Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-08
PACIFIC COAST ADVICES.
AdOlph SufrO Buys the Cliff House
The Transit of Mercury-News
from the Arctic-The Sunday Law
i'm Calif0rnia-OIher Coast Items.

oF1SAAL ~ M oENIlNALsJ
SAN Francisco, Nov. 7.-Adolph Sutro
to-day secured a controlling interest in the
Cliff House property. It is understood to
be the intention of Mr.. Sutro to make inn
provements on a large scale. These are
said to include the erection of a mammoth
family seaside hotel and the identifying OF
the surrounding sand plots towards the
ocean, and arranging Of commodious bath
ing-heuses in spots that are protected from
the winds and not subject to the heavy un.
| dertow.
A San Jose dispatch says the transit OF
mercury was successfully observed at the
Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton by
Captain Floyd, Professor Holder and M.
BurnhAm Day. 1t was extremely fine.
The steam whaler Belvidere arrived this
morning brings advices from the Arctic re-
lief steamer Rodgers, confirming the re-
port brought down by the schooner Golden
Fleece last Saturday, that the Rodgers had
circumnavigated Wrangel Island. This
sets at rest the doubts entertained here, %
the information comes direct from the
Rodgers by verbal statements to the Cap.
tain OF the Belvidere, and by letters which
he brought down from the officers and cor
respondents On board the Rodgers.
Dispatches received here from Marys-
vile, Roserville, S~panishtown, Napa, and
other points. state that the Sunday law was
generally observed by the closing Of sa-
looms and other places Of business.
An Un1ucky Passenger.
Sonora, Nov. THE down stage from
here was stopped at 4 o'clock this morning,
between Tuttletown and the river, by four
masked men. Wells, Fargo d Co.'s treas
ure box was broken open and robbed OF
So, 200, shipped from the Senora Office.
John Munder. one Of our merchants,
had on his person $3.50. Thinking that
the passengers would be robbed he dropped
1t in the stage and 1t was found by the
robbers. No other passengers were
robbed. The robbers were masked with
old sacks. No clue as yet.
After the Miners.
North SAN JUAN, Nov. ~7.-sheriffT Temp.
kins Of this county in pursuance Of the
orders from Judge Mayher. Vice Judge
Keyser Of Yuba, commenced at French cor
raj, seven miles from here, to shut of the
water from each mine, putting o keeper at
each bulkhead. and will continue up the
ridge to North Bloomfield on the same.pro-
cess. I learn that every mine on the ridge
had shut down and will not start up again
until the Supreme Court shall have decid.
ed on the premises. II IL not anticipated
here that this unfortunate state OF affairs
will last long.
Fire At SusanviIle.
SUsANvrLLE (Cal.), Nov. IA fire
broke out In n. N. skadsn's stable about
1915 this afternoon. The building is a
total loss; also otto's blacksmith shop and
the residences Of F. Strong and Shinn.
Sixty horses were burned in Skaden's sta
BILE; also the stock Of the Oroviile and
Alturas stages. The wind was light from
the west. Had 1t been otherwise, the. en-
tire town would have been destroyed.
The loss is about $40. 900; partially in
Drowning OF y sherifI.
REDWOOD oIry, Nov. 7.-George W.
Green. Sheriff Of this county, was drowned
to-day OF the mouth Of Redwood City
Greek. nv tina aanaizinQ of n boak.