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The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-08-27
Local Items.

The weather is delightful. Rainy season about
 house and lot on the oppcr end of Montczu- ma street sold, this week, for sl,O0O.
 George II. Kimhall, sterling young man, will, in nll probability get the appointment Of trader at Camp Mogolon.
 Brooke & Linn are making very good Impfo,v. mcnts upon their corral and livery stable ls,f -yrs>s'sl,l y..glsitc occupy a house on Cortcz street, and are well pleased with the people of Prescott as our people are with them.
 Our correspondent al Phenix made a mistake in his last cpstle, when be stated that Mcssrs Helngs and Block had contract for carrying the mail from Phoenix to Wickenburg So we have been informed.
 Indians have been acting badly around Camp Mcdowell, stealing animals, etc Col Sanford went aner them and killed one.
 Attention is directed to the new advertisements In to days MiNER.
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The Very Latest

We copv as fHious fsn aesFafrhes se ths I~ A-rslss NsszI ef tss leth ihc l5iesf r-r-r receiFea ty a. Para aEust siFasssrg llttrss say tnai nc True stan. ls tai soaty seca Hened o rt'4Fs Some sh'' B.r,is A1.st lsThe ui,s frs ,f fTIeury caFs'ulases yes;rrday zfr rl1 houaraient Co ts seeoud Fzssau noTT~
 Hrury Augass l6 - .S3 2. A--Jsst Fon the b>'iis heid Aetz he edvssoe sS e sh crJ- .s aiie kea ty tho enemy whs itrasiaiey reuarosa ff'n nc E The lgh ald grt of fe lffh dtsians sas'ansa ths sivarre The esuTscf dssfr,s Involving tle cnirr iiar The enemy rei.asel zi aii fotf's
 Hstaid syoclai cable earresTsuru Eiyes ieiiff ta Gea Becker, a e9arnsia zouas.s z, oi NsNa.,.e wounded and uifs'Dg hs sotd.er. ought ike 'as We haa o5c ag5aa loooco We have Dot N" co c' Zouaves len
 I,siou. Augasi i6-A IazeaisarE csrT~sFondsui says ,hs rcsalt sf Asadsys ss l. 10 Sres euaans ss'os To Nerdua-
 Re,-r, says that great haislr gng h'i he silsnee of the Frepch auhoriiss coafIB fs nn'r received i Pasis Aug l7--5 A. N.--Ii is rrPorsd thai Prince Freefc Charies hes aessd an arfnis'sce 10 oary A' Ths woald'. Tasdoa .t-slsl say,. We have TO aoeas of French yeSy te er~gsins of ths Asseiie hui s EHr-sror's official dislafch-
 I - runorrd tauEh tisiAis fTssssi=ss s1serea mel seros Gefa, uitA snorHshs Ice Of men aud have hfn Las, nirht J. A Merchant Treseh Consul, received from French Consulate at han rnc-oo dtsi-a'eh
 saN FRaNcIsco. Aug. l7. is7d MORTENHAUT Consul of franee '-AomIasie rePuise ~ Inc Prssisps AteuIs break the French oeaisr ahan duned Inc Prnsans n tu refFfAf AeAah"n a' ShAions The French refused Co gruui Hn ar uis'ice
 JULES BELCCoUFR. Pf.'4burr the key of tho vosges 25 nes from stfasburs has snrrendersd ihe prussians he Crown Prince psris Aus fa-sndnight -It a ran1srca that great hattie is now going on at Mefz The news s suppressed aud ii nay bs impossible get Pse'lars before tor
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The Latest War News.

