The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-03-15
Eureka Correspondence.


The inclement weather of the last few weeks
has been succeeded by mild and pleasant days
and beautiful nights. Thesnow has melted from
our streets, and leaves passable navigation.
MATTERS POLITICAL.
Everybody seems relieved at the adjournment
of the Legislature. 1t is always a matter of an1-
iety when that august and unreliable body of
political sharps assemble as like the dee sion of
petit jury. no one tell what will he the dis
position in matters placed before them for their
wise action For Eureka they have done much.
whether for good or i'll remains TO be proven dur
ing the time 10 come we have a county I;
will soon have our newly appointed county ON
GERS (which, by the way. Ii not = small fraction
in the BILL and have railroad In hopeful an
ticipstion. Outside of Eureka cannot see that
much has been done. The Honorable gentlemen
from this section must have welded enormous
influence In the Legislature to have accomplished
much.
MATTERS IN fowS
The talk Of the people Is divided between two
subjects-the late masquerade ball. and the de-
capitation of ofhcer's heads by Governor Bradley.
On the first proposition. every agrees in pro-
nouncing IT he event OF the season. and earnestly
look forward to . repetition of it's Splendor next
year. Regarding the sueeessions TO oflicial posi-
tons, as made by the executive. much feeling
exists among the friends Of the deposed. and the
appointees are jubilant over their success. l
relation to the refusal Of the Governor 10 appoint
Capt. cromer to the office OF County Coinmis-
sioner. and all unanimously agree that the
reasons assigned were entirely too thin, showing
personal dislike 10 q very good man. The cir
cuiastznces Of the affair well known to every
old Austinite, and were snoh 10 reflect credit
ON Capt croIner officer obeying the Wishes
Of has command. when requested to perform
disagreeabie service in which Mr. Bradley was
an Interested party. As the story Is told here,
when the Governor was Informed that the candi-
date for County Commissioner was the same man
who figured in the transaction referred 10.
although the matter was not purely rspnal. he
refused in toto To appoint him As gentleman,
an an honest man. and rs 4 Jod citizen, the peo-
pie of this whole section endorse the removed
candidate, and depiore the personal feeling which
must have prevented the appointment.
The newly made Sheriff, }. D. Sullivan is in
town having arrived recently from Austin. lie
bears his h0nors modest1y, but cannot conceal
entirely his exuberanee Mt his success Mapr
Mccoy is also again here, and apparently Is not
any older looking than ever, but appears nntural.
By the Goth instant all the officials will be in
stalled in their respective Offices, and the county
machinery set in motion. Success to them.
The big thing Of the week has been the num-
ber Of petitions circulated around town, aud tho
monotony Of the thing WAS relieved onig by
nice little sell, gotten MP by some wag.
won't tell what the sell WAS aa II might put the
unsophisticated on their guard. The site Of the
new Courthouse has not been determined upon.
but the people seem Inclined to have il built at
onre. Perhaps senator Mills can obtain another
contract.
Times are dull-Inost Internally dull. aud
everybody looks blue over the aspect however.
better busiaes Is anticipated.
The Phenix Company seems In imminent dan
ger Of going TO the dogs they ufor to sattle for
forty cents ON the dollar. but t4 main creditors
refuse to accept. and the concern will probably
go through bankruptcy Paxton Co. will be
the.heaviest losers ON tha arrangement.
J. II DAsl A9sun, formerly Of Permont District,
and. will unf ing assumed charge OF the prop
efty Of the h,mon Mill and Mining Company
Being a live man, he viii make the thing sue
cess If it is possible 50 to do.
The Taylor furnace is tile only one running IN
the district although repairs are being made on
all the others. The Richmond and Consolidated
will neither start mp until the suit now pending
for the Lookout location is decided definitely.
The breach OF promise case, mentioned In my
} last has hns1 settled by the young mans put
Ting nit' $500 rather dear lesson for writing
lovo-letters.
Messrs. Hillhouse 4 Hupp. also Judge Dayen-
pnrt.haye mOvcdiuto the splendid ofhces iitted
iIffor then on the second floor Of Seaton 4 Go =
magnihcentnew building. The other oiiiees will
he rapidly hlled up by lawyers and others desir-
ing elegant suites Of rooms.
The many friends OF Mrs. T. j. Maupln regret
TO learn OF her illness, and all join in hoping she
may recover and be able To appear again i'll the
society which she hitherto has 50 much adorned.
All the plcnsurs-lovng portion m our com
munity are ON the qHi rire for the coming spec
ter party" to he held at the Skating Rink. As
compared with late Masquerade, II will be a
novelty-representing costumes. ETC., under DIFF
fsrent lights. know the gcntleinanly proprie.
tor of the Rink. and can confidently assure all
who attend good time,
About that Humboldt 4 Colorado River Rail
road everybody seems excited. noticed several
knots of Interested t?D parties big with argu
ments pro and con as TO the praeteability al
building the road. some among them wer'
certainly never known TO own a tax receipt
although they may have had an interest in man,
rich mines which no one ever saw. The con