Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-09

has added a like sum. The circumstances
favor a strong suspicion against Cock, Cliff
ford and young Parker. In addition to
being identified, it ia proven that they
were AWAY from their clearinghouse until
2 O'Clock this morning.
Gen. Grant shows Himself.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Senate-Mitchell
read a letter from Gen. Grant relating to q
bill recently introduced to give him q pen
sion. Gen. Grant expressed the hope that
the bill will be Withdrawn, under no cir
cumstsnces could he accept a pension even
il the bill passed both houses and received
the approval of the President. Mitchell
stated that he had introduced the bill be-
cause be was Chairman OF the Committee
on Pensions, and the President had rec
commended 8 pension for Grant. He
fMitchelD had always felt that Gen. Grant
ought 10 be placed where he was when, to
accept the Presidency, he laid down the
great Office he won in the war. In defer
epce TO Gen. Grants wishes Mitchell with
drew the bill.
A MurderOus Convict.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Dec. 8.-Last night n Of
the Penitentisry guards was attracted to
cell 301 by cries of murder. He found
convict John Kelly, a burglar, stabbing
his cell mate William Gaines. The muir
derous convict refused to desist, intiicting
stab after stab with brutal ferocity, and
continued till the turnkey arrived and I'M
locked the cell and overpowered him..
Gaines is badly gashed by more than 70
wounds, one of them across the abdomen
from which his bowels protruded. He
cannot live. The blade of the knife
was broken in three pieces. No cause
assigned.
Important House WOsk.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-House-Buckner
introduced a bill to suspend the coinage OF
standard silver dollars. The Speaker said
that, under the rules, the bill should be
to the Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures. Buckner asked
that it be referred to the Committee on
Banking and Currency. The bill was re-
ferred as indicated by the Speaker.
BY Robinson, Of New York, for the res
t~oration of inaugural ceremonies TO Jeffer-
sonisn Republican principles.
A Severe Fight.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, 8.-A hsrd-gloye fight,
Queensbury rules, for $3.50, between Patsy
Mellen, Minneapolis, and Fred Weber,
St. Paul, came off yesterday, midway
between the two cities. A few were pres
and five rounds we're fought, lasting
SO minutes. On the sixth round Weber
failed to come to time. Both men were
severely punished, and the fight was one
Of the hardest on record. 1t is reported
Wahhar received aarious internal in
juries from a blow on the left breast,
in the second round, which may prove
Frauds Unearthed.
CHICAGO, Dec. SIT was rumored late
last night that the detectives engaged in
the ballot forgery case in the second pre-
cinct of the Eighteenth Ward have secured
confessions from two Of the participants in
the fraud and that complete details for the
conviction of all those concerned will be
ready for presentation to the Federal
Jury when it assemblies next Tues
day.
The Plague AbatIng.
PETERSBURG, Dec. s.-Information is re-
through J. B. Hilton. a merchant
Of Wise county, that the plague in that
OF the State is now on the decrease.
He says between 200 or 800 persons died,
these ranging in age from 8 to 80 years..
Murder Of n Witness.
GALENA, Dec. 8.-John Pickett shot
and killed VIM. Allen, the leading witness
in the approaching trial OF Of his brother,
Gen. Pickett, for the murder Of o man
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