Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-16

GALVESTON, Sept. 15.-The yellow fever
has broken out at Requocs and Hidalgo,
Mexico. There are 20 cases of fever at Fort
Brown. The troops have been removed
from Camp Smith ten miles down the
river.
The Nebraska Democrats.
OMAHA, Sept. 15.-The Democratic
State Convention was held here yesterday,
General M. Montgomery of Lincoln being
elected President and D. W. Smails Of
fremont Secretary. Resolutions adopted
demand the abolition of the protective
tariff; that taxes be abolished; denounce
reckless sq~usndering Of money in the
recent River and Harbor bill; denounce
the Star Route fraudulent contracts, Hub
BELLS Q per cent assessments, the multi
plication of salaries and perquisites for an
unnumbered and nnumerable swarm Of
Office holders; claim the right OF regula-
ting the sale of intoxicating drinks but de-
nounce prohibition; demand that corpor-
atoms keep out Of politics; assert that the
Legislature has the right to control rail
roads and that railroads have no right to
control the State; and denounce the
l EEudlC vi DdSSCo W nv hSAoSAo Laval
J. Sterling Morton of Otoe County was
nominated for Governor; c.. L. Bowlby,
for Secretary Of State; P. D. Sturtevant,
Treasurer; Charles Leech, Auditor; ]. G..
| Crafford, Attorney Generals; Charles A.
Spence, Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton; Henry Greebe, Commissioner Of
Public Lands and Buildings.
Terrific windstOrms.
HARTFORD Conn.,, Sept. ia terrific
hurricane passed over the village of Win
stead last evening, destroying ton houses
and five barns. No lives were lost. Sew
eral persons were seriously injured.
ALBANY, Sept ia terrible windstorm
passed through Mohawk Valley yesterday
afternoon. At Mendeville a man driving a
load of hay drove into a barn to escape the
storm. The barn was blown down and the
man and team killed. There were several
thunder storms along the Hudson. In
many places the Hudson River Railroad
track was flooded and the telegraph wires
broken.
MEXICO IN. ", Sept. ia heavy
wind and rainstorm swept over this place
about 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Three thousand people were on the fair
grounds at the time. TIL liberty pole was
blown down, one horse killed, and seri-
ously injuring several people. Horses ran
away and women and children were panic.
stricken. Thos. belong of Mexico and
Fred. Winkler OF Richmond were serious.
ly hurt.
Enormous Pensions.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The amount paid
for pensions during the year, including
the cost of disbursement, is S54, 296, $50
The total number of pensions on roll
2S5, 697-a gain over the previous year Of
16, S67. The total amount paid by the
Government for pensions from 1871 tc
1851, SS1, 4s0, 455; total amount paid from
1861 to June 80, 1882, $3.50, GAL ,224. Our
of this amount and since 1871 S25, 234, 23i
have been paid to survivors of the wal O.
1912 and to the widows of those who served
during that war. Deducting the latter
amount and estimating that which may
have been paid to pensioners on account OF
wars prior to that of 1861, about $3.50, 900,
900 have been distributed on account o
pensions to soldiers and sailors who served
in the war of the rebellion.