Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-12
EASTERN NEWS.
An ALLEGED Attempt on the Life Of
a Polish Priest.
DoINas OF THE KNIGHTS AT RICH
NoND YESTERDAY.
A Bad Outlook for Paeking-Eo uss Strikers
in Chicago.
THE MISSING STEAMER ASTORIA HEARD
FROM.
A Double Tragedy in a st.
Louis Theater.
THREE CHILDREN MURDERED
BY A CHILD.
THE MISSING STEAMER ASTORIA HEARD
FROM.
A Double Tragedy in a st.
Louis Theater.
THREE CHILDREN MURDERED
BY A CHILD.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

Alleged Attempt ON q Priests Life.
PITTSBURGH, Oct 11.-Iutense excite
ment prevails among the Polish residents
of the South Side over an alleged attempt
to assassinate Rev. Father Miskewitz, who
presides over a little Polish Church ct the
head of Fifteenth street. It occurred
about II O'Clock yesterday morning while
the priest stood before the altar, and he
had just turned to address the congrega-
| ton when crash came q bullet through
a window on the south side Of the church,
Hattening itself against the wall Of the op-
posite side. For a minute confusion
reigned in the church. Women screamed,
the choir boys shouted, and many Of the
men pressed forward to see if Father Mis-.
keNitz was injured. or rushed out of the
building to find from where the bullet
came. The priest showed great GOODNESS
Notwithstanding the fact that the bullet
must have passed within six inches OF his
body. Te turned, and with q gesture
waved his flock to their seats, but not all
of them, for by this time upwards Of 100
had swarmed out into the street and into
the yard of the parish building adjoining.
No trace could be found. There has been
q good deal of trouble between different
factions in this church in times past.
A Had Outlook for Strikers.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE two delegates
sent by the General Convention OF
knights OF Labor to endesvor to adjust
the troubles among the men at the stock
yards have arrived, and are holding o
conference with the strikers. They have
as yet had no conference with the packers.
It can be stated positively, however. that
the latter are not disposed to compromise,
but insist upon 10 hours. The presence
of an increased force OF Pinkerton men,
arrived with Winchesters, had a very
irritating effect upon the men this morn
ing. and was the cause of swelling the
force of strikers. To-day Armour Is
bringing men in from different parts of
the country to take the strikers places.
and Gays he can guarantee all Of them
steady work and ample protection. They
arc putting up cots for the imported men
and have room for about 600. Armour
says other packing-houses are making
similar preparations.
The knights at Richmond.
RICHMOND, Oct. 11.-To-day is devoted
by the X. of L. delegates to the entertain.
ment arranged in their honor by the
Knights of local assemblies Of this city,
in accordance with the Mayors proclsma.
ton. All Of the city offices are closed
Nearly all of the works, manufactures and
other establishments are also closed.
Early this morning white and colored
knights were seen everywhere, dressed in
holiday attire. Delegates and local
Knights assembled at headquarters on
Tenth street and marched down street to
Twentieth, where they were joined by as.
semblies OF the eastern end of the city
Then the entire body marched to the State
Fair grounds at the upper part OF the city.
When the entire procession was formed il
contained between 1000 and 5000 men,
headed by a squad of police. Behind
them rode on horseback Grand Marshall
Lynch, and white and colored aids riding
on either side of him.
Safe Arrival of n Missing Steamer.
New YoRK, Oct.11.-A dispatch from ST.
Johns was received by Henderson Bros,
agents of the Anchor Line. this morning.
It is stated that the steamer Anchoria ar
rived in that port at 8 o'clock this morn.
ing. TIL passengers were we'll. The Mi
ralda that left st. Johns yesterday in
search of the vessel had missed her, and
the long overdue steamer had sailed to
within three miles Of the port, when she
was towed In by a harbor tug.
LATER-This afternoon agents In this
city OF the Anchor Line of steamers re-
ceived q dispatch from Sir Andrew Shea,
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steamship Anchoria had broken her thrust
shaft when five days out. This was re-
paired, and IS hours after ward. in a heavy
sea, the shaft broke again.
Murder ami Suicide.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 11.-Shortly before the
Performance was TO begin last evening at
the ALEXANDRA Theater, q variety hall on
st. Charles street, q terrible double trag-
edy was enacted behind the scenes, Josie
Martelle, a rather pretty specialist, being
stabbed and instantly killed by Frank
Handhey or. who saved the hangman q job
by Immediately ending his own existence.
The victims of the tragedy are said to be
husband and wife. or at least to have CO.
cupied that relation to each other. The
cause of the murder and suicide is up
posed to have been jealousy.
jealousy the Probable Cause.
SoUTH BEND, ILL.,, Oct. 11.-John Hemp
~enstall, o dissolute farm hand. who was
lately discharged from the employ of Mrs.
O'Neil, returned to the farm yesterday for
his clothes. While he was in the house
Ida O'Neil, a handsome girl aged II years.
came home from church. As she entered
the house Hempenstall drew q revolver
and fred three shots. each one Of which
took effect. The girl will die. Hempen-
stall escaped, and Is now at large. The
supposed motive for the act Ia that Miss
Ida refused to accept his intentions.
Death OF nu Ex-CaIifsrnfa Attor-
ney.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Thomss Sunder-
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