Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
The louisiana Election Indicates a Majority
Of $1,000 for the Democrats.
A MURDERER STRUNG UP AMI
MADE TO CONFESS.
Benefits Evening Telegram Out for
Arthur and Lincoln.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Honsa Proceedings.

| expedition, and divine aid for its sue
cessful termination. The House then
went into Committee Of the Whole on the
private calendar.
The House Committee on Postofices
and Postroads directed the Sub-Commit-
tee, consisting of Rogers, Ward. ]. M.
Taylor, Bingham and Wakefield, to pre-
pare q bill providing for the contract sys-
tenn. The Postal Telegraph Sub-Commit-
tee meet tomorrow.
Representative Reagan, of Texas, Chair
man of the House Committee on Com
MERGE, is seriously ill from bladder COM
plant. Two operations have been per-
formed. Apprehensions that he will not
recover are entertained by his friends.
Representative Stewart, of Texas, was
directed to-day by the House Committee
of Foreign Affairs to prepare q bill pro-
viding for the appointment of commits
sioners to visit Mexico, Central and South
America, to secure information relative to
the increasing commercial interests be-
tween those countries aud the United
States. The bill contains an %appropria-
ton of $40 ZOO.
4Ao L1OubO Va ARRASk
tions agreed, to-day, to favorably report q
bill loaning 81, 900, 900, by the Govern.
ment, to the Worlds Industrial and
Cotton Exposition in New Orleans.
Prize Fight Extraordinary.
PIrTsBuRG, April 25.-One Of the most
remarkable prize fights that ever occurred
in this city or vicinity took place last night
.. A-oocoI DarL hatwoan RfIann Iaak and
Jack Clifford for 500 a side. Previous to
the battle a ball had been in progress, in
which over 80 young girls and several
mothers with infants in their arms we're
participants. When time was called, l0:3O,
women, as well as men, crowded around
the ring, and during the fight the former
were the most enthusiastic shouters Tor
their respective favorites. b fight was
with soft gloves. From the start Clifford,
who displayed the most science, had the
best of it, and soon had the battle we'll in
hand. Bison Jack fought savagely, how
ever, and refused to give up until the l2lst
round, when friends interfered n the
mill was awarded Clifford. Both men
were terribly punished. Bison Jack had
to be carried from the ring. A number OF
policemen watched the fight to the close
without interfering. The battle lasted an
hour and forty-five minutes.
Mob Repelled by q Jailer.
MT. STERLING, KY, April 25.-Eariy
| this morning between 40 and so men went
to the residence of the jailer and demanded
| admittance, the leader stating that he was
Sheriff of Breathell county with q pris-
| oner. The jailer was on the point OF ad-
| hitting them, when it was discovered that
| the party was a mob, intent on hanging a
/ prisoner named William Osborne, SEN
fenced to five years for killing Henry
| Thomas. The leader of the mob told the
| jaiier that unless he surrendered the keys
they would batter down the doors. This
was done, but the jailer and his two sons
we're in the second story, well armed, and
defied the mob to ascend the stairs. After
searching the lower part of the house for
the keys Of the Jail the mob left the
premises.
Senate Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Chair laid
before the Senate a message from the
House, non-ooncurring in the Senate
amendments to the Navy Appropriation
bill, with the exception of the amendment
| pIOflQ4uk LUZ bnG a. AlhAuCub VI tnc btCo
cruisers already in course Of construction
Hale moved that the Senate insist on It'll
amendments, and appoint a committee O
conference. 1t was agreed to.
Serman reported favorsbly from thu
Committee on Library q resolution pro
viding for the deposit in the Smithsonian
Institute of the silk flag presented to tn,
Senate by Joseph Newman OF California
it being the first American flag made o
American silk. Agreed TO.
| Greenbackers.
LEwIsroN, Me-, April 25.-The Stat
Greenbsck Convention met to-day. Foul
delegates at large were chosen to the Ma
tional Convention. The resolutions de
clare that the Government alone shout,
exercise the function of using all the cur
rency. They declare against monopolies
Gen. Butler for President was unanimous
ly approved, and the platform OF the Chi
cago Convention Of 1880 was ratified. Del
egates to the National Convention for tn
several districts were chosen.
strung Up and Made TO Confess.
H~ARRIsoNvILLE, Mo-, April 25.-Whil
Deputy Sheriff J.. B. Hurley was convey
ing W. Fink from Pleasant Hill to thi
place q party OF men took the prisone
from the officer and strung him up severa
times, until he confessed having murdere,
Carson at Pleasant Hill in February. The
then returned him to the deputy, and tn
prisoner is now in Jail here.
You're A Lfarf
New YORK, April 25.-A resolution wa
offered in the Seventeenth Assembly Dis
trict Association, recommending the nom
nation Of Arthur for President. This OK
cited John p. Fraser to insinuate tina
Arthur was in a degree answerable fol-
President Gsrield's death. A dozen mem
bers leaped to their feet. and shouted tina
he was a liar and not fit to be a membel
of the party. The resolution was then
adopted.
A Religious BrOil.
NOMINAL. April 25.-A telegram from