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AN ACT

CDyeriag Cer'aia JariSiiciioa oa Jas,icss of
 ds peacs.
 Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
 the Territory of Arizona.
 SECTION l. The courts held Inv Justices of the Peace in this Tertiary shall be dennmi. mated "Justiccs' Courts, and shall have the jurisdiction conferred by this act
 SEC. ,, Justices courts shall have jurisdic. ton of the Following actions and proceedings: l. or an action arising on contracts for the recovery of money oaly, # the san, elai;fsd, exclusive of interest, does not exceed one hundred dollars 2 Ofan action for damages for injury to the person, or for taking or de- taining personal property, ar for iniuring real or personal property, if the damages claimed do not exceed one hundred dollars. 2. of an acton for a fine, penalty or forfeiture, no, exceeding one hundred dollarr, given by statute, or the ordinance of an incorporated city. l. Of an action upon bond conditional i ioT the pay vi inUncy not exceeding one hundred dollars, though the penalty exceed that sum, the judgment to be given for tl.j sum actually duei when the payments are to De made by instalments, an action may be brought Tor each nstalment as it becomes due. .. Of an action upon a surety bond Cr undertakinr, taken by them, though the pcI alty exceed, if the amount claimed does not exceed one hundred dollars G. Of an action for the foreclosure of any mortgage, or the enforcement of any lien on real O. psfSonal property, when the debt secured ,i.sss ust exceed, exclusive of interest, one hundred dollars. :. or an action to recover personal | property, when the value oi such property does not exceed ono hundred dollars s. To take and enter judgment on the confession oF a defendant, when the amount confessed does not exceed one hundred dollars. Q pro ceedings respecting vagrants and disorlgrly persons.
 ! SEC. !. The jurisdiction conferred bv the Inst section shall not extend, however: l. To a civil action in which the title to real prop erty shall come in question 2 Nor to an action or proceedings against ships. vessels or boats, or against the owners or masters there of, where the suit or proceeding is for the recovery Of seamen's wages for voyage per formed in whole or in part without the wa ters of this Territory.
 SEc. 1. These courts shall alsn have insis- tioa: ]. Of ise;it larceny 2 Assault and battery not charged to have been committed upon public officer in the discharge of hi. duties, or with intent to kill. g. Breaches of the peace, riots, atfrays, committing a wilful injury to property, and all misdemeanors punishable by hne not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment SEC. !. There shall be no terms in Justices courts; these courts shall always be open. I SEc. q. Justices of the Peace shall hold their office for one year. and until their sue eessors are elected and qualified.
 SEC. :. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after it's passage
 Approved December 90, 1865
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Callvlle and St. George Think of this and go to work. ThenMe could treason together" '"
 Very truly yours,
 AMos REED This is unquestionably an important mat ter, and our easiest way to secure telegraphic comminication with the States Our people may think it too early to act, but they will do we'll Co think of the project. If we were placed in instant communication with the east and the west it would give us new life and encouragement. A revolution would be worked in our affairs and the value of our mines increased tcn-fold.
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"PIoSEEa," sensible and hopeful cores. pondent of the Alta California, writing from Prescott, under date Of February 226, says:
 The people of this country are emphati- cally hopeful, peaceful and enduring have seen something of frontier life in other leeali ties-their starry -canopied lodging places ol heavenly dimensions have seen the hardy miner, trapper and traveller, refreshed by their peaceful slmnber on Gods sacred earth resume their daily vacations with robust health and cheerful coNntenances, never hay ing dreamed of failure. These men are now in Arizona; they are in Prescott and the mines in it's neighborhood. It is fact well known to all who have watched the progress of mining countries, that the leading towns aud cities are located in the immediate yicin- ity of the best mines. Hence, the question often arises here "Where will the great town be built 2' Many contend for Big Bug; others, Turkey Greek, Lynx Greek, Walnut Grove, etc. distant fifteen to twenty five miles from Prescott But recent develop ments indicate, in tie most definite and un- mlstakable terms, that the leading city d the Territory will be Prescott, the great min ing town, surrounded as it is by large number of rich gold and silver lodes, with partially unprospected, but probably exten- slve, amount of paying placer ground. Tbe very creek (Granite) running through towns known to pay wherever it has been worked
 He then refers to several of the numerous pro.i ising lodes in this vicinity
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M0QUI INDIANS.

