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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
LOCAL lots.
Scraps from shc Notebook Of she
Sentimel's Reporter.

Sentinel's Reporter.
The days have begun to grow longer.
Yesterdays quotation OF silver, 81 02sS.
Austin has just had its first progressive
euchre party.
There is q general complaint OF bad
roads east, west and south Of Us.
Until after the holidays there will be no
fixed time for the closing Of stores.
The icemon Of the State feel blue on &C.
count OF the mild weather thus far.
Christmas goods are being closed out at
the Postofice bookstore regardless of cost.
Thomas Trainer has an important notice
to stockmen under the head Of "New To-
day"
All the stores on Main street were
| crowded with purchasers until q late hour
last night.
The large doll on exhibition at the Post
Office bookstore will be ratified this evening
at s o'clock. i
II IL probable the Jeffreys Lewis com.
binstion will visit Eureka about the 10th
OF next month.
Divine services will be held at the Gath
oliSR Church on Christmas Day at IN
O'Clock and II o'clock A. M.
Within the past few days several miners
have been added to the force at work in
the Bowman mine on Adams Hill.
James @. Flood made q Christmas dona-
ton of Sc. 900 yesterday to various charit-
able institutions OF San Francisco.
The weather yesterday was lovely. and
we are betting all our small change that
it will continue so until after Christmas.
Fresh dressed pork was sold by rsnchers
on Main street yesterday for 6 cents q
pound-the lowest price ever known ia
Eureks.
Mr.. Wenban's mill ct Cortez. although
receiving the finishing touches, will not be
ready for the crushing of ore until about
the first Of February.
Eureka boasts of three concert halls and
the following games: Three faro, as many
stud-horse poker and one keno. Yet the
cry Of dull times 10 heard o IN every hand.
Sierraville's, Cal, married ladies pro-
pose TO start o secret society. to which only
unmarried men shall be admitted. Cause
husbands flirting too much at the skst-
Ing rink.
Condemnation prevailed the other day In
Dutte among tne gentry VINO are classeo As
having no visible means OF support"
Fifty-two Of them were marched off to the
cooler as vags.
All pitches in the Silver Lick mine on
Adams Hill have been declared off. and
several miners, ID IL said. will be put to
worry In the property on the lst proximo
on days pay.
The Richmond Company shipped yester-
day through Wells. Fargo d Co.'s express
six bars OF bullion valued at sl4,472 SO.
There were two bars OF passing bullion
from the south valued at 81, 636 48.
Silver State: "R. P. Hamill, author OF
the Ansi.Treating Act, passed west yester-
day. He has the distinction. and may be
proud Of 1t, OF being the father of the only
Act OF the Legislature that is ignored by
the people, the officers and the courts"
According to the following item from
the Carson Tribune we should Judge the
anti Chinese feeling has reached that town:
" II q white laundry was run on reasonable
prices. very few Carson families would
patronize the Chinese, but coin is scarce
and number one IL the first law OF nature"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24

A Washington telegram of the 10th In
slant says: Representative Payson, OF
Illinois, says settlers out West are need.
lessly alarmed on account OF the recent
decision Of the Supreme Court that,
technically. the titles OF railroad lands
which have been sold by railroad COM
TO settlers, but not yet been pat
ented, still rests in the United States.
The decision has been construed to mean
that settlers who have so purchased have
no valid title to their lands. and may be
deprived OF them at any time. This ia
NOT the case. The title that the Govern
ment holds 10 the lands by this decision
lie that lands are to be held to secure the
cost OF survey. and may be acquired at
any time by settlers by paying for the
survey of their lands. The railroad COM
psnies will then have to make good the
cost TO them. The Court suggested that a
a bill might be passed by Congress for
feiting lands not patented within the time
stated after the passage of the Act. Mr.
Psyson is going to introduce q bill In the
House which was offered by him last year
and passed, but failed in the Senate
through amendments. This provides for
forfeiture Of lands upon which the cost Of
survey has not been paid within sixty days
after the holders have received notice.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
A NaturaI Gas Company.

