Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-27
SiGkening MalTGatment Of Miss
Davis by a Negro.
HOW THE INHUMAN PIEND
WAS TORTURED.
A Mother Cuts the Threats Of Two Of Her
Children and Then Fer Own.
VIM. ]. L. FAILS
AND
Eight Millions Of Dollars Offered for
Trinity Church Block.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

RtehtfuI Torture of a Fiend.
HELENA, Ark, April 26.-Miss Davis,
| while returning from a n~eighboring plan
| tation on horseback, was brutally assaulted
| by q negro named Henderson. Miss
| Davis failure to return home brought out
q searching party with bloodhounds.
When she was found her face and throat
| were cut and bruised, and her body shows
| otherwise sickening maltreatment. The
| bloodhounds we're Immediately put on the
| track of Henderson who was finally dis
| covered in . tree-top. He refused to come
| down until several shots we're fred at him.
While the crowd was discussing his mode
| of death, one OF the men threw q moose
/ around Henderson's neck and he was
slowly drawn up over q limb. When
nearly unconscious he was lowered to the
ground and allowed to recover, then drawn
up again. This was repeated seven times
until finally Henderson became uncon-
scious. One OF the crowd then took q gun
from Mr.. Davis and fred both barrels
into the body Of the dying wretch.
Imperial Ribbons Ignored.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-In the House,
Cox Of New York. from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, asked leave to report the
present consideration Of the Senate joint
resolution granting permission to Ensign
Reynolds of the United States Navy, now
on duty with the Greeley Relief Expedi-
ton, to accept the decorations OF the
Royal and Imperial Order OF Francis
Joseph. Robinson Of New York objected
to this, saying, however, that he was will
ing to extend the thanks of Congress to
this young man, an honor compared to
which these ribbons were nonsense.
The House proceeded to the considera-
ton of the Special Order bill to remove
certain burdens from the American mer-
chant marine and to encourage the Ameri-
can foreign carrying trade.
Horrible Throat Cutting.
EAsToN, Pa, April 26.-This morning
Mrs. Amelia Barnett locked the doors Of
her house and threw her two children, one
aged 8 years md the other 5 months, on q
bed and cnt their throats with 8 razor.
Then she gave the alarm, and as the neigh
bors rushed in she drew q razor across her
own throat and threw herself beside her
children. All three are mortally wounded.
The Barnett family came here from Pitts
burg several months age.
$4,000 for a Spinal Cord.
PrrTsBURa, Pa, April 26.-Two suits
have been brought in the United States
Circuit Court in this city by Martha Pier
and B. F. lowering against the New York,
Lake Erie and Western Railroad for dam
age, in sums of SIS, 900 and $40, 900. re-
spectively. Martha Pier was injured by a
train going through the bridge near Sala-
manca, New York. lowering had his
spinal cord displaced in the collision while
an route to New York City from Mead
vile, Pa.
The Darb0urg Case.
SENECA, KS. April 25.-In the District
Court this morning. Judge Martin rem
dered a decision in the motion to dissolve
the attachments in the somewhat famous
Darbourg cases, overruling the motions
and sustaining the attachment. The
| receiver was ordered to sell the balance oil
the Darbourg hardware stock at Sabetha,
Immediately, at private sale.
Caterpillar Plague.
ST.. LOUIS, April 2~6.-Advices from
Western Texas are to the effect that cattle
are suffering. Large numbers are dyini
for the want Of water and grass, the droutf
having been very severe in that sec.
ton. Myriads Of caterpillars also appeared
and are destroying all kinds of vegetation,
Abbott Jailed.
ST. LOUIS, April 26.-Abbott, the alb
sconding Cashier of the W~atertown. MISS.
Bank, was taken from Pierce City las,
night by q Deputy United States Marshal
to Jefferson City, where he was turned
over to Detective Hanscomb Of Watertown,
who took him to the latter place.
SS,O0O.OO0 ORered for Trinity Block
CHICAGO. April ga Times special
from New York says that English capital
lists are said to have offered Trinity
Church. New York, So, 000 900 for i'd
block on Broadway, opposite Wall street
with the intention of erecting q mammoth
Office building.
Invalid Notables.
WASHINGTON. April 26.-The journey Of
the Postmaster General to Florida is taken
for the benefit Of Mrs. Gresham, who Is in
i'll health.
Representative Reagan passed q restless
night, but is easier this morning. Hi
physicians say he Is doing we'll.
An Absc0nder's Acts.
New YORK, April civilian J.. Phil
lips, Of the Produce Exchange, who failed
yesterday, has absconded. He had forged
warehouse receipts for q large quantity Of
-four, and had lone other fraudulent acts
To Swing.
SANDWICH, Ont, April 26.-Luke Phipps
charged with shooting his wife ON a ferry.
boat on the 10th of last August. was found
guilty of wilful murder, and sentenced tc
be hanged on the 18th Of June.
Railroad Crash.
Troy, N. Y, April 26.-Two Boston
Hoosac Tunnel & Western trains collided
this morning at the Hoosac junction
Fourteen freight cars and the engines
were wrecked. A brakeman was seriously
injured.
Pockets Full OF Counterfeits.