Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-18
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street saloon yesterday. He looked
sad and careworn, and there was
far-away look in his left eye-which
was the only eye visible, as his hal
was jammed closely down over his or.
gans of vision-and his air and appear.
ance were those of a man who wished
to avoid the gaze of the vulgar herd.
But he was sociable, notwithstanding
appearances. Approaching the bar,
he remarked to the barkeeper that he
guessed he would take "a nice whisky
cocktail, with a little wine. into it,
While the barkeeper was erecting the
cocktail the strangers uncovered eye
fell on a group of gentlemen who were
standing at the end of the bar counter,
discussing Tilden's financial views as
opposed to Red Frank Wheeler's
method of running quartz mills, and
he observed: "Gentlemen, hope /
don't interrupt; but won't We take
sometime" Tilden and Wheeler were
dropped instantaneously. and seven
voices simultaneously exclaimed, "cer-
tainly!" and seven gentlemen ranged
themselves in front OF the bar and
gave their orders. The drinks were
all mixed and each man stood at rest.
with his hand on his glass; the bar
keeper said, "all set. gentlemen" and
IN of the gentlemen was just about
to remark, ''here's luck" when
the stranger observed, $50 they've got
a case of small pox here at last" 'No,n
said the barkeeper, shave they,
though?" well" returned the
stranger, 81 don't know whether it's a
case of genuine smallpox or not; you
see this disease is hard to determine in
the first stages. Now a doctor up to
the upper end of town expressed the
opinion that Pee got the smallpox;
but l don't believe it's anything
,nore'n a v~arioloidal eruption, so to
speak, a mild case of variola, as it
were" Then he showed up his hat
aud displayed a fearfully blotched fore
head, and the barkeeper jumped owe
the bar at n jump and went up town
to see what time the 10 O'Clock train
would get in, and the seven gentlemen
went out of the back door to look at
the stock quotations; and the stranger
gently lifted his cocktail TO his lips and
drained the glass and said he guessed
he would stampede, too. The house
has been disinfected, and when the
barkeeper returned To his post he had
q base ball bat in his hand, and as he
placed the bat under the bar he was
heard to mutter that the next bloody
stiff thai played smallpox on him
would have eruptions on his head,
sure enough.
TRADE D1LLARs.-There is some
thing a little curious in the way in
which trade dollars are treated in va
rious parts OF the country. While il is
true that at present figures for silver
bullion trade dollars are worth more
than one hundred cents each, it is also
true hat in some localities they are
current only at about about 90 cents.
A telegram from New York, printed
in to-day's SENTINEL, informs us that
Grades in that city now command a
premium of five per cent, but whether
in gold or g~reenbacks, is not stated.
lt is, however, pretty certain that this
coin has made a very considerable ad-
within a very short time.
THE JACKSON BoNANzA.-There is
scarcely "A doubt that the Jackson
Company has one of the most prom
ising ore deposits ever developed i'm
the district. Depth is all that is now
wanted to make the Jackson one of
the very best Of our leading mines.
The ore of the Jackson carries a larger
per cent. of gold than any OF the other
RUBY Hill mines, and taken all in all
we incline very decidedly to the opin-
ion that not many weeks will have
elapsed until the Jackson is generally
recognized as one of the most valuable
mining properties in Eastern Nevada.
OUR BASE BALLERs.-It appears that
the members of our base ball club con-
template visiting the State Far at Reno.
In a report of the proceedings OF the
Board of Directors published in the Ga
zette, we find the following: A COM
munication was read from the Eureka
base ball club, asking the privilege of
the grounds, and certain accommoda-
lions from the Society. The matter
was taken under advisement, and base
ball will probably be one of the attrac-
tons during fair week.
EXPRESS OFFICE FOR WARD.-Mr.
Cooper, Wells, Fargo & Co.'S agent at
this place. leaves for Ward district this
morning for the purpose of establish
ing an express office there. Ward is
rapidly attaining very considerable
proportions, ant, inasmuch as the Pi.
oche stage passes though the place, it
is deemed advisable to give to the peo-
pie express facilities with the outside
world. Mr.. Cooper will be absent but
u few days.
No SMALL-Pox.-W are delighted
to announce hat there is no small
pox, not even a scab in town. The
yellow flag mentioned in yesterdays
SENTINEL was hung out by an in,pe-
cunious debtor To keep away his cred
itors, and il was in this way that the
whole story originated. There is no
smallpox here to date, and we doubt
If there Will be a case this season. The
scourge seems to have pretty nearly
run its race in San Francisco.
For THE BLACK HILLs.-Jack Gill
mer, our popular stage man, arrived
last night from Phoebe. He is en-
route for the Black Hills to look after