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Deaths from FrIzht.

The first king Of Prussia, Frederick
l.. was sleeping one day in an armchair
when his wife, LOuisia, Of MecklenburR.
who had fallen into q state Of hopeless
insanity, having escaped from her keep
ers, succeeded in making her way 10 the
private apartments, and after wounding
herself in her efforts 10 break through
a glass door, cast herself upon her hus-
band in a state Of furious delirium.
The king, from whom her malady had
been carefully concealed, was 30 horn.
bed at the sight Of this woman covered
with blood, and clad only in some linen
garments, that he imagined he saw be-
fore him the " White Lady" whose ap-
partition, according 10 an ancient tradi-
tion, invariably announced the death Of
a prince Of the house Of Bradenburgh.
He was at that instant seized with q vio-
lent fever, Of which he died six weeks
afterwards, aged ffty-six.
The death Of the Dutch painter Pente-
man, in the seventeenth century. was
occasioned by an extraordinary circum-
stance. Being engaged upon q picture
in which were represented several
deaths heads, skeletons, and other OBJ
iects fitted to inspire in the hearts of
the beholder o contempt for the amuse-
ments and vanities of the age, he, in or
der to have the benefit of studying these
objects from nature, was accustomed TO
repair to an anatomical cabinet, which
served him for q studio. One sultry
day, while engaged in drawing from the
melancholy relics Of mortality by which
he was surrounded, he was overcome
with drowsiness, and, after several fruit
less efforts to continue his work, at
length succumbed to the power of sleep.
He had slept but short time when he
was suddenly awoke by an extraordinary
and apparently supernatural movement,
and the skeletons suspended from the
ceiling clashing violently together
Seized with a sudden panic, Penteman
rushed in terror from the room, cast
himself headlong from the staircase win
dow, and fell into the street half dead.
On recovering his senses, he learned
that the spectacle which had SO terrified
him arose from natural causes, having
been occasioned by an earthquake. But
the shock received by his nervous sys-
tenn was SO great that he never rallied,
and he died in few days after.
The French Marshal de Montreval,
Whose whole soul" according to st.
Simon, was but ambition and lucre,"
without ever having been able to distin-
guish his right hand FROM his left, but
concealing his universal ignorance with
an audacity which favor, fashion, and
birth protected, was SO superstitous
that one day at public dinner salt
cellar having been accidentally upset in
his lap, he was seized with such terror
at this untoward occurrence that he rose
from his seat, declaring that he was q
dead man. In fact. no sooner had he
got home when he was attacked by fever,
and died few days afterwards, in the
year Waterlosrn Post.
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PHYsIoLoGIoAL EFFKoTs OF QUIMA.-
DIR. e. L. Drake, of Fayetteville, Tenn.
has published in the Medical and Saergi-
cal REPORTER some Of his experience and
conclusions respecting the physiological
action Of quinia. he says at least three
different physiological effects can be
obtained from this drug. In doses up
to two grains it is q tonic; from this to
five grains it is stimulant, and from
that to ten grains or more it is dia-
phoretic relaxant and calmative-a feb
rifuge. The amount Of twenty -four
grains distributed over twenty-four
hours may have some anti-periodic ef-
feet in q mild type Of ague, but viii
prove very disagreeable to the patient,
on account of cinchonism. II he has
any headache it will agravate this symp-
tom. If this amount be divided into
three doses and taken within four hours,
at any time after q pyrexia has reached
its height, say after P. NJ, the toxic ef
feet will be apparent in the relaxation
and diaphoresis; the patient will be
drunk. A half pint Of whisky can be
taken in small doses during day with
out inducing intoxication; yet, If it is
all taken in the course Of two or three
hours, the individual viii be apt to ex-
hibit strong evidence of being in this
state. So with chloroform and ether.
I make it rule never to give quinine
in the forenoon, always giving it at
night, to the amount Of not less than %
grains, conjoined with an Opiate. and
am nearly certain Of getting q good dia-
phoretic effect, which viii be apt to ex-
tend through the succeeding day. In
all the pyrexia of this region I Iprescribe
it the first visit, and frequently have the
satisfaction of aborting case Of pneu-
monia. or making its subsequent course
manageable. In the pneumonias OF the
middle-aged, who are so liable to over
whelming congestion Of the lungs, it is
the sheet-anchor, given in large doses at
the outset.
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A voyage on the Amazon, the great
river Of South America, is excessively
monotonous. A vast volume of smooth,
yellow water, floating trees and grass,
low, inear-sharped islets, dark, even
forest, the shore Of boundless sea Of
verdure, and o cloudless sky, with
occasional Aocks Of screaming parrots
these are the general features. No busy
towns are seen along the banks; only
here and there q palm hut or Indian
village, half buried in the wilderness.
No mountains break the horizon, only
half Q dozen table-topped hills; and
while many bluffs Of red and yellow
clay are visible, they are exceptional,
the usual border being low alluvial de-
posits, magnifcently wooded, but half
the year covered with water The real
grandeur, however, of great river like
this is derived from rejecting upon its
prospective commercial importance and
immense drainage. A lover of Nature,
moreover, can never get tired of gazing
at the picturesque grouping and variety
of trees with their mantles of creeping
plants; the wild unconquered race of
vegetable giants; the dense canopy Of
green supported by crowded Scolums,
branchless for 80 or 80 feet; the para
sites and underground struggling for
life; the broad d-leaved bananas and gigan-
tic grasses; the colossal nut and pod-bear-
Jag trees; and, above all, the hundred of
species Of palms, each vieing with the
other in beauty and grace. Through
such denely packed forest flows the
Amazon with all the grandeur of an
ocean current.
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A NEW RELIGIOUS SEcT.-Russia has
a new religious sect, one Of whose lead
ing tenets is that man is subordinate to
woman, and shall confess his sins to his
wife, at least once week. We always
thought man became lord of creation I"
through some Misunderstanding.
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A Bold PRocKRDrNd.-A French la
dy, travelling alone in frst-class rail-
way compartment, was surprised by the
sudden entrance of . man as the train
began moving. he flung a parcel on
the seat, sprang upon her before she
could shrek, and whispered "Not a
word, or you are dead. Take these scis-
sors and quickly cut my hair short" He
knelt down close before her, and she
tremblingly obeyed. When it was done
he arose aud said I: Now, madame,
locx out of that window; you will soon
be free" The terrified woman again
obeyed, but discovered by side glances
that be had taken priests robes out Of
the parcel and was putting them on.
just then the speed Of the train began
to slacken /; the daring intruder, utterly
transformed, bowed haughtily, and, be-
fore the cars stopped, jumped nimbly
from the train and disappeared, leaving
the lady too much bewildered to attempt
to give the alarm.
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PAPER CHURoH.-The Philadelphis
Ledger says: There is q paper church
near Berlin which can contain nearly
1000 persons. 1t is circular within, oc-
tagonal without. The reliefs outside
and statues within, the roof, ceiling,
the Corinthian capitals, are all papier
mache, rendered waterproof by sat
urating in vitrol, lime water, whey and
white of eggs.
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A NOVEL PRocEEDINa.-An amusing
incident occurred at the establishment
of a we'll known London publisher.
The manuscript of a novel was sent to
him SO hermetically sealed in tin box
that it could not be extracted without q
hammer. The clerks who received the
box conjured up in their minds an idea
that it contained dynamite, and, conse-
quen1y after much perturbation, the
box was deposited unopened in dark
cellar, where it has remained for sever
al months, and where, probably, it
would have continued to remain, had
not the author, who lives in q remote
part Of the world, unexpectedly made
his appearance in tho British metropolis.
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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
THE COUNTY HOSPITAL,

