Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-03-16
[special to the srNrrsrLI

loHNNAAA W ~ oANAANELEI
SAN Francisco, March 15.-Brevet Major
General Emery Upton. US. A., was found
dead in his bed at the Preside this morn
ing, having shot himself through the head
some time during the night. Gen. Upton
retired at about his usual hour last night,
having spent the evening in social con-
verse. The first intimation Of the tragedy
was obtained this morning between 8 and9
O'Clock, when his Orderly vent to call him.
Receiving no answer to his knock the
Orderly opened the door and found the
General dead in bed. An alarm was in
~staDtly given, and several officers of the
regiment having fastened to his room il
was discovered that the General had COM
mitted suicide. A revolver was still
grasped in his hand, and a bullet wound
through his mouth into the brain told the
history of his death plainly. The body
was cold and stiff, and life had evidently
been extinct several hours-probably since
midnight. No papers or anything that
would serve to indicate the cause of the
act ave as yet been discovered. Neither
the body nor effects in his room have been
touched; they are awaiting the arrival Of
the Coroner. The general impression,
however, seems to be that grief at the loss
of his wife prompted the suicide.
LATER. From the appearance OF General
Upton's room this morning, he must have
sat up late the night before, writing and
destroying manuscripts and burning many
papers. He left two letters, one to his
sister, dated the 18th inst, but app
rently written last night, in which he init
mated that something might happen, and
one to Captain Dyer, unfinished, in which
he expressed the opinion that his revised
tactics would be a failure. His letters will
not be published until after the inquest
tomorrow. Among the army friends Of
the deceased, his suicide is attributed to q
fear that by the failure Of his work on tao
tics he would lose his reputation.
In the Kalloch trial this after noon q
number OF witnesses were examined to
prove the character Of Charles De Young
for peace and quietness. Malachi Keene,
the foreman Of Main & Winchester, certi-
fed regarding the story of the shooting
told to him by the witness Clemetshaw
the day after the shooting, which tailed
with Clemetshaw's evidence. A number
of witnesses were introduced as to the
for truth and v~eracity of Kelley,
Mooney and Ratschie, who testified to
hearing six shots. all giving them very bad
in that respect. The reputa-
ton of @. M. Palmer, who testified to De
Young's threats against Kalloch, was also
impeached. The prosecution announced
that they would get through in about an
hour and a half Of tomorrow mornings
session. Adjourned.
Navajo declares a dividend of rs cents.
Tucson, March ia Star special from
Deming, dated March IA, says: A. N.
Towne, General Superintendent of the
Central and Southern Pacific Railroads,
the General Passenger and Freight Agents
and other officers respectively of the
Southern Pacific aud Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe roads, met at this place to-day,
by appointment, to discuss general bust
ness subjects and to make arrangements
for opening through traffic. Passenger
trains are to leave Kansas City on the even
ing OF the 18th and San Francisco on the
morning of the 18th, from which dates
daily trains will be run hereafter. After
the meeting the two parties left respec-
lively for the East and West. The passen-
ger rates agreed upon from Los Angeles to
Kansas City, are Unlimited first-class,
SIP; limited first class, S104 limited
second class, S78 limited third class,
$50 so from Los Angeles to New York,
first class. S13s so second class, sos
third class, sos from San Francisco to
New York, by Southern route, same as
Central.
SAN Francisco, March 15.-The city
election in Oakland yesterday was carried
by the Citizens ticket against the straight
Republican.
San Francisco, March 15.-Mary E.
Donnelly. aged three years, was burnt to
death yesterday at Oakland by her clothes
taking fire. The child, who was unusually
intelligent, had evidently been trying to
put out a fire in a partition near the stove,
which was still blazing when her mother
returned and found her charred and l~ifeless.
VIRGINIA CITY, March 10. - Timothy
Quill, aged 30, a miner out of work, was
found this morning hanging to the foot-post
of his bed. He had been helped to money.
which he had gambled off hence he sui
cided.