Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-11-19
FLUE DUST.
scraps from the Notebook Of the
Seufinel.s Reporter.

SeItineEs Reporter.
Game rather scarce in Eureka.
Jim Ashley is still confined to his bed.
The advertised letter list appears else
where.
The weather again approaches Indian
summer.
Cazaux has just invested in $50 fine
porkers.
Mr.. ]. M. English arrived last night
from Typo.
Travel has been exceedingly light the
past few days.
No criminal business occupies Judge
Cromer's attention.
Admission two-bits, and a drink thrown
in, at the Comique.
We have not seen a single Indian swing
ing an axe this season.
Our produce dealers are commencing to
receive dressed poultry.
A number of prospectors will leave in a
few days for / X L district.
The small amount of delinquent taxes is
a matter Of general surprise.
During the past year the Assessors Office
h"o A'ouSa ts'cV Poii iSeSiPto'
The sales in the San Francisco Board last
week amounted to 81 ,020, 900.
The best seats are being taken for the
Thompson Troupe entertainment.
Judge Rives will return to Eureka in
time to eat his Thanksgiving turkey.
Wales dropped to S3k yesterday, and
ella struggles between 30 and 40 cents.
A few plank crossings might be laid on
Main street. Stag disappears in a few days.
The fire plugs were thoroughly over
hauled yesterday by Chief Engineer Doug
las.
Hon. Fred. Fiske and wife will depart
tomorrow morning for Washington Terri
tory.
Stocks are not booming heavily just now,
and some holders hereabouts look decidedly
blue.
DR.. Bishop predicts a boom in mining
matters in this district within the next
year.
The Eureka anti-Chinese Society, SAYS
the Enterprise, has petered. Rise up, Cap
tain Rock.
Mr.. John Horn is making some excel
lent improvements and additions to his
residence.
Hon. George W, Baker will be among
the speakers in the Methodist Church Fri
day evening.
Eureka is about the only town Of any
importance on the Coast that has no :" Pic
neer Society.
Yhere will be a reading-room in the In
ternational Hotel, and the principal papers
Of the country will be kept on file.
The exercises OF the Improvement Soci-
ETY. will be held Friday evening, and will
be Of a more than usual interesting char
acter.
Mr.. James Trask, Of Austin, is in town.
He reports Lander's capital quiet, but
hopeful OF better times when the railroad
is completed.
Mr.. James Ironside, an old miner and
%prospector, OF Ruby Hill, in company with
one or two others, will leave for | X L dis
trict to-day.
1t freezes so hard during the night that
the workmen on the building next to Pax
toms Bank are scarcely able to do more
than half a days work daily.
Mr.. Kicker proposes, in q week or two.
TO give q New England supper on Ruby
Hill. the proceeds to be devoted to paying
off the debt on the Methodist Church.
About the hardest work that falls to Eu.
reka ministers is the frequent ~reorgsniza-
ton Of their choirs. As a general thing
tho singers are like the Irishman's flea,
you never know when you have them.
The Ruby Hill Ministries are determined
TO make their performance on the 26th =
success. Rome Atkins claims they will
clear sufficient to buy every man In the
troupe breakfast for 10 years to come.