Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-04
TELEGRAPHIC.
Strange Freak Of an
Invalid Girl.
THREE RAILROAD CHARTERS
EXPIRE By LIMITATION.
woodson Dunn Shot and Killed
by Barney Jones.
A MONUMENT FOB GEN. CUSTER AND
HIS slAM SOLDIERS.
The Town of Cromwell, Conn,
Destroyed by a Cyclone.
ONE HUNDRED PAwNEES EN-
GAGGED In A FIGHT.
ESPECIAL TO TIE srsrrrL-l

NEW YORK, July 3.-Mrs. Staver and
her two daughters, both grown. and one
An invalid. occupy an upper suite of apart
ments in the sixth story Of fst No. l2i
West Eleventh street. Early this morn
ing the mother and daughters were in
their rooms awaiting the arrival Of some
friends, who we're TO take the invalid girl
to the hospital for treatment. Suddenly
the girl got up from her chair, saying:
Mamma, dear, / cannot stay in this
ROOM, it il so close. Let me go for q walk
on the roof" She ran lightly up stairs
and disappeared through the attic door.
The mother and sister followed closely.
As they reached the roof they we're horri-
fed TO see the girl run to the edge, bend
down, and catch the cornice with both
hands and swing herself over. The yard
a shrek, rushed forward and caught the
girl by the Arm just IS she was relaxing
her grasp on the cornice. The daughter
struggled violently. Let M CO." she
cried again and again; II want 70 die"
The mother, with q strength that seemed
supernatural, still held the girl, although
her whole weight depended upon the
mothers grasp. But her sister came TO
the mothers assistance, and both called
Historically for aid. In this supreme mo-
ment OF suspense, above the cries Of the
mother M daughter md the on-lookers,
the girl shrieked loudly, LET me drop; it
will be better for me. I want TO die"
But at this moment q head and pair Of
shoulders appeared through the trap door.
and the first OF the rescuers swung himself
on the roof. There was q glad shout, and
then . profound silence, except the cries
Of the maniac In an instant the rescuer
was on the edge Of the roof, and. leaning
far over. put his arms around the girls
shoulders. A second stout man came to
his assistance, and the mother and sister
fell back fainting. The two men slowly
drew the still struggling girl over the
parapet 70 safety. The family were once
in sfluence.
A Notion Denied.
NEW YoRK, July 3.-Judge Friedman
Of the Superior Court yesterday gave .
decision in the case Of A. n. Williams and
Rufus Hatch against the Western Union
Telegraph Company and others. The mo-
tAta III t40B0 Oo8Co Wo3 ~ NALotC tuo II
junction Of orders granted last December,
which restrained the payment OF . divi-
dend upon SIS, SIS. $50 Of stock. which
was declared to have been illegally issued.
Upon defendants giving . bond, a. au-
thorized by the amendment to the code
enacted by the Last Legislature, sufficient
to indemnify the plaintiffs against any
loss which they might sustain, by reason
Of the vacating Of such injunction. this
motion was made by the Western Union.
Judge FRIEDMAN denies the motion.
Expire by Limitation.
CHICAGO. July 3.-The charters Of three
Chicago street railways expire by limita-
ton the present year, and under the origi-
nal grant the city has the right to purchase
the roads ct the appraised value. A pro-
posal for . renewal Of the charters has pro.
voked wide discussion, and . proposition
has been made by ten capitalists TO
advance the money for the purchase OF the
road, and pay into the City Treasury 10
per cent Of the gross ven annually.
The railway officials deny that such .
proposition can be or has been made.
Their supposed willingness to concede the
right Of the city TO the revenue from them
il shown in an ordinance submitted to the
Council last night to pay yearly = license
OF $50 on each car operated, on condition
that their charter be renewed for 20 years.
The ordinance was referred.
A Domestic Tragedy.
P~ErzRsBuRo. Va, July Sat midnight
last night : difficulty occurred in Bland
ford. between Barney Jones and woodson
Dunn. Jones accused woodson and his
brother, Lewis Dunn, Of having induced
his (Jones') SON., wife and daughter to fol-
low them, intimating that improper mo-
tives were underlying their action. Hot
words ensued. and Jones seized An old
army musket loaded with bird shot aud |
fred ct Woodson Dunn, the charge enter |
ing the right groin and passing through |
the body, making . wound two inches in
diameter. Dunn cannot recover.
. Monument for Custer and His Men
MoNrELLo, Wis. July s.-The granite
,haft which il to mark the spot where
Custer and seven companies Of the Seventh
United States Cavalry laid down their lives
xas shipped to Montana yesterday. The
monument consists Of . cube Of Aontello
4 feet high, resting on . base OF
he same material. It 10 inscribed with
400 letters. the names Of the slain.
Fight NJ In Indian Dance.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, July 3.-A fight o.
urred at an Indian dance ct Bird Greek,
indian Territory. last night. ct which over
90 Pawnees, with drawn revolvers and
hives, took part. Two Indians were
and several others wounded.
Destruction Of . Town.
NKw YoRK. July 3.-A Sun special says