Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-31

Destructive Fire In . Utah Town
Folser's Avengers-A Cold SNAP
A Defsulting Bank Secretary in
Honeluln.
SAG FRAxo1soo, Dec. 30.-A Chronicles
Salt Lake special says: AZ 4:30 O'Clock
this morning the business portion Of
PrAnklyn, where the Horn Silver smelters
are located, consisting Of 9 general mer-
chandise store, . saloon, clearinghouse
and barber shop. was entirely destroyed
by FIRE. which originated in the store OF
Mr.. Cshill. The buildings were all frame
probably aggregate SIS, 600. Czhill's loss
is estimated a; SO. 600. partly covered BY
insurance. The store building and BOARD
i~nghouse, With most OF the furniture in
the latter, we're owned by Bamberger Bros.
The q timated worth Of them WAS Sc, Doc
on which an Insurance. OF 81. 1000 was car
ried.
An Examiners Washington special says:
Prominen. friends Of tbs late Secretary
Folger gave out the ness to-day that they
will oppose Evsrs's candidacy for the New
York eustorship on aecoun; Of whai they
characterize IS his treachery TO the late
Secretary during the latter's memorable
canvass against Cleveland for the New
York Goveruorship.
The weather to-day Is tbs coolest OF the
season. Asharp east wind is blowing, with
thermometer at forty degrees. and with
barometer falling.
Information las been received here that
Robert Chrichton. defaulting Secretary Of
@Aa OLA TAf1N-. D.-k - - I@-1llu
Pacific Coast Failures for the Year.
SAN FRAscIsco, Dec. 30.-Ths Mercan-
tile Agency Of z. G.. Dunn d Co. make the
following statement Of Pacific Coast fail
ures for 1884: California, 565 failures,
representing s~6.l67,131 liabilities and
S3,750,116 assets; Arizona. % failures,
$685.. 1872 liabilities and $3.50 ,6s7 assets;
Nevada. % failures, 1886 .655 liabilities
and SOL .66l assets; Oregon, 2i9 failures.
81. 457. 687 liabilities and 1921 COS assets;
Washington Territory. 1872 failures, S841.-
634 liabilities and 1896. obs assets. Last
years failures we're as follows: Califor-
MIA 429. liabilities 81. 432. 200 and sseets
81. 324. 693; Arizona 800. liabilities $751;
$50 and assets S259, 1856; Nevada IS. lisbil
tiles $3l0.44s and assets 159. III; Oregon
SO. liabilities $954.929 and assets $685.
l65; Washington Territory 50, Liabilities
s545,6 $40 and assets 1928 .227.
Highway Robbery.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 30.-ChArles Woods,
son of A. A. Woods. wholesale liquor
merchant Of this city, was stopped by two
foot-pads on Fl street, between Sixth and
Seventh, about 1920 O'Clock last night.
AID, while one Of them held 3 pistol to
the young mans head, the other relieved
him OF his gold watch and chain and $240
in coin. The robbers wore masks, and
we're evidently old hands at the business.
Cold weather and snow Ade
An = Murderer.
portland, Or, Dec. 30.-The weather
is bright to-day and very cold for this lati-
tude. The night promises 10 be the cold
est Of the season. 1t Ia down to zero east
Of the Cascade Mountains. The blockade
on the o. r. d N. road, az shovelers get
further into IL, grows more formidable.
The snow is nearly a. solid as ice, and has
to be cut out with picks before shoyels can
be used. II will hardly be possible to get
the track clear before Thursday at Cheha-
lis, W. T.
William Pearson, during . fit OF insanity
killed his child and cut his and his wite's
throat. Both will die.
A Uniform TariH For All.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 30~.-Regarding the
notice Issued by Railroad Commissioner
Ristine to the effect that the existing
special contracts would not be renewed,
Bristine stated to-day that this meant the
entire diseontinuance sitter January / of
the special contract system hitherto in
vogue between the merchants and overland
roads, and Substitutes for ii q uniform
tariff open to all. Tie change gives gen.
eral satisfaction to merchants here. East
bound freight 10 not effected by il.
The silver Convention.
Ban FgAscIsoo. Dec. 30.-Gove.nor
Stoneman received an invitation to attend
the State and National Silver Convention
TO be held In Denver. COL, January %
next. Invitations have been extended to
the Governors of all the States. The
object stated 10 TO take such action as will
inhuspce Congress TO grant unlimited
coinage Of silver.
A Respite.
San FaAscrsco. Dec. 30.-wright Lee
roy, who strangled Nicholas Skerrett, and
who was to have been hanged Friday,
January Q, has again been respited By
Gnvarnor 9fnnauau 81 Tsnr.~u x