Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-25

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SAN Francisco, September 24.-It is re-
ported hat one Of the clerks in the Nevada
Bank has been locked up at the city prison
since the 18th instant, pending the inves-
tigatiop of certain irregularities alleged to
have been perpetrated by him. The ALE
CATION is made thai the individual in ques-
ton is a defaulter in several thousand
dollars.
The bark Legal Tender arrived from the
Arctic. She brings no news of the jean
nette or missing whalers. She reiterates
the previous reports of the severity OF
the storm in the north, and the probable
ity of the loss of the whalers.
The schooner Greyhound brings news OF
a revolt Of the natives against the French
in the Island of Dominica, Of the Mar
quezas group. Several whites and natives
were killed. The white inhabitants forth
fed themselves as we'll as possible, but
we're on the point Of surrenderiDg when
relieved by a French gun-boat from
Mikohiva, When the instruction was sup
pressed.
A Boise City dispatch says the convicts
at work half a mile from the penitentiary,
overpowered the guard, obtained arms
and fed. The guard and soldiers pur-
sued, and a running fight followed. One
convict was mortally wounded and the
others escaped. Sergeant Nottinge, of
Company F, First Cavalry, severely wound
ed one Of the guards, and an emigrant who
happened to be present was also wounded.
A Chico dispatch says the President and
party left Chico this morning with o dele
CATION Of citizens for the Spring Valley
mines. At Cherokee Flat they were re-
ceived with an anvil salute, and a repast
prepared for them. Preparation was made
to exhibit the mining processes by Super
intendent Waldeyer and Louis Glass,
Secretary Of the company. Several blasts
had been prepared and were set off in the
presence Of the party. After which piping
power of hydraulics. The party were
conducted to the s~luices, when Mr..
Waldeyer opened one Of the rifles and took
ont q handful of amalgam, in which there
was probably $500 in gold, and presented
the lump to Mrs. Hayes. Mrs. Hayes set
off one blast of Q 5000 pounds of powder,
which made but little noise, but broke up
a large area of ground. A large crowd
assembled from the various mining camps,
and the people were profuse in their well
come to the party. After spending about
an hour and a half at the mine the party
left for Chico, and then proceeded i'm
mediately to the car in waiting and left for
Reading.
SIERRA CRY, CAL, September 24.-The
most atrocious murder in the annals of
Sierra county was committed on Alfred
Smith, a native of the State of New York,
aged about SO years. He was living on the
north side of the Sierra Valley stage road,
about t~hree-quarters of a mile from this
place. By the testimony of the Coroner's
Jury, held yesterday evening, we learn the
following facts: That Smith was MUIR
dered some time in the evening on the 22d
Of September, about 100 feet south of his
house. On the south side of the road
large pools Of blood, with the gray hairs
of the unfortunate old man sticking to the
sharp edges Of numerous of the rocks, in
dictate a most horrible butchery. From
there he was dragged down a ravine, and
for q long way blood and punches of his
gray hair can be seen on the sharp rocks.
The ravine shows traces where the old
man was finished, as blood is spattered
about for twenty feet, and then it was seen
he was carried across the road into his
house, where his body was deposited in the
wood-shed, with wood piled around and
on his body, and the premises set on fire.
A teamster who was driving up the road
about Z o'clock in the morning was the first
one who brought the news to town. Within
a short time the entire population visited
the place. The trunk and head Of the old
man was all that was left. He was burned
beyond recognition, his arms and legs be-
ing completely burnt to ashes. The post
norton examination by DR.. Savage dis
closes q fracture Of the left temple, besides
two more on the top Of the skull. Sus-
picion of this deed pointed toward his
nearest neighbor, Thos. Devine, o man
who Alfred Smith has been having law
suits with for nearly three years, on ac-
count Of disputed land. Devine was
arrested. and the Coroner's Jury brought
in q verdict that Smith was murdered, and
accused Devine Of committing the deed.
The Chinese Must Go.
AUBURN, September "a. - About IL
o'clock last night a newly-erected wash
house building in the recently burned part
Of Chinatown, was destroyed by the use Of
giant powder or some similar explosive. 1t
not being occupied, the damage was con-
fined wholly to that building. This is the
second China wash-house disposed Of in
this AMI here.
Destructive Fire.
ORovILLE, September PA fire broke
out in Chinatown last night about IL p. m.
which swept the entire place except a very
few houses at tine extreme lower end. The
loss must be very heavy, as a large number
Of bricks are burnt, besides any quantity of
frames. 1t Is understood that the insur-
ance Is also very large.