According 10 the MERGED (Csl.) Star q
number OF citizens OF MERGED have formed
an in Incorporated company to bore for natu
raj gas In that and adjacent counties, and
TO convey the supply obtained to the cities
and towns OF the State for heating and
illu minating purposes. The company an
nounces that it seeks no pecuniary assist,
ance from the farmers whose lands il de.
eires to explore for deposits Of natural gas.
It simply asks permission to bore, and il
necessary TO acquire at nominal rates small
parcels OF land for working purposes, with
right OF way for roads and pipe lines.
The company has imported q supply of
machinery capable Of reaching down 6 1000
feet, and OF testing the question simulta-
neously at various different points in the
San Joaquin valley. The geological forma.
ton of the valley indicates the possibility
Of finding natural gas. Most of the flow
ing ~artesian wells Of MERGED county send
up more or less hydrogen gas. One in
particular furnishes sufficient for ordi-
nary experimental purposes, and the
supply, though small, is very uniform
Although neither coal nor coal oil has
vet been discovered in the San Joaquin
Valley proper, there seems to be some
ground to suspect the presence of natural
gas there. A considerable development
was made q year or more ago near Stock
ton, though not sufficient to be OF practical
value. While the presence of this gas
often comedies with that Of coal or coal
oil, this ju%xtaposition does not hold good
In all cases. and the absence of the latter
substances does not preclude the discovery
Of gas. The company has organized and
claims to have capital sufficient to thor
oughly test the matter at all promising
points in the valley.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
A Change mt the Eureka Con.

Several radical changes. il is said, will
take place In connection with the Eureka
Con. works and mine on the lat proximo.
Superintendent Frank Robbins Is to be
supplanted by Hank Donnelly, who had
a. one times charge of the properties and
who was for several years superintendent
of the Belcher mine, Virginia City. Mr..
Donnelly 10 a thoroughly practical mining
man, and IL o change was to be made the
company were certainly fortunate In again
securing his services. Taking into con
alteration the circumstances that sur
rounded Superintendent Robbins the past
wear in his labors in behalf OF the COM
pany, he has done remarkably we'll. The
new smelling plant which he has just
finished is a model in Its way and n oil
the best In America. while the development
work done in the mine under bis super
vision redounded in no small degree 70
the Judgment he exercised. What Mr.
Robbins arrangements are for the future
we know not, except that IL is rumored on
the streets he will so to Australia about
the lat OF February.
II ia also said that orders have been re-
ceiyed at the Office OF the company in towr
from the main Office in San Francisco &c
close down the furnace on she Let proximo
II il not publicly known what course VII
ba nnrsued as regards the mine. 1t u
nrobsble. though. that Mr.. Donnelly vii
look the ground over well before an!
| definite course is decided on
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
THE CoMsToCK SITUATION.
Activity in the Upper Levcls-Nor
RE and Ills Geological Theories.

Activity in the Upper LeveIs-NOr.
RE and ais Geological Theories.
Dan De guile, in a long communities.
ton from Virginia City to the Sal. Lake
Tribune. has the following to say Of the
mining situation on the Comstock:
There is still sufficient dealing in min.
ing stock to give our Comstock brokers
something to do, but none OF them are
liable to become Vanderhilts from their
commissions. The Hale and Norcross,
Savage. Chollar aud Potosi are the only
mining companies now engaged in pros.
pecting at any great depth, and in new
ground, therefore they are the only ones
we can look to for the showing up OF q
new bonanza. Also, they are the only
companies shat keep alive the spirit Of
Speculation. Were they TO discontinue
operations in their lower levels and return
to the ore remaining in the old ground
above. their shares would offer 40 greater
inducements to men inclined to speculate
than are to be found in the Yellow Jacket,
Grown Point, Consolidated Virginia, Cali
fornia and other mines where only the ore
left in the old upper levels is being worked.
The Sierra Nevada Company are now
prospecting Cedar Hill at a depth OF $50
feet by means Of q drift run from their
old main shaft. In this hill there is q
chance OF finding something new and
valuable. as the ground Ia full Of small;
gold bearing quartz veins that show we'll
in metal, even on the surface.
There is some probability Of the Bruins
wick vein being leased to Eastern parties
by the Sutro Tunnel Company. The vein
named Is cut by the Sutro Tunnel and is
nearly 300 feet In width. 1t Is ~low-grade
quartz. II the Eastern capitalists take
hold Of 1t they will erect several water
mills and will 30 arrange that the ore may
be reduced in large quantities with very
| little handling. 4
It Is thought that some move will be
made next season for the pumping out OF
the flooded mines at the south end OF the
lode. In order to do this hydraulic pumps
will be placed in either the Ward or the
Yellow jacket shaft. The shaft last named
is down 1850 feet, and is supplied with
powerful hosting and other surface ma
chinery.
Meantime all the mills on the Carson
river are kept fully employed at crushing
the ore from the old upper levels. The
mills about Silver City in Gold Canyon
find employment in the reduction Of ore
taken from pockets found in the many /
small veins Of collaborating quartz that
occur In that vicinity. In Six-mile Can.
yon the little water mills are principally |
engaged upon ore obtained from the mines
in and about Flowery District.
Some prospecting Is still being done on
the western slope Of Mount Davidson and
down among the foothills toward Wsshoe
Lake. Many locations we're made on the
west side OF the mountain on accoupt Of
the rich ore found in the Norrie mine.
The Norrie ia q mine that was found by
Mr.. Norton, q Scotchman who prospects
with an ore indicator OF his own invention.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
pIOCnE AND THEREABUUrs.
Cleaned from the Record or Decem
her 10.