Last week nineteen warriors of the Moqul Tadians, whose pueblos are to the northeast of the San Francisco mountain, some fifty mikes, arrived at Fort Whipple. They were mounted on good locking brrros, and armed with bows and arrows, excepting two, who had rifles. They at once gave up their arms to Captain Krause, and went in camp near the old hospital building. The Captain made the following annouscement:
 To the citizens of Arizona.
 To-day band of Moqu Indians arrived at this post, under flag of truce They report that three @ other rancherias are on their way here to join them in an appeal to the government of the United States for per- manent and lasting place. The commanding officer at Fort Whipple desires and requests that whist under his charge these Indians will not be disturbed or molested by any one.
 By order of Captain Krause commanding post. RoBERr c. LORD.
 lst Lieut. l4th infantry.
 Post Adjutant. Fort Whipple, April Is, 1866.
 The Moquis have always borne q good rep. utation. ires speaks speaks most favorably of them. Colonel Poston while Indian agent proposed visiting thsn, but did not do so, and we believe Mr. Leiby has not been among them. So nearly as we can ascertain, they visited Fort Whii pie for the purpose of learning what had become of their share of the Indian goods. and also with view of re- moving tp this part of the Territory, their own district having become very dry and be- Ing in too close proximity to their old enc
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mics the Naygos. It has been suggested that they might be placed in Tonto Basin, and thus stand between our settlements and the Apache country. We think they might be content and do well in Tonto Basin, which is one of the most inviting parts of the Ter ritory. They have wholesome fear of the
 Apache, but properly armed they could doubtless protect themselves. On the morn ing of their departure from Fort whipple at an carly hour they applied to the sentry for their arms. He gave them no satisfaction, and they le(t without them, packing their bur rus with old hides, old clothes, and all the rubbish they could gather about the fort. Bob Postle and Smith, coming from the ranch of the former, met them, and finding that they were much inccnsed at going with out their arIas, told them to wait at the ranch and they would bring their arms to them. Captain krause, postle and others started from the post in the evening, but when they reached the ranch the Moquis had gone, and although couriers were sent thirteen miles further on their trail, they were not overtaken. What effect the loss of their arms may have upon them we do not know. We hope it will not lead them to think that the whites are i'll disposed toward them, for all acknowledge that if we have any good Indians in the Territory the Moquis are among them. They are said to number about one thousand
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THE GovERNORsHIp AGAIN.

Tine San Francisco papers of March 22d contained the following telegram, dated at New York, March 2lst
 RichaytlC. Mccormick has heen appoint ed Governor of Arizona, not Idaho, as pre- yiously stated. P. T. Carter, of Tennessee, has been appointed Secretary of Arizona"
 As this bears date five days later than the telegram quoted in onr last, and which made MT. Mccormick Governor of Idaho, and as it is more reasonable, our people are disposed to credit it, although Mir. Mccormick has as yet received no official information of his ap- pointment. Dr. Ballard, of Oregon, is re- reported, by telegram, as the new GovernoI of Idaho.
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ANSWER or !. A. or PRESCOTT.
PREscorr. April 18th. lS

