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The pistrIct J~udgcship.

Tho many friends Of District judge
H. r. Bigclow, of this State, havo TO.
qncstod our Congressional delegation
TO coo President Harrison regarding
tho appointment Of q now Unitol
States District Judge for Nevada, md
u recommend Judge Bigelow for tho
place. Judge Bigolog Is m upright
man and m ablo %jurist, and would
MI tho Important ofIlco OF United
States DistriOt judge satisfactorily.
IN members Of tho Bar In this State
speak VOL OF him and thcy all admit
mat no Is making nm excellent Dis.
.tict Judge. lilo also enjoys tho CT.
teem and confidence Of tho people,
irrespective of party, and his olova.
lion to this judicial place would
ploase The oitiaann OF Nevada. Tho
oourior hopes that Judge fIigclow
VIII receive tho nppointmont.--IBol.
mont Courior.
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LEGEND OF
A Curious Venetian Custom That Keep
A I've 4 Poor Lovers Fate,

A Curious Venetian Custom That KeepS
A I've n Poor Lovers Fate.
In the courts OF Vonice q curious
custom has been observed for five
hundred years. When the Council OF
Ten, n body Of men acting ns q jury,
brings in n sentence OF death, before
tho presiding Judge puts on the black
cap the venerable crier advances and
cries three times in n loud voice,
"~Recordatevi del povora Marcolini.''
Near the grand landing place OF the
gondolas arc the columns OF Snint
Mark and Saint Theodore. Nearly
all tho people passing the grand land
ing place pass around the columns.
Only foreigners and strangers pass boz
tween the two slender pillars. 1t Is
tho ancient place OF execution, and
thcro Marcolini met his death.
Many years ago Marcolini, IL young
Venetian noble. paid court to the
beautiful Giuliettn, whose family oc-
cupicd q palace or the Sumo square
Ono night rs tho dial on tho clock
tower marked tho early morning hour
he was returning homo from n visit TO
his inamorata, softly singing in tho
c%xuhorance OF his spirits. for he hal
boon accepted, and tho parents Of his
fiancee had given consent to their
n%uptinls. Passing across n small
campo he picked up nm embroidered
bolt, with nm ompty jowolod scabbard.
and fastening the girdlo around him,
no continued his course, still humming
his tune. Wien he camo To tho stepa
Of tho Riulto he was seized by tho
guard and accused OF murder. Ho
was tulson TO tho spot whore Senator
Rinaldi lay doud with n dayge. In his
heart. 1t was found that tho s~tiletto
exactly fitted tho sheath which Mar
colini carried. He was speedily tried.
condemned and behcaded. G~iulietta
wont mad and was confined on tho little
island devoted to tho insane.
Many years aftor n bandit on his
death-bed confessed to n priest that he
had been hired to murder tho Senator.
Tho sentence against Marcolini was
reversed and his confiscated estates
were restored TO his family. But poor
Giulietta's reaion could not DO re.
stored by an odict Of law. When tho
judge who condomued Marcolini cano
to do he provided In his will that n
mass ahould DO sung every night for
over IN II chapel OF tho ducal church.
st. Marks, for the soul OF .Marcolint
and othors WHO lhd suffered from I'M.
just Judgments. Such is tho story VI
tho Twilight Mass and tho words Of
tho court crier: Remember poor
Marcolini' Eyory night tho bell Is
tung md u ray Of flight is seen to issue
from tho llttlo Gothic window that
looks upon tho ancient place Of oxecu.
tion.--N. Y. Star. ~
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PERSONAL Axe LrrERARX.

