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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

Something Of Its Prospects and
Needs.

Something Of Its Prospects and
Needs.
From the Grantsville SUM-
We are modest and do not wish to
exaggerate in regard to the mines in
the vicinity Of Grantsville, but must
simply say in a very few words that
the Alexander is and will be the
second Comstock in this State, and will
turn out more bullion, because it is larger
and richer. There are more lodges near
here. which are highly spoken Of. In the
spring, no doubt, several companies will
be organized for their development, which
will eventually make this the best mining
camp in the State.
The town of Grantsville, with q popula-
ton Of 500, Downeyville, 400; Lodi, 200,
and other places in the vicinity, have no
Pestofiice or mail route. Our only COM
munication with the outside world is by q
two-horse stage that comes in every four
days via Wadsworth. The company run
ming this line are doing for nothing what
the Government ought to pay them for.
Taking in the surrounding country within
a very small radius, there are fully 1900
people without any postal facilities what
ever. In common justice we should have
at least a tri-weekly mail and Postofice.
We demand it, and must have it. If this
modest demand is not accedcd to we will
make Nevada howl, and have our Repre-
sentatives dog the footsteps of the Post
master-General until he gives in.
A worker in sheet-iron and tin is badly
needed, and could make money here.
Several white laundry women could
make first-class wages here. The people
would p~atronize them in preference to
having their clothes spoiled by Cinnamon.
There are quite a number Of rich mines,
almost within a stones throw Of town, that
ure waiting patiently for capitalists to in
vest in. They would get their money back
tenfold, as the mines are rich and per-
manent, beyond a peradventure. There is
no better place in the State to invest money
than right here.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

Following is the Official vote of Mineral
Hill precinct Bradley, Is; Adams, 10;
Deal, ~; Cole, 7; Kittrell, 10; Rule, IL;
Baker, TO-; Jones, IL; Elstner, IL; Sessions,
10; Day, 10; Bartlett, 10; J. L. Walker, IL;
Chandler, Is; Beatty, 10; Jonathan Walker.
81; Rives, IL; Singleton, 10; Harmon, 16;
Levy, 7; sadler, 10; Haley, 8; Merrill, 26;
Scanland. IL; Friedman, 5; Read, Is;
Campbell, 16; Turner, 10. Daggett, IA:
Kinkead. IL; Mighels, IA; Hawley. 90;
Bicknell, II; Dabcock, Is; Hallock. Is;
Murphy, Is; Hatch, II; Crockett. Is; Ham
mond, Is; Doolin, II; Fisk, 10; Smith.
IL; Robinson, Is; Wermuth, 10; Dayen-
port, Is; Kyle, II; Dodge. 10; McMartin,
Cooper, IL; knight, "a; Merrill. &c; Smith.
a.; Read, 16; Atwood, Is; Lambert, IL;
Scott. IL.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

Total votes polled. 7. Dasgett s, Deal 2;
Kinkead 5, Bradley 2; Mighels 5, Adams 2;
Hawley 4, Cole 8; Bicknell S. Rule 2; Bah
cock 4, Baker 8; Hallock 5, Elstner 2;
Murphy s, Kittrell 2, Hatch 5, Day 2;
Crockett S, Jones Q; Doolin s, Bartlett 2;
Fisk 5, Robinson 5, Wermuth 6, j. l..
Smith 6, Walker 7, Jonathan Walker 1,
Beatty 2, Chandler 2; Davenport 6. Riyes
l.; Kyle 4, Singleton 8; Dodge 8, Harmon
4; McMartin /, Levy 6; Cooper 3, Sadler
A; Knight 7, Haley 0; Merrill 6, ]. w.
Smith 6; Friedman 1, Read 5; Atwood 1,
Scanland 6; Lambert Q; Campbell 5, Scott
1, Tvrner 6; Schneider S, Clark 5, Pardy
6. Skillman 2, c. B. Moore 2; Cromer 2,
Goldssone 5; German 5, Hayes 2.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

