Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-15
EASTERN INTELLIGENCE.
SYMPATHY FOR UNHAPPY IRE
LAND.
Medicine Bull Accidentally Shot.
MACKAY GIVES $4,000 FOR THE
ENDOWMENT OF A COLLEGE.
Terrible Accident from Kerosene.
IBy Telegraph to the Sentinel.

TBy Telegraph to the Sentinel
WASHINGTON, December IA. In the
House, Mr.. Calkins offered the following
resolution, which was Immediately unani-
mously adopted
Resolved, That the sympathy of this
House is hereby extended to the unhappy
laboring class in Ireland, in its effort to
effect reform in the present oppressive
tenant system prevailing in that country.
Accidental Shooting Of Medicine
Bull.
YANKToN, D. T., December 14.-The
Brule chief, Medicine Bull, was acciden-
tally shot by a revolver, dropped from the
pocket Of Mr.. Beverage, one Of the coun-
Gil which had been called to discuss the
proposition to lease the right of way to the
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad, through
the Brule reservation. The wound is seri-
GUS, but Medicine Bull charged his fol-
lowers not to modest any white man be-
cause of the accident, and gave to Mr..
Beveridge his best horse as a token OF good
will.
Mother and Two Children Burned
to Death.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, December 14.-Last
night, Mrs. James Jones, wife Of a wealthy
farmer, attempted to fill a lighted lamp
with kerosene, when both the lamp and
can exploded, causing the almost instant
death Of her two children, aged respectively
six years and six months. Mrs. Jones was
burned so terribly hat she died in a few
hours.
John w. Mackay's Generosity.
New YORK, December 14.-Joshua l..
Chamberlain, OF Maine, now in town,
makes public the fact that John w. Mackay,
the Nevada millionaire, and a wealthy citi-
zen of Philadelphia, have given $50 600
each for the endowment Of Bowdoin Col
lege.
The Libelers.
New York, December 13.-Judge Cow
ing to-day, in the Court of General Ses-
sions, refused to quash the indictments
against Byrne, Post, Hart and Philip for
libeling Garfield, on the ground of mis-
jointure- The court decided to transfer the
trials to the court of Oyer and Terminer.
California Capitalists in New York
New York, December 13.-An evening
paper prints an interview with a number of
what is called our California colony. and
says: These California operators are
among the leaders of the Street. One of the
most recent corners is Robert Barton, who
being asked why he left San Francisco,
said 81 have been driven out, as have
other well-to-do citizens. because of the pro
visions of the new Constitution which put
us at the mercy of professional black-mail
ers. They actually tried to make me pay
taxes on $500, 900 worth of mining property
which had not been in my possession fol
two years. 1 became SO disguised that ]
sold my private house and other property,
only retaining a vineyard in Fresno county.
Do you know of any other Californian'
who have come East for this reason?
Yes, quite a number; among them arr
Charles Croker, VIM. M. Lent, d. 0
Mills, John F. Boyd, George Melany, ane
the Belden family. There are literally hun
dreds who would come were it not for loca
entanglements and personal reasons. l an
| afraid that all California is likely to snffel
from a loss of trade and population for
time. The middle class lave been injured
| and impoverished by gambling in the Com
stock. Barton said he had come with hi
| family to stay, but would retain his vine
yard in Fresno county.
Mormon Missionaries in Ohio.
CHICAGO, December Is. An Inter
Ocean Elyria (Ohio) special says: SOM
excitement exists in Carlisle, Laramie coun
ty, in regard to two Mormon elders whit
came as missionaries from Salt Lake City
They have already made several prosslytes
The good people Of Oberlin, near which
place the meetings are being held, are nat
urally disguised, and are puzzled to know
what to do. 1t is said that one family hav,
sold their family homestead with the inten
ton of moving to Utah in the spring.
Charged with Forgery.
New YORK, December 13.-Charles Pei
ham Clinton, alias Lord Courtenay, wa
discharged from custody this morning, OF
a charge of obtaining money under falls,
pretenses. He was discharged that b,
might be taken to Utah to answer q charg,
of forgery. Detective Duzenberry rear
rested him and he starts for Salt Lake Cit,
TO-DAY