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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-12-13
TINWARE, ROOFING, SPOUTING, &C,
Still A FEW LEFT OF THE SANE SORT,

WE have stil some Of those celebrated Keller
w Wheat Drills. built by Samuel Fitz at Mar
tinsburg. which we be Iieve hss been acknow ged
by all who have used them. tG be the best market
The best of references be given, but deem it
unnecessary Those who want Drills with find it 10
their interest to appl RI the number is mbed
and the price reduced. Terms
Aug So 1870 WEIRICK ( WELLER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-12-13

Cheap Boot Shoe and Clothing Emporium. adjoin
ing the residence OF Hum T.hrry K,ycs, E4q., ~ker
you can buy % per cent. cheaper than riSeH hero.
Oriubcr IL 1870. !. HAMBURGER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-12-13

cause, you see, mother, I'm so small that
there wouldn't be room for it to turn"
- An impertinent young fellow offered to
bet the teacher of young ladies' grammar
school who was boasting of the proficiency of
his pupils, that not one Of them would de
cline" the noun husband.
"A churlsh fellow refused to pay boot
black his full fee, whereupon the latter ex>
claimed, "Go along, old buffer all the polish
you've got is that upon your shoes, and gave
you that"
"A writer asks through the Farmers De-
partmcnt of contemporary, if any one can
inform poor man to the best way to start
little nursery. Why, by getting married,
Of course
A woman lecturer says woman'5 sphere
is bounded north by her husband, on the
east by her baby, on the south by her mother
in law, and on the west by maiden aunt"
-''As a soldier" says a Chicago letter,
General Sheridan has no match" Then let
him do as he did hundreds of times in the
Shenandoah ValIey-use chunk Of fire.
- IL Is Salu tIld( oeiseJ SltJ mas AOh4
perance brass band; )" if this is the case, we
don't see how any member can conscientious
ly "takc horn"
"A little one, after undergoing the I'M
pleasant operation of vaccination, exclaimed,
Nov l Won't have to be baptized will 2"
- When may young ladies be said to be
economical When they resort TO tight
lGcing to prevent Wastfulness.
- Why is lawyer like sawyer? Be-
cause which ever way he moves down must
come the dust,
Why have widows a right to flirt p
because the Bible says the widows mite.
- The way for people to win golden opin-
ions is to have plenty Of brass.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03

as to seriously delay the movements of rein forcements.
 Details of the battle of Grayelotte which have been received report dreadful carnage and that the country is strewn with dead and wounded.
 The following from Paris contains the la test from the war Metz is entirely isolate. The Prussians are strong on the west in that vicinity.
 McMahon is strongly posted on the plains before Chalons, with heavy attachments at St. Mehould, Verdun and Rheims, with l75, 900 men under him.
 McNahor lef., I.halons for Rheims, after burning his camp. He left the Emperor and portion of his troops at Rheims and went in north easterly direction.
 A Beros le Due dispatch of August 24th, to the effect that Chalons has been evacuated hy the French, and that Prussian columns are west of Chalons, advancing rapidly.
 On the 36th, the garrison of Toul made sortie, TOO Prussians were killed and wounded. Prussian scouting parties are near Chal- ons and Troyes advices to the 26th mention nothing of Bazaincs junction with McMahon. i Strasbourg is well defended. The French army is we'll supplied with provisions of all kinds It is believed in Strasbourg that Mar l shal Bazaine has been severed from the main French army, and his power completely par alyzed.
 Chalons has been abandoned, and the force of the Crown Prince will today occupy the city as we'll as Rheims, meeting with no re- sistance, while Frederick Charles moves on Paris direct.
 Lq LBertc, in referring to the information from private sources, says the seige of Paris i is altogether improbable.
 The Patrie repeats formally that the Prus- sians were defeated in Sundays battle.
 Paris, August 2j.--The Evening Figaro, this afternoon, says it is reported that the Prussans were defeated to-day between Verdun and Chalons.
 London, Aug. 25.--A special to the Even
 ing Tacgram says there is great excitement this afternoon over the rumor in the Stock
 Board, that the Prussians, under the Grown Prince, have been defeated by the French, under McMahon. The rumor can be traced , to no creditable source. , There are strong detAchments of Prussians
 at Metz and Brieune.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03
The War in Europe.

