Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-10

reserved galleries, to which admission is
onlv nermittcd by cards from Senator's.
MANY gentlemen and not a few ladies,
though early in attendance, failed to find
vacant seats.
Alleged bribery and Corruption.
ALBANY. March 9.-The railroad COM
| mittee. which has been investigating the
methods for which the franchise OF the
| Broadway Surface railroad In New York
| City was obtained, to-day made its pre-
| liminsry report to the Senate. The COM
mittee il unanimously of the opinion that
| the franchise was procured from the Board
| of Aldermen Of the city of New York by
bribery and corruption, and urge that
swift and summary justice be melted out TO
| the guilty parties, and also that the fruits
Of their criminality be taken from them.
| The committee suggest four bills designed
TO restore the franchise and property TO
the rightful owners.
Fatal Fire Damp Explosions.
CoSsELLsy1LLE, Pa, March 9.-Shortly
after noon to-day a series Of explosions
took place in the Uniondale mine at Dun
bar. four miles from here, by which two
men we're killed and IL others received
injuries which will prove fatal in at least
four cases. The cause of the explosions
was fire damp. There were % men in the
pit. The first explosion occurred ut about
1890 o'clock this after noon. II was
terrific, and was followed by two others in
quick succession. The first explosion
caused the death Of three men and injured
three. The rest ran toward the mouth OF
the pit, and before they reached 1t another
explosion occurred.
Death of ex-senator Chaffte.
New YORK. March ga telegram was
received in this city this morning, an
nouncing the death at Purdy's Station,
Westchester county, Of ex-senator Jerome
B.. Chaffee, fGther-in-lsw Of Ulysses s.
Grant. Mr.. Chaffee died of acute men
nights.
ADRIAN, Mich, March 9.-The remains
of ex-senator Chaffae will be brought here
for burial in lakewood by the side OF his
wife,
Against Convict Labor.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March "a company
Of soldiers guarding a convict camp at the
Greenwood mines in Pulaski county, Ken.
lucky, had q lively time of it last night.
Free miners occupied the adjacent hills,
and kept mp a continued shooting all
night. No shots were fired into the camp,
but the conviets were badly frightened,
and the soldiers, with drawn guns. kept
guard until morning, when the miners
disappeared.
Pennsylvania Labor Troubles.
PITTSBURGH, March 9.-The miners at
Latrobe, who struck yesterday for an In
crease of Is per cent. resumed work to-
day, the company eonceding the advance.
Fifteen hundred street.car laborers in
this city and Allegheny threaten 10 strike,
owing to the discharge Of five men who
claim they were relieved because they were
knights of Labor.
A Successful Strike.
New YORK, March 9.-The strike OF the
carpenters and %joiners has been successful.
Nearly all of the employers have granted
the demands of the men, and the latter
have begun work again under the average
wages OF So so for a day of nine hours and
eight hours or Saturdays. Only about
100 men are now out. Fifty resumed
work at noon to-day under the new agree
ment.
More Street.Car Employees Striking.
Troy, March 9.-On the street-car lines
between Troy, L~ansingbure. Chaos and
Waterford no cars started this morning.
Conductors and drivers to the number OF
300 were ordered on q strike by the knights
because the company refused to make q
new schedule Of wages for extra men or
''trippers."
A General Discharge.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 9.-This
morning the Iron Mountain railroad man
ayers discharged Is truckers, all the freight
clerks and notified the transfer companies
to clear the depot Of all freight.
Wages Increased.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, March 9.-The New
York and New Haven Railroad Company
has decided to raise the pay of their labor
ers on all divisions from ST 35 to 81 so per
day, beginning on April /.
Must Take Out Patents.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The House to.
day passed a bill. requiring the Pacific
railroads to pay the cost of surveying their
lands, and to take out patents thereto.
Death of Mrs. Brewster.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-Mrs. Benja-
min Harris Brewster, wife OF ex-Attorney
General Brewster. died at her residence in