Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-25
Illegal and Improper Expenditure Of
Public Funds.
A PROBABLE TRIPLE MURDER
IN SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
A Terrible Case Of Madness
Caused by Liquor.
A POLITICIAN WANTS TO AvEMsE ISLANDERS
AGAINST GENERAL GRANT.
Sudden Death of a Baltimore
Merchant.
a COLD WAVE PREVAILING IN
THE NORTHWEST.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.
Illegal Expenditures.


illegal Expenditures.
New YORK, Aug. PA special to the
Sun says: The Treasury Commission, which
has been investigating the Office Of the
Supervising Architect has ordered the sus-
pension Of all payments in the case Of the
new Postofice building in Kansas city. A
bad state OF things has been developed
there. At thelsstsession of Congress $780,
600 were appropriated for the completion
of the approaches to the building, for q
clock and for some sewer connections. On
she strength of this appropriation citizens
subscribed SIS, 900 for q fine clock bell,
which was to enable the residents OF the
city and vicinity within q radius Of six
miles TO keep the time and set their
watches by, but months passed by and
there were no signs Of q clock. This led
to an inquiry, and the inquiry led TO dis
agreeable revelations. II appears that
Supervising Architect Bell has spent the
whole $40, 600, and that only 81, 400 Of that
sum has gone for any of the objects en-
braced in the appropriation. This sum
was paid for an iron fence. The sum of
S18, 600 has been spent for heavy marble
wainscoting within the Postofice, for
which there ia no warrant in the appro.
pristions. The result is that account are
suspended. and Mr.. Bell finds himseli
charged with an illegal and improper ex.
penditure of public funds.
Maddened by Liquor.
SALEM, Ind, Aug. pa terrible case
OF drunken madness occurred here to-day
Fred Berkey, Jr., a son Of one Of the lead
ing citizens of the place, while intoxicated,
appeared on the streets and began ar in
discriminate fusilade. He fired nine shots
aiming at whoever happened TO be In
range. Laura Kleiner received two balls
one in the wrist and one in the shoulder
William McClsnahan was shot through
the hand. W. s. Perciz sustained q fesf
wound in the thigh. Jordan Payne re
ceived q ball through his body just below
the heart, and will probably die. Payne.
when shot, was in a buggy with a com
psnion. Dragging Payne from the buggy
Berkey compelled the other man to drive
and attempted to escape. Finding thii
impossible he placed his pistol to his head
and fired q ball that took effect. The
young man died in Is minutes. No cause
is known for the bloody work, except thai
Berkey was completely maddened By
liquor.
A wouId.be Dnelist.
BAR HARBoR, Maine, Aug. PA sen
s~asional story has just leaked out here
the substance of which is as follows
While a prominent politician of New Yorl
City, q personal friend Of General Grant
WAS visiting the flagship Tennessee with
party Of ladies q certain Lieutenant on
board, who was still wearing mourning
Grape on his arm, INDUCED in %slanderou:
remarks against General Grants chsracte,
and career. The politician became very
angry. On his return to the shore he sent
the slanderer q challenge to fight q duel,
The latter declined on the grounds thai
d~uelling ia in violation Of Navy reguls-
tions. The irste gentleman then notified
the officer that he would shoot him on
sight unless he accepted. The Lieutenant
finally accepted, but while the prelimin-
aries were being arranged the Admiral
heard rumors of the affair and declined 10
permit the Lieutenant to go ashore, thus
frustrating the duel for the present al
least.
Probably n Triple Murder.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Aug. "a. This city is
greatly excited over q double and what
may turn out to be a triple murder. which
occurred in broad daylight to-day in one
of the principal streets. This morning
Leonard Gardner, who spent the night In
Jail for wife beating. procured bail and
was released. immediately armed him
self with two revolvers of large csliber.
and become loud in threats against police
men W. ]. Camp and Fred Coll, who ar
rested him about noon. When Gardner
saw the W officers approaching him ON
Washington street, hastily entering O hall
way. he opened FIRE. Officer Camp fell
dead. Coll returned the fire rapidly, and
in q moment Gardner fell, pierced with
three bullets. he died instantly. Officer
Coll fell with two bullets in him. II is
not thought likely that he will recover.
Murdered HIS Mistress and Sister.
CHICAGO, Aug. M.-Late Saturday night
in . spsrsely populated section of the town
Of Lake, Sarah Snyder, the mistress OF
Cornelius o'Leary, was shot and instantly
killed. and Kate O'Leary. 3 sister OF the
supposed murderer, was 80 seriously
wounded by Q pistol shot that she will
probably die. II is believed almost GER
tain that O'Leary killed his mistress and
attempted the life Of his sister, as shortly
previous to che shooting the two were seen
together. drinking beer. O'Leary has not
yet been found. The wounded woman
refuses 70 say anything whatever about the
affair. The occurrence sssumes q histor-
ical aspect, In that Cornelius O.Iearv
is the son Of Mrs. 0'Leary, whose fractions
COW kicked over the lamp that started the
fire that burned Chicago.
She Poisoned Her Husband.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2~4.-Nothing for a
long time has created so much excitement
here as the news Of the arrest in Emporia.