Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-21
SYSTEMATIC FRAUDS N OBTAINING
PENSION CLAIMS.
The Last of Ada Atkinson's
Murderer.
A PECULIAR SCHEME TO DE-
FRAUD TAXPAYERS.
A Prize Fight in Bucks County.
Pennsylvania.
ESPECIAL TO THE sKS1rsKL.i

ESPECIAL TO THE sESTISEL.l
P~1rTsBuRG, Nov. Fitzpatrick William
O,Brien, the Irish giant, and Christiana
d. Dsunz, the German giantess, we're
married in this city to-day. The cere-
mony was performed in the German Evan
gelic Church, and witnessed by q numer-
GUS concourse Of people, including the
Mayor and Council of Pittsburg, the
Mayor Of Allegheny, John Mccullough,
Margaret Mather, the Aztecs, dwarfs,
Indians and the snake charmer. Outside
the church the crowd gathered in such
numbers a. TO obstruct traffic in spite Of
the efforts Of a large force of police.
O'Brien wore q full dress suit. The medal
presented to him by the Land League
ornamented his breast. The bride wore
orange blossoms, and . wreath and veil
that covered . superb dress Of white satin.
In her hand she held . boquet of nor
nous size. After the service the bridal
party drove at once to the museum and
held . public reception. The wedding
cake was the largest ever made, measuring
nine feet in circumference and three feet
in thickness. A giant loaf Of bread, FIVE
feet long, decorated the table. This was
the first marriage Of giants in America
and the second in the world. The COM
bined hight of the bridal pair is Is feet 3
inches, and they tip the beam at $40
pounds. The wedding ring weighed IL
pennyweights, and was five inches in
circumference.
An Onictal Order BY the Postmaster
General.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The following
order has been made: 1t appearing that
certain persons have been practicing sys-
tematic frauds on ex-Union soldiers and
their widows and orphans. or other heirs,
by making false representation concern
ing pension claims, and extracting illegal
fees for services pretended to nave been or
promised to be rendered, and this depart
ment having reason to believe that some
Postmssters have been aiding these fraud
ulent claim agents. by furnishing them a
list of the names Of ex-Union soldiers and
others supposed to be entitled to pensions,
and also by distributing their unaddressed
circulars among that class; therefore,
Postmasters are forbidden hereafter to
furnish such lists, or to distribute such
circulars, the kind indicated, unless they
are addressed to some individual, and are
prepared as required by law.
(Signedl W. G. GRESHAM.
Postmaster General, Washington.
Wanted HIS Wind Cut OF Quick.
OXFORD, Ind, Nov. 20.-At the lynch
ing of Melting. Sunday night, for killing
Ada Atkinson, just before he was swung
off, one of his executioners said to him:
"Nelling, you must die. Have you any
further confessions to make or anything to
say? ?" He replied, "No; nothing more
than I have already said, but I want you
to make a halfway decent job Of this, and
cut of my wind as quick as you can"
Five minutes were given him, when he was
strung up. A paper was pinned on his
breast with the words, warming to
murderers." At 10 o'clock the body was
taken down. The Coroner Jury returned
q verdict Of death by violence at the hands
Of Q band Of masked men unknown to Us.
The body was inferred in the county
grounds west of Oxford.
A Fraudulent scheme Discovered.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 20.-A discovery has
been made in the County Auditors Office
Of q peculiar scheme to defraud taxpayers.
1t is the increasing Of the assessed valua-
tionsof property Of certain large taxpayers,
mainly incorporated companies, and then
offering for q commission to get the exces.
sive taxes refunded. The discovery was
made two weeks ago, but was kept quiet,
and tho ovdavr for ramikfora oivou ~ The
Treasury were, in all cases, found out.
Two clerks of the late Auditor Copellar
we're suspected. but no arrest was made.
The amount Of money obtained in this way
was very large.
DenOuncing Their Action.
OMAHA, Nov. 20.-Custer Post Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, Of which
Paul vandervoort is a member, passed res
o~lutions last night denouncing the action
OF the Grand Army reunion at Hastings.
for attempting to uphold Vandervoort in
the face Of his misconduct in the railway
mail service. These resolutions nave been
pending for more than six weeks, but were
held over, and Vandervoort himself made
Q itful attempt to prevent their passage.
Sixty.fiye KOumds Fought.
TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 20.-At the prize
fight early this morning in Bucks county,
Penn, by James Golden of Philadelphia
and Patrick Scullian of this city, sixty
five rounds were fought. The men were
badly punished. In the sixty-ffth round,
Scullian getting rather the worst OF the
punishment, claimed q foul, which was
granted, and was declared the winner.
About 800 persons witnessed the battle,
which occupied about two hours.
FOOt.Prints that Correspond.
LOCUST VALLEY, l.. l., Nov. 2O.-The
soles Of the shoes Of James Doyle, arrested
on suspicion Of being the murderer of the
Maybee family, correspond exactly with
the casts taken Of the footprints around
the barn.
A Murder and Suicide.
SwANTON, o., Nov. 20.-Samuel Hernav