Parties who own mining property over
in Spring Valley District had better be on
the alert. Old-timers here know that there
are mines over there Of good milling ore
the groupings Of which can be traced for
five miles, and they are easy CT access
none Of the locations being so situated but
that il is possible for q ten-mule team to
drive along side.
There is the 1920" which was located
years ago, and which is still held by E. H.
Rose. On this mine the shaft is down 60
feet, and then there is q 40-foot drift on
q ~six-foot ledge-the ore from which assays
a good average, some running up in the
hundreds. Then there is the Duker, and
Frank Ways Mayette, which has yielded
ore assaying as high as 81, 700; the War
Eagle, upon which considerable work has
been done; the Eureka. the REEVES 4 Berry
and the North Star, . mine that has been
worked by means Of tunnels.
These old camps are liable to take .
start most any day. now that 80 much
prospecting is going on.
1t 10 . ~well-known fact that many Of our
best camps have ct some time since their
organization, dragged along for years whom
almost any Of the claims could have been
jumped and lawfully held. and the Spring
Valley District might be one OF them.
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Pinto.

State ticket-Daggett IL; Deal 6; Kin
kead IL; Bradley 5; Mighels IL; Adams 8;
Hawley IL; Cole 6; Bicknell IL; Rule 6;
Babcock IL; Baker 5; Hallock IL; Elstner
6; Murphy IL; Kittrell 6; Hatch IL; Jones
6; Hammond s; Sessions -.
County ticket Doolin II, Bartlett 6;
Fisk AZ, Robinson 10, Wermuth 10, Smith
IL; ]. L. Walker s, Chandler 5, Beatty 5.
Walker 6; Davenport 10, Rives 7; Kyle 8,
Singleton 4; Dodge IL, Harmon 6; McMar-
tin 8, Levy 7; Cooper 7, Sadler 9; knight
IL, Haley 6; Smith 10, Friedman 3; Read7;
Merrill 6: Atwood IL, Scanland 6; Lambert
4; Campbell 10; Scott 6, Turner 10; Moore
Z, Skillman 5, McEwen 8; Goldstone 3,
Cromer IS; Hayes 8. German 8.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

Seventeen votes cast. The Republican
State ticket receives al average of ten and
the Democratic seven. Singleton, 10;
Kyle, A; Cooper, IL; sadler, 1; Doolin, TO-;
Bartlett, Z; J. L. Smith, IL; Fisk, 10;
Wermnth, 10; Robinson, 10; Beatty, Z;
Walker, 6; Jonathan Walker, z; Chandler,
Z; knight, ID; Haley, 4; Dodge, 8; Har-
mon, s. Balance Of ticket, Republican
candidates 10; Democratic Z.
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TYPO, November D.
EDITOR SENTINEL: About 80 votes have
been counted up to the present time, 1
o'clock. Bradley leads Kinkead by IL
votes. The remainder Of the ticket have
about the same majority, with the excep-
ton Of Kittrell. who leads the entire ticket.
Williams, candidate for the Assembly, is
running way ahead. Taylor leads Bill.
Will send you full returns as 500 as the
count is over. MERCURY.
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PERSONAL.S

Jack Gilmer, one OF the most extensive
mail contractors on the coast, and we'll and
favorably known in this community, ar
rived here last evening from Cheyenne.
Mr.. Il. II. Rose, who recently sold a
portion Of the Uncle Sam mine to the
Albion Company, left on . visit TO San
Francisco this morning.
Nj. J. H: NOLAN is lying quite sick at
the Parker House.
Mr.. I. W. Dunn, Of the firm OF Dunn 4
hydd, assayers, left this morning for vir-
glnia City, where he will permanently re
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

County ticket-Doolin 172, Bartlett 70;
Chandler 81, Beatty 81; Walker 69, Fisk
145; Wermuth 155; Robinson 1856, Smith
$50; Rives 1872, Davenport Ill; Singleton
Sc, Kyle 1873; Harmon SO, Dodge AS; Levy
159, McMartin IS; Sadler 81, Cooper 1873;
Haley SO, Knight LAG; Scanland 100, At
wood 142; Smith ISL. Campbell 80; Lambert
1862, Turner 1873: Scott los, Goldstone 104;
Cromer 134, Hayes SO and German 148.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07
ERRORS CONCERNING THE CHI.
NESE.

