Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-16
PACIFIC COAST ADvICES.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
A FIZzIe of u Duel.

BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l5.-A Tombstone
dispatch says that a correspondent who
accompanied the duelists to Sonora sends
the following account of the hostile parties
which left Tombstone last night to seek
satisfaction on the field of honor. They
rendezyoused at an early hour at Herford.
The Purdy party consisted of the princi-
pal, Sevenokes, seconds and a surgeon
They arrived at the place of rendezvous at
3 A. NJ. TIL Hamilton party, consisting of
the principal, seconds and a surgeon,
had arrived about an hour previous. The
party camped and slept for a few hours.
The Hamilton party aroused at daybreak,
and just at sunrise they started for the
boundary line. The other party were
somewhat dilatory in their movements,
and followed in about half an hour. The
road was kept for a distance of about four
miles south of Ochoaville, and near the
roadside a spot was selected for the deadly
encounter. When the second party arrived
they found the Hamilton party already on
the ground and eagerly awaiting their
coming. The principals and their seconds,
the attending physicians and a reporter
a4lShtCu, dbu III Ia e PAGES WSIc
measured off by William Milliken, one of
Hamilton's seconds, the operation being
closely scrutinized by the ever.vigilant
Judge MCGOWAN. An effort at this jnncture
was made to compromise the difficulty,
but with no avail, and the hostile demon
STATIONS we've proceeded with. The dis
lance being fixed, the choice of position
was tossed up for, Milliken winning. His
principal was accordingly placed with his
back to the rising sun which his adversary
was obliged to face. The seconds Of both
parties provided weapons according to the
terms Of the combat, viz: Colts 45 calibre.
Those in possession of the Hamilton
party were, now, they claim the right
ones as the challenged party had to fur
nish the weapons. Judge MCGOWAN was
asked to select one weapon, which he did,
but soon after returned and requested
to try another. His request being granted
Pardy's seconds refused to use the weapon
offered by the opposite party, giving as a
reason that they were new and worked SO
hard that their principal would be placed
at a disadvantage if forced to choose either
of the weapons in possession of Purdy's
seconds. They we're offered their choice,
which they promptly refused, snd the
seconds OF Hamilton claimed, for all
known to the contrary, their opponent
might have used the self-same weapons in
practiclng. MCGOWAN offered in behalf
of his principal to toss up and see which
pair Of weapons be used. This was
refused, and various other propositions
looking to a harmonious selection of weap-
ons were also proposed, but were rejected
by one side or the other, and as the final
result the parties left the field and nego-
~tiations were abruptly terminated.
The Sacramento Races.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 15.-The second was
a pacing race, mile dash, three in five.
The entries we're: Corvette. Oakland Boy,
Lady Hayes and Oneida. The race was
won by Corvette; Oneida second. Oakland
Boy third; time, 1926. Third race, trot-
ting, two miles and repeat, for $40 horses.
Entries: Vanderlyn, San Mateo, Belle and
Slim Jim. The race was won by Wander
lyn; Belle second, Slim Jim distanced;
time, 5:07.
The first race was for two-year-olds,
mile dash. The starters we're Certiorari,
Flou Flou and May B.. Flou Flou won by
a nose in 1:46A; May B second. The Sec
ond event was a selling race for all ages,
mile and a quarter dash. The starters
were a sister to Lottery. Echo, Hadding-
ton, Ella DOape and villa Rondlette.
Ella Doane won easily in 2:10A Hadding-
ton second, Rondlette third and q sister
to Lottery fourth.
Big Fire in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ia big fire oc-
Cured on Fourth street, between King and
Berry. The report from the district office
says nearly the whole block is on fire.
The fire broke out this afternoon in a
large hay barn on Fourth street, Destroy
ing the building and its contents; also the
meat packing establishment adjoining, a
grocery, saloon, restaurant, blacksmith
shop and cigar box factory. The losses
aggregate between $50, 900 and $4,000.
A stack pole Suicides.
Los ANaELEs, Sept. 15.-Ed. Stackpole,
aged %, son OF Joe Stackpole. a worthy
citizen of Anaheim, took poison at Q
| O'Clock last night. because OF Q difficulty
with an abandoned woman here with
| whom he was in love.
Tne Pistol.
EUREKA (Cal.), Sept. 1.-two men
Hewitt and McDade, engaged in a fight
last night at Ben. Dixon's shipyard, during
which Peter Holm, an innocent spectator,
was shot and will die. Hewitt IL held In
| 81, 900 bonds for examination.