Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-06
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Says the Virginia Chronicle: Last
night a lady with two children entered
the Delta saloon and began soliciting
money for a benevolent object, selling
tickets az an inducement tn the charlt-
able. Leaving her children in the
front saloon she went boldly into the
gambling room and opened up bust.
ness. With true feminine shrewdness
she first tackled a miner who had won
a 80 pot, and he forked I'VE s. imme-
diately. Some lucky faro players W. re
next appealed to, and the trade dollars
came down in profusion. One man,
who had made heavy winnings. refused
to buy a ticket. whereupon a big. listed
miner told him If he didn't pungle to
charity he'd build u head on him ''big-
ger than a MULE" whereupon the con
tribution was forked Owe %instanter.
mo Comstocker ever refuses a Womdn
charity" remarked the check guerilla,
whose nose still bled from a blow re-
cAived in attempting to snatch a
% sleeper"
The Reno Journal fears an Indian
outbreak in consequence OF the wanton
killing of II Indian and the wound
ing of another by the son of Mr.. Shinn,
on the road to Camp Bidwell, about
one hundred miles from Reno. The
Indian, it appears, had worked for
Shinn, and, not receiving his pay, at
tempted to secure one of Shinn's
horses from his corral in liquidation of
the debt. when young Shinn shot and
killed him. and dangerously wounded
another Indian who was assisting him.
The Indians i'm the vicinity talk freely
of revenge, and are supported by the
Pyramid Lake Indians. Unless steps
are taken TO have justice done in the
matter, it il feared the savages will
adopt their usual cnSion and wreak
vengeance on the frontier settlers gen.
orally.
The Reno Journal reports that the
excitement about the Pyramid mining
district continues undated. Mining
men of experience have examined it
and in many instances made assays Of
the rock taken at random from the
groupings, all of which gave very sat
isfactory results. The whole neigh
borhOod has been located and many
are looking for an opportunity to in
vest advantageOusly. We do not an
ticipate any great rush to the new dis.
trict, because it will not justify il; hut
when the Monarch can get average as
says of S48 from its rock we can but
expect it to turn out we'll, and if this
mine, why not the neighboring ones,
which are in similar ground? Pyra
mid City is about thirty miles from
Reno.
TIL Virginia Chronicle has the follow
ing concerning tile "Fighter from
HE'LL" Mike MCGOWAN, the "msn-
eater" a creature who has made him
self known and feared all ovet the State
by his biting p%ropensities. met with a
set back on Saturday night last. Five
policemen brought the man-dog down
To prison for being drunk and disor-
derby and turned him over To .Jailer
Robey. MCGOWAN began by abusing
the jailer in his usual stvle. Robev
told him to hold up his hands for the
darbies, which McCiowan refused TO do.
Not wasting talk the jailer Just caught
hold of the terrible bitter and gave him
such a thrashing as he will not be apt
to forget. Robey let up on him
till he cried for mercy and held out his
wrists for the hand SUITS.
Says the Enterprise: Professor w. F.
Stewart. who left here evening before
last for Dayton. for the banefit OF his
health, is finding it all right. The
driver Of the Dayton stage, who came
up yesterday morning, says he saw
Frank sitting out in front of his hotel
with great beads of perspiratiOn stand