Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-04-20

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in circulation some days, relative to
the death of a strange lady. The re-
port was to the effect that four women
arrived in Virginia last week, and that
on Monday night three of the party
left alive and one dead. After an in
vestigation it has simmered down to
this: About ten days ago a married
lady arrived in Virginia from Sutro;
took mp a residence on G street, and in
a day or two died in child birth. Her
body and that Of the still-born child
will be shipped to her relatives in Bos-
ton,in the course of a week.
Last Thursday night, a carpenter
named Frank Jones was detected in
the act of setting fire to q house on
Taylor street, in Virginia, which he
had just completed for Mrs. Cooper.
He was intoxicated at the time and was
instieated to the act from anger at Mrs.
Cooper, who would not entrust him
with the money to settle with the hands
employed upon the building, but paid
them .Off herself. The fellow came
rear being lynched by the mob, but
the officers finally succeeded in getting
him off to the station-house.
One night last week, some of the
havy sports in Virginia sat down to
have a quiet game of "draw." They
played almost continuously for three
days and nights, when three jacks,
an ace full and four treys came to-
gether. The holder of the latter hand,
after he had been raised three or four
times, cleaned the board of ten thou
sand dollars. 1t want much of a
night for playing poker either.
One of the stations between Hamil-
ton and Phoebe is said to be haunted.
In the dead hours of the night
something uncanny is reported to come
round and make itself SO exceedingly
officious that its attentions are by no
means agreeable. The demonstra-
tons are said t o be in the nature of
terrible shrieks as If they were uttered
by a oma in mortal agony.
Last week Deputy She IF Bowen, of
+ go coansy. wi ie i'tustrt tng an in
e tent Of the Alexicsn war h a
loaded revolver. al Carlin, shot HIM
>4.f IN foth legs. AMI The mkt DAY,
Join b. J.. an al Gineer. While sho"Nn g
IA lot OF rnJg hnS how duefs att
fouent. sisnt hIul~e ( thfou.n BON
thichs, inf ctins pa nful but not dan
ger wounds.
Last Friday morning, the body Of a
MAJ named Lyman j.. Ray was found
lying beside some sluices at which he
had been working, below Silver CITY.
A Coroner's jury found a verdict that
deceased came to his death from heart
disease. Mr.. Ray was a native OF Yer
mont, and 10 years OF age.
An O'Hara roasting furnace is to be
substituted for the McGlew patent at
Peavine, the latter not coming up to
the expectations of the members OF
the company. Instead Of reducing
20 tons of ore a day, its limit was five
or six tons.
Ryan, a prisoner in the Phoebe Jail,
last Thursday committed a breach Of
calaboose etiquette by smashing "A
chair over the head of Mrs. Johnson,
a iellow-prisoner, iniicting a serious
wound.
The Secretary Of the Boarding
House and Restaurant Keepers Assoc
citation Of Virginia and Gold Hill, has
furnished to each member of the soci-
ETY. a list of dead BEATS" who eve
miss a meal nor pay a cent.
The prize-fght between Chatham
and Williams is to come off near Vir'
ginia on The fourth of next month, in
stead of the fifth, as has been incor-
rectly, reported. Williams whipped
Chatham in a former fight.
An attempt was made last Friday
night to jump the Latrobe tunnel be
low Virginia City. Chief Lackey sent
an officer to the scene of action, and
that is the last that has been heard oil
the matter.
Counterfeit IS and 81 so pieces are
in circulation at Phoebe. They appear
to be of full weight, and the sides and
edges look all right, but they haven't
the ring of the pure metal.
According to the Carson Appeal the
report that the San Francisco Mint had
commenced coming twenty-cent ieces
Is Incorrect. The Director has moi vel
decided which design o adopt.
The O. N ut is running nearly
M tots 4tl cfI.ir 81 hu'ton from
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GAVIN 10 nt and Che a. ~ ues.
The range of the Patrons of Hus
baudry at W%innetnucoa - III a Hour
l>hing cond ton and numbers forty
III members.
Budd Doble, with a special car con
tanning the celebrated racers Occiden
and st. James, past Elko for the EasI
about a week ago.
Rumor says that Senator Jones ha'
made extensive mining purchases il
Wallapai district, Arizona.
Charles Frazier has sold a mine ir
Lewis district, Lander county, fol
$4,000.
The Storey county jail has now bu'
2, intnal e., a less number than has
been on The roll for several months.
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