Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-18
EASTERN NEWS.
Nclings Removed from the Court
house to the Jail.
Ne WAS PLACED IN THE MOST SECURE
CELL IN THE PRISON.
Seven Hundred Men Demand that Melting
be Brought Out Of Jail.
The CIVIL RIGHTS BILL THE TALK
OF WASHINGTON.
The Colored People Decide to
Hold a Meeting.
HoADLY'S PLURALITY ABOUT
t2,648.
The CIVIL RIGHTS BILL TIE TALK
OF WASHINGTON.
The Colored People Decide to
Hold a Meeting.
HoADLY'S PLURALITY ABOUT
t2,648.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

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tators rose, and were ordered to sit down
BY the Sheriff. They did not obey, but
moved towards the prisoner muttering.
He was taken out ut the rear door, which
was Immediately locked, and . Deputy
Sheriff announced that no man could leave
the courtroom for FIVE minutes. The
Sheriff placed Melting in the most secure
cell in the prison, and went inside with a
trusty and well armed force CT eight men.
A mob of 800 were sbout the Jail all night,
but they seemed TO have no leader. Militia
from Lafayette are expected soon. The
MOI have built q scaffold and provided a
rope.
1880 O'Clock P. M.-A gang of 80 have
gone to get railroad iron to batter down
the doors.
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 1.-THE Com
mercial Gazette's Lafayette special says
that Adiutant-G General Carnahan has been
directed to take the militia and 60 to Fow-
Ter. The men are so scattered that he
could not get them together quickly, but
will start on the early train.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. Ill A. M.-The
latest information from Fowler is that a
crowd Of several hundred still surround
the Jail.
Q a. M.-The mob has been repulsed.
They still lack leadership. The men are
gathering railroad ties, and threaten to
break open the doors.
FOWLER, Ind, Oct. IA mob of 600
to 700 men are gathered in front OF the Jail
at this place, demanding Melting, the
murderer, to be brought out. They are
wild with excitement, and fear that Melting
will escape the gallows on the plea of
insanity. The Sheriff and his assistants
stood firm, refusing to deliver up the
prisoner. A rush was made by the lynch
ers, and q struggle ensued, during which
Sheriff and ex-Sherif plead earnestly with
the crowd to desist, and the best citizens of
the town vent in among them, begging
them for Gods sake to desist. The mob
was under no regular leadership, or they
would have accomplished their purpose.
As it was, they dispersed with threats Of
hanging the murderer at some future time.
The Talk OF the Town.
CHICAGO, Oct. IA Times Washington
special says the Civil Rights decision is the
talk of the town. The colored people have
decided to hold . meeting in Lincoln Hall
Monday night, to express their views on
what they must do in view OF the decision.
Robert Ingersoll, DR.. Rankin, JEFF.
Chandler and Judge Shellabarger unite
with the prominent colored men in calling
who have had some political, and perhaps
some personal differences with Justice
Harlan, were ill-natured enough to say
that the Judge was q violent candidate for
the Presidency, and his dissenting opinion
was merely q bid for the support Of the
Northern Radicals and delegates to the
convention next year.
New Invention OF weather Signals.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Alvs H. Doan,
. clerk in the Pension Office. has invented
. method Of displaying weather signals in
the country for the benefit Of farmers,
which may be adopted by the Signal Ser
vice Bureau. It provides for q system Of
signal flags, to be known as the farmers
signal flags, which are to be displayed
from the sides Of United States mail cars.
which pass rapidly md continually over
the country on the great network OF
tracks. The flags will signal information
- follows: White. meaning clear weather;
blue, fair weather; red, doubtful weather,
and black. stormy weather or high winds.
The signals can be ordered up from WASH
ington by telegraph, and the cost Of the
entire system IL said to be Insignificant.
The Bodies OF Two Burglars.
NEW YoRx, Oct. 17.-An autopsy was
held this evening on the bodies Of the two
burglars, Irving and Walsh, killed yestsr.
day morning. Irving Was killed by . 40
calibre bullet, corresponding with those
remaining In Walsh'S revolver. Walsh,
however, was killed by . 32-calibre bullet,
while Irving's revolver carried one Of 49,
calibre. A revolver was taken from the
pocket Of Billy Porter, who was arrested.
II contained three recently-exploded
cartridges and carried . S2-calibre bullet.
The police are convinced that they can
prove that Walsh was killed by Porter, and
that the murder had been planned by him
and Irving.
Election Returns From Ohio.
CoLuxBus, o.. Oct. IT, Returns from
65 counties have been received, which give
Foraker 220. 998, out Of . total vote Of
Hoadly, 22s, 1856; Schumacher,
s .659; Jenkins. 1884. The judicial amend
has received $50, 952, being . ma
jority OF 81, 839. II 10 thought now that
its majority will be about 10000. The
First Amendment has to its credit II, I'll,
and the Second 218. 1874. being 10, 499 less
than . majority. Secretary Newman thinks
Hoadly's plurality will be about IL. 648.
He arrives ct this conclusion by estimates
placed on majorities reported to him for
,ach.
special Session OF the Legislature.
GALVESTON. Tex, Oct. ia News
Justin special says the Governors procla-
nation calling . special session Of the
10 meet on the second Tuesday
D January usxt, VA promulgated to-day.