The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-18
Work orARr.-Clark's Emb

WORK or ART.-Clark's Emblematic
Family Record. a line engraving, for
which an agent is now ~cauyaSsing this
city, is one OF the most bcautifsl rs
well as useful works of arr VIC have
seen for years. The tablet j. 2oN23
inches in size, with n solid black wal
nut frame. The deSign-onc Of the
most beautiful inlaginable-was origi-
nally drawn by Professor CLARK, of
Omaha, with a pen. Overlooking the
whole life scene i the All--ceing ~
below is n most beautiful scroll, Z
banked in flowers, upon which to
inscribe the family name. Below is
shield Uhe fit emblem, IN all ages, of
defense, protection and shelter, upon
which To write the names Of the pa
rents; inc on the right and left are
the birth tablets. for the names Of
children. with late and place 81 birth;
around these Il rustic framework gar
landed with ilowers-thc violet tc~li-
flying the springtime of life, the lily
and the rose beautifully expressing
the purity and lovelincss of childhood.
Below these, ON either side. is a scroll
for recording the marriages Of chill
dren, ON which are perchcd Cupids
gaily crowned with roses, and bearing
hymenial torches and garland- Of
bridal roses. Lower down are the
death tablets, -surmounted by cmblc-
matte arches Of the English siiowdrOp.
f-orgct-me-not and ivy, with dropping
figures of white ROBBED angels bearing
the torch OF life inverted. Below, on
the left, j. a quiet moonlight scene,
the full moon rising behind an old
church and c~hurchyard. bringing into
relief the scattered tombStonc~. At
the bottom Is n beautifully drawn urn.
and ut the sides winged hour glasses.
with the sands nearly spent. Ia the
center of tho whole scene j. the Lords
Prayer. in most delicate and beautiful
lettering.
4 nISNER.-John H.. Ely, the
princely pioneer Of Phoebe, vino ma,
amassed a heavy fortune by his intro
pidity and daring on the frontiers OF
civilization, gave Il dinner To about
fifty of his old friends ladies and gen
tlemen) Mt the Ormsby House. las
evening. Among the invited guest
We noticed many distinguished gen
tlemen from Eastern Nevada. ttal
and CALIFORNIA;; and the Register ohic,
was not forgotten. John II. Ely Is ,
representative man OF the Coast, and
although ~ To- become a resident -
Utah, Is one whom tho Pacific slop
will always be proud to claim as H.
own. lie is M OF those character
peculiar 10 frontier life; that. whil,
marked aud positive, seem wholly los
to self, and whose great heart !i.s opel
like n broad-armcd port. 10 watch T.
signals of distress IN the Otiug an,
give a CHEEKY 'God-spved' TO tho>
departing.
CARSON THEATER.-The beautiful
made the victim Of n tragedy last even
ing. W. IL. Robinson rs Nyles y
~Coppalccn, Miss Sac Robinson as Eli
O'Connor. and Miss Jenny Maudevill
rs Ann Chute. played moderated
well. Miss Vaudeville met with
hearty welcome 90 being the occa~ip
OF her first appearance here IN
season., and was compiimeutel wit
an ncor for her singing. Miss Rot
inson also sang well; hut the perform
ance, as a whole, 10 say the least Of
was indifferent and inanimatc. Til
evening, "The octoroon.''
s'THEO CroRooN. "-DionBoucicault
great sensational drama, in five act
entitled ''The Octoroon, or Life
Louisiana" will he offered az the Ca
son Theater this evening. with JOSEF
Proctor n Nahnotce. the Indian chic
Miss sue Robinson ~ Io., the Oc.
room: Billy Robinson ~ salem sen,
der, the Yankee; Miss Jennie Mand
willie rs Dora Sunnyside. a Southe
belle; Mrs. Ellie Wilton rs Paul.
yellow boy, and. other characters
the company.
STATE PnISoN.-Thc BOARD of Sta
Prison Commissioner and the Sta
Prison Committee of both Houses
the Legislature visited this institute
yesterday. We went through /
prison with the latter. but as the co
dition n affairs Of the prison "
probably be the subject Of official 2
ton within a few days, we forbt
m
4 PIoSEER.-John IL. Ely. fro
whom Ely district (Piochc settlcmc.
takes its name. arrived in this e
yesterday morning, and len in /
evening for San Francisco, II,
whence he arrived. Mr.. Ely has >,
his valuable mining property at
oche, and has invested heavily i'm r.
estate in Salt Lake civ. where
Will make his home in the future.
SHINGLEs.-Captain Pray has 81
down his large saw mill, near Gle
brook on Lake BigIer, but is runui
n shingle mill which turns out alb
10000 shingles per day. lie inter
running this machine throughout
Winter, i'm order TO have a supply
seasoned shingles for the Spring m
ket.
Personal---very. Il. DAYTON, a
onecr of Silverland, and for the y
two years Deputy assessor Of WI
Pine county, arrived in this city V
terday, and IS storping At the Orms
House.
SSow.-As we went TO press {,
couch) last night great flakes OF sn
were falling thick and fast as 10
Affections.