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The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

The imports for the nine months ending Sep tember sO 1869, were ss6i ,563,O94 in gold, an increase of about s66OO0,OOO over the similar period the previous year. s55O,OOO,Ooo Of the total were transported in foreign vessels. The domestic exports were about sS,5O0,0O0 less than last year.
 A despatch from Richmond Va. of date De- cember 27, says: "G. S. Cody, Sheriff of Culpep- per county by military appointment. has been tried by Military Commission, and fined s5,OOO, and sentenced to five years in the Pententiary." We'll bet sombrero that that Commission was composed of honest men. | The Cunard line of steamers had refused to carry letters across the Atlantic for two cents apiece
 Great destitution existed in New York, among tradesmen and laborers. Send them West, where they can work for themselves.
 An American Annexation League has been formed in New York City with the avowed pnr- pose of gobbling up all adjacent countries The League was at work organizing force to send to the Canada rebels. It looks like a Fenan move
 The result of the Texas election was not known
 at Galveston. ou the 25th ut. Perhaps the
 Nigs were still voting. It was known, however
 that John c. Conner was elected 10 Congres; ' from the second district W. F. Clark from the
 third and Edwin Degener from the fourth. SC
 far as known, majority of Conservatives had been elected to the Legislature.
 It is rumored that the notorious Joe Holt Is t'
 be nominated to a seat on the Bench of the Su
 preme Court Forbid 1t. ye gods. Canada has had an earthquake. , Late foreign advices state that the Deistica Convention that met at Naples on the sth inst in apparent defiance of the Gcumenical Counci at Rome was dissolved after two days session by the Italian Government; the ostensibe res son being that the delegates shouted "Piud !, Rrance Rep,tblieal Victor RuGy, President elect of Switzerland ! died at Lucerne, December go. Despatehes of the 30th ulL, say that the Fen Il ans were moving. Also, that great activity pr, . vailed in the Navy Yards. It was said that European Powers were takin measures to prevent the cession of any portio F of the Island of San Domingo to the Unite T. States.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

A LARGE clothing establishment recently failed in Stockton, because the proprietor neither ad- vertised in nor patronized the newspapers.-Cdl- Vornia paper.
 The storekeepers of this Territory, who do not advertise, should take warning from the foolish Stoctonian.
 The working people of the Territory do nearly all they can to support the Press of the Terri tory, and we very much mistake their spirit i! they buy from those who are too mean and stingy to help the country along, by contributing lit. tie of their profits to the support of the local newspapers. Most buyers are aware that the men who advertise liberally are both public spirited and liberal, and, of course, the proper men to trade with.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

TIE NAvAJoEs.--If the Moquis Indians who recently visited us are to be believed bands of Navajoe Indians have frequently made raids into this country, plundered, and, perhaps, murdered, our citizens. One of the Moquis Hvered that Navajoes stole Campbell & Buffum's animals, from Chino Valley. He told B. Hussey, of this place, that several Moquis saw the Navajoes driving said animals towards the Navajoe coun- try. Of course. we cannot believe tale told by even friendly" Indian but all white men who know the nature of Indians know they win all steal from, and kill. white man. whenever a favorable opportunity presents itself We had hoped however, that the reserved Navajoes under their freshly made treaty, would not pes ter us, but 1t seems they travel couple of hun dred miles, every once in a while. to give us taste of their metal. We would thank the Indian agents of New Mexico to keep their pets al home, or, at least, put stop to their coming this way We have quite enough to do to guard against our own scoundrelly Apaches.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

ARIZONA PAPER Major Seward has placed us under additional obligations by placing at our disposal a late copy of the Aritond Miner. pub lished at Prescott in that auriferous Territory. The paper is ably edited and though a column to the page less in size than the DAILY BEACON, it seems to be healthy and vigorous, having nearly completed the sixth year of it's existence Akron (0hio) Daily BedcoA..
 We are glad to learn that tho Major has ar. rived at his old home. The MINER is now in it's seventh year. Mir. Beacon and whether ably ed ited or not, has the favorable opinion of its sup porters and the. good viii of most of it's ex changes to back it up.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

THE Nevada California;, Transcript asks that any law for the sale of mineral lands shall con- tain provision requiring any pre-emptor or purchaser of mining claim to expend at least $l00 worth of annual labor in working it, so thas those spectators who aim to make claims and hold them (to the exclusion of the miners who would work them) till they can sell, shall be barred out as far as possible. Annual la bor" is good. Will the Transcript please inform us how much of that kind of labor it would re- quire to balance sl00l
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

