Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-05-30
PACIFIC COAST AOvlcEs.


ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
STOCKTON, May 29.-Sheriff Cunning
ham and Deputy Sheriff Lee Of Sacramento,
to-day arrested Salvador Troia In this city
on q charge Of numbering his wife near
Gilroy in February Of last year. The sup
posed murderer, Giovanni Lentini, was
arrested in visalis last week by Sheriff
Cunningham and lodged in Jail at Sacra.'
mento. He denied his guilt and charged
Troia with the crime. 1t was on his COM
plant that Troia was arrested.
James J. Evans, who was reported in
sane yesterday and was supposed to have
committed suicide, was found at a camp
IS miles from this city this morning before
dsybreak. He had to be handcuffed and was
taken by force. On the return to this city
he leaped from the carriage and fell upon
his head. He was recaptured to-day. He
was examined by the Insane Commission
er. adjudged insane and committed to the
| Asylum. He is q native Of Kentucky, aged
| Sc years, and is q Mexican Veteran, q pio-
neer, al exempt fireman and q knight Of
Pythias. His insanity was brought on by
a blow upon the head with q bottle in the
hands Of an ~ex-convict whom he arrested
seven years ago when . Deputy Sheriff.
Bodies Recovered.
PErALUMA, May 29.--The bodies Of the
three Mathers boys and Gen. Gwinn were
found and brought into town this after
noon. Their necks were all broken, and
they were otherwise injured. The Mathers
boys recovered are John, aged IS, Willie
~, and Henry 6 years. Collins containing
the three brothers stand side by side at an
undertaker's, wreathed in flowers. The
poor mother seems insane with grief. The
funeral Of all four victims will take place
tomorrow near Liberty sc~hoolhouse, four
miles distant. Report has been received
here that the body Of an unknown man
has been recovered near Donohue. There
were seven missing instead Of six, as sup
posed, with one body yet to recover.
Totally Devoid OF Truth.
TOMBSTONE, A. T., May ga recent
article in the New York Times in relation
TO trouble in Alabama, resulting in the in
dictment Of Paul Strobach, United States
Marshal for the middle and southern dis
tricts, states that Cameron's candidate is
Mr.. Wickersham, formerly Postmaster at
Mobile, . noted half breed leader, who
publicly denounced Arthur as equally re-
sponsible with Guiteau for the murder Of
Garfield. Wickersham is now at Tomb
stone on business connected with the
Postal Department. On being shown the
article, he pronounced il as totally devoid
OF truth and its author q wilful and mali
cious liar.
Washington Territory News.
SEATTLE. May 29.-At q meeting Of citi-.
zens held here this evening the bonds for
the subsidy Of $50, 900 to the Northern
Pacific, for building a 40-mile standard
gauge line into the coal fields Of Kings
County, were executed, and the work will
be vigorously pushed.
Private advices state that the citizens of
Spokane County have applied to Gov.
Newell for arms and ammunition, with
which to protect themselves from q mo-
mentarily expected Indian outbreak. The
arms will be forwarded.
The Board OF Regents.
SAN Francisco, May 29.--At An import.
ant meeting yesterday afternoon Of the
Board Of Regents Of the University Of Cali
fornia the Committee on instruction and
Visitation was voted abolished. This com.
mittee has been all powerful in the affairs
OF the University. Through Its influence
the late great changes were brought about
BY which Mr.. Reid Was appointed Presi-
dent. The abolishment Of this famous
committee will, 1t is thought, lead TO
many other important changes In the
University regime.
ShoOting-The Races.
SALT LAKE, May 2o.-This afternoon .
quarrel took place In this city between
David 0illifant. . butcher, and Richard
Fowler, q blacksmith, over q butcher bill.
Fowler turned 10 leave, and 0illiiant to
enter his shop, when the latter shot him
three times In the back with q revolver.
Fowler fingered till this evening and died
Of his injuries. Gillifsnt surrendered to
the police and 10 now in Jail.
The city IL crowded with strangers from
all the n~eighboring localities who are here
for the purpose Of attending the Jockey
Club rAsss.
Victoria InteIligencs.
VERONA, B. O., May 29.-Another Obi.
naman. q victim Of Z recent outrage near
Lython, Is dead. Two others will die. A
man named Gray IL committed for trial
for murder, and two others, named Perry
and Hayes. are held ~ accessors.
Two boys have been arrested here for
recent incendiary fires. One makes .
clean breast and shows an organised W.
tenn Of burning buildings.
Large Purchases.
SAN FxAxcrsoo, Nay 2o.-1n connection
with the purchase made BY Capt. Besssr
Of New Bedford, Mass. 81 Coos Bay, II Is
stated that the purchasing parties in.
tend building . railroad from Coos Bay
TO connect with the Oregon 4 California
line at R~oseburg. A line OF steamers to
this city will be put on. Captain Besser
has also bought the Empire City mills and
5000 acres Of land.
Arrest Of James v. Better.
SAN FRAxorsoo, May 2o.-James Y.
Better. known ~ Jim Harkins, connected
with the famous opium smuggling case Of
January, 1882, commonly known - the
Toxic case, was arrested yesterday at
Monterey. Harkins 10 said 10 be wealthy.
Seven years ago he resigned from the po-
sition OF purser on . China steamer, on
which he ran for IL years.
New Cotton MILLS.
OAKLAND, May 29.-One hundred and
seventy.Ave thousand dollars have been
subscribed to the capital stock Of the pro-
posed new cotton mills. 1t Ia expected
that they will be started In about three
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