Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-15
PACIFIC COAST ADvICES.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
A FOuI Murder.

SAN ~BERNARDINo, CAL, July 14.-Th'
, young son of Henry Coombs vas muir
dered last night in Cajou Pass, on tho ex
tension of the California Southern rail
road. Coombs keeps u small liquor stand
and having business elsewhere, left young
Coombs in charge. This morning severa
men stopped for a drink, and finding nc
one entered the tent and found the body
Of young Coombs on the bed with q bullet
hole in his head. The boy had an amount
Of money in the tent, and ii is supposed he
was robbed and killed by some Chinese
working on the road.
Probable Change in Australian
Mails.
SAN Francisco, July 14.-The Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, it is stated. will
withdraw its steamers from the line be-
tween this city and Australia on Novem-
Der /. That is the date when the contract
which the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
has with the Australian colonies for carry
ing the mails expires. The Australian
colonies pay the steamship line a subsidy
for carrying the mail. The colonies de-
clare that they will not renew the contract
unless the United States Government
agrees to pay a portion OF the subsidy.
The action of the Pacific Mail Company
Is determined by the recent decision of
Postmaster General Villas that he will not
use any portion of the $500, 900 appropri-
ated by last Congress TO assist in the
transportation of mails.
A 1900 Blaze,
SAN Francisco, July IA fire last
night on New Montgomery street, between
Mission and Howard streets, in the build
ing owned by William Sharon and &C.
cupied by S. Real and John Kehoe, dealers
in upholstery materials, occasioned a loss OF
almost $40, 900. Seven firemen and one citi.
zen were a~sphyxated by the heavy smoke
and taken out insensible. In the course
Of an hour all had recovered except Joe
Burnett, who, up to midnight. was still in
an insensible condition, with every pros
pect, however, for his recovery.
A Distressing and Fatal Accident.
CORVALLIS, Or, July IA distressing
runaway accident occurred, resulting in
the instant death of Mrs. M. n. Drum.
mond, of Davisville, Cal. Mrs. Drum
mond had been visiting relatives In the
county and city for six weeks, and had jus
started in a hack to her fathers. The
team became frightened at a hsnd-car and
ran way. After running about a block
the hack turned over, killing Mrs. Drum
mond outright. Shortly before the back
turned over she handed her babe to Wilde
Taylor, the driver, and both escaped un.
/ hurt. The deceased had been married less
than a year.
A Failure.
San Francisco, July 14.-The fourth at
tempt to raise the ship Earl of Dalhousie,
| which capsized and sank in the bay two
| months ago, was made to-day, and proved
a failure. The contract for the perfor-
nance of this work expires on Wednesday
next. 1t is stated that the Union Iron
| Works, which undertook the contract, has
expended thus far about S18, 500, which,
| together with the bonds of S44, 900, will be
a loss to the contractors, now that failure
has resulted from all their efforts to bring
the Dalhousie to the surface.
The Fall of the Bastile.
San Francisco, July 14.-The Fall Of
the Bastile was celebrated here to-day by
the French residents by a parade through
the principal streets, and literary exercises
at the Grand Opera House. 1t closed with
a display of fireworks at Woodward's Gar
dens. This evening many large French
business houses closed their doors and
gave their employees a holiday.
That Republican Chinaman.
MONTEREY, Cal, July 14.-The inquest
on the Chinaman. Tom Wong, who was
found hanging to a tree yesterday. showed
that death resulted from Is buckshot
wounds about the breast. The indications
are that the Chinaman was shot and after
wards suspended from the tree. Two Chi
namen have been arrested on suspicion OF
having committed the murder.
A Suicide.
OAKLAND, Cal, July 14.-Fred Rochuert,
an upholsterer, to-day left his home &C.
companied by his little son, and went to
one of the lodges of the Red Mems Order
and obtained some money, for which he
purchased q revolver. He then sent his
son home and proceeded to a public square
here, where he blew his brains out. Con.
tinued illness is said to have been the
cause Of the rash act.
A FoOlhardy Act.
:, SALT LAKE, July 14.-This morning al
Parowan, Utah, Edgar A., son of Charles
Lyman, 7 years old, was tied onto a horse
and sent after the cows The horse came
home, the cords holding the boy under hi
body, where he had slipped and had beer
kicked so that he died on being united
from the horse.
A Riot Reported.
;. VICTORIA, B. O., July 14.-A riot is re
!, ported on the line of the Island railroad
between the white and Chinese laborers
Three of the Chinese are reported killed
A police force has rome to the scene.