Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-05
NEWS.
Youthful Mail Robbers Detected and
Caught
THEIR DEVICES THE CLEVER
EST EVER KNOWN.
Demands On the Wabash By Knights
Of Labor.
THEIR TROUBLES STILL IN An UNSET.
TlEo CONDITION.
Ex-senator Gwin, Of California, Dies
in New York.
A DESIRE TO ABOLISH THE
SILVER COINAGE LAW.
THEIR TROUBLES STILL IN An UNSET.
nEo CONDITION.
Ex-senator Gwin, of California, Die
in New York.
A DESIRE TO ABOLISH the
SILVER COINAGE LAW.
ESPECIAL TO THE sEyTIyEL.l
clever Mail Robbers.

&kCNSA
wAsHSeTos, Sept. 4.-Inspector Hen
derson,' OF the Postofice Department, has
lust returned from North Carolina, where
he succeeded in causing the arrest OF two
mail robbers. who, though mere lads, had
By the neatness and dexterity Of their op-
erations bafied the skill Of the Inspectors
q long time. Since June 3 number OF
complaints have reached the Department
that registered letters passing between Sal
isburg and Albemarle. North Carolina,
have been rifed. These towns are con-
nected by 9 Star sRoute, over which the
mails were carried by George Eagle, aged
II. After q careful examination the In
spector concluded that Eagle was robbing
the mails. Decoy letters containing
marked money were placed in o registered
pouch, and Q watch was placed upon Eagle.
Upon his arrival at the end OF the route
the decoy letters were found 20 be rifed,
and Eagle was promptly arrested and
searched. No money was found upon his
person, and the Inspectors were forced to
release him for lack Of evidence, though
| confident OF his guilt. On tie night of
| his discharge Eagle bought . horse and
disappeared in the pine woods. Some
| time after, while digging at the bottom of
q well on the premises, q one-arm we'll
| digger heard Jeshro Almond. 9 lad Is
wears of age, confess 10 his father that he
| had money stolen by Eagle. The father
told his son to keep the money. Almond
had formerly carried the mail over the
| same route. The weli-digger informed
| the inspector Of the fact. and Ar
mond was arrested and proofs Of the
! crime we're secured. Eagle was arrested
in Arkansas. where he had fed. Il APP
pears the boys met in the woods and
| opened pouches with homemade tools.
| An old knife had been converted into an
| exceedingly keen and serviceable saw.
With this tool the clasps Of the pouches
were severed on one side, and bent back
| with an instrument, Thus oom was
secured for inserting the hand in the
pouch. Letters were skillfully opened,
money distracted. and with the aid OF
mucliage the envelope was neatly sealed.
| Almond seems to have been the custodian
of the stolen funds. Inspector Hender-
son says this was one OF the cleverest de-
vices for robbing mails he has ever dis
covered.
Demands OF h Knights of Labor.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. AT IL o'clock thii
morning the General Executive Board Of
Knights Of Labor called on General Man.
ager Talmage and submitted as an ultima
tum in the matter of the Wabash troubles;
| First, that . general order be issued along
| the Wabash lines, instructing the prohibi'
ton OF the discrimination against knights
Of Labor. Second. that ell employees who
have in any name taken IN active par
| since the 10th Of June In the settlement OF
| the trouble, to be giveE the position they
| held prior to said 10th of June at once
| Third, A Reinstatement of all other locked.
| out employees on or before October 1, 1885.
Fourth, that all who have come out since
June 16 In support Of those locked out on
that date be also re-instated on or before
Oct. 1. Talmage answered that the
Wabash was in the hands OF q receiver,
and that the Court was insisting on q re.
duction Of expenses. Consequently. he
could not put the men 10 work now, ss he
has neither work nor money to pay them.
In regard to the demand for re-instate.
ment he declared he could say nothing
| now, as he did not know what demands
for labor or the financial condition OF the
road would be in at that date. Messrs.
Powderly and Turner returned and held q
secret conference with the Wabash District
Company, lasting several hours. AT . P.
N. they were not ready 70 say what action
they would lake.
Pitssburg sloggers.
PIrTsBURa, Sept. "A prize fight for q
purse Of $2O0 between Jack Beck and
James Wiert, local pugilists, was fought on
the sPeyrysville road early this morning.
II resulted In Wiert being knocked out in
the thirty.fourth round. About $50 per-
sons Witnessed the contest.
A reception will be rendered 10 Domin-
lex McCafery upon his arrival here TO-
morrow morning.
Ex-senator Gwin Dead.
New YoRK, Sept. 4.-Ex-Senator Gwin,
Of California. died at noon Thursday a.
the New Park Hotel. Ex-senator Cole. of
California. was with him at the time. The
dead mans IONS have been telegraphed for
and will arrive on Monday. No member
Of the family Of the deceased was present.
wake Upi
NEW York, Sept. A. Secretary Manning
this afternoon met a small party Of callers
in the Treasury building. The callers
gathered the assurance from the interview
with the Secretary that the Administration
was Q unit in the desire to abolish the
Silver Coinage law al The next session OF
Congress.
Steamboat Service Wanted.
WASHINGTON, Sept. A general ad-
vertisement will be issued on the 18th in
atant by the mas Genaral. calling