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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22
ARISTOCRATIC THIEVES.
At Receptions They Steal Shawls.
Diamonds. Teaspoons, etc.

+ A New York letter to the Chicago Inter-
Ocean tells ONE queer stories about doings
in the upper crust" Of society in Gotham.
We quote a specimen:
Occasionally society is astonished by
finding out that one OF its best known
members has been caught pocketing spoons
at a wedding reception, or mistaking the
camels-hair shawl Of a neighbor for her
OWE palmer cashmere. Only a little time
ago n OF the groomsmen, at q fashionable
wedding, was detected in smuggling a dia-
mond ring, one Of the presents, and so
common have become these depredations
that a detectives presence at wedding re-
ceptions is considered almost as necessary
as that OF a bride.
Every detective agency in the city keeps
q man especially adapted for this delicate
branch Of work. They are usually good
looking young fellows, who dress up well,
and whose manners are good enough for
them to pass as a guest. Their place Is In
the room where the gifts are displayed, and
as the gayly dressed throng surge in and
out they keep a sharp eye upon the guests.
who. not contented with looking at the va
rious gifts, seem inclined to handle the
portable ones.
A we'll known detective told me that at
q wedding on Murray Hill. and in one OF
the most aristocratic Of the blocks, no
less than three attempts were made to
walk off with valuables. Two OF the
would-be thieves were men, the third q
young lady, pretty, Of good family, and a
belle in her circle. She had quietly thrown
her handkerchief over q collarette OF fine
point lace, and deity slipped it into her
dress pocket. The gentlemanly young
man in black was at hand. He was not
callous to her charming face and manners;
SO he gave her a chance by quietly touch
ing her arm, while he quickly turned back
the lapel Of his claw-hammer coat enough
to show his badge. The young lady turned
frightfully pale and almost tainted, but
managed to obey his gesture and return
the lace without making a scene. After.
wards 1t was found she had been Q guest
at q number Of houses where different ar
ticles OF jewelry had been missed. and the
matter becoming talked about, she was
whisked of to Europe by her parents.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22

The Reno Times wakes into fury over
the sportive illusions in the Virginia
Chronicle to Mr.. J. G. Hagerman with
regard to his behavior in ~staving off a
panic in the Reno Opera House. Says
the Times:
The man who wantonly assails the good
name OF any individual, either by burlesque
or otherwise, 10 beneath the notice Of re-
spectacle people.
The buster contained in this squib is
characteristic of the individual who
hunts for the man that struck Billy
Patterson. H~agerman's shout, repub-
iished in the SENTINEL from the Chroni.
ole, are nicely turned, sprightly verses,
and are perfectly innocent in their
humor. The writer believes that Mr..
Hagerman, who is full Of fun himself,
will enjoy the joke as much as anybody
else in the State.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22
PACIFIC COAST ADvICES.
The Schooner Orcas Sunk-Bishop
Alemany's Cfrcular-A Shooting
Scrape-A. G.. Lodda Found Muir.
d0red.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

SAN Francisco, Jan. ala Port Town
send dispatch says the schooner Carrie
Hayden arrived to-day, having on board
the rigging and sails Of the schooner Or
cas-. found sunk off Long Island. one Of
the San Juan group. The officers and
crew are supposed to be lost.
Archbishop Alemany has issued q circu.
lar letter addressed to the Catholic
churches in San Francisco In regard to the
effort being made to establish the veter.
ans Home. He says: "I am informed
that there are in this State largo number
of aged and disabled soldiers who did val
liable services on the battlefield and ex-
posed their lives in the defense OF their
country. I would recommend that next
Sunday at the close Of High Mass, two
persons in each church be appointed to re-
ceive the donations which may be contribu-
ted for that noble purpose"
A Portland dispatch says Captain Mat
son Of the bark Harvest Home reports
a vessel ashore on the sand beach, 10
miles north Of Cape Hancock, on the
morning Of the 10th inst. The vessel 10
high and dry at low tide. The crew re-
moved the cargo ashore. The loss is At
tributed to a defective chronometer.
SANTA CRUZ (Cal.) Jan. 21.-Last even
ing Scott Taylor, foreman OF the flume
which leads from FELTON, to above Boulder
Greek, in this county, came in town and
gave himself up to the Sheriff for having
shot and killed Edward Allen. q teamster,
in the woods between Boulder Greek and
Lorenzo. There had been bad feeling ex-
isting between the two men for some time,
Allen having whipped Taylor few weeks
ago. 1t 10 said Allen harbored revenge
against Taylor for having him arrested.
The men did not meet till yesterday, when
Taylor passed Allen, who was loading
wood. The latter stopped his work, and
with an oath started after Taylor, saying
"now I have got you" Taylor tried to
get out Of the way Of Allen, but being
hard pressed he drew his pistol, shooting
Allen in the arm and under the ear, kill
ing him instantly. There were nc wit
nesses to the shooting. but a man near by
heard Allen say ''now I have got you."
NORTH SAN JUAN, Jan. 21.-A. G. Lodda,
an old man generally known as Commo-
dore, was found lead near his cabin at Co.
lumbia Hill last night. His death was
caused by a blow upon the head from some
deadly weapon, by whom it is not known.
To conceal the murder an attempt had
been made to burn the body by setting
fire to the u~nderbrush. but the dampness
OF the wood and clothing saved the body.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22
MAHANNY,S -DEFALCATlON.

