Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-08
LOCAL AND OTHER JOrs.
scraps from she Notebook ot she
SemtfneTs ReDOpter.

and Presbyterian Churches to-day.
B. Gilman, Superintendent Of the z
: and p. railroad, returned yesterday from
fortnight's visit at the Bay.
There is talk Of reducing the force O
miners in the Comstock mines shortly I'M
til silver appreciates in value.
Thomas McGovern's friends are pushin,
him to the front as q candidate for the As
sembly on the Democratic ticket.
Farmers in Paradise Valley are busy
harvesting, and work hands are scarce
The crops are good as q general thing.
Il John Mckenzie, q former resident Of
Ruby Hill, returned yesterday from Butte,
Montana, where he has been for some time
past.
Prof. J. P. Fay returned from the west
Yesterday. After the Teachers Institute
at Reno he visited In San Francisco for
several days.
John Church is in Winnemucca. He OK.
poets TO issue the first number of his new
paper there. the Humboldt News, on the
10th instant.
Hops are now quoted at 40 cents-the
highest price paid in several years. This is
water on the Prohibitionist wheel.
Do not laugh at a gentleman with a bare
| pole, my son.. 1t ia not nearly 30 bad to
have q head that is bald on the outside as
to have q head that is bald on the inside.
According TO the Bradstreet Mercantile
| Agency report for July there were three
failures in Nevada during the month, with
assets Of So. 900 and liabilities of $24, 800.
A. P. Williams, Senator-elect of Cali
fornia, Is q brother OF W. W. and G.. b.
Williams, the owners Of the Golden Grown
mine Of Berncie Mining District, this
State.
Tuscarora ON Wednesday last, was held
up and robbed near Eagle Rock, q lonely
locality on the road about midway between
stations.
Gussy, the nine-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. A. Krenkle, Of Winnemucca, was
drowned on Thursday last while bathing
In tho Humboldt river near that town with
several other boys.
Hon. M. D. Foley returned yesterday
from San Francisco. Mrs. Foley and Mrs.
W. f. Griffiu came in on the train with
him from Ennor's ranch, where they Wis
tied for several days.
Candelaria True Fissure Of July 81:
The Mount Diablo mine discharged all OF
Its men but about 80 this afternoon. The
mill will be shut down II is said on account
OF the low price Of silver.
The regular monthly meeting of Rich
mond Hose Company No. 3, will be held at
their hosehouse tomorrow Monday even
ing at half-past z o'clock. All members
are requested to be present, as business OF
importance will be transacted.
II is said that a mule cannot bray il you
tie q weight to his tail and hold IL down.
| The experiment is worth trying on some OF
the jacks that are allowed to persmbulate
| our principal streets at night and make the
| stiffness hideous with their gee-haws.
DR.. Rea has arrived in Dayton, says the
Times, and it Is expected that the work OF
| dredging the Carson river will soon be be-
gun. Lumber is already on the ground to
| build tho soow and houses on the river,
and the dredging machine is expected
daily. ~
Winnemucca Silver State: Theo. Win
ters arrived here yesterday from Washoe.
| He Ia q candidate for Governor and is in the
fight to stay. having arranged his business
30 that he can devote q part Of his time to
the service OF the State II called upon
TO do SO.
Many OF our musio-loving people are
| probably not aware Of the fact that an
| orchestra OF eight pieces (brass and string)
has been formed in town that bids fair TO
rival this Fall any like organizations OF the
| size in San Francisco theaters. All OF the
members are excellent musicians.
The payroll of the Comstock mines for
the month Of July foots up Sl96,24 A 1t
shows a falling of of $4,0 900 in the sum
disburssd to employees during June, 1886.
This is due to the shutting down of the
Crown Point and Belcher mines, pending
repairs to the surface machinery.
The Eureka Star band is making
preparations for q picnic at the Italian
ranch next Sunday. The boys will take
| their musical instruments along and will
practice a few new airs and play q number
| OF old ones under the shade of mighty cot
tonwoods and on the shores Of babbling
brooks. A big spread will be one OF the
features Of the occasion.
In order to satisfy q judgment in favor
OF II. M. Allen for sos 25 and costs
against the Onondaigua Gold and Silver
Mining Company, whose property Is in SAT
ford District, this county, Sheriff Stinson
sold yesterday in front Of the Courthouse
] the mine, buildings, tools, etc., for the de-
mands OF the judgment. George Green
bid in the property.