Los ANGELES IrENs.--We condense as follows. from files of the Daily Nelos:
 Geo otteBheim, a native of Germany, took poison and died recently.
 l.. Meekan had found rich silver ore near Camp Cady.
 new tin mine had been discovered 40 miles north of San Bernardino.
 Prospectors from Yellow Pine were arriving in the city. They gave aattering accounts of the mines of that region. Discharged soldiers, from this Territory were arriving. We would like to see some who are not discharged, coming into the Territory. The force now here is very small.
 The Railroad Company paid s2O,OOO for the Tomlinson property. at San Pedro. The 1" last Y steamer brought a great many people. | Some 50 men had been enlisted at Whining ton. for service in this Territory.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

EARrHoUAKE IN CALIFORNIA AND NEyADA.-- Heavy shocks of earthquake were felt in the up per country, during the afternoon of December 25th. At Virginia City, firewalls were thrown down. bells rung, clocks stopped, dogs howled and horses snorted. On the Pacific Railroad between Reno and Wadswortd, train was stop ped on account of rocks and earth, displaced by the shock. At Sacramento. the shock was more severe than any ever before felt there excep in October 1868. Ali Marysville, the shock was the severest ever felt Two shocks were felt 1T Stockton.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15
Death of Ex-Secretary Stanton.

Edwin NJ. Stanton, who filled the position of Secretary of War with unHagging zeal and abil- ity, during the greater portion of the time in which the late war was waged, died at Washing ton. on tue morning of December 2lth, 1869.
 Mir. stanton was born in Steubenvlle, Ohio, in 1915, and was, at the timcof his death, about 5i years of age The best that can be said for Stanton is that he was an able lawyer, and a hard worker By nature, he was cold-blooded and tyranicsl To him are attributed many crimes, one of which is the murder of Mrs. Sur. ratt
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

Guardian of January lst, prints letter from J. Ross Browne, wherein that gentleman shows, with much clearness, the benefits that would &C., crue to the people of San Bernardino, were they to assist in building the California end of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
 December 3lst was the most disagreeable day the editor of the Guardian had ever seen, in or out of California.
 A Postoflice had been established at San Cor gonio with MT. Brown as r. NJ.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

A CoNvENTIoN. - The Santa Barbara Press urges the assembling at Los Angeles of con vention of the merchants, business men and members of the Press of Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego coun- ties, for the purpose of taking concerted meas ures to sustain an opposition line of coast steam. CTS. We second the idea. Our people have too long suffered from the exaetions of the steamer monopoly, and relief will be found only in or ganized action.--Los Angeles Nelos.
 Go ahead, brethren, and do all you can to tor. pedo the monopoly. You have the best wishes of the people of this Territory for success in the contest with the leeches who oppress you and us
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15
A REMARKABLE FAcr-The Carson Appeal, of

A REMARKABLE FAcT.-The Carson Appeal, of December 23d, has the following
 It is very singular fact. and one which is well worth the study of scientific men, that the body of no person that has been drowned in Lake Tahoe has ever come to the surface. No appearance of the three men who were drowned there few days since has been discovered, and we learn that 1t is in contemplation to attemp, their resurrection by the discharge of Giant powder into the waters near where they are sup posed to have gone down-something upon the old principle of firing cannon over the place where dead bodies lie buried by the water, to make them rise.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

FRoM MoHAvE CoUSTY.--Writing to us from the Moss Mill, Mohave county, under date of De- cemoer z2d, Jas. P. Bull says that la-ge pack train crossed the Colorado river, on that day. en on in the county Mr. Crossman, wealthy citizen of San Francisco, and an experienced miner, had arrived, and intended to visit this section of the Territory. Mr. Bull endorses him as a worthy gentleman. We will be glad to see him in Prescott
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

EHRENBERG.-The people of the new Colorado river town of EhrenbeIg, had a pleasant time, New Years evening. A ball was given by Jacob Swartz, .and dancing was indulged in 1p to a late hour J. B. Futile furnished the music, and our correspondent. ayers that 1t was good music. R. Reeve, popular caterer, formerly of this place, prepared the supper, which. we are told was ex- cellent We believe this was the first public ball given in the new metropolis of the Colorado.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

