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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-18
HERALD THURSDAY AUGUST 49, l87o-TRIPLE

cruise VIII, l understand, n required, be able to
make very credltable appearance.
forty vessels Of ali Glasses and represent tosl ton.
mage OF nearly So 900 tons and horse power
with an armament OF 1859 guns and force OF more
IMAM 5000 onlcerS, men, marines aud boys. One OF
these vessels - stationed ut Portland, which, since
the completion OF the magnificent breakwater
ance, and, in fact 1t Is now under contemplation by
the present Board OF Admiralty to purchase plot
OF land there with view Of establishing royal
naval store yard for the supply OF her Britannia Ma
jeSty's ships. fa .t4
The Admiralty, during the past week, has sum-
mOned the several admiral superintendents OF the
royal yards to headquarters to consult with Vice adj
miral Sir Spencer Robinson, the Chief Of the Store
yards under their charge being able to carry out ad-
ditlonal work which may be required for the conf
pletlon and repair OF ships which are shortly 10 10
BOUNTY FOR MARINES.
The marines which are now being enlisted are Of
fered bounty, ana tho standard has been consider
ably reduced. SO that some activity Is being dis
played among the recruiting sergeants VINO are as
persed among all the large towns throughout the
government place great dependence on this arm OF
the British service may mention the fact that for
no other part Of the army are recruits being offered
THE QUEEN ON DECK.
the royal sovereign armOr-plated iturrOt snip,
nve guns, 100 t0ns 500 horse power which Is doing
the duty OF guard ship While Queen Victoria remains
at her marine residence at Osborne, was yesterday
her qualification and made inquiries as to the work.
Ing OF the turretS.
IN THE DOCKYARDS.
IN cOnclu6lOn / must remark that the member for
portsmouth, who inquired last night OF the First Lord
OF the Admiralty In the House OF Commons as to the
state OF the stores at the various dockyards, and
who only met with an evasive reply was actuated
to make the inquiry from pure motives, and VINO
was well aware that In all Of the Queens yards there
s miserable deficiency OF all kinds OF stores 1t Is
lamentable fact well known and patent to all the
officials who are In any way connected with the
store departments at the several yards that the
houses are comparatively empty, yet In the face Of
this-and the fact cannot but be well known at
Whitchalthc chief or the British naval administra.
ton mas the temerty TO publicly state In the House
OF Representatives that the dockyards are full OF
stores. Such statement is not only likely to lead
members OF the House into error, but Is also likely
to lead to more serious consequences as 1t Is only
necessary to take cruise through any OF the Queens
dockyards by any one, however Ignorant ne may De
OF naval stores and matters to see at glance that
such statements as are ventred by the First Lord Of
the Admiralty are not to be relied upon.
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charge similar to that which mad consigned Kitty TO
durance vlle and they 'roomed" together until the
unfortunate Britisher was allowed to leave the I'M
peria 'stOnc jugn
The other especial" to whom alluded IN my last
has been also permitted TO remain in Metz; but
should imagine that he will take an early opportu-
nifty to leave the place. learn that the intellgence
which he boosted OF having sent TO London and
which was the cause OF his arrest has already been
published.
Now that the departments OF the Haur- khin, Bas-
Rim and Mosee are in state OF siege the liberty
OF the subject Is at discount and the residences
of inhabitants are subject to be searched at any
hour OF the day or night and we never stir without
having In our pockets every scrap OF paper calcu-
lated TO prove our Identity In case OF arrest and ex
trcate us from the clutches OF the Provost Marshal
and his satellites.
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{ u n O Pc.
Special Dispatches by Mail to
August 6.
French Muster in StraSbOurg and the
March for Haguenau.
An Army OF Observation I'm
der Peculiar Discipline.
The Brush at Saarbruck and the
Wounded French.
LACK OF MORALE N The FRENCH CAMPS
The Fortress OF Metz---Ils Interior
Control ana Command.
Sweep of the German Military
Wavo to the Front.
"A PElssian Mar1h by Day
and by Night.
Naval Operations i'm the
Baltic.
The Fortress CT Mat2---IlS Interior
Contr0! ana Command.
Sweep of the German Military
Wavo to tho Front.
"A PETssian March by Day
and by Night.
Naval Operations i'm the
Baltic.

