Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-12
SIEAIINGS.

Yesterday afternoon, says the Vir-
ginia Enterprise of Saturday, as an old
"Forty- Miner" with head bowed in a
meditative attitude, stepped off the
sidewalk on South C street an icicle,
beautifully pointed and about a yard in
length, let go its hold at the edge of an
awning. 1t fell sharp end first and, by
one chance in a thousand, struck the
ancient prospector on the back Of the
neck in such a way that the point en-
tered between his neck and SHIRT coll
lar. The button in front gave way and
about eighteen inches of the icicle went
down the old chaps back. the remain
der breaking off and falling to the
ground. Had a red hot iron been
thrust down the mans back he could
not have been more frightened. lie
gave a wild yelp and Strengthened
up 40 suddenly that the portion OF
icicle that had penetrated into those
regions where cold things are not
wanted, was broken into half 9
dozen little chunks. An attempt
made to dislodge these resulted in the
greater part of them passing down
into the SO It of his trowsers and final
~ down his trowser-legs. His panta-
looms being inserted full lsngth into a
pair of shot to~wer-topped boots, his
troubles were by nj means over when
the Jumps of ice got down into them.
He squirmel like an eel on a gridiron.
For a time lie tried to hoist up his pan
~taloons-legs, but finding that no easy
matter made a move to pull off his
boots. Casting a worried look around
upon those near him he thought bet
ter of it and with the ice clanking about
his legs took himself away in search
of 4 more private place than the open
street.
Michael Kenneny has commenced
an action in the United States Circuit
Court against the Crown Point Min
ing Company for $50, 900 damages for
injuries received at its mine on the
17th of July last. A stick of wood
dropped by \ workman who was en-
gased in repairing the shaft fell upon
Kenneny, who was on a cage, and so
crushed his right arm that it had To be
amputated. He also lost the thumb OF
his left hand. The complainant
charges the company with careless
ness and negligence in having en-
ploved incompetent workmen to re-
timber the shaft, and in furthermore,
giving them orders to unduly hasten
work; also. in having All uncovered
cage, for had the cage been supplied
with the customary cover the accident
CT uld not have happened.
The Virginia Chronicle of the 9th
says: "Borthwick Reid, swordsnan,
Silver City. They had with them, as
doorkeeper and treasurer, Professor
BENJAMIN. a brother of Rose Benjamin
Of this city, and father of the noted
Benjamin family which gave the Re-
lief Committee so much trouble. 1t was
an $50 house, and the $50 was received
by the I" Professor" The troupe wen
through with their performance in the
highest of spirits, for $50 was quite
bonanza. Alas! when they looked foi
the professor. at the close OF the per.
formance, their high spirits sank Ia
zero, for he was nowhere to he found
He has not been found since. Any in
formation concerning him will be glad
ly received by a hard-up troupe at Reno
and a destitute family Of seven at Gold
Hill.
About 10 o'clock Saturday night John
Spencer had his right leg broken below
the knee while coasting on Washington
street, in Virginia City. He is a car
pen,er by trade and had made a sled OF
unusual length, which he intended
should beat anything in the sled line
on the coasting ground. While trying
this new sled he ran into a fleet OF
smaller craft, manned" by boys, who
| started from the side of the street when
they saw the big sled coming down the
street. A general piling up of sleds
and boys occurred, resulting in the &C.
| cident mentioned. Mr.. Spencer was
carried into No. 62 South + street,
when . doctor was sent for and the
broken bone set. Even while being
carried from the field Spencer was Of
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