California journals have been printing
letters from an educated Chinaman, con-
tradicting many current ideas about his
native country. He says that the popula-
ton is only 100, OO0, 900 or 100, 0O0, 600, in
stead Of $50, OOO, 900; that the country has
reached the limit Of agricultural develop
ment; that the population and prosperity
have been decreasing since 1851; that unless
improved machinery and methods are
adopted the people will not be able to sup
port themselves; that the wealth Of the
empire is in the hands Of the few, and that
with . diminishing population and in
creasing wages at home, there can be no
tide of emigration TO this country.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

In Boots and Shoes, an immense assortment OF
which are offered to the people of Eureka 1t
prices that will beat all competitors, At the
Golden Rule Store.
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Tnc Tally In Eureka.

Up to going to press. in the First Ward
of Eureka, with about IS Democratic votes
to count. the result was as follows: Dag
gett, 3l2 to Deal 24S; Kinkead 306 to Brad
ley 254; Babcock 305 to Baker 256. In the
Second Ward, with 1874 Republican votes
and 81 Democratic yet to count. the vote
stood: Deal $50 to Daggett 800; Bradley
335 to Kinkead sol; Babcock $50 to Baker
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

Charles Gilbert has been in the Con-
nectieut State Prison thirteen years on a
life sentence for murder. The truth now
comes out that he was only guilty of a
knowledge of the crime, his father being
the actual murderer. The son would not
speak out until after the death Of the
father. 1t is believed that, as he has been
punished enough for his completely, he
will be pardoned.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

The Heraid's weather bureau makes the
following. predictions for election day
New York. fair and cool; Nevada, Wash.
ington and Wyoming, clear and fair
Exchange.
"Old Prob" missed it fearfully in this
latitude. Instead Of being sclesr and
fair" we had six inches Of snow.
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Precincf.

Bradley 5, Kinkead 1; Adams 4, Mighels
2; Daggett 2, Deal A. Balance Of State
ticket, Republicans 2, Democrats 4. Doolin
4, Bartlett 2; Fisk 8, j. L. Smith 6;
Wermuth 8, Robinson 8; Singleton 6;
Knight A, Haley 2; Dodge Q, Harmon 4;
MeMartin 8, Levy 8; Davenport 4. Rives
q; Sadler 6; Cromer 8, Coldstone 3, Hayes
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

To those who have been drinking heavi-
ly OF the article purchased by the Repub-
lican corruption funds here, we recon-
mend that they eat plenty Of sugar. The
following explains the reason why they
should: EYES," said a well known chem
list to a gentleman, "people will have
tin stomachs before long" Then the
chemist went to q closet and took there
from several small bottles, which he held
up before a strong light. He exhibited
several sheets Of tin which had been ex-
tracted from sugar purchased from extern
sive dealers in sugar. "This," said the
chemist, ssis what they use in the adulter-
alton Of sugars, and / I'm informed that
some Of the dealers buy tin by the ton.
This tin has been cut by muriatic acid,
and was used in sugars and syrups. /
have here exhibiting some other small
bottles), samples of glucose. From IS to
80 per cent. is used in sugars and 65 per
cent. in syrups. Poor starch and -four
are also used by some of these wealthy
sugar dealers, and I am informed that
| such adulterated. sugars produce skin
diseases. Here is a bottle exhibiting a
reddish-brown powder) that l canine de-
scribe. l don't know what it is. but l in
| tend to find out. 1t was taken for sugar"
| The chemist is yet at work, and in a short
time expects TO make his report public.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

SuhOc8.
Considering the fact that Messrs. Brown,
Tassel & Co. opened their boot and shoe
store here only q few months ago, their ex-
pectations have been more than realized,
as they are now doing quite an extensive
country trade, besides their share of the
town patronage. The fact is, they are pre-
pared to furnish outside establishments
with stock or the ready-made article in any
quantity.
Although their fronting, on Main street,
is small, they have o immense store-room
capacity in o fire-proof building to the
| rear, and this is well filed with everything
| in their line, from the dantiest slipper to
| the solidest brogan offered in any market.
| They buy all over the States and in San
| Francisco, and they also make a speciality
| of putting up boots or ladies' shoes, in the
material and style desired for any foot. II
| these gentlemen don't fit you in = ready
made article leave your measure and order,
and they guarantee to suit, or no sale.
They invite an inspection of their goods
at the store, center of the block on the
/ west side Of Main, and between Clark and
Bateman streets.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

