Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-09-23
PACIFIC COAST AOvcEs.
ESPECIAL TO THE sKNrINsL.

ESPECIAL TO THE sKNrINEL.i
A COwardly nnd AtrociOus Deed,
STOCKTON, Sept. 22.-Julius Dietrich,
painter by trade. and a worthy man will 9
wife and child. was shot dead in the pres.
ence Of his wife, by . man named Tur.
colt, IN entire stranger. A few minutes
before the occurrence, Turcott with two
companions passed down the street, and
seeing Mrs. Dietrich standing at the door
OF her house. made an insulting remark
about her. As the three men we're on their
way back, Mrs. Dietrich said to her hus-
band, who in the meantime had arrived:
That's the man who insulted me" point
ing TO Turcott. Dietrich advanced to ask
him what he meant, when Turcott drew .
revolver and shot him dead. His terrified
wife pursued the murderer, who fled, but
was quickly captured by q police officer.
Turcott was placed in Jail just in time to
escape lynching by q crowd which rapidly
assembled. The two companions Of Tur-
colt have been captured. A more cowardly
and atrocious deed was never committed.
Alaska Intelligence.
VICTORIA, B. c., Sept, 22.-Alsska sd-
vices say that all the miners are at work
in the Basin. Hilton 10 working several
roasters with good success. On the Bsar
ledge, Douglas Island. they have stripped
the ledge the whole length Of the claim,
and find a solid body of quartz for the
whole length. Treadwell il still ct work
on his claim, running the lower tunnel.
He has shipped this month his usual $685.
900 from his fve-stsmp mill. Dugan and
m rte whA uanf nv HhA VnEA, khso 2rrfnO
report very rich finds OF placer diggings
that will pan out $3.50 per day to the man.
Que other party has returned from the
same section Of country, who report that q
party of Is are preparing for an early start
back in the Spring to work their several
claims. News from the Shefiin brothers
from Rowettka, about 800 miles up the
Yukon River, reports rich placer diggings.
yellow Fever SGilI Raging.
GUAYMAs, Sept. 22.-Nine deaths from
yellow fever have been reported in the
last "a hours. The thermometer has risen
to 81. Fears are again entertained that
under the great heat and filthy condition
Of the streets. the fever will again increase
and spread. Eleven new cases we're report
ed yesterday. but not enough rain fell to
clean the streets, and the hot sun follow
ing has tended to increase the malaria.
The increase of deaths and the new cases
has driven the people almost frantic, not
knowing whether they should flee from the
city or remain in the houses until the
worst has passed. The members of the
Board of Health have proved themselves
utterly incompetent to deal with the mat
ter. 1t is rumored that Delvalle. a million
aire OF this city who fed to the country,
had died. No news from Hermosillo.
A Proposition 10 Willard.
PORTLAND, Sept. 22.-Mr. Willard re-
plies to a dispatch of the Astoria Chamber
Of Commerce, asking if he will build the
Astoria & Forest Grove Railroad, pro-
vided they find q contractor who will
build the line for $50, 900 per mile, and
furnish terminal facilities at Astoria, with
the following: will be glad to build the
line if the contractor will take $40, 900 per
mile in first mortgage bonds and $4,000
per mile in second mortgage bonds for
work Of all the available funds Of the COM
pany at the present."
should Not Be Ignored.
NEVADA CITY, Sept. 22.-The Board Of
City Trustees adopted a resolution depre-
eating the action Of the nti-Debris Asso-
citation in trying to prevent the Secretary
Of War from allowing appropriations to
be made towards ameliorating the injuries
which hydraulic mining had caused the
agricultural lands. That industry, which
had turned into commerce twelve hundred
millions in gold, should not be ignored.
short In HIS Accounts.
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SAN Francisco, Sept. 22.-Adolph Hart
man, Secretary Of the Humboldt Savings
and Loan Society, committed suicide to-
day by shooting himself through the heart.
he left a letter stating that he was short
SIS, 900 in his accounts. This lie given as
the cause of his last desperate deed. He
leaves a wife and children.
nee at the Stories.
VICTORIA, Sept. 22.-The Colonist says
hat in spite of the special agent Evans
sneers at the stories of smuggling Chinese
from British Columbia into American ter
ritory, Victoria will soon become the
great center for the Chinese surreptitious
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