Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-06

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Sentinel's Reporter.
The County Commissioners meet at II
O'Clock this morning.
The tributers in the Jackson mine have
been quite successful OF late.
Base Range Council No. 2, l. O.. O. F.,
meets this evening at 1850 O'Clock.
Senator Joe Williams and wife left yes
terday for their Nye County home.
The total tax rate in town, So 20 per
$500, is 80 cents less than last year.
Expert Horn is going through all the
county officers books at Hamilton.
Wer liebt NIGHT Vein, Webb und Gesang,
Der bleibt Elm Narr sein Lebelang.
The adjustment Of the police business
excites considerable discussion about town.
The Der cent Of State tax, 80 cents on
the $lOO, is the same that it was for 1882.
"Black" Wallace still tarries at Carson
canning" the Governor on the Assessors
bill.
Eureka Tunnel shares yesterday dropped
| to rs cents, and Albion advanced to ~
cents.
News comes to us from Ward that the
| Martin White works have closed dow for
the want Of ore.
Edward McSorley, ex-Sergeant-at-Arms
of the Nevada Senate, returned from Car
son Sunday night.
The 3Oth day Of May will hereafter be q
legal holiday in Nevada, a law to that
effect having passed the Legislature.
Report says that ex.Assemblyman Mars
den will take q position as operator in one
of the Western Nevada telegraph offices.
Senator Joe Williams of Nye County
SAYS he will turn his attention to mining
this Summer, and leave politics entirely
alone in the future.
The Hooks & Knicks Fire Companies
will hold a meeting at their house at 1880
| o'clock this evening. A full attendance of
members is requested.
The total payroll of the Comstock
mines-Union shaft, G. Il O., Con. Vir-
| ginia, California, Utah, Ophir, Sierra
Nevada and Union Con.-was $56,134 %.
E. Y. George, editor of the Battle Noun
tain Messenger, carries the Oldest piece OF
silver coin in America. It is of South
American coinage, and dated IA, which is
very distinct.
Ben. Bergman, who was caved on in
the Eureka Con. mine last Saturday, and
was bruised up considerably, is getting
along as we'll as could be expected under
the circumstances
Jake Coin gives notice in another COL
umn that he will sell his entire outfit Of
elegant household goods at private sale,
and if not sold by the LIST day of April he
will offer them at public auction. Here is
a chance for bargains.
The Salt Lake Tribune says the miners
at the Mammoth mine have sent Mrs.
Hutchings, widow of the murdered miner,
500, and promise to give further aid.
Their worthy example should be followed
in other mining camps.
We hear that in addition to the operetta
Little Red Riding Hood" to be given in
the Opera House on Friday next, quite al
interesting programme Of vocal and in
strumental music will be rendered by some
of the leading amateurs Of Eureka.
You cannot reverse the will of the peo-
pie when they are convinced of the con-
trary OF what you say. This ia what makes
legislation a very delicate task for those
representatives who entertain views con-
trary to those Of their constituency.
Thanks to the Nevada Legislature of
the Eleventh Session, we can now boast of
a law in regard to illegitimate children.
The father having said offspring, sworn to
be his by the mother, will be required to
support them. This extra load upon the
shoulders of many q thriftless Adonis will
make him sweat, aye, and grunt.
Sunday was as usual a very quiet day.
The sun came out brilliantly, and shed its
Sabbath warmth over all, atheist as as we'll
as bigot. There were only somewhere in
the neighborhood of five or six fights be-
tween 3 and 5 A. NJ, and a half-dozen weak
disciples of old John B%arleycorn lying
around on the sidewalks and between dry
goods boxes about noon.