Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-14
STATE AND NEIGHBORHOOD.
Condensed Items Cleaned from Dur
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
Carson City is reported as being full Of
lobbyists.
Coal oil has been discovered near Yreka,
California.
A salt mine has been discovered in Brad
shaw District, Arizona.
There are 40 pupils in Bishop Whitaker's
Seminary this term.
The Montana river trade increased thirty
per cent. during the season of 1878.
Opposition has reduced the stage fare
between Carson and Aurora to S12.
Mr.. John Booth, editor of the Austin
"Reveille," is suffering from an liberated
throat.
The Carson Guard will give a grand
masquerade ball Friday evening, February
81, at Carson City.
According to the Stage" the air Of the
Comstock is at present blue with every de-
scription Of social scandal.
There were over 40 polygamous maria
ges made in one day, a short time since, in
Salt Lake City, according to the "Tri-
bune."
A blacksmith in Reno has q contract for
5000 OK shoes for Jas. Mayberry, to be
used in the Bridgeport and Bodie country.
1t takes WI tons Of iron.
Reno wants . wooden mill to utilize the
water power Of the Truckee river, and the
papers claim such o mill wonld pay a hand
some profit.
Orange precinct, Los Angeles county,
CAL, represents some 800 acres in orange
trees, from three to nine years old, sverag-
ing 100 trees to the acre.
During the month OF January 800 cars
we're loaded with through East-bound
freight at San Francisco, together with 81
cars at various points in the interior, and
sent on their way across the continent.
The Idaho mine at Grass Valley, Cali
fornia, has declared its Hath regular divi-
lend Of S23, $50. making in all dividends
amounting to 81, 650, 900 out Of a total
yield of IS, 800, 204.
The Postoffice Department, in compliance
| with a petition of the citizens, has changed
the name Of the postoffice in the Paradise
mines from Siskron to Spring City, and
appointed W. H. Carlow Postmaster.
Assemblyman Howe's bill to create q
| State Board OF Examination. has been SO
amended as to leave the selection Of text
books for the public schools with the State
Board OF Education, where it now lies,
and pay the mileage and per diem Of the
Examiners from the school instead Of the
general fund.
Senator Sargent says that Congress will
not authorize the coinage OF any more FIVE
cent pieces. No reason is given why Con
gress should refuse the people this useful
coin. There is no lack Of silver bullion,
and at the present weight OF the five-cent
piece its coinage nets . profit TO the Gov.
eminent.
The Black Hills Journal says: The local
journals of all the leading mining camps,
without exception We believe. say ''enough
miners here-no more needed" This
country undoubtedly offers more induce
ments for immigrating miners who are o
the work than any other mining section we
know Of; but q great rush hither might
make it otherwise, and q rush we shall not
encourage.
The San Francisco sporting community
is excited over the prospect OF a glove con-
test between two females on the oath in
| slant. The names Of the principals are
Mol!ie Berdan, a Lancashire lass. and Jessie
Lewis, q California damsel, born in Gala
veras, and their homes are in two Of the
small and delectable streets that nestle un.
der the a~ristocratic skirts Of Mob Hill.
Miss Berdan is pretty and a blonde, and
Miss Lewis is a comedy brunette. Bot h a.
n~ovices, never having put up their nav
| leys' before.