The telegraph reports from the war are con ficting, and seem to be abdut as reliable as the reports received from intelligent contra bands during our own late war. We have San Francisco dailies 60 August 23d, and by telegraph to the Los Angeles Daily Nees to the 2Gth, from which we glean the following ::
 Very heavy fighting had been going on in the vicinity of Metz for three days-August lj, l6 and r. At Longueyille, Courcelles, Knoxville, Rcsonyille, and Grayelotte, the general average of which seems to have been in favor of the Prussians, who are gaining ground on the French and crowding them at every point, though all accounts agree that the Prussians have suffered the greatest loss es of men.
 The French blockade of German ports has been completed. A dispatch received in Lon don August g, says that the Prussian frigate Bsrtha, carrying 28 guns has been captured by the French.
 A Paris dispatch of Aug. 25, says that, La Presse, in an extra, makes the following state ment: We are now at liberty to make pub lie the fact that McMahon has joined Bazaine with great number eff troops. Bazaine has not yet abandoned his strong position, neal Metz. McM4hon has moved north. France .s saved Le Public says, that full contirma ton of good news from the army was re ceiyed to- day.
 A World cable dispatch from London, 0 the 23d says, that all news from Paris con firms the statement that Bazaine has succec ded in withdrawing the bulk of his army from Metz. It still seems uncertain whethel he is moving to St. Monhold to join McMahor or awaiting the cooperation from there O MeMahon. In the former case he is supposed to intend falling in force upon the Crowi Prince, and in the latter, to attack Steimeti and Frederick Charles at Metz
 Creditable authority assures that Steinmeti and Frederick Charles lost over 100000 meI to hold the line from Foutine to Metz.
 The feeling in Berlin is one of undeniabl' horror and depression. War threatens t' last and already the flower of North German, is decimct ted.
 Railways are taken up with wounded &
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03

FRoM the Los Angeles Star of Aug 10th, we cut the--aallaR.i;a item, srtich indicates that the head of the editor of that sheet is level, and filled with sensible ideas:
 FRoM ARIzoSA-The Miner of July 20th IS to hand. The question of incorporating Prescott is being discussed. Judging from the improvements which have been effected, and the oft-repeated great increase of popula- tioD, we think the Miner very properly adyo- cates the incorporation. If for no other ob- ject, we should like to see the city ncorpor- ated, for that would throw some business to the Miner office.
 By the way, we perceive the editor makes an appeal Tor support to the citizens of the Territory, which certainly should be secured to him, and that, too, in no niggard spirit. He has done more to advance the interests of the country than any other man in the Terri tory, and we regret to find that he has fared no better than the general average Of his brethren. If the Arizonians have as much liberality as the Miner has always heretofore claimed for them, they should not be back ward in coming forward with their subscrip- tions and advertisements
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03
GENERAL ORDERS, No. lf.l

llEADorARrERs DEPARTMENT or ARizoNA.
 Prescott, September l, ls1O.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03
From Southern Arizona.

