Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-05-20

PACIFIC COAST ADvICES
ESPECIAL TO THE sENrINEL.i
Gen. McCoOk's Visit to Mexico,

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19.-Gen. E. Nc
Cook, Ex-Governor of Colorado, returned
from Sonora, Lower California, yesterday.
He left last evening for New York. Nc
Cook was in Mexico during Gen. Crooks
pursuit OF the hostile Apaches. He met
Crook, and found that officer Of the opin-
ion that no more cavalry would ever be
used in warfare of the Indians in the
mountains OF Mexico. Crook expressed
the belief that the Indian scouts in his
command we're q source OF great benefit in
this fight, and in consequence the hostile
Apaches would be routed from their
s~trongholds and made an end OF. McCook
said that Americans were gathering in
Sonora in considerable numbers, aud
friendly relations were springing up be-
tween them and the natives.
San Francisco Intelligence.
SAN Francisco, May 19.-The Nevada
Dock Company is about to construct .
wheat warehouse at Port Costa, 2, 800 feet
long. 1855 feet wide. 50 high and costing
s25O. 200. Its capacity will be loo. 900 tons.
Subscriptions so far to the new Roman
Catholic cathedral are $51 900. The Arch.
bishop refuses to commence it, construc-
ton until the subscriptions cover the cost.
The California Iron and Steel Company
start their new blast furnaces at Hotaling.
Placer County. tomorrow. The building
il Of iron, with the latest improvements.
The company have OF hand $4,000 cords
Of wood, Sc, 1000 bushels Of coal and 5000
tons Of iron ore.
Judge Sawyer granted In order for 8
new trial without cost on the writ OF error
in the case Of Geo. Curtis, second mate OF
the Gsthersr, nov serving . sentence OF
six years In San Quentin for beating and
wonnding sailors.
Since the announcement Of the Police
Judges intention to give the opium smok.
ers the full benefit Of the law 10 imprison.
ment, Chinatown has been flooded with
msnifestos Of the Six Chinese Companies,
warning al opium dens against accepting
patronage from the whites.
Alexander TAggart, implicated with ex-
Oficer Lanktree In robbing . silk freight
oar. was found guilty Of grand larceny In
the Criminal Court.
Penderesst. Smith 4 Co. Of the Etna
Iron Works, have been attached by Frank
lin Day, executor OF the estate OF Henry
Smith, deceased, for S1A, 900. The works
have lately been incorporated, with Thos.
Pendergast - President and George John
son 90 Secretary.
The mortuary statement for the week
ending yesterday shows "a deaths. against
% for the same period last year. The i'm.
provement 10 attributed to the unusual
rains this month, which have kept the
sewers clean.
The Toxic arrived yesterday. Among
the cargo she brought were $500 cases Of
tea and "a packages Of tin. The Austria
liam steamer arriving later had 1850 more
packages Of tin.
The IndfAns want Peace.
SAN Francisco, May ia special
dated Chihuahus. May 10. says: News
received at military headquarters states
that Chalto's band Of 90 Apaches have
entered chihuahua through the Sierra
Madres. going toward Sierra Euro. They
killed one man each at Majores aud
Ojilos, and two south Of San Buensven-
turs. All Of them are on foot, with no
squaws or boys. This ID the band that
had Charley McComas. who IL doubtless
killed: The Mexican troops are in hot
pursuit.
A dispatch received late last night by
Col. linda says that . small band of
Indians captured five Mexican m on
the Carmen road, IS miles below CALI
gas. They were the wives Of soldiers
who were In advance several miles. One
Of the m was sent back with . mes
sage that the Indians want peace. There
is reason TO believe that Crook 10 In
camp near Janos ct this date.
Military Encampment.
San JOSH. May l9.-Bsttery X. First
United States Artillery. Brevet Major ].
B. Sawyer commanding. encamped In
Agricultural Park. near this city. this
afternoon. They gave an exhibition drill
before . large number Of San Joseans on
. large vacant lot In the southern part OF
the city. The evolutions were remarkable
for their almost automatic precision, and
treated great enthusiasm among the spec
tators. The battery goes from here to
Santa Cruz.
Portland Intelligence.
PORTLAND, May 19.-Frank Falconer,
who robbed WELLS Bros, while acting as