Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-21

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A New Man at the Faber-Iocal
observation-disclosures Mention
Observation-Disclosures.
AUSTIN, New, March IS. 1880.
EDITOR SENTINEL Craikey," your for
mer correspondent, in disseminating his
letters from Austin. says be cannot be made
TO say "peccavi," but simply that be has
"quit." In so doing. be has passed his
truthful faber to me, with the request that l
endeavor to take his place and keep the
SENTINEL posted on matters of note and
interest in this locality. He assures me
that this arrangement will be perfectly sat
isfactory With this understanding. l I'M
dertake the correspondence and will, as
my time will permit, drop you an occa-
sional scriptory melange from this place.
We are having a rather dull period just
now The Manhattan mill has been shut
down for some few weeks. but it is expect
ed to resume work in a week or ten days,
which will enliven things to a very great
degree. The Manhattan Company, it is
said, q Q doing q great deal OF prospecting
work, and are sinking a new shaft-all of
which promises to be very advantageous to
the Manhattan, and the interests Of this
section generally. There is also consider
able hard work being put in on several
small outside claims, and altogether we
may expect tn soon be an average active
community.
A few weeks since the Nevada Central
Railroad announced their intention Of is
suing a new time card, which, had it been
carried out, would have comnelled passen-
gers and the mail from this city to miss
connection with the Central Pacific, and
lie over one night at Battle Mountain,
causing an unnecessary and Outrageous
delay Of some twenty hours. Ausinites
were most justly and earnestly indignant
at such attempted imposition, and threat
ened TO Use private conveyances, or have q
line Of stages placed On the route, rather
than submit to it.. They finally cooled down
and petitioned the Nevada Central to change
their ideas in this respect and run their
trains 30 as to connect promptly.with the
Central Pacific at the switch. In the
meantime, Cluggage, the stage man, had
made arrangements to resume his stage
line, and retained his mail contract, which
as yet had not been turned over to the
railroad company. This seemed to bring
the railroad officers to their milk, as it
were, and now, we are assured that every
thing shall be worked in harmony with the
best interests OF Lander county's citizens,
and not into the pockets Of q select few
bulldosers. The Reveille took up the fight
for the citizens, and in return was, to all
appearances, unceremoDiously snubbed by
the railroad, through its Superintendent.
Then our local paper, on its own hook.
made a fling at the prospective Nevada
Northern and Southern railroads, advising
papers not to take too much stock in them,
as nothing had been done toward such en-
terprises except the wasting Of q few sheets
of fcolscap. At this the railroad engine
foamed again, and spit back at the Reveille
venomously through the columns of the
Battle Mountain Messenger, i'll small itali-
cized articles, a la San Francisco Chronicle
against Kearney and Kalloch. This seems
to have quieted our local journal, for nary
a word has appeared in its columns on the
subject since.
The Nevada Southern, so-called, is pro-
ceeding with its survey from Ledlie station,
on the Nevada Central, to a point 100 miles
south. and it is strongly believed that a rail-
road to Candelaria, via Grantsville, and on
south, will be the ultimate result. OF
course, as was the case after the Nevada
Contra was talked Of, there are numerous
doubters, but, as the same clique has this
scheme in hand that so beautifully disap-
pointed the aforesaid unbelievers in the
construction Of the Nevada Central, there
is hardly Il reasonable canse for doubling
their good faith in the Nevada Southern
project.
The Nevada Central, in selecting Mr..
Crockett, Wells, Fargo & Co.'S agent here,
as their representative at this place, have
done well; but it may not be out OF place
to remind them that our friend G. HI. W.,
has no decided relish for red tape, such as
generally exhibited by the officials of pa
poose railroads, and particularly is he averse
to this highly colored article being wound
about his neck. Thus far. though, I be-
lieve, the railroad has not announced itself
as a :, bigger" institution than Grant, and
everything, apparently, goes on swimming
At the last regular assembly Of the City
Council that honorable body granted to
Mr.. Allen A. Curtis the right of way for a
horse or stan railway through the main
street of Austin, extending over a period
of 80 years. The surveys are now being
made, and it is announced that a street
railway will be one Of Austin's advanced
features in the not very distant future.
The Austin Reading Club removed their
quarters to q cozy room about q block FAR
Their down Main street, and there is every
prospect Of this popular resort receiving a
marked increase in membership, on account
of the additional comforts offered members
at the new club rooms.
James Murray, manager for Gage, Curtis
4 Co., and George s. Smith" Manhattan
George'-left us some two weeks ago for q
visit to I" the old folks at home" The for
mer goes to Ohio. and will return about
May LIST. The latter, I I'm informed, in-
tends to settle at his childhood's home,
Rome, N. Y.
The meritorious acts of the good Saint
Patrick were recognized in a substantial
manner at the international Hotel last
evening. The occasion was a grand ball,
under the auspices OF the Irish'American
Benevolent Society. 1t was one Of the most
enjoyable affairs ever participated IN by
Austinites. The proceeds are to be devoted
to the alienation of the sufferings OF the
famine-stricken people across the water.
From the large attendance it is presumable
that a right royal purse will be netted. The
Austin Sextette Brass Band made their first
appearance before the public on this occa-
sion, and furnished a fine programme OF
appropriate music. which was remarkably
we'll rendered. The loud applause which
they received at the conclusion OF each
number showed palmer than ''puffs" that
their splendid efforts were properly appre-
ciated.
The Virginia City Chronicle, in its broad
ad. on the first page, desires readers to
mote the fact" that the Chronicle brings
the telegraphic news to Austin, ard other
named Nevada towns, from IL to "a hours
ahead of any other newspaper. With prop
er respect for the Chronicle l would cor
rect by saying that the SENTINEL furnishes
Austin, at least, with the very latest tel
egraphic news from ~ TO "a hours ahead OF