Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-13
A BAR OF BILLION.

ing in Huntington valley arrived in
town, and, proceeding To the banking
house of Paxton & Co., produced Il
bar of bullion which he offered for
sale. The condition of the bullion pre-
scented a suspicious appearance, and
while it was in the hands of the assay
or to determine its value, Wells. Far
&c Il Co.'S agent and Sheriff sullivan
were informed of the matter. The bar
had Leen deiaced by being Clipped
with Il cold chiscl, and all marks of
Identification carefully Obliierated.
The maj offering the bullion for sale
is well known, bears an excellent rep
utation among those who know him
in town, and in an interview with him,
stated the following as to the manner
in which he came in possession of it:
lie says he bought the bullion about
one year ago from Il man who passed
his place on his way to Arizona, paying
for it a sum of money far below its real
value. After keeping it some time he
c~ndcavorcd to sell it in ElkO, but fail
ing to do so, and being short Ofmoney,
had brought it here for tie am pur-
pose. The bar is of pure silver, assays
800 fine and valued at present at $962.
though i'm its original state was worth
considerable more.
Owing to all the marks being cffaced
it is hard to determine exactly where
it came from, but its character in lica!eS
that it is from Treasure Hill, and was
II of the WI bars lost four years awO
from Oft Hill Beachy's stage. running
from Hamilton to Elko. The other
bar was recovered some time since,
L., ,,,, l.A,., T,.1 I,... Ill, ,-.I.
ing for Salt Marsh Williams, and until
now no trace OF the other could be
found. The matter is under consider
alton by the parties intefea,cdand will,
it is thought, be satisfactorily arranged
in Il few days.
WHILE the passengers from Hamil-
ton were waiting the change of coaches
last night, a large crowd of men as
sembled in front of Paddock's saloon
in the hope of catching Il glimpse of
Johnny Donovan, who is en- roHfc 10
Carson 10 serve Il life sentence i'll the
State Prison. Their curiosity. however.
was not graiitied, and the crowd rapid
ly swelling in number obstructed the
sidewalk, rendering it impossible.
Some one, at length, turned the hose
VII tiltlIl. ilitil lidu lIc utSllcO Ciltcl
of inducing them to leave.
IN TowN.-Ex Senator \. G. Cleav-
land, OF White Pine, was in town yes
terday. lie came in from his ranch in
81 ring Valley, and will remain on the
Base Range for some days. State Min
e%ralogist Wilitehill also arrived in Eu-
reka last evening. lie is on his an
nIal round among the mining districts
of the State, and will spend some days
here inspecting IL mines. We be-
speak for him a e rdial welcome on
the part of those engaged in mining
matters.
MAKING RooM.-In order to make
room for the new stock shortly to ar
rive, Dave Mannheim proposes to dis
pose OF his stock now on hand al the
lowest living rates, Groceries, hard
ware, clothing and furnishing goods
can be bought al his place cheap for
cash. and the quality of the goods is
guaranteed to give satisfaction to all.
Call and inspect his store and make
your purchases.
PERsoNALs.-Thomas Freehiil. of
Hamilton, wa in town Yesterday and
left on the evening stage for the rail
road. Fred Elliott, of the same place,
was Il passenger on the down stage,
and will return in Il day or TWO. Jerry
Fitzpatrick, the handsome young bar
keeper of the Palace, returned from
Cherry Creek last night, where he has
been looking after N Of his mines.
To JEFFERSON CANYoN.-Sweency,
the I~rrerres>ibie, that he
will run II stage to Jefferson CANYON,
The last mining excitement. Uncle
John Stout will hold the ribbons and
put the passengers through on time.
The stage will leave Saturday morn
lug. For passage apply a; the Dexter
Stables.
CHAMPION urn AcE.-rhe furnace
Of the Champion Company. in Dia-
mond district, was shut down yester-
day. owing 10 the supply of charcoal
falling short. 1t has been working in
Il satisfactory manner an will he re-
started as soon as u sufficient quantity
OF coal can be delivered.
HELD FOH iOSrAGE.-Letters ad-
dressed to the following-namcd parties
are detained at the Posto.lice in this
TOXIN for want of postage: Anthony
Muilarkey, Dcmstown, Pa; NJ. V. r..
Glasgow. jacksonville, ILL.,; BENJAMIN
Elliott, san Francisco Cal; and A..
Buck, Gro,on, New York.
DISTRICT CoUEr.-Tle time of the
Court IA yesterday occupied with the
l,abeas corpus case of Power vs.. Stew
art, in which respondent is Cndeavor-
ing to gain possession of Il little girl,
their daughter. Numerous Witnesses
appear on both Sides and the proceed
in"s are conducted in secret.
POLICE CoURr.-John Doe was in
court Yesterday on 4 charge of petit
larceny, but, demanding a jury trial,
gained an acqnittal. john has been
up so often that lie seems to under
stand the ropes, and would rather
have more han ono man decide on a
case.
COUNTY JAIL.-Eight prisoners are
ut present confined in the County Jail.
-Four are awaiting trials under indict-
ments found by the laie Grand jury;
one is insane, one confined for con-
tempt of Court, and the others are
serving ont sentences for minor Of
lenses.
CONFERENCE.-The stone walls forthc
new fire-proof building of Myers Il
Franklin are now completed and car
penters are a work putting on the