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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-24
THE GATE CITY


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Rosa, our kitchen maid, i eighteen. grace
full and trim, and scarcely less black than
jacob. She wears dangling eernnes' gel
With blue glass stones, ana 2 pf'gns PINK
| frock. which fits her - neatly as . French
| or;set,e,a. she had only been with rs :
veek a. two xhen Sylvia came into the pars
| lor vhere We were all sitting.
uw hatsio yoa think Rosa wants TO do?"
| .be said, Iaughingly. ''Ac.ually she desires
to come intothe parlor and play for us. She
says that she can sing, and that she plays the
organ in the colored Methodist Church"
We all cried out, let her comesin, and in .
few minutes. quite radiant and self-conscious,
Rosa tripped in to the piano. She struck a
few fine rolling chords, and then began to
sing. We ali started in amazement. Pure
and clear and full Of melody, her soice
soared like lark s, and overhosed The room
with it's volume. We had expected to be
amused, but we were dumb with astonish-
ment.
Kate, whose delicate soul finds expression
at the piano, but whose voice is hardly
strong enough for vocal expression, flushed
and trembled with delight as Rosa sang,
and when she ended, marmnred with Sigh,
almost Of envy, "Oh, if had . voice like
tkat!'
Next gay l quesuoneu our u'hca n"an
about her advantages Tor cultivation.
Her father and mother, With their three
daughters, had been slaves till 1868.
They had . kind master, and we're never
sold arart. After becoming free. the ar.
ents had put the three girls in school, and
now they could read and write, and her f.
Their had hired piano, and all had learned
TO play little. Rosa and her second sister
"lived out. z but the youngest, only eleven,
was still in school.
sWe shall make teacher of my little sis
ter" said Rosa, complaeently, as she told
me ell this
.But how did you learn to play and sing
SO welI7n asked.
30, ] took few lessons, but get j. most
~ by ear. But you ought to hear my next
sister play and sing. She can sing splendid
I'm nothing alongside of her,
"Blt where do you get your style, Rosa
who taught you to sing in the way you do?'
"WelI, I've listened TO white folks singing,
and two or three times I've been to an opera,
and heard ladies sing there. bet 4 listened
close. And after that | could just initiate
hem, every notion"
It must have been true, for no uncultnsed
voice could have executed song - Rosa
1oes.-Atlansic Monthly for February.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-24
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-24

IT VS. indescsibably amueing TO watch 4
Charlestonian friend Of mine during his first
and last visit to New York, dressed in full
suit of black, and bearing gold headed cane
in his hand, he walked up Broadway at the
rate of two and half miles An hour. Some
one brushed against his right elbow he turn
ed and elared, gfasping his cane tightly; the
intruder was gone. Someone brushed against
his LEFT elbow; another pause, glare, and
settling Of the cane in the FIST; no antagon
ist visible. Every few steps he felt himself
insulted, prepared to vindicate to his honor,
and failed to discoyer any one whom he could
call to an account. Al the end Of six blocks
Tuning with consciousness of aggravated
injuries. he took . carriage, drove back TO
the ST. Nicholas, drank q mint julip, seated
himself in window of the reading room,
and stared sullenly At the intarminabie crowd
which hurried by, unaware OF his existence.
He was like cat who should be hustled and
intimidated by garnet full Of scrabling mice.
Within week he left the city. thoroughly
dis9 listed with its multitudinous hustle, and
never returned to it. If you ever see tall
man on Broadway, standing stock still, glar-
ing about him, aud swearing, you may be
sure that he is Southerner, and that some
body whom he cannot find has run against
him. II ron ever see . tall man in Central
Park, seekir the lonliest.paths, and survey
ing the mob Of plsasure-ssekers from dis
lance, you may pretty safely infer that he is
a Southsrner, and thst he is mainly happy
because he has found : little elbov-roon.
Sould you address either Of these gloomy
parsonaess respectfully, he will receive you
with cordial smile, cotton to you without
difficulty, and presently ask you TO take
drink. He feels like . man who has been
abused, and who unexpectedly finds sympa-
Thy, like voyager who has been shipwreek-
ID, and who Unexpectedly finds food and
odging .-Galary.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29
- Ms~-s2Ws--- = Club House fOrWOmen.

