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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-28
SEALED PROPOSALS.

OEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
~ ceived at the once of the County Clerk
County with we Steel CELLS or "CAGES."
with corridor.
Plans and specihcstions to accompany all
bids, the Commissioners reserving the right
TO reject any and all bids. By order of the
Board. JOHN MoKRRNAN. CLERK,
Hamilton. Nevada, June 2, 1885. je4
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-28
Presidential Appointments.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The President
to-day made the following appointments:
Edward l.. Hedden, to be Collector Of
Customs for the District of New York;
Haus s. Beattie, to be Surveyor of Gus
toms in the District of New York; Silas
w. Burt, to be Naval Officer Of Customs
in the District of New York. The Presi-
dent to-day suspended Horatio Burchsrd,
OF Illinois, as Director Of the Mint, and
appointed James Kimball, of Pennsylvania,
in his stead.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-28

NEW YORK, June 2~7.--James d. Fish,
late President Of the Marine Bank. was
sentenced TO 10 years in the Auburn
Prison this morning by Judge Benedict in
the United States Court,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-28
A Public Execution,

SAVANNAH, June 27.-Robert Mccoy, col
ored, was hanged at sylvania yesterday for
the murder OF James Edgar, white, a con-
stable, in November. 1884. Two thousand
witnessed the execution. The gallows were
erected in an open field. McCoy's speech
and religious exercises were similar 10
those usually incident on such occasions.
His neck was broken and death was appar.
emily painless.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-28

COuntHHB UHcIe Sam'B COIu.
PHILADELPHIA, June 27.-Colonel Snow
den, the retiring superintendent Of the
Mint, and Daniel M. Fox, his successor,
are engaged in counting the treasure in
the Mint. The purpose is to familiarize the
new incumbent with the working and CON-
tents of the institution. The vault in the
Mint contains about $50. GOO, 900 in gold
bars and $4,000. 900 in silver. The week
will be occupied in the counting.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-28
Yellow Fever I'm Philadelphia.

READING, Pa, June 27.-Olaf Oleson, OF
Arondale, Norway, a cabin boy from the
Nat, from C~ienfuegos, for Philadelphia,
died this evening at the hospital, from
we'll defined yellow fever. Another case
OF q sailor from the same bark is GONZALES
cent. The Board of Health of the town of
Lewe adopted stringent resolutions this
afternoon concerning communication with
the hospital or with the employees. and all
persons connected with the infected vessel.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-28

DURANGO, COL, June 27.-It is currently
reported here that the citizens OF the
county will demand the delivery to the law
of the Indians concerned in the murder Of
the G~enthners, when trouble is almost sure
to follow. Nothing has been heard as yet
of Agent Fallsteimer's investigation. Un-
confirmed reports are aloat that other In
dams have been killed. The excitement is
subsiding here. Mrs. Continents condi-
ton is regarded hopeless.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-28

BARNEsvILLE, s. c., June 27.-Rebecoa
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-28
A desperate Criminal.

MACON. Ga, June 27.-Last night near
Gibson. in Glasscock county. Warren
Wilcher, a murder and notorious outlaw.
went to his wife's house and shot her in
the mouth. inficting a fatal wound.
Wilcher broke Jail q month ago, and this
makes the second person he has shot since
that time. Citizens are searching the
woods for him.
Will Predict n Day and n Half
WASHINGTON, June 27.-Gen. Hogan.
Chief Signal officer, has issued an order.
extending q day and half in advance the
weather predictions which now only cover
q day. The change goes into effect on
July /.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24
Railroad Figures.