TucsoN Arizona, Aug @, 1870. Eu. MINER Mail leaves for Prescott to- day at 9 p. m. Have had no mail ric San Diego and Yuma since July 3lst, and only faint prospect of a certain time when we will get another. Two since that time have been dispatched by private parties on tbat route, and news is at hand Co the effect that an ex- perienced stage man, named Seeley is now stocking the road from Ar;zaaA City to Tue son, and that he has the sub-coutract, and means "biz.n Also, that VIC will have a weekly stage all the way, and a buck board on the side Should all this prove a reality, the people of this section will be much grat- flied, for up to this date, trunks and packa- ces. of light weight, were brought to Arizo- na City, and from there had to take the chan ces by slow freight, and many are the times when the most needed articles of small weight have been several months in coming from there here.
 The Indians are striking terror to freight CTS and mail carriers to the east of us, and essayed deviltry at Point of Mountain and tue Picacho to the west Since the 5;h oI this month the following transactions of Lc are sad facts
 At Davis Springs, on the Cnttendcn road Is miles from the camp on the 9th, Thomas Yenable, Peter Riggs and Mexican werC shockingly slaughtered, and the wagons and | merchandise burned and the stock taken Value of property destroyed and stolen, ovel | S6,OOO.
 On Cienega, 9 miles to eastward, at Mil lcr's station, on the 7th, Scott Young anC mail rider were butchered in the usual Apach, style, and the station destroyed.
 Halfway beNTeen the Cienega and Sar Pedro, on the 18th, the mail stage was at tackled captured, and with three mail bag burned to ashes, and at the same time Wm Burns John Collins and certainly two Pri rates of Co. D, 2lst Infantry were slaye' and bodies fnangled so beastly that descrip ton would be unfit for print.
 number of other but not fatal assault have been made by the "nation's wards, ,"- one at Point of Mountain and another in th Picacho, and several reported near the Sonor , line.
 War meetings have been held for sever successive nights. Subscriptions of men an money have been liberal, and to-day or {, morrow, the Governor will take the field fC , 1.-two months scout, and personally lead company of citizen volunteers, and act conjunction with Lieutenant Cushing of u s Sd Cavalry. If perseverance, and hard, we n directed labor can accomplish anything that time, l think the Governor and Lieutei r ant c. will.
 The mail is in fact stopped to the castwar While you are properly growing over u weekly service to Prescott from Californi this place is without mail at all except some slips through oia Wickenburg..
 Have some fine showers, pleasant days al lovely nights, and "we may be happy yet. 5
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The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03

Onro prohibits marriage of girls under six teen.-Er.
 If, from the above, we are to understand that an Ohio girl, under sixteen years of age, is not allowed to inc hands with a feller," then do we pity devoted old bach, who started from Prescott to Ohio, little while ago, with the ayowed determination of mar rying II or 15 year old maiden Buckeye, But if, on the contrary, it means tsat man shall not marry less thsa sixteen such dam sels, then, by joye, We expect to see |" "Do"." ." return here soon q la Mormon Elder, squeez- ed in between cargo Of young and tender fair sex.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03

OWING to the failure of Sam. Adams, Esq, to induce Congress to declare Prescott port of entry, and start navy yard here, he will not again run for Congress, but will, we dream, devote the balance of his days to dammirg the Colorado river and cussin' Win. H. Hardy.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03
ARIZONA STAGE LINE.
 La Paz to Prescott.

vsZTAylA Regular Weekly Trips, 4zAG by Stage with the Mail win he made
 between La Paz and Prescott A four. horse passenger stage will leave La Pak every Saturday connecting with the the stages the California end of tho line, from San Bernardino arriving Mickenburg Mondays and ai Prescott CD Tuesdays Passengsn re. turning will arrive at La Paz Fridays, connecting with the stage for California rhasasrarts saturday morning ss- Packages, &o., forwarded on reasonable terms, Prsscct, October ? leep.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03

HoS. R. C. McCoRMIoK. our Delegate in Congress, left Washington Aug. l7th, and may be expected here about the 10th of Sep tember.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03
PINES HOTEL, San Bernardino, ...... California.

This well known hotel s open for the reception of guests at all hours of the day night The house boen painted and re furnished throughout The table h abun- danily supplied with the best of thing the market affords and the sleeping accommodations of the house excellent
 Attached to the hotel BAR, eil stocked with good Wines, Liquors and Cigars Also, BILLIARD SALOON.
 FEED STABLE where every care will be taken of animals, is also connected with the hotel.
 t-2- The Arizona and California Stages arrive at and depart from ihs hotel Hui fine undersigned soeits the patronage of persoas passing to and om Arizona We Of the public ger e'ally. C, STARkE.
 San Bernardino, Cal, March 20, ls7O apr9
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03


