Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
EASTERN NEWS.
An Interesting Double SCul Race OH
New York Waters.
THE TIME PHENOMENAL, BEATING ALL
PREVIOUS RECORDS.
A Gold looded Murderer Gets His
Just Deserts.
AuFDENoaT, THE DEFAuITEE, A NO
ToRIousLY BAD CHARACTER.
The knights Of Labor Trouble
in the East.
PHILADELPHIA'S CASE OF YELL
Low FEVER.
PHILADELPHlA'S CASE OF YELL
Low FEVER.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.
An Interesting Boat Race.

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 21.-Between 10, 900
aud $4,000 persons witnessed the double
scull race between Courtney and Conley
against Gsudaner and Hosmer at Pleasure
Island this afternoon. Gaudaner and
Hosmer were the favori:es at two to one.
The race was started shortly after 6
o'clock, Gaudaner and Hosmer getting of
first. Both crews pulled about 80 strokes
q minute. Before 100 feet had been passed
Coursney's tremendous strength was felt,
and ct twice that distance his boat was q
quarter of q length ahead, his pulling hsv-
ing been increased to 40 strokes, which
was maintained to the end. All along the
homestretch there were several lengths of
clear water between the boats. Gaudaner
and Hosmer made a plucky struggle for a
stern chase, aud when they were q quarter
Of @ mile from the finish they closed
up the lead from five to three lengths,
but Courtney and Conley would let them
come no nearer, and this distance was pre-
served to the finish. Courtney received
an ovation. The time. considering the
tide and mishap at the stake-boat, was
phenomenal, beating all previous records
by q generous margin. II was II minutes
ST. seconds. Immediately after the race
Gaudauer and Hosmer entered q protest,
Claiming the boat Of Courtney and Con.
ley had been assisted around the stake
boat by the occupants Of the latter. The
referee declined to allow the claim.
A Murderer Gets His Deserts.
AUBURN. N. Y, Aug. 21.-Franz josef
Peltmekey this morning suffered the ex-
IRENE penalty Of the law for the murder
of Mrs. Psulins Froutzheim on June /,
1888. The crime was first discovered
when the husband OF the victim returned
home from his days labor and found the
mutilated corpse of his wife lying in q
pool Of blood upon the floor. her brains
being beaten out with the blunt end OF a
Ratchet. An examining physician testified
that over 20 blows had been dealt with the
weapon. The murderer was captured on
the following day in Albany. The pris-
oner admitted having killed the woman,
and put in a plea of self defense. He
claimed that she sought an interview and
urged him TO elope with her, but upon
learning that he was already married she
few into 9 rage and drew . revolver upon
him and he defended himself with the
Ratchet. After the commission Of the
crime he riled the house OF everything in
the shape OF jewelry or money, and the
theory of the prosecution was that he wen,
to the house merely for the purpose of
robbery, but that upon being confronted
by the woman he felt compelled to put her
out Of the way. The prisoner was q hand.
some, finely proportional Prussisn, of "a |
yaara nf aOa and Qonn A. shfa .o--.-. 1
when he was Is years Of age.
A Notorieusiy Bad Character.
New ORLEANS. Aug. 21.-The news OF
A~ufdemort's. the ~defsulting Sub-Treasury
clerk. capture came in the shape Of a dis
patch to ex-Sub-Treasurer Herwig from
Monterey. Herwig has bad detectives on
his track for some time. He sent Q man ]