Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
LOCAL AND OTHER JOTs.
Scraps from b Notebook Of the
SeutineI's Reporter.

Ncraus from the Notebook of the
Sentinel's Reporter.
Senator Jones is in San Francisco.
Yesterdays quotation Of silver. 81 OBJ
Yesterdays warm sun spoiled the sleigh.
ing.
Mrs. J. J.. Wines and Mrs. George W.
Baker left yesterday for q visit at Elko.
The Carson Free Lance-an excellen,
paper-has entered upon a new volume.
The ~sleighing last evening was splendid,
and quite a number of our people look ad-
vantage OF it.
Over $50 was realized from the charity
ball given the other night by the Sun
flower Social Club.
Phoebe Record: The roads are exceed
ingly bad In all directions and the mails
are way back OF time.
The mill in Pennsylvania District will
start up the first of the coming week. So
says the Phoebe Record.
Col. W. o. Mills yesterday received his
| commission as Receiver OF Public Moneys
in the Eureka Land Office.
If polygamy is a Divine command. how
is 1t that the human heart is incapable OF
| loving more than one person at q time,
Members Of the Sunfower Social Club
are requested to meet at half past Z O'Clock
sharp this evening in the County Clerks
office.
For the accommodation OF the young
folks who may desire to attend, the skat-
ing rink will be open at Q o'clock this
morning.
The last act OF a discharged Chinese
cook at a Carson restaurant, was to stuff
the fue full of bricks so that the range
would not draw.
A rosebush in q garden, surrounded by
a foot of snow, and just beginning to leaf.
looks very pretty and could have been seen
in Phoebe early last week.
John W. Lambert has entered 9 suit in
th6District Court against NJ. P. Murphy
to recover the sum of $3.50, money alleged
to be due for merchandise, etc.
The regular convocation of St. Johns
Chapter No. 5, r. A. NJ, will be held this
evening at 7 O'Clock. All members in
good standing are invited to attend.
Aunt Hsnnah's advertisement looms up
in the Calico (Csl.) Print. She has a
variety store at Barstow. GAL, and keeps a
stock OF notions, mems clothing, groceries
and millinery.
Miles Goodman. the recently appointed
Postmaster for Virginia City, expects to
receive the necessary official documents
from Washington in time to assume charge
Of the office April l..
Richard Ryland sold his elegant brick
residence on Mob Hill yesterday to J. G..
Ford, the s%heepman. Mr.. Ryland, wife
and family will leave for Reno during the
coming fortnight, where they will reside.
Thomas Davis. travelling agent for a
very valuable work, 1.-THE Practical Home
Physician "a popular guide for the
household-will canvass the town to-day
for subscribers, and inform you all about
the book.
The Nogales Enterprise credits Senator
John p. Jones with a project to put up at
that place an iron foundry. a ~twenty-stamp
quartz mill, one or two smelling furnaces
and likely enough a few more little enter
prises of like character.
The Board OF Examiners at a recent
meeting agreed TO allow $50 to assist Fish
Commissioner Cary in paying his expenses
to GO to the great Chicago Fish Exposition
to be held next month. Mr.. Gary does
not think this enough, and probably will
not go.
AQJutdDt 06UeEhl bduEulOu HAS EocclFSu
from the United States Ordnance Depart
ment a new carriage and timber for the
howitzer which has for several months
been stored on the east side of the Capitol.
This piece will probably be turned over to
the Carson Guard.
A terrible looking dagger. or butcher
knife. was found yesterday and left at this
office for the owner, which we hope he will
Immediately come and take away. as we
fear we might be tempted to use 1t on some
OF our enemies. One stroke with 1t would
sever their heads from their bodies.
District Court again convenes this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, when the case OF George
Wood vs. the Enterprise Mining and Irri-
eating Company will come on for a hear
ing. 1t is probable the hearing OF the mo-
ton for a change OF venue in the Albion
Richmond case will not be argued. on ac-
count OF negotiations for q compromise.
The account OF the suicide of A. W.
Messer, published in the SENTINEL of
Wednesday and credited to the Carson
Tribune, was correct. with the exception
that the suicide occurred at Hollister. CAL,
instead OF at the Capital. The mistake Is
due to the neglect Of the Tribune to men
ton the locality where the tragedy oc-
Cured.
DehOrned Cattle.
An Illinois farmer was prosecuted for