 The attention post all officers having cbarS of military reservations called to he provisions require ments General Orders No A. Headquarters Of the Army Adutan Generals Office Washington November 2d lsG6 they will strictly observed complied with by all com cened in this Department and will be carried into by having charge of Government reservations soon as the crops planted this year, and the ground shall been gathered.
 All persons desiring any military reservation and permission from these and in order to obtain uob permission, they will be required to into agreement which shall be in the form of leasespecng the and bounds and the quantity of land leased the term or period for which 1t IS to rum The lessor will expected deay expenses which may be lease and it. when once made will not be transferable es cept by consent of Department Headquarters. Post traders appointed by the Secretary War; pro yded for laws recently enacted by Congress will within the provisions and requirements of the foregoing conditions.
 hay, grass wood timber, win be upon removed m any military reservation by any person the employ of the Government nor will any fences enclosures budnrs whatsoever be down. removed destroyed without permission first being obtained from these superior Headquarters.
 aware there abundance of unoccupied of the best quality in the Territory of Arizona, and it nothing than reasonable to expect that the demands of settlers should be subordinate to the requirements Of the Government For the information interested officers charge of military reservations will hayea copy of this order posted the requirements of General No 4 and heretofore cited strictly complied with and promptly carried execution SPECIAL oaDras No 20. dated Prescott, August 2s lsO IA General Court Martial is hereby appointed Fort Whppe A. T. Monday the 29th instant o'clock towing the expected absence of the Department Com. mander for the trial of such prisoners may properly bs brought before it,
 DETAIL CouRr.
 l. Lieutenant Colonel F Wheaton 2lst Infantry,
 2 Captain B K Pdkin l2th Infantry;
 B. First Lieutenant F. H DI5ie, 12th Infantry;
 4 First Lieutenant 1T Ayers Sd Cavalry
 5. Second Lieutenant J S K0g, i2th Infantry;
 G. Second Lieutenant " L. Sherroed, Second. Lieutenant J Grata~, Sd Cavalry, appointed Judge Advocate
 No other officers than those he assembled without manifest injury tho service. The will sit without regard to hours
 1T. A Board of Officers to consist of
 Captain Waliana Ha1iy Sd Cavalry;
 Captain D 1foaahaH, 3d Cavalry;
 Second Lieutenant A. C. Paul. Sd Cavalry Monday 9th September ls70 investigate and garrison cquipage the rolls of the late Private Uiam SlR Company C." 2lt Infantry, deeeaed The junior member will record the proceedings
 Br CoxxAxp COLONEL GEORGE
 gw STONE,
 Frsf Leaenad .. S 4,
 Aetina Asss.ani AIyant Gsnn,a
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03
EH EC N BERG.
 J. GOLDWATER & BRO,

Wholesale Dealers In Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Grain,
 Groceries, Provisions, etc, Respectfully call the attention of the public the that
 they now located a, the
 TOWN OF "EHRENBERG," Where they prepared to receive merchandise for
 storage or transportation, free of charge EHRENHERG Is situate the east bank of the CoondO river miles below La Paz at tho best and yenisni landing ihe river and is connected with principal towns Of the interior by good wagon roads The benefits o be derived by shipping goods pia Ehren. burg fariHg 9 fee doiars per lon and less hand ling of goods.
 Freight tO Wiekenburg tour cents from the landing All merchandise consigned o us either for storage or transportation will be attended with aud deIatch For further particulars, inquire of
 ]. GOLDWATER X BRO,
 Commission and Forwarding Agents seple69n Ehrenburg, Arizona
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03
Gold and Greenbacks.

San Francisco, Aug. 25-3 P. M-Gold in New York, 1.l714. Legal Tenders, in San Francisco, selling, sc; buying s7.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03
NOTICE.

OFFICE or TIE ARIZONA MINER, 2
 PRESCOTT, August 2r 1870 To ;he Pa;roas of dss Mtner:
 Having concluded take trip -hrugh the Eastern and south eastern portion Of thc Territory hereby appoint and empower D. II. Weaver and F. W, Wells to collect all debts due me and receipt or all moneys that may be ,sia tbcn J. n. MARION
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03
REGENT MILITARY ORDERS.
Issued by Colonel Geo. Stoneman. Commanding Department of Ali zona.

