Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-19
PACIFIC COAST AOvICES.
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Grant Coming 60 m Front Again.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 16.-A Bulletin
Chicago special says: According to q
Washington correspondent it is thought to
be the intention Of the friends OF Gen.
Grant to present his name again for the
Presidency. It is quite evident that Gen.
Grant has no idea Of going into privacy.
On his recent Northern Pacific excursion
be was never invisible when q crowd col
lected, but was always ready to speak when
called upon, and on several occasions
made two or three speeches In one day,
and good ones at that. Gen. Sherman, .
short time ago, is reported as saying that
Grant had ruined himself by going into
politics, but Grant does not look upon 1t
in that light. He is not 10th to take Q
little more ruin Of the same sort If he can
get it.
Oakland Deprived Of Water.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 18.-Owing to the
breaking of the main supply pipe of the
Contra Costa Water Company Oakland
has been absolutely deprived Of water since
yesterday evening. The break was caused
by driving a pile against the pipe. severing |
it and forcing the broken end up in such a
way as to prevent the water from passing
through. When the break was first re-
ported the water company expected to re-
pair the pipe in a few hours, but were un-
able to do so, and this morning there was
not q drop Of water in any Of the faucets. |
The inconvenience are reported as intol-
cradle, there being no water for washing, |
cooking or drinking. 1t is stated that
soda water at 10 cents q bottle was in good
demand this morning for washing pur-
poses. The company report that the trou-
bles will be ended this evening and the
pipes full Of water.
Nearly Lost His Life.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 18. "A Chronicle
New York special says: VIM. H. Wander
bilt nearly lost his life yesterday at Fleet
wood Park through ignorance Of the race
track rules. His wagon collided with
Bonner's, and threw him out, knocking
him senseless. A prominent member OF
the Union Club, discussing the accident,
said ''That fellow don't know any more
about turf rules than q calf. He seems to
think the track was made for him, and
when he gets behind q horse he bangs
away for dear life, and don't care who is
coming. II I had anything to say I would
rule him off the track and force him to
hire q fifty-acre lot, so that he could drive
to his hearts content without interfering
with gentlemen, who look to the rights Of
others IS well as their own"
A DefauIting Assessor and Collector.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 18.-Elder William
Reeves, the defaulting Mormon Assessor
and Collector Of Davis County, Utah,
sailed from New York yesterday for Eu-
rope. His defalcations, as far as ascer-
tanned, are over 81, 900. The Territorial
Auditor has begun suit against Reeves
bondsmen, but his term having expired
over q year ago, and being one of the
polygamists who refused to surrender his
Office to the Governors appointee, under
the Hoar amendment to the Edmunds
law, the bondsmen cannot be held.
A Good Buy.
PORTLAND, Oct. 18.-Large sums have
been sent East lately to keep up margins,
and the absence Of money is severely felt.
When Transcontinental touched so it was
considered a good buy and large sums we're
invested. But as it continued to fall the
stock was let 60. There is much excited
talk and on the streets, the latest
being that work on the big railroad bridge
over the Willamette 10 ordered stopped.
Woman Suffrage.
PORTLAND, Oct. 1a-An Olympia special
says the bill granting women the right Of
suffrage passed the House Of the Washing
ton Territory Legislature last night. The
vote stood ID to Z. The result Of the vote
much excitement among the friends
of woman suffrage.
Weston Totally Destroyed.
WALLA WALLA, W. T., Oct. 18.-The
city of Weston was totally destroyed by
last night. A few brick stores were
the only buildings saved.