By courtesy of DIR. Bishop, the
County Physician, we paid the Hos
pital a visit yesterday afternoon. The
institution is in apple pie order, neat
ness and cleanliness prevailing in all of
the wards. The Doctor has some in
teresting cases on his hands, and his
professional pride is gratified 10y the
progress toward recovery Of those
under his treatment. We visited Sam
Mahoney, who was wounded in the
knee by a pistol ball some time since,
and found his condition to be very
favorable to his ultimate recovery.
Wounds in the knee, where n por-
ton of the bone Las been fractured or
the joint received All injury, are very
difficult to treat, the surgeons in nine
cases out Of ten resorting TO amputa-
ton. 1t was feared that this treat
ment would be- necessary in Mahon-
ey's case. but under DR.. Bishops ARE
there is little doubt but that the limb
will be saved. A piece of the fractured
bone can be felt just over the knee
cap, that may possibly have to be re-
moved, but this will not enGanyer the
leg. In another ward lays an Italian
patient suffering from a terrible ulcer.
the result of al accident, a log falling
on and crushing his leg. The case IS
progressing favorably and the Doctor
thinks be will be able to set him on
his legs again An old and paralytIc
patient completes the list OF the
county's charges. Mr.. Seamen, whose
leg was broke by the caving of the
cellar in the rear of Clark's store, oe-
cuples one of the wards, but is not a
burden of the county. He was re-
moved to the hospital Immediately
after the accident, and stays there for
convenience of treatment. Seamen
sustained a very bad fracture of the
thigh tone, and was otherwise bruised
ana injured. He is resting very COM
fortably, all the scientific appliances
of the profession having been brought
TO bear OF his fractured limb. We ex-
amined the machinery used, and were
much interested in the perfection of its
details and the evident comfort it gave
the sufferer. This completes the list
OF patients at the institution, all of
whom are doing well.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
Resting SD-iucs.

