Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-16
LOCAL JOTS.
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SentineI's Reporter.
Carson City wants reduction works.
There are nine prisoners In the County
Jail.
d. Nathan returned yesterday from San
francisco.
The Reno public schools are closed for
the Fair week.
Latest quotations OF hand: Silver,
ST. 03h; lead. 81 10.
The Comstock mines are shipping daily
about $50 tons Of ore.
J. @. Powell is confined to his home
with q slight attack Of pneumonia.
The State Treasurer received last week
the amount Of $8,168 70 for the State.
The Reno Journal has been enlarged
probably for the Fair season-to "A COL
umns.
Harry Carpenter was fined yesterday by
Justice Harmon $50, or 80 days in the
County Jail.
Bob Rowland has recently built o hand.
some residence on Sacramento street In
San Francisco.
John Tassell, Of the boot and shoe firm
of Virginia City and this place. came In on
yesterdays train.
]. L. Wines. Esq, returned yesterday
from q professional visit In the western
part Of the State.
A meeting Of the Nevada Silver Assooia-
ton will be held at Piper's Opera House,
Virginia, next Monday.
BeatiHc Lodge No. Z, K. OF P, meets
| this evening at 7 O'Clock. A full attend.
/ spna NJ man hara ia rp0uaetad.
A surprise party was given Miss Nellie
| Triple ct the residence Of Postmaster
Smith on Mob Hill yesterday evening.
Very encouraging reports are received
from Jackson Mining District, some forty
or fifty miles northwest from Whine.
mucca.
A war In third.class overland passenger
rates has broke out again. and tickets have
been sold IS low as SAL from San Francisco
to New York.
The denizens OF Ruby Avenue were con-
soling themselves yesterday over their
good fortune in not being burned out the
night previous.
Now ia the time Of year to look after
your stoyepipes and see that they are In
perfect order. and therefore prevent Q
probable coniagration.
Sheriff Emmett. of Washoe county, from
the LIST up to the 18th instant, collected
50, 1913 for licenses. This increased amoun
is due TO the State Fair.
There are now being shipped to various
points monthly owe; the Carson and Col
orado railroad some 400 tons of rock and
table salt, and about $50 tons OF borax.
No business OF public interest was
transacted In the District Court yesterday.
The case OF Martin Purcell vs. the E. and
P. Railroad Company will come on for
trial to-day.
James Goetches, better known as
Rather" was before Justice Harmon
| Yesterday on the charge OF disturbing the
| peace. He was sentenced to 20 DAYS in
the County Jail.
The fire laddies complain that the sup
| ply of hose in the department is not suf-
ficient. We understand that the Commits
sioners will take action In this matter al
their next meeting.
The attention OF the j~anitor OF the Court
house. Is called to the proper closing Of all
the iron doors and shutters on that build
ing. A little negligence In this matter
might prove very disastrous.
The blaze night before last caused sew
srsl parties yesterday TO interview the In
surance agents. as to the best means OF
making their property perfectly secure for
the smallest amount OF coin.
The True Fissure says quite q number OF
men have been put TO work In the Holmes
mine at CsndelariA within the past few
days. A small quantity OF ore il being
extracted from the Mt. Diablo.
The School Trustee case is likely to oc-
cupy the Supreme Court some time. IL
being q novel and somewhat intricate
affair. Much anxiety 10 felt &c TO the de-
cision Of the august body, both BY Trustees
and teachers.
Last Saturday Col. J. B. 0verton fur
nished spawn for so. 900 spotted Eastern
trout, which have been placed In the
hatchery recently erected by Commits
sioner Cary In the rear OF the Arlington
House at Carson.
The Cottonwood nickel mines have been
sold to an Eastern company. The price
paid has not been made public. but Is be-
lieved TO exceed $3.50. 900. They are said
to constitute the greatest nickel deposit
over discovered on the Coast.
The Times Review says that the Judi
ciary Act indicates hat the Legislature In
tended 10 establish an additional conrt
and leave the old District Courts to remain
a. they are. The present courts are GER
tainly not abolished nor their jurisdiction
taken from them except by implication.
Candidates for Carson.
Thomas Ross and James Burns. the two