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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
A 100000 BLUR called.

John W. Breckenridge Ia son Of the late
Vice President John @. Breckenridge Of
Kentucky. recently elected to the Assem-
bly, from MERGED, last week obtained a YER
dict against Charles Crocker, the railroad
king, for 500, 900. Crocker has $1,000
worth of real estate in the town Of MERGED.
It was assessed at sos, 600. Croker sent
his agent, Judge Underhill, to MERGED to
get the assessment reduced to 500, 600. the
attorney stating before the Board OF Equali-
cation that his client would take that sum
for il. This was a bluff, Of course and
Breckenridge. who was present, called it,
offering TO take the property at that price,
and to pay So. 900 down and the balance in
90 days. Underhill raised the price to
$40, 900, and rushed off to Fresno to get the
railroad assessment reduced in that county.
In order to make himself solid with the
MERGED Board he autographed back to
Breckenridge that he had heard from
Crocker, and that the latter said he would
take $40, 900. Breckinridge offered TO give
this, which was agreed to, and within the
specified time q tender OF the $4,000 was
made in San Francisco to Croker Tor his
agent, as Crocker could not be found) who
refused to accept it, of course. Breckln-
ridge then brought suit in the Superior
Court against Croker for damages for
failure to comply with contract, and the
Jury, after half an hours deliberatlon'
returned q verdict for plaintiff for $9O,O00'
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
WHITE PINE ITEMS.
CAerry Greek Ne,os, April 10.

Sttf
The prospects in Hunter District are
showing up well. We intend to go out
there 1901 and give the result of our OBJ
servations.
At the Republican primary election here
last Saturday So votes were polled and A,
7. Stearns was unanimously elected dele.
gate to the State Convention. He liz q
Blaine man.
At the Republican primaries in Hamil-
ton and Eberhardt Capt. Drake was elected
q delegate to the State Convention. Ward
and Taylor elected Henry Hip, which,
with A. T. Stearns from here, completes
the delegation. Stearns and Hip are
Blaine men, while Capt. Drake is looked
upon IS favoring Arthur.
Frank McCurdy, son Of William Nc
Curdy Of Spring Valley, met with q pain
full accident last Wednesday while chop
ping wood for Farmer Burke at Schell
bourne. A stick of wood few up and
struck him in the right eye. DR.. Tufford
was Immediately sent for. and brought the
young mar to Cherry Greek, where he il
now under his supervision. II is feared
that the tense Of the eye is ruptured
though that is not yet definitely known
We hope the young man will not lose
his eve.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
Captured.

j. Fl. Shoemaker, who came in yester-
day, says that CALDWELL and Belts, who
left here Tuesday with M. H. Joseph's
horse and blackboard, reached Williams
salt marsh Wednesday night. There the
axles OF the vehicle were found to be so
much sprung that they could not use 1t
any more, and they left II and the horse,
too, for they did not like riding double
any more. They went afoot to Tom
Shorts Cave Greek ranch in Ruby Valley,
and there they were overtaken by Officer
Mckay. Tom Short was to bring them
back to Williams ranch, whence they were
to come in as they originally went out,
in the appropriated blackboard. Mr..
Short may drive in. II he does, the
party may be expected in Eureka some
time to-day, for as everybody knows he
loses no time on the road, and that he has
horses that are as ambitious and as able to
90 ahead as he H..
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
Republican Delegates.

OF the six delegates to the Republican
State Convention, to be held at Virginia
City next Wednesday. for the selection Of
delegates to their National Convention.
three left here Thursday, @. @. Wallace.
J. L. Wines and G.. A. Fletcher. Hon.
M. d. Foley, A. E. Cheney and W. J.
Penrose leave to-day. 1t ia understood that
the choice OF these delegates is Blaine. We
Judge from the outlook that John Msckay
will be chosen as one OF the delegates to
the National Convention, unpledged, with
the understanding that he will go for
Arthur. The other five, 1t is expected,
will go to Chicago pledged to stick to
Blaine as long as he may continue in the
field. Hon. NJ. D. Foley, it is understood,
will be urged as q delegate from Eastern
Nevada, and he will probably be elected.
He 10 for Blaine.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

