Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-09
FLUE DUST.
scraps from she Notebook Of sh'
SeutimeI's Reporter.

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sentiners Reporter.
Butte has 1924 school children.
Look out for a big mining boom in the
Spring.
Judge a man by his actions; not his in
tentions.
The yonng folks have great fun at the
rink every evening.
Bisbop Whitaker's school at Reno com
menced yesterday.
M exodus of our people, going away TO
amend the Winter, still continues.
w. j. Hanks, OF Wells, is a candidate
for Warden OF the State Prison.
Eureka Con. shares were yesterday
ouoted in the Stock Board at 81 so.
The Ruby Hill Miners Union will hold
an election for officers this evening.
A.. d. Campton, Recorder OF White Pine
county, arrived in town last evening.
The weather yesterday was clear and
warm-more like Spring than Winter.
Although the weather was warm yester-
day. skating at the rink continues good.
The State Legislature will ballot for
| United States Senator next Wednesday.
The probabilities are that the session Of
| the Legislature will continue until March /.
The Richmond Company paid their
miners yesterday, and will pay town bills
tomorrow.
Mrs. j. G. Moore. accompanied by her
| daughter, Mics Eta, returned from San
| Francisco last night.
II the coinage OF standard dollars should
| cease, silver would most likely fall to a
| dollar an ounce or less.
J. II. Lockwood, the newly elected
| Treasurer of White Pine county, came in
last evening from Hamilton.
One-half Of the world doesn't know how
the other half lives. And it is just as we'll.
1t saves a good deal Of gossip.
Mrs. NJ. d. Foley and Mrs. A. G. Cleve-
| land are at Carson, and will remain there
during the sitting Of the Legislature.
The Salt Lake Chronicle says the men
| ton Of Congressman Cassidy for Governor
Of Utah is a bitter pill for the prophets.
State Senator Briggs has given notice 70
the Legislature OF 3 bill repeating the act
providing for taxation Of net proceeds Of
mines.
MISS mlullt OuEiekDpufE VII lEGNE "
morrow morning for Bishop Whitaker's
school in Reno. where she will resume her
studies.
Hugh J. Mohan, the young orator who
s.umped Nevada in 1880 for Hancock, is
reported TO be lying dangerously i'll in 8
Chicago hospital.
The ce-holder who was now MARBLES
81 would not live always; / ask not 10
stay. But I'll miss, oh, I'll miss that
magnificent pay"
Experiments have been made with the
pulp OF the Florida banana. and the result
Ii that from 1t can be obtained q splendid
quality Of paper and rope.
Mr.. G. Stanley, who paid the Eureka
Con. mine a visit yesterday, brought to
town some beautiful peeimens OF aragon-
ite. cerrusiie and vulfenite.
Yesterday was a beautiful day, and no
less than three big games OF Shoshone
poker was In progress on the south side
OF the Bureau Hotel during the afternoon.
From Fred Hinckley, Of the United
States Land Office, We get the following
figures Of some Of the business done
by him the past year: Final homestead
entries, IL; homestead filings. 8; mining
applications, Is; hual mineral entries, 50.
The Comstock pay rolls for December
footed sbou, sos 900. This is quite q dis
, bursement. and yet not much when We
1 consider that the miners OF the Sutro
Tunnel alone had. some i've years ago,
over 500. 900 a month paid them as wages
Notwithstanding the stringent times,
quite a number Of delinquent taxpayers
have paid during the past week the
amounts due from them to the county
Among these amounts we noticed severa
tina, footed up over $500. and in one in
stance a taxpayer paid in 81 ,2i0.