Courant, and at another time
imagining that he is q church deacon. Re-
Gently he was found in the rear of his
mouse, standing on a box, f~ancying himself
to be the Egyptian obelisk. The writer
closes this singular story with the state
ment that happily these attacks do no
last, as q rule, more than ten DAYS or a
fortnight, and the friends Of the clever
have no cause for serious anxiety
on his account.
Trial of the Land League Leaders.
NEW YORK, December 28.-The Herald's
ondon letter says: The long expected
prosecution Of the Land League leaders
begins this morning at II o'clock. Work
men have been busy for weeks in trying to
extend the accommodation, but the court
room is still insufficient for convenience.
will be given by ticket.
A Policeman shot in the Foot.
DENVER, December 2s.-On Saturday
night during a drunken row, in a dance
hall at Robinson Camp, a man named Mel
ley was shot through the breast. Police
man McElhany in attempting to arrest the
was shot in the foot. Several
others had bullet holes in their clothing.
organizing a Conspiracy.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 28.-It is ru-
nored that several Republican members
the Legislature. Of greenback proclivi-
les, have been organizing a conspiracy to
inife any aspirant to the Senatorship who |
the free coinage Of the silver dol
ar, or who favors the retirement Of green
packs. |