Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-23


The San Francisco Gull tells this
story: A mar from Boston would moi
confess establishment al anything hi
saw In Nevada. As he was passing q
hotel in Virginia City the cap blew
from ono Of the chimneys. 1t was q
circular piece OF sheet iron, painted
black, slightly convex, and the four
supports were like legs. The wind
carried IL down street, and 1t went
~straddling along like q living thing,
The Boston man asked what it was.
"A bedbug from the HOTEL" was the
reply. by George, I never saw any.
thing like that The began, and then
added" outside of Boston,"
Marshal Ash and deputies, while on
their way to Pyramid Lake TO warn
off parties engaged In illegal fishing at
that place. were. while passing through
Q patch of Willows, attacked by some
unknown parties. aud some ifty shots
from rides were fred ut them before
they get out Of range. None took
effect, although the gallant Marshal
received . shot through the hst.
@. 8. Osborn, says the SilVer State.
who IL now running tho Pacific Sui
phur Works at Rabbit Hole. arrived
in town Thursday. He Is hauling re-.
6ned sulphur to the railroad, ct the
Humboldt House. at the rate of ten
tons every four days, and is making
the business pay handsomely.
About IL O'Clock Wednesday night,
John Stephen Farrell stabbed Jasper
Hugoner In the neck, cutting q fear
full cash from just behind the ear to
the windpipe. The Journal says that
the cause of the sffray was the illicit
r lations existing between Farreil's
wife and the victim.
The Virginia Chronicle libels the fair
ones OF Gold Hill as follows: The
fathers of Guild Hill girls are already
beginning to wonder how the deuce
they can fill their daughters stock
ings without filing a petition in bank
ruPtcy directly aft-rward.
A company has incorporated al Car.
son, with q capital OF 10000, and style
themselves the Silver State Poultry
Association. They propose TO pro
duce chickens and eggs for the market.
So says the Carson Tribune.
Austin Repeille: Anthony Bray,
formerly Superintendent of the Bel
mont mine, has been appointed super
intendent Of The Dav mine formerly
the Jack Rabbit), near Ploche.
The Bodie Standard says that the
completion of the Standard Company's
tramway insures a constant supply OF
ore AZ the mill, and the regular pay
days for = large force of men.
The san Francisco Mint will be
closed until January LIST, in order to
clean up preparatory to the new Su-
p-rlntendent, H. L. Dodge, taking
charge.
The meat shipped from Winnemuc-
ca to Chicago, lays the Sitver State,
arrived al its destination in prime con
iition, and sold at rates remunerative
to the shippers.
The Reno Gazette exposes Marshal
Ash's sensational story Of his Pyra-
mid Lake experience, and proves that
it was manufactured out Of whole
cloth.
Work has been commenced on the
Real del Monte mine, on Last Chance
Hill, about half a mile north from
Aurora.
Winnemucca, through the Silver
State, puts in a bid rs being the proper
place IL hold the next Democratic State
Convention.
The Bodie Standard advises outsid-
ers to stay away from that camp until
next spring.
A very decided increase in travel is
noticed on the Stage lines entering Au
rora.
The available water supply of Tus
csrora is eight inches, miners meas
iure.
Hoodlums from the East have made
their appearance in Virginia City.
The net proceeds of the Pioneer Fair,
at Virginia City. were $4.03l 3S.