Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-01-17
John Sherman and Keifer
Make a Combination.
THEY WILL INSIST ON GEN.
sHERMAN'S CANDIDACY.
Conkling Refuses to be Rec
onciled to Arthur.
MORE PARTICULARS OF
THE OIL HORROR.
Dnkes; a Monomaniac, an
Imbecile, an idiot.
SQUABBLE OVER A HISTORIC"
CHICAGO HALL.
ESPECIAL TO TIE SENTINEL

OHlCAGO, JAN Ios-lu DoComDoA' Aoo-'
the City Council passed an ordinance re-
curing the Mayor to lease the lake front
ground. on which are the exposition build
ings and lands, to the Exposition Com
pany, at $4,000 a year. payable in adj
vance. Failing to accomplish this, the
Mayor was authorized to take formal pos
session. he promised to rent to the high
est bidder. Dec. 9, 1883, the Mayor made
q formal demand on the Exposition officers
for a years rental in advance. A meeting
of the Directors of the Exposition was held
to-day, at which it was resolved that a
compliance with the demand Of the city
for a rental of $40, 900 would be fatal TO
the existence of the enterprise. The Direc-
tors advise q meeting Of the stockholders,
to be held at al early day, to finally act
upon the subject. The Directors of the
building will wind up affairs and go out
of existence at once. The general impress
sion prevails that the exposition building
is in no immediate danger of beng torn
down. 1t is believed that aggressive meas
ures OF a somewhat coercive character will
be taken. The building was the historic
scene of Garfeld's nomination, and the
committee which visited Washington for
the purpose Of securing for Chicago the
next Republican Convention promised that
it should be held in this building. 1t has
also been named as the place for holding
the Democratic Convention, should Chi
cago be selected. The Directors action
to-day places the city in rather a peculiar
position, as the building in question is the
most suitable, if not the only available
place, in the city.
YOun. Mutt Insane.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 16.-In the Mutt trial,
this morning, Mr.. Playford opened the
defense, outlining the case, pleading emo
tional insanity. He said the defense did
not deny the killing, but would show in
time that the deed was committed on &C.
count of past wrongs and outrages upon
the family which made the defendant un-
able to control his will; would prove that
after the shooting of his father, his liability
to mental disturbance, hereditary in the
family, took strong hold on him and at
fected his reason. DIR. Fuller testified thai
he has been the family physician for II
years; that he always believed James
mentally deficient and inclined to harbor
feelings of enmity, until he became at last
Q monomaniac. He considered him an
imbecile and an idiot. Mrs. Mutt said that
James was always a good boy and much
attached to his parents. She considered
him the reverse OF being mentally strong.
Reading Dukes letters he became more
d~eranged, and his acquittal greatly excited
him. Once when he came home from
town much agitated, he said: mother,
don't you think the villain Dukes had the
impotence to look at me and laugh" A
week before Dukes was shot James would
scream but murder" in his sleep, and he
frequently walked the floor and wept.
Tecumseh for President.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 16.-A Call Wash
ington special says: There is considerable
excitement tonight among the politicians.
upon q credited umo that Senator John
Sherman and ex-Speaker Keller had con-
cluded an alliance to press Gen. William
Tecumseh Sherman for the Republican
hat overtures have already been made to
ex-senator Conkling to favor Gen. Sher-
mans nomination, and that Congressman
Belford was ambassador, but the latter
statement is discredited. Congressman
Belford did have certain conferences with
ex-senator Conkling, the supposed object
Of which was to effect q reconciliation
between Conkling and President Arthur,
in which mission he has not so far sue
ceeded.
Extensive "Queer' Work.
WHEELING, W. Va, Jan. 16.-Robert
Mason was arrested at Jacobsburg, Bel
mont county. yesterday, charged with
passing counterfeit money, and falling to
give $4,000 bonds for his appearance in
court at st. Clairville, he was sent to Jail.
The bogus money is q very good imitation
OF quarters and nickels. His operations
have extended over q long period Of tine
and have probably been large.
The bradford Horror.
BRADFORD, Pa, Jan. l6.-The remains
OF Miss Moran, one Of the victims OF yes
terday's disaster at Bradford and Kinzuarr.
were taken to the city this morning for
interment. The funeral Of Mrs. Sadie B.
Fair takes place at Bradford this after
noon. The injured number is twepty-six.
and most OF them are doing we'll, except
ing Prof. Faugh, w. II. Belknap aud
George Mccartney, and Q nswsboy, who