Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-07
PACIFIC COAST AOvIcES.



fGPEcIAL 70 TIE s8N1IuEL.l
yellow Fever Notss.
SAx FRAxcrsoo, Oct. 6.-The fireman o.
the steamer Newbern, who died yssterda,
Of yellow fever, was buried this morning
in u~noccupied land 81 the head Of thu
bay. II Is the opinion Of many that II
would have been better to cremate his re.
mains, 30 20 to more efectually destroy
the fever germs. Second Officer Gavin
has improved. The other patients are
convalescent. The quarantine officers say
absolutely that there 10 NO danger Of the
disease developing here; that yellow fever
germs are brought here every day by mail,
but does not develop. The westher, too,
10 cold.
A dispatch to-day from Mszatlsn an.
nounces the death from yellow fever Of
Horace Adams, mechanical engineer, and
. we'll known resident Of this city.
Some excitement 10 caused by the fact
Transporting that the steamer San Juan,
which arrived after the Newbern, had
taken on . passenger from Mazatlau, and
was allowed dock without being quaran-
tined, the Captain having . clean bill Of
health, and stating. that he had not had
communication with that infected port.
As nearly . week has now elapsed since
the arrival Of the San Juan, and no new
sign Of fever has manifested itself, It 10
believed there is no occasion for anxiety.
Advices from Qualican. the capital of
raging there terribly. No precise details
are obtainable.
Return Of the Exploring Party.
SAN FRANc1soo, Oct. 6.-The United
States revenue cutter Thomas Corwin Ar
rived to-day from Ounalaska. brin ging the
Schiefelin exploring party, also news that
the schooner Leo, with Lieut.. Ray and
party, arrived at Ounalasks from Point
Barrow, Sept. IT. Lieut.. Schwatka. who
has been exploring on the Yukon River,
Joined Leo ct st. Michaels on her way
down. They wsre TO leave Ounalaska for
this port. Sept. "a, and are expected to ar
rive here In . few days. The Captain Of
the Leo reported the loss Of the whaling
bark Cyane of Point Belcher. The crew
and the greater part Of the cargo were
saved. The ice was unusully heavy, and
the whaling season poor. Schieffelin. the
noted prospector and miner, who came
down on the Corwin, and who with . large
party have been prospecting on the Yukon
River and other streams. says that the
country does not suit him. although salts
fed that it contains plenty OF gold, yet it
10 too cold and inaccessible to mine profit
ably.
After the Railroads.
SAN FRANc1sco, Oct. GA Chronicle
editorial points out that the railroad com-
panies who received Government aid and
grants of Government lands, and who
thereby, a. it was supposed, would give the
public cheaper rates. are, on the contrary,
just those who have combined to maintain
higher rates than the roads built by private
capital. It makes the Government,
through the indifference it has shown,
responsible for this, and says: I'VE warn
this incoming Congress that the people Of
this coast are deeply angered over this
l~ong-continued neglect. After DO many
years of fruitless effort and earnest agits-
ton they are beginning to say Of the
American Legislature "a Jugurths said Of
the corrupt Roman Senate, There 10 an
institution for SALE"
San Francisco Intelligence.
SAN FRANcIsco. Oct. 6.-Chas. Crocker
has subscribed So. 900 toward defrsying
the expenses of completing the Veterans
Home.
Another competitive examination under
the rules and regulations Of the United
States Civil Service Commission will be
held in this city on the 18th inst.
Fatal Giant Powder Explosion.
BoDrE. Oct. 6.-Albert Smiley, Charles
A. Benson and George Watson were in
stantly killed in . tunnel of the Great
Sierra Company, Tioga District, on Tues
day afternoon by q Giant powder explo-
sion. The victims we're horribly mangled.
Benson's head was blown nearly of.
G. y. Belden's Remains.
San RAFAEL. CAL, Oct. Cit is believed
that the remains recently found are those
of @. E. Belden, civil engineer of this city,
who has been missing several months past.