Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-13
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SAN Francisco, Nov. 12.-The Board
of Trade to-day held a meeting, at which
the proposition Of the Supervisors to
grant the Ocean Shore or any other rail
road exclusive privileges and right Of way
in the city was strongly opposed. 1t is
reported that the Ocean Shore road has
purchased a tract of land near the Indus
trial School, and will set q force Of China
men at work Immediately to prepare q site
for the erection Of a ro~und-house and
other buildings.
A Tucson dispatch says that the credit
ors of Lord d Williams met this morning
to consider the proposition of II. b.
Claflin 4 Co. of New York, to pay all the
creditors OF Lord & Williams so cents on
the dollar, and take the assets of the firm
All present accepted the proposition, and
have signed the contract or admitted their
willingness to do 30. Everything looks like
q speedy settlement.
The Modesto fire Of this morning de-
stroyed the Oriental and Modesto Hotels
and q number OF stores and manufactur~
ing establishments. The loss aggregates
about $50, 900. The remains Of Il. A..
Chapman, a sheep-herder, we're found in
the ruins Of the Modesto Hotel. The ex-
plosion Of q quantity of powder in one OF
the stores Of cartridges in the shooting
gallery, in which the fire originated, scat
tered the crowd and checked their efforts
to e%xtinguish the flames. No one was in
jured by the explosions. Insurance light.
The old and new Republican County
Committees met last evening at their par
lors for the purpose Of considering the new
rp 1aa and raOu1atipno FOR fha novorp zap4
OF the Republican party, drafted by the
old committee, to be submitted to the
voters for ratification. After some discus
sion the committee decided to adjourn for
two weeks, at which time Mr.. Woods
amendment to the resolution creating the
County Committee, which rule perpetuates
the committee until March. 1884, will be
considered by the new committee.
A meeting was held this evening by the
members Of the Pacific Coast Blooded
Horse Association, at which the following
officers were elected: Theodore Winters,
President; Caleb Dorsey, Second Vice.
President; ]. @. Simpson, Secretary;
P. A. Finnegan, Treasurer; W. P. Barnes,
Official Starter. Trustees-J. @. Johnson,
Henry Schwartz and William Boots. The
rule relating to the changing Of weights
was discussed and adopted.
uOlu OutbOu buOb ulubelI tO-ulkQb IN
the right side Of the head with o pistol,
infiicting what is considered q fatal wound.
Sutton claimed that he was putting the
weapon under the pillow when it went off.
The session Of the Prison Convention
was mainly devoted to a general discussion
OF prison management and reform, in
which a number Of ladies and gentlemen
participated. Several interesting papers
were read during the evening. The Con.
vention will probably adjourn sine die
tonight.
At Whsatland, California, John Walker,
colored, was fatally burned in his house,
FIVE miles east from here to-day. The
house was destroyed. Walker occupied 1t
alone.
AUBURN (Cal.), Nov. 12.-The Court
made IN order prohibiting the local papers
or reporters, or for any others giving pub
licity at the present trial Of the train
wreckers. The reason ia the future diff
Guilty and great expense Of getting jurors.
MARYsvILLE, Nov. 12.-No action by the
public meeting otherwise has been taken
in regard to the report Of the Debris Com
mittee. In the Board Of Trade the gem
oral feeling seems to be that the proposed
compromise Is impracticable, and that the
measures Of protection recommended by
the Committee would be inadequate, and
that the first conditions of any treaty
must be the suspension Of hydraulic min.
ing. The radical view held by the ma
jority Is that the only safety lies in pre-.
venting OF the running OF the debris into
the river.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 1.-THE State Board
Of Health has made final arrangement for
inspecting and quarantining the cars on
the Central Pacific.