Gleaued from the RECORD OF becena'
Der 10.
The masons completed the Stedefeldt
furnace at Bullionville on Monday and
departed for Salt Lake the following morn
ing.
Frank Godbe gives IL as his opinion
that everything will be in readiness for q
start at Dullionvi!le by the middle OF
January.
Samples brought in from the Standard
Dollar mine during the week assayed
$223 06, S78 81 and S25 ~. an average OF
SOS 30. Not q bad showing.
John Rice. who was q pioneer OF this
Coast and was well known throughout the
mountain country. died at Tombstone,
Arizona. OF pneumonia las! Saturday. He
leaves two children, aged about ak and
TOUR years. living in Salt Lake City.
John Wheatley. the owner Of the Silver
ling mine at Cave Valley. has offered to
extract his ore and sell II TO the smelling
company for So per ton on the dump. As
'he ore is a good iux for the tailings the
proposition Is 0 reasonable me-.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
A Dance az Cortex.

lnasmuch a. wenban's mill at Cor.cz is
aoous completed. a number Of people OF
'ho Town on Sunday last though. they
would bapsizs the structure with a social
unaae .nat evening. The suggestion was
uAue during the day. aud within A couple
~ ouls a musician was procured aud
vsne. necessary arrangements were made
~ 'ae occasion. Among those present at
Ine aAnes we're tho following: Mrs.
MuwArds' Mrs. Christmap. Mrs. 8. Davis,
prs. WIN. Dellsnorte, Messrs. 8. A.
paas.on' Sam Tyne, John Hunter, VIM.
mua.er and r.. s. Young. The object was
mirth, and the same was oertsin,v yos,;yad
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
AN ALLEGED FORGERY.
Certain Banks fn California Pux-
xIed Over a Rather Mysterious
Transaction.


xIed Over a Rather Mysterious
Transaction.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTISEL.l
SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 23.-Strenuous
efforts nave been made by the First Ma
tional Bank Of this city 10 get at the bot
tom Of alleged forged acceptsnces of the
Camden Consolidated Oil Company OF
Parkersburg. West Virginia. Tho facts as
far as learned are that Doctor Z. W.
Crooks, acting as agent for the Camden
Consolidated Oil Company, purchased
OF II. s. Williams 900 acres Of the Artega
ranch for SIS. 900, and gave in payment
$40. 600 cash and three notes secured by
mortgage-the first for S2l 900, payable in
three months; the second for $21 900, pay
able in ak months, and the third for $685.
600. PAYABLE In nine months. The latter
notes were exchanged for three accept.
ances on the Camden Consolidated Oil
Company for the same amounts, payable
in two, four and six months. The first OF
these acceptances was discounted OF the
First National Bank. and about Si5,000
paid on it. This was in turn sent to the
Bank Of California at San Francisco. The
latter addressed the Camden Company,
informing them that they held the note in
question. An answer came back that the
company had no knowledge of such a
draft. and they pronounced it q forgery.
The draft was then sent back to the Santa
Barbara Bank, which made good the
amount 10 the Bank Of California. Thu
bank here claims it TO be amply secured
and feels no unessiness IS to the result, al
| far as i. IL concerned. In reference to the
| matter W. W. Hollister, President OF tht
| First National Bank, makes the Statement
that the bank will not be inconvenience
| by its connection with this transaction
and he further states: "We are trying te
| get at the bottom Of the whole matter
| All the California people connected will
the affair are OF irreproachable character
The whole matter still remains Q mystery.'
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24

