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The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred in San Francisco on tbe night of the 9th inst, which destroyed the the extensive furniture manufactory of Mir Weir situated on Hayes street. between Polk street and Van Ness Avenue. The building was a three story frame, on which there was q, GOO insurance Mir. Weir estimates his loss, on building and fur niturc, at Sl5o0o0 Several other buildings in the vicinity were damaged.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

KNOCKING AT THE SCHooI~HoUsE DooRs.-The gnarled darkies of Los Angeles want their young and tender offspring educated in the public schools along with the white children. Whoa, darklcs ; you're too fast
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21
LIQUORS.

A fine assortment of Whisky, Brandy, Sherry, Port, Clarct Wine, Curacoa, and Marischino. NUTs, ALMONDS, DATES AND R1rsSs, Henry Rifles and Carbines, Shot Guns Colts Pistols, Bowie Knives, Fixed Ammunition of every description, Caps, Powder, Lead Carpets, Rugs, Wall Paper, Curtains, Curtain
 Damask, and Table Linen. A full assortment Of
 WOODEN. WILLOW. and TNwAKE, Patent and Thermometer Churns,
 Wagons, Buggies.
 Bull and Bleeksnakes Whips. Fancy Goods, Yankee Notions, Hosiery, Silk, Linen and Cotton Pocket Handkechieh.
 fali Rs.ounen, oi all kind, od Writing Paper, Envelopes, Steel and Gold Pens, Paints, Oils, yarnishes, White Lead, Brushes, Patent Medicines, Cooking Ex- tracts, Hostetter's, Plantation, Walkers
 and Bonekamp's Bitters. Cutlery, Fiddles, Fiddle Strings, AceordsOns, Dice, and Dice Boxes, Bone Checks,
 Cribbage and Chess Boxes,
 and numerous other articles.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

UNDER the head of Personal" the San Diego on'oH or the 9th inst, chronicles the arrival in its town Of Dr. Lord and wife, Of Tucson, this Ter. n'ory' The Dr. spd wife were homeward bound
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

THE number of black voters in the United States is estimated at s50,000. Of these, nearly 100000 reside south of Mason & Dlxons played out line
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

RECENT dispatch from South Pass, Wyoming, says that 300 redskins drove of a herd of stock from near Atlantic City, on the morning of the 4th inst.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

oArr' Il. A. Coop, highly esteemed citizen of iena'na, California, was murdered by Indians, near that place, short time ago.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

THE San Francisco Scientific Press says that cyanide of sodium is better and cheaper than cyanide of potassium, for amalgamating pur- poses.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

WOODRUFF lS ENNoR's stage station near Ham itou, Nevada, was destroyed ny fire, recently Twelve horses perished in the flames.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

VEIN of coal, about four feet thick, was, q short time ago, discovered near Elko, Nevada The Independent says its location is about l2 miles from the railroad.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

EXPRESS Companies will no longer have 10 pay Government the three per cent tax on gross receipts.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

CONGRESS has voted two thousand dollars for portrait Of the late Gen. Thomas, to be placed in the Capitol
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

NoNsbEss was recently engaged in discussing the propriety of allowing Mrs Lincoln pension Of SS,00O year.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.

They now have on hand, Peach, Navy, Natural Leaf, and sunnyside Chewing Tobacco. Olive, Grape, Rose, Flower of Virginia, and
 Lone Jack Smoking Tobacco Also, large aud graded assor,rneat of
 Fine Brands of Cigars.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

Col TnroponE A. CoULr departed ihs life at Marysyile, California, on the 2G;h ult He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fiflh California Vol unteers.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

BONNEVILLE, California, was visited by de. struetlve fire on the night of the 9th inst.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21
CLOTHING Ever brought to this Market.

