Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-22

In addition to the bells, the Solos. ETC.
will be "The Coming Nun and his Dog"
The Dutch Doctor, etc, etc. first
rate bill. Seenre yonr seats and IN
early. Doors open az before. This is
positively the last Eight.
TEE Nxw STAIN Prison NEAE RENO
In yesterday evenings Chronicle We
find the following description of the
new p,ison resr Reno: The wall Can be
pisiniy seen :rcm Rene, though almost
. mile distant. l, is nearly twenty feet
high. with q bottom thickness 81 eyer
five feet. gradually tapering to four feet
At the top The Enclosure is square.
comprising $1,000 square feet, ell sur
rornde6 w the massive wall. Facing
the railroad will be the prison bu;king.
while at each corner Of the walls hand-
sone guard house has been constructed.
These guard houses ere an ornamental
and attractive feature Of the prison.
They susmoun. the huge wall at each
corner, and can only be entered outside
of the wall by means OF circular iron
staircase. From the house the guards
have full view Of the entire prison In
closure, and, besides. sre able to walk
all around on the top OF the wall. ). L.
Hoo,e is the contractor. The masonry
was frb-let BIZ him to Mr.. Richardson of
Rene. All the stone was got at the
prese2t State Prison, at Warm Springs.
and shipped by rail direct to the lew
structure by means Of e side track from
the G. p. road. When completed the
Few State Prison will be the finest on
tho Coast. The locality lie magnificent
one. II is situated within few hun
dred feet OF the Truckee river and only
q hundred from the G. P. &ailroad. The
grounds are perfectly level and capable
Of thorough irrigation and cultivation.
The fall OF tho Truckee river is So great
that irrigating canals can be constructed
at only small expense, and any part oil
the great Reno Valley thoroughly sup
Piled with water. After the new prison
isoccupied the manufacture of boots and
shoes viii only be small portion OF the
industries carried on instead Of being as
now the most important ard almost only
one.
EcCLELLAN's STUDIO has some excel
lent portraits just completed. Two pic
lures in particular are notably we'll done.
One of these is the portrait CT vener-
able New Jersey gentleman named
Robert Scstt. He is Dick Gey's grand
father. The old gentleman is represented
as having long white flowing locks and
wearing an old fashioned rufiied shirt.
From, his lapel appends ribbon hold
in: the eagle of the order OF The Gin
cinEati. Altogether venerable snd dis
appearing old gentleman.
Another picture OF a gentleman OF some
whst advanced years is that of Mr..
Franks of San Francisco, the father Of
SaE, Franks of Virginia City. This
portrait is very rich in color and admir-
able in execution. Also. well painted
portrait of Mrs. Franks is there. Mr.. j
Mcclellan has recently finished like /
ness Of the late Captain Storey. the same
from whom Storey comfy was named.
This and portrait of sister of Con-
stable Baldwin may be seen at Nc
ClellaH's studi0--a visit to which place
is well worth making.
TIE NEW SAVINGS BANK BnL0ING.-
Worknen are busy making ready the
ground for tine construction of the foun-
dation for the new Savings Bank build
ing. from Mr.. George ellison, who
was on the ground taking q general su-
pervisory look at things, We learn that
the building will contain three rooms on
The ground floor. The corner one will |
be for the Bank. The other two are to |
be for rent. That part where the Sank |
is to be housed is to be two stories high. |
The rentals are to be of but one story. |
The Chinese wash house next to David's
stable has been moved away, revealing
he blacklist of all possible tumble down
:ookeries in rear of where it stoud. All
his trash is to como away. of course.
The new building will be handsome
addition to the corner thers-a very de-
,ided improvement on the old black
ninth shop and its surroundings. The
corner is to be of granite, the remainder
If brick.
A. NJ. McCApx ID the "Marshal" Of
he Hayes and Wheeler Club. Defective
rearing. assisted BY the promptinss of
ONE auditors deafer than We, caused
he name to be stated as Pat. Mulcahy.
By tho way. what in thunder is Club
Marshal"
BACK AGAIN. - Our old-tims fellow
ownsman, Mr.. S. Abraham, returned
ere yesterday from Portland, Oregon.
10 says he has left his son Charley
here with the family. Mr.. S. says he
, again going to pitch his tent in Car
on.
P1xLE1 & McCoNNELL' stock brokery
n the corner yonder is as snug and cosy
place as ono need look for these sum-
,erish days.
SrLTR1 yesterday forenoon. A mild
,rnl Of rainstorm in the afternoon cooled
aings of very clsveriy. y