Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-31

Scraps from the Notebook Of the
SentfneTs Reporter.

Scraps from she Notebook Of the
SentfneTs Reporter.
The State Orphans Home has So wards.
Tit State Library contains 18, 900 vol
umes.
General Powning is to deliver the Grant
Grafton at Reno.
Undertaken HUI received orders for
three collins yesterday.
HAYES and Arthur are the only living ex-
| Presidents, unless we count Tilden.
Mrs. Jennings, Postmistress at St.
| Thomas, Lincoln county. has resigned.
In June, 1885. the State selected 7,018
acres of land in the Eureka Land District.
The SENTINEL is gratifed to learn that
| ex-Gov. Kinkead has arrived at Seattle all
right.
Gen, Grant wasted away before his death
| 10 1O4 pounds. His average weight in
health was about 100.
Burke Bros, of Reno, got the contract for
| the building of the new University for
$40, 700. Cheap enough.
The deep ore in Hale and Norcross is
said TO 90 5000 to the ton. The extent OF
the body is not yet known.
There are 1901 900 standard silver dol
lars, So, 600, 900 gold aud silver bullion and
b at 5000 gold coin in the Carson Mint.
A new variety of small white gnat has
appeared in these parts. They are worse
thar the seyen-year itch. To sheol with
the pests.
Jack McGrath is finding ore in the Wild
Deer mine, north Of Ninnemucca, that
goes as high as 81. 900 in silver and 81, 900
in gold per ton.
Rev. A. c. Dutton, of Ruby Hill, left
yesterday evening for Taylor to o~fficiste at
the funeral services of the little eight-year-
old son of Hon. Robert Briggs.
At a recent meeting of the State Board
Of Education at Carson. life certificates as
teachers were granted to Miss Ella Riley
and Miss Emma Wright, of Eureka.
8There are rumors floating in the air to
the effect that the Richmond and Eureka
Consolidated are trying to agree On q plan
for a joint shaft for the drainage OF both
mines. May the lord hasten the i%naugura-
ton OF the work.
A casket was taken out from here for
the burial of little Yates Briggs at Taylor.
The SENTINEL sincerely condoles with the
stricken parents in their sad bereavement.
The little fellow was a bright child and the
idol Of the household.
The Free Lance says Attorney Gen.
eral Davenport thinks that the new cleo
ton school law should be decided in the
courts. This means, we suppose. that he
declines to give an opinion as to the con-
s~titutionality Of the Act.
A letter was yesterday received by q citi-
zen OF our town from Mr.. H. Muller, who
= - D~v nnwnnny Kln
WAS fifteen days on the ocean, and be ar
rived at his old homo just five days before
the death of his aged mother.
Genoa, like Eureka, has two Boards Of
| School Trustees. One was elected at the
last general election, the other on the sec
ond Saturday OF last MAY. The opinion of
the Superip tendent Of Public Instruction
has been asked by Genoans as to which are
the legal officers.
The cases Of the twelve members of the
Ruby Hill Miners Union, arrested early
last Spring on the charge Of conspiracy,
are set for trial in the District Court at
Elko on the 12th proximo. 1t will prob
ably be remembered that these cases were
transferred there for trial.
, John Reagan. for some time past q resi-
dent Of Eureka, died yesterday az the Nor
: gan House OF erysipelas and ~sloughing OF
the bowels. Deceased was q native Of Nc
Gregor, Ia, and was about 80 years OF age.
His funeral will take place this afternoon
: at l O'Clock from Hjul's undertaking estab-
lishment.
Mr.. skillman the newly appointed Col
4 lector. has been directed by the Treasury
Department at Washington to assume
: control Of the ofics Of Internal Revenue
: Collector for this District, On the 18th
day Of August. The Office will be turned
over to him by Internal Revenue In
spector Wilson on the date named.