Recently DR.. HALE stated for the
delectation Of Massachusetts, audience
that "the South couldn't build mile
of railroad" The Boston Herald, in
reply to that wild assertion, quotes fig
ures showing an increase in the capital
invested in southern railroads from
1881 to 1885 of 5000, 963, 979, and an
extension for the same time Of the mile
age of steel track from 4, 226 to IA, 494
miles. The Herald also comments as
follows
"The larger part Of the capital and
much of the enterprise that produced
this wonderful improvement no doubt
came from the North, or from abroad.
The war, which made the North rich,
left the South very poor. But it is i'm
possible that all this extension should
have been made without help, both in
brains and money, from the sections
through which the roads have been
built. The new South is very much
alive"
If DIR. HALE and the rest of the pre-
Adamites do not believe that the South
is very much alive, let them come down
here and try to get ahead of US. 1t is
true as our Boston contemporary states
that much Of the improvement in the
South is due to Northern capital and
enterprise, but these factors would have
made a very poor show without the
active cooperation of southern money,
brains, and public spirit.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24
KILLED AT ONE SHOT.
A Texas Farmer and His Son Murdered in "A
PubIic tIighWay.

Texas Farmer and Ills Son Murdered in
Public Highway.
A New Boston, Texas, special says
A double murder occurred four miles
east Of here about 10 o'clock last Fri
day night. AS Ritter Barfield and his
son William, about % years old, were
returning home in wagon from Texar.
kama, where they had been to sell cotton,
they were fired upon from ambush with
shotgun loaded with slugs. Both
men were struck in the head and breast,
and death must have been instan-
taneous. They were evidently sitting
on the same seat, slowly jogging along,
when the fatal shot was fired. The
horses became frightened, and both the
dying men were pitched headfOremost
out Of the wagon and were horribly
mangled by the horses treading on
them. The team ran into the town
and stopped at the door of the muir
dered planters house. Citizens imme-
diately returned over the road and found
the bodies, which were brought in this
morning. For several years Ritter
Barfield was postmaster ofNew Boston,
then the county-seat of Bowie county
and the most thriving town in the coun-
ty. In September, 1883, the post-of-
flee was mysteriously robbed of several
hundred dollars. For a time suspicion
rested upon Postmaster Barield and
his son William, who was employed in
the office. "Tobe " Bartield, a nephew
of the postmaster, was also employed
about the post-ollice. Special agents
arrested Postmaster Barfeld, his son
William, and his nephew " lobe" At
their trial it was clearly proved that
the postmaster was innocent, and both
be and his son William were acquit-
ted, while "Tobe" was found guilty
and sentenced to two years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for burglary.
People now remember that when
"Tobe" was about to be removed to
the Huntsville penitentiary he declared
at the station that when his time was
I'D he would return and kill Postmaster
Barfield and his cousin William, both
of whom he bitterly denounced for tes-
tifying against him. Nothing was
thought OF the threat until the mangled
bodies of father and stn were found ~
ing in the road. The wires were imme-
mediately set to work, and reply came
from the warden of the Huntsville peni-
tertiary that " lobe" Barfeld had been
discharged from the penitentiary three
days previously. Search was immedi-
ately instituted in the neighborhood,
and lobe was found stopping at a
neighbours house. He was arrested
and brought to town. lie pretended
that he knew nothing of the killing, and
will not talk. There is little doubt that
he is the assassin, and the prospects are
favorable for his lynching, unless the
officers succeed in eludiDg the indignant
citizens. The prisoner will be taken to
Tezarkana, the new county-seat, as
soon as the officers can safely remove
him there.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24
SAD SHOTGUN ACCIDENT.
Young Lady KILLED By Her Lover-The Pea
nut CrOp-Only One Justice.

