Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-30

Arrests for Selling Forged
Missouri State Bonds.
THE FIGURE OF GEN. ROBERT
z. LEE UNVEILED.
The Grave of Stonewall Jack
son Decorated.
A BRIDGE UNDERMINED BY
THE FLOOD.
Lane Britton Opens Fire on
His Captors.
WORMS PLAYING HAVOC WITH THE
WHEAT CROP.
SPECIAL 70 THE sEs1nrI.l


NEW YORK, June 29.-Isaac Briggs, .
broker, and Wesley Lynn. q lawyer, both
Of this city, with Emile Brie, . lawyer
nearly 70 years old at Stamford. Conn,
were arrested on q charge Of selling forged
Missouri State bonds to Erwin r. Kirk, .
resident OF Hoboken, N. j., and doing
business in this city as q sailmaker. Kirk
was induced 10 purchase the bonds for
their value, SAT-. 1s5, but subsequently
becoming suspicious instituted inquiries,
by which he learned that Brie had
had similar bonds regi stored in this city
on the representation that he was . State
official Of Missouri. Briggs was sent to the
State Prison some years G for attempt
ing to blackmail John Jacob Astor. Brie
ranks as q professional forger, and was ar
rested in March, 1868, in company of the
father of Charles Lacia. Wesley Lyon
was arrested in this city q year and a half
ago on two charges OF selling forged bonds,
but was released on bail and never tried.
When Briggs was arrested there were found
in his possession bonds of the New York &
Atlantic Railroad, and Chicago. Brazil &
Ohio Railroad and Coal Company. They
are supposed to be bonds Of mythical COM
panies, for s~windling purposes.
HOnOrs to she Dead.
LEXINGTON, Va, June 29.-valentine's
recumbent figure Of Gen. Robert E. Lee
was unveiled yesterday in the presence Of
5000 people. Gen. Wade Hampton acted
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Assistant Marshal. The procession
the grave Of Stonewall Jackson, and
then returned and paid the honor to the
grave of Gen. Lee. The exercises were
held on the university campus, and Gen.
Jubal A. Early was the presiding officer.
After q few remarks introducing the orator
of the occasion, Major John W. Daniel.
Father Ry an recited his original poem,
1.-THE Sword Of Lee"
Escapes From His Captors.
ST. LOUIS. June 29.-At Blende City,
Kssper County, Mo-. yesterday Lone Brit
ton was arrested by A. N. Davis, q Consta-
BILE OF CRANKY, assisted by G.. G.. Davis OF
Joplin and Hutson of Neosho. Tit charge
against Britton was q murder, committed
some time ago. After his arrest Britton
was permitted to go into his house to OBJ
tain a coat. He reappeared with a re-
volver and opened fire on his captors. he
instantly killed A. N. Davis. shot g.. G.
Davis in the head. mortally wounding
him. He then mounted . feet horse and
| fed. A large party OF citizens followed in
pursuit, but Britton probably escaped
into Indian Territory.
An Accident to Engineers.
MILWAUKEE, June 29.-As . freight
train on the Northwestern road, drawn by
two engines. was crossing the iron bridge
near Norwald yesterday morning. thu
| structure gave way, letting down both en-
| gines and three cars on top Of them. AL
| bert Getting, the fireman of the first en-
CINE. was scalded to death. and W.. III
| H~allenbeck, an engineer. was scalded
| slightly. The engineer and fireman OF thu
second engine escaped serious injuries BY
| jumping into the water. The bridge was
. strong one, but was undermined by thu
food.
Making the saloon Ordinance Valid
CHICAGO. June 29.-The City Council
last night passed an ordinance. the effect
Of which is to have the municipal yeal
end on the first Monday in April, Thereby
making valid the salooc ordinance re
Gently rassed, and which practically pre-
vents the State High License Law from 60
ing into effect until about April l. 1884.
Execution Of Two COlored Men
WILMINGTON, Del, June 29.-Geo. LAX,
(colored) was hanged at Cambridge THU
morning for . felonious assault upon Mrs
Stewart O. Simmons in April last. HI
slept we'll last night, ate . hearty break
fast this morning and maintained . steady
nerve to the last.
DAR1ES, Ca, June 29.-Toney Jonei
(colored), who shot Price Anderson in Z
drunken brawl on the 5th Of August, 1882
was hanged at II o'clock.
Assisted Emigrant t..
BosroN. June 29.-The Board Of Health
reports to the Collector Of this Port thai
within the past six months the port physi.
clans have examined %, $50 assisted emf.
grants. Many Of them were too feeble, BY
reason of age or other infirmity, for self.
support, and smus4 be aided by public OF
| private charities. Most Of them are with
out luggage, and but scantilly clothed.
Spelling the wheat.
REaprNa, Pa, June 29.-Throughout
Perks County, IN ADDITION TO the Hessian
fly. there has appeared in the wheat q
small, green worm which eats the grain
| of ct the head, the latter then dropping to
| the ground and rotting. Old farmers say
| the same worm played havoc with the
wheat IS years ago.
emo Like New Jelsey."
PATERSON. N. j., June 29.-Five China
men, who conspired against Lung Poy for
cutting down laundry prices. were each to-
day sentenced to pay . $500 fne and costs.
"No likee New Jelsey," remarked n of
the defendants IS he went of with . police
man in search Of coin.
wants to 60 ON the Retired List.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Quartermaster"
General Ingalls, has requested to be put
on the retired list from the lst Of July.
He will then be 40 years in the service.
Gems. Holibird. Saxton and Perry are the
most prominent candidates for the position.
A Fatal Dificuity.
BrRMrNaHAM, Ala, June 29.-In . diff
Guilty ct Collinsville between A. W. and
Thomas Hall father and som and Thomas
and VIM. Muller (brothers) both OF the
Halls and Thomas Muller were killed.