Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-10
PACIFIC COAST ADVICES.
ESPECIAL To THE SENTINEL.
A sad Affair,

SAN Francisco, July 9.-Mr. and Mrs
james V. Coleman recently returned from
a hunting excursion to Lake Tahoe, and
Mrs. Coleman yesterday engaged in I'M
packing thei implements used in the
chase. While opening a valice containing
the firearms a loaded revolver dropped to
the floor and was discharged. The ball
striking her in the side, glanced slightly on
one Of her ribs and passed directly through
her body. Two physicians were sum-
moned in haste. They did what they could,
but the unfortunate lady died shortly after
5 O'Clock this morning. Mrs. Coleman
was a granddaughter of John PARROT, and
was Is years of age. She had been mar
ried five years, but had no children. She
was a stately brunette, and by many con-
sidsred the most beautiful woman in San
Francisco. Mrs. Coleman had been spend
ing q month at Lake Tahoe and intended
to return 10 the lake tomorrow. James
V. Coleman, the bereaved husband, Is q
nephew and heir of the W. s. O'Brien, Of
bonanza fame. He is q State Senator and
the head of the State Forestry Commits
sion.
The Shot Returned.
FRESNO, CAL, July "a shooting scrape
occurred at Hildreth's store in the Fine
Gold District, about IS miles north OF
here. last evening. A party of miners
we're standing about the bar drinking.
when James Tallant challenged q. Polk
inghorne to fight. They went out doors
for that purpose, and Tallant then said he
did not a to fight. So Polkinghorne
returned to the store, and while he and
some companions were standing at the bar
drinking, Tallant entered and shot Polk.
inghorne, the ball entering his chest and
passing out near the left shoulder. From
thence it passed on and struck another
man named John Dooly in the left shout
der, and lodged in his body. Polkine-
horne then drew his pistol, shot Tallant in
the left side, infiicting q painful but not
dangerous wound. Dooly and Polking-
horne were brought here for treatment.
Dooly's wound is considered fatal, but
~Polkinghorne will recover.
A RumOr Denied,
SAN FRANCISCO, July "a. K. Coney,
the Mexican Consul at this city. in an in
seryiew respecting the rumored proposed
schemes of selling the Mexican territory
to the United States, said: 81 am posi-
tive the whole statement relative to the
matter, as published in the newspapers,
has no significance. No matter what ad-
ministration might be in power in Mexico,
il would not dare to project a sale OF any
portion of its territory. Outside OF public
sentiment on the matter, there is said to
be q prohibition in the constitution OF the
Mexican Republic against selling any part
OF the country or dismem bering IL in any
shape, 80 that a contract could not be en-
tered into to that effect without amending
the constitution"
Sarah AIthea ON h Warpath.
SAN Francisco, July 9.-Sarah Althea
Hill-Sharon this afternoon caused the
arrest of DIR. R. U. Piper, of Chicago, who
came here several months ago to testify as
to the character of the alleged marriage
contract, which played q most important
part in the celebrated Sharon divorce case.
She charges him with libelling her in a
pamphlet recently published in this city,
in which Piper states, as his BELIEF, that
Sharon's signature to the alleged marriage
contract was written by one Max Gumpel.
Coroner O'DOnnell Indignant.
SAN Francisco, July 9.-An autopsy
made by the City Physician on the body
of Bernard ]. Kelly. who fell dead while
boxing with james Wilkinson on Monday
night, shows that death resulted from
cerebral hemorrhage, produced by vio-
lence. The Coroner's jury rendered a
verdict of accidental death. and exonerated
James Wilkinson from blame. Coroner
O'Donnell became indignant at the verdict
and refused to sign it.
A $4,000 Fire.
SAN FRANCISCO, July "a fire this
morning at No. 217 Pine street, in the
building owned by Mrs. Susan Blumen-
burg and occupied by Mel, Bsur d Co..
destroyed property valued at $1,000.