Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-26
LOCAL AND OTHER sOrs,
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SentEneI's Reporter.

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sentfners Reporter.
Yesterdays quotation Of silver, so 92k
Ophir is said to be the ~liveliest camp il
Nye county.
Six Utah Mormons suicided during III,
past two months.
Don't send away for anything that can
be procured at home.
Lincoln county enjoyed q number O
heavy showers of rain last week.
A lively contest ct the Democratic Or,
msries on Saturday Ia anticipated.
Hon. Thomas Wren and Colonel Gran.
delmeyer went down to Mt. Hope yester'
day.
Read the advertisement Of j. Straus
| under the head of New To-day" &c
| offers some startling bargains in his line.
Bullion that passed through Wells,
| Fargo & Co.'s express here yesterday from
| the south: Three bars valued at ST.
447 81.
VIM. Pardy returned yesterday from
| Austin. He says the political sentiment
throughout Lander is strongly in favor OF
Adams for Governor.
These are certainly dull times on the
Base Range. Low wages aud q greater
economy on the part of the people are the
principal causes assigned.
The editor OF the Phoebe Record Is In
luck. He found q four-bit piece the other
day, and was consequently happy in getting
so much wealth In one lump.
D. Nathan, the merchant, returned from
Hamilton Tuesday night. He reports
that town dull, the Sweetwater Company
employing but few men at present.
Editor Cutting Is evidently seeking no.
toriety. We expect any day to hear Of
his having hired out to q dime museum or
of his having entered the lecture field.
Last Saturdays issue Of the Phoebe
Record Is unusually newsy, as Is evidenced
from the number OF items that found
their way into this mornings SENTINEL.
J. Mcintosh. who was arrested on Tues
day afternoon. charged with drunkenness,
was yesterday fined $23 by Justice Hsr-
mon. In default Of payment OF the same
he was remanded to the county Jail.
Bear in mind that whitewash purifes
and beautifies at the same time. II should
be used freely at this season OF the year,
to ward off all impurities. You can get
the receipt from any professional politician.
Renoites complain OF the quality Of
water furnished them. The Water Com
pany says there ia nothing bad in the
reservoir, but that the present bad water
is caused by the heat OF the sun upon the
rotten pine and sawdust in the river from
the Truckee mills.
The Chinsmen are q success % kite
flyers. Yesterday q Mongoi had q perfect
representation Of q hawk flying in the air.
A flock OF pigeons saw it, and while they
were dartiug over il preparatory to an at
tack the Chinaman drew in the paper bird
and saved it from destruction.
Gus Coranke and s. G. Mozingo. an old
time miner OF the Comstock and Tusca-
rora, returned to town yesterday from a
prospecting trip in the l mountains,
Churchill county. They brought with
them several specimens Of ore that look
as though they would assay we'll.
Word was received in town yesterday
that at the Democratic primaries held in
Taylor and Ward on Saturday last
Messrs. p. @. Weber, NJ. B. Garraghsn
and j. McOrmie were elected % delegates
to the State Con INVENTION. All of them are
favorable to Fitzgerald for District Judge.
Osceola. Spring Valley and Cherry Greek
are YET TO be heard from.