Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-07
TRANSFER OF THE REMAINS OF
JAMES A. GARFIELD.
A Sui. To Test the Validity Of the Bell
Telephone Patent.
a NEW SYNAGOGUE BADLY DAMAGED
BY FIRE.
Counsel for the Union and Central
Pacific to Have a Hearing.
THE MURDERER OF SAMUEL BALDWIN
HANGED AT LEADvILLC.
111I;c;op of Poi1r0qd Trains
Collision of Railroad Trains
Three Men Killed.
ESPECIAL TO THE s%EETrNEL.l

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CLEVELAND, Feb. 6.-The transfer O
tho remaias of the late President James
A, Garfield has been under consideration
for some time. This morning James Il
Garfield, Lieutenant Edwards and the
soldiers stationed at the Garfield Post, re-
paired TO Lake-view Cemetery for this
purpose. Beyond the undertaken and
press representatives, no n else was
| present. The casket containing the re-
| mains of the dead rested in its usual posi-
| ton in the vault, and its shellac stained
| sides presented q natural appearance. The
| withered flowers we're there, and evidences
on every hand showed that the illustrious
| dead was remembered by loving friends.
The casket was not opened, but was quietly
| placed In the sarcophagus under the direc-
| sion OF the undertaken. The outer cover
| ing was then her metically scaled, and the
| remains were lost TO mortal view forever.
| The sarcophagus was then returned to the
| vault, where 1t will remain until the hand
| some monument which ia to be erected IN
| memory OF thu honored dead Is completed.
| The sarcophagus is q work Of art. 1t Is 0f
| solid bronze metal, handsomely orna-
mented. and weighs 450 pounds. The top
IL partially oval, and massive handles run
| along the sides and ends. The entire sar-
| oophagus rests on four lions feet, one at
| each eorner, indicating strength. A hand
some tablet Of superior workmanship was
| placed on top of the sa~rcophsgus. II Is
Skis iuches. On each end are lilies, oak
| leaves and acorns, to ornament the pro-
~jections in the center, while lichen and
c~alycanthus are intertwined, giving q
| beau tiful effect. The tablet was designed
| as symbolical of the dead President, SYM
| bolizing his love of home by tho lichens,
| his love OF mankind by the calycanthus,
his purity by the lily, and his courage By
the oak. The cost Of the sarcophagus was
$4,000. The military guard about the
vault will be continued until next June.
"A Murderer Hanged.
DENvER,ssCol, Feb. 6.-M;nich, one OF
the three men who murdered Samuel
Baldwin near Leadville, on October 1s,
1884, for 81, 700. was hanged in Leadville
this afternoon. Up to yesterday evening
Minich expected Governor Eaton TO COM
mute his sentence to imprisonment for
life. He was entirely indifferent, driving
the clergymen out of his cell with violent
blssphemy. This morning, whom he dis
covered he must hang, he called loudly for
d preacher and earnestly prayed to the
Almighty for forgiveness. He ascended
the scaffold at 1880 o'clock with g cigar in
his mouth and q smile on his face, and
was launched into eternity, denying hif
guilt to the last minute.
Fatal Railroad Collision.
LITTLE Rock, Fob. 6.-This morning
passenger train collided at Williamsville.
Mo-, with the fast St. Louis passenger
train from Memphis. Engineer Wallace
of the Memphis train, and his fireman
name unknown, were instantly killed
Engineer Walker, OF the st. Louis train
jumped from the train and was badly In
jured. He Is from Aurora, Ill. His FIRE
man, name unknown, was caught between
| the engine and tender and crushed II
| death.
The Suit Against the Bell Tele'
phone Company.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Solicitor Genera.
Goode. who has been specially designated
to conduct the suit against the Bell Telo
phone Company, to test the validity Of
their patent. has secured the services O.
the following-nsmed as special counsel tt
assist in the prosecution of the suit: A. G
Thurman OF Ohio, Grossvenor Lowery OIL
New York, who is q specialist in electrical
matters; Messrs. Oppa Hunter and JEFF
Chandler Of Washington, and O. s. Whit.
man. patent attorney of Washington. The
suit will be filed a. soon as the Solicitor
General shall have had an opportunity tc
consult w,ah his assistants In regard to the
bill which Is o in course of preparation
at the Department. Of Justice. The place
where the suit shall be instituted will moi
be decided OF until all the papers in the
case are ready, The Attorney General has
positively. declined to have anything what
ever 70 ado with the case. Judge Goode
says the case will be promptly and vigor
ously prosecuted, and with fairness to al
the parties concerned.
A Synagogue Damaged by Fire..
NEW York, Feb. 6.-The new syna.
gogue Of the congregation Of Bnia Jerus.
hun, on Madison Avenue near 65th street
caught fire from an overheated furnsce In
the cellar ut 9 O'Clock this morning. n,
the hour when the doors were opened tc
admit the congregation for sabbath ser
vices. Rabbi DR.. Henry Jacobs, while
putting on his robes, discovered the fire
and so quiet was it's progress thai sht
sacred scrolls In the ark had to be aban,
doned to their fate. A general alarm
called out the entire available force Of
firemen and the fire was quickly extin.
guished. II did $1,000 damage 10 the
building and furniture. Some OF the vain.
able records Of the congregation, which IL
the second oldest in New York, and only
last Spring moved up town from its old
temple on West Saith street, were lost
Had the fire occurred half an hour later a
disastrous loss Of life must have resulted
as the church was filled with smoke in an
instant.
A Hearing Before Secretary jerks.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Next Wednesday
| counsel for the Union and Caot.al p,o;e.