Tho late Edmund Quincy. o. Bos.
ton. ON hearing much Of . popular
novel and being asked II he hadtresa
1t, laid: .:No I hare been waiiiax
for it to blow over"
-.Dne hearst great deal nowadays
about tue difficulties between aathor
and publisher" said an author. ..bat
lean think OF At least two women who
discovered an admirable plan TO avo;l
all trouble Of this kind Ireier 70 Miss
Braddon and Miss MULCH, both Of
whom married their publisheran
MIR. Spu geon. the famous Baptis.
preacher, has for many years been In
the habit OF sending fresh hooks TO
country clergymen who are unable to
buy such books Themselves. Hebar
Newton. OF Now York. has been doinR
tho same thing and other c,ergymsn
have been doing similnr good work.
Tho alumni OF Williams College
have raised $4,000 for q monument 70
tho late Mark Hopkins. Tho monu-
ment Is to take tho shape OF building
ut Williams. and it is suggested that
tho sum be increased TO 500. 600: and
tho building be made OF stone. as
typical of the sturdy character OF the
grand old teacher and theo:osian-
Noah Brooks and William d.
Howells aro among tho few weli-known
writers who have Learned to manipu-
late tho type-writiug machine. Mr..
Brooks, who has been used to dictat-
ing his literary productions TO q stem
ographcr, now sits down to his type
writer and plays on the keys as he
composes. He finds that this process
save n great deal OF time.
-"I sailed" says George Konnnn.
the Century's Russian explorer. from
New York for San francisco a pale
faced, gloomy, morbid boy, only nine
teen years Of age, and weighing only
120 pounds, but rough outdoor lifo SO
quickly restored my health that before
l had boon in Siberia q year l weighed
15G, and could endure moro hardship
and privation than half the natives"
The american language" is got
ting On. Very soon English readers
will have to read Yankee fiction with
q crib" in which 1t shall be trans
lated word for word Gas nearly as the
diverse idiom will permit) into. the
vulgar tongue still retained In these
islands. Tho compositors began 1t by
misspcllirg most OF ur words. SO that
thcir own mothers wouldn't know
them. But their literary accomplices
have gone n step further. They have
coined n new tongue in the earth-n
tongue whose compounds are as hy-
brid as Volupuk, whose vocabulary L.
rs pcllucid as that OF '.the Jabber-
wocky. Pail Mall Budget.
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The Body Found,

An article from the Silver State
was published in these columns yes,
terday in which it vas stated that
Arthur Kowley, ono OF the Oldest
residents OF Big Meadows, was miss
ing and foars zero entertained that
he had been drowned. This supposi.
ton proved true, IS Yesterdays Silver
State says:
Tho dccomposed body Of Arthur
Kewley was found Monday evening
about half n milo below where no at.
tempted to ross tho slough botwcon
the Oneida mill and the Desert Crys.
tai Salt Works. Tho body was mutt
lated beyond recognition by beasts
and birds of proy, and was identified
by tho clothing,
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lFrom Monday. Dally.l
RALMAGUNDl.

".L...
Len Wines, of Ruby Valley, is in
town to-day.
]. w. Dorsey Esq. returned Satur-
day evening from tho western part OF
tho State.
J.J. Hylton and wife came in yes
to-day from Mound Valley and will
return tomorrow.
TIC. Plnnkett arrived last evening
FROM Reno and left by stage this
morning for Tuscarora.
The work Of gathering statistics for
tho Eleventh Census OF the United
States began this morning.
Yesterday was very cold for the
first Of June, and last night was also
quito cold for the time Of year.
State Treasurer George TuHy is
dangerously i'll at Carson, and no
hopes arc entertained of his recovery.
OF the eight delegates elected from
Elko county to the Silver Convention
ut Carson, six were present at that
meeting.
W. Il. Smith is on tho sick list,
having taken u severe cold while
experimenting work on the ditch of
the Elko Water Company.
Frank Parsons arrived yesterday
from Ogden and will spcpd tho Sum
mcr at Tuscarora. He thinks Ogden
the boss town OF the West.
The Grand Lodge OF Masons con-
venes in annual session M Carson
City on Tuesday, tho 10th insta mt.
The Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows
meets ono wock later.
Justice OF tho Peace John Murphy
and wife, accompanied by their
daughter, Mrs. Scranton, came in
from Fort IIallcck tins morning and
loft on their return this afternoon.
1t is high time that tho Democratic
State Central Committee meet and
designate the time and place OF hold
ing tho State Convention. Our Re-
publican friends arc up and doing and
We should not neglect to improve our
opportunities.
Joo Taber and Charley Henderson
went fishing yesterday, and failing to
secure their horse properly, tho I'M
grateful beast took French leave and
tho young mon wero compelled to re-
main ont ali night, They got in all
right to-day, but neglected to bring
their fish with them.
Tho petition for the appointment Of
Hon. r. II. Eicelow t. tho Office OF
United States District Judge for Ne
yada il receiving the signature OF
nearly eyory mar to whom it is pre-
scntod. If the President is governed
by tho wishes OF the people Of tho
State i'll making the appointment,
Judge Bigc!ow will surely be ap-
pointed.
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School Superintendent.