Below will be found printed in full official copies such general and special orders of importance peoplec and military
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-03

The Airs, and most h.slrsiss; h.ss s,ssss los ever introduced into the Ualso ..or, of ia stIIl inc leading article, ana no S.llsd this sold than of ell e1aef
 GPS' For Sale % to the Trade by IArLsVn. n lLs .ii BESDFL, Sole Agents, tos .sSIsa,sis. sp Claw Street, ,ssa Frsneiseo' cSn0''
The Portland daily press., 1870-01-25

influence than any or all other corporations in
the State. No one will deny the influence for
evil which the Camden and Amboy has upon
the politics aud legislation OF New Jersey,
which the Erie and New York Central ROADS
have upon the politics and Legislation OF New
York. The people of those States seem pow
erless to resist the encroachments OF the glgan-
tic corporations npon their Ilg9ts anu iioertles
and their prostitution of the Ju1lclal branch.
The power of the New 1orh central grew
through consolidation.
Railroad corpora. .ions have an insatiate an
petite for power Creatures of legislation. it
is for their interest to watch and control the
power which alone can check them. Their
ample means secures to them the services of
the ablest men ana their power TO combine
organize and carry forward to success schemes
TO secure power, or defeat legislation nnfavor.
able TO them, IS always greater than that of
the people.
Pass the consolidation bill-then the rail-
roads consolidate. That is fact accomnlished
beyond repeal Then, all the people have to
protect them against monopoly is the slep-
der thread OF proviso, which can be modified
OF repealed. No matter how good, how noble,
now pure the men are, who are now moving in
TINS matter, they cannot eventually help obey
ing the irresistible influence which controls
and governs all business life, viz.-'keep all
you have, and get all you can.''
Your correspondent from Augusta, in your
paper of the 18th inst, says: Much opposi-
tion exists TO the proposed scheme of railroad
consolidation, but as yet no one appears to
marshal the opposition" There is already an
organized railroad power concentrated for the
Passage of the bill, while the opposition waits
for leader! Increase this corporate power,-
make monopoly,-and the ambitious and as
pring will hesitate long before they cross
swords with an organization having such
means to control the press and men of capa-
city to advocate their cause.
Would it not be wiser to permit the corpor-
ations to exist as they are? None but stock
holders in opposing lines object to competi-
tion. Why should the people be placed in
jeopardy that they may be secured in ample
dividends? BRIDGToN.
The Portland daily press., 1870-01-25
Consolidation,

10 the Editor Of the Press:
In your issue of January II there is an ed
itorial on "The Railroad Consolidation Bi1l -
and in the Gospel Banner of the 22d and the
n"t"e for"'er OF the same date, editorials
upon the same subject appear. These articles
are all SO strikingly similar in their treatment
OF the subject under legislative consideration
that one may be pardoned for believing that
they each and all were written and in.
spired by suggestions emanating frcm the Sane
source.
Each admits the dangerous tend ency of con-
solidation towards monopoly, and seems to
seek to convince the people and the Legisla-
ture that this tendency to monopolize can be
prevented by a restraining clause in shape of
aproviso to the bill
The same laws which govern business men
in other pursuits, govern railroad men. Ev-
cry man is anxious to sell his service at the
highest rate possible, and every railroad cor
poration desires to get as much for its service
as possible. This desire on the part of COM
peting lines causes them to agree on uniform
rates and if possible, to consolidate, SO as to
counteract the tendency which competition
has to lower the rates. Consolidation of COM
peting lines destroys competition and thus
takes away the inevitable tendency towards
lower rates which always exists, where two or
more liues are striving to secure all the traffic
so1rHg ing and coming between certain points.
Port,ea,Bt Banner says that all ths roads east of
inc tba excepting the Grand Trunk, jnclud-
ali its anuI,opean and North American with
der tba nes, will to a certain extent be un-
do not r know U' the the consolidated corporation.
such consolidateIS I many many millions of capital
q presume that no one WIZ THua danr bn
snat ~ VIII represent greater amnn M, teny out
i'ai ana be able to WELD greater amo Q, cap