Fine French and Domestic Cassinere S,i,s Castor Beaver and Broadcloth Pioneer, Mission Oregon, Shaker FIanpel
 and Eastern Underware, Cassmere, Broadcloth and Beaver p.o.
 Goods, for Suits. Also, the Largest, Most Fashionable Assor,.
 ment of HATS in town.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

Single COpie. of the MINER caa be purchased al the PustOihcc
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

Ar latest dates from Washington, Congress was talking of adjourningon July 1.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21
AsAS FRANCISCO paper gets off the following

at the expense of San Diego:
 san Diego has fire company. The "ma- sheen consists of large hogshead filled with Water and mounted upon a wheelbarrow Each member of the company wears a tin dinner in Lis oelI and on an alarm of fire being given, the bovs head Is rapidly wheeled to the scene of the con. migration; the members then surround the wheel. oarrow, and detaching their dlppers, proceed promptly to eytingnlsh the aamrs.''
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

IT is rumored that "Brlck" Pomeroy is anxious to represent New York District in Congress.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

TIE Call of the 7th quotes grcenbacks at ss buying and ss l 2 selling.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21
Sell Lower, for Cash,

than the same articles have ever before pee" sold in this market Give them call and judge for yourself
 HENDERSON & BRo' Presocs Nnch 10 1870
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21
shortly to Arrive,

A fine assortment of Groceries, Provisions Hardware, Crockery and Agricultural irp's- ments.
 In fine, they believe that they have nea'i' everything that may be wanted in 'h' vicinity-from a needle to grindstons'- which they propose to
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21

san Francisco Ngency.-THoMAs BorcE Is the s,,h,rized agent for the MINER in San Frncisco Orders i.A hi. office No D tsecond hoo Merchants Exchange California street, below Montgomery, will Dc pronfNy atteuded to-
 L. r FISHER, rooms 70 and 2l. Merchants tNchange caTsni, street Sau Francisco Is authorized Co act as agent for the MINER
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-05-21
Prescott Aarertis,n,,nts.
" E w GOODS,
D. HENDERSON A BRO.

Beg leave to call the attention of the Citizen. and Nina. Of Prescott and Central Arizona to the large and wen selected stock of goods which they have lately IT, eeived from California and the East They are now ing the peA'
 Largest aud Most Fashionable Assortn,,D, o,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21
by the ridiculous farces enacted be-

by the ridiculous farces enacted be-
fore them.
And can you say, Mr.. Editor, that
the press is entirely free from blame?
Have the organs of the party. done
their whole duty by exposing and
eondemning their evils? think not,
and a great many Democrats think
not. / oppose bitterness and person.
atty by the press, and l think that
no journalist of worth or ability Wilt
stoOpt to it, unless in extreme and ex-
ceptional cases; but the press is all
powerful when rightly directed and
governed, and if they will expose
the designs of cGques and condemn
the formation of baneful combinations
and intrigues, whether made by pro-
fessed Democrats or others, then they
will accomplish, and quickly too, the
purposes desired and aimed at by
your correspondent. And no injury
to h party can result from such a
course. Let it be once proclaimed
that the infamous custom Of bargain
and sale IN conventions and elections
will not be tolerated by the Demo-
cratic party, and this bastard offspring
of radicalism that has lately entered
the Democratic household, will. soon
make its exit, and the good old prin-
ciples of honesty and economy will be
restored, ard candidates will not bein
the habit of promising positions be-
fore they are theirs to give, and hon
est men will no longer be insulted by
indirect brides, as soon as they are
announced as nominated for an office.
1t is the province of the press to do
this, and to remedy these evils, and
no one else can do it. But as 2 sug-
gestion in lieu of the one made by
your correspondent, to hold "primary
elections" L would say that q better
plan would be in. holding ward meet
ings, to have poll Books and take the
name of every man who votes, and
the names of the delegates for whom
he votes, and require every man to
vote eiUG UOce. If this is done, every
body will attend, and packing and
fraudulent voting will be avoided,
which would be a good strike in the
right direction.
The Democratic party of Shelby
county can poll a majority of at least
1900 votes if its strength is brought
out. But so long as any part of its
leaders practice the infamous customs
OF RadicaHm, by making Individual
interests paramount to those of the
public and the party, 50 long will they
find ~supineness and inactivity among
some, and open opposition with others
who are true Democrats and good
citizens. And no personal abuse will
deter them, for they and.their friends
know that abuse, for such reasons, is
nothing but malicious falsehood and
the stereotyped cry of "batter" loses
all of its potency.
ANOTHER DEMOCRAT,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

