Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-12-11

Sudden Turn in q Long Lane Of
0isf0rtunes.
Sufferers BY Fire and Flood Unsx.
pectsdly Become Rich.


There was neve . more COM
plete exemplifcation Of the truth
Of the aiage, that 1t IS . "long
lane that has nj turn" than will
be found in the case we are about
to relate. We are not in pos
session Of IS many Of the details as we
could wish, yet enough have come to
our knowledge to warrant us in vouch-
Ing for the entire correctness of what
Is to follow; and we may Is we'll right
here. ~ anywhere else, take occasion
to say that it affords us much pleasure
to be enabled to chronicle such a mag
nifcent streak of good luck to q wor-
thy aud industrious family in our
midst. Lest we may forget it farther
along, we also deem 1t proper, at this
juncture in our narrative, to extend our
heartiest congratulations. We are for
Eareka and Eurekans, at all times.
and tn learn Of the good fortune Of any
body IN our diocese is !" water OH our
Wheel" Of course, we would prefer
that It were our rich uncle or
cOasumptive aunt WHO had :'kicked
the bucket" leaving US q princely for
tune; hut, mas Much ~ no tidal wave of
prosperity ever overtakes q poor devil
at q newspaper reporter, We are driven
to the next best thing, which il to re-
jOice with u more fortunate neigh
bors. But, pardon us. The joyous al
lusicn in the above sentence was only
thrown in to portray what we
tkiuk might he al feelings UNI
dor similar circumstances. Certain
lS, we had not the reniotest intention
Of farther woundiay the lacerated
hearts Of the grief. stricken family,
whose recent sad bereavement supplies
the timber for this item. The sacred
ties OF cOnsanguinity are the same
among all nations and all people, and
when the wires flash us the melan-
choly intelligence Of a near relative,
nome If us can avoid sorrOwiny, albeit
We may have never beheld the lament
ed deceased. Such, we take it, to have
been the feelings If the parties of
whom we are writing when u brief
telegram yesterday Informed them of
the death of AL only aunt, in London.
The relatives here, however, are two
generations removed, and cannot,
therefore. he expected to don many
weeds, no matter how ipcOns0lable their
grief. III the case Under notice the
healthy condition of the bank count
of the dear departed ought to operate
as a powerful aSsuager. \ thrce-mil.
lion estate ought to exercise Il comfort
ing effect. 1t most assuredly would,
| were we the chief Well, to
hurry on with Our story, the old aunt,
y widow lady, died in London. seized
and possessed of three millions in lands
and money. Her husband, who was
very wealthy at the time, departed this
lite many years ago. The old lady
hung on. like rich people generally do
who have poor relations. But she
has finally gone to rest. Peace
to her ashes. She had four
brothers. all of when have been resi-
dents Of the Pacific coast since the
early days Of gold mining in Califor-
mia. Two of them live in San Diego,
and the other two in n of the COW
counties of our neighboring State. All
Of the brothers are unmarried save
one, and he has but a single issue, Il
| married daughter, who has resided in
Eureka for the last three years. The
four brothers and the niece living here
| are therefore the sole heirs to that
three million estate across the Atlantic.
Let us see: Five into three million
goes six hundred thousand times. No
Irish dividend about that. 1t Is grand
cash, and should serve TO keep green
the memory Of the good old Woman
for II long time. Two of the California
brothers passed Palisade Yesterday, Ell
the estate. Our Eureka friends who
have so suddenly become rich, have
| hitherto been unfortunate in the ex-
treime. Since in Eureka they have
| been once burnt out and once flooded,
losing every dime they possessed in
both instances. Being frugal aud in
dus.riOus, they have struggled hard
against Fate's stern DEGREES, maintain
ing under the most trying circum-
stances u measure of cheerfulneSS sell
dom encountered here below. II it be
true that there u as much sweet as Bit
ter in the wOrld-that time at last sets
all things even-then do they richly
merit the lucky streak that has just
betallen them. Metaphorically speak
ing, we mingle our tears with theirs.
RETURNED FROM THE CHAsE.-Sheriff
Sullivan and posse returned late on
Wednesday evening from the hunt
after the stage robbers. The party
was once in the vicinity Of the head of
Antelope valley and Snowbal mOun
tain, and failing to discover any trace
of the robbers, were Obliged to return
| empty handed. Mr.. Sullivan IL conti-
dent that they did not leave IN that di-
~rection, hut is of the opinian that they
crossed Diamond mountains nearly