The Enssh rA'iarneht profnrus1 arfis~ fth inst
 Army ouresf-lsleris he wounded and bod arrived ai Paris iesy io thc yaiaf displayed ty ths Frch ffssI p- sAaruTek hsht Tss African orIs sug hi ior eEit tssIfs aeaiusi s, rrv bsiHiiHF osiis.
 Ihe isob af isris iusa pser aensHssatsass sahiuss Ca@sans- susT.rte4 uf lsing ally t ils frassars
 G-sota Chau FAruier i'si been fsasG eH 1sssalse' siar
 Nagsieou was rrtorted saying hat hs voaA rr.uru IsFis ecad s-s. uhica Aslts td afd re1as sur ct tass d.irh- lssaTfi.-s
 iu the Caris Lss.4rf fAe isl iusf NhFr niliyief zstrset szt ssfsi sss the fisI,1fifs Uf tir ish rahed fF An a.a ao4l4 lave apuraerfa Aius bal eoi lnclatrrs af thr l sf .Hf Ifafaffiy tu flH frtnlF
 uitai,rslip tsissa sf sf Ffzncc. win osssrai Tfaehsf as htatai,f
 Tho GosIs lrgslstts had p.asssi gfsai NsTasarfs Anef f',sg Irsaga tts I-g ss1iisa Now ei Pf-se'a bod "a. ia ihf fae-~
 C.lssi Is.iaas Ae.as tss Mms'ry, lie s bead d tss Wet h. Isa1tssat
 Ia 1hsiir ssys aH H-eussrrB f ihs saF ss NseMaAor Aiisi ssaaara ia tae flatie ,E FuseAue e4lsF C,si eraaratali, rsftef f ta~ N stsisf es faFs Fu AGairs Asf zn tsiraasi Afst ulssziiy gesafi tesaci AsFzsues al ts ika Fgnc isspegi hAs dasa tsifrd Csauuf Nass Seiffrr aad afes snHag fis kHed The 7tth fxia-ri tsi sf Msissertsg fffy gb; aaltrft kilird sf1 uesfal.a
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Gew Adrertisements.
SIiERIFFS SALE.

TS THE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL. District, in and for YayaIa County, Territory of. Arizona
 M woRMsER F. IT. wISDgHt1cB A. wgErHENER, and E. BIOCK partners under The hrrn nane and
 style 0f NORNsgH O., I1Anbns
 
 JOAQUIN BaRBERY, and CoKtks ITRAssO, DessBszsts. Notice |. hereby given iiaiis psrsiases Of an srss. iiou issued out of le Disirg Court of e Third Judi District ih and fg 'he County ss fatal1i Territory f Ar10na by Cl1rk tbercos Q directed requiring make tiie of Nine Hundred and Six sO5 do lars gold coin together with costs and aecrng to satsfy certain Judgment catered n fhe Dttr~f C'y'i af1-"f .J .l, s. ,lts HJyr. 2 I' lsss' m iasof sI the atyre painurs .d As44.t The defendants hr sad sum principal aud interest
 Now. ihsrefre |. John l.. TayioE sberin Of YavaTai County, by yrne Of G4e authority resed n sue, made and provided have levied upon and Wi1i ilr sale ai public aucfn ad vi cell highest bid der Do front of ts Ct HOuso n the t0wu Of Preseotf An1oua Saturday. Sspsembf l7th, A. D ls7O d the hour of 70 ockek A. N of sid day. ihs fsyving des- criDei property. towifs Ali the right fie and iserest f tis said Corlas Perasso and that certain aiOte hoze and two its 0D feet % oy 20 feet desp iBs.k T hres Jl fflinffg Howell between Mass ze As;ssF+ s;asss, sa hs :o=s e Aeksas-s i- ;ho County a Yavapsd shd Terriisry Of Arinosla-
 Witness my band this Z7th day of August A. D. 1s70
 JOHN l.. TAYLOR aagZ'3 htsrin IaraTa County.
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HEAbQUARTEHs DgPkgrsENT OF ARIZONA. /
 Prescott, August 23d 1870

