Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-04-01
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ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

Assassination of Joseph Yerger.
ST. LOUIS, March 31.-News OF a terri
| BILE assassination on the Lami Ferry road,
near Antonio. Jefferson County, about 30
miles from here, has been received. The
residence and general store Of Joseph Yer
ger. Postmaster, and one Of the oldestand
wealthiest citizens of the county, was nred
by an incendiary on Thursday night.
when the family rushed from the burning
building, an assassin. lurking in a shed
| across the road. fred a shotgun at Yerger,
who. riddled with buckshot, fell bleeding
and died in a few minutes. About adozen
villagers we're present when the crime was
| committed, but the deed was 80 mex
pecied that no attempt was made to follow
the assassin. Deceased. besides being a
| storekeeper and q miliionaire, had done
business in loaning money. and some think
his harshness in this respect caused his
death Suspicion points To a man named
| Tressler, who a wear ago purchased q team
of horses from Yerger, giving q mortgage
upon them. He ran the animals away to
Kansas, where Yerger had him arrested.
He was brought back and sentenced to six
months in the Jail at Hiilsboro. While
confined he frequently declared his inten-
ton of killing Yerger. He was released
about two months ago. Yerger had been
a resident OF the county for IS years. He
leaves a wife and five children. A reward
of 81. 500 is offered for the capture OF the
assassin.
The Annual TrO"t Exhibition
NEW YoRK, March 81. Preparations for
the opening OF the Annual Trout Exhibi-
ton tomorrow are complete. Specimens
from California, Nevada and elsewhere in
the West. are pronounced complete, and
have never been excelled. The show will
include Eve pound specimens OF Dolly
Warden front from McClond River, Cali
fornia ; trout aud California salmon, sent
by B. B. Redding, the California Fish
Commissioner. From Carson, Nevada,
will come Lake BigIer and Carson River
trout. which are. according to Redding,
one Of the best Pacific Coast varieties for
edible purposes. Livingstone Stone, Of
the United States Fish Commission sta
toned at Shasta, on the McCloud River,
has agreed to send a male rainbow trout
that weighs 10 pounds.
Searching for the Bodies.
MEMPHIS, March 81. Captain s. G.
Mcintyre Of the Inflated steamer Golden
WY iCIt tAis mOtutu6 VIZ OO HlC "
the wreck. A diver accompanies the party,
and search will be made for the bodies,
which are supposed to be in the cabin Of
the sunken vessel. G. F. Niemeyer OF In
dianapolis, who was a passenger on board,
made his appearance on the street this
morning. badly burned on the hands and
neck. He was on board when she drifted
from the wharf, and was compelled to
huns, nvarboar1 III uao in tho mai Tor for
nearly half an hour. but finally managed
to reach the shore in an almost exhausted
condition.
Wash Smith. the colored captain of the
watch, was sent to Jail last evening on a
warrant charging him with murder,
through carelessness in causing the fire.
e. II. Fry and Sister Attacked by
Two Men on she Road.
OMAHA, March 3i.-A young mar
named E. B. Fry and his sister Ella Fry,
while riding home from an Entertainment
last night abont IL O'Clock. were attacked
by two men on the outskirts OF the city,
who fired two shots at them. one taking
effect in Miss Fry's left shoulder and 60
ing clear through, the other striking her
brother and inflicting a flesh wound. The
horses ran away and threw them both out,
Miss Fry breaking her left arm, and her
brother breaking his right arm and put
ting bis shoulder out Of joint. No csnse
is assigned for the attack, and no clue has
been obtained. Fry and his sister, while
seriously hurt, will soon recover.
Caught fn q Storm.
WATERFOWL Dakota, March 31.-F.
E. Howe, an old settler of this county, left
for Sessalon with a soldier Just as the re-
| cant alarm Ua rnnninO on huf ifo blind
ing fury stopped them half way to Wah
Bay. They tried to make the trip on
horseback and became separated. Tn
soldier has been found, but was SO badly
frozen that his life canno. be saved, and
Mr.. Howe was found half q mile from
home dead.
General Brewster Opposed TO the
Veto.
CHICAGO. March Sl.-The Journals
Washington special. who has all along in
slated that the President would veto the
Chinese bill. says to-day that the indica-
ions are now that the bill will be signed.
Acknowledgement Brewster il said to be op-
posed to the veto. The matter will doubt
less be settled vt the Cabinet meeting this
afternoon.
A Juryman Corrupted.
| |AASAoOs AeASa SA.-a oCuseiiOn wac
created in the Criminal Court this morn
ing when the case Of Gribber was being
tried, the case involving the corruption Of
juries. The astonishing revelation was
made that Jesse Shepherd. one Of the
jurors in the present case, had been cor
rnpted, and counsel on both sides at once
refused to'proceed further before this jury.
More Elk eutlons.
TELEMA, March 3l.-A. L. Weisanger
and Bill Ledlow were hanged to-day for
the murder Of Jessie B. Weisanger In De.
cember last. The prisoners made long
speeches. protesting their innocence.
CHATHAM Virginia), March 9l.-Doc
Wright was hanged here to-day for the
murder Of Col. Arthur in February. 1881.
He declared his innocence on the sczffold.
Charges Preferred.
Fan CLAIRE Wis.,. March ST. Rev. P.
NJ. Morrison, formerly Episcopal pastor
here. has preferred charges to the Bishop |
against Rev. Joel Clarke. the present pas
tor, for using q magic lantern in the
church on Sunday evening to illustrate
his SCI mo
Blown Up by Dynamite.
New York. March 3l.--There Is q ru-
NOR here that Cyrus W. Fields Andre
monument, which was defaced on WASH
ington's birthday. was last night blown up
by dynamite.