Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-12-29

in charge OF the procession Wnlcn Will
escort the the remains from Calumet
Place to the Capitol.
Two Steamers sud Four Bnrges
Burned.
CAIRo, ILL.,, Dec. 2S.-Tbe fire at 8
O'Clock this morning destroyed the
Mississippi Valley Transportation
steamer X. S. Hayes and four barges,
and the Anchor Line steamer City of
Nachez, while laying at a bank. The
fire is supposed to have originated in
the aft bin of the Hayes, SOC envelop-
ing the whole boat, and burning her
to the waters edge. The fine spread
to the City of Nachez, lying just below
the Hayes, and in Il few moments she
too was a mass of flames. The barges
alongside the Hayes were loaded with
cotton, sodaash and sundries, which
also took fire and were completely
destroyed. Nothing but the wrecks
of the burned hulls remain. The City
of Nachez was built at Jacksonville,
three years ago, and was valued at
$1OO, 900. She was one OF the finest
boats on the Mississippi river. The
Hayes was built by the Valley Com
pany about five years ago, and was
valued at $4,000. The loss OF the
barges and contents will make the loss
reach about a million of dollars. The
insurance is not known at present. A
strong northwest wind at the time Of
the fire held the boats into the bank
and prevented the tugs from saving
the feet. Two barges, lying on the
outside of those burned, were cut
loose and lowed to a safe harbor by
the tugs. The wrecked burning hulls
are being towed to the other side OF
the river and beached.
A Robber Shot and Killed.
DENVER, Dec. ga Trinidad spe-
cial to the Times says: On Sunday
two young men, named George Nc
Comber and w. w. Weatherwax, at
tempted to rob a storekeeper named
Morgan at Stonewall, 80 miles up Pur-
gatory Valley. They told Morgan to
throw up his hands, and while Morgan
turned to reach for a revolver McCom-
Der shot him in the back. Morgan's
clerk came into the store to see the
cause of the row, and was severely
wounded. The murderers fled, and
were followed to Trinidad, where they
stopped at g hoase OF i'll repute. They
were discovered by the Sheriff and
his posse at 6 O'Clock this morning.
An attempt was made to arrest the
murderers, when a fight ensued, the
Sherif's posse literally riddleing the
house with bullets, shooting McCom-
Der through the right lung. McCom-
Der, however, who is still alive, says
he shot himself to avoid capture.
Weatherwax gave himself up.
An Enabling Act for the rerritOr.
ies.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Representa-
tive Springer says he intends to Sc
cure, if possible, the passage by the
present Congress his bill to provide an
enabling Act for the admission OF Da-
kota, Montana, New Mexico, and
Washington Territory. He says it will
probably not be possible to get the
Committee on Territories to report on
the bill, but that he will try to have it
substituted by the House for some
other Territorial admission bill when
the latter comes up for consideration.
He thinks the idea of admitting all at
once will prevent opposition on party
grounds, as they will be equally divided
politically, as the new States will have
no voice in the Presidential election in
1888.
Death Of an old Expressn,an.
New YORK, Dec. 28.-Ashbel Ii.
Barney, well known as one of the
early founders of the express business
Of this country, died here to-day from
an affection of the heart. He had
been out of active business for two or
three years. He was at one time Pres
ident of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express,
and the United States Express Com
pany. He was one of the men who
started the Pony Express service from
st. Joseph, Mo-, to San Francisco.
A sheriff Assassinated.
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. Ex-Governor
ireland received a telegram stating
that Charles B. Mckinney, Sheriff Of
La Sale county, was assassinated
last night near Cotella by James Nc
Coy and Bud Crenshaw. The Cover
nor Immediately issued . proclama-
ton offering a reward of $500 for the
the arrest of the assassins. Partic,l-
lars of the killing have not been re-
ceived.
A Marriage Deferred.
New YORK, Dec. ga Tribune's
Pittsburg special says: 1t is authori-
tatively reported that, had not the
death of General Logan occurred, Miss
Edith Andrews, daughter of the mil
honaire G. H.. Andrews, OF Youngs-
town, Ohio, and John A. Logan, Jr.,
would have been married early in the
Spring.
A Proposal 30 Restore steerage
Rates.
New YORK, Dec. est is rumored
in steamship circles that q conference
to restore steerage rates to Europe had