Ar Act Of the Legislature, approved
March l, 1889, provides as follows:
Section /. That in tho year 4. d.
n thousand eight hundred and
ninety, and every two years there.
aftor, at tho general election in each
county in this State in which there
was cast Mt tho preceding general
election not less than fourteen hun
drcd votes, nor moro than tiftecn
hundred and fifty votes for member
of Congress, thoro shall DO elected n
County Superintendent OF Schools.
Scc.2 The salary of each County
superintendent of Schools shall DO
six hundred dollars n Year.
AS the number of votes cast in Elko
county for member OF Congress Mt
tho general election in 1883 was
1,iol, County Superintendent of
Schools will DO elected in this county
Mt tho general election on tho 4th
day of November, 1890. While wo
know from n four years experience
that tho salary is entirely inadequate
to tho services rendered, it is neccs.
sary for tho interests OF our public
schools that II competent man be
selected for tho position. Tho salary
should DO Mt Toast 500 n month, and
it will DO difficult tofind competent
man to talo tho onico at tho salary
provided by law.
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For District Il

Tho Virginia City Enterprise is out
In an editorial indorsing Richard Ris.
ing for United States District Judge,
In which IL suggests that the friends
Of other candidates faro noithor as-
Stating thor friends nor exhibiting
tho highest quality Of good tasto whom
they abandon Il fair presentation OF
thor own sido and descend TO abuse
OF opponents" While the INDEpEN-
DENT docs not question tho loyal abil.
iLy OF Judge Rising uhcn he Is sober,
IL is TO his habits OF intemporancc,
which render him utterly unfit for
tho duties OF n Judge, that so object;
and wc do not consider IL an "abuse
Of M opponent" to present facts
which tho Enterprise dnro not deny,
and which provo conclusivoly that
Richard Rising's habits and private
character render him unfit for tho OK
alted position Of United St0tos Dis.
trict Judge. Wo have our prefer.
encc; but wo have no objection to
offor 10 any man whose appointment
would reflect credit on tho people Of
tho State Of Nevada.
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No Prospect for silver.

A special to tho Chicago Nows,
dated Washington, Juno 9, says:
II is not Mt nll probable that thcro
will DO any silver legislation mt this
session OF Congress. Tho markets
for bullion show during the last week
that this impression Is not only
prevalent in tho most reliable Con-
grcssional circles here, but In Wall
stroot. Thoro have been receipts OF
bullion within tho last fow days
which has depressed priceo, aud IT 10
likely bat thoro will be q still FIR.
thor decline.
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A Girl Commits Suicide.

Mnudo Fisher, n religious girl, 1s
years old, committed suicide on Mon.
day ut Now Britain, Conn, by drown.
ing hcrsclf in n reservoir, because she
thought sho was too wicked to live.
Tho girl was a member Of tho Epis-
copnl Church and very quiet. She
was known rs q most Jealous Christ.
ian and was blamoless in her lito, but
was continually complaining that she
was unable to live up TO tho exnlted
ideal which sho had set up for her.
self.
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HALL OF EIIio LODGE
~ II r..
LNO' TT It ~ IA VI.
ELKo, NEv., JUNE 3, A. L., $3.50

EbKo, NEv., JuSE 3, A.. L., $3.50.
To the ". IT., Wdrdens and Breth-
rem Of Eiko Lodge No. rs, +. &c. a.
M.:-Wc, your Committee appoint
cd 10 draH Resolutions of Condo
fcnco and Sympathy on The death Of
u beioved Brother, Waller Chase,
UoaM Jrdternutiy submit The fol-
iotUing:
REsoLvID:--That In the dcnth OF
our beloved Brother, Walter Chase,
wo lose u kind and agreeable member,
ono who has evor boon strongly at
tached to tho principles Of our Order.
AS Il citizon ho was always active and
ready to do his part in all tho rospon.
sibilitics of society; was honest and
straightforward in his dealings with
mon. AS n friend and neighbor no
was kind md true, oven to n fault,
md in his death we lose n valuable
member, and his memory we will do.
light 10 cherish.
R%EsoLvED: That this Lodge and
community sincerely extend to tho
relatives and friends of tho deceased
thoir HEARTFELT coincidence and sympa.
thy in this, their sad bereavement.
Resolved: That au enrolled copy
OF those Resolutions of Sympathy and
Coincidence DO forwarded TO his rcla.
tives signod by the Worsbipful Master
aud countersisned by the Secretary,
aud undor tho ecnl Of tho Lodge.
RESOLVED: That these Resolutions
be spread upon the minutes OF tho
Lodge and published In tho lSDr-
PENDENT.
7. N. SroSE,1
JoDN s., MAYmUGH, Com.
Tnos. HuarER,
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Tho Oregon Election.

Mcager returns from the election
hold in Oregon last Monday Indicate
tho election Of n full Republican
ticket With the exception of Pennoycr,
Democratic candidate for Governor.
Tho Legislature, which will oloct q
successor TO Senator Mitchell, will
probably DO Republican on joint bal.
~ ... .. "
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From Saturdays Daily
SALSIAGUNDI.