TicKIED.-Tis said that the London capitalists who recently purchased mining interests in Ne vada county, California, are highly pleased with their purchases. Were they to invest in some of our Arizona mines, they would dance with joy. A sight of the yulture mine would, no doubt, astonish the portly Johnnies.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

TIE CHAMPION VEToER--Governor Flanders, Of Washington Territory, has vetoed 100 Acts past by the legislature including the whole of the new code of laws. which had been prepared with great labor by a Commission and enacted by unanimous vote of both Houses
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

CAN Sucn THNGs BE?-Sidney Webster, son iin-law of Secretary Fisk, is reported as receiv- ing the fee of forty thousand dollars a year as the attorney for Spain before his august father in-law. Is this the way the Spanish apple al- ways gets Into the Cuban dumplings ai Wash ington! QIien sabe-N r. Herad.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

SoNE facetious individual says that in the city of New York. an imitation of California wine is made by soaking pair of old shoes in cider, and letting the mixture ferment--S. F Bulletin.
 Bless us, Bulletin, how must the original stuff taste, if 1t takes essence of old shoes, added to Gotham cider, to give the bogus article "ye flavor" of the California "juice of the''-- what is itl
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

TIE Commissioners of the General Land Office, at Washington, has issued a new order directing that the lands heretofore reserved for the South ern Pacific or 35th parallel railroad, and which were about to be placed in market, shall be re- served until further orders This looks like a ray of hope for our road.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

FRox PHGsix.-A letter received here recently by Dr. J. T. Alsap. from Jack W, Swilling, of Phoenix, states that Major Mckinney and others intended to start from that place, soon after the date of the letter, for Black Canyon, to engage in placer mining.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

WHY So MUCH MoRE.-In Buchanan's time, the expenses of running the War Department a year were sl6,OOO,OOo Under Grant, per year, nearly s6O,OOOOOO. Why 80 much diGereneel Are iron tier settlers better protected now than they were in Buchanan's time Not much
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

NEAR Alvarado, Alameda county, California, q Mrs. Spotts, 50 years of age, died recently. Up to the time of her death, she had not eaten any thing for 55 days, and drank nothing for 42 days. So say the California papers.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

WE learn from the California papers that an aged gentleman named Elehrs recently walked from this Territory to Stockton to see his daugh- ter.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15
TIE Democratic

THE Democratic members of the California Legislature have subscribed si,O72 to pay for photographic reports of the Legislative pro ceedngs, to be published in the Sacramento Re porter
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

JoHS McKNzrE JACKSON, your mother, Rachel F. Jackson, of Clarksyille, Texas, wants to see you mighty bad
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

COLLISION AT SEA.--The steamships Orifam, and Paeifc, ran into each other, near Santa Bar. bara, short time ago. Both steamers were bad ly injured. No lives lost.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

TIE San Francisco Caa believes that England has about concluded to foot the Alabama claims Which way, Gull? Pay them or kick them out
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

TIE Davisyille (California) Advetissr em. ploys Chinese printer. No danger of that in. stitution running short of Q's.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

HE Legislature of California threatens to re peal the Act against carrying concealed weap ons.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

Ar Gilroy, California. Dec. 22d, Nathaniel Thorne and Frank Otto quarreled about wo- man. Otto was killed, and his slayer married the woman the next Monday.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

TnE Los Angeles Eeus accuses the San Fran cisco Chronicle of changing front on the Chinese question. Hope the Chronicle man isn't going to throw off on his Joss, or switch his tail in the eyes of the Johns.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

The population of Wyoming Territory is esti mated at s,72S-Cbeyenne having 2,3O3 and Lar annie LIT.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

McCool has heard of the Cardiff Giant, and dares him to come out 10 St. Louis and fight for 5000 side.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

l.. F. FISHER rooms 2O and 2l, Merchants Exchange, agent for the MINER.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

Single copies of the MINER can be purchased at the Postohce
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15

san Francisco Ageucy.-THoNAs BoYCE Is the authorized agent for the MINER in San Francisco. Orlers ls at his office No 10 ecoud aoor) Merchants Exchange California street. below Montgomery will be promptly attended Co.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-15
DIR. FELAND'S
 CELEBRATED S1ciSs ,StOna0ch Bitters.

