Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-25

Gould's position, he said Gould cannot
fail. He lost q great deal of money, but
has plenty left. Anything may happen;
Gould may go under. This house may
tumble down, but / am taking my chances
on il. | do not intend to move. The
market, Woerischaffer said, looked bad,
and he acknowledged that he felt blue.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-In the House,
the Committee on Ways and Means agreed
to report favorably, by a vote OF z to 2, on
the administrative question OF Hewitts
Tariff bill, as far as it relates to custom
duties. Hasson, Russell and Blackburn
were not present. There was a division
on the bill on party lines, the Democrats
voting for and the Republicans against it.
The Senate Committee on Finance post
poned the further consideration of the
Trade Dollar bill until next December, for
the reason that the House bill required an
amendment, and a conference OF the House
could not be obtained this session,
Chairman of the National Republf.
can Committee.
PIrTsBURa, June 24.-It is said that B.
f. Jones, an iron manufacturer of this
CITY, has been selected to the position OF
Chairman of the National Republican
Committee, and that the matter was set
tied at a meeting of the committee in New
York on Thursday. Mr.. Jones, when
spoken to, admitted that the subject had
been preached to him, and said he had
suggested that the possibility of his &C
ceptance of the position would depend
upon the fulfllment of certain conditions
A Murderer Strung Up.
yINcENNEs, Ind, June 24.-At 1890 last
night a mob Of about so people met at the
Jail and battered down the doors with
rail taken from the track, and took Oliver
Garfield, who murdered Mrs. Mollie
Gherken some time ago and hanged him
to q telegraph pole. The body was lef1
hanging until 5 A. M, when it was Gu
| down by friends. The mob was quiet buf
| determined. The Sheriff was at the jail
| but was o~verpowered, and nc resistance
was made. The murder was IN atrocioui
one, Garfield killing the woman from
jealousy.
$1,000, 900. 900 Depreciation.
SAN Francisco, June pa Chronicle
New York special says: Tamter q Holt
| bankers, in their analysis of prices o
railroad stocks, estimate the total deprecia
| ton in value on all quotable railroad secu
| rites, from July l., 1881, to March l
1884, at 81, 1S5, 600, 900. Since March l
| the depreciation has further increased
| and at the present time the total is owe
81, 500, 000, 1000.
A Well of Natural Cas-.
PIrTsBURe, June 24.-The new natura
| gas we'll at the Jefferson works was lighted
| last night. An immense crowd was pres
| emit, and the event was celebrated with thu
firing OF cannons and the playing of bands
The we'll will save 40, 600 bushels OF Goa
| per month for the company alone.
Vanderbilt Denies that He ~ q
Bear
New YORK, June 24.-The correspond
ence between Cyrus w. Field and William
Fl. Vanderbilt is published, in which Van
derbilt denies the rumors that he has be
| come q ''bear' since his return from
Europe, and offers ST 900 for each share o.
any kind that he is connected with as
director and that he has sold within sill
weeks.
a EataH cave.
S~rEUBENvILLE, O., June 24.-Aportior
Of the tunnel of the Pan Handle Railroad
| west line, which was nearly completed,
caved in this morning, burying eight mer
and one boy. Four of the party are
thought to be fatally injured. and thu
others badly, but not seriously, hurt. Thel
were mostly Italians.
Missouri Democratic Convention
ST. LOUIS, June 24.-The State Demo
cratic Convention, for the election Of dele
| gates at large to the National Convention
at Chicago and for naming the distric
delegates, met this morning. The attend
ance was very large.
Cheap Fare to Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 24.-The Local Reception
Committee has announced that all rail
| roads leading into the city have agreed II
| carry persons attending the National Dem
| ocratic Convention for one fare for thu
| round trip. Good from July 5 to the 18th
A $4,000 AbscOnder.
WILMINGTON, Del, June ~24.-Josepl
johnson, President of the Newark & Della
ware Brick Company, has absconded with
| $50, 900. The company made an assign
ment to the Newark National Bank. John
| son left the laborers unpaid.
Distressing ConflagratfOn.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, June 24.-A fire de
stroyed II tenements occupied by at leasI
| 200 Hungarians and four other families
One woman was seriously burned.