The handsome bro VII stone house No. 49 East Twenty -thirdst, two doors from the Aca d my of Design has been bought by wealthy woman as a clGb- house for her sex.
 On the ground floor Miss Susan. B. Anthony will install the Revolution offices. The secc nd floor will be devoted 10 the reception of guests and to evening parties, On the third story the Sorosis and Working gmen's Association will each occupy fine room for their meetings and business, and on the fourth number of female artists will have studio.
 There will, as yet, be no restaurant attached to the building. but women sleeping there can obtain breakfast either in their bed rooms or in the dining.room. Besides the parlors and base. ments which cannot be hired, there will be f2 rooms to rent As he owner desires simply a seven per cent interest, or s, 800 for her out lay the average rent of the rooms will be less than $500 year. As the societies having rooms will only use :hem at intervals, they will sub-let them, when not wanted, for the meetings ot other societies of females. There is no doubt
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29
LAND OFFICE.

The appointment of Judge W. J. Berry, of Prescott, to be Registrar of the Land Office in Arizona is an indication that that important office is soon to be established. Surveys have already been completed on the Salt river and others in various parts ot the Territory will soon be ma le, and there is no reason why our settlers should not speedily be entitled to per- feet their land and mining titles in accordance with the liberal laws of the United States Nothing will go further to create confidence and interest in the country. The pioneer likes to know that he is legally and fully possession of his property and until he is satisfied or. this point is never easy or content hr. Buckalew was made the Receiver of the Land office some time since, and in view of what he has suffered in the country the appointment was regarded 6 just one and will not, we presume, be dis turbed bv the new administi alton, although the sweep of old officials has thus far been very thorough at the east. Judge Berry as a pio neer in Arizona, man of more than usual ability and force of character and one familiar with the country and the people. has good qualifications for the office of Registrar and will, we doubt not, take pride in the prompt performance of all it's duties He will not hold the place simply for the name of it but will be worker
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29
ApMoNITOkI

From copy of the Prescol. Niser we learr
 that Tucson is a livery sickly place" and tha
 the presiding genius of that trihing sheet, sur prised at the number of deaths occurring here advises that the people of Tucson "should en. deavor to find out the cause of these death: and if possible, take measures to step the ravages of the disease
 Well knowing the character of the Miner we are not surprised to find it's 4columns crowded wi misstatemeuts regardiitg Tucson but il it wishes 10 raise objections to Pima county and its inhabitants its own credit should, we think, demand that it do go in maprsr which will not so evidently betfay it's short sighted ness and animosity the report off the Territo- rial treasurer published in the ARIzoNAN some weeks since shows very plainly that the 'nis- erable people of Pima county are, of all the inhabitants of Arizona, the least ''riiserable." |" Again we are happy to inform the Miner that its sOlicitude for the people of Tucson the livery sickly place. need not be Entertained longer. We regret that the spirit of the Miner should be clouded through the ideal calamities visited upon us, but cannot consider ourselves respon> sible for the r,sults consequent to terrors pictured by Lisordered brain. However, sympathy is sweet: if he to whom it is extended be sufferer he will appreciate it and if .ex' tended through misconceived opinions it yet indicates good will-but ke cautious, dear Miner Q how you extend sympathy, for the people of Tucson des. ise atfectation and pity Q natural hypocr:te.
 That the Miner may not be under any mis- take regarding our intentions in future we will here state that we do not intend to do it the honor of noticing everything that it may contain regarding us-apropos, school-5oy controversy and we have lon5 since 'cut acquaintance. We would. however, before concluding this ar ticle, hint the proprety of that motive which would influence our Prescott contemporary 10 cleanse its columns from the ithand falsehood of eighteen months and suggest candor and hottisty of purpose as the best means of pro- noting its interests as well as the interests of its supporters.
 There We have given youthc foregoing cdi- totial notice this 7Fetkj fyou become docile under the lash we may delgh 10 notice you again sometime, Es, being of Arizona, you are tend lo the Tcuitlry at ar. e
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29