BY the European mani OF the 9th OF August we are
enabled to continue our special written history Of
the progress OF the war between France ana
Prussia Our writer's report MacMahon's march
nom srrasbourg to Haguenau. They also announce
the first action OF the consendng troops near Saar-
bruck, and chronicle the inclpient Generalization OF
The French soldiers. We have special accounts from
the interior Of Metz With correspondence from
various points OF Germany. The latter shows forth
the success Of the vast Teutonic military wave
England's neutrality was maintained in state of
national alarm, as win be seen by report Of her
continued naval preparations.
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FIVE VOLUMES OF CONTROVERSY ON THE ALA~
BAMA CLAIMs.-Tne printing OF all the papers in the
claims called for by resolution OF the Senate last
winter, has Just been completed. They mako five
volumes OF $50 pages each, beginning with the cor
in 1861 when The recognition or belligerency was de-
clared In Paris, and run through ali the diplomatic
cruisers and kindred subjects until the matter OF the
Alabama claims proper Is reached on page 1000.
The fourth and nth volumes are in fine type, and
are principally reprints OF official reports and
speeches In Parliament upon various subcc con-
hecteq With the American war. No tears are enter
famed tiat England Will retallate BY REPEATING
volume or two or the Congressional Globe --oston
advertiser, AalguSt lc.
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A CaspaOMIse ON sAmBo.

As we anticipated, II the recriminati0ns among the
white politicians IA South Carolina were allowed 70
continue, some "colored gemman" would step IN
and take all the honors and emOluments, 30 has the
result proven in one instance ut least. 1t appears
that State Senator Ralney (cOored) has been n0mi-
mated to I'LL Whitemore's unexpfred term In Con-
gress from the South Carolina First district. and his
election is toleraby certain. The old adage, when
rOgtes fall Out,n &C., seems to have been slightly al
tered In the case OF the South Carolina politicians,
among whom the reading seems to be rendered..
"When white politicians fall out SambO comes by lit
tie more than his OVAL This is the republicans first
compromise on Samboi in South Carolina. What Will
be the next? a.9ta t.al ,rrU..f
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aiutain the force even on the most economical

maintain The force even on the most economical
scale.
FINANCE.
Treasury bills are being issued to the amount Of
5000 600 francs, bearing interest at the T. Of foul
and half per cent per annum. The money is Of
furnished by Swiss bankers and capitalistg7
ont OF patriotic feeling, but individuals Of nmfe6
means may contribute even so small q sum as 100
francs II the war should continue for some time
the federal government will be obliged to contract O
D4oan keeping IT, however, possible, IN the countrys
DETERMINATION. a
It Is certainly very hard that peaceable and IN
duslrious population should be forced to make guc1
more powerful neghbors but the Swiss are ready I'd
spend their last franc and fire their last shot before
yielding one Jot. Of their national independence Oh
one acre OF Helverc territory. =
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-17
DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.
A Defenselcss Woman Shot---Arest of
 the Cowardly Assailant

A lady Of easy yirtifc, naincd Jenny Shul /. on CCrtez, near tie corner of Curly street. where Her He has hccn quiet and her house orderly and pcaceablc iil Tuesday morning last, ahout one o'clock, when screams and loud cries were heard isssing theTtfrUm. Postmaster Barnard one O. her nearest ncigi'hOrs was just retiring, when hearing her screams anl cries of murder he ran up 10 the house, the door was opened and he found the woman on the floor and Win Girt- rude sitting on the bed with pistol in his hand Barnard ordered him to come out and he stepprd outside lbe door and demanded ten dollars from the woman, who refused Ii; then afer some words with Barnard and threatening him with the pistol, he turned to The woman, who stood n the door, six or eight feet distant. and demanded i,n dollars, who upon being refused instantly shot and the woman fell. Girrude ran down into the plaza and Barnard ran to the Sherins office and ronsed sheri Taylor, procured arms and follow. cd Girtrude, keeping hm in sight tll joined by the Sheriff and Mir. Gleason near the Pacific Brew yry, where Girttude was siandlBg in company with two other men The Sheriff and party ad. vauccd on them with shot guns and Girtrude sur. rendered without resistance, was disarnied and conducted to The county jai
 Drs. Kendall and McCandlcss were called in. and attended to the victim. The buffet entered her right thigh little below the hip joint and striking the thigh bone shattered it fcarfully A great many pieces or bone were extracted some Of them l-2 Inches in length Tue bullet was not found. The wound is a severe one and very likely to result fatally.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-17
Mining News.