THE Isthmus of Darien is being
carefully. examined by Commander
Sellridge. 1t is stated that "a line OF
levels has been carried over the noun
tains to the headwaters of the Sucubti
river, which are found to be nearly
six hundred feet above the Atlantic
ocean. AS yet no lew pass, favorable
for the cutting of a canal, has been
found in the Cordilleras, in this part
of the Isthmus. But a party are
working upon the dividing ridge to
MOrti, a tributary of the Chucuragua,
and the Commander thinks this line
will prove more favorable. But,
from all appearances, it is evident
that the route from the Gulf of San
Bias to the Bayamo river, and thence
to the Pacific, has the most favorable
appearance Of success, on account Of
its shortness, its fine commOdiOus
harbOr on the Atlantic, and that
there are no large streams to cross"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

The following article comes from q
gentleman of worth and distinction
and who is a competent judge of the
matter he discusses:
Editors Appeal: 1t is so common OF
late for laudatory communications to
| appear in the papers concerning pros
pective candidates for every office
from constable up, that l really shrink
from saying what 1 would wish in
respect to a gentleman of the bar OF
Memphis whose name has been men,
toned together with others as fit to
be presented as one of the candidates
for Supreme Judge from this end OF
the State. l allude to the Hon. Geo.
Dixon.
Judge Dixon is too well known to
the bar and to the people OF
the portion of the State in which
he has so long lived to need
any particular commentator in a
communication of this sort; but that
those in localities where he may not
be so well known may be somewhat
informed as to what he is, / beg leave
to say a word.
Think he possesses in an eminent de-
gree those qualities, if not all, at least
many of them, which should enter
largely into the character of one to be
placed in so exalted a position as
Judge of the Supreme Court of Ten
nessee. In the first place, his integrity
is spotless. He is an educated gentle
man and thoroughly read in his pro-
fessiOn. Save the four years of the
war, he has been cO1hnuously at the
bar or upon the bench in the city of
Memphis, for twenty years. He is
painstaking sand acurate a a lawyer,
with mental and physical YigOr to fit
him for the very arduOus labors of a
Supreme Court Judge. Modest and
unassuming, he knows not how to her.
aid his own merits or to press his
claims. Without the least disparage-
mentto the other distinguished names
that have been prominently mem
toned in this connection, after an in
innate personal and professional ac-
quaintance with Judge Dixon since
he has been a citizen of the State, l
think he is second to no one men
toned in those high and sterling
qualities and qualifications which
should adorn the character of a Su-
preme Judge. Besides all this, he is
popular. lie has no enemies. He
would give great strength to the
ticket, and his election would be as
sure as his career would be successful.
An L MBMBER OF THE MEMPHIS BAR
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

GENERAL w. F. TUCKER, Presi-
dent of the OkOlona and Grenada
Railroad Company, will address the
citizens of Memphis at the Hall of the
Chamber of Commerce this afternoon
at four o'clock, in reference to the
commercial value of a railway con-
Meeting Okolona, on the Mobile and
Ohio, with Grenada on the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee road. General
Tucker proposes to deliver the cotton
crop of Okolona and Houston next
year in this city over his road. Mean
while General Forests road will not
be finished beyond Holly Springs, and
General fuckers from Houston to
Grenada is only sixty-fve miles in
length. Following the valley of the
TaIIahatchie the cost of its graduation
is very light. The Company has a
capital of S4O0, 900, can secure 100000
more in the counties penetrated by ity
and asks assistance TO the extent OF
500, 900 at the hands of our citizens.
With this aggregation of capt
tai the road bed may be built,
the cross ties furnished and q
mortgage will supply superstructure
and rolling stock. 1t is as easy to
build a road rapidly as slowly, and
infinitely cheaper. We have a letter
before US from a friend in Kansas who
says the contractors passed here to-
day building the Kansas Pacific rail
road. They tote it along about three
to five miles per day. We wonder
whether the builders of the Little
Rock road ever heard of our way of
doing these things?" The Little
Rock road has not twenty thousand
acres of land per mile donated by a
Government ~singularly munifcent
when distributing its wealth among
Northern people, and niggardly to
meanness when the South asks bene-
factions. The very critics whose con-
denim the management of the Little
Rock road should not forget to put
their hands in their pockets for facts
that give CELEBRITY to railway eOnstruc-
ton. General Tucker proposes to
adopt the Northern mode of &C
complishing the work he has
undertaken. He would have money
enough to finish, before he be-
gins his task. He would build at
the same time from the eastern and
western terminus, and finishing each
day two miles at least, he would save
interest on capital and labor invested,
and at once relieve the prairies and
Chickasaw and other counties of the
domination of the Mobile and Ohio
road, which forces the whole COM
merce and travel Of Eastern Missis-
to Cairo or Mobile. For so small
a sum no end so Invaluable to the pros
Of this city can be accomplished
as by this road from Okolona to Gren-
ada, proposed to be consolidated with
Sykes line to the coal fields at
Ala.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

