Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-06

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! paper was circulated, by order. OF the
manager, among the hands atthe Rich
mond Company's furnaces, requesting
them to express, by their signatures,
whether they would prefer TO be paid
in trade dollars or in San Francisco
checks, to be discounted by the COM
pany ut the rate OF five per cent. The
workingmen very sensibiy arrived at
the conclusion thai theirs was no good
reason why they should either be paid
in depraciated currency or in paper at
such an extortionate rate of discount;
consequently they declined to ac4.
cept either alternative, and the
manager, finding that the thing
wouldn't work, gave orders for tL.eir
payment, a, formerly. in San Fran
cisco checks, subject only to such a ie-
gi'iinaie rate of discount as is charged
by the banking houses here. A
wealthy mining Company proposing
W shave its own paper, given in pay
ment for honest labor, is something
new in thu history Of the Safe. and, Tor
the credit of oar district, we hope it will
DO the last attempt of the kind that will
ever be made in Eureka.
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THE THEATER.-We dropped in ut
Bigelow's Hall for a few IN last
evening-or rather looked in, for the
room was so crowded that there was
hardly standing room for a billiard
cue. The drama of s.The Two Or
phans" was in progress. The piece
was put upon the stage in a name
which would not be d~iscreditahle to a
pretentiOus metropolitan thrater. The
properties and appointments were ap.
propriate and cO.iplete and the seem
cry, painted by the company's scenic
The snow scence and the view of
Nortre Dame we're particularly fins
and reflect great credit upon Mr..
Hodges artistic powers. We are in
formed that the play was we'll rendered
tt rougbout, each character being well
sustained, and that the audience man
ifested their appreciation by frequent
and prolonged applause. Tonight
will be preSen ed tie decentralization Of
Dickens novel of the ''Crlcket on the
HEARTH" in which Amy Stone will APP
pear as Dot. Sine will also appear in
the title role of the comic drama Of
ANDY Blake"
CoAL-BURNER's CoMMUSICArIoN.-
In another column appears a comm1n
ication from "Coal-burner," in answer
to an item which appeared in our local
columns Of last Sundays issue relative
to the prices paid for coal by the Rich
mann Cam 4 DnvSftrtnIiu MO II NJ, vU
nothing OF the merits of the case, our
item, az we stated at the time, being
based upon information which we
deemed reliable. Our columns are al
ways open to well written communica.
lions. of reasonable length, upon any
mater or public interest, and as the
coal business is n ofOur most import
ant industrial branches, we publish the
communication referred to, with the
assurance that Our columns are equal
ly fair "a any responsible person of the
other side who may desire 10 reply.
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THE STREET OBSTRUCTION CASE
The case Of Win. Moody, arrested for
obstructing the public streets, was
called for hearing yesterday in the Po-
lice Court, the trial taking place in the
District Court room. A great deal of
time was exhausted in obtaining Il jury.
which was Obtained at last, and after II
recess OF an hOur the case was called
at one O'Clock in the afternoon. Judge
j. X. Shafer appears for the State and
Thomas L,speyre for the defense. The
examination OF witnesses continued
until 5 o'clock, when the Court adj
journed until this morning at 10
O'Clock. The case is attracting consid
cradle attention from properly holders.
CALLED BAcK.-Rev. Father Hynes,
of ST. Brendan's Church, who left here
on Thursday last for a pastoral visit to
White Pine county, returned Yesterday
III )rning, having been summoned
home tC conduct the funeral services
of Mrs. Riley, mother OF Mrs. Cassidy
Of Ruby Hill. The funeral took place
vest er,tav. Father Hvnes returns to
White Pine this morning and will be
absent about two weeks.
A RUNAwAY.-The pair of equines
which constitute the motive power
of Bill Mongomery's meat ambu.
lance, yesterday took a start from
the slaughter house and dashed up
the street as far as the lower
brewery, where they collided with
another vehicle which brought them
up with a round turn. A broken
wagon tongue and sprung axle-tree
| con stitute the sum total Of the dam.
ages.
TYPO TRAvEL.-Yesterday morning
| Messrs. Bell d Co. were obliged to put
on an extra stage to accommodate pas
sengers for Tyho. The two coaches
carried "a passengers, besides a large
amount of freiyhtand baggage. Travel
to Tybo is steadily Increasing OF late,
and the town is reported as being a
very lively camp.
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