Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-06
PACIFIC COAST ADvICES.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.l

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Synopsis of The Republican Plat
form.
SAN Francisco, Sept. "a Reno dis.
patch says: Tit Convention met at 10
o'clock. The platform adopted refers to
the history Of the party, endorses Arthur,
calls for tho enforcement of the anti
Chinese laws, promises to defend the pub
lie school system from sectarian influences;
the railroad plank demands from Congress
such legislation as will place the people
of Nevada on terms of equality in respect
to transportation charges with commune
ties specially favored by railroad monopo-
lies; pledges the party of Nevada to such
a course of legislation as will extend to
the railroads, and all other corporations
doing business in the State, the same pro-
lection, the same rights before the law as
are accorded to individuals, no more or
no less; calls for postal telegraph service,
for silver coinage TO be placed on the
same basis as gold, for avs to secure the
publication Of the jury box, to reduce
State expenses, for the codification of
mining laws.
A clause was introduced calling for a
Constitutional Convention to reduce the
expenses of the State, and to prevent dis
examinations by railroads.
COmstOck Mining Intelligence.
VIRGINIA New, Sept. 5.-Superintend-
ent Patton returned from his visit to the
Atlantic States last evening and was again
on duty to-day.
John W. Mackay left here this evening
for San Francisco. He will return to the
Comstock in about two weeks.
The stock excitement continues, but no
new strike has been made in any of the
mines at this end of the Comstock.
G. G. Stevenson, who has a lease of the
kentuck ground, has, at q depth of $50
feet, a large body Of regular old-fashioned
Comstock ore. What it pays is not made
public. 1t appears to make toward the
south, and the Crown Point folks are
drifting for it. In the Jacket ground it
was split up and poor.
Sonora Valley TcrrOrized.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5.-The Tomb
stone Epitaph has information from Sono-
"a that the impending civil crisis is about
to explode. A state of dread and uncer-
tainty exists along the Sonora Valley.
Nearly every gunshop in Tombstone has
been cleaned out by the Mexicans, who are
Hooking in by dozens, buying up all the
arms and munitions of war that can be
obtained and rushing back again. 1t is
understood that the Governor has ordered
a draft of all the b le-bodied men in the
State to sustain him.
Racing at Oakland Park.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 5.-The Golden
Gate Fair opened to-day at Oakland Park.
The first race, for two-year-olds, three
quarters of a mile dash, was won by May
b.. in LII, S~atanella second, with Flou
Flou a length behind. The next race, for
three-year-olds, mile and q half dash, was
won by Duke of Monday in 2:14h by half
a neck, beating Precious. The third race,
free for all, mile and repeat, was won by
Red Boy, beating Nighthawk in two
straight heats. Time, 1:42h aud Las <.
The former time beats the best California
Panic in the Stock Market
SAN Francisco, Sept. 5.-The stock
market broke fearfully this morning,
everybody trying to sell. The panic was
complete. After the first call there was
a reaction in the case Of Potosi, Norcross,
ouiiy enu bost 0 DelcueT, Dub tuo Eesb Ol
the list is practically unchanged. At the
IL O'Clock session business was fair and
the middle stocks steady. After the Board
the market dropped again.
Judge Fields Opinion.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 5.-In the case OF
one OF the alleged Chinese merchants,
who arrived here on the steamer City Of
Rio de Janeiro from Panama, and who
was not permitted to land, Judge Field in
the United States Circuit Court to-day de-
cided that merchants coming from coun-
tries other than China may land without
certificates.
Explosions.
PORTLAND, Sept. 5.-The boiler OF j.
NJ. J.. Kallich's ice works exploded at 8
o'clock this morning. The factory was
burned. Loss, $4,000; partially in
sured.
Archibald Hamme. while fishing with
giant powder yesterday, had both hands
blown off, and sustained internal injuries
which will probably prove fatal.