Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-22
EASTERN NEWS.
GrGGDbaCkerS and Democrats Join
in Michigan.
AN OPPOSITION FORMIDABLE IN A
REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD.
Two Californians Get Into
Trouble East.
A YOUNG WOMAN PAINTS AND
LOSES HER MONEY.
Another One Shouts knock Ne Down
for q Liar"
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT IN A PfNNsYL.
WANNA MINE.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

ESPECIAL TO THE s~ENTINEL:l
Greenbackers and Democrats Fuse
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Aug. 21.-The.
Democratic State Convention met and ap-
pointed q committee to confer with the
Greenbackers on the question of fusion
on the Electoral and State ticket. Several
recesses were necessitated on account OF q
hitch in the Conference Committee Of the
two conventions as to the division of the
ticket, and delay in reporting the platform.
A joint list of Presidential Electors was
chosen, six of whom are Greenbackers and
seven Democrats. The platform views
of Republican rule in the State, during
which the increase in population being 38
per cent. and in pauperism 80 per cent.
1t charges an alarming increase in crime,
the stagnation Of business, and the en-
croschments Of railroad capital. In view
of all Of which the party approves the con-
tinuance Of the present party's policy.
The platform Endorses the National Demo-
cratic platform and candidates and de-
clares for the payment of the war debt
and the pensions of the Union soldiers
and other expenditures Of the government
economically administered. We favor,
says il, the maintenance of an in
ternal and tariff taxation, 80 levied
that the luxuries shall bear the
chief burden, and the necessaries of life
be practically free. The platform further
declares against convict contract labor,
favors the liberal Mechanics Lien law of
the State, restriction in granting fran
chises, and demands their regulation for
public good, and closes with the indorse-
ment Of Gov. Begole and the Democratic
Congressman.
New YORK, Aug. Ala young lady
from San Francisco tainted in the Borel
building yesterday, and before she recov-
cred the satchel which she had containing
$3.50 was stolen by an unknown person.
On regaining consciousness she said her
name was Allie M. Squire Of San Fran
cisco and that she was stopping at the
Gilsey House. She had frequently visited
her friends in the East. but his year came
later than usual and found that all her
acquaintance we're out of the city. She
arrived at the Gilsey House last Saturday
and intended returning home tomorrow.
She called ct the Office of q friend of her
father in the Borel building. but he, too.
was out of town. Before she reached the
street, she was overcome by heat. The
money stolen was what remained Of Q
check for $500 on the Bank of California
given her by her guardian.
Seven Miners SufrOcated.
S~HAMoKIN, Pa. Aug. 21.-A fire broke
out yesterday in the Buckridge mine stope,
$500 feet from the surface. The company
bought the Greenbsck colliery adjoining,
the workings of which are higher than
those Of the Buckridge colliery. The in
tention was to bore hole SO feet in length
from the Greenback to Buckridge c~olliery
and urn the creek into both collieries,
and by flooding them put out the fire.
While the men we're engaged in this work
to-day, the gas suddenly poured in from
the burning mine, aud before they could
escape seven men fell victims to the deadly
gas. 1t was impossible to reach their
bodies. as both mines were full Of gas and
fire, which were increasing. Eleven mules
also were burned.
DiscOuraging Effect.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 2l.-Four lead
ing Mormon elders to-day presented a
petition to Gov. Bates asking that a reward
be offered for the apprehension Of those
engaged in the Lewis county massacre,
Sunday, Aug. 10. The petition sets forth
that the prejudice against the Mormops of
this State is based on ignorance. 1t denies
the charges that the Mormons have bap-
tized women in a nude state; also that the
Mormon elders have ever tried to break up
families or mislead women. Itfurther denies
that the Mormons have ever attempted to
introduce polygamy in Tennessee or any