Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-12
EASTERN NEWS.
The Waters still RISING in Some OF
the Eastern Rivers.
F. v. OoNANT SHOOTS AND
KILLS A. MCCLELLAN.
The Case Against Frank James and
Charles Ford Dismissed.
TIE ANNOUNCEMENT CREATED QUITE
A RIPPLE OF SURPRISE.
Alleged Uprising Of the Indians at
or1nitlay, Mexico.
the PASSAGE OF MoRRIsoN's NEW TARIFF
BILL IMPOSSIBLE.
The Case Against Frank James and
Charles Ford Dismissed.
TIE ANNOUNCEMENT CREATED QUITE
A RIPPLE OF SURPRISE.
Alleged Uprising Of the Indians al
orrnitlay, Mexico.
the PASSAGE or MoRRIS0N's NEW TARIFF
BILL IMPOSSIBLE.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

CINCINNATI, Feb. 11-9 A. M.-The river
is sc feet, and rising an inch per hour.
The weather is drizzling rain.
IL A. M.-The river is &C feet ~ inches,
and rising / inch an hour.
GALLIopoLIs, Feb. 1.-THE river rose 8
inches in the last IL hours. It is rising
half an inch an hour. 1t rained all night.
There are indications of more this morn
ing. The river has fallen 5 feet at Belpre,
10 miles below Marietta. There is tele-
graph communication with all the up-river
towns except Galliopolis. Ripley and
Marysville are still cut off.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 11-12 Mt has
been raining here since Sunday noon.
The weather has moderated and it is still
drizzling. The river rose 5 inches last
night. 1t is now rising three-quarters of
an inch per hour with 40 feet in the canal,
within III feet of last years highest point.
A flood sufferer named Adam Frink, on
account Of the loss of property, poisoned
himself this morning. He will probably
die.
OlNClNNATl, p0Us 11s-A r. ms-Iu IlN0I
has reached &C feet 6 inches, and is rising
Licking river say it is rising rapidly.
WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. 1.-THE water
recedes so slowly that the lowlands in
some places are still covered, but are now
so low that the boats cannot navigate.
The accumulated mail is pouring in in a
few trains that have 80 far resumed. An
unknown boy was drowned on the South
Side to-day by the caving in of a bank.
About half the homeless people have re-
turned to their houses, or have found
quarters elsewhere. Other houses have
been swept away or destroyed, and fully
5000 people are homeless, destitute and
helpless, and will have to be fed by the
Relief Committee for weeks. The damaged
mills cannot start for weeks.
Kills His Man Through Jealousy.
NORWICH, Conn.,, Feb. 11.-F. v. Con-
ant, Alfred Mcclellan and a friend named
Button took a drive through the city. Re-
turning to Commits home Button drove
| the horse to the stables, while Conant
asked Mcclellan to go to a shed near by to
see a pony. A few minutes later Mcclellan
ran from the shed crying Murder !'
| Conant appeared to be pursuing him, and
fred several shots. Mcclellan ran across
the street and fell dead in q gutter. One
ball hit him in the leg, another passed
through his hat and q third through the
heart. Conant examined the body to
make sure OF his death, put up his re-
volver and walked to the first Baptist
Church, of which his wife is a member,
and entered the conference room. His
wife was speaking as he entered. He took
a seat and sent a boy to call her, and when
she followed him to the vestibule he said
II have killed AL. Mcclellan" She is re-
ported to have exclaimed "My God,
never thought it would come to this
They then returned home together, when
Conant was arrested. He gave the officers
his revolver and accompanied them peace
ably to the station house. It is rumored
that Q second woman some weeks ago told
Conant that his wife and Mcclellan had
been intimate before Conant married her.
It is also rumored that Conant had been
seeking opportunities TO meet Mcclellan
ever since.
Unable TO Make Out q Case.
KANSAS CRY, Feb. lin the Criminal
Court this morning the States attorney
dismissed the case against Frank James
and Charles Ford, charged with the Blue
Cut train robbery in 81. The attorney
submitted q statement that, owing to the
refusal of Governor Crittenden to pardon
Dick Liddel, the State was deprived Of his
testimony and also of valuable corrobora-
tive evidence; hence he would be unable to
make put q case. He stated that the case
at Gallatin for bank robbery against James
.Ln.ll ~fa1 L. I:orr:aaol xhrc .n~4.o- Ill
the indictments in Missouri. The an
nounceraent created quite q ripple of sur
prise In the Courtroom. James was i'm
mediately taken before Judge Krekel Of the
United States Court, where o hearing is
now in progress on the charge Of robbery
Of the United States Paymaster at Mussel
Shoals, Ala.
Uprising OF Indians.
GALVESTON, Feb. ia Houston paper
this morning publishes an account pur-
porting to come by telegraph from Mata-
moras, Mexico, giving IN account of the
alleged uprising Of the Indians ct Ormit-
lay. near Tuxtpec, in the State of Oajack,
Mexico. 1t is said the stores and private
dwellings, we're plundered, seven merchants
killed, and Q number wounded; that the
corpses Of the murdered men were dragged
through the streets and subjected to all
manner Of ~indignities. The authorities Of
Tuxtpec say they have attacked the mob
with Q force Of 100 men, but have been de-
feated, with five killed. The special
further says: Several thousand are being
concentrated in the States Of Pueblo and
Oajack.
Washington Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Senate, after
nearly two weeks debate, passed the bill
concerning the private land claims in Ne
vada, Utah. Arizona. New Mexico and
Colorado. This is the third time this bill
has passed the Senate, being twice before
killed in the House. 1t provides that all
claims for lands in the States and Terri
tories oeded by Mexico to the United