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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15
BATCHELOR,R HAIR nv.
ADJUSTMENTS.

0M MOOGMGNID ~
NATIONAL TAEAfER.
LAST 1I0HT But ONE OF TIE
kICHINGB OPERA TROUPE.
FAUST.
MsIn1H H2pntes. rot dm. l..--. Henry o. Psakss,
oAA i-DsG9s iSsse. % Eofn'h y o'sra in wash
Mss DORA HARRIS
IL TBOvAIORE
Doors openst O'Clock; ODcra 10 begin at 8. II
NATIONAL TMEATER.
1H0AGEM1MT F0R A LIMITED NUMBER
OF NIGHTS or TH1
LIDIA THOMltON BURLHSQUI TROUPE,
oonm6nedr. 4OnDAY. October 18th,
.siNDBAD, TIE 6AILOR,
ana ro s9s %n IAImnsisg m Iares Of
DSx sneet open st the theatre and Metzsrott's
snr rk svore on Thursday morning. rs cents extra
- -o.--x 81 .<ass: oc l2H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

REV. JOIN KIMBALL has resigned the supe,
iAtendency Of the educational work Of the
Freedmen's q Bureau for the border States, and
Major d. g. Swain has been appointed as his
successor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

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.t4e4 .44EE ELe
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PIC-NICS. EXCURSIONS. &c.

FOB MOUHT vERNOH. ;
The steamer ARROW, Captain Thomas Stack
Dsle, leayes her wharf, foot Of 7th -
:s'ss: & . HAi5f ior ltSGsf ltSGoi;f' vHRsS: vhHnRsfs.S
touching ct Ale1sndrie, Forts Iocts and Wash.
ingtol, 4arshall He'll. Nd White House and
Fare TO Mount Vernon and return, ol.Sa
JAMES SYKES, Gen. eupt.
ouU-d Once: WillardS Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

DANGEROUS CONDITION OF ADMIRAL FAR.
RAGUT.-A dispatch from Chicago last nigh,
ssys: "Admiral Farragut has dangerous re.
lapse, and now lies in . very critical condition.
His physicians express the opinion that be will
net surylye the niehtO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

DOUBLE TAN ON LAwYsRs.-Deputy Com.
missioner J. w. Douglass, OF the Internal
Revenue Bureau, has decided, under date of
September -. that lawyers having two distinct
Offices or places of business, must pay special
tax for each place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

BIps for furnishing stationery for the use OF
the House of Representatives have been re.
ceived at the Clerks ONCE, and will be opened
next week, upon the return Of Mr.. Mcpherson.
numoer Of bids have been received, most of
them from our city dealers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

ATTHR THE SwINDLHRs.-Ths case of the
swindling firm in New York, who deceive
people bv proposing to furnish them with
genuine imitation iegai.tender notes. and
send to the purchaser lot OF Photographs OF
the United States currency, has been referred
to Solicitor Bandeld, and II there 10 any an.
thority to suppress the swindlers Secretary
Boutwell, will promptly exercise 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

WANTS TO SILL HIS BoNss.-A Washington
special in the Richmond Eveniny Neacs of
wednesday last announced that Secretary
boutwell, had purchased this month 5000 900
worth Of "bones" instead Of ''bonds, in conse.
quence Of which Mr.. Boutwell, this morning
received letter from E. King, ST., inquiring
what was being paid for bones in bulk, as he
had a large lot on hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

A OBLIGATION OF PHILApRLPHIANs, con.
sisting OF Messrs. Jas. w. Bullock, Henry q
Howell, VIM. Elliot, Henry u. Moore and
MILAN, called upon Secretary Robeson, at
the Navy Department, this morning. These
gentlemen were at Annapolis with the Secre.
tary yesterday and arrived here last evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

GEN. CAEBY has competed his Investigation
OF the alleged election frauds in Virginia, and
it is stated that his report will show that the
accusation OF fraud is altogether unfounded
1t Is su-mised that il the Virginia Legislature
will only elect Senators who can take the iron.
clad oath there will, in view Of Gen. Oanby g
report, be no further opposition to the admis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

