Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-21
EASTERN NEWS.
A Drunken Mob RaviSh---
a Courthouse.
THEY GET NOTHING and THEY ROB
THE U. s. MAIL.
Thirty Children Pe.is in the Asy-
lum Flames.
A STATUE RAISED 70 ADMIRAL
DUPONT.
Senator Bayard Delivers an Eloquent
Grafton.
OFFENDERS HAULED UP FOR VIOLATION or
THE ELECTION LAW.
OFFENDERS HAULED UP FOR VIOLATION or
THE ELECTION LAW.
ESPECIAL TO THE sKsrIsKL.l
Fine Billiards.

Fine Billiards.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Edward McLaugh-
lin OF Philadelphia, the champion of
| Pennsylvania, and VIM. n. Cotton Of st.
| Louis, began a two nights billiard match
at Central Music Hall last night for a
wager of 81, 090. The game is to be 5000
| points, 1900 each time, three-ball carroms,
unrestricted rail play. Mclaughlin led
from beginning by superior rail play,
scoring 103 in the seventh inning, beating
the best previous runs at this style, S04,
which was made BY himself in Philadel-
phia, By putting together s42 in the 18th
inning. He ran 126 in the SD inning,
and after running SO in the seth, COM
pleted / 500 with q run of two in the 10th.
Cotton counted 1873 in the 9Th inning. the
only time during the game when he put
up q three-igure run. His total for the
night was 436. The game will be COM
pleted tonight.
The Dead Under Ia Ice.
New YORK, Dec. 20.-A gang Of $50
laborers are working to-day on the ice
covered ruins of the burned orphans asy-
hum in Brooklyn, searching for bodies.
Temporary provision has been made in
the various Catholic institutions for the
care and shelter of the children. A Coro-
ner's jury was empaneled to-day, but the
inquest was adjourned. TIE funeral of the
victims will take place tomorrow and the
interment will be in the cemetary Of the
Holy Gross of Flatbush, Long Island.
About noon. when the workmen had al
most concluded that there were no more
bodies buried beneath the debris, they
came upon 9 group of six more all Of which
were burned TO q crisp. This, makes six
teen bodies recovered. The Evening Post
says thus far sixteen bodies have been
found. The workmen have not reached
the spot underneath the stairway. 1t is
believed that when this spot il reached
more bodies will be discovered. 1t is now
estimated that fully twenty-five or thirty
children persisted in the flames. Thus far
over a hundred children are unaccounted
for. but it is supposed that they are being
cared for in private houses.
Fined for Violation of IN Election
Laws.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 20.-The Lieutenant
Of Police, Michael Mullen, pleaded guilty
to an indictment for violating the election
laws in the United States Court to-day and
was remanded for sentence. The indict-
ment charges him with unlawfully hinder
ing and obstructing aud preventing GER
tain qualified voters from exercising their
franchise on the 14th Of last October, by
u~nlawfully combining them in q cellar.
Mullen was in charge Of the Hammond
street police district at that time, and
several police officers who arrested the
persons referred to in the indictment were
also on trial.
Courthouse PIundered.
TRAVERSE, D. T., Dec. 20.-At 7 o'clock
this morning an armed mob of 100 men,
mostly from Wilmot, a small town in the
interior, attacked the courthouse In
Roberts county and carried off the safe,
which. however, contained nothing valua-
BILE. Tbs people of the village were over
awed by the mob, members Of which stood
in the street armed with Winchesters.
Nearly all the attacking party were drunk.
The motive of the attack Is not under
stood. On leaving the place the United
States mail carrier was attacked and the
mail bag plundered.
international Chase.
WAsH1seroE. Dec. 20.-A telegram to
the Adjutant General Of the army from
General Stanley, commanding tbs Depart
ment OF Texas, feports that the United
States troops. who pursued q party Of
supposed Apache Indians who recently
raided Western Texas from Mexico, re-
turned after pursuing the raiders into
the mountains Of Mexico for 100 miles.
The American troops secured some stolen
horses and the commanding officer reports
his belief that the raiders were not indiana
but Mexicans.
I'm Memory Of Admiral Dupont.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Notwithstand-
ing the cold weather. quite q large number
Of persons assembled at Dupont circle this
afternoon to witness the ceremonies con-
nected with the unwilling Of the statue Of
Admiral Dupont. The Grafton was deliv-
cred by Senator Bayard, in which he elo-
qrsntly depicted the services which Du-
pont has rendered his country.
Land Law Amend ment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Dolph intro
duced In the Senate to-day q bill amending
the act of June 8. 1878. relating to the sale
of timber lands in California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory. The
amendment permits lands to be sold with
out fitness for cultivation, the original
act requiring. before such lands could be
sold they should be certified to be unfit
for cultivation.
Striking Miners Fight.
COLUMBUS. o., Dec. 20.-The striking
miners attacked the guards 81 Murray