Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-01-01
FLUE DUST.
Scraps from che Notebook Of the
Senttnel's Reporter.

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A Happy New Year to all.
The banks, Postofice and the principal
business houses will be closed to-day.
The Ruby Hill Tunnel Company have
had a survey made Of their Tip Top
ground.
All Of those who want Vienna wurst call
at Joe Boos' market. He ia the boss
sausage-maker in the country.
Sunday nights blizzard made all the
bachelors in town sorry for their single
b~lessedness, and the maiden's ditto.
The SENTISEL acknowledges the receipt
of complimentary tickets to the Knights
Templar bail, which takes place tonight.
The San Francisco merchants find their
trade with the Northwest very much less
ening since the completion of the Northern
Pacific.
The coinage OF the Carson Mint during
| December is al follows: Double eagles,
$72, 400; standard silver dollars, $104, 600.
Total, $176, 400.
Capt. John Potter has leased a pitch
in the Connolly mine TO Messrs. Tom
Hicks and Tom Jenkin, who will COM
mence work Immediately.
The Central Pacific has refused to give
special rates OF fare to the Knights Of
Pythias who propose to attend the Grand
Lodge meeting in New Orleans.
Tommy Douglas and partners have com
pleted their assessment work on the Lamb
claim, adjoining the Eureka Con. ground
on the southern end of Ruby Hill.
All members OF the @. s. L. S. are re-
| quested to meet at the schoolhouse
Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock sharp.
They are also required to hand in their
dues.
The monthly meeting OF the Hooks &
| Knicks and Knickerbocker Hose Company
will be held at the Hosehouse this even
ing. A full attendance of members is
requested.
Owen Geraty has opened his Silver Brick
market on South Main street, and agrees
to sell the best Of meats at bedrock prices
for cash. Read his advertisement in an
other column.
The Tribune says some Shoshone Indians
from Austin, New, are in Salt Lake beg
ging for presents. They are higher toned
than those who stay at home and plead for
muckamuck.
The Carson Tribune thinks the Board Of
Pardons are too l%enient; and that nearly
all the c~onvicts turned out soon find their
way back into the Nevada penitentisry, or
some other one.
This week is full OF dances-the Centen-
NAL ball last night on the Hill, the
Knights Templar party at tbs Opera
House tonight, and the Knights Of Pythias
social Friday night.
The Eureka market is filled with the
choicest meats Of every sort, displayed in
| the most artistic manner for their holiday
time. II makes one meat hungry to look
upon the tempting flesh.
Probably the wealthiest railroad con
ductor in America is employed on the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road. He
is said to be worth $50, 1000. He was a
daisy" to hold his job long enough for
that.
The S~ENTINEL's carrier will present to
each of our patrons to-day q neatly printed
calendar for the new year. If any person
should be overlooked in the distribution
he can be supplied with n by calling at
this Office.
The San Francisco Post says: 1t is ex-
pected that there will be a wedding out oil
several mining stocks from the list of the
San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board
soon after the first of the year, for non
payment of dues.
Some people are beginning to attribute
the beautiful sunsets Of the last few weeks
to the aurora borealis. Looks as though
some mere guesser is apt to be ahead Of
the scientific world in accounting for the
singular appearance.
1t was a dull day in a BARRIERS shop in
Tuscarora, and one OF the loafers offered
him rs cents for the receipts Of the day.
The offer having been accepted, the loafer
went out and drummed up his friends,
and the receipts reached ST..
The installation Of the knights OF Pythias
will take place in the Opera House next
Friday evening. After the ceremonies are
over. the members Of the Order and their
invited guests will join in a dance, for
which R~iegelhuth's music has been en-
gagged.