Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-03-12

Two PERSONS Ill Tile ANyc COuhty joi
had a fight the other day over the
Beecher scandal case. The advocate
of Tilton got the best of H. WIS de-
fender, planting a blow which tapped
a vein over one of the peppers of the
latter.
On Monday, the LIST instant, the re-
mains of the body of a man was found
on the wood ranch of Peter Rice, six
miles northeast of Belmont. ALI that
remained of the body was one ley, the
balance having been eaten by coyotes.
A coroner's jury decided the remains
to be those of D. +. Carton, who was
killed by an Indian with whom he had
had some trouble.
The mail between Carson and Auro-
IA will be sent daily hereafter, instead
Of semi-weekly, as heretofore. /.
Last Monday afternoon a man
named VIM. Huff took a shot at VIM.
Peck ct Winnemucca. The ball grazed
the latter's shoulder and lodged in the
thick coat which he wore at the time.
The parties were partners in the Capt.
toll saloon. HUFF was under the influ
ence Of liquor at the time, and when
he got sober expressed the deepest re-
greet for what had TRANSFERRED.
An old nan named w. r. Mitchell
lost his right eye at Paradise Valley
last Thursday. He was endeavoring
to beak off the tine of \ pitchfork,
when the point of the prong flew up
and struck him in the eye, breaking
the ball and causing him intense pain.
An award amounting to SIS, 800 was
made on the 9Th inst. by the Mexican
Claims Commissioners toJos. f. Mitch
ell, of Humboldt Wells, Nevada,
whose wine and liquor store in Quay
mas, Mexico, was plundered and de-
stroyed by French soldiers under
Maximillian.
j. 6. Law has been appointed Post
master at Poeville, Washoe county, at
the magnificent salary of Sl2 per an
num-.
A.. NARRow-GAUGE RAILRoAD.-I.
Z. James, the we'll known civil and
mining engineer, last Friday began
the survey Of a narrow-gauge railroad,
which will run from the saw-mill OF
Bliss & Warrington, below Glenbrook,
Lake Tahoe, to the big iume at the
head of Clear creek. The road will be
used for hauling lumber from the saw.
mill to the fume, down which it will
then be fioated to the Carson valley.
A verv good route for the road is he
ing found.
A for a new directory in
Virginia City found an intelligent and
educated Dutchman living with a Chi
nese woman in a cabin on H street.
He was born in Holland, but emigrat-
ed to the Dutch pnsse ssions in the East
and lived among the natives for years,
until he became degraded almost to
their level. He has his beard trimmed
like a Chinaman, wears their stereo.
typed dress and was taken for a Celes-
tial by the directory ma until he
spoke in good English, saying: II am
an American citizen and want my
name put down." A pen was given
him and he wrote his fnf1e in clerkly
and his conversation showed
that he had travelled widely and Lad
o close observer of men and
things.
Geo. A. Davis, the pioneer auction
eer of Austin, Hamilton and Phoebe,
has recently returned to the latter place
Panamint.
The election of Mining Recorder for
Phoebe took Place last Thursday.
Joseph q. Henderson, tn present in
cumbent, was re elected, receiving 466
votes to Donnelly 1873.
A<oSe NAoiiuoy HtSuts ht ANclVs u CUdp
stole a hive of bees. If he improves
he will in time be able to get away
with a grizzly bear or a red hot stove.
A close observer testities that a sure
sign Of an early Spring Is to see n cat
scratching a hole In the wall with her
back up.
1t is stated on what is presumed to
be good authority that President Grant
will make a voyage to Europe some
time during the coming Summer. His
object in making the visit is to accom-
pany his daughter, Mrs. Sartoris, back
to her English home, that lady having
returned to this country a few weeks
ago. AZ
Last Saturday evening a man. living
in the southern part of Lyon county,
went home drunk and picked up a
loaded gun and told his wife he would
shoot her. She, supposing the gun
not to be loaded, took il from his hands