The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-07-25
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


Governor Bum, of Idaho, has ten
dored his resignation.
SubscrIblinns have already been re-
coiypd Tor over 4O0, 900 copies of Gen.
Grants forthcoming book.
There is a we'll that furnishes both
water and gas at Salt Lake City.
Bananas equal to those grown in
the Sandwich Islands are raised at
Yuma, A. L.
The Southern California road con-
tractors are calling for several hun
cred white laborers.
The Virginia CITY Postoffice has
been reduced To u third-rate office,
with the salary of the Postmaster At
81, 200 per snnum.
ID. CIrce, OF the French Hotel at
Carson. which MAS DESTROYED BY tire,
has sued the city for s2h, 900. alleging
IN his complaint, an insufliciency Of
water.
Eureka has 4i4 children between
the ages of b aud IL wears, of whom
20 are boys and IA girls. The fatal
number OF children under II years Of
aye Is 12b.
Tho Winnemnca Silver State says:
A. Pasqual shipped To Boston last
evening 80. 900 pounds of wool. This
was shipped IL one ear 10y u. W. Gun
ninghan, and IL laid To he the heavy
.st load oi WOOL ever shipped from
here.
Fruit dealers in Portland, com
plain that California peaches get ihere
In bad condition. They clsim they
can do better with those grown i'm
Southern Oregon. aud that equally
good fruit as now received from Cali
fornia can be grown along the Colum-
bia river.
A Marysville woman sent case of
canned fruit and jellies to relatives in
Mexico and the Mexican officers sent
back word that the import duties
would be s24 5O. As the value of the
package WAS about 81, the lady con-
cluded that she didn't want TO pay
the duty.
Tom Trainer, who returned home
Butte. Montana, says that all the
former Eurekans at the last named
place are busy, and some OF them are
doing as we'll as they did in Eureka
during its lalny days.
Rev. j. n. Breese, who taught
school at star valley, Elko county,
has drcamped for parts unknown. IL
inOIlUhI laa9 i. ii.
been circulated rejecting on his in
te9rily AS u minister of the Gospel
had hastened his departure.
Justice A. b. Walker has been ap-
pointed Postmaster at Tuscarora. The
Judge viii have his hands iull, ny he
has drug store and lodging house
To look after in addition To his official
positions rs Justice of The Pace and
postmaster. We extend consratula-
1ions.-Elko Independent.
T.. J. Baldwin has made a contract
with Isaac Murphy, the celebrated
Jockey, To ride for him for two years
nom the expiration oi his contract
with E. Carrlgan, at the end of this
season. baldwin agrees To pay Muir
ply $4,000 per annum.
severe Storm struck Lake Mime
"ka' Minnesota. one day last week,
and steam yacht. with party
composed OF ex Mayor A q. Rand OF
St. Paul, Mimi, his wife and two
sons, Harvey aud Frank, j. II Coy
kendall aud wife and their son-in law,
and George Mcdonald, the engineer,
was upset, and all the party drowned.
Judge Chenowith, on behalf of
number OF Texas ex.Confederate SOL
'diers, Wednesday presented General
hosecrans with the pistol captured
Dy Texans In the raid on his baggage
train in the Summer OF 1864. On the
stock OF the pistol IL inscribed the
names OF the battles in which Rose
crana was victorious. The General
was much pleased with the present
and the manner OF Its restoration.