Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-24
STATE NEWS.

CduSON ut'oh OoA
the Reno Journal, by the announc
ment that VIM. Thompson, ex-Sena-
tor from this county, had inaugurated
a suit for libel against &. G. Powning,
proprietor of the Nevada State Journal.
Doubling the truth of the rumor, we
repaired to the Clerks office, where
we found the complaint filed in due
form, and the summons duly certified
by Sheriff Lamb after service. The
complaint is given in the usua form,
and assesses the damages to Mr..
Thompson's good name in the sum OF
$4,000. The publication which DC
casioned the suit, was that OF Feb
ruary 10th, or which day the Journal
contained a letter from Carson signed
"Reno," which letter gave, among
other things, the following gratuitous
intOrmation:
1.-THE town talk is the tongue lashing
of Deacon Parkinson on Washoe's ex
Senator Thompson. The reverend
gentleman denounced him as a scoun
drel and other choice epithet> and
even insinuated that the ex Senator
had sold potatoes and the sacks con
tanned bullion from Dall's mill manv
YEA RS since; that the ex-senator for a
consideration voted against bis OWL
resolution o. Fares and Freights four
wears since, and many other sweet re-
Elections on the gentleman"
Last Friday and Saturday, SAYS the
Enterprise, there was much commo-
ton in Chinatown. 1t was caused 10y
the appearance there of a person
named Howard, from Carson, who
claimed to be a policeman for the Chr
nese quarters OF that place, and who
informed the Celestials of this city
that the Legislature were about to pass
a law to cut off their pigtails, and that
unless they raised him $500 to pay a
lawyer and put a stop to it the bill
would surely pass and become a law.
They asked a little time in which to
raise the money. and in this way the
movement leaked out. Captain Iby,
who tells the story, then informed the
Cinnamon that it. was only a trick TO
get money from them, which would
be pocketed by the man Howard.
While here he also tried to collect
money to buy a gold watch to be pre-
scented by the Chinese to Governor
Bradley.
The Reno Journal has the following
to say with regard to its libel suit
for $4,000: We have no dis
position U libel any man. And
certainly we know nothing Of Mr..
rhompson's character that would
cause us to "willfully and malicious
ly" attempt to injure him in the esti-
nation OF the public. If Mr.. Thomp-
had any idea that the paragraph
in question had any tendency to do
him any injustice or personal injury
whatever, a simple request from him
would have secured from us the pub
LEGATION of any explanation he could
have wished to MAKE in regard to the
1t is safe to say that any man
who read the paragraph never paid any
more attention to it.
The Gold Hill News says that one
Bennett-in fact w. P~.-rejoices in a
$lO0 hat and a $1e0 pair of pants TO
day. yet is not proud. and recognizes
his old lie IDS as usu !. He iiet "a mar
500 against a new hat the day after the
election that Hayes and Wheeler
would win, and he bet $3.50 against II
new pair of pants with another man
on the same proposition. Bennett
takes the Gold Hill NeVs, and he reads
it and believes in il; consequently he
has seer no cause to go back IN him
self or his bet from first to last.
The Reno Gazette says: Last night
a number of tramps took passage for
the eastern part of the Stale. The
D;rht l,of,Ho pAro tIirt a. h,nrlaI tb.
eastern-bound overland and will do
Eureka, Phoebe, Winnemucca and
other towns in that portion OF Nevada
have a few dozen more which the
East or any other portion of the earth
can have without even asking for
them.
The Gold Hill News says: A nun.
Der of men are engaged in placer dig
ging on American Flat. Their base OF
is just below the Knicker
booker, and they are utilizing the wa,
ter from that NINE. Four men cleared
$40 at this work yesterday.
1t Is said that Crocker and Bancroft,
representing the two largest printing
and publishing houses in California,
are prominent in the lobby of the Leg
islature. They have a deep interest IN
the aholishment of the office of State
Printer.
All the switching engines of the Vir.
ginia and Truckee railroad are to be
supplied with gongs that will sound
continually when the engines are in
motion.
During the week ending February
Is, 80 feet were added to the Sutro
tunnel. Total length, l6,035. Water
decreasing. Rock the same. as
last report.