Fresh butter Mt Mrs. Records.
+. j. Frank, OF Bullion, is in town
today.
A slight ihower of RAJ. fell last
evoning.
A stock Of fine cigars just received
Mt Mrs. Iicord'e.
j. Il. Tolloy left this morning by
stage 70, 1uscaEora.
Misl josie Cullen, teacher at Pleas
mt Valley, is in town to-day.
Indications arc very favorable for
rain. a shower would do good.
Mr.. und Mrs. j. y. Abel were in
town yesterday and left for homo TO-
day.
Thomas Kane, OF Clover Val,o: ,
came down from Wells yesterday
morning aud returned last evening.
Carson Appcal:-Billy Rogers Of
Elso, has located hcro and will act
az clerk OF the Arlington. GooC man
for the place.
J. b. Tollcy, OF Tuscarora, and this
writer are the only delegates 10 the
silver convention who returned last
night. The others still lingor at tho
Hub"
Strawberry leo cream, cako and
other refreshments will be served ut
tho ". G. Il. u. Reading Room this
evening. Tho ladies Of tho Society
hopeto sec everybody attend,
James Adams has been succeeded
as Jnilcr by Ii. j. Keith. Hank will
make 4 good officer, and Will take
Pleasure IN extending tho hospitnl;tics
OF tho Hotel do Barnard to OWL doors.
Tho new bridge across South Fork,
built by VT. Crane last Fail, has
been washed out. Besides tho loss to
the county this will prove a great in
convenience 10 tho residents OF that
vicinity.
j. l.. Porter came down from Dceth
this morning TO consult tho Salt
specialist in reference 10 tho case Of
his little son who came with him.
Tho boy has been suffering for two
years with come painful affection of
his right oyc.
A petition is being circulated pray
ing for tho appointment of Hon. Il.
X. Bigclow 10 tho position made
vacant by the death Of Judge Sabin.
Every mnn, without regard to party.
who is in favor OF the appointment
OF u man of known ability and uEim-
~pcachablc character should sign il.
That Oasis in tho Desert, tho Hum
boldt House, Isl now in its beauty.
Undor tho careful management of
Henderson Green, tho present pro.
prietor, il is kept in admirable repair
and everything about tho premises is
perfect. Tho table is supplied with
all tho substantinls and d~olicacics of
tho season, aud the iinoJt meals 10 be
found on the limo Of tho Central Pa
ciilc Railroad arc served ut tho Hum
boldt HOUSE.
Notice tho announcement Of tho
GRIND Ball TO DO givon on Thursday
evening tho 18th Of Juno, in aid Of tho
Carlin Library fund. Tho manage
ment is in the hands Of tho most
Prominent citizens Of tho town, which
fact assures tho complete SUCCESS Of
tho onterpris,. That tho affair
will DO mn important cvont in Carlin
Bocioty goes without saying and no
ono who enjoys dancing to fro music
should miss tho Carlin ball.
%. --S--n----s N----
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.lrron Thursday. DAily.l
BALMAuUxDl.

....L. -
Fresh fruits and vegetables, at Een-
lcy'a
Try Mrs. Records imported Havana
cigars at a bit each.
Fresh berries received every day by
express, at Mrs. Records.
John B. Abel and Thomas Hunter
went down to Carlin to-day.
For pure wines and liquors at
wholesale or retail, go to Reckhart G.
Froclich. Milwaukee beer q special
ty.
N. Tobias left this morning for tho
Duck Valley Indian Reservation
where he is employed as Clerk by
Agent Plumb.
Reno Gazetteer General Irish pre-
diets moro cold weather. Ho says,
in fact, that We are to have u cool
Summer, followed by a Winter as
severe az the last.
FL. Holland came in from North
Fork yesterday. He left for home
this morning accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. j. B. Abel, and her
two children, who will spend some
time visiting in tho country.
The candidates Tor the Wost Point
appointment, under examination in
Carson, are: F. G. Frey, Reno; Thos.
Butterfly and Charles Haub, Gold
Hill; Dwight F. Smith, Smiths Val
ley; and Michael McElroy, Eureka.
Reno Gazette: 1t is understood
that tho Republicans of Washoe
county will this year be spared the
expense Of holding primaries and a
convention, asitis publicly announced
that all nominations have already
boon made.
Knox Crane informs us that the re.
port that the now South Fork bridge
had washed out is not true. We are
pleased to learn that this is tho case,
rs its destruction would provo q
great Inconvenience to the people as
we'll us n loss to the county.
The Elko correspondent Of the
Ogden Standard would do well to
forward a special dispatch correcting
the errors in his communication OF
May 81. Hiram Chase is still doing
business ut the Live and Let Live
grocery store, Notwithstanding "Se.
Ian" e~ndeavors'' to please your patrons
with topics of interest to Elkoitcs in
your City" by noting his death.
Alta:--Tho Florida Jones has been
sent to IN insane asylum, and Texas
has lately hanged n Jones, yet Ala,
bama has just nominated another
Jones for Governor. Jones, of Neva,
Gu, has recently delivered n great
speech on silver in the Senate, and
Jones, OF Iowa, changed his polite:
not long ago, at tho ago of eighty
Life these days seems largely made uE
OF Jones.
Tho article from "One of Washoe'
Ninc," published in Mondays Reno
Gazette, should forever silence tho
batteries of those tcnder-hearteG
individuals who are afraid that the
resolution passed at the Carson Silver
Convention will handicap our dolega.
ton in Congress in their efforts to
pander to tho desires of mono-metal.
lists. The people of Nevada want
FREQ coinage and il thoy cannot &c!
that this session they want tho law
to stand rs it is until they can get it.
FREQ coinage or nothing, is tho slogan.
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Held to Answer,

