Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-17
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Yesterday, while sauntering up and
aown the streets, VIC drited into tho
L~ostoflice, and spent a pleasant hour
n watching the work of the Govern
Incnt officials. Going into the rear Of
he place, we found Major Ramsey and
n. assistant hard ut work, both trying
> dccipher the photography on an en-
Lelope addressed to "Crcki," which
brmstion of letters is but a sample of
he spelling of the name of our thriv.
he town. ANY combination to be
made of the six letters comprising the
,ord ran be found at the place. ~
b,-reka," "Yureka," "Reka" and a
Inmbcr Of other indisting lishable
r.mes that sOrcly puzzle the untir-
sv officials. Among the many let
ri. we were shown one addressed to
William GOdfffromdar," which, up
} date, had not been called for. The
most important branch Of the institu.
hon is the Money Order Department.
he system Of sending and receiving
money through the pOstO.ice is now
krolning almost general; and to avoid
mistakes, tamreriny with or losing the
eckages, the Government has adopt
n n plan 10y which 1t Is almost iinpOs-
iblc that such accidents should occur,
hougl,, if so, themissiny document can
NJ easily traced. One naturally III =
kui,rs that the duties of postal officials
ire light, but al hours observation of
heir many trials would convince one
That they are quite the reverse. For
Ia example: an individual appears Mt
he General delivery and asks: Ills
here a letter for mc.f" Nine times out
Df ten the attending party never saw
fl,e applicant before and asks: 'What
name?' .'BrOwn." "YOur first nane?"
f..Jol,n." The official scrutiniZes each
kuperScription commencing with ''I5,"
Ind in Orms t re man that there is no
letter. swell. there sh ,uld he one.
Are YOU surc?" Teing answered in the
sfIil native, he POWDERS for II moment,
land then asks: lis there II paper?
Been expectin' one nigh on a ~fortnitc."
No papers are found, and rs Il reward
for his trouble the clerk il informed
ftl,at it is the beliefof the applicant hat
Mere is one. Incidents of This nature
6~rsnspire every no irthe office remains
0pcn. Some persons posting letters
ire IL great bore; they never buy
&tnmpS, bet hand their letter to the
Postmaster 10 stamp; and if they are
but of change they n,fOrm him that
they will settle the mex time they
drop in though they generally til TX
ID Unnecessary ~ do sc, as three cents
5$lrc nothing. What would he more
pcrplexing to e postmaster than to
have u female deposit her letter and
hen usk him to be "sure to have it
gc!" AS though the warning n
necessary to prevent him retaining it;
Ind net content with thus annoying
he busy &lNcial, tn. sxisae Ian.ty will
INQUIRE: i" How lsmg will it he
before an nsGer will t0Me ?"
Those having boxes are naturally sup
posed to obtain their mail and depart;
but they, even, will appear ut the win
dow and rap, which obligs 81 the clerk
70 gain q good look ut such Il person,
hfter which the contents of the box is
BANDED out. is that all?" asks the
Enquirer, probably thinking that it is a
habit to hold back ones mail. The
great nuiSanceS are those expecting
letters. whats the reason, do you
|supposc?" is asked invariably; "it's
EMighty curious; You ought 10 know
kwilat is wrong, after being in the bust
hess As long as you have bcen,' at the
kame time limiting that the letter must
be somewhere around the office. If
bne member of the family fails to re-
Receive Il letter, the rest Of it are sent,
Each asking the clerk "if he is sure
zthcre is no letter ?" and throughout the
klav a repetition of the same folio ~.
THE above outline is hat half of the
$hnnoyanccS the tire&-Out clerks are
subjected to; aHy9 we doubt whether
There is Il postmaster who, though
4loSscsSed of y most angelic disposition
,.on his assumption of the duties of the
lntfice, but wEat soon becomes the most
.ero>S.grained and ill-humored being
to he found. One hours study of the
inside workings of such a department.
would prove cOnclusively that the
the wonder is, that our National and
|Slate -A>vlum> for the insane are not
filled to repletion with numerous hall
frantic TOStmasters, victims to an un-
sympathizing, thOughtlcss public.
STAGE CONGRATULATIONS 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, one of the stages
running to Ruby Hill met with Il mis-
hap, resulting in the outfit being up
set. and demoralized generally. The
accident occurred near the Eureka IIo-
tel, Main street, and was caused by the
leaders Of the team becoming fright
erred, and swinging suddenly around
rapSlzed the stage. Nine passengers
We're aboard, all OF whom escaped in
Jury with the exception of Nat. Cum
hlngham. who had his shoulder con
sinderably hurt, though not seriously.
Inc stage lost its "Mpper deck" and
nad one axle badly sprung. The AM
I'laiS lid not attempt to run away, and
Were unhitched, put to wagon, and
proceeded on their trip. 1t was the
Inly exciting topic which occurred
during the day.
HUMBOLDT RIvEe.-From a gentle-
man arriving FROM that section Of the
Y N'a'e we learn that a heavy rise Of the
humboldt river is anticipated during
me coming season. Some fears of
oanlage are ap~prchended owing to the
esspected overflow. The accumulation
y, VI snow in the mountains far exceeds
me allONNt Of fornNor x,aora aud whom