The Virginia Enterprise condemns the
act of County Clerk Mahanny in the
severest terms, for appropriating funds
intrusted to him for his own use, whether
he can ssrustle" the money and make up
the deficiency or not. OF course, the
Enterprise is altogether correct. Mr..
Mahanny's behavior is strikingly in con-
trast with that'of Hon. Jerry Schooling,
who, while Treasurer, got ''broke" in
San Francisco, but borrowed money to
get home on rather than touch a quarter
of q dollar Of State money, OF which he
he had in his pockets at that time thou
sands OF dollars. The Virginia Chronicle
denies the charge that it is al apologist
for Mr.. Mahanny, and asserts that the
only reason why its articles on the SUBJ
ject of the d~efalcation were less severe
is that it has no disposition to kick a
falling man. The Chronicle sums up the
politics that has been thrown into the
wrangle, thus
We can recall the incident Of a Repub-
liean State Controller and State Treasurer
jointly stealing over 500, 900 from the
State Treasury. and a Republican Legis-
lature releasing their bondsmen from their
just liability. We can remember that little
more than a year ago a Republican County
Treasurer stole over $40, 900 from Storey's
Treasury, and q Democratic Legislature
released his bondsmen from their obliga-
ton to make good their loss. These are
among the entertainments which stud the
history Of the State, and remembering
them. Clerk Mahanny's lapse seems a
peccadillo by comparison-especially as be
has arranged to refund every dollar that
he Ia now behind.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22
Il
what the world has 20 Say OF Omr
FavOrite Sons and Daughters.

what the world has TO Say Of Onr
FavOrite Som and Daughters.
Minnie Hank will not receive flowers
over the footlights.
Senator F~relinghuysen is the beauty OF
the new Administration.
Campanini gives lawfully jolly" mac
aroni dinners on Saturdays.
A Christmas present was lei to each
newsboy in New Orleans by Lolita.
1t is said that Mrs. Senator Malone
wears the finest diamonds in Washington
society.
Annie Louise Cary is six years older
han Mr.. Lorillard, whom che is about to
marry.
Maggie Moore, the famous actress, has
leased one of the principal theaters in
Australia for three years.
Ex-President and Mrs. Hayes and Mr..
and Mrs. L. p. Morton, pass the early
Winter in Cairnes. France.
At the performance of the Messiah in
Cincinnati, Miss Cary was received with
more warmth than Madame Patti.
Mrs. Moore, wife of a Tennessee mem
Der of Congress, is said to carry off the
palm for beauty at Washington this Win
ter.
Among the passengers on the steamer
City of Brussels, for Liverpool, on the
18th, were Samuel Colville and Miss Eme
Roseau.
Senator German of Maryland began life
rs a page in the Senate, and Congressman
Townsend of Illinois started as a page in
the Lower House.
---z. N.1.I D.1-r4ar ~, N nc
of the style of rs years ago, a long waist
coat of bright buff, and a blue swallow
tailed coat with brass buttons.
Mr.. William Seligman. whose daughter
was recently married in Paris to DR.. Was
serman, gave the bride $50, 900 and laces
and diamonds valued at as much again.
Mrs. Garfield is living very quietly and
comfortably in Cleveland. When her sons
leave college, she will choose between
Cleveland and Washington for a permanent
home.
II it be true, as stated, that $500 q week
is Mrs. Langtry's pay, she will have great
inducements to make the stage a profes'
sion, and close q life in which, by all &C
!, counts, she has been largely dependent on
others.
Nine. Patti observed to a Western re-
porter, the other day, that Signor Nlco'
lini had been badly treated in this coun-
try, and she Is sure she doesn't know
why. Such happy ignorance should never
be enlightened.
George A. sala says one with a keen
! scent can guess the value of Russian bank
notes without seeing them-one OF large
denomination carrying a fashionable per
fume, and that Of the smaller ones being
equally unmistakable.
Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sartoris is about to
visit Washington with her children, as the
guest of her former bridesmaid, the
daughter of Surgeon-General Barnes
Mrs. Sartoris still keeps, it is said, the
pleasant prettiness Of her girlhood.
, Miss Clara Louise Kellogg says that Of
her many admirers Mr.. Whitney is the
only one she could unhesitatingly call
"her fate" he had only known her 10
days when he proposed, and she accepted
with as much assurance OF her feelings as
if she had been a tender miss and he her
first sutton.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22
LYING IN WAIT.

