Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-17

wounded. Slocum il being tried at Nun
fordville for the killing Of Grain.
EcyIi Among the Military.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. = Gen. Hazen,
chief signal off Ger, has preferred charges
against Lieut.. Darlington for disobedience
of orders and neglect OF duty in connec-
ton with his command of the Proteus ex-
petition for the relief If Greeley. The
charges were sent to the Secretary of War
over a week ago with a letter asking for
ar order from tbs court for their trial, but
no action has been taken by Mr.. Lincoln;
nor has he yet decided whether he will
hold q court. Darlington arrived here last
night. Or his arrival, he said he was not
aware Of any charges having been prefer
red against him.
The Same Old Thing.
PoUGHKEEPsrE, Dec. 16.-The Atlantic
express bound south on the West Shore
road crashed into a slide Of racks half a
mile north OF the Highlands, opposite
this city, this morning. The train was
composed of an engine, a baggage car,
q smoker, and two coaches. The bag
gage and smoking car we're burned. The
fireman, James German, had his right leg
broken. Two passengers in the smoking
car were badly injured. The rest escaped
with slight bruises. Both tracks were
INSTRUCTED and the trains delayed.
An Important HaIf.Cent.
P~rrrsBuRG, Dec. 16.-A general suspen-
sion Of operations on all the coal mines
along the Monongahela and Youghiogheny
rivers is probable next Monday, and the
operators are positive in their declaration
that they wiz not pay the extra half cent.
They threaten to shut down the mines in
definitely if the miners insist upon having
an advance. About q thousand men are
employed in these mines.
And Then He Killed the Child.
GREENvILLE, Texas, Dec. 16.-Samuel
EASEL, who eloped with a negress, called
taken back. Mrs. EASEL refused to recog-
nize her husband, whereupon he called
her six-year-old daughter to his side and
shot the child in the head, killing her, and
then blew his brains out.
Inspiring Candor.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.-The Secretary
OF the American Iron and Steel Associs-
ton says he has just returned from an ex-
tended trip to P~ittsburg and other points
on the Pennsylvania railway, and its con
nections, and he must frankly confess
that he found most branches Of business
in a very depressed condition, although
there is q notable absence Of the hopeless
feeling among the people which prevailed
in the years following the panic Of 1878.
A NO-Speeeh Wretch.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 16.-John B. Hoffman
was hanged this morning in the Jail yard.
for the murder Of his son in January,
1882. He wept while listening to the
death warrant and begged piteously not to
be ''downed by the papers" He had 10 be
held while being hand cuffed. and was sup
ported on the scaffold by two men while
the moose was adjusted. He made no
speech.
All About Mail Matter.
called TO order by Springer OF Illinois as
Speaker protein. A bill passed amending
section 3,940 of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to forwarding mail matter. 1t author
lies Postmasters to forward mail matter OF
the second, third and fourth classes on
which postage has once been paid in full,
and this rate Is now in force in regard TO
mail matter Of the first class.
Give Us n Rest.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 16.- The Young Busi-
ness Mems Cleveland and Hendricks AS
ISOLATION last night celebrated Cleveland
and Hendricks election. Speeches we're
made by Speaker Carlisle, Senator Vance
and Representative Tucker, Ellis, Rose
Grams and Townshend.
Working n Dir Pool.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-The parties charged
with participation in the Eighteenth Ward
election frauds we're before Judge Blod-
gett in the Federal Court this morning. In
the case of all except Gleason motions were
made to quash the indictments and Fri
day was set for arguments on the motion
in the case Of Gleason. He was allowed
until Thursday to plead.
Couldn't Get Justice in Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. leblanc this
morning dismissed the suit against the
Sentinel in the United States Court. The
principal ground was that he could not
get justice in Indiana. Il had been set