hEAbQUARTEHs DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA, /
 Prescott, August 23d, 1870. Command'Hg Offer, Fort Whipple 4. r.
 SIR .- The Department Commander is desirous oi having wagon road opened from Dickason's iarfn Co Camp MeDrsv-f' 7t d. e -', - ttr -f i,.,. , .. :<..s- tSsSs' SiSy [. Gi,'ts u.. Sas aa.al! ,nptain x r. P,1 hlh-. l2ih Infantry, and every officer md enlisted man belonging to his com. pany with aetrGcticUs '' {v,rs..S s. .., >s September next, Co She point known as thn Aeua Trio HUI, Co there 20 Into camp and ai once pro- cccd Co make good practicable wagon road over and down t, and to and across the Agua Trio stream, where it will cOnBect Niih a road from ihe south. to bc built by the troops from Camp Mcdowell. The Department Commander directs ibat tLe road, fnOi completed by the ist of Octo bcr, will however he ir such advanced state as 10 render i rassablc for light loaded wagons 10 pass over.
 sil accompany tlc working party, and aitcr dc ciding upOn tbc best plarr io descend Inc mesa into ths AgDa Trio Valley. thsi you wiIl put them at work and relieve them from it only when you shall have become sEtisf-d fhat good practicable wagon road for hcsgily loashd wagons. such e. arr usually nsed ll Arizona, shall have been com. picted tl
 The \. C. M al Fort Yhippie will furnish you with the tools and transportation neccssaTy to cnrry these instructions into effect
 ! am, very TcTretfuliy,
 Your Cb'i scry't. E W sTOsE,
 Firsi Lieut. '. \. Aru.y, Au'g Asst Adi'g Oen'l.
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Co., BRowS, commanding al Camp Verde lately made release of lndisn prisoners as ttAi post He tarnod two squaws sod one blind buck loose, andChas. Franklin, .he Goycrumont guido, took a young girl and boy with him, when be passed Camp Verde on bis say to Camp Mogoi- lon, intending 10 leave them near where they were eaP,srcd The boy eamr back ,e the post af,eE A short time, evidently better pleased riiA the allaremcnts or civilization than with bis for mer mode Of fife.
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Weglve cur readers the foIlosing instrociions recently iseued from Department Headqnarters, which we know wiIl be read Sith lEtenst ty every permanent resident Of Arizona No more imPor tant work has been inaugurated by the dovern- ,nent ln this Territory than the building Of mili- tary roads. When the road is completed from Dickason's ranch to Camp hcDoEeil, we shall have a very direct means of communication with che southern portion of Inc Territory; the dis ta.ee from Prescott to Phnnix is % miles lees than by the present road. and the canyon of the Hassayampa below wickenbarg with it's dangcf' ous anlcksands so long the terror of all travellers over tbu road, Is avoided. The Advaniages of easy transit between Northern and Southern Ari- zoua assured by this road, cannot be too highly appreciated.
 manainr officers of Camp Verde, and Camp Mo rolon Gin the White Mountainsi. to have the road connecting those two posts opened for travel by the 18th of October, and as good wagon road >L a,geAdy been opened from Camp Mogollon into New Mexico, connecting with roads through that Territory to Texas, VIC may expect consider able travel through Central Arizona From the eas' next spring and sum,ner.
 As the road henee to MeDowell and Ph~nlX will be of immediate benefit to the cillzcns oi Prescott and yicinity sell as to those residing on Sal, River, and as the entire work of cons'rue ton win be done by soldiers, who will receive nc extra pay for their labor from Government we insist that all citizens who will be oenehued by the road should contribute little cash to the bows in blue who will do the work
 UEApoUARTERs DEPARTNEST OF ARIZONA,
 Prescott, August 23d, 1870 Commanding 06seer, Camp AeDo0eA A. 4.
 sIf.zThe Department Commander is desrou' of ba, ing good practicable wagon road for heay IIy loaded wagoIs, such as are usually used II Arizona Territory for freighiing purposes, con slructcd at early date as possible rom Isnl McDoxell 10 Dickason's farm on the Agua frio and 10 this end he directs that upon the receipt this, you detail Csptain F. Coins, 2lst Infantry
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Further of the Struggle at Metz.

LONDON, August l5-A dispatch from forl'ash says The Preach while reTnatpg Wfs 1 ihe ahsehs' nsfe ai,ael sd bv te Pruss ans under Gsuerg stinnrh The French eoipmand was ihrDsu Into confusion and aher gallant stand were routed by the PHssians with great Slaughter. - .. -.
 di,Iaieh from Carlsruhe says The frlssians nov oe otIpy Mhhouse or Muhauseu, it r sometimes called
 oss huSdred thouSAn of lhs Land Osr IGsrnAE i'ial arc crosslng tbe iroutiefs
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Another Butcher in the Field.

j. W. Johnson, (familiafIy called |" Poker John son. from the fact Of bis having once poked a furlous she-bcar between the nbs, with a buiehcr- knife, until he persuaded her to will him hcr cube and die), has lcased DuRu's meat market, and stocked it with good beef, mutton, vegetables oi all kinds poultry. e=gs etc., and tenders an invi tatou 10 people Of every race and cline to call on him and buy some of his good things
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Another AoeouI, of wlssenburg.

