Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-12
SHORT BITS.
Gas in the Sazerac saloon.

Gas in the Sazerac saloon.
Ice cream and cooling drinks were
IN order the past two days.
1t costs $l3s to ship a horse from
San Francisco to PalisadG.
Not many women are blacksmiths,
but the most of them can "shoo" a
hen.
We are under obligations to Captain
Will. N. Rabbits, of Palisade, for
many favors.
An exciting game of football at.
tracted a crowd of players on Main
street yesterday evening.
The Typo stage which left yesterday
afternoon carried a full load of freight
and passengers.
The streets are getting very dusty,
and the balmy zephyrs fill the air with
clouds of the material.
All persons having bills against the
Eureka Foundry will duly heed a no.
tice to be found Under the head of
"New To-day"
A large force of men are engaged in
digging the ditch and laying the new
water main on North Main street. SUI
p~erinteDdent Bliss is pushing the work
with all possible dispatch.
w. II. Clark is Strengthening the
piazza surrounding his property on
the corner of Main and Clark streets
with a number of iron rods, thus rem
dering it secure from any possible ac-
cidents.
We acknowledge the receipt of a let
ter from Palisade enclosing a commu-
nication from an inmate of the County
Jail. The letter is of hardly enough
int rest to warrant its publication.
We were slightly in error in regard
to Judge Coles future residence. j.
G. Browns handsome house was the
one we intended to designate, instead
OF j c. Powell's. We apologize to the
latter for incontinently turning him
out Of house and home.
w. j. Mccormick, who was injured
by an attempt to stop a runaway team,
is still confined to his room. Upon
examination, it was found that one of
his legs was broken, and he has the
prospect of a tedious sequesteration
before him.
A party of men, with a four horse
team loaded with provisions and the
equipments for a prospecting trip,
w Y ott SStVtoh " q W. obo-
trict, 40 miles south of Typo, which is
said to be rich in silver. They will
thoroughly explore the region.
Dick Dryer, the irrepressible cigar
agent, is in town. He has just re.
turHed from an Eastern trip, and will
leave to-day for Hamilton, Ward and
Typo. Dicks customers are very u
merous in Eastern Nevada.
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with q severe accident on Ruby Hill
last Sunday, dislocating his shoulder
and receiving other bruises by a fall.
DR.. Lukens attended the case and re-
ports the patient as doing we'll.
Our genial friend, Billy Smith, will
lead to the altar this evening one of
Eureka's tairest bellies. The ceremo-
MES will take place at the Methodist
Church, at s o'clock, and all of the
friends of the contracting parties are
invited to be present on the occasion.
Miss Lulu Beardsley has so far re-
covered from her Illness as to be able
to set up in an easy chair. All danger
of contagion, as tar as the patient is
concerned, is at an end, and it is to be
hoped that her attack will prove an
isolated case.
The livery stables done a land Office
business Sunday. Everybody that
could afford it took advantage of the
balmy weather TO enjoy a drive be-
hind the fine teams that the Eureka
stables universally furnish their Gus
toners.
Thanks to the urbane proprietor Of
the postotiice news stand for many IA
vors in the line of EDITORIALS and East
ern newspapers. Since Frank reduced
the price of illustrated papers, it keeps
him busy ordering supplies to meet
the increased demand.
A vociferous Celestial maiden at
tracted a large crowd Sunday morning
in chinatown by her shrill cries and
ohjurgations. What we're the nature
of her wrongs, was one of those things
as Dundreary remarks, "that no Teller
could find out" but she was very
much in earnest, and handled the sub
ject with a flow of cultural language
that seemed to astonish her country
men.
Congressman Thomas Wren, of Eu-
reka, S. NJ. Wilson and j. j. Williams,
of San Francisco, counsel for the
Richmond Company, and j. d. Hague,
mining expert, arrived on Monday
mornings train, from San Francisco.
The party, accompanied by Messrs.
Hiilhouse and Lansing, visited Ruby
Hill yesterday, and will repeat the trip
to-day. They evidently intend to post
themselves on all the dips, angles and
spurs of the great ore channel.
The Late tragedy