l Mss SAFFoRD:-The Cairo (lllinois) evening i Bulletin of March 27th makes the following complimentar aIusion to a sister of Hon. A.
 P. K. Stafford, the new Governor Of Arizona
 Miss Mary Stafford, of this city, graduated at the New York Medical College for females, on the 23I instant. delivering the valedictory address of the graduating class In te" months she will leave this country for France where she will spend a year in the hospitals or Paris. It seems to be the ruling purpose oi Mics Sahord's life to minister to the sick and afflicted, end that she may do this more efficiently thaa before we doubt not, IS the motive for her present course HundreoS ana thousand ofthe sick and wouhded soldiers oi the Mississippi valley. who filed the hospitals at Cairo, Memphis, Vicksburg, Nashville, Mound City and other points, will recall her kind visits and ministrations and chose who watched her outgoings and incomings knew her. during the first years of the war, to be tireless aud un- ceasihg in her works of mercy. In her present designs her ountless friends will bid her God speed
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29
S FAILED PROPOC1;

in Quadruplicates will be reesir.S 06a4 oi the undersigned until F m on 04 ,ta a' the the l5) of June, 1869, for the de6yerv que n. nIte' p A. T., of ninety,four (9D pack mules. U es 'a
 The mules to be Mexican mules, pooa ;. strong bodied, short coupled, short iern.i HYUu 7 well broken to the pack, and in goo5 >, condition. o'Ou1 "a
 No sore backed animals will be rece;va, each will be subject to inspection bv ,Sa 2 etnment Inspector to be appointed by,ba " mandlng Officer of the District of 1r;zo..
 Bidders will state their price nsr L.I Gold Coin, and payment will be mo5 such funds as the Depot Quartermaster ., Tl son may have on hand at the time Inf Jsr-1
 Each proposal must be signed bv sponslble persons. who wlll become srrs,;..l the faithful performance of the contract
 Bidders will state their places of resi. and each bid fer will file Q duly executed g with their proposals in the sum of Fifteen dred (Sl 500l dollars, as a guarantee ,.r case the contract is awarded 10 the r,r,l parties proposing, such contract wl.. s- | cepted and entered into.
 The mules will be delivered as soon a, n, ticable after the coulracto- ls notified by undersigned.
 The undersigned reserves thc right 10 ect ary anu ali bids shou!d he deem sue. , ion necessary. Further instructions will 5c given at tl flee of the undersigned.
 -EILIhR1' C SMITH
 Capt. and Ass C. NJ k $ |
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29
OUR DELEGATE.
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The Congrt ssional Directory for the fist. Congress-, a psmph!et giving brief sketches ofa!l the members and much additional information ofinterest re'ating to Congress, has the annexed sketch of our present Delegate;
 Richard c. Mccormick, of Tucson, was born in New York city, 1882 received classical elucation and entered business in Wall stt.et in that city in 1850 in 1851 5 travelled ex> tcnsively in Europe and Asia, spending soms time in the camp of the allied armies durihg the siege of Savastopol, and writing let CTS which appearedin the Courier an Enqu Ter y and other New York journals and were sub .eouently issued in book form in New York and Fr~r560 pP58asp P8a pRfSsd teScqgh magE {. editions lii. St. Sophia; or SketcLings in Europe" 1857 to 1861 trustee of public shools in New York ; l85e-'6O editor of " The Young Mems Nigga zine, contributor to various periodicals, and lectafihg frequently; 1861 connected with the Eeyening Post" at New York, anl in same yeaf and 1862 its correspondent ard that Ofthe New York Commercial Advertiser" in Wash ing ton and with the army of the Potomac, and present at Bn Run Williamsburg, and othef battles; 1862 chief clerk Department of Agri culture; March, 1863 appointed secretary of Arizona; 4 pril. 1866, made governor, and June, 1868, elected delegate to the forty, first Con- gross, as an independent Union candidate, receiving l,263 votes, against 6l4 for Rush, and l86 for Adams.
 The Directory of ,he 10th. Congress gave this sketch of our delegate in that body:
 Coles Bashford, of Tucson was born near Cold Springs, Putnam county, New York, Jan nary 24, l8l6; receive classical education a the Wesleyan Seminary now Genesee College Lima, New York; studied law and was admitted 10 practice in lS4l; was district attorney of Wayne county from lS47 to l8a0, W hen he re- signed; removed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1850, and was a member of the Senate of that State i'll 1852, 1853 and 1851, resigning in 1855: was governor of Wisconsin from 1855 10 1858; accompanied the Territorial officers to Arizona in 1863; was att Orney general of Ari- zona from 1864 to 1867; was elected member of the first territorial council of Arizona, and was it presiding officer; and was elected asan independent candidate, delegate to the for tieth Congress, receiving 1 ,OO0 votes, against SIS for Posten and los votes for A lamS'
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 JuroEs or NEW MExICn Our sister Terri tory has three new judges, They are as fellows and are we'll spoken of:
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29
In the L, S. Senate, Arril l9, Mt Chaudl,

