Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-27

off and hurled entirely across the streets.
The damage will be considerable. To-day
the wind is still very high, with frequent
gusts of snow.
severe weather In New York.
New YORK, Feb. 26.-The western biz
yard has reached New York. The mercury
has fallen over 20 degrees in the past few
hours. and streets that were doluged by
rain Yesterday are covered with ice to-day.
THE wind is blowing q gale, and it is with
the greatest difficulty that Geographic con-
nection can be maintained with either the
East mr. South, The sea in the bay is I'M
nsually high, and it is feared the gale will
prove as disastrous to shipping as the great
storms OF January 8 last.
Lower Railroad Rates Expected.
TOPEKA, KS, Feb. 26.-Various indica-
tions here show that the war resulting
from the breaking up of the Tr%ansconti-
nental Association is more virulent than
aver. Tho probabilities are that rates to
the Pacific Coast. at least by the Santa Fe
route. will DO made much lower before
thew are higher. Travel has considerably
fallen off on all lines, in anticipation OF
this result, and il Ia not possible to say
when the lowest point will be reached In
the Pacific Coast business.
A Houston, Texas. Bank Falls.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. ga special from
Houston, Texas, to the POST Dispatch says
that the Houston Savings Bank closed its
doors this morning. Some of the banks
heaviest depositors withdrew their funds
Yesterday afternoon, and later in the day
asked that a receiver for the bank be APP
pointed. d. +. Smith was appointed re-
ceiver this morning, and the affairs OF the
bank are now in his hands. The total
amount OF money deposited with the bank
ia $3.50, 900. The failure is due to the
heavy run on il at the time when the
Houston City Bank failed recently.
Canada's Stringent Sunday Laws.
ToRoNTo, Ont, Feb. 26.-Tbe Govern
ment to-day introduced q bill, making it a
misdemeanor for any person not q mem
Der of q landlords family to enter bar
rooms on Sundays, and increasing the
penalties for the illegal selling of liquor,
as follows: First %offense, $50 to 500 fine;
second, four months imprisonment. with
out option of q fine; third. six months
imprisonment. For making searches the
provisions of the Gambling Act will be
applied.
A Strike Probably Ended.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The proprietor Of
McCormick's large reaper factory stated
to-day that the works would again start up
in a few days, a committee of workmen as
surfing him that about 1000 OF the men
desired to return to work, no matter what
action might be taken by the knights OF
Labor. The strike began on February 10
Of ], 400 men owing to refusal to discharge
four non-union moulders.
General Hazen sues for Libel.
New YORK, Feb. 26.-General Hszen.
Chief Signal Service officer, Is now suing
George Jones, proprietor OF the New York
Times, to recover 500, 900 damages for al
legged libel, it being charged that the news
paper published libelous statements con-
corning the plaintiffs character as a Signal
Service officer and also concerning his
connection with the recent Arctic expedi.
ton.
A Murderer Hanged.
RENSSELAER,, Ind, Feb. &c. = Weibern
wartena was hanged here to-day for the
murder OF John Dregher IN November 4,
1884. The murdered man lived with
Wartena, and attempted to obtain his
money. The body of the murdered man
was afterwards thrown into the Mississippi
river.
New YOrk's Grand Jury.
New YORK, Feb. 26.-The Grand Jury was
discharged to-day. They returned no in
dictments against any Of the Aldermen
who granted the Broadway railroad fran
chise.
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