John Black, an old-timer in Eureka,
but now of Resting Springs District,
has been visiting his friends in town
for some days, and returned to his
new abiding place this morning. John
informs us that they have got a lively
camp, composed in the main of old
Eurekans. The town is 800 miles
south of Eureka, and is situated on
Clark's Fork, a branch of the Arma-
gosa. Two stores, three saloons and
three restaurants are running, all do
ing O lively business. A plentiful
growth of timber covers the hills with
in eight miles of the town, but coal has
To be hauled about 80 miles. The prin-
cipal mines are the Gunsight, Noon
day aud Alexander.
The Gunsight Company have sunk
a shaft on their property to the depth
OF $50 feet, and have | 900 tons of ore
on the dump assaying an average of
5000 per ton in gold and silver. The
mine gives employment To from 40 TO
90 men. The MONDAY Company are
down on their lode 100 feet, tie ore
averaging from 500 TO $500 per ton.
The Alexander Company are down 100
feet, and employ about 20 men. All
three mines are controlled by j. B.
Osborne IL Co., and the camp gives
every evidence of q prosperous future.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
Prospect Mountain Mines.

The Bullion mine is on the south
west side of Prospect mountain. The
formation is limestone and quartzite.
Two shafts have been sunk to a depth
of so feet each, exploring well defined
walls, between which the ore bodies
are found. The vein matter is a
quartZite gangue, and the ore extract.
ed smelts readily and carries a high
percentage of lead beside being rich in
the precious metals. The location
embraces 500 feet OF surface ground.
The Western Slope mine adjoins the
Bullion on the southwest, and en-
braces the same amount of surface
ground. The lode is traceable on the
surface for quite a distance, and a shaft
is sunk on the groupings to a depth of
60 feet. The lode is eight feet wide
and uniform i'm size from the surface
to the bottom of the shaft. A tunnel
has been started on the slope OF the
mountain that will reach the lode at a
depth of 200 feet, and will, on its com
pletion, facilitate the extraction of ore.
Blue and green carbonates of copper
are met with, interspersed in the ore
bodies. The filling between the walls
is quartz.
Both the above mines have yielded
some very high-grade ore, and are
among the valuable properties in that
vicinity,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
An Inquiry.

EDITOR SENTINEL: Will you be
kind enough to give space In your
valuable paper to a few lines, asking
ID. b. Immel & Co.-or the assignees,
who claim to have full charge and con-
troll of all property and stocks belong.
ing to the said d. b. Immel Il Co.
why they don't come out like business
men and make some statement, so
that poor men who have a little inter-
asst in the management of the said ID.
B. Immel d Co.'s affairs might know
what is going on behind the [bankl
curtain, or at least give a man some
satisfactory answer as to what they are
doing, or intend to do. By publishing
this you will oblige many who have
Tor should hare stock in their posses
sion. ONE WHO is INTERESTED.
In response to the above inquiry it
may be stated that the assignees are
promised a statement from below by
next Monday, which will enable them
to furnish all desired information
thereafter. MIR. Immel himself Joined
in the request a few days ago for an
accounting from his brokers in San
Francisco, and the statement will
probably be here at the time stated
ED. SENTINEL
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
Richmond Consolidated.

