Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-06
TELEGRAPHIC
An Incident in the History
Of Stephen ]. Field.
AvIEw OF The INTERNAL MACHINE
THAT WAS SENT TO HIN.
The Machine the Continuance of a
Disappointed Litigant.
THE NUCLEUS or CRuLl'S COMET SEPA.
RATED IN THREE FRAGMENTS.
Reported Illness Of Thurlow
Weed.

New YORK, Oct. 5.-A Graphic Wash
ington special says: The approaching
session of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, which begins next Monday, was
the means to-day of unearthing an incl
dent in the history of Justice S. j. Field.
Passing down the avenue your correspond
was called by a dealer in firearms,
sporting traps, etc, and asked II he had
seen the internal machine that had been
sent to Judge Field. He was taken into
the rear of the store, and a case OF
daguerreotypes was discovered lying on
the counter. Examine this" said the
dealer, land tell me what you think OF
it," A close inspection showed that con-
cealed in this case were ten metallic
cartridges, with the sides filed exposing
the powder. An ordinary piece OF sand
paper was connected with the clasp OF
the case, which, if opened from the
front. would cause the ignition of a bun
die of matches. The case, however, had
been opened from the back, and the in
strument had failed to accomplish its de-
sign. A clipping from a newspaper,
fastened in the case, gave a detailed ac-
count of a decision by Field, regarding
the title Of a certain property III San
Francisco, and it is supposed the ma
chine was the contrlyance OF some DIS
appointed htigaut. Further. inquiry
shows that the package came by mail,
but was regarded with suspicion by the
inmates Of Judge Fields residence, and
the parcel was placed in a pail OF water
over night. Afterwards it was pried
z-z. eu--, l,-t;-J nt1 4ha daddy ma
ture of its contents discovered. Had the
clasp been opened, as is the custom in
handling small cases of this kind, moth
ing short Of a miracle could have pre-
| vented the discharge Of the cartridges.
A Disturbance in the C0Inef
NASHVILLE TENN, Oct. 5.-This morn
ing E. Z. Barnard Of this city discovered
that the nucleus in Crul's comet had sepa-
rated into three unequal fragments. The
largest is estimated at Is, 900 miles in
length. The space between the fragments
of the nucleus il estimated at not less than
1000 miles. Yesterday morning Barnard
observed thai the nucleus had assumed
the form Of q long strip, not less than
"a, 900 miles in length, and 5000 miles in
breadth.
CINCINNATI. OtL. O.-l tpitSsOI NIlSoh
OF the Cincinnati Observatory ~corroborates
the statement from Nashville of the sepa-
ration of the nucleus of the comet this
morning into three equal fragments. His
estimate of their size and distance apart
agrees with that made at Nashville. The
disturbance makes no difference in the
appearance Of the comet to the naked
eye.
Suit for Alleged Libel.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.-Mrs. Catharine
Realf, wife of Richard Realf, the we'll
known poet, whose tragic death by suicide
in the San Francisco Mint four years ago
was g theme Of much comment
both in this country and in England at
the time, to-day appeared in Judge
Mitchell's Court as plaintiff in q suit
against j. B. Lippincott d Co. to recover
damages fox alleged libelous statements
concerning herself in the biography OF
and printed in Lippincott's Magazine in
March, 1879.
large Democratic Majority.
COLUMBUS (Ga.), Oct. 5.-The election
for Governor aud State house officers
passed off quietly throughout this section.
The indications are that the whole Demo-
cratic State ticket is elected in the Fourth
Congressional District. The largest ma
iority ever given by the Democratic party
was i'll Muscogee County. The Democratic
party received over 80 per cent of the
votes cast. State Senators and members
of the Lower House were elected without
opposition.
The Tariff Commission.
PITTsBURG Pa, Oct. 5.-Peter Cooper
was before the Tariff Commission and ad-
vocated a fixed, permanent tariff, and dis
cussed panics and prosperity. He advo-
Gated protection to labor by making the
amount of duties equal; the difference
between the cost of a days labor in
America and the same in other countries.
The difference is from so to $50 per cent
more than now paid for similar labor else
where.
Election Returns.
WILMINGTON, Oct. 5,-Later returns
show the Democratic majority in the
State, on Inspectors, to be 2s5, and the
Republican, on Assessors, to be l13.
MACON, Oct. 5.-Telegram5from ell parts
Of the State indicate Il quiet election and
a small vote. The entire Democratic
State ticket is elected by $4,000.
Railroad Collision.
PIrTsBURG, Oct. 5.-Early this morning.
a collision occurred at Linden Station, on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, between
two freight trains. Conductor Rutfner
lost q leg and Brakeman Sanders was
killed.
The Naval Board.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Secretary Chan
dler returned this morning. The Naval
Board, to inquire into the loss Of the
Jeanette, convened at the Navy Depart
meut to-day.
Death of Hon. Esober: II. Baker.
RACINE (Wis.l, Oct. 5.-Hon. Robert
H. Baker. a prominent politician, bust
ness man and q Director Of the Union
Pacific Railroad, died this morning.
Work OF Bandits.
TAcUHAYA Mex, Oct. 5,-Tax Collector
Hubbi was killed, his wife MORALLY
wounded and his house robbed Of 81, 900
by bandits.
Illness of ThurIOw weed.
New YORK, Oct. ~5.-Thurlow Weed, the
veteran journalist and politician, is very
ill. His daughter has been summoned.
Failure of manufacturers.
New YORK, Oct. 5.-Louis Wollstein and
Jacob Sulybacher, manufacturers of cloaks
and skirts, have failed for S48 600.
yellow Fever Report.
WARRINGTON, Oct. 5.-There were Sc
new cases Of fever and three deaths at Pen
ssoola yesterday.
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