The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-01-26
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The Eureka Consolidated Mining
Company has levied an assessment of
81 per share, delinquent February
18th.
The Kentncky Legislature is still at
q deadlock IN trying 10 elect a United
States Senator.
There Is a fish war at Wadsworth
and trout Is selling at cents per
pound.
w. Irwin has been appointed
tenn orary superintendent OF the
Bodie mine.
Humboldt county's total indebted
n@ss is given in the Auditors annual
report at So, ,295 II.
Quijotoa, the new Arizona mining
district, is pronounced Kee ko-ioa,
which means a big basket. The name
is of Indian origin.
Last year Hum boldt county re-
eeived Sl3O, $50 IL, while its expenses
we're only Sll3,O63 q
Rboda Howard OF ofOwngsville, Ky,
is ll6 years of age. She has smoked
tobacco for 100 years.
Senator Edmunds i in favor of a
Government Postal telegraph, but OPP
posed to buying any existing lines.
Robert Harris, Vice President OF
The New York, Lake Erie 4 Western
Railroad Company, has been elected
President OF the Northern Paciiic.
Young ladies who are anxious TO
marry should bear in mind that
scaled proposal can be sent by mail
for 2conts,
The New York courts decide that
the foolish marriages entered into for
am Hsemen are not binding; aud the
young lady, who sued the groom OF
one Of then, for support, bad the cost
to pay.
The last observations indicate that
we are distant from the sun ABOUT
o., 700, 900 miles. These are the fig
ures obtained, as near as may De,
from tue observations OF the last
Venus transit.
A Chinanan in nm interior town
tells newspaper reporter that one
effect of the Restriction Act has been
10 raise the price OF Chinaw omen Irom
$5O0 aud $500 TO 81 200 ana 81, 200,
according To quality.
II Is reported that family in Ante.
lope Valley, Esmeraida county, mas
been seriously poisoned by eating the
flesh OF rabbits, which some =, ople
say are very unwh holesome at TINS
season of the year.
A Reno editor In writing the obitu-
ary ~ prominent citizen of ihat
place, finished his article with The fol-
lowing pathetic word-,
lie heard the angels calling him
From That celestial suore
lie hopped his wings, aud away he
vent
To make one angel more.
A singular suicide occurred near
Salt Lake City lasl week. Daniel
Morris, aged ,ishty-iour, a Mormon
polygaulist, with three wives, after
reading the Gov ernor's message, went
into a shed adjoining his house and
hung himself.
A letter was received i'm Virginia
City from Dick Me0rutb. formerly
Deputy Sa. riff there, who says that 10
coming out oi the Snake River coun-
try recently, he met Kettle Belly
brown. who Was headed for the Goear
dAlene mines. IfOld K.,tle can get
IN tiirou-h the snow there vi | be- n
hole left along VIII ch two ordinary
men may march abreast.
In the House OF Representatives,
IN Committee of the Whole, the bill
apprnpriating $50. 900 600 for the i'm
provement OF the Mississippi, was de.
Dated. Belford, of Colorado, said II
was the duty OF the House TO unlock
Ihe vaults of the National Treasury.
IL was the duty of the House 10 com
pei liberal policy IN regard TO the
great water courses. The $40. 900, 900
asked for Lhe Mississippi would not 90
out OF the country, but to horny
handod toll.