PORTLAND. Or, Dec. 25.-Shortly after
midnight the mos. horrible murder in the
n msory Of this city occurred In Q little
cottage on the southwest corner Of Third
ana Iamhill streets. the victim being
NINA Morlo.ing.a French courtesan, aged
40 years. She lived alone in the house.
a neishoor, q woman OF the same class.
so,ng into the house. according to custom.
20 'Sae supper with her, found Emma on
sne MOOR OF The bedroom in a pool OF blood.
uoau. All were deep gashes. and either
oneo' the nins wounds would have been
Is'sl. ltoobsry, no doubt. was the motive
sne crime There Is no clue 30 the MUIR
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24

The undersigned hereby TO
the public OF Eureka and surrounding
country, that he ia prepared 10 do all kinds
of work in that line of business; that he
has been 10 the employ Of p. Steler and
given satisfaction, and has now opened a
shop in the Whitton building, corner Of
Main and Clark streets, next door TO DR..
Hagar's Office. where he will be pleased to
accommodate all customers.
n J. @, JANDMANN.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
Good watch work and Fine En-.
craving.

P. STELER takes great pleasure in an
~nouncing to his customers, and the public
generally that he has in bis employ n OF
the very bestpractical watchmakers snden'
grsvers on the Coast. who has had expert
ence and worked in the very best watch.
makers establishments In Europe and
America, and ia now prepared to do all kinds
OF Hnewatch work at reasonable prices. and
satisfaction guaranteed. Also, clocks
cleaned and carefully repaired and war
ranted for one year. New jewelry made &c
order and neatly repaired. All work SEN
from the country promptly attended to. =
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24

Mrs. Clark, whose bakery is or CLARK
street, 10 prepared to roast turkeys,
chickens or game for families or parties
at the shortest notice. She keeps con-
stsntly on hand the incest and freshest OF
bread, pies and cakes. She also sells
mince meat at So per gallon. Cream
puffs, rs cents per dozen. and all kinds Of
pies at Is cents apiece. Sample the goods
and you will be pleased.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
YEsrEnDAX's sTOCK ssALTs
- t

" MORNING BOARD.
,750 Hale & N~orcross-3 1850 5000 $500 %
800 ~Savage-l55c
$50 Chollsr-75c
$50 Potosi-l5c
1870 Best & Belchef-li5c
287 Don. California--l4Oc
20 Union-40c
so s. Nevada-55c
400 Ophir-75c
$40 Yellow Jacket-4Oc
275 B~odie-160c
GU Mono.-420c
1920 N~avsjo-35c
N. Pser-5b
$50 Peer-20c
Crocker-55b Goa
so Alpha-40c
B~ullion-25b 30a
Exchequer-15b goa
O~verman-15b 2Os
100 Justice-5c
Andes-15b goa
Scorpion-5b 10s
Benton-5b 10s
80 Eureka Con.-ll0c
Jackson Bob
s. Silver-5b 10A
100 Holmes-11k
T~iogS-5b l0a -
Bnlwer-5hb 60a
Syndicate-20b 25s
Goodshaw-5a
$50 Con. Pscifc-50c
s. King-6ka
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
Non COmmitsaI.

Gays the Virginia Enterprise: An old
oOus'ocker' yesterday, speaking of q
9sr.aln member OF the last Legislature a.
Sa son' remarked: Yes, you're right,
"asa good committee man; he never
S w,m himself on anything, and nsyer
wnn uniess he commits suicide. and he
h,nnsao 'nat for fear of committing .
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
r ~ARRIvALs.

Bureau Hotel. D. Names, Pinto
Greek; John Aiken, Alpha; Dennis
Develin, city: T. d. Page. Fish Greek.
Jackson House-M. Kuhn, Ogden;
Edward Wheece, Huntington Valley.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
Hatsl HafsyI

Morris & Levy are just in receipt Of an
elegant line Of ladies' trimmed and un-
trimmed hats, which they are selling at
bedrock prices.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-24
q. a r. rAssENGER TRAVEL.

DEPARTURES YESTERDAY MORNING.
Mrs ] N Rousey
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o,o "U 70 r. steler's to have your watches
0'0cEs and jewelry repaired.
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WHITE PINE STAGE LINE.