Mcssrs Ban, Alexander, Jackson, Moore and others. came in from the Bradshaw mines during the week They state that the Del Pasco com. pany were down 26 feet with tbeir shafi, and coald go TO further for want Of powdcr--were drifting from the bottom of the shah. and getting as rch ore as any yet taken out. Pieces or rock brought In by the party la which no gold was visible, on beiag crushed and washed, yielded most enormously. PaftieA are a work on o'ber locstIOns gettsg out rock. bull ling arastras and houses, and others still prospecting
 Col. D. ]. Narr sod M j. Tlcsnan, ~ith two cthers, arc sinking hole oEa nss gold vein, sIi- u"e somewhere Lo;wccs the Big Bag raiii and tse Agua frio rnaril. Tt,c veie is .ix fc,t wIde, prospects we'll in free .soid. and Iosls vel errry gay. The !haff Is down % fSf. aud so .sipiu. rris arc yet iourd Thr Location is called ibc Oversight
 operstions at the steTiiag mlil are again szs- prnded for lack Of water. The shs1t Jsz lately made Is said to have bcru satisfactory. the yield ol free gold tcsg sii per ss-. Tie SsatiiHg uaay be one Of the richest mines Ia the world but wc predict tat its ia san Francisco viii never svt their money back f they have to crush tIs ore in the mlil where 1t now stands OHe mllc below the present site 0f the saiii there As bcct seonsiant supply of water during the pact cigil. teen dry months sufficient in Inc opinion of u,ill men 10 afford all needed for the Sterling mili The owners may De aware of this, and yet unwIl ling 10 iRear the exoense Of m0riag aaiH sssisaea tiIai ihe orc will pay. Three monihs from now they may reasonably expect To have water enough to test the orc thoroughly. And then, if thcy expect to make the ore give up the gold k coa. taihs' they will probably bc disappointed uatess come persou has charge CT ihe miliug o.,yrations sho can so nore thas save free gold
 Cbas. otea vss ir iowa en Sunday i.st, aud saJed oF1 sight. He tseGgist h over pound o' gold, neird'ng some of tlse Eiccst .aazy-is VIC nave seen Tor several woeks Oncs lp.s g,aoA payng r."'m on the Hsssay=mpa, and Il h. does have Fourth Of July every time he comes Co town. he esn stand il.
 a'. Hamilton. one Of the owners in the May. flower al Date Greek. came in by stage last week, and 6rosgat some teaniiful specimens from that mine. One piece Of rock showed a chunk Of gold in one side evidently about one-halr ounce In weight
 AIT Bashiord, who a week ago bought an ex- tension on the Vernon, on Lynx Creek, has sci men al work on that vein, near Shei.on's tunnel.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-17
The Indians.

Tue redskins visited inc upper H,.sayalnra on sunday inc nh in-t. Gotilieb Kloscr is mipnr 10 the creek near Moves X Curtis mill and pying ID one Of their hoisc~, ani Sunday alieluOuu, lir lcit the p1rnises for about three hongs to visit a friend below; during his absence inc claldrcn o. ilie forest called at his house and nndng Go,iirh oht helped thcm@ciFcs o'eyerything ,niallc ,x. cept the bacon -conti-caiud al his blankets and clothes and broke the gla-s out of llc window. Th,y lcft q lightcoored felt hat at the house win spots Of blood on 1t, which caused some fear. that they had murdered some miner or traveller before visiting the house, but so ir as known. all the residents on the creek are all right.
 On ihe same day the thieves uipppd q horsr hc. longing 10 Frank Overman, a miner, who live. about mile below Closer The sign, show that there were five or six Indians concerned in ,hcsc rOhbcrics.
 On Wednesday afternoon, tbe 14lh fast, In. dians went to the rlnch of J. II Lee. nine mlr, west of Prescott, and drove assay fourteen cows. Az the thieves were mounted and took uorth. easteriy course. they are ,upposrd to Ice Nayajos MT. Lee gave information al Fort Whipplc. as soon as possible, and Lieut.. II. Ayers, oi lhr 3d Cavalry, with r. men. started In pui sit Thi- {. the fourth raid suproy,d to have been made by that tribe. II in addition To Inc Apachcs, we ate also to hc cursed by the visits Of the Nayajo. We may see lively times in this country yet.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-17
9tw Adrertistmtnts.
Governors Apportionmcnt Proclamation

