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The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-07-27
SUMMONS.

Ia THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE THIRD JU. dicia District in aud for the County of Maricope.
 MART c. COLEMAN, Plaintiff,
 AUGUSTUS L. COLEMAN, Delft } 7Ae Tsvriory ef Ar sends Greeting to AUGUSTUS L. COLEMAN:
 Yoa hereby summoned and required to appear in ardon brought against you by Mary c. Coleman. the plaintiff above named in the District Court of the Third Ju cal District of s Territory of Arizona and to t complaint therein fled with the Clerk o said Court Fl ealx in the county of Marcopa within twenty days elusive of the day of servcsl aer service of this sum- urau you if served within this county; if served q this county but in this district thirty dsys; in all o' eases. forty days.
 This action Is brought to obtain decree of Court for t. dissolution of fhe bonds of Natimony now existing
 reen and the zaid plaintiff and for the costs o this . on.
 Fd yoa fa e aT pear and answer said complaint as Fer 4ired tbe rh infi6 viii take default against you q app to ss' Cat fs tho relief demanded. in said c spissnt s
 ea under land, and seal of the District Court O
 the Thrd JIaiai District of the Territory of Arizona
 1 and hr I've connfy of hazicofa this, the 18th day issss9 c. c. McDERNOTT. Clerk
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Bullion, Hides,
Choice Old whiskeys

Choice Old "hiSkeyS Now Arriving aud For Sale AT AGENTS RATES,
 TIE: Fl. Webster & Co.'S Kentucky Farorite,
 Taylor,
 Eureka. Wilmerding & Kellogg's Old Bourbon,
 Shake Hdnds,
 McKenna. Dewitt, Kittle & Co.'S Daniel Boone,
 Tea Kettle,
 Hitler.
 Also, ALES, PORTER, WINES, And large variety of Everything in that line of Goods.
 wM. B. HOOPER co. Arizopa City May D, 1872. jee72
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AGENTS FOR THE MINER.

 San FSancisoo-T.. P Fisher Rooms % & 2l Msr chants Exchange California street. c. & Eaton. Music Dealer Montgomery street Thos Boyce, No % (secosd hoR1 Merchants Exchange Los AngeIes-Haris aad Jaeoby, No. 2, Downsy's Block Main street.
 San Beyaardino-Wolf & Folks, Nsv Fork cisy-w. renis. Jeweler, 3ol West 2ad street. srS EE~t
 ARIZONA. Arisona csfy--Schnsder. Grsirpn ( Co. EArsnbsry-Hoopsr, wn-R ,& Co. J. Goldwa,er & Bro. and A. Frank. VI fst sIr-E Wiekssbsra-Baznsts ( Block ano A. H. Pespies Hardyriue-Jss. P. Bull and wm H. Hardy Waliapaf kisiae Dssries-L C. weIbum, W. T. Hall Phonis-E Irvine ( Co, and J. 1T. AlsaP. Eat Phcnss-W. 3. Helinss Co. F1ornes-Pessr R. Bsady and ". c. Coringwood. nesss-J. E. E.AcCaaty. Military Pssts-D. P. Fos6r CAmp Hualpai {; Geo kimoeH Camp Dsts Cgeek; C.. ?. Head 6 Co.,, Camp Verde J. X. Tomlinscn, Camp Mcdowell
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Sale Of the Spartanburg & Union
... Road.