THI sUBsORIBuRs HAVE rHra n.vr
moved tnsir AIT sf0EE nom No. so4A PENN
snv.sSn1s. sN.S 70 Ne. 94S street, between 18th and
Our new store viii b opened g the m blfe ~
soon e II can be properly fitted mp, With 8 nd eV
InsnkfnH the public for past fhvors, Ne hoDe 70
Noeive continuance ef their Datronere vhieh
jy3 SNTTH = arpOuo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

STATIONERY FOR The SENATR.-Mr Cor
ham, Secretary Of the Senate, has openee the
bids for furnishing stationery Tor the use of
the Senate during the ensuing year, and the
contracts have been awarded as follows
Messrs. Philip & Solomous for paper, enyel
opes, parchment tape. rubber bands, twine,
matches, portfolios, knives, DC, &c.; Messrs.
French, Langran 4 Ogilvie for paper, enyeI.
opes, mucilage, ink, twine, knives, &C., &c, ::
j. q. Parker, paper and envelopes; Blanchard
Mohun, knives; Bryson q Son. OF Philadel.
phia, blank books and memorandum books
Devoe & Waterson, OF New York, twine. The
articles required were divided into las classes.
each class being bid tor separately. f
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10; zss( Oh IxHIBIfIoH luo. ass
ITA AND SALE 1rE
s1RxEI AT MARKRIT1Ry, (srRHa1.
Ms6s Door: sScv: odd 5slio:.:; e ~ H.li. lii.ssss.
00nsioe Qil Paintinss, 1nerayinss, Chromos. &o
1hades, Heture 1rames, Picture Uord And TSs
sei,s ~ kin&S, nails. &C., in the DistricS. TARHe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

IMPORTANT SRIZuRE BY IHTIRSAL R.y-
HNUE OFPIoIRs.-lnformation has been Re.
ceived at the Internal Revenue Bureau of the
seizure OF the tobacco store and warehouse of
Edmonds, Pettlgrew & Co., OF Memphis, Ten
nessee, for fiagrant violations OF the revenue
laws. The seizure WIS made by Supervisor
Emory, anG the property is valued At one
hundred thousand dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

Tns YHResR CAsE.-The Supreme Court Of
the United States was to. day engaged in near
ing the a.gu ments in the Yerger case, upon the
motion OF Attorney General Hoar to dismiss
the petitions for wnn Of habeas corpus and
eertiorar', for want Of Jurisdiction. Colonel
Phillips and J. M. Carlisle, Esq, appeared for
the defence, and Attorney General Hoar for
the Government.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01
 Another Sam Jose Mystery.

The Los Angeles Daily New1 of the 16th ut, publishes the following from the Call;
 That there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in our phil0s ophy the developements of these latter days fully attest, A few weeks ago (says the Mercury) we noticed the singular circumstance of shower of fresh meat which fell in this vicinity
 We endeayore to account for this phenOme- non at that time, upon certain simple natural causes. We have circumstance to relate of a more remarkable character, which we shall not attempt to account for. Mir, R. T. O'Han- lon, who resides with his family at the race track, has been annoyed for the past two weeks in the following manner At about 6 o'clock on the evening of each day. quantity of wster makes it's appearance on the counter pane of a certain bed in his house, saturating the bed. When observed in time 1t may be scooped mp in basin. While spectators are watching its appearance on one portion of the bed, more of the same sort will appear on another portion-thus shifting about from one place to another This will be continued for two or three hours when the phenomenon will cease for the night Occasionally 1t will ap- pear during the day, but 1t is mostly confined to the time above mentioned There Is no chance for this water to come through the ceiling. and there is no one about the house who would be likely to play such trick, if trick 1t is; or who could do so if they would, with out being detected We relate the facts simply as they come to us from one who has inyesti-
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01
THE INDIAN QUESTION,

