Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-24
The New York TlGatGr COmiQuG
Destroyed by Fire.
NO INSURANCE ON THE BUILD
ING OR ITS CONTENTS.
Marriage Of a Very Youth
full Couple.
A WILD GOOSE CHASE AFTER CAP
TAIN HowaATE.
-Four Large Business Blocks De-
stroyed by Fire.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
The Theater COmique Burn'

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Hsrrigsn q Harris
Theater Comiqne, on Broadway, opposite
the New York Hotel, was destroyed by fire
this morning. The theater cost S125 900.
There was no insurance On the building or
contents. The books and money belong
ing to the A~ctor'aFund Association were
in the safe in their rooms on the second
aoor and is supposed to have been totally
destroyed. The safe in the treasurer's
| Office of the theater contained, besides the
books of the establishment, $4,000 in
money and the manuscript of several Of
Harrigan's plays. The excitement in the
Collonade Hotel was for a time intense.
The walters had gone through the build
ing and aroused the guests. Many of the
latter had become terrified and rsn down
| stairs in their night clothes. The pro-
prietor succeeded in quoting them after q
while. The interior decorations of the
theater cost $50, 900, and the scenery for
| the Major" which was the opening play
| of the new house, cost So, 1000. Since that
| time the scenery of ten plays had been
added, which increased the value OF the
| stage settings to SIS, 000. Besides this,
| the mountings of H~arrigan's new play.
"McAllister's Legacy" which cost S10,-
900, was in the house. Everything was
lost. The insurance policy ran out a short
time ago and in the press of business its
renewal had been neglected. The total
loss by the fire will be about 500, 900.
Bent ON Marriage.
Troy, N. Y, Dec. pa very youthful
couple alighted from the train which ar
rived from the East at q quarter past 2
o'clock this morning. The youth had his
arm around the girls waist, and thus they
made their way to the Troy House and APP
piled for q room. Separate apartments
were offered, but these were not accepted,
and after a short stay in one OF the hotel
parlors the couple left. Soon afterward
they returned and registered as Willie
Griffin and Flora A. McIntire, of Worces-
ter, Mass, and were assigned TO separate
but adjoining rooms. A little later two
other persons, who registered as Robert s.
Griffin and Charley s. Redding, also of
Worcester, arrived and announced that
they were in search of the youngsters.
The latter were aroused and a conference
was had. This forenoon the quartet re-
paired to the Rev. DR.. Baldwin's residence,
where Willie and Flora were married, and
soon afterwards the four left the city.
Willie gave his age as II and Flora as Is
years. From remarks dropped it was
learned that Flora is an heiress, and DIR.
Baldwin, who hesitated about performing
the ceremony, says that a number of legal
documents were signed at the time Of the
wedding. Flora's friends are said to have
been averse to the match.
senate Proceedings.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-Senate-Jonas
presented a memorial of the Joint Com
mercial Association of New Orleans, pro-
testing against the ratification of the
Spanish treaty.
Vest submitted q concurrent resolution,
providing that Congressional speeches
shall be printed as delivered, with the ex-
ception of verbal amendments, and when
speeches are withheld for revision FOR
more than one week, the speech shall be
printed as delivered. Referred.
Hale called up the Naval Appropriation
bill. as reported yesterday by him from
the Committee on Appropriations, and ii
passed.
The Senate, in secret session, amended
the House resolution providing for q holt
day recess, substituting the Gath for the
goth as the day when the recess will begin.
Van Wyck moved to make the special
order for January 9th next, a bill hereto
fore reported from the Judiciary Commit
tee, declining to subject the State 10 taxa
ton Of lands granted, to aid in the con-
struction Of o railroad and telegraph line
from the Missouri river to the Pacific
Ocean, and to which lands the companies
were to become entitled upon the payment
OF the cost of surveying. Agreed to in ex-
ecutive session. Adjourned.
A Prisoner Shot.
New ORLEANS. Dec. 23.-William
Fletas was incarcerated in the Madison
Vile Jail for robbery, after which he
threatened the lives of all who aided in
his arrest. A party Of Is men took pos
session Of the Jail to-day and shot the
prisoner to death. Fletas some years ago
killed A.. Gillespie in jacksonville. He
was tried and acquitted. 1t is alleged that
he displayed symptoms of insanity, and
at times was indolent and dangerous.
Railroad Accident.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-The fast train on the
Baltimore d Ohio railroad from Washing
ton was thrown from the track early this
morning 90 miles east OF this city. The
dining car was burned, and four occu-
pants, including the cook and walters,
were fatally injured. Sixteen passengers
In a sleeping car were badly bruised and
shaken up. No cause for the accident was
assigned.
HOwgate Not Found.
KANSAS CRY, Dec. 23.-The detectives
sent to Nebraska in search of Captain
Howgate, late signal officer, have been un-
able to gain any trace Of his whereabouts.
They visited Dewitt, where his mistress
was supposed to be living, but we're un-
able to find her.
A Murderer Shot to Death.
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. ~23.-James Nelson,
who murdered Eugene Sherwood on Tues.
day last in a frontier county was taken
out by Regulators Thursday night. His
throat was first cut, then he was shot and
his body hung up to freeze.