Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-19
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Blaine on 1.-The ISSUE

DowAGIoE, Mich, Oct. 18.-There was
an immense gathering at Jackson when
Blaine stepped out on the fatcars which
served as o speakers stand. He stepped
into the presence Of more than 10000 peo-
Pile. He was received with the usual en-
thusiastic demonstration. In responding
he called attention to the Importance Of
the tariff as the leading issue in the cam
paign. At Marshall there was a small but
equally enthusiastic crowd.
We publish the above. which suggests
the following paragraph from the Virginia
Chronicle. ED. SENTINEL.
The wires are daily loaded with columns
Of trash about Blsine's tramp through the
country; little one-horse village gather
ings being magnifed into ''great popular
ou~tpourings," and Mr.. Blaine magnetic
BOWS to q handful of Steve Elkins' hired
henchmen here and there, being painted
in all the gorgeous hines Of q dying
dolphin.
MOrtalIy Shot.
NEW YORK, Oct. 18.-A special dispatch
from Nashville, Tenn, says that at Sparta
this morning. Thomas Swoffoid, Demo
cratic member of the State Senate, was
shot and MORALLY wounded by Monroe
Hudson, a butcher. and jailer OF the
county. Swofford, who was addicted to
drinking, had become involved in a diff
Guilty with Lewis A. Swoss, and followed
him to Hudson's store, where he abused
him. Hudson ordered Swofford, who was
drunk. to leave, whereupon the latter
drew q pistol and attempted to kill Hud-
son. The pistol snapped at the first trial,
and both commenced firing. Swofford
missed Hudson and received a bullet. The
third shot-wound was pronounced fatal.
Hudson at once left Sparta to avoid arrest,
and is still at large. Public opinion is
condemning the action of the %jailer. Swof-
ford was of a quarrelsome disposition. and
had figured in several difficulties, being
cut and shot two or three times.
The Deed of Miscreants.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 1S.-The par
t~iculars of the accident on the Boston &
Albany Railroad, near Undertook, last
night, show that it was caused by a train
wrecker, who placed a pile Of rails and
sleepers on the track and carefully wedged
them in position. The locomotive turned
completely over. The express car jumped
over it and the baggage and smoking cars
were piled on top. The sleeper remained
on the track. The engineer, Daire, was
| found under the wreck, terribly scalded,
and died at 8 A. NJ. The fireman, Stick
ney's, recovery is doubtful. Conductor
G. II. Gould had his leg injured. The
baggage master, George Fairbanks, was
scalded. A wreckipg train from Albany
| cleared the track. The Boston and Albany
officials offered 81, 900 reward for the dis
covery of the miscreants who wrecked the
train.
The Cable Landed.
CoSEY ISLAND, Oct. 1S.-The Bennett
Mackay cable was landed 200 yards east Of
the Oriental Hotel at 1915 this afternoon,
and at l O'Clock the end was placed at the
cable station, being carried through the
trench on the shoulders of 20 men. About
7 A. M. q tug left Faraday with two miles
Of cable aboard and buoyed one end seven
miles from shore, then started towards the
land paying out cable. When q quarter
of q mile from shore the remainder Of the
cable was coiled from the tug on Q raft.
The ropes. anchored to the beach, were
connected with a raft containing 10 sailors,
to which raft, with the cable and q small
boat, were attached by hawsers. A number
OF sailors ashore hauled in one rope, while
those on the first RATS hauled the others.
1t was slow work, owing TO the heavy wind
and waves.
Ugly Railroad Accident.
G~REENcAsTLE, Ind, Oct. 1s.-The Chi
cago express car on the Louisville, New
Albany & Chicago Railway, consisting Of
baggage, express, two coaches and a
sleeper, struck q defective rail about $40
O'Clock this morning, five miles south of
this city. The entire train was ditched
except the sleeper. The engineer, fireman
and b~aggsgeman were seriously injured.
No injury to the passengers, save bruises.
The train Immediately took fire and all the
cars, including the sleeper, were totally
consumed. The passengers in the sleeper
saved only what they had on their persons.
The damage to the engine and cars burned
and incidental losses, aggregate upwards
of $50. 900.
A Bridge Accident.
BATAVIA, Oct. 16.-The middle span