ARRIVALS TUESDAY NIGHT.
Father Kiley and NJ. Kuhn.
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sssler BELLS his goods Al VERY low r,,os,
aud dsfss competition. ~" p',Se'
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S~telsr's. a so'd !eweiry al
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Go 20 p. Sseler's for Seth Thoma
clocks.
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Go to P. Steler's for hne diamond Jew
elry., T.
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Go to p. steler's for holiday presents. =
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-23

From the Texas Siftings.
Sam pcterby, n merchant from the interior,
while attending the Martii Gras festivities at
Galveston, united business with pleasure by
purchasing bill of goods from prominent
firm. lie was very politely received, and one
of the proprictors showed him. over the i'm
mense store. on reaching the fourth floor
the customer perceived speaking tube ON
the wall, the first thing of the kind he had
ever seen,
"What is that?' he asked.
ooh, that is speaking tube 1t Is "A great
convenience. We can converse with clerks
ON the first floor without the trouble Of going
down stairs"
"Can they hear what you say through
that ?" asked the visitor
"Certainly and they can reply at the same
time
"You don't say so ~ exclaimed the visitor.
"May | talk through it ?''
"Certainly,N was the reply.
The visitor put his mouth TO the tube and
asked:
Are Sam Peterby's goods packed upyet?
The people in the office must have supposed
il was somebody else speaking, for moment
later the distinct reply came back:
"No We have not packed them yet We
are waiting for telegram from bis town We
believe he is slippery cusS" E. .r
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-23
Southern Immigration,

Over 500 immigrants passed through Pitts
burgh Wednesday, most Of whom were ON
their way To the Southwest. Col. Harvey
Letchiurd of Arkansas who saw the immi
grants pass through Pttsburg, said to
reporter ~ am glad to see those peo-
pie pouring into our country. They
will work tremendous change and WELD
great power in a few years. They
are pouring into Texas and Arkansas and
buying the neglected lands there and making
SPLENDID farms of them. They furnish the
working timber for the states, and another
generation will find them the rulers and the
owners of half the southwest They are
going to WELD big influence in politics too.
OF course every one OF the German immi-
grants going into the Southwest will go to-
gether with whatever party they affiliate
with. That will most likely be with the
Democracy, but whichever it is it will be one
OF strength and maybe the father and mother
Of a future president is right there in that
crowd of German peasants
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-23
BoaaN sUfFRAGIsrs IN LUCK.
A WIN In Favor Of susan ~ Anthony aud Lucy
stone BIecrweii Sustained.

WIN In Favor Of susan ". Anthony and Lucy
stone Bhcrweh Sustained.
The supreme judicial court FOR Massachu-
sets has given an opinion in tho equity suit
of Albert f. Bacon and others Va Chandler
X. Ransom, executor of the will of Eliza II
Eddy, late of Boston, dsnissing tho bill. This
was a suit IN which the plaintiffs the
heirs of Mrs. Eddy, sought to have declared
null and void certain beguests TO tho we'll
known advocates OF wumch's rights Susan
II. Anthony and Lucy Stone Blackwell, for
the advancement of that cause. Mrs. Eddy's
will read: "What is left after paying the
above logacies direct shall he divided into
two equapportionS Ono of seid PORTIONS l
leave To Miss Susan b. Anthony, OF lturhts-
ter, New York, rs hor absolute property and
the other portion leave to Lucy Stone, wife
of II. H. Blackwell, as her own absolute and
separate property, free from any control by
him. request said Susan aud Lucy TO use
said fund thus given TO further what is called
the wolnan's rights cause, but neither of
them is under any legal responsibility to do
so.'
The rcscriptis as follows: " No trust was
imposed upon tho property bepueathed to
Mrs. Stone or Miss Anthony. They receive
absolutely, and may use it as they may
any other property lawfully theirs, according
To their own Judgment and conscience
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-23
NnnIerhili's MansOleuIn.

a firm of granite dealers at Quincy, Mass,
have received contract from William H.
Vanderbilt tor the building of family tomb
The tomb, which was designed by a New
York architect, will he in the Romanes1ue
style 100 by 10 feet on the ground,
ana sh SlXy-three from G the hir sHriace ,,0s" 7"
will be two. The exposed portions
of the structure will be composed of
Quincy granite, while the yestibules and
catacombs will he built of marble, and the
arches and piers of limestone The structure
is to he erected in the Moravian cemetery at
New Dorp, Staten Island. 1t will require
about S,O00,OoO pounds of granite, marble and
limestone combined to complete it. The cost
is estimated at S2j0,000 The tomb is to he
finished by December. This is the most
elaborate piece OF work ever contracted for
by Quincy parties.