O. L. Baxter, arrested on complaint
OF G. Weprtle. and chargcd with an
attempt TO commit rnpe, wusoxamined
before Justice Archer yesterday aud
held to apswc before the Grand Jury
with bail fSod at $1,000, in default Of
which no was committed to jail
tSilyer Statc.
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Dwelling House burned.

Tho fino dwelling OF Charles s..
Crockor in Clover Valley, caught fro
from n Summer Kitchen Monday
afternoon and was entirely consumed.
There was no one OF home excepting
Mrs. Croskor and worry littlo Of tho
contents wero saved. No insurance.
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tFsoa Tut. days D.i;y.l
sAI.mAGGNDI.

Ham Mccain came down from Hal.
leck this morning.
@. +. Williams, OF Carlin, spent
yesterday in town.
Johnny McComb, tho popular Tus.
carora stage driver, is on the sick list.
Hugh Martin left to-day for his
home in tho northern part of the
county.
Yesterday was very cold for June,
last night was no better and to-day
o%rcrcoats ure n necessity.
N. Tobias, OF Tuscarora, accom-
panied by his brother, arrived this
morning from Salt Lake City.
Tho Commissioners finished their
labors yesterday. A list OF the bills
allowed will DO found elsewhere.
j. +. Triplett, who was confined to
his room yesterday, was able to be
out this morning though still far
from we'll.
AS an indication OF the temperature
of tho atmosphere to-day, Rev. Porter
vas out on the streets this morning
wearing a heavy buffalo overcoat.
Mrs. A. Wines and Miss Stella
Taylor, OF Pleasant Valley, camo in
this morning accompanied by Mr..
Noble, and left Oh their return this
afternoon.
Hugh Martin is down from tho
Bruneau country. Hugh must have
discovered tho Elixir of Life, for he
does not Look Il day older than he did
when VIC frs, met him.
Miss Addie Hunter will leave this
evening for Ogden where she will
visit for n week, after which she goes
to Boise City, Idaho, to visit friends
aud relatives during the Summer.
The family OF George Russell mr..
rived last night from REM, and will
spend the Summer here. M. Russell
will follow in a few days, and VIC vel
come them back to their old home.
The INDEPENDENT acknowledges
tho receipt OF n copy OF Senator
Stewards speech on the rcmonetiza-
tion OF silver, delivered in tho Senate
May %, and Il speech of Congressman
Bartine on protection to lead miners,
delivered in tho House OF Representa-
tivcs Mny 10, 1890.
Mrs. Roach came up from Carlin
last evening and returned last night
on train MOI. Her numerous friends
will be pleased to learn that sho is
doing well in business, rs she is an
industrious, upright and deserving
woman, and hence the Nevada House
is entitled TO Il liberal patronage.
Those who arc troubled with dis
cases arising from disordcred liver or
kidneys, or from impurities of the
blood, are referred TO an advertise
mcnt under tho head OF y Trial
FREQ, elsewhere in this issue. Read
the al. carefully and il you are
afflicted with any OF the dircases
mentioned therein go TO Muller and
obtain relief.
Attention IS directed to tho alvcr-
tisement of the Humboldt Brewery
which appears under tho head OF
Now To-day. Thore is ono feature
which should recommend the product
of the Humboldt Brewery, and that
is thatit is ruro and wholesome; and
lovers OF pure, unadulteratcd beer
should pntronizo n homo enterprise.
Give the Elko beer n trial.