Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-01-27
EASTERN NEWS.
Names Of Fifly-fVe Victims Of the
Crested ButteS Horror.
IX-sPEAKER KEIFER CHARGED
WITH NEP0TIsM.
He Would Make q Stenographer
Of His Nephew.
A STARTLING MOVEMENT By rRESl-
DENT ARTHUR.
A Fire Consumes a Corpse
Awaiting Burial.
the USUAL STORIES OF MURDER, lYHcHIEa
AND ROBBERY.
EX-sPEAKIR KEIFER CHARGED
WITH NEPOTISM.
A STARTLING MOVEMENT By pREsl-
DENT ARTHUR.
A Fire Consumes a Corpse
Awaiting Burial.
THE USUAL STORIES OF MURDER, IYHcHIHa
AND ROBBERY.
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UnsuccessTul Attempt at LynchtnG.
HIcKsvILLE, L. l., Jan. 26.-Smith, the
murderer Of Sprague, had bought . COM
plete new outfit Of clothing, and called in
the store for crackers and cheese, where
he wa detained until his pursuers came
up. A crowd soon gathered and cried,
chang him. Shoot the murderer" while
several men ran for ropes, which were
| soon made into halters. Others unsuc-
cessfully attempted to take him from the
officers. VIM. Sprague's brother struck
| the assassin fierce blow on the head as
he was being taken out Of the house.
nearly telling him. Only the determined
conduct Of the officers prevented lynching.
The officers then brought their prisoner to
Hicksville. where the men attempted to
throw . noosed rope over his head. While
In the hotel at Hicksville q man, recog-
nized as Charles h. Rugg, was almost GER
tain that he was the assailant OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Townsend of Oyster Bay. The officers
had much trouble in getting the prisoner
aboard the train to take him to Jail. There
were between 800 and 400 men with torches
and ropes bowling and scowling, ''let US
get at him; let Us hang the murderer"
He was finally locked in Q freight car. At
Westbury the train was boarded by 200
men. with ropes and lanterns, who de-
manded to know where the man was.
They did not give up the search until the
train started, some even remaining on
board, swearing to hang him. The same
scene was enacted at Minola. The pris-
oner was finally landed in the county Jail.
House Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-It is understood
that the Office Of the Assistant Surgeon
General Of the army will be abolished.
The Secretary Of War said that such q
move would not meet with entire approba-
| ton.
E~x-Speaker Keller was examined to-day
as to whether he had demanded the
resignation of Tyson, stenographer Of the
last Congress. He replied that some time
during the first session of the Forty
seventh Congress he had given the posi-
ton to Tyson. The place is worth Sc, 900
per annum. At that time Gaines, a
nephew of the ex-Speaker, was filing q
81, 900 position. Keller said when he ap-
pointed Tyson he did it with the under
standing, on his part, that at some future
time the position would be vacated and
Gaines appointed. The ex-Speaker testi-
fed that his demand for the resignation
near the close Of the last session consisted
in the mere understanding between the
two when Tyson was appointed.
The Speaker laid before the House the
credentials Of r. W. Rockwell, the member
elect from the Twelfth District of Massa-
chusetts. He took the oath of office.
Hatch Of Missouri, Of the Committee on
Agriculture. reported . bill for the estab.
lishment of . Bureau Of Animal Industry
to prevent the expectation of diseased cat
tie and to provide for the suppression and
extirpation Of pleuro.pneumonia and other
contagious diseases Of domestic animals.
II was ordered printed and recommitted.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole. Springer in the Chair, to consider
the Fitz-John Porter bill.
Strange Murder.
ELaIN, ILL.,. Jan. 26.-Reports Of Q ter.
rible tragedy come from four or five
miles west of Elgin. VIM. Combs,
farmer. about 40 years old, cut his wife'i
throat. In her dying agonies shs
wrenchsd the weapon from him. and ia.
tally stabbed him. Combs Is said by his
physician to have been insane for som
time.
LATER-The occurrence was just be-
fore It appears that Mrs. Combs
staggered TO the house Of . neighbor 40
rods away, covered with blood flowing
from deep CACHES, and with q long knife
in her hand. She said her husband tried
to murder her, and thinking he had
done 30 cut his own throat. Combs was
found dead on the floor Of the house
which showed evidence Of q fearful strug-
gle. The woman was alive ct last &C.
counts. She waB Combs third wife and
considered an adventures before her
marriage with him. and had one child.
Some features Of her story, and the fact
that she and her husband had frequent
quarrels recently. lead to the superstition
that she may have murdered her hus.
band and received wounds In the strug.
gle or in an attempt at suicide.
Names Of the Victims.
DENVER, Jan. 26.-The Created Buttes
coal mine has at last been entered. The
mine il badly ohoked up with heaps Of
coal. displaced timbers. rocks and other
distractions. The bodies Of the men were
found in ell attitudes. The following are
the names Of IS men who lost their lives
Henry Anderson, John Williams, NJ. T.
Stewart, John Martin. Thos. Rogers, Jas.
O'Neil. Jacob Laux, John Anderson, Jas.
Walsh. Peter Baker, VIM. Davidson, r.
James, David Hughes. P. McMannus, w.
7. King. John Creelmsn. John Hular,
Thos. Williams. John Shun, Pat. Barrett,
John McGregor. John Myres. F. W. Smith,
G. B. McHalson. VIM. Maroney, Nick
Probst, Thos. Laffey. John Prince. James
Driscoll. Jas. Coughlin, Henry Stewart,
B. Heffron. L. p. Hebron, w. L. Jones,
John Downley, Carl Rademauld, Charles
Sterling. John McConrt. Fred. Becht, Iber
King. 10. Kraus. ]. +. Stewart. Jr.. VIM.
Meath. Morgan Meath. Thos. CLANCY, John
Rutherford. VIM McCourt, A. N. Godfrey,