To all Wion h mqy Concern.
 Whereas under Act of the Congress. of ,. Tinted States entitled An Act the aportontnent and amend certain laws Of be Territory Of Arizona sr,o,, March 2 ls70 provided ,hai election shall i held 10 sni Territory the Tuesday ihe ars, Monday l November in the year tly'slpd eight hundred and seventy; and Whereas h Is made ths duty of the Governor by ,aiA Act to declare by proclamation, a least nDn;f, ss, 'tus to said election the number of members of ..b narh of 'he Legislature to which each county ds.es oi said Territory shall be entitled
 Now therefJre in pursuance Of tbe dniy 90 enjoinod uPon ne | A. F sanord Coyerncr of the Territory of Arzona dc hereby proclaim the following apportonneut Of meers Co te ensuing Legislative Assembly to which each county district is entitled vz.
 The County of Pima four Ci) Members of the Connen and eight @ Members Of ths House.
 The County of Yuma n) Member of the Council and three @ Members of the House.
 The Counties Of Mohave and Psh Ute spgcther. on. CD Member Of tc Council and CD Member of the Hou.. The County of YayaTai three CD Members Of tho Coon. oil and sfr e, Members of the House.
 i veu nndr my hand and the req, Seal of rasd Ter n S ntory, si 1ucsou. ths seventh day of SeptsIn. ' '' Der A. D is70.
 A.PK K. STAFFORD
 CoLLz BSsHFoRD. Secretary of Arizona Tcrriiory.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-17
Presentations

On Friday, the 9th inst, just as the MINER went to prcs-, our n,ighhors, Mcssrs Raihle X sbc,rrr. proprieiors Of the Pacific Brewery. sent in Eve gallon keg of lagrr beer. The becc was excellent. and the thirsty crew of thc MiSEG wee refreshed thereby.
 D. Henderson & Bro. advertise In ihe MINER that they have fine cigar. for sale, and made us know it by leaving box at tAe MiNIg oniec "Wednesday last
 Last week, Mics Garrison-tbe missionary - presented lhc MISER wnh large Bible Those intimately acquainted ~lih Marion kso~ that hls quotations prove that be never committed to mem. ory many ciIapters fromthc good book. and this copy wli he vcry uscfii 10 hiiu on his return as book of reference.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-17
Change of Time for Holding Court

Ills Honor C. A. Tweed, Judge Of the Third Judicial District of Arizona, has lssaed orders to the shcrii of Yavapal county to summons tbc uecessary jurors Co be n attendance at D term oi Court Co be held tn Prescott on thc nrst MOnday in ociobcr-iu pursBancc oi an order oi a major. fly of tbc oudgcs Of thc supreme Court of th, Territory, dated ai Tucson, Sovymber 2I, lsIs said order being n,ace updrr authority Of an ac, of Congress, approved August l6, lSJ6 Section , of sa!d act reads ns follows:
 Sec. 5 .iHd beH ft0tAsr eaacted, That thc Jad 2. oi tie Supreme Court in each ol the Tcrrito rics, or a majority oi ilien all when t.-em l,lrd al Their respective seals Of government. fix and appoint Inc several timcs and places Of holding the Vcrsi courts in thcr respective districts and Huit Ile duration thereof
 An aci of tbc Legislature, approved December S0. ls0s. axus ths term of ihe District Court. Co .~s held In this county on Inc Jd Mohday tn Orsober This net li.-, since that aine, Iogaia. ted tl'c IlEae Of holding th> DistrcI Courts, bGl since rse lsaEes of ihv saprVb. Court nave -p polluted din,rrHi day. TbsiE act. pn mast Ice n, garded as legal aplcs. ts presumed ii. tt tbc Ter riioriai irgisiaurr la. IoseS repeal th, sct oi Congress couicrriDg power oa tsr gsIses Co .. fbe tiDsos si hSldiBs tbrss osrts
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-17
Ihr > Mlner,
Local Intelligence.
PREscorr. September l7, 1870. To our Merchants.