The way the story goes now is that
Folgsr was made Secretary of the Treas
ury as q temporary makeshift; that the
place to be made vacant by the retire
ment of Justice Hunt has been held in
reserve for him, and that his place in
turn will be occupied by Senator Conk-
ling. If the reports from the Capital
are to be credited, this is the programme.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22
Commercial value Of Metals.

The Leadvills Index gives the commer
eial value per pound Of rare and Common
metals, as follows: Indium. s2.62o; van
adium, s2,620; ruthinium, 81 ,400; rho
dunn. $500; palladium, 1858; varanium,
1915 SO; osmium, S325 20; iridium,
s317 A; gold. 1901 40; platinum, Sis 40;
thallium, Sos n; chromium, S5S; mag
nesium, $50 so; potassium, s23; silver,
Sl6 as; cobalt, 81 rs; cadmium, 90; bis
muth, 81 So; sodium, 90 so; fokle, 90 so;
mercury. AZ cents; anthony. IL cents;
tin, 20 cents; copper, 20 cents; arsenic,
10 cents; zinc, 0 cents; lead. s cents; iron,
2 cents,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22
Fast Trains.

England's four fastest trains are the
Flying DutchmAn, 1914 miles in four hours,
fourteen minutes. or about 46 miles an
hour; the Leeds express, 1877 miles in four
hours, or about AZ miles an hour; the
Great Northern express, 395 miles in nine
hours, or almost A miles an hour; the
Midland night express, AIS miles at forty
and one-half miles an hour. But the
Pennsylvania train that leaves Jersey City
at 4 P. NJ. does the SO miles to Philadei.
phia in 100 minutes. Is the fastest in the
world, running 52.s miles an hour.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22
WARRINGTON TERRITORY.


SEATTLE. Jan. 21.-Louis V. Wyekoff,
Sheriff Of Kings County. died suddenly at
his residence in this city this morning.
He arose as usual, but acting q little
strange, his wife asked him what was the
matter. He turned toward her and re-
piled. Il am dying and fell upon the
bed and expired. Mr.. Wyckoff came to
Seattle in 1851. and was elected Sheriff in
1861, and from that time to this, with the
exception Of a single year., has continued
in that office.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-The health officers
are anxious to take every measure to pro-
tect the city from the smallpox scourge, and
are fearful that unless speedily checked it
will become universal here. Gases Of
smallpox are scarcely ever seen in the
streets. One man was fined $40 to-day
for the offense of concealing q case.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22

Mrs. Senator Jones Of Nevada has two
lady guests with her this season, from CAL
~ifornia, Miss Sterling and Miss Tappan.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22
Smallpox Precautions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The Executive
Committee of the National Board Of
Health, with reference to the smallpox
epidemic. has directed the inspection of
several Of the most important quarantine
stations, to determine if the rules and reg
u~lations Of the Board are properly en-
forced. An appropriation Of $4,000 has
been made for the purpose OF preventing
the introduction OF the disease into the
Disfricf NJ CoInuohia
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-22

The Portland Board Of Trade is sending
its representatives through Idaho to So
euro the trade Of that great Territory.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-26
MATTERS.