Scraps from IN Notebook Of the
SentfueTn Ranors.-

Scraps from the Notebook of the
sentineTs Reporter,
Marbles is the rage among our BOYS.
When will the festive top being to spin ?
R~iegelhuth's dancing class meets at Q
O'Clock this afternoon at the Opera House.
Sheriff Sweeney has two important no.
tices to the public in this mornings SEN
TINEL.
Farming operations are now very active
in the country down about the Sink Of the
Carson.
The Richmond Company shipped on
Thursday six bars Of bullion, valued at
$14, 1872 SO.
The best gents clothing and furnishing
goods can be found at D. Nsthan's cloth
ing establishment.
Several Mormon teams were in town
yesterday loaded with apples and eggs,
which sold readily.
Bob Crossan got q load Of good ore
from the Winnipeg mine at Diamond yes-
terday, and sent it to the Richmond fur
mace for reduction.
Sheriff Sweeney arrested c.. c.. Wells
last evening for selling liquor to Indians.
This is the third time he has been arrested
for selling them liquor.
We are requested to say that the enter
tainment Of the Odd Fellows, at their hall
this evening will be free. The exercises
will be interesting. Music will be fur.
nished by our best local talent.
The Humboldt river is now bank high,
and the bottoms are overfowed in some
places. The general opinion is that it
will be higher this season than it has been
since the country was settled.
"Hellol" said the policeman; "what are
you sitting out here in the cold for2 Why
don't you go in the house? Have you
lost your night key3" mo-" responded
the ~disconsolate citizen, "I-hio-haven't
lost Their key. Ive-hic-lost Their key.
hole"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

Splendid Celebration of the sixty
Fiffh Anniversary.

Splendid Celebration of the sixty
Fifth Anniversary.
The Odd Fellows OF Eureka gave Q grand
bali last night at tho Eureka Opera House
in celebration Of the 65th anniversary, OF
the benevolent order. We say grand ball,
and we use the word grand advisedly. II
10 q worry apt word TO describe the enter
iainment. As usual, the affair brought
out 8 large assemblsge, including all of
our people who ordinarily attend dance
parties. and u number OF others who in
dulge in dsvotions to Terpsichore only on
such occasions as that OF last night. When
the grand march was announced the floor
was fully occupied, although many came
afterwards. The march was we'll done,
and we have never seen the ladies and
gentlemen OF Eureka appear better than in
the semi-military evolutions Of this open
ing exercise. Numerous spectators were
In the gallery, and they evinced hardly
less interest in the party than those who
moved to the music below. The
gentlemen on the committee were assidu-
Gus In their attentions, and while there
was marked dignity prevailing at the fes-
~tivities, there was, also, a decided air OF
freedom and s~ocisbility that placed every
body at ease. The music was fine. The
size and elegance Of the party inspired
the musicians (Riegelhuth's full string
band), and they played with greater
spirit than usual. 1t was a late hour wheu
the notes Of Home, Sweet Home" sent
the crowd, still happy but tired, to their
domicils to sleep and go over the pleas
ures Of the night again in their dreams.
The party was q grand delightful success.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
Teachers Conference.

A committee of public school teachers
had a meeting in Carson the other day. to
consult upon amendments to the present
State school law. The conference was
harmonious. They now propose to meet
again In October TO embody their ideas In
a new school tbill. Among the changes
suggested is that q teachers certificate OBJ
tanned in one county be good in any other
COUNTY of the State. As the law now il
teachers frequently have had to go one
hundred miles to stand q second examine
ton, when they held from some other
county a certificate In full force and effect.
In this way injustice is frequently done to
teachers, and to districts in need OF tneil
services. Many other needed changes
were suggested.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

MORNING BOARD.
sso ophir-Soc s5c
9 ,% M~exicsn-9oo 800
l ~ Rsst & Belcher-135c 1900
"a q 0sliiornis-2Oo
ooOO Con. yirginia-.zoc
z oS CholIar-75o 800
lao Potosi-s5c
tx Hale Il Norcross-l
l os0 Yellow Jscket-16Oc
so Belcher-l
30 Confidence
al s. Neysds-l35c
10 Utah-120c
s0 Exchequer-2oc
900 Justice-2oc
100 Oyermsn-2Oc
95O Union-16Oc
SIS Alts-75c
200 Andes--l0c
100 Benton-Soc
aoO Eureka Com
90 YaSsjo-2i5c
5O Belle Isle-35c
100 Day.
100 Ooiumbus-1s5c
ac Bodie-430c $1,000 bio
800 syndicste-60o
$50 Mono-l40c
$50 Con. Pacifc-3oc
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

On May 20 the Ancient Order Of United
Workmen OF the Pacific Coast will hold a
large and important convention in Salt
Lake City. Master Workmen from Me-
vads, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado
and Arizona will be in attendance, about
600 delegates in all being expected to take
part in the convention. All the railroads
have made reduced rates. A grand ball 10
TO be given at tho Walker Opera House on
the evening Of the Goth.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
Nos Very Clear.

