The Phoenix herald., 1880-09-24
The Biggest Gambling on Record

Play has run so high of late at the
 St. Petersburg Yacht Club that the
 most august personages in Russia
 have felt themselves called upon to
 check the gambling propensites of
 reckless Boyers, whose recent in-
 ordinate gains and losses have been
 brought under their cognizance. The particular episode which prompt
 ed Imperial intervention was the changing of hands, within week, of no less a sum than e600,000 Tn the play rooms of the club. More than half of this enormous amount was lost by Prince DemIdof, of San Do nato, to his cousin, Colonel Count Schouvaloff-not the diplomatist, but an aId-de- camp to the Czar. This stupendouS gambling transaction came to the ears of Count Loris Melikoff, who deemed it his duty to report the matter to the Emperor, craving his Majesty's permission to dissolve the club. The crowning dis aster to the ieuncsse doroc of the Russian capital was averted through the interpositicn of the Grand Duke Count SchouvaIoff, and laid his com
  seveTi-ei ghts of his winnings to Prince DemidOtf, observing that ''he might be very well satisfied with having gained $4O,OOO at game of cards" It is needless to say that his Majesty's orders were carried out to the letter
 A lady at Long Branch hotel sent the following note to the caterer of | the Stockton: 'Please send to room ! 800, for my dear little Jupiter, one 1 tendcr,oin steak, very rarely broiled, | a cold chicken wing and a pint of | milk" My dear little Jupiter is | one of those squint-eyed terrier pups.
 He opened the door cautiously.and | poking his head in, in a suggestive sort of a way, as if there was more to follow, inquired:
 ''Is this the editorial rinktun?"
 1.-The what, my friend?''
 'Is this the rinktum- sinktum, sanctum, or some such place, where the editors live?'
 This is the editorial rooms; yes, sir. Come in"
 No, I guess I won't come in. wanted 10 sec what a rinktum was like, that's all. Look like s olr gal re--only wuss. Good-day''
 A young lady, with a young man supposed to be her lover, was stand ing in front of the new Windsor Hotel, Tn Denver, looking at the curtained windows. when all of sud den she jumped and yelled:
 My Godl George, there is an ant biting my backl''
 George started and asked: "Wha. shall I-what can 1 do? where shall [ go:"
 .'Go for the antl'' she screamed, but before George could rig a har- Doon, or get up his courage, she backed up against the wall as though .rying to rub the building down gave d sigh of relief, and passed on, arm in arm with George.
 Would yon mind standing here ill l go Tn and get a cigar ?'' Of ,ourse not" she replied; "but don't fou think, Henry, that smoking is offensive, and that it will be easier economy after if it is 1racticed during courtship?'' You'er 'ight,' he said; ''I shan't smoke any nore, sweet" and she looked un- we at him as they resumed heir stroll. Just then they came to tn ice cream saloon, and he said: There, now, I meant to treat you to ce cresm, but as you say, it is best O practice economy durirg court hip. Ten cents for 8 cigar, thirty ,ents for two e-creams-fOrty cents aved in single night Let's go ,ver to the fountain and take drink 'f water" They went; but she was mad enough to bite her own head if.
 The Monterey County Democratic made the following on Sept. 16: assembly, nan, D. F. Sargent; Sheriff, Victor County Clerk, John Mark ey; Tax Collector. w. V. McGarvey; Treasurer, Smith P. Carter; District Attorney, T. Beeman; Recorder, M I. Spegle; Auditor, F. P Condon. So nominations were made for Sur eYOr or Coroner