In the L, S Senate, Arril l9, MT Chandler offered the following resolution:
 "ResoIred, TLat in the judgement of the Sen- ate, the solution of all ccEtrc ycrses between Great Britain and the United States will be found in the surrender of all the British pos sessions in North America to the people of the United States, and that tn. Pres, ent be and he is hereby requested to oren negotiations as soon as practicable for a settlement of all mat- ters in dispute upon tha; basis
 This was supported by warlke speech, e1. ceedingly ferocious but not nearly so power- ful as that of Senator Sumner of few days be- fore and which IS generally commented by all parties al the east and will attract attention the world over. Even the New York Herald is enthusiastic for Sumner.
 ChandlerS resolution wal referred tu the Committee ch Foreign AIars.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29
Latest News.
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Havana, May l4-Private letters from rebel sources give accounts of another battle on the third instant near las Animas. The Spaniards numbered l2,eOO commandedby General Lisca, while Quesada in person commanded the insur- gents Before fighting began Quesada placed the natives in front protected by intrenchu ent, with 400 DomincanS and American volunteers in the rear with orders to fire upon them if they ran. Thus stusted the Cubans fought desper- ately; the Spaniards attacked three tunes with bayonets, and at the third assault the Cubans began to Waver, when Quesada ordered the rear guard to the front with fixed bayonets; this mashed the Cubans into frcnt ranks of the enemy and hand to hand fight ensued, which was butcEery most horrid, and the Spaniards finally retreated but in good order. Their loss was l6O killed and about three hundred wound- ed; the Cubans lost 200 killed and a propo- tionate number wounded Quesada burned the town of San Miguel in view of the retreating SpariardS.
 The reyclhtioni,ts have changed their policy
 in the field; ard will make fight instead St re- treating to the mountains. At the battle of Alta Gracia which was fought May lst. he Spanish oss was I90 killed and wounded, and lhe Gu bans lost 200 Spaniards regard the result of thes5 two battles as fatal 10 the rebellion, while the Cubans are jubiant over the two great sue
 -"-i ( :.~l4..AnAennA
 Montreal, May l4-It is reported that the English privy coI neil is co hsiderng the adyis ability of reir qnishing all their colonies except India.
 New York, May I4-A steamer laden with arms and munitions, which has bee,, laying in the Sound steamed down the bay to>day. It is rumofed 1t will ga il for Cuba on Monday.
 New York, May I3-The Trioune's Atlanta special says large number of republicans from all parts of the S ate are now in the city. be- liev.ng that their lives are sought; among them are many members of the legislature
 desperate attempt was made near Waynes< boro, Burke County, 10 assassinate Rev. J. s. Putnam, presiding elder of the Methodist church He had preached there and induced large number of negroes to renounce the Xe- thodist church south and join another church. A gang of kuxlux planned his death and had Picketed the road from his hotel to the depot but cOored man guided him across the fields and volunteer guard of colored men accom-, panied him to the depOt. When he arrived there pl tt Is were presencI as his head and death seemed certain, but the firm stand taken by the colored people saved his life. The only charge agalnst him was that he is a radical
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29
Geo. R. Maxwell has been appointcd super intendent ofTndian affairs for New Mexico, this is not the Maxwell cf MaxwelpS ranch.

