Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-06


their camp with shotguns aud revolyers.
The Hungarians quickly buckled on their
cooking utensils and ran down the noun
tain side and disappeared.
To Be Restored.
CINCINNATI, April 5.-The Bar Associa-
ton, at g meeting this morning. heard
the report from the Treasurer that a bal
ance OF 50, 900 was due from the a~ssocia-
ton for expenses previous to the FIRE. The
most determined purpose was exhibited to
restore quickly the lost library. There
was an insurance of SIC, 900 in -four com-
panies, but three had a clause exempting
from liability in case of loss by riot. An
assessment of 500 per member was
ordered; this will produce nearly $50, 900.
| Subscriptions were taken in addition,
ranging from 500 to 81 900, a large num-
| Der giving from private libraries. 1t is
| thought the library will soon be restored
| as far as possible, but some of the volumes
| lost cannot be replaced.
Roasting a Man o His Money.
RISING sun, Ind, April 5.-Two masked
| men went to the house of John Smith, liv-
ing in this vicinity, last night, and beat
| him ~insensible. They then ransacked the
| house for a large sun that Smith was re-
| ported to have secreted. Failing to find
| the money, they lit a fire and swung
| Smith, who had recovered consciousness,
| PACK and forth over it, in the hope of max
ing him disclose the hiding place of the
treasure. This was continued until Smith
| again became insensible, when the robbers
departed, thinking him dead. The neigh
bors found Smith horribly beaten and
burned. This morning a posse started in
pursuit of the villains, and will lynch them
If caught.
Petition for Bureau of SILK Culture.
WASHINGTON, April Sin the Senate,
Morgan presented a petition from the
| State Board of Silk Culture in California,
praying Congress to establish a bureau of
| silk culture. The petitioners state that
| they do not ask any protection on the raw
material, being satisfied that with i'm
proved mechanical appliances American
manufacturers could compete with foreign
manufacturers, whose crude appliances
had been but little improved for GEN.
| turtles.
Powder Mill Explosion.
SHAMoKIN, April 5.-There was a terrific
explosion of powder this morning at
William Beurg & Co.'s powder mill. The
| report was heard within q radius OF rs
miles. The smoke and ashes shot up high
| enough to be seen Is miles. The houses
within q mile and q half were shaken and
windows broken. William Yocum, the
Superintendent, was burned beyond recog-
milton, but is still alive. The other peo-
pie escaped.
Will Exercise His Power.
OTTAWA. April 5.-W. G. Smith, Premier
of British Columbia, telegraphed the
Provincial Secretary yesterday not to
allow the 500 Chinese, hourly expected,
to land in the Province. The Smith bill,
recently passed by the Legislature, gives
the Governor the power to prohibit
Chinese immigration, and he intends to
exercise it until the bill is disallowed by
the Dominion Government.
Postal Revenue.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The Postal
Service was last year se%lf-supporting only
in Is States and 2 Territories, the latter
being Alaska and Dakota. Ohio showed q
deficit of $430, 100, while Illinois paid a
profit Of 1892, 800. Not a dollar Of postal
revenue was ever received from q State
south Of Mason d Dixon's line.
A Steamer Reached.
HALIFAX, April 5.-The steamer New
castle City sailed from this port for Bos-
ton yesterday morning. During q thick
fog she struck q shoal and knocked several
holes in her bottom. The Captain at
tempted to return to Halifax, but the
water poured into the steamer 30 fast that
it became necessary to beach the steamer
in order to save the lives Of the passen-
gers.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, April SIN the House,
Golf, of the Committee on Naval Affairs,
reported back a resolution requesting the
Secretary Of the Navy and War to report
on the feasibility and expediency of con-
structing an interior coast and line water
way for the Atlantic and Gulf seaboard.
Adopted. The morning hour being dis
pensed with, the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole Boyle in the chair
on the Agricultural Appropriation bill.
A Patti Engagement Cancelled.
CINCINNATI, April 5.-Manager Fennesy,
Of Heuck's new Opera House, received a
dispatch from Col. Mapleson early this
morning from Omaha, announcing that on
account of the riot he had cancelled the
engagement for next week. This Is the
second cancellation at Heuck's.
Unmereiful Robbers.
DETROIT, April Sat Harrisville, AL
coma county. in the northeastern part of
the State, three masked robbers last night
entered the house of CARL Schultz, killed
his son, and beat the father, mother and
daughter into Q state OF insensibility
They secured So, 1000 in German gold. In
the struggle the son of Schultz was killed.
Hanged BY q Mob.
MAaoLIA. Miss, April 5.-George Lee,
colored. aged IS. was arrested in McComb
City to-day for assaulting a child four
years old and was conveyed here and
lodged in Jail. About Z O'Clock this morn
ing a mob Of over 100 men came from Nc
comb and took Lee from Jail and hanged
him.