Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-21
LOCAL AND OTHER JoTs.
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A snowstorm Is predicted.
Yesterdays quotation Of silver. ST 025s.
Colorado has 67 dividend paying mines.
Phoebe has . Musical and Literary
Society.
It was raining hard in Virginia City
last evening.
Capt. Frank Drake is registered al the
jackson House.
Alec Mckay talks of having music at
the skating rink Saturday evening.
1t costs SIG GO per ton by the carload to
ship ores from Battle Mountain TO the
| Missouri River.
There is an evident desire on the part
| Of many Congressman to repeal tho pres.
| ent Civil Service law.
The pink and blue party spoken of In
| yesterdays issue will be given on Wednes-
day evening, February 8.
The number Of pupils in attendance at
the Eureka public schools il over 800.
or about 80 to tho room.
Mrs. s. Wonban. after q visit on the
Base Range of o couple or three weeks,
left yesterday for her home at Cortez.
Hon. Robert Briggs came in from
Taylor yesterday. Hc was accompanied
by Messrs. W. N. MoGill and w. G.
Lyons.
The Richmond Company shipped yes
terday through Wells. Fargo d Co.'S ex-
press six bars OF bullion valued at $751;
OPT OF.
A female pedestrian on Main street
yesterday proved herself equal to the
windstorm by encIrcling the lower part
of her skirts With q rubber cord.
Miss Efie Phillips "subbed yester-
day for Mrs. A. Stinson, Assistant Prin-
cipsl OF the public schools, who was In
disposed and unable to leave her room.
Phoebe Record: As the work Is near.
ing completion ON the Bu~llionvill reduc-
tion works We expect to hear OF q start
made some time during the latter part
Of the month.
II was said last evening by several OF
our merchants that yesterday was the
dulless Gay Of the present season. But
few persons were abroad, and those who
were evidently we're not on the buy.
Postmaster Smith continues to send the
mail to Hamilton, Taylor and Phoebe
three times a week. nj direct order hav-
ing been received by him from the De-
partment at Washington to curtail the serv
ice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hi. johnson and family
| talk of leaving Eureka for Florida during
the coming fortnight. They will probably
| visit friends in San Francisco for al
month or six weeks before proceeding
eastward.
Daily religions services are being held in
the church on Ruby Hill at II A. II. and Z
p. N. The new minister there, Rev. Nj.
@. Baker, we are told, IL already meet.
ing with marked SUCCESS in the way OF
making converts to religion.
Carson Index: The young voters OF
Ormsby county arc reported TO have CO.
a!esced for opposition to any candidate
for Office who is over thirty-five years Of
age. This will make the old men take a
back seat-if the boys moan it.
The opinion is becoming more preva-
lent than ever that a railroad will cross
Nevada some $50 miles south OF Eureka
within three years. We are unable to
state what there is tangible that gives
strength to the expectation that is apparent
on the part Of those who profess to
know of what they are talking.
The New York Herald continues to howl
about the 80 cent dollar, and in every issue
prints items OF five AND six lines set in
italic and placed between editorial articles,
alleging that the loss suffered by the
people OF the country by the continued
coinage OF silver will be general. The
Heraid's arguments are gauZy.
County Superintendent Douthett and
the School Board OF Examiners have de-
cided to examine no more applicants for
teachers certificates until the first week
OF July next. The only exceptions to
this rule will be those who are engaged
by trustees to at once take charge OF
schools. and before doing so must have
the requisite certificate.