The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-10-30

The New York Graphic of September
2lSt says: "1i. Adrian liar, who is kpo.
wa as the champion finger biiliarG-pln;-
az of the world, nst0uishCd and intcres-
ted large number OF spectators who
had S"theredto witness his ma nipula,ion
OF The balls ut Carriers billiarl-ruum.
l212 Brordway, last night. The enter
tninmcnt began with a carom game, 800
points, between lar, who played with
his fingers, Gmd Joseph Dion, who, used
" cue. The iinyev-p!ayer finished his
score IN twenty minutes, making the
o"o points IN i've innings, md inclul-
'ilG III III" performance II run of loo and
"hoihe. OF $50. Dion had oaly baulin
on MS string when tho iinscr-plLyer ran
our. 1he remainder of the evening was
occupied by Lars exhibition OF his
sillliul and inGCnipus fancy shots. IT.,
made shots that required the niccEt it'd
cement, and yet were executed as ear
lc:'sly a. II they played themselves. lie
made shots which could not be under
STOOD II described ur explained hut must
DC seen t. be appreciated. nrnwiun
h&UrcH OH tho tabl"-cluih he made tho
hnGcr-bniI Tc;rICc the draft and execute
II diiiicuit shot at the sninc time, Pine.
ing Il row OF ten or twelve OF fifteen balls
u lew inches from the cushion, he sent
ms ball behind them them. touching
hfai bail and then tho cushion, until
The whole line had been irnvcrspd. He
pat goblcts where the balls had been
AMI made his ball run around and be-
tween each without touching them. In
d" word, he srcIuCd TO inspire the ball,
with instinct and int"lii"1anca aud used
them sn hc pleased. The entertainment
Was Interesting from beginning to end,
"nd marvellous IL; times.
d.. Hans Gnido Van Bulow. tho nrno.
test OF living riamigts, is now in Now
York, where high hpnors have been nc.
corded him hy tho musical fraternity
and The public. \ popular magazine
Tor Noycmb"r gives his portrait and n
sketch Of h!a life. Van Bnlow il the
son oi = distinguished novelist, Baron
Van BulO#, aud was born in Dresden.
january q, lS%J. He studied MN ric
uiti"r In" wCll-Euuwn j.. WcicK. n IIu,ur
made idIiiiar 10 IT, through Mnduruc
"chtunann (ncGWrickJ. lIr studied
law tt. tho university OF LripBir aud
E-:'in. but after consultation with IisIl.
hr entered muih.r spGurr aud pui.lcd
liiS hu"icm inclination. His visit to the
United States bids fair 10 WORT u u,;sicnl
REVIVAL IA IN nrti"t possessing the hi.
Hhrsi cI"incnt1 for p"pu!ariHiug music.
ana Tor luniunS IT'S teaching success.
Van Eui"w H. admitted To have no supcr.
Tor. Az an iui"TpI ctcr oi musical writ.
'h%s, and NJ on" fired with genius of
The kpirlt oi lntslc, hU is unuuuuicd.
llo hns not hocn 40 much n performer ns
nn exponent and representative Of the
hiGhcs, and purcst musical culture. and
in that respect has. in Europe, II rcpu-
thliUn witch has given him a distinction
and position OI honor among the inun of
note oi tho ugo.
Fon many years, every table Of State
areas has SGT California down IA cover.
inr I'll" hundred and cighty-cinht thuus.
and nlno hundred md Cighty-four
square miles. Tho line. M established
hy recent United States RrirYcyE. show
that ihc nr,a III in rcnliiy only ono inn.
drcd and ii!ty-giX thonsand seven hun.
drcd and twenty.