Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-02-21
HOME AND COAST.
Matters of Lively Interest to the
General Reader.
Bar Silver 97k.

Mrs. @. A. Fletcher left last Monday 10
join her husband in Carson.
Judge A. L. Fitzgerald returned last
Tuesday from Winnemuoca.
Utah's population, according TO the
final census returns, is 207, 905.
Theodore Winters will take a string OF
thirteen horses East this season.
The legislators we're dined and wined In
great shape at Reno last Saturdy.
Governor Oolcord has appointed E. s..
Harrington, Of Elko, Notary Public.
La grippe has r~esppesred in Reno. Dr..
Dawson reports three cases In town.
Thirty inches Of snow aud still showing
Is the news from Bozemsn, Montana.
Congressman Bartine has the thanks Of
the SENTINEL for Congressional docu-
ments.
senstor Stanford thinks sunol will yet
trot q mile in 2:06, and that no horse will
ever do better.
AT washoe Lake last week several hun
bred pounds Of perch were blown ashore
by the high wind.
Our big windstorm OF four days sub
sided last Monday, since then the weather
has been pleasant.
II ia reported that . number Of cattle In
Nye county are troubled with The disease
known as +" big Jaw"
About three thousand messages Of con-
dolence have been received by the family
Of the late General Sherman.
During the first OF the week the flags
were flying at hslf.mast in respect to the
memory Of General sherman.
Mrs. r. Ii. Sawyer, Of San Francisco,
shot her husband through the nose last
week. She was Jealous Of him.
An o'Hars funsce is in course of con-
struction at the reduction works OF the
Cortez mines limited, al Cortez.
W. j. Smith, OF the Postofice bookstore,
who has been quite Ill. was able 10 be on
the street a little while yesterday.
Hank Donnelly, formerly superin-
tendent OF the Eureka Con-, Is reported to
be quite Ill at his home in California.
Mr.. r.. II. Parker has the thanks Of the
SENTINEL for a report Of the Board OF
Directors Of the State Orphans Home.
During Lent services will be held al 81. |
James Church every Wednesday at IL
O'Clock A. NJ, and Friday evenings al z P.
n.
Sarah Bernhsrdt had Q violent stomach |
ache last Sunday after eating canned
mushrooms at the Hoffman House, New |
York.
Hugh J. Lynch, q guard al the San
Quentin State Prison, accidentally shot
and killed himself last Friday evening
while on duty.
The Enterprise local states that the
wind blew so hard in Virginia last Friday
that quicksilver lasks we're seen floating |
high IN the air.
The SENTINEL Acknowledges the receipt
OF 9 complimentary ticket to g ball 30 be
given by Pyramid Lodge No. 10, Knights
OF Pythias, at Wadsworth.
The Austin Advocate says there were
234 votes cast In Lander county at the last
election. for Constitutional Convention, |
that were counted against 1t.
Silver State: II the present Legislature
cannot abolish the Supreme conr. they
should at least change its name from The |
Supreme Court TO the Court OF Errors.
Virginia Chronicle: II is right TO
preach :" peace on earth and good will to
all men, )" but IL is hard to feel that way In
Nevada, with such q Legislature as the |
present one.
A German, who has lived her since 1875, |
named Herman Hofrichter. SO years. old, |
was pronounced insane last Wednesday by
q commission, and has been sent TO the
Insane Asylum at Reno.
The new Warden at the Minnesota
Prison has unearthed In the cells . vast
quantity Of weapons and material that
would aid the prisoners 10 escape. About
1855 steel files were among the articles
found.
Reno Gazette: Why not enter into q
contract with Black Wallace and let him
run every branch Of the State Govern
ment, hiring such assistance as he may
want. and do away with the Legislature
entirely2
A stated Communication OF Eureka
Lodge No. 15. +. q A. M, will be CON
al half-past Z O'Clock. All Master Ma
sons In good standing are cordially invited
TO attend.
The legislative session Is half gone, and
thus far We have seen little. II any legisls-
tion that will be beneficial 10 this locality
or the State at large. II looks as though
this will be q repetition OF the previous
Legislature.
Under the head OF Gan Hail r. the
Tombstone "a. IT, Prospeo.or says: The
deep work 10 start up on the Comstock
will be hailed with delight by the entire |
Pacific Coast and will stimulate deep
mining everywhere.
81. James Church, Rev. George Leslie. |
Morning prayer. litsDy q sermon ~ II
o'clock A. N. Evening prayer and ermon
al 7 P. NJ. Subject Of sermon: 1.-THE
Conflict IA the Wilderness" Sunday |
school and Bible class at 1880.
The Colorado Legislative Bribery Com.
mittee says the House has been sssailed
this season by as corrupt q body as ever
attempted TO manipulate q Legislature
Ex. Guess the Coloradans don't know how |
our Nevada Legislature is manipulated.
Tomorrow, unless the weather be too
bad, Father Nattini will hold divine SER
vice in Ruby Hill at Q o'clock A. NJ. In
Eureka mass and sermon at IL A. M. and
In the evening the Stations OF the Gross,
with sermon and benediction at o'clock.
The Carson Appeal believes hat there is
a general feeling throughout the State
that there should be a Constitutional Con-
yention. II the Republican party fails TO
give the people what they have called for
IL will react on the party In the next cleo
ton.
In the Legislature. Assembly concur
rent Resolution No. 81, relating to the
election Of U. s. Senators by the people,
was lost by a vote OF Is to 90. OF course
it was lost. How would the bosses get a
sack " II the Senators were elected by
the people?
After the ball Thursday night, the hood
lum element became rampant on the
streets, and did a number Of things Thai
they should not have done. Young men, |
curb your bouyant spirits. In a we'll
regulated town you actions would havesent
you TO the bastiie.
The committee Of ladies appointed to
solicit subscriptions TO erect a monument
over the neglected grave OF Mary, the
mother OF Washington, sent from here
some $50 TO Mrs. ]. W. Adams. at Carson,
who is one OF the lady managers Of the
Association in Nevada.
A. Jackson, mine host Of the Jackson
House, last Wednesday had 0 very large