Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-29
PACIFIC COAST ADvCES.

A Dispatch to the President Urging
Him to Sign the Anti.Chtnese
Biil-A Most Horrible Murder
John KiIIaIea Chops His Wife fn
Pieces-Oscar Wiide's First Lee
ture a Success-rhomas Power
OsConnor Coming.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.l
SAN Francisco, March 25.-The Re-
| publican State Central Committee met
this morning and ordered a dispatch sent
TO the President through the California
| Congressional delegation, informing him
that, in the opinion of the Committee, the
failure to approve the anti-Chinese bill
will result dissstrously to the interests and
prosperity of this coast and will work a
great injury to the people OF every class.
A fearful wife murder was committed
here about 9 o'clock this evening. John
Killalea, q longshoreman, residing at No.
40 Pacific street, killed his wife, Maria
K~illalea, in a drunken fit OF Jealousy.
Armed with a sheath knife, killales pro-
ceeded in his fury to carve the woman in a
terrible manner. Slabs we're inflicted on
the right side Of the neck, chin, shoulder,
abdomen, chest, and under the left nipple;
| also a fearful slash on the left side of the
face from the ear to the angle OF the
mouth. The first and second fingers OF
the right and were also nearly severed.
During this sanguinary and drunken rage
| Killalea did not seem to be exhausted I'M
til life was extinct and the body of his
wife lay lifeless at his feet, mangled and
bloody. No reason is assigned for the
fearful deed but a spirit OF jealousy, in
famed by strong drink. When arrested
the murderer was asked what was the mat
ter, when he answered with brutal indif-
ference, "Oh, nothing /; l have only cut
my wife's throat, that's ALL" Deceased
was a native of Ireland, aged 46 years.
She was the mother of six children. all
living. Killalea was taken to the City
Jail after he committed the deed, and
locked up on the charge Of murder.
SAN Francisco, March 28.-Oscar Wilde
delivered his first lecture at Platt's Hall
last night. A full audience Of the best
social element was present, and received
the apostle Of esthetic civilly and pleasant
ly. He spoke without notes, and with but
little gesture, for about an our and a
quarter. His delivery is m%onotonous. but
his language is good. and his enunciation
clear and distinct. His subject was Eng
lish Renaissance, and the substance OF the
lecture was a plea for the cultivation OF
artistic sentiment. To accomplish this,
he held that labor should be dignified, and
the handicraftsman be encouraged to put
his best thought and most conscientious
endeavor into his work; hat the designer
and workman ahpu1d ha hrnnuhf into ipt III
mate relations; that a general love and APP
probation of the beautiful should be fos.
tered by the province of true artistic work;
that art should be local in character, ex.
hibiting the idiosyncracies of each com.
munity, and avoiding mere limitations; that
art had a still higher mission, to instill in
the mind love for the beautiful, and good
in thought and act. as we'll as in the mere
outward form, and might in the future
tend to draw nations together in closer
brotherhood through a common love fol
the harmonies of art and nature. He
closed with reference to the natural beau.
ties of California, as a direct incentive to
its citizens to cultivate the beautiful in
harmony witt their surroundings.
Reports from the interior indicate thai
the grain crops will be rather bet ter thar
the average in nearly all the counties ex.
cept those situated in the San Joaquin
Valley. In San Joaquin and Stanislaus
counties the prospect is good, except in
the west, such as where more moisture is
needed. A fair crop is hoped for in Mer-
ced, but farther up the valley the pasture
will be poor, except on irrigated ground.
Thomas Power O'Connor will leave for
the East next Tuesday. speaking at the
following places en- route: Nevada City,
April 5; Virginia City, April 7; Eureka,
April 10.
The Grain Exchange, IN offshoot OF the
Big Board Of brokers, met to-day. The
Chairman made a gratifying report OF
progress. The Committee on Constitution
Bylaws and Rules are nearly ready to re-
port: A number of names as additional
charter members are reported. Horace
Webster was chosen temporary Treasurer.
A Portland dispatch says: Katata Alas
ka, the Indian murderer, was executed at
IL A. N. He assembled the scaffold firmly,
babe all present good by and shook hands.
He objected to having his arms pinioned,
and force was required to confine them
His neck was broken by the fall.