vhAs oencrp Dossys Dirissgs ooutssss6 'E siss 7th aud ayh r-ssnssis sas hs- shs leh t.aau os Chas f-'' fgifit sf Tassss and res'sni of Fnfutsi caass.sfs Asssy ta fAs HeFht~ftesd of ws--saAaSg sa~y v-f~ sessag sa~,siA Q ssrihn ds charge g arssrg. As tis fefis etieh lad tsf Isels1 on As th~ bn~ hs ass siguslid ss lsf~saee sf any i'r.s..aa iEt- flss nitsd ksa nneut rnai tosy anfregnded hg tis ssrag. Tis vas ue ts~ bod ihs Pr,issans sTsa frue. spd gpii sgFTsa sifA arery afyrnrea fiss heehs tf kcs~ gnouYyrg isst ~ta,lr egairy sta ss assus@a ssiiAex st name. General bsasy rtssea As frwqs - .irsnes se fTe aae cneay AesFans moab fsslh3e tshlz1 Wss ssubfg which las iss hfsren tAsa aad isf fresaass grssa,iisos Irs qais % isss teeauss ths Bsrr ssirn asss Grs tsa iieua aud tizs trsd wsrs ailuy efraf rsats sn fte tlac ef Nisssutars if.ef Iss Frfurh rrtfesked fna tf sFef Isstsu ard s,rssvfsd taafehnr fs rrti stf lf fs Fliags Ihe Ffiiszan sanf equally ta Mssseutrrg and sn ths nisl tfasts svssui t,uses ssf ea hfs aaa large uaubsr cf sstidiefs ia5 a4 uf uoauiea.
 A sfsu4t Il pesak t}en Nuhiraus hf4sIsia niesass1r ts rs-irr Ht,nev~T sra evdefa Ts urs lsi fs esy api hya1ots ia hu1 thrsa thrla ssives e Prssl4a tsliarsE 1f srsiirry. A iTufsd u.slsss asi had rrrneh insust sfi-rklng ne sua-ay any iasRsr turre Noid ue have d tisea le avs tts grssgna As NkHi uas lfi 9t bsess } f,rrs t,eaa rssr fhe frissaH a csy Af'ef ihein I uas aissgi l9 aetst uhen Geu iaaay feh rtca Co ihs fr,asslss .@r1sry. The lzIt caanlctfrt funlHe
 seat orssrs sslssrE ihe reads aps Ttuef ards ui'ii req inF ts farhss; E-iaf of Ns.s-et14frThe nunt<f of dead snd uoIaird ulHri be Fffy large udret The reas aine trsya crEznd 'hs ae~ih sg te iaieG Geasf4l
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THE Western coach. with ulall and passengers. arrived late Thursday night Nr. Tompkins-- the driver-informed us tiai he had "a; on the box 24 hour, tn coming up. He brought home Geo. W. Bowers and 4. HeudcrsOn, who have t,cza to California Also, many others
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Proposals will be % framed thai bids for eAsh astirle may be considered separately, and where an article s required 10 be delivered al more than one place. the price for delivery at each place will be givcn and all prices will be stated in U. N gold con and expressed in writing as well as 10 hg' urcs
 Payment will be made in Legnl Tenacr cheeks, on Assistant Treasurer uf the United States, San Francisco, at the latest selling quotations avail able date of paymeHt, upon reeeipi or eertlh' cate from inc Agent on duty on the Reservation, stating the supplies have been received and are oi the requisite quantity aud quality.
 Two responsible surcties must be named, and must certify On the bids thcir willingness 10 go bond ih the sum of fifty per ceLtum of the value Os the contract.
 The undersigned reserves the right to increase or dimnIsh the quantity of each article, and to reject any or all bids.
 Proposals to be endorsed on the envelope "Pro- posals for Indian Supplies.'
 Bidders are requested to be present at the open ing of their bids GEO. l.. ANDREWS Byt Colonel U. s A., supi.
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with every officer and enlisted man belonging to hls company, with instructions 10 construct this road ne above Indicated to the Apm Ffio, whence II Will be constructed by n company detailed from Fort Whipple
 The 4. A. Q. N. at Camp Mcdowell will furnish the tools, implements and transportation neccs. sary to carry these instructions Into effect
 Very respectfully. your ob't serv't,
 F. W. STONE, A. A. A c.
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THosE of our citizens who have, through busi- ness or otherwise formed the acquaintance of Capt C. W. Poster Post c N al Fort whlrplc, wIli be glad to learn thai he Is appointed by Cen eral Orders No i3, io be Chief Disbursing Oniccr In his department, for thIs portion of Arizona
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A NAV named Thomas R. Harris, committed suicide at the Burro mines, New Mexico, recent ly. Deceased formerly resided here His people reside at Liberty, Missouri
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INDIAN DEPARTMENT.
Office Superintendent Indian Affairs,
 Arizona City A T, August Jst, 1870