Editors appeal: In your issue of a
few days since you published what a
correspondent terms "a Suggestion TO
the Democratic Party" This cOrre-
spOndent seems to be impressed with
a very proper idea of the evils of
which ne complains, but does he
freely and fully make them known, or
is the remedy suggested a sufficient or
feasible one? As an humble member
of the Democratic party / deplOre
the necessity for such suggestions, for
in a great national party, upon the
success and peFpetuatiOn of which de-
ponds the life of our republic, and the
existence and continuance of liberty
and good government, there should
always be found enough of true,
virtuOus, aud unselflsh patriotism, to
ward OH the assaults of vice and
trickery, whenever they attempt to
direct or swerve the party from its
legitimate purposes. 1t has always
been said that true Democracy yields
eUeTythilg for principle DIT nothing for
men. How is it in Tennessee to day?
How often do we find men who aspire
to be leaders of the Democracy, n
gagged in caucuses where the offices
are 6artered dtsdy without regard to
the qualifications of those to whom
they are given, and without consult
ing the wishes or interests OF the peO-
pie who are most interested. And
after these plots and bargains are
completed then how easy il be-
comes by judicious manipulation
row well understood by politi-
cians-to carry out these schemes.
How many conventions have been
held in Shelby county in the last two
years, where the delegates were not
arranged and appointed before the
primary meetings were held? Ave,
and the tickets printed ready for the
vote, which, by judicious outlay of
time and money, is sure to be pOiled
as the politicians direct.
Your correspondent says " the bal
ance of power is held by those who
do not participate in ward meet
ings." Why is it so? Simply be-
cause they know that they cannot,
with any certainty of success, combat
the plots of the politicians who from
day to day do nothing else but plan
their battles and drill their forces,
AS well might a general throw an
unarmed and undisciplined army
of raw recruits against the for
tihcations of an army of well armed
and disciplined regulars, and expect
success; and the business men know
this. Many times in the recent cam
paigns the best men of the city have
turned out to ward meetings. but
have only been insnlted and outraged
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

Be Il ordained by the General Council Of ne ots
Of MeBsphis:
SECTION l. That the rate of taxation for the
forty-third corporate year, 1870, upon real
and personal property in the city OF Mem
phts, shall be a. follows: In the old city
limits, namely-the First, SECOND, Third,
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
Wards, for Interest upon the Bonded Debt, 81
upon the Si00; for General Purposes. 70c. upon
the Sl0O; for City Schools, soc. upon the 500.
Sec. 2. And in the Ninth and Tenth Wards
the rate shall be for Int est pon the Bonded
Debt, SOC. upon the 500; for General Pur-
poses, 7oc. upon the 500; for City schools, soc.
upon the SI00.
Sec. 5. BE 1t further ordained. That said
several taxes shall be due and payable at the
office of the Tax Collector, IN the city Hall,
Exchange Building, ON and after the hrst day
OF July, 1870.
Passed first reading; tue rules being sus-
pended the OrdiIRnce passed a second and
nDalr reading by tABOard of Aldermen
Passed first reading by Council; the rules
being suspended passed a second and maj
reading.
Approved June II, 1870
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest: l.. X. RICHARDS, City Register. jslS
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

