Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-20
FLUE DUST.
Scraps from the Notebook Of
Sentime1's Reporter.

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Judge Rives is expected in town shortly.
A Silver Convention is to be called at
Carson on January 81.
The San Francisco Chronicle was 20
years old last Thursday.
George Henderson was smiling yester-
day. 1t is a girl this time.
The ranchers are now bringing in some
very fine home-fed young pork.
The victims Of d~iptheria on the Com
stock are increasing in number.
The Skating Rink is the great centre Of
attraction for both old and young.
Considering the stringency of the times,
collections were pretty good yesterday.
James McMenomie came in last night
from California on the E. and P. train.
The next ball of the season will be at the
Truckee Concert Hall on the Gath instant.
The White Pine stage coach had a full
complement yesterday morning in starting
out.
Our telegraphic news Is again rather
limited, owing to the severe storms in the
East.
Snow balls are fashionable. You don't
require to attend them. They will come
to you.
The Manhattan company shipped last
Friday 10 bars Of bullion, valued at
S 9,436 76.
The marriage Of Prince Colonna to Miss
Mackay is to be solemnized in Paris Feb
ruary IA.
Mrs. Mike Walsh, who has been visiting
in California for several months, returned
home last night.
Attention is called to the new advertise
ment of the Postofice bookstore in this
mornings SENTINEL.
State coin is beginning to show itself in
Carson. One individual dropped 81, 800
at faro the other night.
D. 81. jackson, at one time City Mar
shall of Treasure City, White Pine county,
is in Chicago as q mining expert.
The Stone Saloon gives a grand masquer-
sde ball next Saturday night. A turnout
Of the boys and girls will be there.
The Bank OF California has declared q
quarterly dividend Of 50 so per share,
a~ggregating SIG, 900, payable at once.
The man who does not believe in news
papers is the man who has failed to work
his little racket through their columns.
The young folks of the town are talking
Of giving q masquerade ball on st. Valen-
tines eve. February 13,at the Opera House.
A business house in Gold Hill, which
could not have been bought ten years ago
for less than $4,000, was sold the other
day for $500.
A California lady has a pair of scissors
that have been used in her family for rs
years. It is hardly necessary to add that
the family has been one Of editors.
The Ruby Hill revival continues, and
the interest is said to be increasing. Rev.
Woods will preach Thursday evening. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
A youth was hauled in by one of Sheriff
Stinson's deputies Saturday night for be-
ing on the streets after 9 O'Clock, and it
cost said youth Sis to get out Sunday
afternoon. .
It is reported that Messrs. Flood and
Maokay have decided to erect a 5 3 1000, 900
business block IN their lot at the corner of
Market and Fourth streets, San Francisco.
Work will be begun in the Spring.
The quantity and quality of the ore now
being extracted from the Bay State mine
at Newark is said to be such as to warran t
the erection of reduction ~works-the
teaching professionally next Spring.
The gold bullion in the United States
| mints awaiting coinage on the first Of the
| present month was $63, 422, GAIA reduc-
| ton OF about So, 600, 900 from that on hand
at the beginning of the previous year.
The falling of a few Of our boys, for be-
ing out after 9 o'clock at night, will prob
ably have a good effect on the balance Of
the %khoodlums who are inclined to run
until the wee sma' hours of the morning.
The first copy of the Central Nevadan,
published at Battle Mountain by Messrs.
Dennis & Ellsworth, has just come to hand,
1t is full Of good reading matter, and its
advertising columns bespeak q hearty sup
port on the part Of the business men Of
that town.
In Virginia City last Friday, Ben Smith,
who had been with the Bonanza firm
about 20 years, died Of pneumonia. He
came out of the Consolidated Virginia
mine sick the Saturday night previous.
He WAS q great favorite Of John W.
Mackay, when he drove the bullion mule,
" Mary Jane Simpson"