OF English Cutlery in Eastern Nevada, is NJ.
H. Joseph, at the Golden Rule Store. Pocket
Knives Of the best manufacture and splendid
Razors sold under positive guarantee.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

At . dinner recently given in Paris by
Emile de Girardin 10 the Russian Grand
Duke Constantine, Arssne Houssaye offered
. toast in praise Of wine. Mile. Sarah
B~ernhardt, the actress, replied by q toast
70 water, and closed her eulogy BY quoting
the Duchess deLongueville, who once said:
s'What . pity that It is not . sin to drink
water |" The lady thought that . little
sin always added zest to an enjoyment.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

The best assortment of Hats and Caps ever
brought to Eureka, embracing all of the very
latest styles, and at prices to suit everybody,
at the Golden Rule Store.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

Ned Brannan, the athlete and dumb-bell
litter, died at Cherry Greek a few days ago
Of pneumonia, after a long illness. He
formerly resided in Eureka, and was we'll
known throughout the State.
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Cashmere shirts in endless variety. Cal
ifornia all-weol undershirts and drawers, and
eve rything else in the line, at the Golden Rule
Store. Cheap for cash.
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Goods, Notions, Brushes, Combs. Purses, Soap,
Berfumel y, Looking glasses, ETC.. etc., cheap
for cash, at the G. olden Rule Store.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-07

If you want your hne watches repaired iu
the best manner and guaranteed for one year to
keep correct time. go TO Straus' Jewelry Store
below the Parker House. jeS
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Grand Reduction

Reps for furniture coverings, and Window
Shades. Looking glasses. etc., etc., selling at
cost at the Golden Rule Store.
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sTREErs-5:so o'clock r. n.

Gould A Curry-17kb 1sa
Bullion-12kb
Mexican -70kb Tia
Eureka Con.--36Ab 36Ia
Cos. virginis--13ks
Ophir-53b
Best a Belchcr-14ks
Crown Point-1ob
California-l2b TAXA
Hale 4 Norcross-21 y 22A
Con. Virginia 13ks
Bavage--20s
Union--152b
sierra Nevada--1S4s
Julia--5b
Crown Point--10tb
Exchequer-61b Ia
Yellow Jacket~-23kb
Raymond 4 Ely-9ka
Con. Virginia-13hs
Overman--25b
Ophir---54s
Alta--13ha
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IIo for she IIoIidaysi

Pipes, English Brier and Fancy Wood Pipes, 1t
the Golden Rule Store, cheap for cash.
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Wooden Scarfs, Wool Lined Boots. Blankets
Comfortables. Wooden Gloves, etc., at thu
Golden Rule Store. cheap for cash.
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For nne English Cutlery. go to Phillips. OPP
posite the C. P. Brewery, Main street.
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Zine Caps, Cheap.

Railroad Caps, Navy Caps, silk Caps, Opera
Caps. Quilted Caps and Travelling Caps, from
SO cents up. at the Miners and Mechanics
Trade Depot" No. ~ n ain street. on
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For nns Meerschaum Pipes. 60 TO Phillips
opposite the G. p. Brewery, Main street.
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There 10 . nice furnished front room to let
ct the San Francisco Lodging house. next door
to O.. Dunkel l. Co.'S Dry Goods Store.
G. b. BLA6KR.
Eureka, Oct. 10, 1873. OILS
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New Sheet Music received daily at the Gold
en- Rule Store.
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YEsTERDAY,s STOCK SALES.
MORNING BOARD.

