Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-22
EASTERN INTELLIGENCE.
O'LEARY AND HIS "UN-
KNOWN"
worhmen FrighsfnIIy Burned.


lopcCAa4 W tuc DcAtAAcAl
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-In reference to the
New York dispatch Of Friday night, saying
that O'Leary had been unable to secure
his unknown" that pedestrian says: II
will wager 5000 that my unknown will
be in the International six days contest
and will excel any previous six-dsy record
ever made. As several parties have stated
that l have not selected my unknown /
will wager an additional 5000 that l have
a contract made with my unknown and
signed by him and witnessed. The con-
tract will be produced should this wager
be accepted. Both wagers will be made
as one bet"
Destructive Fire aad Los of Life.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 21.-A special dis
patch from Monroe, La. says: The
steamer Fairplay with 800 bales Of cotton,
and the wharf boat Katie with 500 bales OF
cotton and a large lot Of merchandise,
were destroyed by fire on Saturday morn
ing. The FIRE. it is supposed, was in
cendiary. Loss, $50, 000; insurance, $40,-
900. The officers Of the Fairplay barely
CeC1Rcu Win @ltlI lives ofiu III tuc1i ni6As
clothes. Captain Rabun and Thos. Aber,
the Clerk, had their faces and hands badly
burned. Eddy Hancock, a printer, per-
ished in the flames.
Shocking Accident.
DAYTON (0.), Feb. 2l.-Last evening a
shocking accident occurred at S~toddard's
Agricultural Works in this city. Several
workmen were carrying a large ladle ON
tanning 300 pounds Of molten iron on a
track, when it upset in some water,
ing q terrible explosion. The workmen
were frightfully burned and threw them
selves into the water in the street.
Fernando Woods Estate.
New YORK, February 20.-The Tribune
says Fernando Wood left a large property
to his eleven surviving children. He was
married three times, but had no children by
his frst wife. The house and grounds fur
rounding it occupied by Wood, when in the
city, are worth over $780, O0, and he was
possessed Of a great deal Of valuable real
estate in other parts of the city, which he
saved with difficulty from the panic of 70.
Shooting.
GALVESTON. February 20.-A News spe-
SidA says ontufuaS evening iout ShVAS "Cie
heard in the vicinity Of the Texas Pacific
passenger depot at Dallas. The crowd
gathering, they found the corpse of A. r.
Struthers, a wealthy cattle man of Ennis,
Texas. No clue to the murderers.
In a dispute over a game of cards at Eagle
Pass a man named Reilly was shot dead by
Tom Leaky.
A Curious Abduction.
OTTAWA, February 20.-While in a pro
cession of Sunday school girls at Hull, 9
| girl named Garrett was abducted by hel
brother-in-law, aided by over 100 French
| Canadians, who attacked the procession.
The whereabouts Of the girl is a mystery.
The girls conversion to Professionalism il
| the only known reason for the act. There
is much i'll feeling concerning it.
Is A Strike.
FALL RIVER, Feb. 19.-The spinners and
weavers have decided to order a strike in
| from five to ten mills. The manufacturer
say, strike one, strike all" The date Of
the strike has been fixed, but not yet pro
claimed.
No Sympathy for Ireland.
Augusta (Maine), Feb. 19.-The HOUSE
refused to concur with the Senate, and in
definitely postponed the resolution expires.
sive of sympathy with the oppressed PEG.
pie Of Ireland.