Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-23
EASTERN Intelligence.
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS COMING TO THE
PACIFIC COAST.
Inquiry as to the Character Of Railroad
Combinations.
Diverting Legitimate Trade from
One Route to Another.
RAILROAD COMPANIES BOOKS TO Be fx'
AHMED BY EXPERTS.
Mrs. Bella Lockwood Wants the
Brazilian Mission.
ADyICEs TO THE DEPARTMENT
Diverting Legitimate Trade from
One Route to Another.
RAILROAD COMPANIES BOOKS TO Be Ek'
AHMED BY EXPERTS.
Mrs. Bella Lockwood Wants the
Brazilian Mission.
ADyICEs TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF STATE.
[Snecial 10 the SFNrIyELl

Washington special says Commissioner
French, of the Pacific Railroad Bureau,
accompanied by W. T. McLennan, Chief Of
the Warrant Division of the Treasury De-
partment, and an expert accountant, left
last night for the Pacific Coast, for the
purpose of inquiring into the character OF
the combinations made by the Central Pa
ciic with the Atkinson, Topeka & Santa
Fe and other railroad companies, forming
what is known as the Southern Pacific
route, through which combination it is al
legged the trade legitimately belonging to
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific route
is diverted and carried over the Southern
Pacific line. The two officers above named
have gone by the way of the Southern
route. French will stop at Santa Fe to in
vestigate the books of the Atkinson, To
peka and Santa Fe Company. Mr.. Nc
Lehman will go direct to San Francisco
and begin his inquiry into the books of the
Central Pacific Company, whose main
Office is at that point. Should the allega-
tons touching the diversion of business
from the subsidized lines to the Southern
line be established by examination of the
books of the several companies, suits will
be brought against the Central Pacific to
have vacated the leases made by that COM
PAM of the lines connecting it with the
Santa Fe.
A Female Lawyer Wants the Bra
lillian Mission.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Mrs. Bella A.
Lockwood, the well-known female lawyer
Of Washington, has filed a communication
at the White House, offering to accept the
Brazilian mission if rendered to her. She
alleges her fitness for the position on
various grounds, such as a thorough
knowledge of the commercial interests of
the United States, familiarity with inter-
national law, an earnest desire to arbitrate
difference between nations, an acquaint-
ance with the Emperor and Empress of
Brazil, and her proficiency in the French
and Spanish languages. As to sex, she
says: 1.-The precedent is an old one.
Brazil is the only monarchy on this con-
tinent, and monarchies from time imme-
mortal have seated women ON the throne,
and have granted them places according
to their rank, without stopping to the
narrow policy OF some would-berepublics."
In concluding her letter she SAYS: "I
- " Wa . 6tkOh Ohlf JIG
recommendation-and that from woman.
| inclose it simply because it is SO rare a
thing for one woman to recommend an
other The recommendation is from
Mrs. Helen M. Barnard, who commends
her as one OF the bravest and truest women
Of this country.
Accident from a Bulkhead Giving
Away.
RFr nrr WIS \ AprtF 90 IA A oJnYonJ-
this morning the bulkhead, and part of the
draw at Barrett, Arnold & Kimball's straw
board mill, went out. The night foreman,
William Comstock, and five men from the
Rock River Paper Company's. East Side
mill, started across in q scow to help save
the bulkhead, and were sucked in and cap
sized. All were drowned save John K.
~Llngberger, who was rescued two miles be-
low, clinging to a tree. The names OF the
drowned are VIM. Comstock, Al. Griffin,
Dan Anderkirk, AL. Buckle and James An
derkirk. All leave families.
Expected Arrival of Baron Polka.
mer.
New YORK, April 22.-The Times says /:
Secretary Blaine has sent a letter to Mayor
Grace of New York, saying the Depart
ment of State has advices Of the expected
arrival at this port shortly of Baron Polt-
kamer, recently released at Brazil, after
five or six years imprisonment, on con-
yiction OF attempted robbery and assas-
sination. He was to have been shipped
from Rio Janeiro on March 15 as a men,
Der of the crew of the British steamship
Grecian, bound for New York and London,
and the belief is that the Baron would
probably conclude to remain here if an
opportunity offered. Secretary Blaine
thinks it proper that he be kept track OF
by the police. The Grecian has been out
II days.
Three Persons Deliberately Muir.
dered.
ST.. LOUIS, April GA band Of armed
men rode up to the house Of q man named
McLaurens, living in the little town of
Frio, Edwards county, Texas, last Tues
day, and deliberately murdered McLau-
rens, his wife and a young man living
with them, named Lease Also. No cause
is given for the horrible act, and the per-
.petrators Of it are unknown. Plumber
was evidently not the object, as nothing in
the house was disturbed.
The Missouri River still Rising.
OMAHA, April 22.-The Missouri river
continues slowly rising, and at noon had
reached % feet 4 inches. The lumber
yards are losing considerable stock with
each inch OF the rise, but railroad shops,
smelling works and distillery will stand
the food finely, and can stand several feet
more rise without damage. The river men
calculate that the food will reach q stand
still here by tomorrow morning.
A Street Assault.
NORFOLK (va.), April 22.-M. Glennan,
editor Of the Norfolk v~irginian. and a
prominent Democrat, was assaulted on the
street yesterday afternoon by W. A.