Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-11
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tel. at ElkO, IVES relieved OF some cign-
ty dollars in currency night before
last, and a colored individual, who re-
joices in the cognomen Of George
Washington, was suspected. The pa
triotic George, together with his trunk.
took passage for the East the same
night, and Constable Banks had bust,
ness OH The Same train. When a few
miles nut the officer went through
George's luggage, and the search was
rewarded bv discovering the missing
money in the pocket OF a pair OF Meth
err garments. When questioned AZ 10
the in which he obtained so
vast an xmount of nancy, his reply
WAS worthy the immortal parsonage
whose name he bears: II can not tell
a lie." said he; II thought | was in
partnership with the proprietor"
George is now awaiting the solution of
the problem in relation to the consti.
tutionali,y of the present jury law by
the supreme Court.
M C. Hughes, SAYS the Silver State Of
the 7th, who was arrested at Cornrco-
pia OF January 30th, OF a Rroundle>s
suspicion that he was implicated IN the
murder of b. De Lord at South Mount
ain, arrived here yesterday from daho.
Mr.. Hughes u arrested while At
work AT Cornucopia, and aiken to
Elko, where he Was confined In the
county Jail for two weeks. To await the
arrival of the Sheriff from Idaho. He
was brought here in irons and aiken to
Silver City chsined to the stage. He
was examined before y Justice of the
Peace at that place, where not . scin-
tillx OF evidence was produced against
him. He was then discharged, and
permitted to pay his way back tn Ne
vada. Mr.. Hughes was at Bull Run,
in Elko county, at the time De Lord
vas murdered. and there WAS no rea-
son for ~suspecting him Of being impli.
Gated in the crime, except that he had
passed through South Mountain n
week before it was committed.
Two or three davs since. says the
Enterprise Of the 9th. a man entered
the house ot a MIR. Harper, a miner
working in the Savage, and stole n pair
of pantaloous and ONE of Mrs. Har-
per's clothing. No one was in the
house at the time but a little girl,
Mrs. Harper having gone to the house
of n neighhor. When she returned
and was told that a strange man had
been i'm the house she soon found that
several articles of clothing were miss
ing. BY the prints left in the SNOW by
some lacks drive. into the soles of his
boots in such p manne az to forms Pc
cIliar pattern. the ma WAS tracked to
the County Hospital and the stolen
articles there found in his possession.
II appears that the wife Of the nan was
also in the hoSpitAl and he WAS looking
out Tor y SUPPLY OF apl'arei Tor po'h.
Mrs. Harper learned par
flcuiars IN regard IL the thiei her neArt
was softened ana she would mol near
OF his being arrested.
r,irar worL;,o in tho Imner;a,
who Iafr VIRGINIA 1,i,v for h;s hn,ua .t
Cola Till lot. I.st S.iu rdav NIGHT s.vs
no 90. i.lted ~, tho ni,ids hv a man
whn ..toa h;,, to hand ont h;s coin
~. ,n,,,ar 90. =. .nd his n,ckst.
go nrtv or .h..rt ,ra =. ann.
tv, a. he had only a dime i.ft' lie *
planned the situation, when y fo"tpad
toid him ne Was pretty ieiiow to He'
broke so soon alter pay day. Alter the
fellow a searched the miners pockets
ana when lie found that u single short
bit" was all they contained. ne sald;
well, ~ we have had All THIS russ Tor
nothing III stand treat. n he took
the miner 10 the nearest saloon n
treated, me two parting on the pes'
OF terms.
Yesterday. Save he Carson Appenl
oil the 9th, was the anniversary OF the
birth or two Nevada's pioneers-A. ID.
Treadway and y. A. Never>-and 40
they eelshrate't the day t"gether. Hav-
ing prospered "a long As they have
alluded here, they Offered good cheer tn
all their friends. who are exion Treat
ways kindly mquiry-"Take ON
thing, my son?"-was not uncommon
and meyer boister"us; Nevers tried
Tie seone was many a heart
nun TO both. and innuinerabie re-.
tnrns NJ this anniversary in which we
heartily io;n ,rrea,I sc,,res al. Nevers
80. hut their hearts ara A younr a.
when thew we're bows,
Relcbar mine, YESTERDAY mat with y
ysrv PAINFUL accident. While driving
a nail above his head. the head OF the
Ratchet which he was using for a ham
mer flew of, and striking upon the
back Of his right hand, went entirely
throuvh. making a friuhtfui cash and