Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-30
LOCAL JOTS.
Scraps from n Notebook Of the
Sentinel Reporter.

There are but two prisoners in the
County Jail.
The Star mill, Cherry Greek, is to start
up in q few days.
United States District Judge Sabin has
gone TO the Bay.
r. r. Parkinson has crossed over to
British Columbia.
The Chollar has levied an assessment Of
so cents pc srhare.
The number Of sheep in Nevada is esti-
mated to be 500,O o
DR.. L. B. Brooks Is to resume mining
operations at Aurum.
]. L. Wines went down the railroad yes.
terday on legal business.
Ben Edison, late watchmsn at the Carson
Mint, is going TO locate in Boston.
The Martin White mill, Ward, will make
a run before the close of the season.
The Mint at Carson is deliberately draped
in respect to the memory of Gen. Grant.
The Central Pacific claims a falling off
of nearly 81, 0O0, 900 in its earnings for last
year.
w. s. Hobart few out OF the Senatorial
pit lust az the boys began to smack their
chops.
Virginia and Reno are taking steps for a
proper observance Of the Grant obsequies
on the 9Th.
James Meeks, who had q leg smputated
at Cherry Creek, died a few minutes after
the operation.
Mart Stewart. formerly q resident of
| Humboldt county, was killed recently by
| the Apaches in Arizona.
Assessor Peters, OF White Pine, has been
| down with the rheumatism, but is now
| getting on his pins again.
Hammond 4 Baily's Complication " Of
the laws has been approved by the Su-
preme Judges and the coin paid.
Work in the County Jail is being act
lively prosecuted. A new cement floor, one
foot in thickness, is nov being laid.
John Mackay has been saying a good
word to a New York reporter for Nevada's
climate and water. Both are Dangers.
The SENTINEL hears that it will require
two months TO determine whether Hale d
Norcross has a real old time bonanza.
Nellie Bracket, who helped Sarah Althea
TO do old Sharon up brown, is frisking
and flirting with the fellows at Lake Bigler.
The American flag was foated upside
down In Panaca OF the Fourth OF July.
SO says g correspondent Of the Phoebe Rec
ord.
H. b. LOOMS, a well-known former Ne
vada editor resides at Stockton, and Is
cashier Of the California Steam Navigation
Company.
Ex-State Senator Comins, OF White Pine.
ia farming on S.eptoe Greek. According to
the News he is building himself q hand
some residence.
The Washington people are making g
strong pull for General Grants ashes. 1t
il in bad taste, now that the family have
definitely settled On New York.
e. W. Crutcher, Of Humboldt, is favor
ably mentioned by a correspondent Of the
Silver State as a Democratic candidate for
Governor. He has cattle on all the hills.
Comstock shares are in the dumps. The
| only ones showing any life are those of the
north end, and they move only sufficient
10 show that they are not altogether ex-
tinct.
Hugh J. NOLAN figured in q meeting at
h Washington Tuesday night, demanding the
Q burial OF General Grant in the District Of
Columbia. Hugh gets his oar in wherever
be goes.
Tom Pierson has just made q shipment
I Of ore from the Excelsior mine at the head
of New York Canyon. French Joe's mine
in the same vicinity Is yielding hand.
: somely.
q The ore body on the seventh level of the
Eureka Consolidated is developing into a
!. bonanza Of no mean proportions. 1t is in
= : deed one Of the best bodies ever found in
= the mine.
q Prof. O. s. Young, Nevsda's Schoolmas.
ter General. has been elected one OF the
2 Grand Counselors Of the National Teachers
: Association, which lately held its session
at Saratoga.
Martin Marren's sprinkling cart is doing
= good service these windy days. Old
. Boreas can do as he plesses after Martin
+ goes his rounds, so far as dusty i%nconven-
: fences are concerned.
7 Times must be getting lively in the Wood
, River country. Clay, in his HALEY paper,
: tells OF a roaring butcher who threw q
. handful OF 2O-dollar pieces at the mirror
: behind q saloon bar.
The New York Herald insists that the
| Bland Act" must go. All OF the New
/ YORK papers are wringing the changes
against silver in labored double-leaded edi-
!, torials. The coming fight is to be to the
death.
Warrants were sworn out yesterday
morning against Otto Boetzel and P. t.
kaufman by Il. A. Fisher, charging them
with malicious mischief. The case was
tried in Judge Harmon's Court before a
Jury, who, after hearing the testimony,
rendered a verdict Of not guilty.
The 11-year-old son of Hugh Mcnamara,
while playing about the old Matamoras
furnace yesterday morning with several
other boys. found a pistol, and believing it
unloaded handled il rather freely, when
suddenly II was discharged. which resulted
In a slight flesh wound In his left leg above
the knee. DIR. Thoma was summoned and
| gave what relief ha anuld