TkLstoIT, Apfll lotn, lcDu. Messrs. A. F. Leach & Co.
 Mg dear friends Although it has not been my good fortune to have ever heard of you until the receipt of your letter on this day, | have no hesitation in addressing you and in giving you my entire confidence, us my dear friends.
 That you should accidentally meet with my namen sauntering along the streets of New York, and that it should at once occur to you that l, the owner of it. was just the person to aid you, seems like romance in real lfe--it is so charming. You may rest assured that your terms of praise, the conf dence you bestow, the benefits you propose to confer upon me, coupled with your open avowal that none Of the money will come out ofyour pockets, thoroughly disalms me of all suspicion.
 You propose to send me prize of "a few hundred dollars" and all you ask in return is that will show the money. Lord bless you nothing will give me more pleasure than to show few hundred dollars. and | have many friends and some creditors who will be delighted with such an exhibition by me. "A 4 few hundred dollars" what splendid sentence; every word has a silyery tone have read it Gin confidence, of course) to friend of mne who declares he will set it to music, and as he is JelreH of fellow, doubt not shall hear it soon by the brass band.
 And then none of it comes out of your pockets, but every red cent is gobbled from those lottery managers. When 1 think of that, and the rush there will be for tickets. by my verdant fellow citizens, when exhib 1t to them the few hundred dollars. and tell them it is prize from your lottery, 1 fairly split with laughter. Naturally they will ex- pect prizes-but wont they be bamboozeled Your circular state- that the drawing would take place on the 3lst March last, so of course hsse not drawn the 5000 prize, not hay ing any securely sealed package of tickets, neither can the managers have that Sl0 but as lt IS yet in your power tu send me the few hundred dollars, and in mine to show it, when get q, and as that is the great desideratum in both our cases, I hope you will lose nc time in forwarding it. You need not have any doubts about my influence in your favor l shall "just toot my horn for you. NoI will higgle about the money, greenback, will do me, the discount you can make up in quantity. Communicating by draft do not | fancy much, unless through draught ale which have found refreshing on occasions Our mails are proyokingly uncertain, but will risk it that way, no express company having as yet established an agency here. | shall have this correspondence printed, and then know you will surely get my let. ter. Only send me the few hundred dollars, and l will ever remain your admirng friend,
 J. A. F. S. Give my love to Mrs Leach and all the infantile bloodsuckers. LA.
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LOTTERY SCHEME.
The following documents bear their own explanation:
 LETTER 10 J. 4. or PREscoTT.


 explanation:
 LETTER TO J. 4. or PREscoTT.
 OrrIcE or A. F. LEAeH X Co,
 '. s. LICENSED LOTTERY ACESrs,
 NEw YoRx CITY.
 sDedr Sir As we are determined 10 send a good prize Co your neighborhood we have been looking for some discreet and reliable personr to send prize of a few hundred dol lars to, who would have no objection to use an influence to increase the number of our GUS. toners. We accidentally met with your name, and the idea occurred to us that you were just the person to aid us. We there fore make to you proposition, and that you may not suppose that there is any deception in 1t, we inform you that the prize money does not core out of our pocket, but out ol that of the lottery managers, and we shall not lose by sending you a few hundred dollars in prize money, but shall gain by it in the increased amount of business we shall expect from your neighborhood, when you show the money and make it generally known that it is the proceeds of prize drawn at our office We make this offer to you in strict conf dence. The proposal Is plain. We are tC send certificate to draw prize of few hundred dollars. You are to show the mon ey. The result will be that hundreds of dol lars will be sent to us for tickets. You will be the gainer of few hundred dollars--w, shall be the gathers by our increased sales Every one sending will of course expect tc draw prize, not knowing the offer we hay, made privately to you, which is as follows Send us Sl0, to pay the managers, and w will send to you, securely sealed, certificate of a package of tickets in the enclosed scheme and to set at rest any doubt that you may have of our sincerity, We hereby bind our selves to send to you arother certificate fol nothing, if the first we send. you does not draw you two thousand (S2,0OO) dollars, and mark this fact, to send you two thousand dol lars out of the managers pocket will cost u, nothing, but to send you an extra certiticat, will take money out of our pocket. w, merely mention this to show you it is our in terest to send you prize, Use the enclosed envelope with our address, and enclose to u' Sl0, and state whether we shall send th, money by draft, or by mail or express. The official drawings are published in tn, New York Herald We will also send you copy as soon as over. Very truly yours,
 A ' LEAcH < Cc.
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TRANSPORTATION-

The difficulty of the navigation of the Col.
 orado IS now thought to be less of an obsta
 cle to forwarding merchandise that way than the cost of transportation, and the time un-
 necessarily consumed by the forwarders
 There IS screw loose somewhere. One c: our merchants informs us that lot of goods lately received by him cost, delivered here,
 riG the river and La Paz, about sixteen cents per pound. and were some ninety days upon the road. Where is the hlame We dc not pretend to say, but we do say that unless there is a marked reduction both in the cost and time of receiving goods by the river that ws shall have 10 resort to the land route. We notice that it is proposed to put new steamer on the line from San Francisco to Will mington, and to reduce the rates of freight. Even at the present rates goods can be de- liyered here from San Francisco ria Whining ton, at from seventeen to twenty cents per pound, and within from thirty-fiye to forty five days. It seems q long way to transport goods by land, but as the river traffic is now conducted it is the most economical and speedy, and if the steamboat men are not careful they will lose large part of the bus iness
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THE CHIEF BUSINESS.

