Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-01
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should wear a plug hat.
Mrs. Peter Jeffreys died very sud
denly yesterday morning.
M. Berwin has laid a brick founda'
ton to his cellar.
Superintendent Powell is building
an addition to his handsome private
residence.
J. b. Ayers left for Mineral Hill
Sunday morning to look out for his
mining Interests at that place.
The railroad yard is crowded with
large number Of coal ears awaiting de-
livery at the furnaces.
Fred Bennett has been confined to
his room for the past week with an at
tack of fever.
J. b. Nelson has received the ar-
pointment of United States Deputy
Marshal. A good selection.
The Hamburg will use ten tons OF
Stag per day. 1t will be hauled from
the X dump.
Mr.. Porter, of the Hamburg, is maxi
ing chemical ASSAYS OF the ore in order
to determine the best methods OF hux-
ing and working it.
The Railroad Company were yester-
day loading one of their large freight
teams with 10000 pounds OF assorted
merchandise Tor Typo.
Billy Gillen is %fenovating and refit-
ting the Silver Brick Hotel. Billy is
bound to keep up, and just a little
ahead of the times.
The railroad scraper was taken out
on the Hamburg road yesterday morn
ing by Charlie Broy,s cams. 1t is the
intention to keep the road in first.class
order.
The body of a dead Indian was found
in the railroad ditch between Box
Springs and Hay Ranch. 1t is sur
missed that he fell from the train while
it vas in motion.
Mr.. Cooper, of Wells, Fargo & Co.,
is happy in the possession OF a lovely
and fragrant boquet of lilly, fuschias
and m~ignonettes. It's an oasis in the
express office.
Casey's barber shop is undergoing
the regular spring ~renovatiDg. New
oilcloth, fresh paint Il other improve
ments make it look as neat and tasty
as a brand-new pin.
George Fee, for a long time Conduc-
tor on the narrow-gauge, has returned
to Eureka and Will make this town his
future abiding place. His old friends
are pleased to meet him.
The half-mile dash on Sunday at the
Willows track resulted in favor of
Belle. The favorite in the pools made
a poor showing, and some Of the boys
fell heavily.
Bob Beatty wants it understood that
H. $500. ,.Nt tn ID D,ttu xv1,0 l.ft for
San Francisco on Saturday. Bob re-
mains at his post, and lItigants will
find him at his Office.
Constable Livingston and Tom Short
returned Monday from a fruitles 8
search after Charles Austin, who alb
seconded with q team belonging to
Short. No trace of the man or team
could be discovered.
w. h. Montgomery was engaged in
hauling and shipping wool yesterday.
He has completed shearing and, not
withstanding the cold storms prevail
ing ince he commenced, has not lost
any sheep.
Postmaster Wilson and his clerks
have been overwhelmed with applica-
tlons for advertised letters by intelli-
g mt citizens laboring under the idea
that the registry list was the weekly
advertised letter list.
George Lamereaux has been making
some extensive improvements at his
premises opposite the Richmond
works. His blacksmith and repair
shops are very complete, and a large
corral and shed in the rear afford ac-
commodation for the coal teams, etc.
We are compelled to lay W. until
to-morrow's issue Rev. j. A. Gray's
interesting Sunday evenings lecture.
AS usual an attentive and delighted
audience filled the church to overflow
ing.
A couple of ladies visited our sanc-
tum yesterday. 1t was a very pretty
diamond ring they wanted to induce
the boys to take a chance in, but Mon
day is a bad day 10 call on prints, and
we regret to say that the visit was not
a profitable n for the fair ones.
When you hear an official say that
he will co operate with something or
anything he can lay his hands or in
the way of reform, just put the fly
blister of your intelligence upon him
and make up your mind that he will
be rich early.
Captain A. D. Rock, formerly Dep
NY Assessor underJ. Powell, and who
has been engaged in Introducing a
patent railroad lie on the G. p. II. r.,
at Oakland, for the past six mouths,
returned to Eureka on Sunday morn
in4's train.
Joe Mendes opened his upstairs hall
last evening, and the familiar cry Of
"Keno," with the usual chorus, vas
once more heard in the land. The
room is very spacious, and Jo-'s com
pliance with the Gambling bill has adj
ded greatly to the attractions of the
Tiger Saloon.
Quite a crowd collected In front Of a
saloon on Main street yesterday to
watch the antics Of a parrot that was
engaged in the amusement OF pluck.
ing tue feathers from a de!enseless hen,
held up to its perch for that purpose
The crowd seemed to enjoy the fur
and laughed long and loudly at the
cries of the poor fowl. 1t vas q bruta
exhibition.
Assessor Knight left on Sundays
train for Mineral Hill on an officia
trip. and proposes to. assess this new
StriD of Tertiary. Udy Smith will