Young Lady KILLED By Her LoveT-The Pea
nut Crop-Only One Justice.
Correspondence fthe Richmond Dispatch. !
NORFOLK, November %, 1885.
A very distressing and fatal accident
happened in Atlantic City, Norfolk
county, yesterday afternoon.
A young man named Thomas Moses
and young girl named Annie Dickson,
niece Of Deputy-Sergeant Dickson, of
this city, were engaged in handling a
loaded shotgun, the young man endea-
voring to show the young lady how to
discharge it. Finally Miss Dickson
handed Moses the piece with the stock
foremost. Moses seized the gun, and,
turning to walk away, threw it over
bis shoulder with the muzzle directly
opposite the face of the young lady.
AT that moment, by some singular mis-
chance, the piece exploded and the
whole load penetrated the neck Of
the young lady on the right side,
tearing an immense hole in the
flesh, and killing her almost in
stantly. An inquest was held on the
body shortly afterwards and young
Moses was exonerated. Miss Dickson
was only sixteen years Of age. and
Moses was counting her, though her
mother had forbid her receiving the at
tentions of young men on account of
her youth. The accident happened at
the residence Of Moses's mother,
where the young lady had stealthily
gone to meet her lover. The young
man is Frustrated with grief, and the
entire village is sorrow-stricken on &C.
count of the sad affair.
The new crop Of peanuts coming in
to this market is pronounced by the
dealers as very inferior. Some Of the
bags weighed to-day were so light that
the nuts hardly brought cent pound.
There is no special activity in the mar
ket just now. The factories, however,
keep as busy as usual. The old crop
is nearly exhausted, but few coming to
market.
The action OF the City Council on
Saturday night leaves the city with but
one justice of the peace and no high
constable or deputies.
Mr.. William S. Weston, a prominent
citizen of Norfolk county, died at Deep
Creek yesterday of typhoid fever. He
was but thirty-three years Of age. G.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24
Personal.

Mrs. Custer is to write a book for
children descriptive of life on the plains.
Her L" Boots and Saddles " is meeting
with very large sale.
Senator VOORHEES, is one Of the most
frequent visitors to the congressional
library, often having as many as a
score of volumes out at one time.
Miss 0rme, in addressing the young
women students in the London School
Of Medicine, especially urged them to
interest themselves in the topics of
the day."
Madame Jules Favre has placed at
the disposal Of the French Academy a
sum of money equivalent TO about
$4,000, in order to found prize as a
memorial to her late husband. Her
desire is that the sum of 1000 francs
shall be given by the academy every
fourth year, either for a literary pro.
duction or for some meritorious public
action.
San Francisco Chronicle: They're
telling story about Leumane, the
tenor Of the Carleton company, that
may be true, judging from his quiet
manner but strong physique as seen on
the stage. 1t seems he wandered into
a saloon to take drink. l believe he
was looking around from curiosity, and
this was not heightened place by any
means. While he was there fight
started, and two men jumped on third
and were pummelling the life out oil
him. Leumane looked on q minute.
Then he remarked, quietly, Come, by
Jove, | can't stand this, you know"
Ard he took off his coat, took the weak
est side, and cleaned the saloon out.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24
CHARLOTTESVILLE.

DIR. Starts Farewell sermon-ParaiSsls.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.l
NOVEMBER %, 1885.
DIR. W. G. Starr, Of the Methodist
church, preached his vaedictory SER
mon on Sunday night. Notwithstand-
ing the inclemency of the weather, the
church was filled to its utmost capacity.
Although DR.. Starr has been sick ever
since his return from the Conference,
he preached two sermons on Sunday,
both Of which were powerful discourses.
In his valedictory he made very little
reference to himself, although his leav-
ing here is a great grief to his congre-
CATION as we'll as to himself. But he
announced his determination to stand
by the itinerant system till death should
end his labors. DR.. Starts removal is
universally regretted.
There will be union services on
Thursday Thanksgiving of the Bap-
fist, Methodist, and Presbyterian con-
gregations, at which Mr.. Petrie, Of the
Presbyterian church, will preach. Bust
ness generally will be suspended.
Slaughter W. Ficklen, Esq, has suf-
fered a stroke Of paralysis, from which
no immediate danger is apprehended.
1t does not interfere with his walking.
QUIP.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24

judges are elected in Ohio; nor does u
matter, FOR the principle involved Is The
same without reference to whether they
are chosen by the people or by the Les's-
lature. But II tho circuit judges have
jurisdiction in such cases in Ohio, the
circuit judges in Virginia have jurisdic-
ton in similar cases. And yet the cir
cult judges OF Virgins are elected by
the Legislature. What a spectacle that
would be. First, the judges issue wfIts
of mandamus compelling the election
officers to certify the election OF their
fayoritcs to the Legislature, and next
the members Of the Legislature when
assembled reciprocste the favor by re-
elec.ing the judges
We stop right here, and await the
argument of our Providence contem-
porary, assuring it that we allow. no
preiudices to warp our judgment in
this matter. We would say as to the
Democratic judges in Virginia just
what we have said as to the Republican
Judges in Ohio.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24
John Sherman.