.o. roL son
l260 Ophir--53H d % ozT 90 80 -
logo Mexican-10h ~ ia -. ,ra ,,h
$50 Gould u Curry-ifT 40 -"
$50 Best 4 Belcber-N
456 California-llA llh IN "a"
30 Ophir--52k
400 Savage-20
100 Con. virginia-l2h I'm
10 Chollar--59 oo. mt
$50 Hale x Norcross-Zz1 zzS at 80
i075 Grown Point-9% ~ ~
165 Yellow Jacket-23A 23r
$3.50 Imperial 130c IL 1Socbio
$50 Kentuck-8
100 Alpha -l44
1880 Belcher-S7 IA Ia oS
40 Confidence-1l
20 Sierra Nevada--lss
90 Utah-38 38k
$50 Bullion--12k 1878 IN
$50 E~xchequer--6h 81
10Y OveImanMlo1 ~ g.,
1E Yfn;nuO1sch $50 ISL
h0 snccor-i
aeO 1itaW12z "a
soo T.dv Irvap-a e8Oc
700 T'I;s L-sL sl.
aI0 Caiedon;a-49Oc 48Oc Also
sn0 IaaN7Sc
1xs0 Sol;d Silver-1
f1o5 a. Tonis--90c 1
eS0 Atiants-14Oc 1850
1n Morn;pg Star-3k
t7s0 -paItimore--3 2l
.oo G;I~ar H;ll-2k 260c 270c 28Oc
m Shs,Ianae-1eOc IL
20 Nm Vnrk-160c
zoo San.tor..Aoc
,yos Snnr;Jar-f2o 11oc
40 1vNaIu;IIo SOC
400 ".a.h oso an.
zoo nnd.sstt0c 1f5c1
,ooo Tnn wasboe- a 4 ~
Roo Will. Issroa~ 75c ace
On wsr5-ia3c t1oe 105o
9o0 scarn;on-.a AZ
Soo Tov;a.ha,u.ooc
S0o 1rro;an~s5c
an n Ton V;rg;r;o--,o mt OF
100 NJ Ger. Nevada Ioc 1Sc
so00 N Roranxa-1L IL 1eOc
on u.i. = Nnreross-ooL
EVENING BoARD'
$50 Meadow ~valley-45c
62S Raymond Il Ely--94 99k
2l0 Eureka Con.-35
100 Jackson -Sls
210 ~Belmont-24 240c 230c
As Belle-104
3l5 Hussey-40c 45c SOC
225 Manhattan-3k
$50 Defrecs-20c
102O g. Prize-84 8ls
700 Argenta-74
1880 N~avajo--70c Csc Coo
400 Indian Qneen--1
1900 Endowment---60c Csc
SO Grand Prize-Sts
1885 INDEPENDENTLY 240c 1850
900 8. Prize-5
400 Tuscarora-5c
200 Belle Isle--4Oc
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Timers Wanted.

food TINNERs CAR FIND
- employment by applying to
LOCKWOOD 4 ARLINGTON.
Eureka. November I, ls7e. naSe
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Arrivals and Deparsures.

BIT THE EUREKA AID PALrsADn RAILRoAD.
Departures Yesterday.
Mrs T A Fink Miss T Boville
J McOmsky LAHan
J Choste II A Thompson
n McLans
Arrivals last Night.
Q Stephenson Miss Lizzie Mead
II Crowell Chesser
II Cbesscr J q SpauIdfng
ID Wilke Giles
Lock Frazer o Benson
d G Jonee Mrs M Hickey
W Lorimer Mrs Mary King
J Clay tt Fletcher
ny h TybO stage Line.
pErARTuREs.
CT Day DL MeLsne
ARRIVALS.
Wells, Fargo 4 Cos Letter List.
The following letters we're resolved at Wells
Fargo h Co.'S Once last evening and mo-
delivered
Miss Emily Anderson J W Dryer
Bonnie Small PAcco Tomasso
Patrick Longhney Elias Boomhauer
Mary Richael
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SEsA AN UNFURNIsHED HOUSE. contain
eS6Sl three or four rooms. For particulars,
apply at
SAM. aoLDsToNEs STORE.
Eureka. October ls. 1875. ol9-tf
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T. ]. MAUPIN,

