Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-08

p~roliic OF matters OF interest. Wedhes'
day will be devoted to counting the eiec'
toral votes and declaring the result OF the
last Presidential election in joint conven
ton, which, according to the present out
look. will be done tremendously and
promptly. Prior to this the House Will
take action on the Appropriation BILL and
the Senate will commence its consideration
of the House Funding bill. The debate
npon the measure, with important amend
ments reported from the Finance commit
tee, will probably run through the week,
excepting Wednesday, and is Likely to prove
unusually interesting, The final result II
considered very uncertain, but the genera,
impression seems to be that the bill viii
obtain final passage this session IN a com,
promised form, fixing the rate OF interest
on the bonds at 8 per cent, and requiring
national banks to make them o sole basis
of circulation, but at the same time reliev'
ing the banks of at least one-half OF the
present tax on their circulation. 1t is also
expected that during the present week tht
Senate, at one or more executive sessions
will take action on the Chinese treaties
The House tomorrow will probably bt
called upon to pass the River and Harbol
Appropriation bill under q suspension Oh
the rules, a motion for which purpose is tt
be offered by Chairman Reagan OF the
Commerce Committee at the first oppor'
tunity, and later in the week the Legisla
tive Appropriation bill will be brought for
ward by the Committee on Appropriations
A Dead Body Eaten by Cats.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.), Feb. THE Courier
Journals Owingsville special says
George Prett, a bachelor, aged 10, and his
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Goodposter, SOM
years older, have lived together five miles
from this city for several years. Mrs
Goodposter has been paralyzed and bed
ridden for months. On Thursday evening
Prett had gotten in his wood for the night.
and before retiring started to throw on
log and build up the fire. He lifted the
log, and in throwing it on the fire fell in
with it, and being unable to rise was
burned to death. His sister was lying in
bed, but unable to render him any assist
At last, by an almost superhuman
effort, she got out of bed and dragged her
brothers body out Of the fire, and man.
aged to get back into bed, and was there
compelled to lie, being completely ex-
hausted and unable to turn, with her
brothers dead and burned body lying in
full view on the hearth. Nothing was
known of the affair until yesterday, when
Mrs. Goodposter's son, who lives about
mile of, went to his mothers to help his
uncle feed his stock. He stepped in the
door, and q blood curdling scene was
opened to his view. There in bed lay his
mother, with eyes widely distended, and
she looking wildly with them, while on
the hearth lay the dead body of his uncle
stiff and stark, badly burned. and
with eyesv cheeks, ears and a portion Of
his neck eaten by cats, the whole present
ing a CHASTITY sight. Mrs. Goodposter had
never closed her eyes.
Iron Dog and His Band al Fort
Buf0rd.
ST. PAUL Mimi, Feb. IA Fort Blu.
ford special to the Pioneer Press says
This post has to-day presented an unusu'
ally lively appearance. At about II a. m
Capt. Thos. De Wees, with Company A,
Second Cavalry, arrived here from Col
Ilges' command at Poplar Greek in charge
Of Iron Dog and his band, consisting Of So
Indians. As these poor, starved, wornoui
creatures filed through the post to the
warehouses to receive rations
preparatory to going into camp, it was hard
to realize that they were Q portion Of the
band Of warriors which sen,
such q thrill Of horror through the coun
try in 1875 by the massacre Of Clusters gal.
liant band, but such nevertheless is the
case, and Iron Dog Is q soldier who made
his reputation by fighting in times past the
same troops that to-day served rations ia
his band and tonight guard his camp
while he sleeps in peace. After receiving
their ~rations, under the supervision Of
Capt. Clifford, the band was taken to
Calls village, and its various people or
dered to put their tepees adjacent thereon,
that the necessity Of an additional num-
Der Of sentinels is obviated.
Heavy snowstOrm I'm Nebraska.
OMAHA, Feb. THE heaviest snow
storm that has ever visited Nebraska has
prevailed all day, the snow having fallen
to the depth Of six or eight inches, on a
bed OF packed sleet two or three inches
deep, which fell yesterday. The snow is
very heavy with water, but farther west it
g dryer and lighter and is drifting some.
1t is showing from Omaha to Cheyenne
and farther west, and the wind is blowing
Telegraphic communication is al
most cut off; the only eastern outlet being
by way OF Cheyenne, Denver and st. Louis.
Cattle men entertain great fears about
their cattle, which have suffered q great
deal already. AL the trains came in and
departed nearly on time to-day.
Scarcity OF Water In New York City.
NEW YORK, Feb. There is a great
of water in this city, and in many
adjoining localities sickness increases. and
there Is considerable suffering. The depth
water in the reservoirs has been lessened
N o short time from % to % feet, and the
Department OF Public Works have is
sued orders that consumption must not
exceed the supply OF the acqueduct. The
River is only running about As, 000.-
JOo gallons daily, making 1t necessary to
iraw o. ,00O, 900 gallons from storage res
srvoirs. The Water Inspectors are pre-
venting waste, and everything Is being
done to avert what may be q great public
calamity.
work OF inexperienced Burglars.
New ORLEANS, Feb. THE front of E.
Palmer 4 Co.'s paper and printers
9s and 95 Camp street, was de.
stroyed by fire last night. The windows
we're blown entirely across the street and
the building fred. The explosion was An.
the work Of inexperienced burg
lars. The safe vault doors were blown
open, the conclusion being SO great that
i completely wrecked the three front win.
dows Of the second floor and opened ali
the doors Of the building, scattering elass
and splintering the woodwork. A mum.
Der OF windows opposite were also broken.
J. Albert rhe Unknown"
New YORK, Feb. TT. Albert. who se.
cured second place in the recent six-day
pedestrian match. is "The Unknown .
whom O'Leary has selected to pit arains,
Rowell in q match beginning here March
9Th. In case Of . tie in the aggregate scores,
O'Leary and Albert representing America
and Rowell and Vaughn England the
stake money will be divided. Albert Il nm.
der contract with o'Leary for . year.