The enigma, which, for some two years has been the supposed study of the Peace Com mission, is, to-day as far from being properly understood as it was at the time of the ap- pointment Of that body Measures ofpeace and of war have been alternately advocated and op. posed; arguments have been adduced and in> stances have been given to prove Lo an object of pity and an object averison, until the Cues t;on, after having been thus acted upon for pe' Ii5d of two years, has become so inexpicable that 1t is now viewed by that Commission with above the same hope of success in it's further pursuit than any ono of its members would en- certain if started upon tue trail of single Indian through the mountains of Arizona with the view of making him a prisoner.
 The Board of Commissioners having, by pre- ID mature adjournment, satisfied the public of its imbeclity,. Society was gotten up in New York with the determination of ci7ilizing and christianizing the Indian at all hazards. The success of this Society needs no better expla- nation than the following extract from the Washington Eoening Star:
 Last July, the Executive Board of that Society prepared petition, which was circu- lated more particularly among inc Quakers At the late general meeting of that body in Baltimore, large and influential delegation FRS appointed to wait on the President and Con
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01

Col. JOSEPH TYsoN, who was formerly ex-
 tensively engaged in mining, in this Territory,
 and is now at White Pine, writes as follows to
 a friend in Tucson:
 "This is the most wonderful country that
 White man ever saw rich is no name for it.
 There is no regularly well defined lead, but the deposits of horn silver are heavy and nu, merous upon what is called Treasure Hill This hill or mountain seems to be the centre of vast deposit of metalliferous lime rock and spar; the 'Hilr proper is about four miles long from North to South. and two miles from East to West, and is about ten thousand feet above the level of the sea. The climate is the most villainous in the world; cold, windy, stormy snowy, foggy muddy and frosty all the time.
 have taken up several locations, have in- corporated one of them and am endeavoring to develope them at the present time
 Other new districts within from thirty to two hundred miles of this place, are being strnck almost every week all produce exceedingly 1 rich rock, and, they say plenty of it.
 have every reason to hope and believe, | that this huge excitement will have the effect l helping out Arizona the people are coming Tn such numbers, that think that by June or July next there will be hundred thousand men here; of course White Pine District can- not hold them, and they will generally strike southWard,
 The report coming in daily from the now out side Districts are very encouraging, and they all seem to be South and East from here. believe there are as rich, or richer gold mines in Arizona, and the people are bound to find them.
 I should not wonder if large number of these White Pine emigraats should eventually find their way to Sonora, and if so it is not diff- cult to tell what the result will be; let two or three thousand of Uncle Sans sons and heirs see hat immensely rich country, and if they do not appropriate itI am very much mistaken.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01
RAILROADS.

hA1LhOADS,
 The Union and Central Pacific Railroads
 have now almost arrived at completion and
 much activity .s being exhibited toward the
 project of constructing a road over the South.
 ern (35th parailel) route as, also, over t1e Northern route-from Superior City, Wis, to Puget Sound.
 The experience ofthe Union Pacific among the snows of the Rocky Mountains, last season, should give wholesome instruction to Northern railroad men who propose to build this North- ern road about the 47th parallel. The repor of Mr Stewart, in the Senate, argues that 'The North Pacific railroad win acquire for us the British Possessions This. however, is very doubtful, as their value would thus be en- hauced ten fold thereby rendering their. rec tension doubly an object ofin portance 10 Great Britain.
 Ofthese routes-the northern and southern the latter is by far the more popular The report before referred to, speaking of the advantage es of Southern road iu connection with those ofone to the north, says; "In like manner, the Southern Pacific railroad, on the 35th parallel of latitude, wiiis0 intimately res late us by trade, mining operations and other enterprises, with ths northern States of old l Mexico, from which branch roads will soon be l built to the main trunk, that they will be | Americanized and eventually absorbed in our Union without the cost of purchase, or. the 1 crime and expense of conquest" This argu- ment certainly contains logic far more con. vincing than that setting forth the probability of the acquisition of the British Possessions The Mexican government. though hardly less jealous than that of China sets comparatively little value on remote territory. It is likewise evident that commercial advantages are n"t valued by Mexico as they are by Great Britain or the United States. In Mexico the value of territory may be said to be estimated solely from the intrinsic value of its soil or minerals When we consider all these circumstances we mus! admit that.it is just possible, that this subtle absorption theory may, at some period, prove to be something more than visionary The only mistake is that the 35th parallel istoo far removed from the States of Mexico, and "branch roads" to "the main trunk eau he constructed only at enormous expense, But here the remedy is apparent: a road on the 52d parallel, removes ths-the only obstacle- The main trunk, running 80 near to the Mex ican boundary, and equally advantageous to the Territories, as well as for trans-continen- tal oounrarca wiU ercOmn!iSh all that couId be done by the proposed 35th paralied road, to- gether with several hundred miles of branch roads at an average cost per mile of not less than $25, ,O0O A little reflection shows what a vast amount of expense may thus be saved in the accomplishment of this scheme alone.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01