NOTARY PUBLIC-ctF1cE. NAN
IN street. next door 70 J. srazA- ssweir
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IA stands the Restaurant Business. with =
small capital, can hear OF . good opportunity
by making application to
Eureka, October 81. 1873. o22ttf
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CAUTIoN

purchasing any horses having my hgondas
Nv on left shoulder,) unless vented on TIE lef1
hip.
J.R WILMINGTON.
Eureka, Sept. q. 1878. sas-lm
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EMpLOYMENT BY A STEADY MAN-AN
II American-as clerk, bookkeeper, waiter in
a hotel or restaurant can take care Of team or
drive, milk cows or do ranch work, or at any
other kind of work. Wages not so much Of Al
object as steady employment. and good satis-
faction given to employer. Try me. Address.
at SENTINEL Once.
FRANKLIN WYMAN.
Eureka. October %, 1878. o29-1ws
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FOR RENT.
FOR RENT.
T o r z N r

A CABIN IN THE CENTRAL PART OF
n OF town. Apply At this office.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-21
Washington's Only Sister.

Mrs. Betty Lewis, Washington's only
sister. Is described in Sri6ner for Feb
ruary as woman of many virtues, and
well beloved of her famous brother. In
the future, however, she is more likely
to be celebrated for her spelling than
for anything else. We quote the fol-
lowing letter from the tScri5ner article;
July 5, 1896.
Ny Dear Brother: I receiv'd your
Letters Of 26th and 29th of June, the
day after l wrote to you I was attack
with the agus and fever which had
lasted ever since / had never been clear
OF fever since. Expected your come
ing threw Baltemore that you would
ascertain Mr.. Parks fortune thoe I
believe he would not tell anything falls
on the Occasion, Harriot's Brother
Wrote her letter frou Baltsmore and
likewise one to Mr.. Parks, congratulate
ing them on there Intended Union
which he says he makes no dout will
be q very happy one, Lawrence was
here at the time that Mr.. Parks first
spoke to Harriet on the subject and
beg'd of him to make all the inquire he
could but never heard from him until
the letter / have mention'd here and
concluded from that he had inquired
and was we'll Pleas'd when Mr.. Parks
ask d my consent I told him / had
nothing to say to it that you ware the
Person to be applied to, have never
concern'd myself with it l think that
Harriet is Old enough now to make
choice for herself. and if they are not
happy / believe it will be her own falt
he has the Best caracter OF any young
Person that I know.
now nv Dear Brother have :to
thank you for your good intention Of
sending me q mule il you had any to
spear, but had no write to Expect you
to Disfirnish yourself.
am much obliged to you for your
invitasion to Mount Vernon but it is
utterly out Of my Power to 60 up.
believe ! wrote to you last fall that
had but two old Horses and in Tenn
word left outl from that my stable
was broken open and the best Of them
carri'd of and from that day to this l
have not hard word of him that was
the forth charrat Hors that l lost IN
Fredericks you may Believe I had no
great Parsisllity for the Place. Harriet
is better and is gone to the forth Of July
in town but think she looks badly.
Ny Love to you and my Sister
Washington concludes NE your Affec-
tionate sister.
BETTY LEWIS.
p 81 fear you will hardly make
out this. az / have q violent Headake
and horrid caught believe Harriet
is distressed to know how she is to be
Provided with things for n Wedding
Dress
This WAS probably the aged sisters
last letter to her brother. for she enter.
ed into rest early in March. 1897. Her
portrait, taken in her youth. represents
her as tall, handsome woman. with
brown hair and eyes-her head held
proudly erect. and her full lips firmly,
almost haughtily, compressed, as if she
had just issued some positge command
to her army of tall sons.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-21

JUSTICE VS. AFFECTION. An indlct-
men, was found by the late grand jury
against man in this country for larceny
of a number of small articles upon the
evidence of his own daughter. girl OF
about eighteen years of age. 1t seems
about year since the daughter left
her home cyprian. Her father en-
deayored to reclaim her. and for that
purpose took her home; but she again
iefr. vowins that she would have re-
yenye against him. She indicted him,
and now tue mother. grandmother and
grandfather will be put ON the stand at
the approaching trial of the father TO
testify that they would not believe the
daughter on oath. Truth Is stranger
than fiction. -CumberldHd 7iaes