Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-14
That Terrible Squat on the
Coast of Virginia.
THE NEGROES GREATLY EXER-
OISED AND FRIGHTENED.
Some Fifty Men capsized
and Drowned.
ELECTRIC ARRANGEMENTS MADE 70
START THE FAIR.
The Democratic Business Dinner
a Success"
A CHILD DROPS DEAD FROM
PURE FRIGHT.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
That Dreadful SquaIl.

AAA6t DEc1uhtAh S4tA0h
BALTIMORE, Dec. 13.-The steamer West
moreland from Rappahannock arrived to-
day. Those on board report the destruc-
ton Of life by Tuesdays storm much
greater than heretofore reported. Off the
Canoe House landing, a considerable dis
lance above Urbana, several boats were
swamped. All on board persisted. Al
other points lives we're lost. The Balti-
more Evening News, in it's account of the
disaster, says: The officers Of the steamer
Westmoreland report that, SO far, of the
party OF colored men who were capsized
in the Ra~ppahannock, near Urbana, that
28 are known to be drowned, in addition
to those already reported. At least IL
were drowned at Cave House landing on
the same river. At Mill Greek, another
landing on the Ra~ppahannock, a young
white man was drowned. Speaking OF the
fact that so few who were out in boats es.
capped drowning, an officer OF the West
morland remarked that they could easily
have reached the pier, and avoided the
accident which befell them, but the
squsll broke, in all its fury without a
moments notice, and the boats were
swamped before they were fully aware OF
what had taken place. The negroes all
along the river, and especially at Urbana
are greatly exercised and frightened.
Lynching of q C0lored School
Teacher.
BALTIMORE, Dec. ia morning paper
publishes the statement that Hezekiaf
Brown, q colored teacher in the lonely
part Of Howard county, was hanged yes
terday by IS masked men. II is charged
that he became too intimate with o young
white woman He declared he had mar
ried her, but no record Of the marriage
could be found. The lyrching is said to
have occurred in q wild section Of the
county sparse'y populated. At Ellicott
City, the county seat OF Howard county
nothing was heard Of it. The States At
torney sent a messenger to ascertain the
facts.
Stale HumOr.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The session in
the House was taken up almost entirely BY
q personal wrangle, principally between
Taylor and Warren, both Of Ohio, regard
ing a speech of the former rejecting on the
Pensions Committee printed in the Record
but alleged never to have been delivered.
During the controversy, Warren charged
that Taylor's military service during the
civil war was confined to the membership
of the Ohio Home Guard. Taylor reported
that the only wound Warren ever received
was in the back.
Grand Success.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 13.-The Worlds
Exposition opens Tuesday. Business out
side is generally suspended. The city will
be gaily decorated. Arrangements for
making exhibits are progressing rapidly
in the main building, with an annult
nearly half q mile long. The building ia
685 by 565 feet. 1t is found to be toe
small, the exhibits being far more numer-
u than was anticipated q few months ago.
The Grand Arrangements Made.
New YORK, Dec. IS. - Commissioner
General Morehead, of the Worlds EXPOSE
ton, New Orleans, to-day perfected the
arrangements with the Western Union
Telegraph Company, for the opening of
Of the Exposition by electricity Tuesday
next by Mr.. Arthur from the White House.
A powerful battery has been placed in posi-
tion at Washington and New Orleans in
order that the current OF electricity may
be transmitted without being repeated On
route.
News OF n Revolution.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Secretary OF
the Navy received a cable message this
morning from Rear Admiral Davis at Mag.
asaki, announcing a revolution in Corea,
and stating that the United States vessels,
Trenton and Ossipee. go there immedi-
ately.
A Break for Liberty.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 13.-Six con-
victs, working in q mine at Coal Greek,
Tenn, made q dash for liberty. The
guards fred, killing Samuel Music and Joe
Wilson. John Presswell and Hugh Stat
ford were fatally wounded. The other two
were recaptured.
A Dinner q sSuccess."
New YORK. Dec. 13.-The dinner Of the
Executive Committee OF Business Mems
and Cleveland and Hendricks Clubs last
night was . great success. The guests
assembled soon after 9 o'clock and marched