Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-08
THE SPRAGUE TRIAL AGAIN
ADJOURNED.

souri, River food, consisted of about thirty
houses, occupied by about $50 persons,
and that as far as known no person belong
ing to the town was drowned. There were
many narrow and remarkable escapes,
some persons barely saving their lives by
climbing into trees and remaining there
all night. Several persons were floated off
on the tops of their houses, which were
swept down stream, but they were rescued
by means Of boats. A great deal Of live
stock has been lost. Three hundred peo-
pie in Cedar County, Nebraska, has been
made homeless and destitute, and are sus-
tanning life with food supplied by their
neighbors. 1t is said that the ice covers
their farms to such a depth and extent
that it will take several weeks to melt, and
it is thought that it will not disappear
until the first Of June, and even were the
land clear of ice, it could not be planted,
as the people have lost all their seed, their
teams, wagons and implements. The peo-
pie Of Yankton, Dakota Territory, and
Helena, Nebraska, have organized relief
committees. The Missouri River averages
six miles in width for 100 miles above
Ponca. The gorges are still holding firm.
Many Of the cakes OF ice which lave foated
down past Ponca are reported as being an
acre in extent, and from three to five feet
thick. The worst of the food has not yet
come.
NEW York. April 6.-The Sun says:
Charles Cunningham Boycott, of Lough-
wask, Ulster County, Ireland, whose treat
ment by Land Leaguers gave rise to the
term "Boycotting," arrived yesterday &C.
companied by his brother, Rev. Z. Boy
colt. His name appeared on the list of
passengers as Charles Cunningham. His
wife was described, as Mrs. Cunningham
and his nephew as Mr.. st. John. This
was done to avoid annoyance on the pass
age, but as soon as the steamer touched the
pier his identity was disclosed much to his
discontinue. He has gone to Richmond,
Virginia. He says the attack on him orig
mated with the priest OF the parish, Father
John Malloy. just after two tenants had
been evicted Father Malloy made a speech
to a crowd. which was reported in the Dub.
lin Freeman, and in which he said, at is
| very easy to reduce the inhabitants of any
| parish to those only who nave the cause of
the Land League at heart without break
| ing the law of God or of the land" That
was the first Of it and the beginning of
Boycotting. He has no personal trouble
with these n~eighbors. "The charges circu-
lated against me were an ~afterthought. /
have lived among these people &c years. 1
have ridden in races with them, hunted
with them, and been on good terms with
them all the time. / think they nave made
me the scapegoat for an uprising against
the agents. l was more prominent than
others, and it was easier TO attack me by
running my farming business. Most agents
could not be attacked that way because
they did not work that way. When they
Boycotted me there was nothing left to do
but to 90. / did not care 30 much for my
self. l think Icould nave stood it longer,
but it 10 a hard thing to live day after day
with your wife going to the window every
time you go out, booking after you expect
ing you to be shot, and when you 20 back
see her breath yet on the window pane, and
know your loved ones rave been watching
for you all the time. I tell you a man can
not stand that sort of thing more than two
months" The tenants demands, he thinks,
amount to confiscation almost. Two Irish
Protestant girls are left in charge of his
| property, and, in spite of the Boycotts, re-
fuse to leave it. s'These troubles have been
a terrible thing to stand, and I believe they
have decreased the value of property thirty
per cent. It cost the Government 81, 600
to harvest e70 worth of crops.
Sprague vs.. Spraguo and COnk.
ling 4 Co.
New YORK, April THE Herald's Prov
idence special says: Inquiries made here
to-day, Of well-informed persons, as to the
present situation of the case of Sprague
VS.. Sprague, and Conkling 4 Co. respond
emit, show that by stipulation between Judge
Winchester Britain Of Brooklyn, for Mrs.
GNrn AL nn~-.1 Dus.1 -. -
ernor Sprague, the trial had been set down
for Easter Monday. Ex-Governor Sprague's
home counsel thereon said that they were
about to issue commissions to take evil
dence in France and Germany, whereupon
the Court adjourned the trial until the
last week in May, fixing nc particular day.
1t is said that Mrs. Sprague's side have
taken all the testimony they wish to use,
although under the delay they may now
take more, and could 60 on at two days
notice.
Vast sums of Money Alleged to be
Withheld by the Central Pacific
Railroad.
WARRINGTON, April THE Central Pa
ciic Railroad Company have declined to
answer in the suit pending to test the Ie-
gality of the payment Of dividends, while
the claims Of the Government are unsatis-
fed, and nave gained an extension Of time.
1t is believed at b Department that the
managers of the road will practice a game
to delay to the last degree possible. II
they succeed in evading the law this way,
it Is understood that the Auditor OF Rail-
road Accounts will lay the matter before
the Attorneys General, and insist that they
be called on to answer for vast sums that
it is alleged they have withheld from the
Government for the past thirty-two
months. 1t is claimed at the Department
that they have done this to such an extent
that within the thirty months ending the
9Th instant, they have made away with
some 50, 800, 900.
Died from Voluntary hamilton.
New YORK, April Am undertaken
to-day sent to the Bureau Of Vital Statis-
tics a certificate signed by a physician, to
the effect that Mrs Magdalena Mills, aged
81, had died at No. 442 West Fifty-fourth
street from voluntary inanition. Troubles
and misfortunes in her family, together
with the loss Of $4,000 which wal stolen
her, as is alleged by her adopted
daughter, caused Mrs. Mills to become
and finally insane. About
three weeks ago she ceased to partake of
any food. Every effort short OF violence
made to induce her to eat, but she re-
fused to swallow anything except water.
Nine days ago she refused water also.
Suicidal Starvation.
Iowa Cry, April Hattie Danal yes
terday completed forty-two days Of sui
cidal starvation. The city medical society
resolved that it views with the deepest re-
sret the unseemly and disgusting exhibit