The Philadelphia Mint has no mark on
its coin. the New Orleans Mint puts the
letter o under the eagle, the San Fran.
cisco Mint is marked with the letter s, and
the Carson Mint uses @ G under the eagle.
The first Superintendent of the latter Mint
was Abe Curry, and generally known az
Col. Curry, and one of his enemies made a
fuss about the Superintendent putting his
initials on American coin. = Oakland
Times.
No one ever quarreled with the Colonel
about the initials O.. O., but there was
always a question as to what those letters
were intended to represent. Some said
Carson City, others said Col. Curry. while
the Colonel himself said 1t meant "Curry'f
Compliments."-Reno Journal.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
senator sharon's Brother

Mr.. Sharon, Of Mount Pleasant, Ohio
brother OF Senator William Sharon, is q
well-to-do Ohio farmer, and, never having
paid the Coast 9 visit before, Will nno
much to interest him, and will be cor
daily received by his numerous relatives
both here and in San Francisoo.-Carsor
Index.
No doubt Of q cordial reception for the
visitor, but the thought occurs to us tina
II he had postponed his coming until
saw. next Winter, he might find the ex
Senator in better frame Of mind for en-
tertainment.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
Hotel Arrivals.

Parker House-Frank Matson, Fair
,,,av mine: Jake Levison. Felix Coblentz,
gfnssnb NAV, r. NJ. Beatty, San Francisco;
]. M. Crawford, Palisade.
Jackson House-H. Carpenter, Geddes;
A. p. johnson, Monitor Valley; Seth
Iongabsugh and wife, Ruby Hill.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
Ruby HiIf Tunnel.

The breast Of the Ruby Hill Tunnel 10
In good looking lime. with seams Of gray
sand all through IL. This, at a point only
10 feet from the extensive body of iron
which Yves cut through q short time ago, il
as good an indication az can be looked for
in any mine, and a body Of ore may be
encountered ut any time.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
or for winnemucea.

The candidates for the cadetship from
Eureka and Ruby Hill, Paul Douthett,
John G. Jury. Andrew stinson and Charles
H. Williams. leave for Winnemucca to-day.
There is good material in any n OF them
Tor a General of the army, and we hope
that one OF them will have the good fortune
to be put in the direct line Of that rank.
Keep cool, boys, and take good aim before
you fire
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

The White House Clothing Emporium
is in daily receipt Of Spring and Summer
suits for gentlemen; also. furnishing
goods, hats, boots and shoes, etc., which
can be purchased at prices IS low o. 81
any house In Eureka.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

The latest story from the C@ur d'Alene
mines is OF q miner at Eagle City who
fastens the door Of his cabin at night with
q big bowlder, all filed and glittering
with gold. He rolls the golden bowider
against his door every night, and then
feels perfectly secure.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26
A New WadswOrth.

A new town site has been laid out on the
west side of the Truckee river, near the old
town Of Wadsworth. The machine shops
have been removed to that side of the river
and all those who were burned out by the
fire favor the removal Of the town.. D. a.
Haskell, town site agent, is at Wadsworth
disposing Of lots in the new town site.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

Fresh ranch eggs received by every train
from Pine Station and Pine Valley, 40
cents a dozen, at P. N. Hansen's. \
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

Go to P. Steler. He sells his optical
goods below cost.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

All kinds Of chewing and smoking to
bacco rs cents per pound at Clute's. y
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

Go to P. Steler. He sells his solid sill
yer and plated ware below cost.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

Go to P. Steler. He sells his gold and
silver watches at cost price. 4
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

Go to p. stsler's. He sells his fine Cali
fornia gold jswelry at cost price.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

The choicest tobacco OF the P~ostofice
Bookstore.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

The best assortment OF cigarettes at the
Postofice Bookstore. \
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

Choice gilt edge butter 10 cents per 70
at Ciute's.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-26

Bookstore.
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VIM. HI.

Assayer, No. 8 Main street. Eureka.
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STANLEY ON THE CONGO.
A Speech I'm Which the Claims OF the Portu-
guese and the English are Considered

