Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-15
LOCAL JOrS.
scraps from b Notebook of she
S~entfnePs Reporter.


Esmeralda county scrip sells for 60 cents
on the dollar.
Mike Walsh came in from Newark
Thursday night.
Nick simonton and wife, OF Gold Greek,
were in own yesterday.
Bob Kermeen came in yesterday evening
from Butte City, Montana.
Sheriff Stinson and his son Andy left on
Yesterdays train for Elko.
Court business is decidedly "slack {"
these days with Judge Harmon.
Our Jail is being fixed up so nicely that
it will be a luxury to get into it after q
little.
Cant, Foley is back from McGarry and
will now resume work on his Secret Canyon
mines.
The Union Pacific Railroad has just
made another cut in the wages Of its en-
ployes.
The castings for the new furnace at the
Eureka Con-. works are being made at the
furnace.
There will be an entire change OF pro-
gramme at the Truckee Concert Hall this
evening.
Her Majesty's speech, %proroguing Par
lament, will be found in our telegraphic
columns.
The Western Union has scooped in
about all of the opposition telegraph lines
in the country.
Senator Vest Of Missouri and Senator
Jones of Arkansas are visiting friends at
Helena, Montana.
The family of Hon. Thos. Robinson, OF
| Newark, are expected to arrive from CAL
ifornia by to-day's train.
Up in Montana the old time prospectors
are drifting in the direction of a new Sec
ton called "Sweet Grass Hills"
The Salt Lake papers complain OF the
Postofiice Department reducing the mail
service in many parts OF Utah.
Messrs. Laird and McGovern went out
hunting yesterday and succeeded in kill
ing a number Of rabbits, but no other
game.
A Sacramento produce merchant re-
ceived the following note from q customer:
Them egs you cent me air wholey terrys
for strong"
James Pascoe and Tom Cannon wrestled
at Butte the other night for $3.50 q side.
II was a " atch-as-catch-can bout and
Pascoe won it.
The Richmond Company are again buy
ing bones, which they use for the making
of cupels, and the boys Of the town are
happy and busy.
Senator j. P. Jones owns q sixth OF the
stock in the big Alaska gold mine. which
recently cleaned up $100, 900 from 20 days
run Of the new mill.
DIR. Thos. Deter. Nevada's colored dele
gate to the New Orleans Exposition, has
located in the Crescent City. He has his
single out as an M. d.
Owing to the decreased acreage, oats,
barley and other grain bring q better
price this year thar last. Hay is selling
T for only SIG and $l8 9 ton.
The best test OF the genuineness OF o
o strike in q property is to be found when
a the owners are making regular shipments
r of ore. and do not want to sell.
Mrs. Lang, mother-in-lsw OF Johnny
4 Lambert, the popular groceryman, re-
turned TO her home in Ogden yesterday
after q months visit in Eureka.
Now that there is q decidedly good pros
Q pect for the starting up Of the new works
at the Eureka Con. mine, Ruby Killers
= look forward to q more prosperous season.
: Several private picnic parties are being
formed for tomorrow. Those seeking
quiet rest and recreation in cool shady
places these hot Sundays are not to be
blamed.
lei To-day and tomorrow aug. Is and 16)
,e will be anniversaries Of good sized floods
d in Eureka. TIL rear end OF DR.. Bishops
new stone building on Buel street went
out on Aug. l6 seven years ago.
Referring to Sarah Althea's determination
TO enter the lecture field, the Independent
d promises her a good house at Elko II she
will only bring tho Dear Old Sen" along
as an illustration of her subject.
Editor Simpson, OF the Taylor Reflex,
|, failing to see how he is going to make the
|, desired stake out Of the newspaper bust
= ness these times, has turned some Of his
!, attention TO mining, and, so it is stated
= with very good results.
We have read the verbatim reprint o.
the Pail Mall Gszette's great Londor
scandal. The story ia about q stand.of
d for a days proceedings in the Sharon-HilI
divorce case, as published in the famil!
u journals of San Francisco.
n Carson Tribune: The fact that Captain
John Kelly, Sam Jones, Bob Heating ant
W. IL. Patten. all mining superintendents
WOW phu rThuCibCO Oh luoeuny Ht6As
indicates some sort OF a move in the manage
4 ment Of the Comstock mines.
Ranchers from the surrounding countr.
say that people. in town are not the onl.
ones suffering from a depreciation in tn
; values of their properties. Ranches will
not sell these times for by two-third
what they would two and three years ago
Gen. Grant smoked his last Cigar on No
y vember 90, 1884. In a letter to o frient
: mentioning the circumstance he said b
smoked many thousands OF cigars, ant
they had been his greatest comfort through
the last years Of the war on the battle
: field.
The report has gained currency in tow
: that the Truckee Concert Hall will clos
= for q season during the latter part Of thi
month. The rumor is INSTRUMENTATION
Fact ia. Manager Provost has arranged 70
0 four new lady stars, who are expected her
: shortly.
The Silver State says Cinnibar Jim,