entire unanimity of sentiment and
action: Upon ourselves, u conduct
and policy, will depend ou ability to
preserve the fruits of the triumph we
are now enjoying. We have now the
confidence of the country. We have
the only unbroken organization that
exists. We can only lose that conh-
dence and destroy that organization
by unseemly dissensions. By a spirit
Of Cancellation and harmony, by an
adherencetot the principles upon which
we have hitherto fought our battles,
we can recruit our ranks, consolidate
orr power, and reconquer the ground
that we have lost. If new questions
of policy arise, they must be discussed
calmly and te~mperately, with a friend
Iy feeling, and a desire for union OF
sentiment and concert of action. An
grv and violent discussion should be
avoided. determinations and re-
proaches should be Stunned as use
less and dangerous. Rash and
incorporate eounsels should re-
eeive no countenance; but every
thing should be done temperately,
cautiously, kindly and upon full adj
visement. The Democracy have new
er been beaten, save when divided
among themselves. Our enemies are
well aware that we never can be beat
en- while we are united. To divide US
is the first indispensable thing to be
accomplished, before they can hope
for victory. If we are wise, our best
energies viii be employed to Illustrate
such a design, and to keep our line
unbroken. We owe this line of con-
duct not only to our party, but to the
country. We have demonstrated
that ours is the only National party
in existence-the only party that pos
sesses the power to harmonic all sec
tons Of the country. Conservative
men everywhere have given US their
support upon this ground. We must
retain it by showing that we deserve
their confidence.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

VERMONT favors negro suffrage;
but the Constitutional Convention
just held does not favor woman suf-
frage. This was voted down by two
hundred and thirty-One to One-a
rather decisive majority.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

CONGRESS has given to the "Central
Branch Of the Union Pacific Rail
road" a belt of land fifty miles wide
and three hundred miles long; terri
tory enough TO make four or five OF
the smaller States, and which, when
the road is built, will be worth enough
to pay of the whole national debt.
1t was not given in alternate sections,
but solid, the whole area. This was
intended to enrich a goodly number
of members of Congress, who take
especial care TO enrich themselves,
while taking such excellent care of the
public money and property.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21
Cotton Presses Screws

THE attention OF Planters is called 10 the
Il fact that we are the sole agents in this
city for the sale of this Justly celebrated
screw for Cotton Presses This is no new or
uDtried~ invention, but has been in uke fOr
thirty years, and the demand increases each
year.. There are now 4500 OF them In use. and
last year moi a single breakage was Reported.
We are prepared 70 I'LL orders at malsufae-
turefs' prices, with prOmptness. and would
advise those wanting Presses to call and
examine them, or send for circular.
~ Ed ROBERTSON, BRUCE 4 co.
tell 80 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

CROP REPoRTs, ETC.-We would be pleased
10 receive from our friends in the country,
reports concerning the prospects Of the grow
ing crops. The importance OF placing our
readers in possession Of a thorough knoWl-
edge Of the actual prospect of our a~gTleultu-
raj interests cannot be too highly estimated
and is so apparent that we viii gladly re-
ceiye any authentic reports OF the condition
OF the crops for publication.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

WHTTTEMoRE is expected to regain
his seat in Congress without difficulty.
Congress begat negro suffrage, negro
outrage begat Whittemore, and Con-
gress is the grandsire, WhittemOre one
of the progeny. How a Congress
turn away its own bantling?
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

IN the English House Of Lords Earl
Granville urged the attention of his
peers to the Irish land bill, a measure
intended to relieve the Irish peasantry
from the barbarities of unjust evic-
tons from land which they have titled
and improved. In doing this, Earl
Granville has attacked the greatest
oppression which Irishmen suffer, and
the removal of which will do more to
quiet the country than any stringent
laws or harsh treatment Of sO-called
rebels.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21
1T isnone ofour. fight and the result

IV isn0Re ofouE fight and the result
signifies, ina partisan point of view,
nothing to the APPEAL, but we can
not refrain from giving expression, to
the hope that Robt. T. Van Horn, one
Of the cleverest gentlemen in Congress
from the West, may win in his con-
test with Gratz Brown for the Chief
Magistracy of Missouri. The more
do we wish that the next Governor of
Missouri may be a sound Democrat
and TO this extent a better man than
Van Horn.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21

BUTLER answered FarnsworthA de-
Dunciation of him for ~seoundrelism
by saying that he would soon tell the
country who Farnsworth is. Farms
worth need not have wasted his breath
in telling who Butler is, for that was
well enough known before. Farms
worth has only to fear now that But
Ter will praise him. tt4u