speech III Whlcn tne claims or the POrtu-
guese and the English are Considered.
Mr.. III. M. Stanley, the African
traveller, was entertained at a dejeuner
at Manchester, by Mr.. Hutton, presi-
dent of the chamber of commerce.
Afterward Mr. Stanley addressed a
general meeting of the chamber at the
town hall, and had very cordial re-
ception. He said that in August, 1877,
when he first sighted the Lower Congo,
there was population there of nine
teen Europeans - two English, two
Dutch, one German, one Belgian, one
Frenchman, and twelve Portuguese.
The total number of Europeans on the
Lower Congo at the present time was
163, of which number only sixty-seven
were Portuguese. On the Upper and
Lower Congo the total number was
233. The number had quadrupled
since 1877. There were 1856 Europeans
as against 63 Portuguese, and vet both
banks of the Congo were claimed by
Portugal. While Portugal could not
demand customs, trade to the extent
OF t2,SOO,OOO per annum had grown
up at the mouth of the Congo, and
there was an elastic and healthy tone
In the trade which would last as LONG
rs no power levied customs. Hear
hear. BY arrangement with the ma
uves, the traders paid already about
b per cent. ad valorem duty, so that
any demand which might be made by
a foreign power on the pockets of the
traders was peculiarly iniquitious on
the Congo. A foreign power might be
willing and ready to build custom
houses and collect customs from the
traders, but there was strong reason
to doubt that they would be able to
relieve the traders from the customs
already collected by the natives. Sup
pose the Portuguese were to levy
various duties and taxes to the amount
OF AZ per cent there would be no
treaty broken, but the elasticity of the
portuguese promises would have been
only singuarly illustrated and demon
strated anew. OF 1854, 900 worth of
goods imported by the traders on the |
Congo last year. f66O, 900 pounds was
the value of goods that came from
England, and nothing came from
Portugal, so far as he knew, except
some Portuguese red wine for the use
OF the white men there. There might
be some ardent liberals present who
were disposed to think that in CRITICS
ing the Anglo-Portuguese treaty he
was adverse to the government, but
he begged them to abandon that idea.
lie thought Lord Granville had writ
ten the ideas of the International as
sociation rs well rs of the English.
European, and American merchants
In his letters to the Portuguese
for foreign affairs as clearly
rs though they had all met for the
purpose of embodying their views in a
'eport. The voice of her maiesity's
government expressed such views as
night have been advanced by COM
nercial body connected with the In
ernational association, and could not
AVE been expressed better f.
But what they had to regret was
hat such sentiments had produced .
uch vague. unsatisfactory, and elias !
&c treaty with Portugal. BY that
reaty Portugal might at any time, by
stroke of the pen, utterly smash q
ommerc!al enterprise, stiie philan- h
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A Narrow Escape With Life.

n NdTGOW ESCdpc Nltu blics
We are permitted to copy the fol.
lowing from private letter 10 a gen
tleman of this city from lady who
left Buffalo on the $50 Erie railroad
train on Monday morning:
1--WE were within an hour or SO OF
the city when there was sudden jar
of the train; then the cars swayed and
rocked frightfully from side to side,
and Us every one sprang to their feet
seemed as though the train was being
ground to fragments, with the horri-
bic noise of crashing glass and tearing
and crushing of timbers. 1t could not
have been but few seconds before
the train was stopped and people be-
gan to call out: we are safe! Keep
to the upper side of the car For we
feared we were on the edge of an en-
bankment and might go over. Then
some man called out; we are on
solid ground. All get out as quickly
as possible. There is n train coming
behind u.s. So we all climbed with
difficulty out of the car and got off
from the tracks, and such sight as
met our eyes! The passenger cars
were not much broken, and, wonder
full to tell, no one was hurt except a
few bruises, with the exception of the
engineer, who was terribly hurt; but
the engine and tender were complete
wrecks. The engine was turned com
pletely around, so that the cow-catcher
was under the baggage-car, and it was
broken to pieces, us though it had been
a child's tin toy. The rails and ties
were torn up and scattered in every
direction, and piled up three or four feet
high by the side of our car. This was
all that kept us from going over en-
tirely. The dreadful pictures you see
in the illustrated papers of wrecked
trains do not exaggerate in the least
the sight that ours presented last
night. The accident was due entirely
to carelessness-an open switch, and
no danger signal, so that our engine
was off the track before the engineer
saw our danger. He stuck to his post,
put on the air-brakes, and so saved our
lives but nearly lost his own. A purse
was made up for him on the cars, and
we had a surgeon on board who at
tended to him. If the st. Louis up eX-
press had not been three minutes late
it would have run into us, as the trains
met at this place. The hagman just
stopped it before reaching us, and a
milk train behind us was only stopped
within thirty feet of the train, We
had to wait six hours at this place un-
til wrecking train could come from
Jersey City and relief train for us,
when we had to Chamber over all the |
broken wreck to reach it. Two gem
ilemen on the train were very kind,
They helped us about getting there,
and took care of Mrs. -. .''-BufaL0 |
Commercial. oct. 20.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-12-05
Kansas CitY's Packing.

The following shows the number of
hogs packed at Kansas City from
March l, 1884, to October 81, 1884.
both inclusive and also for the previ-
Gus seasons since 1877, inclusive, as
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-12-05

You Americans" said an English
man to a young lady, "have no an
cestry to which you can point with
pride"
That is very true she assented.
Most of our ancestors came from
England, you know. ."-New York !Sun.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-12-05

The horseshoe fall, at Niagara, has worn
away the rock and receded a distance OF one
hundred feet In the last thirty-four years.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-12-05

The Following Shows the average
weight of the hogs packed in this city
during the summer pork packing sea-
son ending with October 81, 1884, ! and
for previous seasons since 1877, inclu-
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Is the only Paper published within
rdius Of q hundred miles.
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MICHIGAN muskrats betoken a cold
winter, by their deportment.
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