Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-16
TIE COMET.

The comet discovered in April last a.
Mar>cilles by NJ. Coggia is now dcvcl-
oping some new features, which per-
hapS accounts for it not being SO easily
visible, rs heretofore. to the naked eve.
Each spccre ling evening the nucleus
move more rapidly toward, the south
wi h the tail increasing in length,
bringing its extremity gradually north
ward. ON the Nth ms, ut the ending
Of twilight. the head of the ome had
reached the horizon III the northwest.
and hereafter will no. be plainly dis
~ccrnable, but the tail will cN'end to the
pole star. ON July lG:h. the tail will
extend far beyond the pole. and deve!-
Op II new characteristic. tapering oil
rapidly towards the end. Within
three or four days after the 10Th, the
tail will have become SO much expand
Ell in the ncishborheod of the poe rs
10 fill Il large part of the northern
heavens. Vet it will no be i con>pic-
uous object, because it will be so faint
- to look rather like an immense
cloud. or Il new Milky Way. than
what it really is. 1t head will not any
time he nearer the earth than Venus.
aui its closest proximity will be on
the I'D OF July; after that it will dis
appear. and burst ON the aStoni>hed
vision of the inhabitants of the south
ern hemisphere.
LIvELY.-.A lively occurrence tran
spircd Yesterday morning on the lower
portion of North Buel street. in which
u little boy. atall. slim man and Il rep
r~escntal.ivc of the porcine family cut Il
prominent figure. The slim individu-
nj WAS conver>ing with IA friend AT the
time when the subject of the come:
was introduced, and Slim Jim was de
mon>trating with his cane the prob
bic curse of the celestial wonder.
Perky had been LAYING quietly on the
sidewalk during the time, but 10 oon
err had it caught Il glimpse of the elc-
waited stick than he raised from his
recImbent position, advanced To the
party with the stick, lowered his
head. made six or eight jumps
and attacked the slim citizen.
striking him below the belt. The mar
went owe mo Il mass of refuse lum-
Der, dilapidatcd tinwaro and ahan-
doned ho~op->kirtS; porky turned a
sDmcr>ault The other way, and the slim
mans friend occupied the time in
throwing stones ut a boy seated on an
adjacent doorstep, who WAS laughing
tears as big as che>tnutS. CRYING ont:
"oh, it's null to kill Il feller!"
\ FITTING TRIBUTE-The citizens
complimentary benefit to Miss Alice
Nauc.
TnE NAHHoW-GAUGE.-Thc second
section of 20 miles of the Narrow
q tuge Railroad is expected shortly to
b. finished. The work of grading and
laying ir"n is being ac lively pushed,
and The 10 miles, it is expected, will be
c'mplc;ed by August 10th.
HELD q PoSTAGE.-L Letters adj
dressed to the following-named parties
are detained at the Postoi1ice in this
town for want of postage: Robert
Ingram, Miss Jane Jones, Aberdeen,
Scotland; \. S;rout, san Francisco; Jar
Wis johnson, New York; Mrs. Fam
HE carry, Dedham, Maine.
ErLLIoN SHIPMENTS. - The Rich
mond Company Yesterday shipped 49,
/" pounds of refined, the Eureka
consolidated Company 1880, and the
lionSar Company 2o,o2i pounds OF
crude bullion. by Priichard's line to
ialisade. Total, l02,95l pounds.
y COOLING BEvEEA0E.-S. Dallman
Will receive II thanks for II dozen
bottles of that pleasant summer drink.
'ronk beer, manufactured by him. For
cool. invigorating beverage, we COM
mend Dailman'S cronk.
TAKEN BY MISTAKE. - The party
who took a red-striped shawl from the
ladies' sitting room at Eureka Hall on
the night of 18th will please return the
same To Mrs. bartlett, AT the hail, and
Procure her own.
pELIGUrFUL.-The now daily occur
renee of refreshing showers of rain is
delightful. \ continuance of the same
would be duly appreciated by every
one >uti.i ny from the ELECTS OF the
heated atmosphere.
-" Non FAIL To 20 to the benefit To
night.