Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-26
SHORT BITS.

General Dodge is again on his pins.
Yesterday was the warmest day oil
the season..
Silver closed in London yesterday at
81 pence per ounce.
Neighbor D.. G. Sherlock is again
down with inflammatory rheumatism.
Mike Walsh airs himself daily in a
sulky behind a $500 mule.
Geo. Davis has been literally patron
lied by the ladies in the sale of his
California floral importation.
The advertisement Of & fashionab Bile
dressmaker will be found under the
head of New To-Day"
A stated communication of Eureka
Lodge, No. l6, f. q A. NJ, takes place
this evening at 7 O'Clock.
Fifteen carloads OF first-class ore
were received at the Eureka Console
dated furnaces yesterday.
The ore recently sent in from the
Battery mine, in Newark Valley. and
worked at the Atlas furnace, averaged
Sl84 per ton.
Nike P. Murphy yesterday leased
the Sea King mine, on Prospect
mountain, from the Richmond Cola.
pany for one year.
w. ii. Hunter who has been lying in
Jail for the past week, was tried for
stealing a pistol from Luther Clark,
and convicted ON the charge.
Secretary of State Minor has our
thanks for a copy OF the Eleventh Ne
vada Reports. The book is neatly got
ten up by Bancroft & Co., San Fran
cisco.
DR.. Rockman and VIM. Erskine ar.
rived here last evening from Ward,
by private conveyance. The Doctor
has q1it Ward, and thinks of resun-
ing the practice of his profession here.
The family of L. Dewitt departed
yesterday for California;; also Mr..
Hagsr and wife left for the East to
spend a few months amocg their
friends in Missouri.
Mrs. Hetzel is going to start a pri.
vate school at the Vestry of the Epis-
copal Church on Monday next. She
is an accomplished teacher aud will
doubtless oon have IA many pupils
as she can we'll attend TO.
VIM. Corners, a miner, well known
in this community, was taken with
bleeding at the lungs Thursday even
ing, and fears are entertained that he
can not recover He is lying at the
residence of Joe Mendes on Spring
street.
Messrs. Paxton & Co., bankers, an
nounce this morning to parties having
stocks deposited with them, that they
Will not in the future pay assessments
on stocks unless the owners deposit
the necessary amounts 10 pay with.
Jacob Coin, who has been sorely af-
iicted with rheumatism for q long
time, had a severe and unusual attack
on Wednesday evening. Yesterday
and last evening his condition was
much improved.
Thomas Ii. Kennedy and Miss Ida
n. Arnold were united in the holy
bonds last evening, by Justice Cromer.
The marriage took place at the resi-
dence of officer Mckee and was wit
messed by a number OF invited friends.
Robt. NJ. Briggs. superintendent of
several mines in Ward district, with
his wife, arrived here last evening by
private conveyance. Mr.. Briggs is en-
route for the Hot Springs in Elko
county, where he goes to be relieved
of a long-standing case OF rheumatism.
We hope he may be successful in Ell
,ecting a cure.
The first number of the Silver Plume
has been placed upon table. 1t is
IN amateur journal edited by Wesley
Kellogg and E. ID. Vanderleith, assist
ed by j. Storey and A. Taylor. The
initial number is a credit to the young
gentlemen, who have the best wishes
OF the SENTINEL for the success of their
Journalistic venture.
Senator shepherd, OF Elko, and Mr..
Andrew Lane, of Mineral Hill, arrived
in OWL yesterday and will remain
with us for two or three days. The
Senator is as genial and handsome as
when he graced the halls OF legislation
at the Capital. We believe these gen.
tleuen are here to talk beef to our
butchers, both OF them having some
fat cattle to dispose of.
A gentleman who has been making
a close calculation on the amount of
gas consumed, and the cost thereof for
each burner, informs us that an ordi-
nary burner will consume about four
feet per hour. On the basis that the
eas costs the consumer $40 per 900
feet, he is clearly Of The opinion, taking
everything into consideration, hat it
is much cheaper cleaner and safer than
aAal oil