Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-05
EASTERN NEWS.
A Charge of Forgery Against a
Colorado County Clerk.
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION ON
NEW YORK WATERS.
A Husband Shoots His Wife, Then
Commits Suicide.
A colp.slooDEp MURDERER HANGED IN
COLORADO.
A Mans Heart on His Right
Side.
QUEEN MERCEDES IN VERY
POOR HEALTH.
QUEEN MERCEDES IN VERY
POOR HEALTH.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.]
A SerfOns Charge.

DENVER, Col, Dec. 4.-Papers have
been made out to-day for the arrest OF
Charles II. Scott, Clerk of Araphoe county.
and one of the most prominent citizens OF
Colorado, for a forgery Of SIS 900. 1t Is
claimed that Scott forged the name Of e1-
Clerk W. G. Lathrop to notes amounting
to Sc, 600. which he negotiated at banks.
He also, by q forged bill OF sale, trans
ferred a set Of abstract books of Lathrop's
to himself, upon which he gave a chattel
mortgage for $500. The money is sup
posed to have been used for election ex:
penses in the last Fall campaign. SCOTS
friends claim he is prosecuted by political
enemies, among whom is Lathrop, and
that he is not guilty OF any crime, and
they are offering money to settle The
claims.
A Terrific and Fatal Explosion.
New York, Dec. 4.-This evening the
steam tug Dora Emory, while towing a
stone barge, was proceeding up East river,
when at Fifty-eight street the boiler ex-
ploded, and, it is supposed, killed Six men,
who are said to have been aboard her.
LArER-The shock was 30 violent that
windows on the New York shore. near
which the explosion took place, were shat
tered. Pieces of debris were hurled ashore
as far as First Avenue. No one on shore
was injured. The tow was cut adrift, but
was picked up by the steamer Franklin
Edison. No trace could be found OF the
six men on the tug.
Attempted Murder and Suicide.
New YORK, Dec. AT $50 O'Clock to-
night Charles Ray, 26 years of age, shot
his wife Maria in the left cheek, and then
shot and Instantly killed himself. They
resided at 1908 Madison Avenue. Ray has
been for some time in the employ OF the
Mexican Government as an engineer on
the construction of railroads, and he re-
turned q short time ago from that country.
He had trouble about getting his money
from the Mexican Government, and the
matter preyed on his mind until he be-
come half demented. Mrs. Ray says he
was causelessly jealous of her.
"A COld.BIoOded Murderer Hanged.
DENVER, Col, Dec. A Saguache spe-
cial to the Republican says: Marshall
Clements, the most cold-blooded muir
derer ever executed in Colorado, was
hanged here at / O'Clock this afternoon for
the murder OF his brother and sister-in-
law, Thomas and Susie Clements last
September, in the presence OF 1000 specta-
tors. The prisoner in the beat of spirits
mounted the scaffold without q culver,
confessed his guilt and said the punish
ment was Just. He died of s~trangulation
in Is minutes.
A Risht-Sfded Heart.
New YORK, Dec. 4.-E. J.. Leyeson
| Lytton, a cousin of Lord Lytton, who ar
rived here from England five weeks ago.
died suddenly to-day OF heart disease. He
had served in several campaigns in India,
and was a famous steeple.chase rider.
While riding in a race in India he met with
an accident and has ever since felt his
heart beat on the right side. An autopsy
showed the position Of that organ to be on
the right eide.
An Acqufttal.
SHERMAN, Texas, Dec. 4.-To.day New
ton Chance. an aged itinerate preacher
from the Indian Territory, was on trial for
the murder of E. Junius Foster, editor OF
9 newspaper in this city in 1868, when q
man named James Young came forward
voluntarily and confessed that he was the
murderer. Chance was acquitted amid
great rejoicing.
An Unfortunate Queen.
MADRID. Dec. 4.-Reporss are in circu-
lation that the young Queen Mercedes has
already developed symptoms Of lung
disease and scrofulous debility. inherited
from her father. and will never be In
proper condition Of health to succeed to
the throne.