Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-09
A Decision Arrived at in taG Blind
Tom Suit.
A BULLION TRAIN ROBBED IN
MEXICO.
A Derraved Reverend Deprived Of His
Ministerial Functions.
THE SALVATION ARMY AND
SMALLPOX IN CANADA.
A Strong Ticket Nominated by Mas
sachusetts Democrats.
TWO ABscoNDERs CAUGHT
AND BACCED.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Blind Tom Suit.


Court to-day. Judges Bond and Hughes
presiding. a decision was rendered in the
case of Blind Tom, the colored pianist.
This is the suit in the name Of Blind Tom
through his mother, Charity Wiggin,
against Charles A. Bethune, for many
years Toms guardian, requiring an hc-
counting of the earnings of Tom, and their
proper investment Tor the benefit OF him.
self and heirs. and that Bethune be re-
quested to surrender the possession OF the
complainant and to pay into the court
money to defray the expenses OF the sun.
The motion was overruled without pref
udice to the plaintiffs right to renew the
same. 1t was further ordered that the
Injunction heretofore granted, restraining
the defendant, BethuDe, from removing
the plaintiff beyond the limits Of the State
be continued in full force unless permission
Of n of the Judges OF the court be trst
obtained.
A Bullion Train Robbed.
GALVESTON, Oct. 8.-A special to the
News from Eagle Pass, Texas, says that
reports nave been brought to Monclova by
freighters from the Balsa Nipimi mines to
the effect that one of Houston's bullion
trains, 10 charge of DR.. Morrison, has
been attacked by robbers while en- route
from the Sierra Mojada mines 20 Parrsl
Station on the Mexican Central railroad,
whence the bullion was shipped by express
TO the United States. 1t is reported that
four OF the escort were killed, n it Is
feared that Morrison, who was we'll known
here, was one OF the victims, az he had
not been heard from. The freighters say
that after routing the escort the robbers
drove off q pack of mules laden with the
bullion. Houston purchases the bullion
from the small miners and makes weekly
trips to the nearest railroad station.
where it can be forwarded. just how
much bullion was on the train is not
known.
Deprived OF ministerial Functions.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 8.-The ecclesiastical
court, which recently tried Row. H. D.
Jardipe, of st. Mary's Church, Kansas
City, has submitted its verdict to Bishop
Robertson, Of this city. The charges
| against Jardine were five in lumber, as
follows: First, improper conduct toward
a little girl; second, indecent conduct to-
wards a lady, who had come to confess
sion; third, the use Of narcotics, produc-
ing ~incapacity for transacting ordinary
business. On these charges the verdict IL
guilty. The sentence recommended to
the Bishop his deposition from the min
istry and the immediate inhibition from
ministerial functions. Bishop Robertson
will pass sentence upon him in q few days.
and in the meanwhile has issued to Jar
dine q precept letter, inhibiting him from
ministerial functions.
Spreading Smallpox.
ST. CATHARINEs, Oct. 8.-Several cases
of smallpox exist here. The disease was
brought from Montreal by q sailor. It's
nature being at first unknown, the sufferer
was nursed by members of the Salvation
Army, with the result of spreading the
contagion. Members Of the Army Insist
on visiting patients. and most OF the cases
are those of persons who have been at
tending the meetings of the Army. The
Board of Health is DOW taking vigorous
measures to stamp out the disease.
The Massachusetts Democratic
Ticket.
WORCESTER, Mass, Oct. 8.-The Demo
cratic State Convention nominated the
following ticket: Frederick o. Prince. of
Boston, Governor; II. H. Gilmore, OF
Cambridge, Lieutenant Governor; Jere-
miah Crowley, of Lowell, Secretary Of
State; Henry x. Braley, of Fall River.
Attorney General; Henry M. Cross. of
Newburyport, Treasurer and Receiver;
General James e. Delaney, Of Holyoke,
Auditor.
Something Wrong.
HALIFAX, Oct. 8.-Considersble excite
ment was caused in banking circles to-day
by the discovery that something was
wrong In the accounts of the cashier OF
the Union Bank of Halifax. lnvestiga-
ton so far shows q deficiency OF $50, 900
Cashier Henry Y. CLARK 10 living with his
family at Bedford. The bank people say
their loss will not be great. CLARK has
only been cashier o few years.
An Embezxler Caught.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 8.-Charles L. N.
Reade, the Ascending agent of the
Southern Express Company at Morristown,
Tennessee, was arrested In the city Of
Mexico a few days ago by q detective, who
will arrive here tomorrow with his pris-
oner. Reade is charged with embezzling
$i2.0
An AbscOnding Postmaster Caught.
DENVER, Col, Oct. 8.-Thos. ]. Tiffany,
alias George Fulton, the d~efaulting Post
master of Bennington, VT, was arrested
by Postmaster Inspectors Bassett and
Adsit at Curriers' sheep ranch, so miles
northeast OF this city. last evening. Tiff
fanny absconded q year ago last March.