The Columbia Pho,,air, holds ithe At
torney-Goneral responsible for the loss
to the State which occurred at the re-
cent sale of this Road. It says: "He
was the attorney of the State; he is to
receive O special fee for his services IN
this particular case. He instituted pro-
ceedings, procured the order of refer
ence and sale, and doubtless fixed the
time, when, and terms upon which the
sale should be made and certainly had
the fullest means of knowing what was
requisite, not nominally, but really to
save the State from loss.
The public were, indeed, advertised
of the pending sale of the road, but
only a very few, if any, knew in what
way or to what extent the interests OF
the State would be effected. twas Mr..
Chamberlain's place, at least, to have
notified the Legislature officially of the
danger impending, and not to stand
quietly by as he did and see our already
Impoverished State mulcted to the tune
of $500, 900 in a transaction with which
he, of all the State officials, is chiefly
concerned. We understand that Messrs:
Worthington & Co., the purchasers OF
the eroad, have already been offered
so50,OoO for their bargain. This would
be more than enough to cover the liabil.
ity of the State; and had the least ef-
forts been made by the State officials,
and this effort word of warning and
suggestion by the States attorney
might have induced them to make, the
proceeds of the sale would, in all proba-
bility, have amounted to SS0O,0OO in
stead of $450, ,000."
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BILL TO AMEND THE ELECTION
LAw.-The bill of Mr.. Arnim of the
Senate, which il now before the Judicia'
ry Committee of that body, provides
for certain needful changes in the pres
ent defective, ubiquitous election law.
One Of the most important of its pro-
visions is that which directs that one OF
the three Commissioners Of Election
shall belong to the party in opposition
to the Government, and also one of the
three Managers of election at each pre-
cinct. This is q very necessary safe
guard; and perhaps provision even
more important is that which directs
that the votes shall be publicly counted
by the Managers at the close OF the
poll. The great defect of the present
law is that it affords every opportunity
for the exercise Of fraud in the recep-
ton and manipulation of the votes, and
that it gives the Governor and his ap-
pointees the entire control and manage
ment of the elections. The bill of Mr..
Arnim is very we'll, so far rs it goes, but
it makes no provision for registration Of
votes. This is necessary to avoid ire
feating," one of the most common elec-
ton frauds-which can only be prevent
ed by proper registration.
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The South Carolina Railroad. :