Now that the regular troops are generally stationed throughontthe Territory, and the Arizona volunteers have set them so good an example, we trust that both officers and men will be awake to their foremost duty, ht oreythror cf the 1pache, This is the all i'm portant work, the absorbing service for which the troops are here, and it should never for a moment be lost sight of Good quarters, good farms and good fare are desirable things and We have no wish that the military should experience any unnecessary privations but if they would endear themselves to our people, and to the country at large, they must be active, hearty and constant in theil war upon the Apache. Break his power, de stroy his prestige, open the Territory to tn, peaceful occupation of the miner, the farmer and the herdsman, and all will be we'll Ev cry day makes it more clear that the resourc es of the Territory are such as to warrant tn, most strenuous efforts for the removal of thi. only formidable obstacle to its progress ana prosperity. Every hour brings convincing proof that freed of the Apache we should have great population, and contribute large ly to the national wealth.
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COLORADO IrEMs.-The Denver Neus chron icles the finding of large quantities of oil iu Colorado. It says;
 We have every reason to believe, from the indications and discoveries made, that DOT tions of our Territory are as rich in petrolc- um as the celebrated Pithoe district in Penn sylyania. Near Canon City we'll is now yielding twenty-four barrels per day of the best quality of "green oil" This well is on- ly seventy-five feet in depth, and is the only well that has been sunk for oil in the Terri tory Some others are going down, but none have as yet reached any considerable depth.
 The Denver people anticipate large emi- grafton to that place the present spring and coming summer. Referring to the prospect, the Neus declares all its river exchanges re- Ter to trains starting or preparing to start across the plains. The Council Bluff NoaDa- re0 says train of nine wagons had left Da- venport, Iowa, for Denver. Their owners think of starting regular freight line be- tween that city and Colorado. The same pa- per says that there are large numbers of mules being collected at Council Bluff for this springs freighting business.
 portion of the citizens of Denver had an illumination on the night of the l4th of March, over the news which announced the refusal of Congress Co admit Colorado into the Union as a State. The Ners, on the con trary, expresses sorrOw at the event.
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SEcRErARY's OFFICE, , UrAH TERRITORY. {

GREAT SALT LAKE CiTY, March 22, 1866.
 You know the telegraph is an institution, the benefits of which once enjoyed are not 10 be dispensed with. We get the news here quite as soon as they get it in Washington City-that is, the people generally of that city. How could we do without it2 1t is not to be thought of We'll, the good people oi this Territory have gone to work, on their own hook. to extend the lines throughout this Perritory--north and south. The poles are nearly all out--sone of them up; the wire IS sent for and, undoubtedly, by fall it will be in working order 10 St. George, nearly on the line between this and Arizona Territory. The people of the various counties get out and put up tho poiIs through their county. Now, why cannot you Arizonians put your shoulders to the wheel of progress and con meet Prescott with St. George, either by direct line north or west to the Colorado lwhen you could, after while, connect with San BsTnsFdino) thence, up the river. 10
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ThE Santa fv Gazette, referring ;o ;hc .a nor of Mir McCormick's probable appoint ment as Governor of Arizona, says:
 "Mr. Mccormick woull make good Gov. ernor for our sister Territory, he being deep. ly interested in her development, and, withal highly accomplished gentleman"
 The Wilmington Journal thus chronicle, the appointment
 |" Hon. Richard C. Mccormick has received the appointment of Governor of Arizona He has labored faithfully to develop the in terests of the Territory, and as it's chief off cer he will do additional service. The friends of this new country rejoice that this appoint ment was made
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GENERAL SETH WILLIAMS, the we'll known Adjutant General of the Army of the Po'o' mac, died in Boston March 2Sd, of infiam'pS ton of tho brain.
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SEVENTH CALIFORNIA lSFANTRY.-Compa F, of this regiment, Captain J. ". Owen and Leutenants R. M. Apgar, and J. ". Pier. son, received the following compliment from Lieutenant Colonel Bennett, on their depart ure from Fort McDowell: HEADQUARTERS FoRr McDowgLI
 March 2, 1866 Captain John W. Owen, 7th infantry, Cali fornia volunteers, commanding company r. Captala-To morrow morning your compa- ny takes its departure from this post, and my command, to return to civil life. Companie, A, and K, of your regiment, have been un. der my command since August last. This command was the pioneer force in this sec ton of the Territory of Arizona. This com. mand has performed the duties devolying upon II, scouting after Apaches, building Fort Mcdowell, escorts, etc, with energy and ability. For this exemplary performance of duty, endurance of hardships, and priyations. cheeriully and without complaint, the officers and men of this battalion are entitled to great credit.
 While under my command their perform- ance of duty has been most satisfactory They have justly merited the reputation of good and faithful soldiers. Itis gratifying to know that. their performance of duty has been perfectly satisfactory to Major General Mcdowell, the department commander. and brlgaadler General Mason, the district com mander.
 cordially and heartily wish you and your men, health and success, in their respective pursuits in civil life.
 am, captain, very respectfully, your obe- dient servant,
 CLARENCE E. BENNETT.
 Lieut.. Col. lst Cav. Cal. Vols,
 Commanding.
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TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION.

