Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-24
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Many former now resi-
dent in Nevada, says the Mining Re
porter, will be panied and surprised to
learn that John l.. CorbeLt and his half
sister, living at Virginia City, that Ter
ritOry, are now under arrest for the re-
voting crime of Incest and child muir
der. Corbett has for years past been
quite prominent as a citizen and United
States Surveyor, and both he and his
sister, an old maid of 80 years, have
been recognized by the best society.
Sister and brother lived together, and
the ten-year old step-son of the latter is
the principal witness against the pri>-
oners. The evidence is said to be con
elusive. The incident which, it is said,
led to The discovery of the improper
intimacy was this: The sister had just
married G. w. Parker, a boot and shoe
dealer of Virginia, without the consent
of the brother. The latter became in
sanely jealous and a few days after the
marriage proceeded to Parker's resi-
dence and attempted to assassinare
Inn. This led 10 an Investigation and
resulted in the arrest and imprison
ment of Corbett aud Mrs. Parker, nee
Miss Sallie Griffith. $50 runs the
world away"
c. Fecario, says the Enterprise of the
21st, All Italian working as a wood
chopper for A. Rossetti and j. Juttin
on q wood ranch four miles north OF
the city, vas yesterday found frozen to
death. He had been missing about a
week. 1t was thought that he was in
town and was all right, but when his
employers came to look for him he
was not be found. They then looked
outside of Owl and finally found the
missing man lying in the snow frozen
to death. They covered the body with
SNOW in order to preserve it and pro-
tect it against the coyo es, and hen
came TO town and informed the Coro-
ner, who will 20 out this morning and
get the remains.
The "Home Protectors" SAYS the
| Enterprise OF the 2lst, last evening
hunted up Charley Sing and with Char
ley Sing proceeded to search for All
| May, the man who mangled All Tom
with a Ratchet last Saturday night. All
a late hour last night All Moy had not
been found. The trouble between the
two Cinnamon appears to have beer OF
a private character, and the reason why
the Home Protectors I" have had any.
thing to do with the matter was be-
cause the Sam Sing men denied having
seen All Moy, when at the same time
he was seen to flee into Sam Sings
store after having committed the as.
sault.
Mondays Virginia Chronicle says:
The Virginia Coal Company, working
In Ell Dorado Canyon, the other side OF
Dayton, have sunk their shaft thirty
feet deeper since they RECOMMENDED
work on it. Besides the various mar
row veins cut in this past year, they
found, in sinking in the last thirty feet,
4 seven-inch vein of excellent quality.
| All their operations are based on the
| certainty of striking n wide vein below.
We ex pect to see Prot. Denton's proph-
| ecy realized soon-that Ell Dorado
| Canyon will furnish the fuel OF the
ComstOck.
The "land-slide" near American
Flat last Friday was a bowlder of sew
| enty five tons, which came down di.
rectly upon the track. A big charge Of
giant powder placed thereon, cemented
round with clay and confined with
about 100 pounds Of rock, broke it to
atoms. In two hours the track was
clear.
An assessment of 81 per share on the
new shares of the Yellow Jacket Min
ing Company has been levied, delin'
quent April II.
All the mills on the Carson river are
now running with plenty Of water and
a full supply of ore.