Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-10

principally on the northwest side,
and new lines of street railroad are
projected. Northern blood is coming
in, and more vigorous development
follows as matter of course One
singular fact exists here, unheard of l
believe before, and that is, that you
can build house new, of any kind,
cheaper by twenty-five percent. than
you can buy one, thus casting some
doubt ON that old and well-worn saw,
that "fools build fine houses, and wise
men live in them" A wise man here
will build his own house, unless the
maxim is against the,policy of owning
house in any event. If so, what
wise fellows lots of US are!
CoRCORAN ART GALLERY.
The magnificent donation of pri-
vate citizen to his country will soon be
open. 1t is the gift Of Col Corcoran,
long leading banker here. The
building was erected expressly for the
purpose, and is of pressed brick of
what is called the Renaissance style
of architecture, which is the same class
as the Grand Hotel in San Francisco,
and will cost, when completed, over
100000. The art collection, (now
owned by Col. Corcoran,) to be placed
in it, is valued at S5OO,OOO. Thirty
years ago, Col. Corcoran was jour-
neyman shoemaker in Georgetown,
near by here. Now he is as elegant
looking, dignified, polished, gentle
man as ever you saw. Ye knights of
St. Crispin take courage! You may
be happy yet.
AMUSEMENTS.
Two theatres and an Arizona opera
running here now. The talented
young dramatic star, Mr. Oliver D.
Byron, has just closed two weeks
engagement. Never heard Of him?
Well, he's just rising, and isn't much
of star yet, but he'll grow, you
know. Agood deal of growth wouldn't
hurt him, but he is really a very
promising young man, and may aston
ish us yet. There is q phenomenon
here now-Miss Lucille Western. She
is the Mexican Buchanan Of lady ac-
tors. Her tragedy is the best fun I
ever saw. We are promised Nillson
when Congress meets. Lectures till
you can't rest. Wendell Phillips
opened the course with d wonderfully
interesting discourse on the Lost Arts.
He proved to my satisfaction that the
only important new things we have,
not known to the Ancients, are the tel
egraph and printing. In fleet Of
vessels painted in the interior of the
pyramids, there is a side-wheal steam
er as natural as life. A railroad bed
has been found in Egypt, graded
road, granite bed, track cut in it, and
a Greek historian describing it says
they had machinery on it for propel-
ling great weights. They had the
microscope, telescope, stereotype plates
like those now used in printing books,
&c. There are ancient gems, seal
rings, ETC., now existing, found in
Pompeii, more than half of the work
of which cannot be seen except with
microscope. One, q figure Of Hercu-
les, three-fourths of an inch long,
with the naked eye only the general
outline of the figure can be seen; with
a glass the anatomy of the muscles
appear, and even separate hairs on the
eyebrow, more delicate work than we
can now do.
Balls and parties are beginning.
Tailors and milliners once more look
glad, and the carnival season is close
at hand. Kid gloves three dollars
pair-"the war, you know" with
bland smile. That's about as far as
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