Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-03-18
FLUE DUST.
Scraps from the Notebook OF the
sentiners Reporter.

Wood River has the call on new camps.
Eureka Con. was solid yesterday at 500
The K. Of p. will meet at their hall this
evening.
st. Patrick's Day passed off quietly in
Eureka.
Judge Cole was yesterday laid up with a
severe cold.
Will ever this cold and disagreeable
weather let up?
R. McMenomie Of Newark Valley was in
town yesterday.
The Bonanza stocks looked pretty sick
again yesterday.
N. s. T~rowbridge Of Typo arrived from
California last evening.
Hon. A. @. Cleveland arrived last even
ing from San Francisco.
They have been having pretty cold
weather over in Virginia City.
The Virginia Footlight comes to us
again, looking as bright and newsy as ever.
The petition OF the Eureka d Colorado
River Railroad is being n~umerously signed.
The weather was considerably warmer
last night, and at midnight showed rs de-
grees above zero.
The present condition of the roads is a
serious drawback to the shipments Of ores
from many mines.
The great amount Of snow on Prospect
Mountain is keeping back a good deal of
mining hat would otherwise be done.
p. Field arrived from Virginia City last
evening. He will take a position in the
Western Union telegraph Office at Hamil-
ton.
A New England writer says that printers
are capable of being perfect savages. No
doubt they are Pi-utes, remarks a contem-
porary.
Attention is called to the advertisement
OF the Blackfoot, Bonanza and Wood River
Stage Company, to be found in another
column.
A very neat letter-box has been placed
in the hall OF the Courthouse. We have
not learned Of the %janitor what the deliv-
cry hours will be.
The Sheriff will to-day sell a large and
store Of o. Dunkel & Co. Sale to COM
mence at IL o'clock.
Mr.. A. X. Grim, who has been visiting
some mining properties east Of this place,
returned yesterday and will leave for San
AhAo AOA hAhb
Persons who will persist in firing off
their pistols within the city limits will,
when caught, be compelled to pay a fine,
and perhaps be jagged.
Many OF our merchants have concluded
TO do business only on q cash basis. When
the custom becomes general the entire
community will be benefited by the change.
Mrs. Wendell set an elegant supper at
the Jackson House Restaurant last night,
for the dancers at the Land League ball.
Every one who partook OF it was loud in
its praise.
The Carson Appeal says that the officers
of that county are very happy that their
positions are salaried, for business is SO
dull with them that they could not make
salt were they to rely upon fees.
Superintendent Robinson, OF the Bay
State mine at Newark, was in town yester-
day. He informed us that his mine is
looking we'll, and as soon as the roads will
permit he will ship q large quantity Of ore
to Eureka.
The two-bit saloons and 50-cent res
taurants on the Comstock are rapidly Civ
ing way to bit and 25-cent establishments.
Pretty much the same way here, neighbor.
The signs Of the times are towards nadir,
not towards zenith.
We sincerely hope, says the Carson
Index, that Captain Adams Of Eureka, who
was q member Of the Assembly, will re-
cover from his wounds. He is q very
genial and good man, and his demise will
be q loss TO the State.
Mr.. Ryland is putting the Opera House
In splendid shape for the Hezlep Company
and the fair bouffers. The dressing rooms
have been cleaned and frightened, and the
stage was yesterday put in tip-top shape,
the scenery properly fixed 80 that il will
shift easily, and everything about the place
lie enhanced and beautifed. Mr.. Ryland
Is as circumspect as q veteran manager.
Col. 8. T. Curtis, whilom Superinten-
lent OF the Ophir and Justice, is still san
guine that the great lode is not played out,
and hints that some Of these days there
will come a boom that will be heard down
in China. Sam. was always sanguine, es-
pecially about the Ophir, until he was re-
moved. His prophecies are somewhat like
those Of the Washoe Seeress, and may be
covered with a big copper.
"a youth, just launching out In trade,
Unto a wealthy merchant said:
Pray, tell me. sir, what you profess
To call the secret Of success
The nabob's eyes with pleasure shone
As he replied, in earnest tone,
The secret simple is, / think,
You'll find II sir, in printers ink