In the column headed thew advertisements, ,uI he found card from Hooper, Whiting X Co. of Arizona City. Those Arizona traders who have .,rcody had dealings with H., W. S Co. need no rrgipg to continue their business connection. To o,hcrs we can confidently sny that the firm Is composed of four young men of as active enter rrlsipr energetic business talents and habits ns can be found this side of sau Francisco. All of them were connected with the old firms C. r. Hooper IS Co. and Hooper Hinton & Co. They know the class of goods needed hy Arizona ner. chants and intend by keeping full, fresh assort
 mcnt constantly hand, to bc nhle satisfactorily 10 lll all orders from the busincss men of Ari- ,ona. From personal acquaintance with those members of the firm conducting the house at ah- ,onA City, we can uuhesitatngly endorse their statements. .,t,ts. ..
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-17
IconxuHicArKo.I

PREscorr, Sept l3. 1870.
 Mn. EDITOR article under tho hsad oi "Rrlisloas Proeeedips-," -l.Peirias tn the had iag culuun~ Of your issue Of The ioth Nu-;, cvu. tAnug various presentations. and calculated Co do gross iuju.icr Co Ias .yit aad otAsrs ls.-i to make coantcr sSstetacai througs ysar paper, not only for nyseiI, but 10 dissbuss the l,ublir tsiod Tbe article referred t0 bearing no sis.,,s- turc, am compelled Co stfikc in tbc dark. At thc time referred o in that article uo diScas.iop of the Kind vas catered into. One Niss Csrrisoa Sss Fr-cnt and sought d,e ESsien, but an die eussina sAs refused l did not offer q plan for say kisd of house, brt did say is.t I inieRdrd s,ou ts propose Co the people sf this Vissnty, lo eon.e ,o say aid in building coInmodieas school house, and cxpocxd isa, my sporting irivnds, gamblers and liquor deaors would give hberaily towards The building of such house
 If any one thought differently a, that lime, EreaI care wac taken not to dlvulsc such tbouguts, aad no sane person will harb9r sueh thoughts II ihey are as well acquainted with that class of soeiedy as am. Now gentlemen, sappose yon will bv iittie disappointed when you nna the chances aru thai you gilI be called upon 10 contrisa'c, when, no doubt, for the past week you have been eongratuiaiug yourselves, that your credit and money were both safe; hat hereafter you mast count the value of the many thanks which l ss- sure you, you will receive for your liberal miies
 s. C. RooEEs.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-17
Assault With Deadly Weapons.

young man has tren employed Ia HAgan's restaurant for some time past who rtjoiees in 'he remarkable name of John Smith John Is a oouih Of eholerle temper without any disposition 70 restrain it He has had several difficulties, In Ah or which he was the agrrcssor. Thrce weeks ago he assaulted B. Dlhnan, with a knife, aud cut gAsh In his back two inches long DahInan made no id"s about it, and John pursued the uneven
 enor Of his way until Tuesday moromg Iast, hay. 'uV some words in the restaurant with John stem ii'r aoont washing the house ha e. --s~ = s'emmer in the face, and seized a hutchyr-kniie, rushed at him with evident intentions 10 make ,'eaSs oi slemmer. Other parties laid hold cf 'onhhy m hurry and disarmcd him. Steamer n~thnd swore out warrant asainst him. shcr- ,m ,, Taylor put hn in jail for safe keeping llll "euhesdsy morning, when he was tried before Sus'ice Geo w. Barnard, found guilty Of assault @ ae'diy weapon, sentenced 10 pay fine of foO and costs of court or to be fed in jail the eAPehse or tue county for three months. Nol '4e 10 False the funds he was returned to com '0'"e'e quarters under the coart house, where he 'eui4hed at las, occoaats. Evil docrs will regard '" barnard, J. F., as snag and a setback ii '"'y come before him in his official capacity
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-09-17
Farming

in our list Of acres under cultivation given in the issue of the 27th of August m error occurrcd In the amoun, stated as planted by Reese < Marr. They have 100 acres cf corn, 250 of wheat, 90 Of barley, 50 of oats, 50 of miilct, of potatoes, and : of buckwhcat
 \. Peterson also has 40 acres oi corn, of beans, Of potatoes, and in Hungarian grass.
 The total number of acres under cultivation in she county SO far as ascertained, is 14,l45.