Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-13
EASTERN intelligence.
CORRECTING A WIDELY PUB
LIsHED STORY.
AMAPpEAl IN BEHALF or the EARTHQUAKE
SUFFERERS or CHIC.
A BOLD AND FEARLESS TEXAS
DESPERATE.
A Billiard Match Between Slosson
and Shaeffer.
Bold Robbery Of a Treasurers
office.
Death Of Hattie DeneI, the Starving
Woman.
A BOLD AND FEARLESS TEXAS
DESPERATE.
Bold Robbery Of a T~reasurer's
Of7ce.
Of Hattie DeneI, the Starving
Woman.
Especial to the sEsrrsrL.l


publican correcting the widely circulated
story that ex-Congressman Rainey (col-
oredl is at work as a common laborer on
the streets of Charleston. Rainey, who is
q man Of fine education, has not been in
South Carolina since last Fall, and while
there was engaged in attending to his du-
ties as special agent Of the Treasury De-
partment. He is now similarly occupied
in New England. The Stars correspon-
lent adds The dispatch no doubt re-
ferred to ex-Lieut. Governor Ransier, who
was q member of the 34th Congress from
Charleston District. After being defeated
for every Office in the Republican party
which came up, from the Lieutenant Gov
ernorship to hat Of contractor for clean
ing and sweeping in the city of Charles
ton, Ransier threw his fortunes in with the
Democratic party and supported the
Hampton Home Rule ticket in 1876. He
has been appointed by the Democratic ad-
ministration Of Charleston to the position
Of ommon laborer on the public streets,
and daily he may be seen plying his hum
BILE avocation.
Washington News.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Treasury
has increased the bullion fund in the New
York ASSAY office by a transfer of S15, 600.
900 in gold to enable the Superintendent to
pay for the foreign gold bullion and coin
ARRIVING there. The United States Treas.
-ury holds at the assay Office and Philadel
phia Mint nearly $50, 900, 900 in gold bull
lion, enough to employ the Philadelphia
| Mint fifteen months. 1t is estimated tina,
the imported foreign gold for the current
fiscal year will reach at least 500, 600, 900.
The United States Supreme Court will
hear no arguments after April 22d, and will
adjourn for the term on May 22d.
Secretary Kirkwood. OF the advice oil
the President. to-day rescinded last weeks
Pension Bureau appointments, and required
the 720 applicants to submit to competitive
appointments.
this morning. Further absentees would
leave the Senate quorumless. The Demo
Gratis say every mail brings encouragement
to hold cut, and the Republicans say the
same. The debators in the Senate arr
having a high time, and many are ready to
speak.
Prominent Ladies' Appealing fol-
Aid 10 the Chic Earthquake Buf
ferers.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Mrs. Blaine
Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Pendleton, Mrs. Lo
gan, Mrs. Harlan, and other ladies wei
known in Washington society, and through
out the country, appeal to the people Of thu
United States in behalf of the sufferers from
| the 6Ieaafrons arthruoEa in Chic Thax
earnestly appeal to pastors of all churches
Catholic, Protestant and Hebrew, to tax,
up collections in their several congrega
tons at the earliest practicable moment
and pray that presidents Of boards Of trade
and managers Of all monied institutions
to circulate subscription papers, that thl
rich may have an immediate opportunity
to give OF their wealth, and the poor o.
their poverty through the channels tina
shall soonest reach the fainting sufferers
whom nature could not spare, and whom
humanity must restore. Riggs q Co. O
Washington will receive all moneys col
lected.
Got His Just Deserts.
SANTA FE, April 12.-on Saturday after
noon at the railroad camp on the line O
the Denver and Rio Grande. 40 miles ives
OF Chamanna, q desperate from Texas
named Baker, with two companions, en-
tered the place. rode up to each store and
saloon, and robbed each proprietor of al
his money and valuables. At the last
store, kept by a Frenchman, the roughl
collected every man In the place, number
ing forty, marshaled them into line under
six shooters, and compelled them all to
take q drink at the Frenchman's expense
Baker doing the honors. Finally Baker
made them all sit on the floor, and started
away, threatening to shoot any one who
moved. As he turned, the Frenchman
sprang upon him, took away both revolv.
ers and shot him dead. The other men
then arose and fred q volley on the other
roughs, wounding one, but both escaped
on their horses.
Bold Robbery by Masked Men.
LITTLE Rock, April PA body Of
armed masked men rode into Toledo, Dor
sey county. sixty miles south Of here, at
daybreak on Sunday morning, and while
part Of them surrounded the Courthouse
as guards, the remainder broke into the
T~reasurer's Office, blew open the safe, ex-
tracted therefrom from S., 900 to SIC, 900,
remounted their horses and escaped. The
alarm was Immediately sounded and q
large number OF officers and citizens
started in pursuit. The robbers are we'll
mounted, but as the whole country is
aroused 1t is believed they will certainly be
captured.
An Exciting billiard Match.
New YORK. April 12.-The first game in
a billiard match Of 1000 points, between
Slosson and Shaeffer, was played last night
at the Academy Of Music. Eight hundred
points are to be played each night for Eve
consecutive nights. The stakes to be ST.
600. Shaeffer secured the lead and missed
the second shot,. Slosson secured six and
Shaeffer nothing. In his second inning
Slosson made 113. Shaeffer secured so in
his fourth inning to Slosson's 5. At the
end of the fourth inning the score stood /:
Shaeffer, Ill; Slosson, 152. Shaeffer made
scores Of "a, 209, so, 112, and Slosson Of
113, 178 and 119. Shaeffer's total, 800;
Slosson's total, ST..
Mississippi Fusionists.
WAsHINGroN. April IA movement
has been organized to unite the Republic
ans, G~reenbackers and Independents in the
State election in Mississippi. FIX Congress
Mckee is the organizer, and Governor
Alcorn will be the Fusionist candidate Cor
Governor. Many Democratic votes are ex-
pected. The President s~ustains the move
ment The fusionists propose to put good
men IN the ticket and dispel the fear Of
negro nominations. Prominent Mississippi
Fusionists believe the movement will d.
vide the colored vote and revolutionize Mis-
sissippi politics. A similar movement is
in North Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama. Louisiana and Arkansas. 1t is ex-
pectsd to make it general in the South.
the Original John browns
widow.
WASHINGTON. April lathe story which
has obtained extensive circulation that the
widow Of John Brown, Of Harper's Ferry
fame, was last week q seeker OF assistance