Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-03

The grand jury last Saturday, says
tho Enterprise of the goth, ignored the
bill against q Chinaman named Ali
Quonx, charged with burglary. Sher-
in Kelly went to the Jail to release the
man, but by mistake released All
Bong, a Hop Sing man, under indict.
ment for murder. 1t appearst that Dep
uty County Clerk Thompson either
mentioned the wrong narne in telling
the Sheriff that the man WAS to be re-
leased, or that the Sheriff misunder-
stood him. there being but little differ
ence in the sound Of the two name
All Bong and All Quong. All Bong,
upon finding himself at liberty v, at onc
got out of the way and has not since
been seen by any of those in search of
him. 1t was through this mistake
that the shooting occurred in China
town last Sunday morning-soine Sam
Sing HE who were scouting about for
the purpose of capturing All Bong. get
ting after and firing n, tho wrong mti,
though he was Il Hop sinner. Thus
matters are becoming daily more and
more complicated IN thinatOwn. Even
rs they nov stand. all the lawyers and
judges in the State would he puzzle to
sot them straight.
The rebuilding OF the new County
Court house. in Virginia CITY. will re
commenced about the 9Th of April.
The dimensions of the new building
will he 50 feet frontage by 10 feet in
dep h. It's front will extend from the
building OF the Washoe Club to the line
of Porieons' paint shop, or within ten
feet of MONEYS stable. The court
room will occupy the place where The
County Clerks office now stands. The
new building, inside and ou'si,le. will
be complete i'm every detail. aud have
roomy and convenient Offices for every
county official.
a lew days ago A man found on G
street, Virginia City, = package con
tanning $500 in 500 gold o,e He
took tho notes to a merchant he knew
and asked him to lock them up in his
sale. rsinarking that the owner would
probably a advertise. No advertisement
appeared. but the owner happened to
hear the finder speak OF the matter, and
soon found himself in possession of his
gold Noes again. He presented the
finder with 500 in coin. and twenty
five shares of Sierra Nevada stock.
We learn, says tho Humboldt Reg
lister. from our Paradise valley CORE
respondent that Miss Hattie Turman,
while going 10 church last sunday
evening Mas thrown from her horse
and run over by a passing wagon, and
seriously Injured. She WAS iininedi
ately picked up and taken TO the near
est house and kindly cared for. The
unfortunate young lady was doing
very we'll at last accounts.
A correspondent of the Siiucr State
writes: The Oreana sunelting works
started up last week. In forty five
minutes after the blast was applied the
Stag commenced running, and in one
hour the first bar was east. This is
something unprecedented. Torrey is
running it, and ll3 bars were smelted
in Is hours, when an accident to the
machinery closed it down Temporal
rily.
The Geiger grade will not lie opened
for vehicles until spring. In many
places there are very deep drifts ol
snow, particularly on the north sides
of the hills, and it would not pay t,
remove these for the small amount oi
travel there is over the road at thi,
season; beside, the drifting now would
again fill up the road as often as il
might be removed.