Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-11

scenes at she Late Election.

MINERAL I'LL, NOsSmOCE 5tuy lOoU
EprroR Observation-Disclosures the
energy displayed by both parties, and the
unwonted number Of full demiiohns scat
tered in out o. the way places, the election
passed off as quietly as one could we'll
expect. But the exbilarating effects of too
frequent rotations during the day was
a~bundantly manifest after the official count
was concluded, when a slight misunder-
standing between two voters led to q gen.
eral polemic war, which gradually merged
into a wrestling bout, and finally ended
in a free fight. 1t was eventually quelled
without any serious damage other than
can be easily remedied by the glaGier and
cabinet-maker, with now and then a poor
mans plaster.
The most interesting feature of the day
was the rivalry for the position of School
Turstee, long term, and the amount of cleo
pioneering for the various candidates.
There was some ten or a dozen tickets in
the field; all the unmarried men in the
town, apparently, were extremely anxious
to secure the position, and it is asserted
a fact that, in one case, at least, the whole
Legislative ticket was traded for its support.
The cause of all this is attributable to the
presence among us of q handsome and &C.
complished lady teacher, training the ju-
venile mind TO shoot in the proper direc-
ton. The fortunate gent, who secured the
largest numbers of votes is supposed to be
the winning man, and will probably get
away with the prize. The violin strings
are broken. and we will miss the plaintive
airs 30 familiar before the election day.
Others are more or less affected, but will
probably recover; and we can only hope
no rejected suitor will be so rash as to at
tempt to avenge himself upon the winner
by assassination.
Those who claim to know, say that $500
was brought here for election purposes,
and those who do know confidently assert
that not above $40 was expended for
stomach bitters or other poison by the
party holding the sack, whereat the boys
are highly indignant and threaten excom-
munication of the offender. Some of this
corrupting fund, if indeed there was any,
may have been used in an endeavor to pur-
chase votes, but so far as we can learn it
had no influence upon the free and indie
pendent electors in this section. If money
was used it was worse than thrown away,
beyond a doubt, and had no effect in in
f1uencing votes.
Practical jokes are mostly re~prehensi-
BILE but when it deprives a legal elector of
a vote,-the right preservative of all
rights, it merges from q mere joke into q
crime, and is susceptible of severe punish
ment. An instance of this kind is said to
have occurred here Tuesday. As the story
goes, two voters, both being under the
g influence" made up their tickets in the
same Office, one Democratic, the other Re-
publican. An opportunity offering, one
distracted the others ticket, substituting
another of a different complexion. This
resulted in giving one more vote to Han
cock, or Garfield, than he was entitled to.
Our informant says "'Tis a good joke"
II true, we will concede it an excellent
joke, but rather too practical.
when Greek meets Greek, then comes
the tug of war" was never better verified
than in the rough ami tumble, g~o-as-you-
please warfare between two rival clans on
Thursday. 1t was fight and run, and back
and fight again, during the entire day.
Thre Milesian coal merchants, from Pine
station, tried to establish their claims as
the lineal descendants of the great Brian
Bora, but were somewhat set back by a
stout rancher from the valley, who. claim
ing the Emerald Isle as the land of his
birth, was nevertheless shocked at such
bold assertions, and expressed himself
freely. But few words were uttered when
one of the descendants " sprawled in the
dust. The rancher then ran. In q few
minutes they met again, with about the
same result. This thing was kept up until
evening, when an attempt to drown one of
the fighters in Thompson's well called
forth most blood-curdling cries Of murder.
This reused the town from its passive in
difference, and the unfortunate individual
was fished out, thoroughly sobered by the
bath, and hurried off to bed. Three against
one was too many; but the gentlemen
from Pine evidently feel satisfied that they
have convinced one dissenter that they are
what they claim to be. All the combat
ants were badly cut and bruised, but as
no firearms were used, perhaps there will
be no need of a coroner.
When our esteemed townsman, Jonathan
Walker, came in yesterday with his fair
bride, it was universally conceded that he
had captured the queen of Harris but
when the festivities opened at his residence
last evening he was proclaimed the prince
Of all good fellows. There is nothing
mean about Walker, so be gave a general
invitation to his numerous friends to visit
his residence and make merry. The invi-
tations were freely accepted, and mirth
and good feeling reigned supreme until q
late hour. An elegant lunch was served,
and many were the toasts drank to the
health of the n~ewly-wedded couple.
The California Salt Works. in Diamond
Valley, are closed down for the winter.
Twenty tons of rough salt have been de-
livered at the mill here for future use, and
about fifteen tons of fine salt, for dairy
and table use, yet remain at the works, and
will be shipped to Eureka and Elko to sup
ply the market. ToMAso.