Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-29
PACIFIC COAST ADVICES.
Especial TO THE sENTISEL.l

Railroad Company Elections.
SAN Francisco, July 28.-The following
elections by the railroad companies were
held to-day: The Southern Pacific Direc-
tors are Charles Croker, Charles F.
Croker, Chas. Mayne, W. V. Huntington,
N. T. Smith, J. L. Willcutt, Moses Hop
kins. At the meeting of the Directors the
following officers were elected: Charles
Croker, President; Charles f. Croker,
Vice-President N. 7. Smith, Treasurer;
j. L. Willcutt, Secretary.
The Los Angeles and San Diego Railroad
Directors are Leland Stanford, Charles F.
Croker, N. Il. Smith, J. L. Willcutt, E. II.
Miller Jr. At the meeting of the Directors
the following officers were elected: Charles
Crocker, President; Charles F.. Crocker,
Vice-President; N. Il. Smith, Treasurer;
j.. l.. W%illcutt, Secretary.
The Monterey Railroad Company Direc-
tors are Charles Crocker, Charles F.
Croker, W. V. Huntington, N. T. Smith,
j.. L. Willcutt. At the meeting of the
Directors the following officers were elect
ed: Charles Croker, President; Charles
T. Crocker, ice-President; N. 7. Smith,
Treasurer, J. L. Willcutt, Secretary.
The sachs Scandal.
baN ihANcloCO, Ouiy So.-IHO SHIoulClo
of this morning publishes the scandal in
connection with the Sachs family difficulty,
to the effect that the trouble was caused by
Samuel c. Cook of Los Angeles, who, in
money to pay a gambling debt, spread the
stories of his own intimacy with Mrs.
Sachs. This led to a preliminary row be-
tween Sachs and his wife, in which the
husband beat his wife. He then went to
Cooks lodgings, and covering him with a
revolver gave him an unmerciful thrash
ing, and subsequently shot Mrs. Sachs, as
heretofore reported.
A Batch Of Burglaries.
Stockton (Cal.), July 2s.-Burglaries
continue to be quite frequent in Stockton.
Last night George B. Wood, baggage
master Of the G. P. r. R., was robbed by
burglars, who entered his room and alb
stracted the coin from his pants pockets.
Conrad Thomas room was entered and a
silver watch and gold chain taken. A
pistol was stolen from j. d. Calls buggy
last night. A man by the name of NJ.
Chatterton was garroted last night on the
levee and forced to disgorge $50.
Election of Officers.
SAN Francisco, July 2S.-The Great
Council of Improved Order of Red Men
have elected the following officers j. A.
Filcher, Great Prophet; Charles Spencer,
Great Sachem; Mr.. Betz, Great Senior
Sycamore; A. A. Andrew, Great Junior
Sycamore; II. S. VIM, Great Chief of
Records; Adam Smith, Great Keeper of
Wampum; Grove l.. johnson. Representa-
tive to the Great Council of the United
States; Benjamin F. Josse1yn, Davis Loud
erback and John p. H. Wentworth, Great
An UnprOvOked Assault.
PORTLAND, July 2S.-News reached here
tonight of an u~nprovoked assault on Geo.
Caswell, a railroad employe at Rock ISL
and, Montana, by the notorious rough
Red" who beat Caswell over the head
with a bottle, fracturing his skull. ''Red"
is under a guard Of railroad men, who
threaten to hang him should Caswell die.
Several roughs, who follow the railroad
construction line and make a living from
the laborers, were ordered to leave head
quarters, and they obeyed.
A Tumble in Escambia Stock.
SAN Francisco, July 2S.-To-day the
stock In the Escambia Wrecking Company
fell greatly, owing to reports being received
that the wrecked ship was broken to
pieces. The divers are unable to work in
the wreck. owing to the swift current of
running through the holes, so that
even the wheat ann be taken out. The
ehip ia go badly broken up that nothing
her chains and some OF the rigging can
be saved.
Found Murdered.
PORTLAND (or.l, July 2s.-E. H. oum.
the Oregon Railroad and Naviga-
ton Company's agent at Pomeroy, W. T.,
was found murdered in his house yester-
day. His skull was split open with an ak, |
aud his money drawer and purses were
rihed of their contents. He WAS last seen
in the company Of two Cinnamon, who are
supposed to lie the murderers.
A New Trial Granted Clarence Gray.
San Francisco, July 29.-The Supreme
Court has reversed the judgment of the
Court in the case of Clarence Gray,
convicted of the murder OF CLANCY, editor
of the Santa Barbara Press, and granted
the defendant a new trial, on the ground
that the jury were too literally supplied
with beer and liquor during the progress
of the trial.
Suicide of Nicholas Peterson.
SAN Francisco, July 2s.-Nicholas Pc
a German saloon keeper, suicided
in the rear of his place of business this
morning by shooting himself through the
head. The cause was financial troubles.
Suicide of u Blind Man.
GRIMES LANDING (Cal.), July 2S.-L. B.
Tucker of this place, who has been totally
blind for eight months, suicided last night
by cutting his throat. He is the third