Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-20
EASTERN NEWS.
The First Taste Of Human
Flesh.
HAVING A FRIENDS FLESH
BETWEEN YOUR TEETH.
Worlds Given to Forget the
Sensation.
Yellow JACK saEAZs CUT AT
gEsyosE-o, MEXICO.
Sixteen Deaths Are the First
Notification.
THE CHOLERA UNDER WAY
FOR NEW YORK.
IsPKcrAI 10 TIE sEyzrsKI.l
A DESPERATE Man.


vHysA, H., Aug. 19.-Yesterdsy morn
ing the Constable sold. under execution.
q lot OF shsa, in sack belonging 70 David
Avery, q farmer. living four miles south
east Of this town. Just a. the Constable
was leaving Avery went into the field,
armed with q double bsrreled shotgun, and
set IRE to the stacks and remained until
they had completely burned, then he
started for town. On the way be met
John Picksns and Daniel Gage. farmers.
and both neighbors 70 him. He spoke
friendly to them, but had no soone passed
than he turned and fired. killing Gage.
He then proceeded 10 the farm Of John
Dunn, abou. a mile distant. and set fire to
his stacks Of wheat. Armed parties are
in search Of the desperate man.
The Cholera Coming.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The United
States Consul at Barbados selegraphs the
State Department as follows: The ship
~Bracadailes left St. Luca for New York
on the 10th with cholera. This is the
| British steamer which left Calcutta on the
4th Of June. bound for Demers and New
York. Cholera broke out during the
passage. and on her arrival at Table Bay,
on July 4, she was reported TO have had is
fatal cases. There were 65l coolies on
board, of whom % we're down with cholera.
The teAmer took in coal at lobe Bay and
lefs for St. Lucs, where she arrived on the
| Sd inst. and was placed in quarantine.
The Health Officer Of New York was mott
fed to quarantine the vessel on her
arrival.
First Taste of Human Flesh.
NEW YoaK. Aug. l9.-The World prints
an interview with . naval officer. in which
be says: Here on this very spot one Of the
survivors held us one whole night. telling
US Of his frat taste Of human flesh. He
would give years from his life to forget il.
but be said the sensation Of that first taste
Of having between his teeth the flesh OF
one who had been his friend. was with him
always, waking or sleeping. He seemed to
feel his lips pressing the smooth, fiabby
meat that must be choked down somehow
il he would live. And then the inhumsn
savage way Of getting each feeder upon
such food to cut his own shreds Of flesh.
No friend could be found TO perform this
horrible Office. Every man, il he would
eat. must Of necessity be his own butcher
amid these cannibalistic orgies.
Diversion OF Cattle Trade.
MONTREAL, Aug. l9.-F. R. Singham, q
Canadian cattle shipper, has received the
agency Of the Frewen Bros. OF Wyoming
and Montana, who own q quarter Of q
million bead of cattle in those Territories,
all Of which will be brought here for ship
ment by the Canadian Pacific rail
way when the Government gives
its consent to bring the cattle
through this route. 1t is alleged that the
transit Of American cattle alone will ne.
Sc, 900 600 per annum, and an out.
lay OF half q million in Canada for fodder
while in transit. Singham says the route
via the Canadian Pacific is 1900 miles
shorter than via New York, or any other
Atlantic port to Liverpool from Montana.
Bodies OF the Elders.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 19.-Elder B.
a. Roberts arrived last night with the
bodies Of the massacred elders. Gibbs and
Berry. Roberts disguised himself, and
with three friends. went TO Condor's
house Saturday and dug up the remains
and left that night for California. Rob-
erts received in the mail q note, DOS,
marked Chattanooga, saying: "You are
hereby warned to leave this State within
"a hours on penalty Of going like the
other two Mormon elders" Roberts says