That excellent Democratic journal,
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, is doing all
that it can to defeat JOHN SHERMAN of
reelection to the United States Senate.
Here is q special TO that paper {;
COLUMBUS, o., November 20.-The
question now is, Can John Sherman be
elected to succeed himself in the United
States Senate?
1t is as good as settled that the Dem
ocratic senators-elect from Hamilton
county will be admitted to their seats
in the Senate. There will then be a
Republican majority Of three on joint
ballot. If every Republican member
will vote for Sherman he will be elected.
If three or more refuse to vote for him
and vote fer some one else John cannot
be elected unless some Democrat votes
for him.
This would never happen. No Demo-
cratic member of the Legislature will
ever vote for John Sherman. But will
all the Republicans vote for him9
Ii can be safely answered that they
will not. 1t is known here-quite
definitely known-that there are five,
possibly eight, Republicans who will
not, under any circumstances, vote for
John Sherman. Their names are known,
but will not be revealed at this time for
obvious reasons. If they continue in
this resolution, and as long as they con-
tinue in it, John Sherman will fail of
an election.
We are not sure that the Plain Dealer
will accomplish its object; but it has
the good wishes of all the Democrats
in this State.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24
Virginia News Notes.
The new Presbyterian church at Max
Meadows is being put under roof.

The new Presbyterian church at Max
Meadows is being put under roof.
The Wytheville Enterprise says A
drove of 5l3 turkeys passed through
town yesterday and were shipped to
Norfolk. They will no doubt grace the
tables Of the " city by the sea-"
The Warrenton hdcr says: "a
colored man named Joe Brent says
that the day before the election a no.
tice was posted on his house that if he
voted or worked for the Democratic
ticket his house would be burned, and
that consequently he did not show his
face at the polls"
The Mathematics News says {:
Quite an excitement was created at the
Glebc farm, near this place, on Monday
last by spark from the pipe Of Mr..
W. G. Wallace igniting the tall grass
near the barns. The grass being dry
the flames spread rapidly, and but for
the timely assistance of several persons
who were fortunately near would have
been very destructive.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24

We have received from the Trustees
of the Peabody Educational Fund a
copy of pamphlet containing report
of their proceedings at their twenty
fourth meeting, which was held in New
York city on the 9TH Of last month.
We have looked through the pamphlet
with much interest. In our columns
have heretofore been mentioned Hon.
A. ii. II. STUART's tasteful and ap-
propriate paper on the death of Gene
raj GRANT, and Hon. r. @. WIN
THRoP's reference to the resignation
of DR.. CURRY as General Agent Of the
Fund--both Of which were unanimously
passed by the Board.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24
"a, 1885.
The SfafA Debt.

We are glad to see that Democrats
outside Of Virginia have begun to ap-
preciate the fact that the Democrats
within the State are not To blame for ac-
knowledging that it is utter nonsense to
talk about paying the fifty millions, or,
including that part of the debt set of in
1871 to West Virginia, the eighty mil
lions of dollars OF debt represented by
the coupons now in suit before the SUI
preme Court Of the United States. The
Washington Post Of yesterday has a
good article on the subject-one which
reads as il il might have been penned
by virginian acquainted with the facts
OF the case. 1t says:
"They lthe couponsl certainly can
not be taken for taxes unless the tax
payer tenders them, and that he shall
not tender them is the aim Of inhuen-
tial yirginians, regardless of their poll
tics. The coupons do not help the
State Treasury TO the extent Of o dol
lar. The man who has rendered them
has paid his taxes and relieved himself
from the payment of that particular
bill, hut the State did not levy the tax
upon him because it wanted coupons
which it could not pay out, but because
il wanted money which it could pay
out TO meet its indebtedness due from
day to day.
"The State has to have so much
money to pay its running expenses, and
the Legislature in fixing the tax-rate
takes the necessary expenses and the
probable receipts from taxation into
equal consideration. The coupon fea-
ture is something that no Legislature
can figure upon in advance. The num-
Der OF outstanding coupons is matter
Of record, but no one can tell how few
or how many Of them may be rendered
in given time for the payment oftaxes.
The appropriations are made and the
tax-rate fixed in consideration that the
receipts are to be in money.
"The moment the money in the
Treasury becomes insufficient for State
demands on account Of the receipt Of
worthless coupons, then taxes will be
raised all over the State.
"a few people, if they continue to
buy Virginia coupons and sell them to
Virginians to pay taxes, may make
money; but the State itself will never
get dollar so long as it receives any
thing else for taxes but legal-tender
money"
Plain words for Virginians are those
just quoted. The State surely levies
taxes in order to raise money not cou-
pons.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24

