Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-25
LAND LEAGUE MEETING AT BALTI-
MORE.
THE sPRAGUE DIVORCE CASE.
Death of senator Carpenter.


New YORK, Feb. 24.-The agents Of the
steamship Bristol City, which sailed from
this port for Bristol on Dec. %, and
which has not been heard from since that
time, fear that all hope of safety must be
abandoned. The ownersi in Bristol hope that
she may yet reach port. The vessel was
commanded by Captain John A. Peters.
and had q crew Of %, mostly married men,
living near Bristol. She carried no pas
sengers. The cargo consisted principally
Of provisions. She was an iron vessel,
built in 1879, and was known as a water bal
last vessel, of 1874 tons. 260 feet long. and
was owned by C. Hill Il Sons of Bristol,
England.
The Norwegian bark Thor, commanded
by Captain Thornaldson, which sailed
from this port with q cargo of rye for Ant
verp Oct. 2, not having been heard
from, fears are entertained that she is lost.
She was a wooden vessel, built and owned
in Norway.
SANTA FE IN. NJ, Feb. 24.-About the
first Of this week a shooting affray occurred
in a gambling booth in a secluded spot
five miles from the stage road, between
Fort Wingate and Bacon Springs. Four
men entered q saloon and called for a
drink. The proprietor stated that he sold
no whisky, but if the men wanted to gam
BILE they could, and they would be sup
piled with whisky. The four men then
sat down with the proprietor, and after
some time spent in playing a row began,
resulting in the death of all the card play
ers, each being shot several times.
Gen. Hancock to be Present at the
Inauguration Ceremonies.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Gen. Hancock
writes to the Inauguration Committee: 1
shall be present, accompanied by General
Jas. B. Trye, A.. j. Perry and Gen. w. G..
Mitchell, who request that this letter be
received by the committee as an accept
ance of the invitation given them through
me. Thanking you and the committee for
the courtesy extended, | am very truly
yours. (Signed) WINFIELD S. HANCOCK.
Gen. Sherman has invited H. M. Dayton
Of Ohio to act as an aid in the procession.
No Serviee Rendered..
CHICAGO, Feb. "a. Irene Worrell, an at
tache Of the Knight Theatrical Company,
was yesterday sued by R. Goodrich, who
some years ago secured for her a Utah d.
vorce, for which she had never compen-
stated him. She has set up a claim Of" No
service rendered" as the divorce has been
held to be illegal, and the Court and jury
took that view of the case, giving a verdict
against Goodrich.
Foreign Missionary Work.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The Women's For
eign Missionary Society had an all-day ses-
sion to-day. The speakers earnestly advo-
Gated foreign missionary work. Mrs. J. D.
Baldwin, for ten years a missionary, said
it cost three times as much to convert an,
American as it did q heather. Encourag-
ing reports were received Of ten years
work done by the society in India, Japan,
Mexico and So nth America.
Explosion ut q Fireworks Factory.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-By an explosion in
Delwiler's fireworks factory near Jersey
City last evening, James Gillen, a boy, is
thought to be fatally injured, and two
other boys, named Nemott and Leopold,
an old man named Good, and three others,
were badly burned. There was q further
explosion at the same factory a few days
ago.
Reducing Rates.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-The Rock Island
Railroad yesterday made q heavy cut ON
the rates between here and the Missouri
river for the Colorado business. So that
rate on first-class freight which was eighty
cents from Chicago to Denver is now only
thirty cents, and the other three classes
are reduced in the same proportion.
Butterine Dealers Prosecuted.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Several dealers in