Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-04-06
LOCAL AND OTHER Jors.
scraps rom abe Notebook of n
sensfneI's Reporter.

Hi Cole left yesterday for a visit East.
Y~esterday's quotation Of silver. 81 Oh z
Hon. Thomas Wren is expected to return
to Eureka to-day.
The Hooks and Knicks will hold meet.
ing this evening.
Parties in from Osceola report mining
matters there very quiet.
The Ruby Hill III. E. Church Sunday
School will give q concert on Easter Sun
day.
II was rumored here yesterday that fares
overland were put back to almost the old
figures.
Martin Marren was exceedingly happy
yesterday just because he was the recipient
OF a new baby boy.
A special White Pine stage coach left
Yesterday for Taylor, loaded down with
freight for W. N. McGill.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Snetsinger returned
| home Yesterday from Oakland, CAL, where
they visited for several weeks.
"His Grace" a polled Angus two-year-
old bull, imported by the Nevada Land
and Cattle Company, weighs l .765 pounds.
Lucky Baldwin does not want q thester
in New York. He ia content with his
opera house in San Francisco and bis late
circus in Los Angeles,
At the meeting Of the Board OF County
Commissioners yesterday it was ordered
that 5000 be transferred from the General
fund to the Salary fund of 1885.
A canvass OF the House Banking and
Currency Committee develops the fact
that the majority are in favor OF issuing
silver certificates OF denominations OF 81,
50 and IS.
Observers OF Lent are getting tired OF
the season, and are wishing for 9 circus or
a similar show" to come this wsy-some.
thing that would warrant them to give way
to temptation.
A special telegram TO the SENTINEL yes
terday from Washington says: The Presi-
lent this afternoon sent 10 the Senate the
name Of Caleb W. West. Of Kentucky. to
be Governor of Utah.
The Belmont Courier says that Isaac Ir-
win will plant about five thousand fruit
trees at Duckwater this Spring. Some Of
the finest apples and pears grown on the
Coast are raised at Duckwater.
NJ. E. Bassett writes to the White Pine
News q letter from Muncy Greek, in which
he sets forth in glowing language an ac-
count Of the mineral wealth known to ex-
list in that new and promising camp.
The members OF the late Grand Jury
passed in a bill TO the Commissioners yes
terday against the county for services rem
dered, but the Board refused 10 enter tain
it. The number Of days charged for is 2l0.
Judge Rives Ia expected home this even
ing from Hamilton. he intended to
merely convene the District Court there
Yesterday, act the calendar for the term
aud then adjourn the body for q couple OF
weeks.
Senator Fair. who visited q shipyard on
the Delaware a short time ago.. 1t was re-
ported, with the intention OF building q
steam yacht. writes to u gentleman IN New
York that he "does not intend to either
build or charter q yacht at the present
time"
Colonel F. F. Osbiston. formerly super
intendent OF the leading mines on the
Comstock, and in late years in charge OF
the Freeland mine in Colorado. is in Vir-
GINA City on a short visit. He has visited
the middle mines and speaks favorably OF
their prospects.
Il is said that Mono will not pay 9
dividend this month. 1t is reported that
operations at the distant mill are to be
suspended. on account Of the cost of haul
ing ore, etc.. and that should develop
ments warrant. q small mill will be erected
right at the mine by the company.
At $50 last Wednesday evening five out
OF the seven buildings which compose
Wsdsworth's Chinatown we're destroyed by
fire. The property. valued at $1,000. was
owned by Chinese. As the town has sut-
fered before by fires starting in the Chi
nese quarter, ii feels the benefit OF having
them at q distance.
According to Jailer Stinson's report to
the Board Of County Commissioner yes
terday there were in the county Jail during
March IA prisoners, one of whom was COM
mi.ted for keeping an opium den, two for
burglary. one for petty larceny, two for
selling liquor TO Indians, two insane. and
six for drunkenness.