The London Mining Journal of June
10th quotes the shares of the Rich
mond Company at s3S rs to $50 25. 1t
also contains the following cablegram
from Manager Rickard: Trial def
nitely set for July %. at San Francisco,
before Field and Sawyer, without jury.
Westerly drift again struck ore 200
feet from first discovery. Do not think
furnace can be started TIL after trial.
Reserves in undisputed ground too
limited" The journal then proceeds
to notice from the SENTINEL the ac-
count of the late development in the
westerly portion of the mine, and adds
that "it is a curious coincidence that
the two litigant companies should, as
the effect of the injunction each has
obtained against the other, have been
driven to explore unpromising ground,
and each at the same time find such
remarkable success"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
Our Fire Department.

One fact was demonstrated by yes
terday mornings fire, and that was
that Eureka possesses in her fire de-
partlnent as well organized and eff
cient a body of men as any city or
town on this coast. The able manner
in which they handled and controlled
the fire, coutining it to the block in
which il started, in the face of an in
tense heat, cannot receive too much
praise. The town on this and other
occasions has been saved from destruc-
ton by them, and it is a duty that the
citizens to themselves and the
men who risk their lives aud limbs to
save their properly, to see that none OF
the companies languish for want Of
support.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07

House is yet in embryo, on account of
funds, as there has been no provision
made to procure revenue. except
licences on saloons, groceries, etc.
As this letter is getting rather long,
III close, stating that all Eurekans
that | know are getting along fairly.
j.. Nj. Wilton has connected himself
with the Black Hills Pioneer; ID. S.
Miller il doing a good merchandise
business; Nick Millich, Joe Martina
vich. and other Montenegrans are
placer mining on Gold Run, about
two miles and a half from here. Har-
ry Policeman French Harry il at Gay
City, mining; Bob Stewart and Jim
McQuillan are on the lower end of
Wbisewood; Sprando is mining at
Bare Buttes; Ed. Charbonna is black
smithing at Centerville; Billy Mather
is keeping a saloon IN Deadwood; Prof.
eSsor Bach is dispensing sweet strains
to the deniZens of Gay City, aud
Johnny Moss is playing at the Bella
Union Theater, at Deadwood. Profess
sor Bach says as soon as the clerk of
the weather begins picking his celes-
tial goose, and owe mother earth
with its snowy flakes, he will begin to
teach the art elite of Terpsicbore.
Your humble servant is fat, ragged
and saucy. With a good wish for all
old friends, Yours, Truly,
PLUM Bob.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
THE WATER QUESTION.
Propositions That should be Favor
ably Considered.

1t seems to be a settled fact that our
water supply is inadequate in cases of
extensive CONGREGATIONS. The tank
on the mountain is a splendid thing
for the safety of the town. but with the
drain constantly made upon it by the
reckless use of water for s%prinkliug,
it does not afford a supply sufficient
for great emergencies. 1t vas COM
pletely exhausted at the fire of yester-
day morning. Major Mccoy dropped
in yesterday to canvas the water
question, and also to submit a propo-
si;ion for the consideration of our peo-
pie. He has a large reservoir exca
waited in the solid rock, near the fire
tank, on the mountain. 1t will be
ready for use as soon as it receives a
coating of cement. II will probably
y $500 to make 1t available. The
Major proposes that If the citizens
will give this reservoir the finishing
touches, he will obligate himself to
keep it filed at all times with water for
fire purposes. The new reservoir has a
capacity of IS 900 gallons, and the pres
sure j. only about ten feet less than
that of the fire tank. This proposition
involves but q small outlay, and GER
tainly deserves the approval of all
property A movement
should be placed on foot without a
moments delay to secure for the town
this additional protection.
Through Ii. Bishop, Mr.. Probert, of
the Richmond, a so makes q generous
offer, and one which should be accept.
eel along with that of Major Mccoy.
MIR. Probert kindly consents to allow a
connection to be made with the large
tanks of the Richmond Company,
which always contain a magnificent
supply of water. Only a few hundred
feet of pipe will be necessary to con-
meet these tanks with the main of the
water works, and The cost will be
but a trlfle compared with the extra
protection .afforded. One of the
tanks is situated on the hill back of the
reduction works. The increased pres
sure from this point would be very
considerable. The kind proposition OF
Mr.. Probert should he accepted and
ut;l zed at once.
While on this subject, we have an
other suggestion to MAKE. A consid-
cradle Quantity of water u n to waste
down the big ditch. Locks, or dams,
should be constructed at short inter
walls, to a it. Two purposes could
thus be served: The ditch could be
flushed occasionally az a sanitary
measure, and in case of fire these res
ervoirs would be of great value, if
placed under tribute by bucket brig
AIDES. The present is The dryest season
we have ever known in Eureka; u
usual June showers were omitted alto
gether and July starts in equally dry.
The town stands in need of every drop
of water that can be rendered availa-
BILE for fire purposes, and We hope our
citizens may realize the urgent neces-
sity of acting upon all of the above
suggestions.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
SHORT BITS.