The public mind Of Charleston is very
much agitated over proposition on the
part of the Central Georgia Road, to
take charge and control Of the South
Carolina Road. The journals Of the
city have been thoroughly discussing
the matter, and show very conolusively,
we think, that such a step would result
in ruin as we'll to the Road as to the
city. It's very design is to destroy the
South Carolina Road, by obtaining con-
troll of its affairs, and divert trade from
Charleston; thus building up Savannah
and Georgia interests. The inducement
held forth is dividend of four per cent.
to the stockholders for a limited time
but as the Charleston papers show, it
might well afford to pay much higher
price to accomplish its purposes. We
trust the permanent interests of our
own Road and City will not be sacrificed
in the pursuit of temporary present
advantage.
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ST.. VALENTINES DAY. This, the
nth of February, is one of the few
Saints Days in the calendar, which Is
dear to the young Of both sexes. St.
Valentine seems to have been presby-
ter of the Roman church, who was be-
headed under Claudius, but nothing Is
known o. his life which would likely
have given origin to the peculiar eere-
monies of the day. 1t seems to have
been an early notion, alluded to by Chau-
Ger, Shakespeare, Herrick, and other Eng
lish writer's, that birds choose their
mates on this day; and the custom of
choosing Valentines seems to have been
of great notwithstanding akin to it
being the Pagan custom by which boys
and girls drew each others names on the
18th of February, the festival of Juno.
Whatever be the origin of the day, 1t
has long been consecrated to the best
offices of affection, and duly honored by
the sending of choice missives and ten
der mementoes. All of our young
friends wanting something nice for the
occasion, can get supplied at Lee i Par
kers. Call and examine.
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RENovATIoN.-Wood structures are
temporarily going up upon the Burnt
District, and Messrs. Mcdonald & Ad.
amson, and L. H. Russell have erected
buildings which, we suppose, will soon
give place to more commodious and sub
stantial structures. Messrs. O'Neall &
Son, we learn, intend erecting range
of three stores, with rooms above; Mr..
John Knox will also erect commo-
dious brick building; and Messrs. Goth.
ran & Wilson are clearing out the foun'
dation upon which will rise s new Mar
shall House perhaps superior to the old
With iron fronts and all the modern
improvements, the North-E Eastern side
of the Public Square will rise soon from
its desolation to equal, if not surpass, the
Western.
The proposition to enlarge the Public
Square seems to meet with general ap-
proval.
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BfEssRs. BARNwELL & Co. CALI es-
pecial attention to their choice stock Of
shoes, which have been made to order.
The stock comprises mems brogans, and
mems, women's boys, and misses
shoes of all kinds and of the best quail
ties. They are all guaranteed to be of
the very best in the market. Call and
examine.
They also offer their winter stock at
cost, and can give bargains. They keep
always on hand full stock of groceries,
which they arc selling at the lowest
market rates. They are reliable busi-
ness men and mean why they say. Call
aud judge for yourselves.
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Asn-WEDNEsDAY-L This day is
known in the Church Calendar as Ash
Wednesday, the first day of Lent-the
fast of forty days which precedes Eas-
ter. 1t takes its name from custom
which still prevails in Roman Catholic
countries of sprinkling the head and
forehead with ashes. 1t is the forty
sixth day before Easter, the six Sundays
which intervene not being counted as a
part of the festival or so observed. In
the Roman Catholic Church, the nature
of the fast is prescribed by rule-only
onemeal being allowed day, and at
this flesh Is prohibited.
The carnival, or farewell to meat
comprises the eleven days preceding
Lent, and is celebrated with great bril-
liancy in Roman Catholic countries.
Services will be held to-day in Trini-
ty Church, by the Rector Rev. f. 4,
Miles, at II o'clock.
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MAKE HOME Misunderstanding
adds more to the handsome appearance
of house outside, and to it's cheerfulness
inside, than good clear window glass;
and bright colored ornamental glass at
the sides and over the tops Of the doors.
The first lets in all the bright warm light
of the sun, while the latter admits the
light at the same time that it shuts of
the view of prying eyes. Tho best
French and American glass, both plain
and ornamental, as we'll as doors, sashes,
blinds, balusters, newels, mantels, &C.,
are to be had of Mr.. P. P. Toale, No. 20
Hayne street, Charleston, S. G. If
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The GREENvILLE ENTERPRIsE.-The
last number of thisI esteemed journal
contains card from Col. G. F. Townes.
the senior editor, withdrawing from the
paper, which will hereafter be solely
conducted by the proprietor and former
associate editor, Mr.. John G. Bailey.
We regret to part with Col. Townes,
who is q vigorous and polished writer,
and under whose management the En-.
terprise has been one of the most inter
esting and able Of our country ex.
changes. We are sure that the present
editor will be fully equal to the situation,
and will we'll maintain the past charac'
ter of the paper. Success attend him.
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"n''" ~ nave promulgated, have
.u!sgusted the sober-minded of both
sexes against the movement, and array
ed daily increasing opposition. In
Wyoming, woman-sufrage has been
brought to the test of experimenting
has been tried in the balance and found
wanting" Women have been allowed
to sit on juries and to vote, but expe-
rience has proved that it would not do,
aud the obnoxious law has been repeal
ed.
In spite of all that has been said by
Mill and other distinguished advocates
of woman-suffrage, it seems to be at
war with the first principles of our ma
ture, and to divest woman of the crown
ing attractions, and chief graces of her
sex.
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IN ORR PArRoNs.-According to Gus
tom we make our annual appeal to oil
of our patrons who are indebted to US
by subscription or advertising, that they
make payment at an early day. saleday
in January will be a very suitable time,
and we would be glad to receive visit
from our friends. Our expenditures nee
sssarily involve a heavy cash outlay
md the money from our patrons never
comes moment too soon. We trust then
that they will respond with their accus-
toned liberality, and enable US to 60 on
our way rejoicing.
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DEMOCRATIC SENAToRs.-It has been
rumored that the Democratic membere
of the State Senate intend to resign their
seats. We have heard no reason as
signed for this step, and trust that it may
not. be carried ito effect. 1t is to the
Senate, and especially to the Democratic
Senators, that we must look for the chiet
elements of conservatism in the Legisla-
ture. We trust that when 80 much de-
pends upon their retention of their seats,
they will consent to sacrifice their pri-
vate interests to the public good.
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TIL GREENvILLE MoUNTAINEER.-
BY the last issue Of the GreenviIe Noun
taineer we see that our friend, Mr.. Thos.
A. Hayden has leased that purnal, and
has associated with him his brother, Mr..
w. 8. Hayden, in Its future manage
ment. They promise an enlargement of
the paper by the 1st Of May next. The
Messrs. Hayden are enterprising and
skillful members of the craft, and have
the experience and ability to conduct q
first-class newspaper. The former edit
ors, Messrs. G. f. Elford and Ct. G.
Wells, will continue their connection as
associate editors. We extend our best
wishes to all concerned.
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The Difficulty with England

