Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-04
LOCAL JOrS.
Scraps from sbe Notebook 81 the
Seutfnel's Reporter.

During the month OF July Jailer Stin-
son booked 81 arrests.
Wells. Fargo q 90. declared a four per
cent dividend in July.
Work has been resumed in the Little
Nina mine, Secret Canyon.
H. f. Bartine will deliver the Grant
memorial Grafton at Carson.
The Ophir Mining Company has a cash
balance on hand of $4,000.
The brass band at Taylor has been reor-
ganized with George Come as leader.
The Argenta Mining Company, Tusca-
rora, has levied q ten-cent assessment.
The finest vegetables in this market are
those raised by the Italians close to town.
Mr., Mcqueen, the Salt Lake ore buyer,
| is expected to return TO Eureka In q few
days.
That was a refreshing sprinkle last
evening. Small fsvors thankfully re-
ceived.
About the worst disguised men in own
yesterday were those out trying to collect
money.
Russell g. Bradley are shipping beef cat-
tie from Battle Mountain to the San Fran
cisco market.
Major Long and Tom Dixon returned
last evening from a surveying trip ip
Newark Valley.
The problem of how to get reduction
works at Reno is one that continues to
agitate the citizens Of that town.
There was quite an interesting diving
aud swimming contest at the Zottman
swimming bath Sunday afternoon.
District Attorney Cheney left yesterday
for California, where he will spend 9
month for the benefit OF his health.
II. W. Huising. Of the Silver State Min
ing Company, left yesterday for the East.
He expects to be absent about q month.
Owing 10 the excessive heat OF Sunday,
there was no baseball game Or pigeon
shooting as announced for that afternoon.
Persons indebted for taxes should step
up TO the Assessors Office and settle,
thereby saving themselves trouble and ex-
pense.
The regular meeting Of Eureka Hook &
Ladder Company takes place this evening
at 8 o'clock. A full attendance OF MEM
bers is requested.
What's in q name? News comes from
| Wood River that the Huuibug mine is
looking exceedingly we'll. and making
regular shipments.
r. Sadler Is back from his recreating
trip to Currant Greek. Nye county. Mrs.
Sadler and the children will remain q
month In the country.
The death OF General Grant leaves Gen.
eral Mcclellan the only survivor Of the
men who OF different times commanded
the Army Of the Potomac.
On the ist instant the total amount OF
coin In the several funds OF the county was
So. 1888 68. OF this amoun there was in
the School Fund $4,480 IS.
Governor Adams has been ont OF reach
OF the telegraph; otherwise, no doubt, he
would have issued q proclamation In rels-
ton to the Grant o~bsequies.
Those of the mines in Silverado being
worked are said to be looking very favor
able. The Rescue mine there is making
occasional shipments of good ore.
W. P. Foster, OF the Swestwa.er Mining
, Company at Hamilton, came in on Sstur-
| day nights White Pine stage coach. and
left on yesterday mornings train for Pail
SADIE.
A vigilance committee to exterminate q
cur that makes night hideous in the neigh
borhood Of the water tank on Spring street
I would be recognized as q blessing in those
parts.
California papers report the discovery
OF @ new wine-peach wine made from
the juice OF soft ripe peaches. 1t 10 said
to be the finest favored and most delicious
wine ever discovered.
: Til Sweetwater Company at Hamilton
expect to start up their mill on ore from
the Stafford mine tomorrow. All the
company's bins are full Of ore. and the
mine continues to yield largely.
The hunting season begins in part on
, the 10th instant, but it will not be in
order to kill all varieties OF game until
September /. The Game law 10 not iden
tical In all OF the counties Of the State.
The house OF Dan McKinnon at Taylor
was destroyed by tre last Monday night.
Inc structure and all in IL Was consumed
a lighted candle left in Q miners candle
stick Ia supposed to have caused the FIRE.
A correspondent OF the Carson Free
Lance says: "John Mackay now stands
the peer OF any man In the State fnan-
cially, morally. socially. politically and
intellectually" We believe you, my boy
systematically.
- - 6oct WilIiHIuu VI ~ oco-
son passed up Spring street yesterday
from the lower part OF town. The only
damage done was the tearing down of a
portion OF the cloth fence about the Zott-
man swimming bath.
The Alta California says that the state.
mont that there 10 too much silver coin ID
not sustained by the facts. Silver 10 really
scarce among the trades people. Not one
grocery store In twenty oan change q $40.
piece. There is . general scarcity Of silver
coin.
The fumes were shifted again last night
for the first time In . long while. Those
fumes are not a. doors from ~rosebuds, but
there are people here who prefer TO have
them thick enough to cut with q jack-knife
rather than have q single furnace shut
down.
II has been ordered by the Board OF
County Commissioners that the time oil
the delivery OF the steel cells for the
County Jail be extended Is days; also,