Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-14
PACIFIC COAST ADVICES.
ESPECIAL TO THE s~ENTINEL.l

Decision in the Debris Case.
SACRAMENTO, June 13.-In the debris de-
cision, after a lengthy consideration Of the
case, the Court finds:
First-The plaintiffs action is not barred
by the statute Of limitations.
Second-Defendant has acquired no
right to use the beds of the American and
Sacramento Rivers as places of deposit for
mining tailings.
Third-The acts OF defendant are consti-
tuted a public nuisance, and obstruct the
free use of the rivers, by considerable
numbers of citizens of the State.
Fourth-The mining customs and usages
authorized by the statutes and by the de-
cisions of the Courts, are local, n are
not intended to have any effect beyond the
mining of bar diggings or districts.
Fifth-The mining avs and customs, as
practiced, are not intended to, and cannot
protect the defendant in the acts COM
planned Of.
Sixth-Plaintif is entitled to a decree
restraining the defendant from dumping
tailings into the American River or any of
its tributaries.
The decree follows the opinion, and
makes the injunction perpetual against the
defendant, subject to this condition, that
the defendant may at any time apply to
this Court to have the decree modified or
vacated, and whenever, upon such show
ing, it shall appear that efficient means
have been provided to impound the tail
ings, the defendants shall be entitled to
have the decree set aside.
Fearful Accident at the Union Con.
Mine.
VIRGINIA New, June 13.-At $50 this
Eevening, by the premature explosion OF a
blast in the face of the south drift in No.
Q, on the 2700 level Of the Union Con-,
John Black and James F. Brown were in
stantly killed, and John Beargo had his
skull SO badly crushed that he can live but
q few hours. Richard Hicks had his back
filled with fine pieces of rock, but is not
seriously hurt. No other men were in the
drift at. the time Of the explosion. Black
leaves a wife and one child. Brown was
unmarried. Beargo is the sole support OF
a widowed mother and sister. What was
the cause Of the explosion is unknown.
The men had just charged the holes, when
four of them exploded. Brown was blown
all to pieces.
There has been a good deal OF rain,
thunder and lightning to-day.
SHIFTS Dismissed.
SAN Francisco, June 13.-In the Supe-
rior Court to-day, OIL motion Of the prose-
cutting attorney, all the cases against h.
s. Tibbey, defaulting Secretary of the
Dupont street Commission, were dis
missed, on the ground of not sufficient
evidence obtainable to convict.
SACRAMENTO, June 1~3.-Judge Temple
has decided the Gold Run case in favor OF
the valley, sustaining the injunction.
The steamer strathairly LibeIed.
SAN FRANoIsco, June 13.-The steamer
S~trathairly was libeled in the United States
District Court to-day for 1872. 800, that
being the aggregate penalty for an excess
Of passengers over the lawful number
carried by the vessel during her recent
voyage from China, and for other viola
tons Of the law.
Killed by n Premature Blast.
SAN Francisco, June ia Portland
dispatch says: By a premature blast to-
day on the Oregon 4 California extension,
three Cinnamon and Foreman Theophilus
B. Berry, recently from South Weymouth,
Mass, were killed.
Trains Delayed.
SAN Francisco, June 1S.--The overland
trains we're delayed twelve hours yesterday
by q washout near Oreana, New, from the
effect of q cloudburst.