Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-08
LOCAL AND OTHER JOTs.
scraps from the Notebook Of the
senGfneTs Reporter.

senGiners Reporter.
Yesterdays quotation Of silver, 81 Ok.
whirlwinds we're numerous In town yes.
terday.
Seats are going rapidly for the benefit at
the Opera House tonight.
Governor West, OF Utah, was sworn into
office yesterday by Chief Justice Zane.
The new roasting furnace ct the Eureka
Con. reduction works ia said to be work
ing satisfactorily.
The Decoration Day services In Reno
this year will be held on The 29th, the 30.h
falling on Sunday.
A number Of the pupils of the public
schools in town enjoyed q picnic at the
italian ranch yesterday.
Mrs. Rosseau, the music teacher, is ar
ranging for a concert, to be given by her
| class about the 10th Of June.
Mrs. W. J. Townshend and son, Willie,
left yesterday for a visit in Taylor. They
expect to be absent about 10 days.
President Freis, OF the Eureka Con.
Company, and his wife. are expected in on
to-day's train from San Francisco.
J. T. Gilmer, OF the Geddes and Der.
trand Company, Ia expected on the Base
Range from Salt Lake next Tuesday.
A couple of ladies out riding yesterday
brought TO town a large bouquet of wild
flowers that they had gathered off the
mountains.
Some very rich specimens OF ore that
had just been brought in from one of Hon.
Thomas Wren's mines at Mt. Hope were
shown on Main street yesterday.
Winnemucca Silver State: Barley now
brings from 81 10 to 81 rs per 100 pounds
at the ranches in Paradise Valley. and is
not very easily procured at these figures.
A correspondent OF the New York En-
cheering and Mining Journal writes
against going to the Honduras gold fields,
the discoveries thus far by no means war.
rsnting the boom.
A sentimental writer says IS baby is q
link which binds It's mother to heaven"
Pretty often 1t is a link which binds her to
the house when she is "almost dying" to
go out making calls or to do q little shop
ping.
There has been no change in the lead
market. The agent of the Omaha works
still offers small lots OF domestic lead at
40 cents, and others quote 4,75 to 4 80
cents. Foreign can be laid down in New
York city at about 4.85 cents.
The ball which was to come off in Pope's
Hall, Secret Canyon, on the 25th OF last
month was postponed until this (Satur-
day. evening. An excellent time IL prom.
ised to all who attend. Good music has
been engaged, and q fine lunch will be
served.
Bodie stocks are lively. bu. according TO
the reports OF the superintendents OF
mines there the number OF miners EN-.
ployed in the properties Is rather limited.
On Monday last the Mono employed II
miners. the Bodie Con. 8, the Standard
Con. 25, aud the Bnlwer s.
Elko Independent: VIM. NJ. Stewart
has settled in his new domicile at Carson,
and opened the Senatorial campaign by
importing from San Francisco a large
supply OF groceries and provisions, and
offering at his W expense to build a high
board fence around the grounds occupied
by the Amateur Baseball Club.
The President Of the D. F. L. was found
dead drunk yesterday morning, and was
taken into q building on North Main
street and there laid out as If for burial.
He was decorated by considerable OF the
parapherualis OF death, and was viewed by
q host OF visitors. There was blood on
the moon when he recovered conscious
nnga-