Hon. Amos Reed, Secretary of Utah Terri tory, writes to the Acting Governor as follows:
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LEGAL TENDERS sold in San Francisco on April 2d, at 7sss.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-16
A HannV State.

The Legislature of Rhode Island, 1t Is
stated in an exchange from that State
the telegraph not deeming the fact worthy
of record-adjourned last week after a
session of only four days, during which
time q vast amount of business was tran
sacted, and sundry bills passed. The
statement borders on the marvellous, in
these days of long-winded representatives.
But Rhode Island doris anomalous things,
and we are prepared TO accept this legis-
lative item as q fact. It has not been long
since a Judge of that commonwealth,
in deciding Il case wherein a widow and
guardian of her children, and the admin
istrstor of her husbands estate were par
ties. affirmed that the subscription price
10 the Iady's fsvorite newspaper should
properly and legally be allowed as a nee
essary expense, not 20 be included in
the list of property liable to execution
Thus the family newspaper in Rhode Is
land is classed among the articles of
prime necessity along with pig and pots-
to, and is ssfe from the iood-tide Of com
merciai disaster. Creditors cannot touch
1.-THE Sheriff must respect it. Happy
people, Happy publishersl 1t is posi-
bic to gild refined gOld-but not possible
to improve upon such laws. What need O
Legislature at all in a State where The
laws are perfection
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-16
delegates to the state Convention.

Delegates TO the State Convention.
In addition to those already published
we give the following names Of delegates
to the Union State Convention from the
counties named:
AsHTABULA CoBNTT.-Messrs. H. E.
Parsons, Darius Caldwell, S. Hayward,
N. L. Chafee, ". NJ. Eames, Abel Krum
and W. c. Howells.
STARK CoUNTY.-Ed. +. Schneider,
Canton; ]. R. Garrison, Lexington
George Holm, Pike George Harsh, Per
"; Captain johnson, Sugar Creek w.
W. MeClun, Marlboro; DR.. A. Houtz,
Lawrence; Jas. A. SaxtOn, Canton Da-
vid Atwater, Perry.
TUscARAwAs CoUNTY.-George Riker,
Captain D. Chalfant, Captain S. Slade, B.
Gross and L. c. Davis.
MAHoNING CoUNTY.-COlonel Joseph
Bruf, Goshen Colonel j. NJ Nash, Can
field; A. W. Jones, Youngstown John
Stewart, Poland and II. D. Smalley Of
youngstown.
WAYYe CoUNTY.-A. s. Mcclure, j. L
Drake, James McQuigg, w. W. johnson.
W. G. Myers, Peter Kenny.
The Crawford County Convention 10
select delegates will be held June 18th.