Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-17
PACIFIC COAST AOWCES
ESPECIAL TO THE sENrINEL.l

Stage stopped by n Masked Man.
TRUcKEE, CAL, Oct. 16.-G. o. Buxton,
q driver of the stage line between Sierra
Valley and Truckee, with four passengers,
arrived here at q late hour last night. and
says that when the stage was approaching
Coaly's Station a masked man jumped up
from the roadside and presented q revolver.
He was ordered to halt and the passengers
to hold up their hands. The driver was
then commanded to throw out Wells.
Fargo Il Co.'s box; which. when doca. he
was obliged to descend and break open.
The passengers ready money was then dis
posed of, although nc personal search was
made. The entire booty obtained is sup
posed to mount to only about $500. Two
Of the passengers are said to have had
So. 900 concealed about their persons, but
| it was not discovered by the road agents.
This is the second time within the year
that an attack has been made at the same
lonely place, and on both occasions, it is
supposed, by the same robber. The officers
are on the lookout, but no clue has yet
been discovered Of the perpetrator Of the
| deed.
New Railroad Arrangements.
DAN 4hANCloCO, OCts w. AHC uIbv
through sleeper, .'St. Louis" via the At
lantic and Pacific, and St. Louis and San
Francisco roads, will leave here Saturday
morning next, ON the route by Mohave,
the Needles, Albuquerque, Halstead and
St. Louis. The distance is 2,440 miles.
When this new route is opened, the Atchi-
son and Topeka road will cease running
expresses from Albuquerque to Deming,
nor make close connections with the South
ern Pacific at Deming. No through cars
| will be run from here to Kansas City. Be-
ginning Saturday next, the Atlantic and
Pacific will be the main southern overland
route.
A Bond Forfeited.
San FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.-A bill Of com.
plant has been fled by United States Dis
trict Attorney Hillborn, to recover sos
from John Pilling. @. F. Alvey. william
6chmal and Peter @. Scott, bondsmen for
John J. Broadhead, who was indicted for
forging the name Of Major and Quarter
master Batchelder to Q check on the As
sistant Treasurer for "a, $50. The trial Of
the forger was set for the nth Of last July,
but he failed TO appear, and Judge Hof-
man declared his bond forfeited.
Taken Down with Fever.
SAN F~RANcIsco, Oct. ia Gusymas
special says: Two Of the passengers who
came from the south on the last trip Of
the steamer Sonora, and who went into the
interior. have returned here, and both
have been taken down with fever. One OF
them IL . very serious case. Rumors are
current Of the prevalence Of fever in La
Paz, and on the coast OF Lower California,
but as NO vessel has come from there for
the last 20 days. nothing reliable can be
ascertained.
Suicide OF . Postmaster.
San JOSH. Oct. 16.-Harvey Wade. Post
master and Justice Of the Peace at Alviso,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head with . pistol.
From the evidence at the inquest this
morning II appears that the deed was com-
mitted Saturday night. Deceased was "a
years OF age, . pioneer resident Of this
country, and universally respected.
4 Water Celebration.
MONTEREY, Oct. 16.-The arrival Of the
Carmel River water, conducted through
pipes Of the Pacific Improvement Compa-
ny. at an expense Of over $500, 600, was
by the citizens Of this place last
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