Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-07

rear house, which was also destroyed. A
Q. o .bushel elevator was the next TO be
eaten up, and at last reports another mill
WAS threatened. TIE UDiversalist Church
across the street and the freight house OF
| the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus road
were ON fire. The Windsor Hotel, also
owned by Schumacher. and valued ct S70,-
OO0. is also threatened. The loss will reach
$500. 900, but is is impossible at this hour
10 give the loss and insurance in detail.
LArER-The fremen are unable TO cope
with the flames. They gradually increased
in ierceness, and before an hour passed
| the entire square seemed doomed to de-
| struction. The fine brown stone Office OF
| Schumacher was entirely destroyed. About
4 O'Clock calls were sent to Cleveland, Can
ton and Kent for assistance. Canton sent
an engine, as did Kent. A large elevator
| containing 100000 bushels of wheat was
| destroyed. The fire spread from this
| structure to the New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio railroad depot, and entirely de-
| stroyed it, together with most OF it's con-
tents. The loss is now estimated at 81 ,OOO,.
900. Schumacher carried an insurance OF
S150, 900.
A Brutal Husband CO~whfded.
MANCHESTER, Mass, March G. Last
night a mob of men and boys, numbering
$50, went to the house OF R. B. Swenkin
in the eastern part of town. He is &C.
cused OF whipping. his wife and shame
fully abusing his child. The mob ordered
him to pack his personal effects. prepare
tory to leaving town. He obeyed the
orders and soon had two grip sacks filed,
ready to start. When he made his ap-
pearance outside the mob fell TO and gave
him a beating before starting to escort
him beyond the corporate limits. Then
they marched him to Main street, and
turning west marched to the railway in the
west end of town. During the march
down the street he was kicked and cutfed
numerically. and a big burly butcher fol-
lowed close behind him, and every few
steps struck him with a cattle.whip.
After reaching the west end Of town they
took him down the railway half a mile,
called q halt, took off his coat, and two
muscular men gave him q terrible whip
ping with blacksnake whips. striking blow
about until the blood trickled down his
arms and fingers. They compelled him
to promise never to return to North Man
chester, and allowed him to depart.
Shot by an Editor.
KINGSTON, Texas, March CIV. B. How
ard, editor of the Hunt County Chronicle,
deliberately shot A. Russell on the street
yesterday. Howard discharged both bar
rels Of q shotgun at Russell. A stray bull
let hit q spectator named Overholt and a
how nornoI Kirtnafriak Howard left i'm.
mediately on horseback. He was pursued
half an hour later by the Sheriff. Russell.
Overholt and Kirkpatrick are all fatally
wounded. Russell is the City Marshal OF
Kingston. Howard was al eccentric young
man. As an editor he bitterly assaulted
saloon-keepers in his paper, charging that
Marshal Russell and the officers we're gam
blers. This caused Russell and two
sa~loon-keepers to visit Towards Office a
few DAYS ago and chastise him. Smarting
under their redress Howard threatened to
attack Russell on sight. Several occasions
on meeting both men csme near drawing
their weapons and firing. Yesterday, when
Russell was returning from the Postofice.
Howard suddenly emerged from his Office
and fred both barrels at Russelps back.
Robbery Probably the Cause.
ESCAMbAt IuACAsB mhtSh Os-Ah AiN1G
house on Sand Point. Escambs, was de-
stroyed by fire this morning. When the
fire was discovered at about 7 o'clock moth
ing could be done to save the building or
contents, as the flames were bursting from
the windows and doors. Mrs. Mary G..
Terry, the light-keeper, persisted in the
house. The fire is supposed to have caught
from q furpaaa ua ~ woa in had nrHar
Others advance robbery, as Mrs. Terry is a
woman Of means and lived alone. Only a
small portion of the skull and q few bones
were recovered. The lighthouse was COM
pleted in 1868, and Mrs. Terry has had
charge since. She was SO years of age.
A IecherOus ExhOrter,
KANSAS CRY, March ca Times Visitor,
Indian Territory special says: A professed
exhorter named Mungall came here re-
Gently and began a series of meetings. He
was quartered at the house of an Indian
citizen and slept In a room with several
other members Of the family. During the
night Mungall made an assault upon q
young orphan girl in the room, but before
he could execute his purpose he was dis
covered and taken q prisoner. Next day a
party of n%eighbors took him out for trial
and returned without him, saying that he
had escaped.
An Aged Criminal Lynched.
EAToNToN. N. J., March 6.-Sam John
son, q negro aged IS. was lynched last
night for ASSEMBLING and o~utraging a 10.
year-old daughter Of Henry Herbert. The
young woman was returning home last
evening about dusk. About q mileSout of
Town she passed the negro. He turned
and struck her a severe blow on the head
with an ak, which he carried. He then
brutally outraged her. AMI left her I'M
conscious and nearly dead. She was dis
covered half al hour later and taken to
her home near by.
A SeriOus COnBagratiOn.
Boston, March 6.-At l o'clock this after
noon a fire broke out in the American
House. Two alarms have been turned In.
and it is hard TO tell at this hour what she
loss will be-. The retreat of a number of
domestics was cut off, and they were