Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-09
FLUE DUST.
s,raps from the Notebook Of the
S~eutiners Reporter.

Sentiners Reporter.
The weather was again lovely yesterday.
The knights of Pythias meet this even
ing. ,
Mrs. W. N. McGill arrived from Ward
Yesterday.
The s~hopkeepers are putting on their
holiday attire.
Mr.. Robert Briggs arrived from White
Pine yesterday.
The holiday goods at Billy Davidson's
are being sold rapidly.
Eureka Con. shares yesterday sold at
$685., and Albion at ST 95.
Some so tons of ore are being shipped
from the Home Ticket mine.
Morris H. Joseph is doing the assess
ment work on his various mines.
lot Travis is expected to arrive here in
A day or two from Salt Lake City.
All the San Francisco dailies contain the
full text of the Presidents message.
ring, containing five keys, was left at
this office last evening for the owner.
Scarcely q day passes that we do not
learn of some new strike In our mines.
The elegant celluloid and toilet sets at
Calisher's attract a good deal of attention.
It is reported that F. A. Tritle was offered
the G~overnorship of Arizona, but declined
the honor.
There are more idle miners on the
streets now than we have seen before for
a long time.
Lumber was received at the Eldorado
mine yesterday for the purpose OF building
a within house.
Read W. J. Penrose's holiday advertise
ment this morning. He has lots OF nice
things for sale.
The Eureka Tunnel stock advanced five
cents per share yesterday. 1t is worth at
least SIS per share.
W, T. Leyshon yesterday entered suit
against the Kit Carson Mining Company
for services rendered.
The sentence of Emerson, the murderer,
WAS again postponed in the District Court
at Salt Lake last Tuesday.
Mrs. B. F. McEwen was quite ill yester-
day, caused from the shock OF the earth
quake on Wednesday evening.
j. G. McFarlane yesterday commenced
suit against Sheriff Kyle for the recovery
of a lot of sheep and damages.
Several persons were confined to their
beds yesterday, caused by the shock OF
earthquake the evening previous. ,
Mr.. John B. Hereford Of Virginia City
has been admitted to practice in the Su-
preme Court Of the United States.
Norway has discovered that telegraph
lines scare the wolves away. They are
probably afraid of the extortionate rates.
The prevailing topic Of conversation on
the streets yesterday was the occurrence
of the earthquake on the'previous evening.
The fine weather had the effect of bring
ing out a large number OF ladies yester-
day to view the holiday goods in the stores.
The number of new ore bodies being
discovered in this district should make a
boom in Eureka between now and Spring.
Joe Moline & Co. are making daily ship
ments of ore from the Macon City and
Wide West mines to the Richmond furnace
Senator Jones has not gone East yet as
reported by the San Francisco Chronicle,
but came up to Virginia on Wednesday last.
The Episcopal Sunday school children
have commenced practicing for the Christ
mas exercises, which will be grand this
year..
She went into Franklin's to purchase a
cloak, but while trying on one she'went
into a dead faint. Charley Newman, the
salesman, said such things often occur-it
was only a miss-ft!
It is suggested that Surveyor Read have
some Of his maps OF Eureka Mining Dis
trict put in book form, for the convenience
Of travellers and those who may wish to
carry the map in their pockets.
At a game dinner in Chicago SO kinds
OF wild fowl were served, and the bill of
fare also included black bear mountain
aheep, buffalo, antelope, bison. elk, rabbit,
squirrel, woodchuck and 'possum.
An old topper was raising a glass Of tan
gle-leg to his lips in one Of our saloons on
Wednesday evening, when the quake
shook the tumbler from his unsteady hand.
Upon recovering consciousness, he prayed
the Lord to forgive his transgression this
time, and he would not indulge again.