CEALED PROPOSALS, IN TRtPLTCATE. will D bc received at this office until twelve o'clock M on
 Tuesday, September 9th, 1870, for supplying the following articles, viz: One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand O2j, ,OOOD
 pounds. net, Flour, oi standard supcrhne qual- scventyave Thousand f7j. .OOO) pounds, net, Bcans .y of good merchan,ablc quality
 Fiay Thousand (50OOO pounds net, Barley, Of
 good mefchaplabe quality, 10000 pounds Of
 which shall Jt H for seed
 Finy Thousand t50O0W pounds. net, Beef Cattle ft for innnediafe siatgiter cpd issue.
 Delivery Of tue above named supplies to be made At the Colorado River RescrvuiioD, 4. T, 10 such quaBtitles and ai sneh times. prior 10 June JOth, la1l. as may be dcslgnatcd by ihe superin- tcndept of Indian Aiars, toiM the exeepfir of Dte seed Bariey, which is to be delivered at Sac8tOn h. r, immediately
 The Beef Cattle will bc subject to Inc following conditions, viz
 Not to weigh over i've hundred pounds, net, per head 70 bc weighed, if practicable and from the live weight Of the BuiJa thus ascertaincd its net weight Co bc deterfniued by dcductiag tbetrfrVsB h;ty per ccntun. IT weighed. not Co be fed or Natercd for from siX Co nine hours previously If impracticallc Co weigh on scales, the herd 10 be sct,arnied md arranged Into thrsc equal lofs ac cording Co tlieir apparent weight. as heavy me- dlum and hgiit cattle. average snlInal s.lc,aed from each Ot killed ara dressed as prescribed by tue U & Army Negotiations, and thc average nei weight of ths three animals thus seicc,cd killed and dressed. iO hc acrrJicd the average net weight of the herd. The examination and deter uinati0u of tbe aeeepiabiliiy and net weight of Inc Beef Cattle io be by a board composed of the Special Indian Ageui Oh duty gn the Reservation an officer of tue Army selected by said Agent and persou selected hy the Contractor. i To be delivered at tho Colorado River Rescrva. tion and sacaton, A. T. iFpHsed4atefg Ia nearly [ equal qusaiiiles, yiz
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private letter from United States District AL torney Rowell Of Mohave City, states that the miners Of Yellow Pine district, west Of the Colo. rado river, were digging out tons upon tons of rich silver ore.
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TO QUARTZ MINERS.

have made srangrrn~sts to have of Gsld eat hyct ooreafy nia. and SlB rsosivs samples CT rad by fna sxpse euclgsng dliaE green. lzsfs, aud feiarn osrussse by r-aiA
 GEO. T. S CURTIS Car CHAs. S. EArox. IF Montgomery st.. auR29tt San FFancfseo
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~ O T iC E t.

To aH Uh0ia 0 nrg C0aogH,
 The usdersiRue,i. under nc nBd style of the SALT RIVER DITCH COMPANY. hsTuby give notice nai they lave the ay csned fo1y Thoaissga Iposes. C. i@ fastrfd under fuo inches ffe-urs of fe a sal River t ls taken frsn add river a rpiut trs nes aiese fss rrs-g af the Nei5s~si aud Flsg. sace rs.i ssd rver. and oFT-siis rcd De ~ih ssdg of sa rvtf We als1 claim the right of say tr esia d.sek Tasrt oggze middle 1f iis besth sae of fze lAff- Nzr.osEs Eoustain. We ai.o ciAnh hundred feef s2ch fi3e 0 sad ditch and to sfIfsre iraEfl sf s.iG diifa.
 Ane f.e -asi ssit KveE niteh Company flrfher give uoue ihaf tsy in@Hd % oafBsn~uos Nork Oa the sad Ditrh i@farr z5ff day ss Deeents- D Is7D Sad ditch t0 the south s5ae ef said rissr.
 s l. GEiTTIN Joe V. KNDfT,
 CALrrs gACEsox A. B. sNITH
 yoHN Wass0N A P K. SANFORD,
 gAuou EnI8sK s SHOUT.
 JErsE gACKaON q. A. LUXE.
 JACKSON B C. BAIN.
 sAi kivss T.. Augusa 22i, is70. AaS25
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To Beef Ea.erA

Prices reduced at the Pioneer Bulcher Shop. ] wu sell beef as low as H can be bought elsewhere 10 Prescott W, \. kELLr.
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PHGNIX STATION.

