Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-07
EASTERN INTELLIGENCE.
lBy Telegraph to the SENTINEL
Happenings Of the Day.

CHICAGO, July 5.-A number of minor
accidents occurred on recount Of the unus-
ually active celebration of the day. The
streets were thronged with country people
and pleasure-seeAers, and all the trains and
boats out from the city were loaded down
with men, women and children. A num-
Der of accidents occurred, but few OF them
were serious and still less fatal. Among
the saddest was the death of Captain VIII
liam Hammond. who was shot dead by his
son while on board the tug Satisfaction.
They were firing at a mark. and the care
less handling OF a pistol caused the fatal
accident.
Charles Marlett a saloon-keeper. was SCI
riously stabbed in an ARRAY with roughs.
No fires occurred during the day.
Reports from other cities and towns in
the Northwest indicate a pretty general OBJ
seryance Of to-day as a holiday.
A Free Fight-fhe south Reeu.
lators-
CHICAGO July 6.-At the Troy Mills,
Iowa, on Saturday. while the Fourth of
July celebration was in progress, the mar
shall of the day struck a man for insulting
a woman. This was the signal for q free
fight, which lasted over two hours, and in
which more than 800 men took part. -Four
Of the combatants were fatally injured and
25 Others received painful wounds. Physi-
clans from all tae surrounding towns are
in attendance on the sufferers.
The Tribnne's summarizing special saws:
An organization called the South Regu-
lators, which is simply a kuklux society
under another name. has been discovered
in Virginia, where it has a numerous mem
bership, and where its baneful influence is
used to terrorize good citizens, especially
colored men. The punishment is whip
ping on the bare back with q hickory rod.
The report of operations, and the charac-
ter OF the society has been presented to
Attorney General Devens, who will doubt
less try to break up the rutianly and law
less gang.
Struck by a squall.
ST. PAUL, MINI, July 5.--A yacht con-
tanning a party Of IA persons capsized on
White Bear Lake, - miles from here, this
afternoon. 1t was struck by a sudden
squall, and having no competent sailor on
board, the yacht went over. Eight Of the
passengers were men, Of whom seven were
unmarried. The rest were women and
ehi!dses, The single men swan ashore,
hohAb6 an ~ W save tlt liftb
OF the women and children, who were all
drowned, with one married man, who STAY
ed and made an effort to save his family.
Other boats came to the rescue, but were
only in time to recover part OF the bodies.
The lake is being dragged for the rest. The
following ia a list Of the drowned Frank
Gibson, wife and children; the wife of John
Dow, and his sister Tillie Dow, and the
child OF Thomas Cline. All in the boat
were laboring men, Gibson. Dow and Cline
being employed in the st. Paul. Minneapo-
lis d Manitoba Railroad shops.
A Terrible Fight.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. July 6.-Reliable
information from Troy Mills. q small vii
lage in the country gives the information
OF a terrible fight during the celebration
last Saturday. The cause Of the fight, in
which 800 persons were engaged, was bad
blood ~engendered several years ago. in
voting for q tax for the railroad. 1t began
by the Marshal Of the Day striking q man
for insulting q woman, and the blow was
the signal for q free fight. lasting two
hours, in which every conceivable weapon
was used The result was that four men
were probably fatally wounded. and the
serious injury Of Is others. The Irish
element were the aggressors, and were
badly worsted. The best citizens OF Troy
Mills participated.
Arrest OF Deputies.
W~AsHISeTox, July 6.-Commissioner
Raum has Geographic advices of the arrest
OF several deputies engaged 10 the Red
Oak, Georgia, affair, in which a revenue
officer killed one man, and that they fred
in self defense. The Assistant District
Attorney has been instructed 20 appear
before the State Courts in behalf OF the
officers. aud to take writs Of habeas corpus
to transfer the cases to the United States
Courts. It is also asserted that the killing
OF the citizen by the revenue officer was
wholly without provocation.
A Cabinet Meeting.
WARRINGTON. July 6.-At . Cabinet
meeting to-day. some discussion arose re-
garding the recent firing into American
schooners OF the Cuban coast. The in
formation received at the Department Of
State from the Spanish Government il,
that there is no such Spanish vesse. as the
Nuncio, and the authorities OF that Gov
eminent are inclined TO the impression
that the vessel which overloaded the Amer.
lean schooner was run by pirates.
An ARRAY.
GALVESTON. July Elm an ARRAY in
Campbell's store, Alasscoa county, between
two VI the Dee brothers and two Of the
Myers brothers,. one Of each was killed. and
the others were badly wounded.
Steamer sank.
s%rRAcusE. N. Y. July 6.-Ths steamer
r. D. Cssenova. with 100 Syracuse excur-
sionists on board. sank In the Casanova
lake. No lives were lost.
Killed Ina n Duel.
CHARLESTON, 8. c.. July 6.-Colonel E.
B. G. Cash. Of Chesterfield, killed Colonel
VIM. M. Shannon Of Camden. in . duel YES
terday.
Chtcage's Population.
The Supervisor Of Census having COM
pleted taking the census Of Chicago, gives
osi's's a. the actual Popalssion Of The city.