Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-13
NEWARK

\ smelling furnace i in course Of
erection, to be run hy the Newark
Company in the reduction Of ore from
its mines. Mr.. Bassett, who is build
ing the furnace, will apply his newly
invented process of colucn>ing the
smoke and fumes from il, and expects
to have il in running order soCn.
The Sanchez and Battery nIiIcS are
producing am excellent quality OF ore
at present. which is brought TO town
iy pack trains to the furnaces.
Assays Of the new discovery in the
Newark C0mpany'S mine average 500
to the ton.
Owing to the unsettled condition of
affairs. many of the mines al present
are not being worked.
\ proposition has been made to- pur-
chase the comIany's interest. but the
price reported to have been asked,
5000 eco. is considered too high, and he
So;lations for the Present have ended.
In RoUTE.-Johiny Donovan, con-
Nicted of murder in the second degree,
and sentenced TO Imprisonment: for
life, passed through on last nights
sage in custody of Sheriff Dan. Iatter-
son, for his future home in Carson.
Donovan appears i'll good spirits and
confidently expects Il Ucw trial graiHea-
him, and that ultimately he will
lie discharged. Before leaving
Hamilton Il runlor was in circulation
thai the prisoner was To be taken from
the coach on arriving here and
lynched. Every ~precaution was taken
10 prevent such an occurrence, and an
extra guard accompanied the stage to
P1lISaEn Tho rn,Nnrt i,n1 NO f,urplu-
tIon, and upon his arrival here nono-
van was greeted Ivy Il number of those
who had known him in former times,
who remained with him until his &c
larture.
INSANE. - 4 man named Patrick
Conroy was yesterday arrested and
placed i'll the County Jail as insane.
lie has been in town for some weeks
past, coming here from White Pine
county, and at intervals shows strong
symptoms of being dcmented. At
present he is harmless, indulging only
III lncoherent speeches ON the streets.
and has Il passion for liquor. When
arrested he pleaded earnestly to be re-
leased, promising to leave the town
immediately, but his condition is such
tina would forbid his proposition being
entertained. He will probably be ex-
amincd in Il day or two before JUDGE
Mckinney, and if found insane be- sent
TO the state Asylum at Woodbridge,
where by proper treatment he III re-
cover.
Thrown FROM \ HORSE.-Ycstcr-
day afternoon a young man named
Solomon Nathan, was thrown from a
horse he was riding and received IA Sc
we're scalp wound, by his head striking
the ground. The accident occurred
near the corner of Main and Bateman
streets. Nathan was taken tn the Office
OF the District Attorney, where Els
wounds were dressed by DIR. J.. IL.
Eecce. AS soon as the animal had
freed himself of the rider ii ran down
Main street, 1T the lower portion of
which it was stopped. The horse is
represented as being Il dangerous II
TO ride. and belongs to- one of the liy-
cry stables.
DAMAGED. The late severe rain
storms did considerable damage to the
hay fields of Clover, Huntington and
Antelope valleys. In some places the
ground was submerged To the depth of
two feet, the force of the water uproot-
ing the grass. The crop being abund-
ant this year, the amount lost will
not he seriously felt by the rancherS,
who have still IA large amount on
hand beyond that destined for home
Use.
LITERARY. Postmaster Ramsey has
received his weekly supply of Eastern
periodicals and magazines. The illus
trated papers still give considerable
space to incidents connected with the
beecier Tilton scandal.