gated the matter. There are prn5,S
 persons who would be willing to teW;s
 facts substantially as stated abova
 daughter of MT. O'Hanlon is usuaIjva detect the appearance of the wate, nomenon IS similar to that which some time since in Stockton, and vi Knapp was won't to dwell upon will unction as the work of his Satanic the Devil. We may add that the famf these things occur are respectable an people, whom no one acquainted , would for moment accuse of decent matter.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01
, SAN FRANCisoo The Weekly Dispatch of 4 nril 7tb bas +ha follou,in0

SAN FRANCisoo The Weekly Dispatch of April l7th, has the following:
 The schooner Mary Ellen, loaded with salt petre and hiJes. for Santa Cruze, took fire at Clay stree. warf. and was almost entirely com sumed. The vessel belonged to Messrs Goodall & Nelson, who sustained heavy loss, Her cargo consisted of nine hundred sacks of salt petre and one hundred hides.
 The number of deaths Tn ths city for the week ending April 10th, according to the Health Officers report, was seventy three, of which eleven were from smallpoxes in it's yari- ous forms
 An Row, the Chinaman who was in the Couu- ty Jail under sentence of death, committed suicide, on the morning of the 9th by hanging himself in his cell
 h the breach of promise case of Reed vS Clark, the jury awarded $I0000 damages to the plaintiff. The amonnt asked for was 90, 000
 Rich prospects have been found in a quartz ledge at Rock Gulch Cottonwood, Siskiyou County, thst yields about $l,OO0 to the ton.
 On the 9th, while chinaman was moving mustard near Linden, in San Joaquin County, the team became unruly, when hs fell i'll front of the machine; the mower caught both ankles and cut both feet two-thirdS of. He was taken to the County Hospital.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01

gress and urge,'peace measures, This delegation appointed sub-cc nmit,ee, who have had numerous Interviews wis"..le President, Sec retAry of the Interior, eve lressional l COmmit- tees, and Congressmen, the while urging peace measures On Thuhday last they sp- reared before the Senate Committee, and when interrOgated as to what they wanted and how they expected to accomplish the work, and how much of the work they would undertake, they were wholly at fault. They were willing to take 25,OOO of the Indians (the Si9ux,) out of 350- 900, wanted about s3.OoO 900 for them alone. At this late, the whole would require $56, OO- OOoa starter. This only shows the impropriety of men undertaking work they know nothing about.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01
DISSOLUTION NOTICE

VEhe co-partnership her A existing between CHARLES V, and JOHN oR0NK, at Camp Grant this day dissolved by mutual consent. ness will in future, be conducted by Mg upon whom parties indebted to the late please call, and settle their accounts,
 CHARLES WHIT
 JOHN CRONK. CAMP GRANT, A. T., April 18th, Is63
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01

THE undersigned, from and after t retires from all connection with the. MAN Will collect no dues after thi, either Subscription, Advertising or J,. belongingto ths ARIzoNlAN or don, office, heretofore.
 H. " SHRRs April 18th, 1868
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01

TuE Prescott Miner after having rested on labor for a whole month, is again ''on the war path," making, as usual foolish and groundIoss allegations against Hon. K. c. Nc Cormick and his friends. It also says that the citizens of Prescott fare divided in opinion as to what use the piece of land known as the plaza shall be put to-" It would likewise ap- pear that jumpers have been blockading the streets of the village of Prescott as "one cam not go anywhere on the town-s;te without runriDg into a fence, or pile Of cedar posts.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-01

NEW YORK, Aprl Gold l328@I32g.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-10-01
Now Letters arc sometimes oct.

