Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-01-18
HOME AND COAST.
Matters Of Lively Interest to the
General Reader.

Thomas Dixon returned home last Tues
aay from q visit in California.
The usual religious services will be held
a, The Catholic Church tomorrow.
County Treasurer HUI will sell delin-
ouent property for taxes next Monday.
venezuela, which has such present prom.
ioence, yields about 81 ,0eO. 900 annually.
During 1895 126 mining companies in
~eorporated in Colorado, mostly In Cripple
Greek.
over in Plumas and Sierra counties In
deep snow the stage horses wear snow
shoes.
The weather since last Tuesday has been
blustry, but there was no snow up 10 yes
terdsy.
A census has been taken OF Boise City.
Idaho, resulting in an aggregate Of 7,i2A
residents.
A strong movement is on foot In New
York TO prevent the employment Of chill
dren as actors.
The French law allows prisoners whose
parents are dying 70 psy one visit 10 them
on their d~eathbeds.
The Belmont Courier says that the coy
otes are annoying the sheep men . great
deal in Nye county.
The 8. II. Report says gold Is being pro-
duced in thirty Of the ffty-seven coun-
ties in California.
The tax rate Of Nye county for 1896 has
been fixed by the Commissioners ~ "a on
the 500 valuation.
A DeLamar baby also claims Q Christ
mas Chronicle cup. This is four In the
State as far as heard from.
A dog can cay more with bis tail In .
minute than the average man can express
with his tongue In . month.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Merritt, Of Wood
land, CAL, arrived here Thursday, and
will reside here permanently.
The latest New York quotation Of silver
is67hc; Lead-New York Metal Exchange,
50 02k New York Brokers. 81 30.
During the past fifteen years the total
foreign emigration to the Transvssl. other
than British. has amounted 10 but IL. 600.
Lord Salisbury proposes to settle the
Venezuelan dispute by direct agreement
with that country and ignore the United
States.
The Board Of Psrdons has postponed its
session until the goth inst. II Is expected
that Mrs. Har.ley's case will DO brought
before IL.
T. r..or n MAMMA touoh nonHnad In
Jail at Virginia City, attempted suicide q
few nights ago, but unfortunately was not
successful.
A Texas old maid said that she wished
she was an ~auctiopeer, for then u would
DO perfectly proper for her TO say: Make
me an offer"
Al San Francisco Judge Campbell held
Mrs. Davidson to answer In IS, 900 bonds
on q charge OF extortipg money from Rev.
DR.. Brown.
The British Government will investigate
the Transvasl trouble. II Is rumored that
the plot WAS conceived by . group Of hnan-
ciers in London.
A. O. Cleveland expects to ship over .
hundred head Of horses. bloodsd stock. TO
Eastern markets about the frst Of Feb
ruary.-W. p. News.
Many horsemen declare that the year
ilngs to be sold this year will not pay the
cost Of raising. II costs $500 to raise .
y~eariing for the market.
Mrs. Joseph winzell and her daughter.
Miss Katie, who have been visiting here,
returned Tuesday to their Pine VALLEY
home.
Farmers OF this State are beginning to
get alarmed about the water supply. IN
less we get some snow soon 1, will be very
meager next Summer.
The tax rate for Lincoln county for the
year 1895 has been fixed as follows; County
IS 80. DeLamar town So 40. town Of Pr
oche 50 so per 500 valuation.
The programmes Of several OF the Lon
don theatres contains notices positively
prohibiting the wearing Of hats by women
occupying the high priced seats.
An Association OF Congregational Minis
tiers has decided to investigate the charges
made against Rev. O. @. Brown for alleged
immortality with Matte oyerman.
Edward Field, at one time q millionaire,
has Just been taken TO the Chicago poor
house to die. He gained his wealth In the
Arizona mines and lost IL In speculation.
Before he died John A. Morris told Mr.
Walden that be hoped TO raise on HE Texas
ranch thoroughbreds II hands high that
would jump 80 feet and run . mile in 1:a5.
The Grand Jury, which has been In SEES
sion some two weeks, adjourned last
Wednesday. They will not make their final
report until the return Of Judge Fitzgerald.
A contemporary remarks that you csn't
keep . woman away from weddings. You
don't want 10. What would q wedding
amount 10 II there was not . woman In in
A contract has been let TO run the Strick-
Ter tunnel near Colorado City. one and
one-half miles In length. through Pike's
Peak at an altitude OF IL $50 feet. through
solid granite.
Three years ago Hobart J. Ives Of New
Haven, Conn, lent $4,000 TO Winfield s.
BtrAtton 10 develop . claim al Cripple
Greek. and Stratton 10 now said TO be worth
$25. O00. 900.
AT San Quentin. Lower California, Joa-
quin Maytorel gambled away all his prop
erty and then went home and killed every
living thing on the ranch. including him
self and wife.
Samuel Thompson. arrested In San
Francisco for outraging little girls. has
made another attempt 10 commit suicide