Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-26

Scraps from the Notebook OF h
sentiners Reporter.

DIR. Thoma is slightly ~indisposed.
Albion holds its own at about 81 10.
L. N. Robinson is expected home this
evening.
The Comstock declined Q million or two
yesterday.
General Batterman died suddenly Of
heart disease.
Thermometer yesterday P. NJ. so,
p. M. IA degrees.
o. J. Salisbury was among the arrivals
by last nights train.
The Palisade discovery has made bust
ness for the e. d p. II. r.
Commissions Campbell is expected up
from the Bay this evening.
Six furnaces are adding their fumes to
the atmosphere Of Eureka.
Farrell, the man injured on the railroad,
still lies in q critical condition,
General Batterman was buried in Tomb
stone on Wednesday afternoon.
Henry George, the author Of Progress
and Poverty" is oil the Comstock.
A number Of assays from the new Stafford
District have proven unsatisfactory.
Some pretty neckwear for ladies has just
been received by M. j. Franklin d Go.
Senator Hobart stopped over to look at
the Stafford mines. He arrived last night.
Revenue Collector A. e. Shannon de-
parted by stage yesterday for Cherry
Creek.
Sid. Michels was taken ill Wednesday
and is still confined to his home on Ruby
Hill. y
Under Sheriff Isaac Chamberlain Of
Washoe County is very i'll in San Fran
cisco.
There are doubts about the recovery Of
Regolo, the Italian kicked by a mule the
other day.
The Carson Appeal tells all about a boz
naDza in Sierra Nevada which carries
So, 900 ore.
The Owyhee Avalanche has turned its
fifteenth mile stone. 1t is q most excel
lent weekly.
Contractor Perley has numerous applica-
tions OF all descriptions in connection WITH
his contract.
Superintendent Tom Robinson took in
the Palisade bonanza yesterday, returning
by last nights train.
The estate Of the late Charles De Young
VI ~ a IIhntl2CV OuIOulGlE uAS Dtf0
appraised at $40, 705.
Captain j. NJ. Foley OF Secret Canyon
was in town yesterday. He has great faith
in the south end mines.
Supt. Richard Of the Richmond goes
down this morning to inspect the new
mines of Stafford District.
The dispatches discuss matters in con-
nection with Arthur going to Washington
TO assume the reins Of government.
p. N. Hansen yesterday brought an at
tachment suit against d. Prevorse to
recover S1.771 Is for goods furnished.
There is q gentleman in town from st.
Louis looking for mines. He is willing to
purchase If he can find anything that suits
him.
Seth Longabaugh and W. j. Penrose
will jaunt down the E. & P. road to-day
to look up a spot for the Miners Union
picnic.
Tom Wethered has commenced suit in
the District Court against p. N. Hansen
for the sum of 81 231 and interest, due on
several notes.
Some curiosity is felt as to who will be
then next Public School Superintendent, the
Office having been made vacant by the res
ignation Of Mr.. Scanland.
The critical condition of the President
as set forth in our dispatches will cause
many regrets in this community this morn
ing. 1t is a sad, sad case.
Mrs. George W. Merrill and daughter,
Lizzie, departed for Cortez this morning,
where they will be the guests OF Mrs. Wen
ban, and remain for several weeks.
The Silver State learns on reliable au-
thority that thousands of men will find
employment IN Jay Gould's central road
through Nevada the coming winter.
General George s. Dodge, who died in
Oakland the other day, was President Of
the Eureka Consolidated Mining Company
in the days Of the Shaw management.
The private schools, which have been in
session for several months, will close on
Friday, and the children will have q vaca-
ton until Oct. /, when the regular free
term will begin.
An Eastern paper says Mackay is having
q boat Of his own made to 60 around the
world in. According to the same author
ity he will invite 200 persons to go with
him. Thin story.
September sporting and amusement cal
endar-3d and 4th, races at the Willows; 9Th
and 7th. firemen's barbecue and picnic;
10th, Miners Union picnic; Oath and 25th,
a probable general sporting tournament.
Red Bird Con. Mining Company Va.
Pioneer Con. Mining Company is the title
of a suit brought in the District Court to
quiet title to mining ground. E. R. Gar
Der is attorney for plaintiff.
A crosscut is being run to intercept the
vein recently struck in the Eureka Tunnel
900 feet from its mouth. The face Of the
cut has reached the ore streak, and the
work promises to show up something brill
lint In Aha noar fr,A.ea