q The first and most heslthful 1unie ever introduced into the United shs' is ssill the leading article, and noft e thi. sold than of all other soeshed Tonics or Bitters.
 For Sale .e she Trada hy TAlLOR 4 BENDEL. Sole Agents 4o9 and ali Clay Street. San Francisco, CslhersA'
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10

4 QCEER FRUIT FREAK.-M Andrews, Of the
firm OF Hubbard & Andrews, of this town has III
his lot some choice fruit trees and among the
rest an apple tree Of the Sweet Bower variety
which bears fine, large, rounl apple. Last
Summer when the fruit this tree was about
half grown, the tree sent forth lot of bios
SONS, not Of the ordinary kind but almost like u
double rose and a Little larger than the ordinary
apple bloom. A second crop Of apples followed
these strange blossoms and are now matGredh
but these apples are as unlike the first crop as
were the spring and summer blossoms. The
second crop of rose-like blossoms have photo
graphed or typifed themselves on the apples, thus
rnAking the apples assume the form and shape Of
the blossoms. These apples are smallest at the
stem end, swelling, bell like, they approach
the blossom end at which point they spread out
like & rose thus, as we said above, typifying the
bloom These are the facts, for we the bios
SONS ard nov have three of the apples before us.
We know Of nc one that can explain or account
for this queer fruit freak, and can assure the
reader that we not going to undertake it
ourself However here is food for reflection.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10
Probate Notice.

In Probate Court State Of California, County
Of Placer.
III the matter Of The Estate Of SILAS SWEET,
Deceased
Notice for Publication of time appointed for
Proving Will, etc.
DURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF SAID
i Court, made on the 1st day of December
A. D. 1870 notice is hereby given, that TUES
DAY, the Goth day of December, A. d. 1870, at
clock p NJ, of said day, and the Court Room
Of said Court, at the town of Auburn, in the
County of Placer, have been appointed as the
time and place for proving the Will of said Silas
Sweet. deceased, and for hearing the applica-
ton of Rhoda A, Sweet, for the issuance to her
of Letters Testamentary thereon, when and
where any person interested may appear and
contest the same.
Dated, Auburn December lst. 1870.
GEO. G.. SEWELL, Clerk.
III. HARDY. Petitioners Attorney y.--d3-3w.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10
$500 20 $500 PER MONTH.
Mining Notice.
MONTANA MINING COMPANY.

T OCATED IN THE ILLINOISTOWN MI
IL ming District Placer county California: No
tice is hereby given, that mt a meeting Of the
Trustees of said Company held on the 18th day
of November 1870, an assessment of fifty cents
per share was levied upon the capital stock OF
said Company payable on the 2Gth day of De
cember to Jonathan Brown, Secretary of said
Company, at said Companys Office in said Hin
oistown.
Any stock upon which said assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 2Gth day of December,
1870, will be advertised that day delin-
quent, and unless payment shall be made before,
will be sold on the 9th day of January, 1871 to
pay the delinquent assessment. together with
costs for advertising and expenses Of sale
JONATHAN BROWN
Secretary Montana Mining Company.
Illinostown, December lst 1S70--dcc .3-4t.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10

HELr Ir-The tickets for the Ball and Con-
cert in aid of the Rattlesnake School District
ready for sale and whatever may be said of those
merit, honor, and the whole community to back
it and sympathse with it's object. Let every man
in the county that sympathises with really wor-
thy object buy all the tickets he without Gre
atng home want. Apply to Hubbard & Andrews,
Bank in Auburn, or John Mcbride, Rattlesnake
Bar, for tickets.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10

LAND Ion SALE.-By reference to our adver-
tisen ents it will be seen that there is 100 Of
land offered for sale at bargain. This land ad-
joins the farm of f. T. Loving, at Mlertown,
and il only about one mile vest of this place.
The eighty acres patented, is perfect title to
5oth soil and mineral while the other eighty can
he purchased or made homestead of. The
owner ofthe premises resides in Sacramento, and
we think, offers the place at a bargain to any
one wishing to make permanent home.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10
THE NEW FOOD.