The Dispatch misconceives our re-
marks on Mr.. Cernuschi's pamphlet.
We didn't criticise so much the style OF
his composition as the vagueness OF an
idea he presented. His statement was
that "a twelve-horse stable would con-
tain the mass Of all the gold in the
world" How many cubic feet are
there in a twelve-horse stable "
Norfolk Landmark.
We read your paragraph carefully
and understood it to mean just what
you say you intended it to mean. But
we put in the plea in behalf OF Mr..
CERNUsoHI that the pamphlet was
written in English by foreigner.
That's all. We confess our inability to
tell how many cubic feet there are in a
tvelve.horse stable, but we are not sure
hut Mr.. CERNUscHI thought he knew.
Indeed, we must assume that so great
= man at least supposed he knew.
Otherwise his remark would be Alto
gether incapable Of conveying an idea
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24
why the south In Solid"
Memphis Appeal


There will be no break in the solid
South so long as the negro vote is kept
united against the white vote. A solid
negro vote, while the whites were dis
franchised, entailed upon the southern
people the rule Of corruption and ex-
travagance. A solid white vote, after
the whites were enfranchised, brought,
peace, economy, general reform, and
prosperity. The latter will never dis
solve their solidity to give place to the
former, whose rule bankrupted the
South. AS long as it is question
which race shall rule the whites will
triumph ; not that they object to the
negro and his right to vote, but
because they object to the rule
of ignorance led by corrupt men. Ex-
perience has taught the white tax-pay-
ing people Of the South what negro
rule means, and they are not going to
invest the carpet-baggers with power
which they once used to their injury.
If any frauds are committed at the
ballot-box in the South, as alleged,
they are committed to prevent the
restoration of corruption and govern
ments of fraud. The South is solid
for wise, honest, and economical gov
eminent, and it does not propose to
divide and transfer its power to those
who have neither the intelligence nor
the integrity to rule honestly and wisely.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24
Hon. George ID. Wise,
Especial correspondence Of the Alexandra
(laZqffa

lSpecia correspondence OF the Alexandra
GaZette.l
WASHINGTON, ID. c., November
21.-Of the Democrats on the Naval
Committee of the last House of Repre-
sentatives only two are members OF the
House to meet two weeks from next
Monday-Messrs. Wise, of Virginia,
and McAdoo, of New Jersey-the
former the senior member by one term.
According to custom one of these two
will be chairman of the next Naval
Committee, and though Mr.. Wise OPP
posed Mr.. Carlisle for Speaker, 1t is
thought, as he is the senior member,
that he will be the one. During the
next Congress an attempt will be made
TO build q navy, and immense sums Of
money will be spent with that object in
view, of which large portion will be
disbursed at the Norfolk maynard. 1t
will thus be seen how easy it will be to
change the political complexion of the
Second congressional district Of Vir-
cinia, in which is the particular navy
ward referred to, which is now strongly
Republican, but which with only ordi-
nary management can be made just as
strongly Democratic. The Virginia con-
gressional delegation, with the power
and the recently-renewed prestige of
their State behind them, will have an
unusual opportunity for benefting their
State during the next session of Con-
gress. The question now among the
friends Of that State here is, Will they
| do il?