Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-19
EASTERN NEWS.
HORRIBLE MURDER OF A BEAU.
TIFUL GIRL.
Another Eastern Treasurer
Gone Wrong.
SIX YOUNG CHILDREN BURNED 70
DEATH.
Warlike Rumors the Sole Object
Of Speculation,
NO LANCER OF AN INDIAN
OUTBREAK.
Six Thousand Persons Witness the Exc
cution Of Ackles.
NO LANCER OF AN INDIAN
OUTBREAK.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.I
A singular Tragedy,

aSOS over D nOrrlDle Tragedy last nlBnt u
a farm house four miles from this place
Grace Rand, a beaetiful girl, 10 years O
age, was q member OF the family of Georgs
johnson, q farmer, whose wife was hel
sister. The ladies customarily occupied
bed in the second story, while johnson
and the hired man slept together dowr
stairs. Last night the family retired al
usual. Miss Rand fell asleep quickly, ant
Just as Mrs. johnson had nearly lost con
seriousness she was aroused by some one
approaching the bed. 1t was her husband
He leaned over the bed and kissed hei
affectionately. He babe her good nigh
and left the room. Immediately after hei
husband had gone Mrs. Johnson's asten'
ton was attracted by strange movements
made by her sister. On putting
her hand on the girls face she
was Mortified to feel blood gushing
from her sisters throat, q moment later
the girl writhing in agony rolled from
| the bed to the floor. Mrs. johnson struck
q light and discovered the girl lying dead
| with her throat cut from ear to ear. The
| hired man came in to answer to hel
screams and instantly started to alarm the
neighbors. When the nearest arrived,
Johnson too was found dying near the door
| with q broad cash in his throat, and
| a bloody razor beside him. johnson vio'
lently opposed his sister-in-law's approach.
ing marriage to q young man in the neigh
| borhood. The theory is that he himself
loved the girl, and in a fit of insane jeal-
| ousy murdered her and took his own life,
Crimes of an Old Man.
PHILADELPHIA, July 18--Joseph F.
Cottringer, Secretary and Treasurer Of
the Central transportation Company,
charged with the embezzlement of S147.-
500. and forging certii Gates for 112 shares
of the ~company's stock, pleaded guilty this
afternoon. The counsel begged mercy for
the prisoner, who is 68 years of age, and
the head of a highly respected family. A
large portion Of the stock, it was asserted.
had been over issues by the defendant IL
or Is years ago, and a very large amount
| of the money which the defendant had re.
ceived for the over issues was paid in divi'
/ dends at IL per cent per annum to the
/ very persons who got the stock, so that he
proited very little. Cottringer began in 9
small way, and kept it up in order to pre-
! vent the first fraud being discovered. The
prisoner had nothing to say in his own be-
half. He was sentenced TO four years
solitary confinement in the county prison
Six Children Cremated.
PITTsBURG, July 18.-Last night tn
residence of Joseph Evans, a two story loi
hut, three miles from Grahampton, Clear
field county, was destroyed by fire and 81!
| children ranging in age from 6 to Is, ere
mated. Evans was awakened by strang'
| noises. and under the impression tina
burglars were about he took his gun ant
went outside. To his horror he discovered
the dwelling in flames. Before he coult
reach the children who were sleeping OIL
| the second floor the roof fell in and in
few minutes the building was all ablaze
His wife and three younger children
| sleeping on the lower floor were taken GU
safely, but the parents were forced to se'
their other children perish. This morn
ing hundreds OF people were drawn to tn
scene. The remains of four children
charred and unacceptable were gathered
up and buried in N coffin. The othel
two we're apparently reduced to ashes, 81
no trace OF them could be found. Th'
parents age crazed with grief. The father
insists that the fire was the work of an in
cendiary aud in this opinion others share
General Grants Condition.
MT. McGREeoR, July 18.-Ger. Gran
slept less than usual last night OWNS
to the sitting c~loseness Of the atmosphere
which rendered sleep nigh impossible fol-
| the members Of the Generals family ant
| others on the mountain. The patient wal
| quiet and without pain and dozed mucf
OF the time, but did not enjoy his SOUND
| sleep until late, and then had only q few
hours solid sleep. His pulse this morning
IL about 80, and although he is feeling
~listless % q result of the restless nigh
shows little weakness this morning. HI
| left his room at about 6 o'clock and wen
to aft on the veranda In the cool morning
breeze. The sick man is trying to make
up for the night by doing in his chair.
The Mccullough Commission.
PHILADELPHIA, July 18.-The commits
sion appointed to inquire into the con
dition Of the mind Of John Mccullough
the demented t~ragedian, mel again her,
to-day. The commission was TO have
heard testimony Of members Of the family,
but as the commissioners decided thai
other testimony was sufficient TO establish
his insanity they decided not to infict
and pain his relatives. An affidavit, made
by Walter Helm, of New York, swearing ht
had served on the actor personal notice o.
the lunacy proceedings was admitted in
evidence, and the commission then ad.
journed until Monday, when counsel fol
the family will be examined. Mr.. Nc.
Cullough will then be formally adjudged a
l~unatic, aud the Guarantee Trust 4 Safe
Deposit Company will be appointed al
trustee Of his estate.
Working the Markets.
NEW York, July 18.-The Suns cable
gram from London says: Berlin papers
show by indisputable evidence that war.
like rumors and kilograms, though comine
J from many different places all emanated