Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
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Great Damage by high Water ID
New Jersey.
MOST EXTRAORDINARY DISAPPEAR
ANcE OF A NEw-B5RN BABE.
General Hancock's Remains Placed
in a Steel Oasket.
A SUBSCRIPTION FUND STARTED TO AID
GENERAL HAHcacK's WIDOW.
G Seymour Thought to
be Dying.
DEATH OF HON. GEORGE C. BATES At
DENVER, COLORADO.
A SUBSCRIPTION FUND STARTED TO AID
GENERAL HAHcecK's WIDOW.
Ex-Gov. Seymour Thought to
be Dying.
DEATH or HON. GEORGE c. BATES At
DENVER, COLORADO.

| Rsritan river has overlooked its banks ant
submerged the lower part of the city. AL
business in tho ~shipyards and coalyard'
along the river has been suspended, ant
the works OF the New Jersey Rubber Com
pany have been compelled to shut down.
NYAoK, N. Y, Feb. 12.-The severes
rainstorm of many years prevailed through
out Rockland county yesterday. The Wes'
shore tracks at Orangeburg were so GOV
cred with water that the fires in the en-
gines were put out. Travel is greatly de
lsyed.
TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 12.-The rains o.
the past few days have caused the ice II
the Delaware river to break into Yardley'
Vile county. The lower portion of Tren'
ton Is submerged on Fair n Bridge
streets. The water is even with second
| stories of the houses. The damage to fur
niture, residences and mills will be very
heavy. Travel on the Pennsylvania rail
road between this city and New York il
suspended. Locomotives have been run
on TO the bridges in order to prevent their
being swept away. Such a food has NOT
been experienced since '57.
An Extraordinary Case.
JERSEY CRY, Feb. 12.-On Friday night
last Mrs. Charles s. Hogan, wife of Penn
s~ylvania railroad conductor, who resides
in an apartment house on Jersey Avenue
and Eighth street, called to q little boy
who was passing to get her a physician.
She was about to be confined, and as DR..
Holcomb, who lived near BY, had attended
her, she asked the boy to summon him.
In a few minutes the boy returned with q
man who said he was DR.. A. T. Sayres.
As Mrs. Hogan was in q critical condition
she accepted his services. He immedi-
atsly, she says, put her under the influence
OF ether, and when she recovered from
the effects Of the drug she was alono in
the room, and the child OF which she had
been delivered had disappeared, and the
only evidence Of its existence left In The
room was Q small package, which con
tanned Q little curl Of its golden hair
Mrs. Hogan Ia of the opinion that the
doctor either killed the child by mistake,
or was trying 10 secure o subject. There
IN az RhyoAOAaA IA SCAnCJ SAtl ny buC
name Of Sayres. The police are search.
ing for the alleged physician and the boy
who brought him to the house.
The Lieutenant General i'm Com.
mand.
New YORK, Feb. 12.-General Hancock
remains were taken from the bier this af
ternoon and placed In q steel casket. III
was dressed in the uniform Of q Major Gen
sral.
The following order was issued tonight
Headquarters Division OF the Atlantic
Governors Island, New York City. Gen
eral order No. Q: For the information O
all concerned IL is hereby announced tina
the Lieutent General has assumed imme
diate command OF the Division of the At
lantio and Department Of the East, until
successor to the command ia assigned b,
the President Of the United States. b
command OF Lieutenant General Sheridan
William D. Whipple, Assistant Adjutan
General"
Orders were also issued detailing fou,
batteries OF the Fifth Artillery to act as 81
escort at the funeral ceremonies. Sixteel
non-commissioned officers are to accom-
pany the remains to Norristown, and a de
tachment OF sixteen men, under an office
are to fire salutes over the grave.
Ex-Governor BeymOur's Condition
BONE, N. Y, Feb. 12.-Dr. Ford, tn
physician attending Horatio Seymour, il
9 dispatch to . newspaper here, says Their,
Is no improvement in the Governors con
dision. To-day he Is not so strong as b,
was yesterday, and his symptoms are no
30 favorable. because OF his increasin,
weakness. His condition is one OF uncer
tainty. He takes so little nourishment
only the smallest sips OF milk. and there !,
such 0 failure OF his digestion that l fee
less easy about him than I did yesterday
His mind Ia clear, though he is o little de
lirious now and then, as any one would b,
10 his condition. His emotions are some
what disturbed, but not his intellect.
UTICA. N. X, Feb. 12.-Ex-Goyerno
Seymour is thought 10 be dying. Tn,
members Of his family have been hastiI,
summoned to his bedside.
4:l0 P. M.-Ex-Governor Seymour 1,
dying. He cannot survive more than Ar
hour. and may die any minute.
Death OF Hon. George G. Bates.
DENVER, COL. Feb. 12.-Hon. George O
Bates died late last night Of Inflammation
OF the bo~els. after an illness Of less thar
. week, ssed II years. Dates was a nstiy,
OF New York. He moved to Michigan II
1884. and headed q party in opposition Il
the policy Of the general Government dur
ing the administration OF General Jackson
lie was n OF the organizers of the Viii,
party. and a delegate to the national con,
vention which nominated Harrison in AN
and Clay in "A. He was the bosom frienf
OF these statesmen, and also OF Webster
he was United States District Attorney o.
California under Fillmore. In 1850 h,
was appointed to a similar Office from hi
nois to she Territory of Utah, where he he
came famous by defending John d. Lee
me leader OF the Mountain Meadow massa
ere. He came TO Colorado 10 1879. wher,
he resided until his death.