Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-21
EASTERN NEWS.
A Negro Assaults a Young
Lady and is Lynched.
AN AER0NAUf'S FIRST and LAST
ASCENSION.
Cutie q Stake Found Hidden In a Gin
cinnati Building.
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AGAINST the I'M
PoRTATIoH or CHOLERA.
Economy is the Order With Secre-
tary Manning.
MORE MuRpERERS DISPOSED
OF IN THE SOUTH.
MORE MuRDERERS DISPOSED
OF IN THE SOUTH.
ESPECIAL TO THE sESTINEL.l
A Negro Assaulter Lynehed.


CosHocroN. o., June 20.-Henry How
ard. the negro who assaulted Miss Bscher
and Miss Phillips near West Lafayette
yesterday, was hanged from a tree in the
courthouse yard at II o'clock tonight. A
crowd which gathered about the jail kept
increasing till II o'clock. when the light
in front Of the jail was put out. The
crowd was then ordered to stand back.
and 100 masked men marched to the door
of the Jail and forced the outer door, took
the keys OF the jail and cells from the
Sheriff and in about two minutes appeared
with their prisoner. They were received
with deafening cheers By the crowd, which
numbered about 1000. They took him TO
the center Of the courthouse yard, and
after getting his confession. which was
that he was guilty, but was sorry he had
done the deed, they put q strong hemp
rope around his neck, threw it over Q limb
and strung him up. Everybody seemed
eager to lend Q hand. This is the first
occurrence of the kind in the county, and
10 strongly condemned by our best citizens.
Miss Bscher, one Of the young ladies as
saulted, is not expected to recover.
An Aer0nant's First and Last As.
censiOn.
CHARLESTON, June 20.-This afternoon q
most frightful accident happened at the
circus grounds. Just prior to the opening
Of the performance by Richard & Icons
circus. among other outdoor attractions
was q balloon ascension. and just az the
ropes holding the balloon were cast off an
accident occurred by the o~verturning OF q
hot air stove used for initiating the balloon,
causing it to catch fire. The burning bal
loon shot up into the air at q very rapid
rate of speed, with William Patterson, the
aeronant in the basket. When up . short
distance the crowd yelled for him to jump,
but he did not heed the warning, and
after going several hundred feet up the
balloon collapsed, and Patterson fell to the
earth, q crushed and ~lifeless piece of hu-
manity. He was % years OF g and re-
sided in Wellsville, o., whe re he leaves q
wife and family. 1t was his first ascension.
Taking Necessary Precautions.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury has asked the Secretary OF
State to appoint medical inspectors at all
the Cuban consulstes, in view OF the spread
OF cholera in Spain, and to guard the in
tercourse between that country and the
ports Of Cuba. The duty Of these in
spectors will be to watch immigrants from
Spain, and to make prompt reports Of their
movements to this Government, SO as to
prevent the introduction OF cholera into
the United States from that quarter.
Quite u Surprise.
C%rScINNATI. June 20.-The story is pub
lished here of the finding of S75, 900 in
the walls and ceiling of a four-story build
ing by Louis Schertz, who occupied the
place for years. He was in the liquor
business. and died recently and left to his
brother a memorandum, showing in what
places the money would be found, but he
did not indicate the amount. As the de-
ceased had always appeared a poor man,
and lodged in q storeroom, the finding of
this large sum was q surprise. It is said
that he left valuable secrets in whisky
compromising and rectifying, and plans
for the construction Of distilleries.
The West Point Military Academy.
WEST POINT, Md, June 20.-The large
number of new admissions this month to
the military academy brings the corps Of
cadets up to the full standard. There is
now not over 25 vacancies existing in the
four classes. which means that every Con-
gressional District in the Union is repre-.
sented. being something almost without q
precedent. The September admission will
oil every vacancy.
Econoiny is the order.
WASHINGTON. June 20.-In pursuance
Of the policy adopted by Secretary Man.
ming, the cutting down Of expenses in the
various bureaus Of the Treasury Depart.
ment wherever il is possible without dstri-
ment 10 the public business. 800 persons
employed % storekeepers, gaugers, etc.,
In the Internal Revenue service have been
removed since March 40. The average
per diem pay OF these employees was 81.
Our Foreign Policy.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-The United
States steamer ~Iroquois, OF the Pacific
station. has sailed from Panama for Quay
quill, Ecuador. under sealed instructions
from the Secretary Of State in regard to
the case OF Santos, the American citizen
held there under arrest. It Is understood
that the commander OF the ~Iroquois ia in.
struoted to make q formal demand in the
name of the United States for the prompt
release of the prisoner, and to afford him
all possible assistance.
A U. 3. Senator Very III.
S~TILLwATER. Mimi, June 20.-United
States Senator Sabin is dangerously i'll at
his home. and his attending physicians