G. J.. Topliff, IL rider in the Fourth of
July races at Billings, was thrown from
his horse and killed.
Thus far in July there has been but
one person calaboosed in the city Of
Helena. Different here.
The farmers along Ten Mile, near
Helena, are kicking" against granting
right-of-way to the Northern Pacific.
Rev. r. NJ. Duff, Episcopal minister
at Helena, who recently went to the
states via Benton, has sent in his resig-
nation, and will not return to Montana.
r. a. jameson, the Irish hunter, is on
his way to Montana with the expressed
purpose Of bagging a few Rocky Noun
tain goats. Mr.. Jameson is a very sue
cessful hunter, especially when he has a
! few old-time mountaineers along to do
the shooting.
kid Donnelly and 4 miner named
Dick Welch had All alteration at the
| Spokane house N the 18th, which re-
suited in the kid firing three shots
Of a revolver at WEIGH, one taking effect
in the side infiicting a serious wound.
The Kid who is said to be an ex-
inmate Of the penitentiary, has been
arrested.
John Simpson died last evening at the
Sisters hospital, from the result OF
wounds received a week g while
handling the Little Giant in the mine of
r. S. Hale in the Tucker gulch. The
| deceased came to Montana in 1864 and
was thirty-six years of age. He was a
most estimable man, and many warm
friends throughout Montana will mourn
his untimely end. He has no near
relatives except q sister living at Sara
toga Springs, New York. He will be
buried from the hospital at four o'clock
to-day.-Independena.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-26

midsto of his exposition, a roughly-dressed
young man, standing near, struck III,
and civilly pointed out that the MAJ Of
science was quite mistaken Ill his notion
as to the instrument in point.
The professor, whose weak point is not
an excess of humility, angrily main
tanned his own view. but did moi sue
ceed in convincing his opponent, who
finally shrugged his shoulders and
walked of. .'Whois that-that person."
asked the professor, Indignantly, Of a
workman, standing by. "Oh, that is
DR.. -' was the reply; "he invented
that instrument you have been looking
at y Tableau.-QMs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-26

Then he told the avengers that he
would spare their improbable lives this
trip, but if they ever tried to Kill him
again there would be q good deal OF hiIar-
ity OH Main street. He said tie was not
of a %revengeful or ~antagonistic DISPOSE
ton, but if this thing was repeated every
evening, with a matinee for ladies and
children every Saturday afternoon. lie
would get a repeating hoe handle and
clean out the entire yigilantee.
Farrar said he was just a plain, evers-
day style of citizen, without any amlt-
ton to fill the world with funerals and
hang d sable pail of mourning over the
land; but if the vigilance committee
wanted to make an example OF him and
would give notice enough, 50 that he
could arm himself with an old salt-bag
filled with conyalescent eggs and al old
pick-handle, he would be willing to
abide the result.
The committee turned in silent ecorn
and left him, and the disagreeable sub
iect was never preached again after
Ward.-BO0mcruuag.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-26
Chased by Indians.

On his return from Fort Macleod the
other day Clark Tingley, who was riding
On horseback alone, met a war party OF
Indians and was chased at full speed
fifteen or twenty miles by three of the
bucks. Mr.. Tingley had a good horse
and was enabled to ride away from them
without any difficulty. Had he had his
trusty rifle along he would have been per-
fectly content to interview the pesky
reds, but being unarmed he sensibly
concluded to keep ahead of them as far
possible. What their intentions We're he
does not know.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-26
He Seemed to Court Death.

In the early history OF Cummins City,
Wyoming, the town was getting bad
reputation outside, and something had
to be done. It was generally decided
that the yigilanters would have to begin
to reform things on DR.. Farrar, and two
members of the committee, Trustworthy
Kersikes and 1.-The Annihilator,n were
delegated to arm themselves and drive
the doctor out of town, or inform him
that they would shoot him Oh sight.
About opposite the palatial dugout oc-
cupied by Calamity Tapeworm the
avengers met DR.. Farrar.
He had just been down toSam Woods
and hoisted in about six fingers of what
was known at that time as vinegar hill
sheep dip. It was billed all over the
union as liquid crime.
The avengers stood back Il moment to
give the fugitive a chance to escape if
he wanted to; but he didn't avail him
self Of it.
He seemed to court death.
He simply walked UP to Trustworthy
kersikes and twisted the double-barrel-
led shotgun out of his hands like a flash.
Then he pulled it IN the Annihilator
and told him to throw UP his hands.
Calmly as though he was making an as
say Oh gilt-edge blossom rock, DR.. Far
rar went through the garments Of the
avengers. The six-shooters he stored
away iii his panfaloons, and the double
barrelled shotgun he broke owe q pine
log and threw it into q woodslled.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-26
Corn With n History.

