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Nentinel's Reporter. Yesterday's quotation of silver, $0 991/8 Sierra Nevada levies a 25-cent assessment. The Eureka County Bank will be closed to-morrow. 11 Father Phelan, of Austin, is a guest of Father Kiley. Renoites complain of numerous tough characters in that town. The new dance hall at Mendes' was largely attended last evening. The Shoshones have been enjoying a fandango at Wells the past week. Divine services as usual at the Catholic and Presbyterian churches to-day. A mine adjoining the Lapanta in Hawthorne District was recently sold for $3,000. A light shower of rain fell in Diamond Valley, near town, at about 6 o'clock last evening. Mrs. Eliza Zottman has been appointed administratrix of the estate of C. C. Fall, deceased. Bank Commissioner Cassidy is expected in Eureka from the East during the coming week. Superintendent Donnelly, of the Eureka Con., is expected back from California on Tuesday's train. A notice of special interest to the Centennial Guard will be found under the head of New To-day." George Bliss returned yesterday from a six weeks' visit in the western part of the State and California. Mr. and Mrs. J. Winzell and family returned yesterday from quite a lengthy visit in the Golden State. A. K. P. Harmon has resigned as Superintendent of theJackson mine on Ruby Hill. C. N. Shaw is his successor. In the Senate yesterday Thomas E. Kelly was confirmed as United States Marshal for the District of Nevada. Members of the Eureka School Lyceum arerequested to meet at the schoolhouse tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock A. M. The Enterprise says that Hon. W. C. Dovey is 8 candidate for the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Elko Free Press says that J. E. Jones, of Eureka, will be & candidate for Surveyor General on the Republican ticket. Mrs. Eugene N. Robinson, of Hamilton, was reported yesterday morning to be seriously ill. Dr. Williams was hurriedly sent for. The Independent is of the opinion that if proper steps are taken in time, the Democratic State Convention can be held at Elko this year. Passenger travel over the Central Pacific railroad continues heavy, from 150 to 200 persons going in each direction over the road daily. Judge Sabin will return to Carson in the latter part of May or first part of June. He is very busy officially in the San Francisco Federal Courts. Those having flowers to contribute to the G. A. R. for use to-morrow in decorating the graves of soldiers, should make the faot known to-day. The Carson Index is of the opinion that Hon. T. B. Rickey is the most available man in the State for the nomination of Governor on the Republican ticket this Fall. The advertisement of N. Moser, formerly of the Postoffice bookstore of this town, looms up in the San Diego (Cal.) dailies. His line of goods there is similar to that he dealt in here. Monday being Memorial Day, the Postoffice will be open from 9 to 10 o'clock A. M., and from 6 to 7p. M. No packages for registering will be received or money orders issued on that day. Tuscarora Times-Review: Miners are leaving here nearly every day for other camps in search of employment. A few go by stage, while others go on horseback or afoot, principally the latter way. Pat Finnegan, of the Antelope mine on Prospect Mountain, was in town Friday negotiating with the furnace companies for the working of 100 tons of ore that has an average value of over $100 a ton. Montana cattlemen are leasing ranges in the Northwest territory from the Canadian Government and driving their cattle across the line to graze. No duty is exacted on cattle, and the Canadians are angry about it. A telegram was received yesterday from Mrs. Nelson, the widow of George W. Nelson, who was killed at the Eureka Con. furnace on Friday last, requesting that the remains be kept until her arrival here, which will probably be on Tuesday next. The Richmond Company of Eureka is the only one of Nevada's many producing silver properties that has paid & dividend this month. Mine owners are not liable to produce any more of the white metal during the reigning low prices paid for it than is absolutely necessary to pay running expenses. Wednesday's Austin Reveille: In the District Court this morning the case of Rourke VS. the Manhattan S. M. Co., for $100,000 damages because of the killing of a son of plaintiff by the falling of a brick wall of the old concentrator some years ago, was by consent of all parties removed to the U. S. Circuit Court at Carson City.