In clearing mp Cu;.ed States postal car
that is run over the Springfield route to
New York, few dacs ago, two Of ,be en-.
ployees Of the Post Offcs Department.
who have exclusive charge of it, found
large number Of letters beneath and at u,e
sides Of drawar tina. had probably no:
been entirely removed from its ches, since
the car was built. The envelopes ~ete
por.naTked with various dates, covering
several months. Instead Of turning the
letters into the mail, ms they should have
done. fearing charge Of cerelessness that
might be made against them, they consult
ed together. and concluded 10 hush the
matter by destroying them, which they did
BY burning. Unfortunately for 'he agents.
one Of the pair proved to be q leAky ves-
sci" and let the secret ont to g friend, who
in confidential way told another person.
and the affair finally reached the ear Of n
detective, at whose instance the guilty par.
,ies we're suspended from cece until an
investigation shall take place. Doubtless
many valuable letters that are u ssed from
the mails from time 10 time cnu'd be &C.
counted for in similar ways. The matter
has beeu kept very quiet, bat one or two
firms who have lost letters OF consequence
are determined to probe j, to the bottom
Boston Herald
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-10-01
A Father Sacrifices His SSnss xjfe
to save Il Passenger Train.

A most notable aud wouierfn! instance
of devotion to duty was shown BY the bridge
man of The Newark and New Jer-ey Rail.
road yes,erday--ndeed devotion ,ha,
seens unnatural. for the man in question
sacrificed bis child's lie 10 save the lives of
others.
James Decker, the man in question. Is
employed to open and close the drawbridgs
on the Passaic river. Yesterday morning
Decker as usual WAS employed upon the
bridge, accompanied by bis son, lad Of
ten years. Some vessels requiring to 20 up
the stream The bridge was opened ty Deck.
er and the boats permitted to pass through.
There was not much time to spare in elc-
sing the bridge, a train being due there in u
few minutes. Slowly the bridge turned on
It's table, and when Within few yards Of i,s
proper position Decker heard tho shrll
whistle Of The locomotive or iis way to the
Jersey depot. AT almost the same moment
be heard a cry for help coming from be.
meath the bridge, and looking down into ,h.
water he observed, with horror, that his son
had fallen into the river and was struggling
for life. He could easily have Jumped down
into the wafer and saved his boy, but the
train was coming on at rapid pace, ard
the bridge was still open, and to save his
son was 10 insure the destruction Of the
train.
Parental love is strong, and it vas strong
in Decker the first impulse Of the father
WAS to leave the train to it's fate and save
the boy. but the devotion 10 duty overcams
parental affection, aud he, instantly deter.
mined to save the train By closing the bridge.
The draw was arranged with all the speed
possible, and then Decker rushed to the rs
sistance of his child, but 1t sss too late, ftr
the boy had sunk. 10 be seen no more alive.
He obtained assistance, aud in few min
utes recovered the body of the poor little
one. Great indeed was the fathers grief,
although he did not regret ,he decision that
ended his sons life. This is an event al.
most without parallel. asd seems quite as
improbable as are many of the scenes des
cribed in the yelow-covered literature Of
the day. There are few Deckers IN the
word. His action was SO thoroughly UT.
selfish, so noble, as to appear not only i'm
probable. but unlatural--Ae1 York Star,
Nh
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-10-01

NEoEnEs N BEAzIL-Ca!ar opposes no
obstacle to social or educ; ticnsl progress
in Brazil Neither law nor prejudice
Stands in the way of the ncs-o who desire.
70 become q doctor OF laws, chancellor,
or even minister Of state The public
schools, high or low, arc open TO them, ard
they seem to ming!e on terms Of familiar
ty and equality with their Students.
In the public libraries Of Rio one NAV see
q dozen black students for one who j.
white. Que resul, of this lheraity has
been to diminish the hardship and hopeless
ness Of captivity in Brazil. Many pur-
chase their libera;ion, accumulate property,
and educate their children. ! have seen
perfectly black men and women riding in
suruptuons carriages, attended by groom,
and srryitots, and girt with ali the para
phernala of wealth and social stsiioa.
Talents and abilities are Frequently evinc,d
BY this class. They occupy taresux in tho
public Offices, conduct 'nerchan;lc es'aa-
lishments plantations and other enterprises
and are in all respects an inpcr,an, snd
not unrespected part OF the spcial economy
here.-InaMAs c. EVANS, i'll Hurrers .Hls.
aztne Tor Oc.ober.