During the past two weeks an ahSi9
discussion has been going ON in the En-
elish and American journals with re-
gard to the claim preferred by this Coun'
try. before the Geneva Conference, now
In session, under the treaty OF Washing
ton. It has also been the subject OF an
excited debate in the English Parlia'
ment, has received prominent mention
in the Queens Speech, and has called
forth a dispatch from Earl Granville
the English foreign minister. So grea'
has been the excitement OF the public
mind in England that grave apprehen'
sions have been felt of q war between
the two countries.
The clause of the treaty under which
our claims are preferred is Us follows
Snow in order to remove and adjust all
complaints and claims on the part OF
the United States, and to provide for the
sneedy settlement Of such claims, which
are not admitted by Her Britannia Maj
estv's government, the high contracting
narties agree that all the said claims,
rrowing out of acts committed by the
Sforesaiu vessels and generally known
as the alabama claims, shall DO refer-
red to q tribunal of arbitration TO De
composed of five arbitrators, to be ap-
pointed in the following manner, tnat
is to say One shall be named by the
President of the United States; one
shall be named by Her Britanic Majes.
ty: His Majesty the King of Italy snail
be requested to name one; the President
of the Swiss Confederation shall be re-
uuested to name one, and bis Majesty
the Emperor of Brazil shall be request
ed to name one."
Tie American "case," presented by
J. Bancroft Davis, the agent OF This
Government, claims not only direct
damages in the destruction Of American
vessels by the Alabama and other cruz
sers sailing from English ports, but also
consequential damages, resulting from
the decay of American commerce, the
Increased rates of insurance, the pro-
longation of war, &c. The first may
amount to some fifty or sixty millions
of dollars, but the last have been esti'
mated at about four billions-a sum sc
large that Earl Granville declares thai
"no people in tho last extremity OF wal
and in the lowest depths Of misfortune
with the spirit of Englishmen In Their
hearts, would submit to it."
The Queen in her Speech, statesmen
in Parliament, and public journals Out
Of 1t, deny that the claim for conse'
auential damages comes within the
terms of the Treaty. or the province OF
the arbitration. On the other hand the
American claim Is as stoutly pressed.
The language of the Treaty is vague,
and who shall decide? 1t would seem
that the negotiation precedent and con-
current, and whose results were embod-
led in the Treaty, might determine this
question.
But after all, the American claim
seems rather intended as q campaign
document, which is not to be passed
upon until after the Presidential elec'
ton. It is not be supposed thatthe ar
bitrators would sanction it, and hence
the fears of England seem to be ground
less. There seems to be no reason to ap-
v,rahend war
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Wednesday, Feb. II, 1879.
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No subscriptions taken for . shorter
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Transient advertisements are chargeo
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.f respect. are charged for at the usual
rates of advertising.
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WOMAN-SUFFRAGE

The 'sNational Suffrage COMMITTEES" :"
composed of distinguished female advo-
Gates Of woman-suffrage, lately held a
three days Convention in Washington
City. The object of the meeting was to
memorialize Congress to pass declara-
tory enabling women to vote. This was
made necessary by recent decision OF
the Supreme Court Of the District Of Co
lumbia, which sustained the action OF
the Board Of Registers, in refusing to
register the names of two women who
had made application. The claim was
pressed under the Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth Amendments of the Constitution.
which, in comforting the right of citi-
zenship. were alleged to give also the
right OF suffrage But the Court decided
that the right to vote was not an abso-
lutte or natural right; and that it was not
anecessary incident of citizenship. All
that the late Amendments to the Con-
stitution had done, was to make all ma
tiyes of the United States citizens there
of. Az citizens, women were capable OF
becoming voters, but that the legislative
power Of Congress-.the supreme law
maker Of that District-was necessary to
carry the inchoate right into effect. In
the facs Of this decision, 1t was then
necessary that Congress should act in
the matter; and hence the memorial
But it seems that Congress, with all its
enlarged ideas of progress, isnot prepared
for this advanced step in the march Of
modern reform: The Judiciary Com
mittss of the Senate has reported against
the proposed measure, and itseems like
ly that the Judiciary Committee Of the
House, with Butler at its head, will
follow suit.
The authors of the woman-suffrage
movement have been active and persis-
tent. but 30 far have attended with but
limited success. In New Yorkand Phila-
delphia they have indeed succeeded in
ting the Boards of Registry to accede
demands of applicants, but in the
Instance where the judgments of
ts has been invoked, as in Wash
ey have been ignominiously
m, "he character of the leaders
:, Il. 'anced views of free-love
ted.
the adv
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n@- The new Apportionment Bill
increases the number of the Lower
House of Congress from 242 to 2s3; max
ing an increase of 40. South Carolina
gains one.
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525 ACRES.