The dispatches this week give information of the corpletion of the F. cifc railroad. Thus. on the iron band from ocean to ocean uninterrupted by mountain-range or river the same journey may be accomplished in one week which, only few years ago was a tedious tourney oftwo and three mouths The distant California of five years ago is now, to the in- hrbitants of the eastern States comparatively "at hand" only thousand miles west of the Rocky oantains-a jourLej of only few days
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29

It is worthy of notice that in every civilized country the present system of criminal law is acknowledged to be failure. In France, many of the wisest statesmen are calling for an en- tire change in the nature of the punishments
 inflicted. In England, Parliament is now con- sidefihg how 10 deal more severely with "the dangerous classes by subjecting criminals to DO ice restric ;ons witho trial. And in this country, and especially in the large cities, public opinion is becoming evety day mol e ready ftr extreme measures.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29

.JuroEs or NEW MEXICO ;-Our sister Terri tory has three new judges, They are as fellows and are well spoken of;
 Joseph G. Fallen, Chief Justice; .l. & John son and Abraham Bergen, Associate Justices. Johnson is an old friend of the Albuquerque Rerie,r and we congratulate him on the honor shown him by the President. On the principle that newspaper men are fit for any responsi- bilify we believe he will make good judge.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-29

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-10-13

CARE or Doors AND SHoEs.-Boots and
shoes, If taken care Of properly, will usually
last two or three times longer than they usn-
ally do, and, at the same time fit the feet
far more satisfactorily, and keep them dry
and more comfortable in wet and cold wealth
er. The upper leather should be kept soft
aud pliable, while the soles need to be hard.
tough, and imperyious to water. The FIRST
thing to be done with any pair of new shoes
for farm use, is to set each one on a Matter
or an old dinner-plate, and pour on boiled
linseed oil, sufficient to FIJI the vessel to the
upper edge Of the soles. Allow the leather
TO absorb as much oil as il will for eight
hours. Linseed oil should not be applied to
the upper leather, as it will soon become dry,
rendering the leather hard and tough. But
If the soles be satuated with this oil, it will
exclude the dampness, and enlarge the pegs,
so that the soles will never get loose from the
upper leather If the shoes be sewed. the
llnseed oil will preserve the thread from rot.
ting Now, wet the upper leather Thoroughly
when the boots or shoes are to be put on the
feet, so that those parts which are tight NAV
render triile, and thus adapt the form Of
the shoe 10 the foot far more satisfactorily
than when the upper leather is not wet
Keep them on the feet until the leather is
nearly dry. Then give the upper leather a
thorough greasing with equal parts of lard and
tallow, or with tallow and neats.foot oil. If
shoes be treated in this manner, and row of
roundheaded shoe-nails be driven around the
edge Of the soles, they will wear like copper,
and always set easy to the feet Boots and
shoes should be treated as suggested and
worn little several months before they are
10 be put to daily service. This is the true
way 10 save your shoo.mOney.