Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-19
FLUE DUST.

OuDuay evening".
A turbulent stream coursed down
Poverty Gulch yesterday.
Lead was quoted at 4 cents in the
New York market yesterday.
John Wilson is in town. He reports
heavy snow.storms out at the Willows.
The value ofthe crude bullion shipped
since our last issue amounts to S44 900.
The passage of the Silver It'll is the
subject of much local congratulation.
A few Stag walks on Main street
would be very acceptable to pedestrians
at the present time.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Margaret Palmer, deceased,
have been granted to DIR. A. G. Bishop.
Plats for five of the Tenn Pahute
mines were received at tie Land Reg
ister's office last night.
Phil. Dephanger has our thanks for
a nice string of mountain trout, sent up
from Beowawe.
Twenty cars of crude bullion have
been shipped to Palisade since our last
issue.
Snow on the mountains and rain in
canyons, was the order Of things yes
terday.
A good dodge: Writing letters in an
attorneys office in Eureka, and dating
them from Virginia City.
Joe Grandelmeyer arrived from San
Francisco last evening, EN- route to
Hamilton.
Fred. Fisk returned last evening
from a trip to Battle Mountain, Elko
and other points on the railroad.
In spite of the disagreeable weather
prevailing last Sunday, services at the
different churches were wei attended.
The recent thaw, and consequent
volume of water, has had the effect of
cleansing out the big ditch.
A communication signed "Veritas"
is declined, it not being accompanied
by the name of the author.
Superintendent Everts. OF the f. &
p. r. r., will return from California
in about ten days. He is recovering
from his recent illness rapidly.
Cassidy, Tickle's antagonist in a re-
cent fight, was found guilty of disturb
ing the peace, by a jury in the Justices
Court, yesterday, and fined $50.
A vagrant, a wife beaten, a lascivious
Chinaman aud two noble red men oc-
cupy the County Jail at the present
time.
The freight arrivals since our last is
sue embraces four ears of merchan-
disc, one of timbers one of hay, one of
wood and sixteen of coal.
The Richmond Company resumed
shipping lead yesterday, and will send
forward thirty tons per day for the
next ten days.
Rev. John Laird will deliver a lee.
ture on Thursday evening next at the
Presbyterian Church, choosing for his
subject the Yosemite Valley.
The soiree, last evening, at Bigelow's
Hall, was well attended. These pleas
ant parties are steadily growing in
favor.
Ox.tail soup at II o'clock to-day.
and the usual elegant spread in the
evening, at Ike Phillips "Parlor."
Drop 10.
The sidewalk and streets in front of
the Sheriff and Recorders offices are
in a horrible condition. 1t ought to be
remedied.
A pleasant surprise party took place
last night at the residence of Deputy
Recorder Horn, on Edward street.
His W. sons were the recipients of the
attention.
The calcining pan received lately by
the Richmond Company weighs So
tons. 1t will be delivered at the works
by Rube Eggleston's teams this week.
Senator Jones and Congressman
Wren have our thanks for a daily sup
ply of exciting and absorbing literature
in the way OF Congressional Globes and
Pub. Does.
The Postof1ice news stand has a full
supply of magazines, illustrated pa
pers, etc. A huge bundle of the latest
fell cur way, for which favor we return
thanks.
A dispatch from the famine region
in China says: "Children daily sold
for food" This is one of the cases
where 1.-The child is fodder to the
man."
A house being built by McEwen, on
the hill adjoining p. Steler's residence,
was, on Sunday morning, blown off of
the un~derpinping by TIE furious gale
prevailing at that time. The damage
was trihlng.
An alarm of fire, Sunday last, was
caused by the burning of some rubbish
in tie rear of a stable on South Main
street. The fire department extiu-
guished it without trouble.
Our friend Julius Lesser exercised
the toe of his boot, yesterday, on a
CHILEAN blk, who has lately been vic
t;mizing the good people of Eureka.
Served him right, was the general
verdict.
Hamburg.
Sinkipgthe main shafts progressing
at the rate OF four feet per day, and the
ground at the bottom is soft and very
favorable for work. 1t is now carried