more or less, bounded by lands of Joh1
A. Parker, Thos. l.. Coleman aud others
levied upon as the property of Elizabeth
F. Seals, late Elizabeth +. Wardlaw, in
the case of VIM. H. Parker, late Coro-
ner, against John r. Seals, Elizabeth F
Seals, and Stira Waller, and A. M
Aiken for creditors, VS.. Elizabeth f
Seals.
TERMS :-CASH.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
HENRY S. CASON, S. A.c.
Sheriff's Office,
Feb. 42th, 1872. { 4S-1m
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Taxation in South Carolina:

The Charleston Nea0s presents strik-
ing view of the enormous burden of
taxation to which the people of the State
are now subjected, by comparing it with
the light taxation imposed before the
war, and that, too, on property real and
personal, three times more valuable than
it Is at the present. And to add to the
gloom of the situation, the public debt,
in spite Of the vast income, has been
more than doubled, and the public credit
seriously impaired both at homo and
abroad. Says the Nea0s: <
"The tax for 1870, due and payable
was at the rate of 8 mills on the dollar
for State purposes, and 3 mills on the
dollar for county purposes, and amounted
to $2,265, ,047. y
The tax for 1871, due and payable be-
tween November 20, 1871, and January
Is, 1872, was at the rate of mills for
State purposes, and 3 mills for county
purposes, and amounted to 81 1890, 900.
The proposed tax for 1872, payable in
instalments before July l, 1878, is at the
rate of 16 mills for State purposes, and
mills for county purposes, and amounts
ION the same assessment as that of 1870
and 1871, viz: $1S3.000, ,000), to $3,477,-
000."
These sums, with poll-tax for three
years of $45o, 900, aggregate the enormous
sum ofss.o22, ,o47 in twenty-eight months,
or at the rate of $2se, sol month-when
compared with the estimated average
annual tax before the war of $6lO, ,173, or
$50,s47 a month-exhibiting a rate of
taxation more than quadrupled, Says
the NeDs:
"There is another test. In 1860 the
real and personal property of the State
was assessed for taxation at 4S9, ,000, 900,
and nearly all the real estate was asses
sed at far less than its value. At the
present time the assessment Is only
S1S3 ,00O, 900, although all property Is put
down at it's full value. The tax of $780,
S47 q month, before the war, was equal
to yearly charge of 124 cents upon -ev-
cry hundred dollars worth of real and
personal property, The tdr of tareaty'
eight months of Radical rst6c, at the rate
of $3.50, sol month, is equal to q yearls
charge Of ST SO upon every hundred dol
tdrs' arorth of real and personal property
This is not all. In one year, the State
debt, rs admitted by the State officials
is increased from 81, ,685 ,80S to Is, 76S, ,7Os
We may, therefore, put down.the known
cost of the State Government for the
twenty-eight months at:
State and County taxes..."....-S8,0 ,022 ,04i
Increase of debt. t..."....,.."."... s, lO2 ,OUl
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SHERIFF'S SALE,

DY virtue of an execution to me di-
ED rected, will sell at Public outcry,
ut Abbeville Court House, on the first
Monday, in March next, within the le-
gal hours, all that tract or plantation of
land situate, lying and being in the
County of Abbcvilie, hear New Market
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AN ORDINANCE,
Concerning the use Firearms.
EDE 1T ORDAINED, by the Town
HS Council of Abbcville, Thatany one
firing off gun, pistol or other fire-arm,
within five hundred yards of the Public
Square, or within fifty yards of any
dwelling house within the limits of the
incorporation, may be fined for each Of
fence in sum not to exceed ten dollars.
Be IL further ordained, by the same
authority, That any person firing off any
firearms as aforesaid upon their own
premises, may be fined as.in the forego-
ing section, unless permission has first
been secured from the Town Clerk.
In Town Council, this 9TH day of Feb
ruary, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
two, and in the ninety-sixth year of
the sovereignty and Independence of
the United States of America.
IF. G. DUPRE.
Intendant.
Feb. 13, 1S72-43-3t
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pA- Col. John H. Evins, gentleman
of character and q writer Of ability has
assumed the editorial control of the Cur
oli,aa Spartan.