For a few cents yo2 can by
of your Grocer or Druggist Q
package Of SEA 1IOSg FAEyNG
made from pure Irish I1os1 o.
Carrageen, which will nato
sixteen quarts Ct El@1o IE-ngc,
and a like quaint y cf Puda-1gJ
Custards, Creams, Ch2@,c-tte.o
Russo, &c. Il is 10 cheapest.
healthiest and Inos3 Gel:c;oG1
food in the world. T. Ilah8g.a
splendid DesseTt, I'D has 70
equal as q light and delicate
food for Invalids and Clild~o-.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10

TEMPERANCE FEsTIrAL.-We acknowledge
the receipt of q complimentary ticket to a festi-
val to be given by the ladies, at Good Templar' S
Hall, in Newcastle on next Tuesday evening, the
18th inst Tickets, admitting gentleman and
lady are issued at two dollars each. Mrs r.
A. Barter, Treasurer. and Mrs. L. Hogue, Mrs.
NJ. Albee, and Mrs. N. s. Culver. Committee.
We thank the ladies for the complimentary invi-
tation and may. weather and circumstances per
nlitting. be present.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10

CHANGE OF TIME.-The mail train now reaches
Auburn eighteen minutes later, going east, than
formerly, that is to say the Sacramento daily pa
per printed at three o'clock in the morning, gets
into the Auburn post Office at about five O'Clock
in the evening. Thirty-six miles in fourteen
hours is good time, but we beat it with an OK
team on the plains in 1S49. The stage formerly
brought our mails from Sacramento six hours
ss1lier. THE greatest enterprise OF the nineteenth
ccptuvr" is sonle - nIisspoa.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10

LEFT OUT.-In making up our report OF the
District Court proceedings last week, the ap-
pointment of p. W. Thomas as Court Commits
sioner, by Judge Reardan, was inadvertently
overlooked but this item corrects the omission
and makes the proceedings as they should have
first appeared.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10

no YOU WANT TO BUY SEEDS AND
IL Plants that you may surely rely on =! Go
to SEWN VINCENT 4 CO., the weli-known
Seed Dealers. GOT Sansome st., between Wash
ington and jackson Streets, San Francisco, and
Brooklyn, Alameda County. Mr. SEWN Vincent
is the only Seed Grower of California. He
guarantees tho superior quality of his seeds and
all those imported he tests with the greatest care
before selling. Be sure be will sell you the best
srd chssrest 90 5-Ss.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10

The WEATHER.--It has been storming here,
more or less severe most of the week Snow
has fallen as low down as within ten or twelve
miles of here, on both the Forest Hill and Dutch
Flat divides, and the further up the divides, the
deeper the snow. At the Forks House. we learn
that the snow has fallen some six feet deep, and
on the summit much deeper. In the valleys the
farmers have had sufficient rain to put the
ground in coed conditi n for plowing and seed ny,
but in the mountains the miners still want more
water.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10

AN Ugly REPoRT.-A gentleman from Colfax
informed us the other day that report was cur
rent at that lace, that the Secretary of the Ne
vada City Grand 800, 900 Gift Fair for the ben
eft of Washington School, had disappeared with
the funds, and that it was rumored that he had
taken passage, overland for the East. We give
the rumor for what it is worth and hope there is
no truth in it.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10

The SHIpLEy QUARTZ MILL.-This new ten
stamp quartz mill, the property of McFadden Il
Sears, located on Dotys ravine and near the
Shipley ledge, is completed and was to have been
started to work this week. The Company has
not taken out much quartz, but enough to test
the character Of the ledge by mill process which
seems to be the general desire of quartz miners
in that district. The Company own two ledges
the Trouble and Shipley, both large and ehgi-
bly, located for supplying the mill when worked
with a sufficient force There is good quanti-
ty OF quartz ready for milling at the BATHS mine,
an extension on the Shipley ledge, also close TO
the mill The quartz from this latter shaft
shows we'll in free gold, and judging from speci-
mems in our possession, cannot fail to make good
returns. There are plenty of quartz lodges sur
rounding this mill which, if they pay, will fur
nish it plenty of work to do, and all the owners
were glad to have the mill erected.
The Placer herald., 1870-12-10

MAsoNIc.-The following officers Of Delta
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, were installed at
their Hall in Auburn, December 1st 1870: j.
r. Crandall, H. p; d. W. Lubbock, King; Wm.
Mullen, Scribe; +. g. Smith, Capt of H.; j. E.
Hale, p S.; L. +. Holly, r. a. c.; John Nc
Bride, Master of the Sd Vail; Thomas Jamison,
Master of the I'd Vail; J. B. Wardwell, Master
of the 1st Vail; Frank Lux Treasurer; J. A. La
ven. Secretary: b. D. Dunnam. Guard