There arc several punches Of very
nice Indian corn hanging up in w. III.
Todd's office that arc worthy Of consid-
Grafton, having been raised III Montana
north Of the Missouri river. A few days
ago we referred to the fact that corn
was very successfully grown at Fort
Belknap, and the specimens referred to
above are Of last years crop at that
agency, the yield being 81 an average
nearly fifty bushels to the acre. The
seed for Il starter was obtained at Fort
Berthold, the corn coming originally
from the Mandan Indians, who were
known to be successful agriculturists on
the north banks Of the upper Missouri,
many years ago. When Lewis and
Clark were on their way to the UNI
known regions of the Northwest, some
eighty years ago, they found a tribe of
Indians neal where Bismarck now
stands, who were light-haired and blue
eyed, a type far different from
all other tribes seen in their extensive
iourneyings. These Indians were called
Mandans, and they cultivated corn and
had rude means of crushing it into
meal. The corn now grown successfully
at Fort Bell1nap is the same variety as
that raised by the Mandans SO many
years ago, and of which, doubtless, the
plucky western explorers ate with y
relish. This variety of maize, which is
Of many and beautiful c%olors, is still cul-
tivated by the Indians mentioned, and
experiment at Belknap demonstrates
that Northern Montana will produce it
bountifully as well as Dakota.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-26
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Kelly jagged.

Charles Kelly was arraigned in the
probate court Wednesdayon the charge OF
living in and about q house Of prostitu-
ton. He demanded q trial by jury, and
after a thorough investigation Of the
ease was found guilty and sentenced by
the Judge to serve a term Of thirty days
in the county jail, the extreme penalty
under the statute. The case excited a
good deal OF interest, and quite q num-
Der OF spectators were OH hand to see it
through. Waterman & McIntire de-
Tended Kelly, and w. III. Hunt, j., up
held the peace and dignity of the terri
tory. The counsel contested the case
hotly, and while he was making his ar
gument to the jury Mr.. Waterman was
fined 50 by the Judge for alleged con-
tempt Of court, but the fine was after
mards generously RENTED. As there
was no ecourse for Kelly but to go to
jail, he expressed a willingness to emil
CRATE if the Judge would give him per
mission, but as yet that liberty has not
been granted him. Judge Tattan in his
concluding remarks OIL the case, said it
had become an absolute necessity that
something should be done to purify the
moral atmosphere of Benton, and es-
pecially in the immediate vicinity OF the
court house. Only a beginning had yet
been made, and il necessary the aid OF
the common law would be invoked, and
those who rented property to disreputa-
bic persons would be indicted, as well
us the inmates. That is the right kind
Of talk.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-26
The Drummer Discounted.

Is this seat engagedon he asked Of the
prettiest girl in the car, and finding it
wasn't he put his sample box in the
rack and braced himself for solid COM
fort.
Pleasant day. said the girl, coming
for him before he could get his tongue
unkinked. Most bewildering day,
isn't ito.'
"1e-yes, miss" stanlnnered the drum
mer. He was in the habit of playing
pitcher in this kind Of a match, and the
position of catcher didn't fit him as
tightly as his pantaloons.
Nice weather for travelling contin-
ued the girl" much nicer than when it
was cold. Are YOU perfectly comforta-
bleo."
ooh. yes, thanks murmured the
drummer.
"Glad of it, resumed the girl, cheer
fully. you don't look 50. Let me put
my shawl under your head, won't YOU:
Hadn't you rather sit next to the win
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-26
The Professor and the Inventor.

The following is a good story about a
well-known professor, which may go to
prove that even great physicists are LA
bic, to error: The professor wa showing
g party Of ladies and gentlemen over
some large works at Birmingham,
chiefly edgaged ia the manufacture of
complicated optical instruments. The
party came across d very ingenious in
strument, the working Of which the
professor proceeded to explain. In the