The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-07-29

Spiritual and Material. Mint and Asy-
lam Affairs. blend ed.
CARSON Cry, July ~, 1882.

EDITOR SILVER STATE: guess | am
gone, for Il have been told that the
Prison Warden. who is confirmed
spiritualist, with the assistance OF Jim
Roberts, his. Lieutenant of the Guard,
and the ghost of dead convict, have
actually placed my letters where they
belong. / have been expecting to see
my name in print, but SO far tire Dea-
con has shown more than usual discre-
ton in declining to make another guess;
he evidently desires to be certain next
time, so as to secure the thousand dol
lar reward which | learn has been Of
fered for my scalp. i also learn that
the venerable poker sharp of the Secre-
tary of States office has predicted that
this climate will be made too sultry for
me IL am ever exposed. i suppose he
thinks himself and Jack Connery are
able to cinch any one man, physically,
as we'll as in a thieving poker game.
For the present,
MINT AFFAIRS
Seem to be in stcttu quo, but the dis
comfort of some who have been referred
to is very apparent to those familiar
with that Institution. The action, or
rather non action, of Senator Jones, is
quite inexplicable. The letters which
have been in possession of that gent e.
man siuce last December, written by
Mr.. Broadhead and Mr.. Dague. should
have been sufficient to have called Tor
an immediate investigation, but our
Stalwart Senator must have thought as
Daggett did, that it would not do to
''kick up too much hell" for fear that
the appropriation for this Lyon county
asylum might fail. Whatever the re-
suit may be. there seems to be a pretty
general belief that where there is so
much smoke there must be some fire.
CARSON s CONTINGENT.
0rmsby county has at present no less
than three Republican candidates for
positions on the State ARCHAEOLOGICAL
for Clerk of the Supreme Court. Tufy
for State T easurer. and Gen. Edwards
for Surveyor General. 1t is not proba-
BILE that more than. one of them can
succeed, and my nickels go. that Uncle
George will be the successful man,
whether he has this delegation or not.
THE INSANE ASYLUM SUIT.
Our very respectable fellow towns
man, jacob Klein, of barley corn fame,
is now receiving some little but very
persistant attention at the hands of the
apostles Of reform and morality, who
are now shaping the destinies of the
State. Klein, it will be remembered,
being one Of the heaviest tax payers in
the State. presumed to question the
acts OF the Republican State officers in
exchanging $50, 900 of the school mon
eys Tor twenty year bonds.ef the State,
and brought suit in the District Court
for this county to test the constitution
atty of the law authorizing the -ex-
change. And, as have been informed,
he instructed his attorneys to take ad-
vantage of no technical point to delay
the trial, but to speedily press the main
question, for decision. in consequence,
the machinery of the Courts moved
with something like rapidity, and in
the brief time OF less than twenty days
from the commencement of the suit,
final decision was reached in favor Of
the defendants. There would seem to
be nothing urusual in Klein's action,
unless it lDe violation of the constItu-
.tional prerogative to question the acts
OF the God and morality party. No
damage accrued or could accrue to the
State by reason Of this brief delay OF
less than three weeks. The State had
its Attorney General, whose duty it
was to defend all suits OF this kind, if
necessary to protect its interests, and
for whose services proper compensation
is provided. AS matter Of fact. the
Attorney General did appear and par
ticipate at the trial in the District and
Supreme Courts. Yet suit is now