Phonix, Yavapai County, Arizona Hay aud 0rain and shs bess of Acoosanso8atous sls
 1faNsars The T@irpusgs of the tr4veiag public is -s.lsiied
 T.. K BJKER
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GEALED PROPOSALS, IN TRtPLICATE. will O be received at this office until twelve o'clock,
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Sale of Qnartermaster's Stores. OFFICE ASSISTANT QUARTTRMAsTER
 FuKf wHTF1E. A. IT. Auzasf 70, is7D Tlss snsssFs.gssa sln csz~s ts ho sold ss
 PUBLIC TION, ss For ~iiTTie 4 T, on Monday. Sept. is. 1870 lsa of oi4ssssHaas.sr's sfores eoassssing q
 Hsraess, saddlss, Apparajo,s, zsols, $e. s4Is io soausn.s as ies6clork A N Terms cash ia C. s. Legal Tender Nosrs. C. N. FOSTER aaglJ8 Byf Col and A c N. q. S.A. JUST RECEIyED.-A hne hs R firginia To. haeca cf the Eas~ irs hrands, Belis ~ tiFsinA Ante lss Navy La Iiata C.stsueo Geld Is1rs Atlantic Ca his Trst Golden FiAfe ChiE4-ebeWng- OEinoko. ChnHaVisa Amlsar FiAke Sun fHSti Shower of feari- sunskiug
 No asss Ps-ss Tolsaaoo d bar Klaes jus O. ". BARNARD CO AzTLAN LODGE, No. l77, F. &A.M. A t,erular Mesiiass af ha Ls-gs sn sSe i-ss M = Saturday Of each meath ai si o'clock r. a. AA seFeuraing hFeth,ss are fsaisFnaiy invhed
 o W CURTIS w.M E. W. WELLS, Secretary.
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TS THE DISTRICT COURT, THIRD JUDICIAL. l District, in and for Yayafai County, Territory of
New-York tribune., 1870-09-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

Andrew Shepardson is the Republican candl-
date for Assembly in Chenango County.
A. S. Wood has been nominated for Assem-
bly, by the Republicans Of the First District OF Wayne
County.
John II. Oliver is the Republican candidate
for Congress in the With District Of Pennsylvania com
posed Of Lehigh and Montgomery Counties.
Vice-President Colfax viii address large
audience on Wednesday afternoon at Nashville, and
another on Wednesday evening at Connersvile, Tenn.
r. Holland Duell has been nominated for
Congress by the Republicans Of the XXIId District OF
New-York The District at present represented by the
Hon. Dennis Mccarthy.
The colored people of the XIth, XIIth, and
XIIIth Congressional Districts of NewYOrk held Con-
venuon POughkeepse yesterday, and considered the
political and educational situation. strong resolutions
were adopted indorsng the Republican State ticket and
favorng the erection Of seminary for cOOred persons
Of both sexes.
The Republican Congressional Nominating
Convention for the First. Virginia, District Wednes
day nominated Dr d. NJ Norton (cOlored) for Congress
The white members of the convention then withdrew ana
nominated Dr. Douglas white. The cOntending parties
yesterday agreed 10 submit their difficulties to the Re
publican National Executive Committee for arbitration
The Hon. Samuel Randall, as Chairman of
the National Democratic Congressional Committee,
having called upon the Hon James brooAs, as hoh
Der the Ways and Means Committee, TO reply TO the
Reduction Of Taxes circular issued by the Hon. Henry
Wilson, as Chairman OF the Republican Congressional
Committee he has published that reply. Mr Brooks
claims that reduction is not much by soOOo0O or
S4OOOOOOO, as the Democrats would have made II IN
power that what reduction has been made in the tarf
has been the interest Of capital rather than OF labor
and that the Senator OF Massachusetts may well be
tent with IT, while West and South cannot be, as the
reductions have all made IN the capital interests Of
Massachusetts,. These allegations are accompanied by
statstical tables. Mr.. Wilson VIII doubtless reply.