Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-03-24
EASTERN INTELLIGENCE.
ATTEMPT OF GEORGE PARROT
TO BREAK JAIL.
NE WAS HANGED BY MASKED
MEN.
Possible Reduction in Railroad
Rates.
THE STATE DEBT OF TEN
NESSEE.
ANOTHER RAILRAoD ACCIDENT.


CHEYENNE, March 23.-George PARROT,
alias big Nose George" one Of the Elk
Mountain murderers, and an infamous
road agent, who is under sentence to be
hanged on April 2, attempted to break
Jail last evening at Rawlings. He got his
shackles off, with which he attacked the
taller when he entered the corridor to lock
the prisoners in their cells for the night.
The ~jailer's wife, hearing the conflict, had
the presence of mind to lock the outside
door, locking the jailor in with the prison
ers. The alarm was raised, and a large
number of citizens fastened to the Jail and
released the jailer and secured the pris-
oner. He will be doubly ironed and
strictly guarded until the day Of his execu-
ton. This action of George is surprising,
since he has always manifested a c~ontrite
spirit, and did not desire a trial, pleading
guilty to the indictment, and desiring to
be hanged as soon as possible. When the
sentence of death was passed upon him he
wept like a child and broke down COM
pletely. He also said his health was fail
ing. These facts gained him much SYM
pathy, but now threats of lynching are
made, and all desire to see him suffer
death.
LATER. Big Nose George" was taken
out of Jail by a party of masked men, at
1855 last night, and taken to a telegraph
pole opposite the railroad machine shops,
where a rope was thrown over a cross arm
of the pole, and Big Nose George was made
to climb up a ladder, when the rope was
placed around his neck and the ladder
then pulled out from under him, letting
him swing between heaven and earth. His
last words were, I'll jump of, boys, and
break my neck"
More Railroad C-arelessness.
CLEyE LAND, March 23.-The Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern express, due here
at Z O'Clock last night, ran off the track at
Nottingham, eight miles east, while run
ming probably forty miles an hour. The
engineer, John Lace, and the fireman,
Henderson, were killed by being crushed
against the head of the boiler by the
tender, which turned completely over the
locomotive and landed on the track several
feet ahead. The engine was thrown on its
side. The mail, two express, baggage and
two passenger coaches were thrown from
the track, which was torn up for 200 feet.
The smoker and three sleepers did not
leave the track. No passengers were in
jured, though all in the forward cars were
considerably shaken up. The express and
baggage cars were badly shaken up. Mes
senger August Schneider was severely, but
probably not fatally injured. The switch
vas bunglingly managed.
Reduction of Passenger Rates from
Chicago to Francisco.
CHICAGO, March 23.-General Passenger
Agent White, of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad, intimates to the Union
Pacific officials that trouble may result
from the efforts of the latter to secure
a reduction of passenger rates from Chicago
to San Francisco, so that the rate over the
Union Pacific shall not exceed that by the
Santa Fe road. The difference now is in
favor Of the Santa Fe people, because the
rate from Chicago to Kansas City is cheaper
by reason Of the railroad war than hat to
Omaha. A lively war of rates between
here and San Francisco is among the pos
sibilities.
Will settle the state Debt.
NASHVILLE. March 23.-The House, by
a vote of 43 to 81, resolved to settle the
State debt at 100 cents on the dollar, with
three per cent interest.