Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-11-11
AUSTIN
The Death ROIl-Battle Mountain
RafirOad-Am Old Miner Married
Other Items of Interest.

EDITOR SENTINEL: Sickness, absence
from town, and time very much occupied
when a. home, combined with a sort Of
careless disregard Of anything and every
thing, is about all the excuse your CORES.
pondent can offer for his failure to furnish
your columns with his regular letter.
Everything hereabouts. however, seemss IN
be moving along with its wonted even tenor.
and l presume INV disiointed and rambling
jottings have been very little, il at ali.
missed.
AUsTIN's DEATH ROLL
Has been unusually swollen in numbers
during the past six weeks. On two occa-
sions there we're, / believe, two funerals
on the same day. A more healthy feeling
now prevails, and it is earnestly hoped that
we have passed this most serious DEATH
dealing season, and that its gloomy advent
will not soon again be heralded.
Affairs of general trade are gradually on
the improve, and increasing activity pre-
sents itself in all branches of commerce.
Although Austin is not nearly so dull as a
number Of other Nevada towns, vet the
arrival Of the Nevada Central Railroad,
o in rapid process Of construction, will
in a great measure enliven things. and give
us an even more solid and certain financial
basis than Lander county, and this imme-
date section in particular, has ever expert
enced at any previous period. The Nevada
Central Railroad has opened for business
between Battle Mountain and Mound
Springs, the present terminus, twenty
miles put. Already our merchants and
ban vrfut Jaalrro lnx-a I'll - -.---
ing firms at Battle Mountain to ship all
freight via the railroad, to the end Of the
line, to be freighted from there hither by
the old time teams. This looks like bust
ness, and causes the heretofore emphatic,
as well as silent, doubters OF the compile
ton OF the project to scratch their heads
In unrestrained wonderment that such state
of affairs really exist, and forces from
them a Well, l never thought it: but let
come" Col. Bridges, chief engineer of
the concern, was in town recently, and
fully indorses General Ledlie's expression,
and promises that the road will be COM
pleted and the Austinites be enabled to
participate in a
GRAND EXCHANGE EXCURSION
With their Battle Mountain friends on New
day, 1880.
I Inn Informed that the railroad affairs
were in danger Of a temporary block,
through the stubbornness Of some of our
friends, located along the line Of
Nevertheless, arrangements have
now been made so as not to delay the work.
The road will, probably, run around some
Of the ranches, aud in most cases it will be
to the advantage OF the company to
pursue this plan, as in this manner they
will be able to secure q more substantial
and save themselves the constant
which must certainly follow where
the ~irrigating waters would be turned over
track at certain times of the year, mis-
and softening the ground under
and about it.
MARRIED n MATED.
Tom Ward, who has now and again been
mentioned in this correspondence, in con-
with his mine, has taken to him.
self o partner for life. He was married in
Francisco some few weeks ago. The
other party to the high contract was Miss
Mary Lyon, n of Austin's fairest daugh-
The happy pair have for the past
week or so been .'moonshining," or. rather,
''honeymooning" on Toms ranch in So
noma county, California. and I am in
it is their intention to spend the
in San Francisco. returning to Aus
tin some time in the month Of March next.
Mr.. Wards absence Mr.. L. w.
.etchell has full charge Of the Ward mine.
and from ell accounts it Is keeping up its
lick a. An ore producer.
TIL AUSTIN LITERARY SOCIETY,
Which was organized last year, has Of late
quite = popular institution. Its
meetings are held at Irish-American Hall
svery Friday evening, and IL their last
meeting was q fair sample. they are both
and instructive. Some two
weeks since there was o debate, the subject
discussed being Chinese. their immigra-
etc. The arguments pro and con. Of
Messrs. Harvey, Egan, Scott and Eddy
we're well taken and nicely pointed. Mr..
Egan. in his efforts. for . young man Of
ais years. displayed unusual brilliancy OF
combined with quick conception
overwhelming logic. During the de-
there was quite an amusing repartee
in. DR.. Scott. while giving con-
statistics from memory In some
tanner got his figures mixed. Mr.. Egan
attempted to correct him. whereupon the
went for his pocket. and producing
The speech Of one Of our most worthy
States Senators, from which he
quoting, remarked, every well, then.
the fight is between Mr.. Egan and the
United States Senator s."
II appeared to be generally thought, how
aver, that Egan made his point, notwith-
standing his astonishment at having the
argument of a United States Senator hurled
his very teeth.
By the way. speaking Of the Literary
reminds me that lately there has
been considerable inquiry as to the fate Of
the popular x. Y. z. Club. It seems to
Il should be brushed up and started
again. 'Tis u good institution and should
not be allowed 10 die out.
THE AUSTIN AMATEUR MINsTRELs
Gave the third Of their series Of pleasant
Entertainments on the 18th ult.. and I un-
derstand it has been fully decided to give
yet another this year. on the goth OF De-
The boys barely cleared expenses
At their last performance, although it was
far the best of any they have yet offered
as. This should not be, and I bespeak for
Them their usual crowded house on the
10th proximo.
FORTUNATE u. D.
DR.. Wixon. who has been mentioned as
about to leave Austin on a European tour,
Is still with us. This unexpected turn in
affairs was brought about because OF an
law suit which has been hang
ing in the different courts for a number OF
Of years. and which. in all probability. will
be brought to a decision some time during
the present month. The doctor has spent
SIS, 900 and $40 goo in the case,
and now expects to get away with the whole
pot ; recovering what it has already cost
him, In addition to his original claim. He
expresses his intention, however, Of max
ing q start for the old country at as early =
as possible. We understand hat Miss
Emma Wixom. the doctors daughter. bet
ter known In operate circles as Mile.
Nevada, was to have made her debut on
Friday evening last. at one OF London's
most popular houses. Her many friends
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