Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-08
EASTERN NEWS.
Carlisle Again Elected Speaker Of
The House.
TERRIBLY DESTRUCTIVE PRAIRIE
FIRES IN KANSAS.
How Universally Natural Gas is
Being Used.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN A NEW YORK MIN.
ING SHAFT.
A Fatal Collision On the Denver and Bio
Granje.
A STEAMER BURNED TO THE
WATERS EDGE.
. STEAMER BURNED TO THE
WATERS EDGE.
ESPECIAL 50 rHK SENTINEL
The Forty-ninGh Congress.


Tuesday. The Senate Is expected to ad-
journ to-day out Of respect to the memory
Of the late Vice President Immediately
after the swearing of its members and the
election Of its President pro tempore.
The committees of the Senate were all
organized At its special session last March.
and under the rules Of the body they con-
tinue throughout the Congress, unless
changed by order OF the Senate. Probably
the reading Of the message will consume
the greater part OF Tomorrow session,
though 1t is possible an opportunity may
be afforded for the introduction Of the bills
OF Presidential Succession and Electoral
Count. The bills may be reported back
from the committee, to which they will be
referred, in time for action before the end
OF the week, and q resolution embodying .
code of the joint rules which the Senate
adopted about two years ago may possibly
be also brought to joint action. But lit
tie or no other legislative work il ex-
pected during the week, or, in
fact, before the holiday recess. Presi-
Dental appointments made during the
Summer recess are required By law to be
sent TO the Senate for confirmation within
30 days OF the assemblage Of Congress.
and the consideration Of these new initia-
tions will probably consume the greater
part Of the time OF the Senate during the
early weeks of the session. Immediately
after the assembling of the House to-day
the Clerk OF the last House will call the
roll, and upon o quorum Of members
anowapfn1 ~ chair napaaa tho Uppk NJ
organization will be proceeded with. It is
probable that Immediately upon the COM
pletion Of its organization the House will
adjourn as q mark of respect to the men,
orv of the late Vice President.
LATER-The House Clerks call disclosed
the presence OF 800 members. the only
absentees being. Miller of New York.
Henderson Of North Carolina. Craig OF
Texas and Crioxton Of Virginia. The
nominations for Speaker were then in
order, and Tucker Of Virginia presented
the name OF Carlisle of Kentucky. Can.
non of Illinois placed the name Of Reed OF
Maine In nomination. The vote was an
nounced: Carlisle. 1T; Reed, 1873, and
amid loud applause the Clerk declared
Carlisle elected, and appointed Messrs.
Tucker and Reed as q committee to con
duet the Speaker to the chair.
Terribly Destructive Prairie Fires.
TOPEKA, KS, Dec. IA special from
Burton. Kansas, says that during the high
wind on Friday q prairie fire broke on,
seven miles north of that place, which
swept over an area Of about 80 miles, de.
stroying over 1000 stacks Of hay and
grain, and numbers Of sheep. II ia moi
stated how far east the fire extended. Fur.
ther and more definite reports Of the
prairie fires in several townships of this
county on Friday bring advices Of o ter,
ribie loss to property. but the mount can
not be estimated. On Edwards ranch
5. 800 tons Of hay were burned. johnson
& Williams lose 500 tons OF hay besides
fences, sheds, etc. The crops Of Patricl
McNeery were entirely burned out, and he
lost everything but the clothing on his
family. In Edward county Q man was
utterly burned. and John Leper and John
Berry are not expected to live. The fire Ii
supposed to have originated on the Pat.
t~awattomie Indian Reservation. It will
be several days before the full loss can be
given.
The Universal Use OF Natural Gas.
PIrTsBURa. Dec. From / o'clock yes.
terdsy afternoon until 10 o'clock last nigh,
the towns of Beaver Falls and New
Brighton were cut of entirely from natural
gas to make connections with the Rochester
mains. The weather Is intensely cold,
and much suffering and Inconvenience re.
suited. Many families went to bed to
keep warm or to their neighbors. who still
used the old.fashioned fuel, coal. No food
could be cooked. and the restaurants using
coal did q landofice business. Hotel
guests abandoned the hotels. and the
churches held no evening service. The
manufacturers running . night turn had
to shut down, and IL ia thought Q con.
siderable loss will be experienced Of the
glass houses and the potteries from the
cooling of pots and kilns. At 10 O'Clock
the gas was turned on. and many got out
Of bed to cook supper.
Fatal Accident I'm q Shaft.
MERRIr's CORNERS, N. Y, Dec. IAN
other accident happened In the new croton
aqueduot. It occurred early this morn.
ing at shaft No. 8, and resulted In the
death OF four men and probably Q fatal In
jury to the fifth. The men were descend
ing TO work In one Of the buckets used for
lowering them down the shaft. The start
was made all right, but before the bucket
had descended many feet Q crossbeam or
billy" IS II is called. caught in the shaft
and remained fastened till the bucket had
almost reached the bottom of the shaft,
when IL shook loose and came crushing
down q distance OF over 100 feet on the
heads of the unfortunates, killing four OF
them instantly.
A Fatal Collision.
DENVER, COL, Dec. IA Durango spe.
cial to the Republican says: Several men
coming down Amargo Canyon on the Den
yer and Rio Grande railroad this after
on a push car, while turning Q sharp
curve. collided with a freight train going
up, and instantly killed j. Berline, road
who was on the car. and seriously
wounding two Others, who. II 10 reported.