G.. J. Lansing departed for the Bay
on this mornings train, OH a business
visit.
Flue dust and oil. mixed, makes an
excellent article of fire paint. 1t 10
cheap and serviceable.
The Eureka Consolidated Company
are putting an additional force of meu
at work in their mine on Ruby Hill.
The charcoal consumed on Thursday
nights train on the Narrow Gauge,
belonged to Pete Hansen. and was
destined for tine Consolidated furnaces.
Barney Kane, an old resident Of Sc
cret Canyon, left this morning, In COM
pany with John Black, for Resting
Springs, where he proposes to take up
his future residence.
A card will be found in another COL
IN from Bishop & Carpenter, In
which they return thanks to the
gallant firemen and citizens for their
successful efforts in saving the firms
property from destruction.
Major Mccoy has leased the water
supply belonging to the Hamburg
Company, on their property in Eure-
ka canyon. This will give the Major
ample water supply in all emergencies.
The alarm Of fire at noon yesterday
caused by a smell OF burning rags
and some smoke in the cellar of Odd
Fellows Hall. The presence OF fire,
however, could not be discovered, not.
w~ithstanding a most persistent and
thorough search was instituted.
J.. p. Hixon, representing the firm
Of Burr II Fink, merchant tailors Of
San Francisco, will leave for Austin on
Monday morning. He will return af-
ter a short absence and stop over in
Eureka for a couple of days.
j. b. Fulton, Superintendent Of the
Ward Beecher mine on Treasure Hill.
White Pine county, arrived in Eureka
on the Hamilton stage yesterday after.
noon, and left on this mornings train
for San Francisco.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
NiGht WafChmam.

Eureka has one regular night watch
man. and he has under his care very
nearly a mile of business houses, resi-
dences, etc. Mr.. Patterson 10 very
watchful, and al fortune ordered 1t
was in the immediate vicinity of the
fire yesterday morning, thus enabling
him to give an early alarm. There 10
no question but that it would be true
economy on the part of the citizens to
employ at least n more competent
man to patrol the town after dark.
The field in too large for one individ-
ual to afford protection to all Of Eu-
reka.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
4. o. O. f. Election At P.lisaae.

At a regular meeting OF Palisade
Lodge. No. %, I. o. o. F., held last
Wednesday, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term: I.
K. Jewell, n. g.; Patrick Sheehey,
v. g.: John Marchant, Treasurer.
The election of Secretary was deferred.
The newly elected officers will be in
stalled as oon AZ w. H. Davenport,
District Deputy Grand Master, visits
Palisade for hat purpose.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
Fashion Notes.

White Swiss dresses are trimmed
with colored torchon laces.
The skirts of ladies' dresses are
growing longer and the waists shorter.
Suits of navy blue grenadine fiecked
with gold are imported for young
ladies'.
Tuscan braids and lace work are
much used in trimming all kinds of
straw hats.
Boas made of white lace studded
with fine flowers are now worn around
The neck.
Most Of the new summer dresses are
cut square in the neck and filled in
with lace.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
this Way.

The Tuscarora Mining Reriew of
last Tuesday has the following: Gov
ernor Bradley and Professor Stewart
started for Elko on Saturday by priv
ate conveyance. They intend visiting
Railroad district, Eureka and Austin.
While here they were SO favorably im-
pressed with the camp. that they built
a good house, at a S OF Si00, ana
have now men fencing in their land
with 4 good substantial fence"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-07
Temporary Quarters.

The Moore Bros. have taken up
temporary quarters at Josh Alderson's
stable, on South Main street. As they
saved all of their stock and elegant
outfits, those wishing 20 visit the
races to day and Sunday, or wishing
teams for other purposes can be &C
commodated at their new place of
business,