Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-08
A New Invention,

J. NJ. Terrell has Just completed an
invention of his own for hosting
from perpendicular and inclined
shafts, and yesterday the principle
upon which it operates "a demon
strated on Spring street. There was
no opportunity Of proving its et1i-
| cheney in raising a weight perpendicu-
larly or upon an inclined plane, but
sufficient vas shown to give the OBJ
server an idea of what the plan is
| destined to be worth. 1t is simply a
mechanical arrangement by which
the rotary motion in hosting
with a windlass is changed to recti-
linear, or by which the lever is made
to take the rlace of the crank. Upon
a small horizontal shaft of iron is
hung a tly-wheel eight feet in dame
ter, but light in construction. \ small
spar-wheel is arranged on this shaft
so that it can be thrown in or out of
gear with the follower, which is at
tached to the drum upon which the
rope winds. and which is parallel to
the iron shaft. A crank at the end of
| the shaft. the length of which can be
increased ur diminished, is attached
| Nv CptDlllbS lob w " NV io'
crum of which is at is extremity.
The lever is also made adjustable, so
that the relative distance from the
power, the weight, and the fulcrum,
can be regulated a, desired. BY work
ing the lever, motion is given to the
balance-wheel, and its momentum
carries the crank past the Gead-point.
| This is the only office the balanct =
wheel can perform, since in hosting
| there is no sudden increase OF resist
ance or any necessarily sudden
diminution of power; but MIR. Fer
rell thinks the lever possesses an adj
vantage over the crank which miners
will readily concede, and that greater
speed can be gwen with the same
amount of power. \ practical test
will be made to-day at one of the
mines, when something more definite
NAV be aScertained.
ATTEMPT TO BURN HAMILTON
From Mr.. MerrinIan, who passed
through yesterday evening on his
way to the East, we learn that a most
| diaholical attempt was made night
before last to burn what remains OF
the town of Hamilton. The front
part of the house occupied by Dona-
hue as a boot and shoe store, had been
thoroughly Satul ated with ccal oil,
and was fired by some incarnate
demon late at night or early IN the
morning, but bv a fortunate clfcutn-
stance Il party came on OF a saloon
where they had been spending the
evening, and saw the flames i'll time
to eXtinguish them. Strong suspicious
. 49,. .-.,tx ,-lN il. Sylst,lataI M
having been connected with the con-
iagration that visited the place a few
weeks ago, and should future develop
ments s,lhStantiate the Surinlse, Vlo-
lence to his person may be the result
SUDDEN DEATH.-Says the ReretHe
of the 9th inst: Frank Snow, an old
and respected citizen of this town.
died at the Magnolia saloon, at ten
minutes past two this afternoon. AS
has been his custom every day tor
several weeks-about IL O'Clock this
forenoon he laid down as usual 10
take a nap on the lounge Ill the cara
room of the Magnolia. n nous
persons were constantly. passing
through the apartment, nothing nnu'
.ual was no iced in his appearance
until about two O'Clock. when Mr..
, Robert Boyle called Billy Towers at
tention to the unnatural color OF de-
ceased's face. Mr.. Tower immediate,
ly took hold of the wrist and could
barely distinguish a faint movement
| of the pulse; but while he yet held
his hand the pulsation ceased alto,
gether and the spirit of his friend had
forsaken its earthly tenement Tor
ever.
THANKS FROM DoBBs. George
Dobbs desires us to extend his thanks
to the citizens of Eureka and Ruby
Hill for their liberality in the matter
of the late benefit concert. 1t may
not be amiss to remark in this col-
nection that the condition OF MIR;
Dobbs is every day Improving, m
that his physicians entertain no Tears
of a dangerous turn i'll his case.
OFFICIAL DEPARTURE.-County AS
SCISSOR G. c. Wallace was among the
departures for the railroad by last
nights stage. We did not learn his
destination. All we know about the
matter is that he got aboard the coacn
with a carpet sack in hand.