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The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
From Maricopa County.

w. E. Hcllngs arrived recently from Salt River Valley, and informs us that consider able rain had fallen throughout the tower country, and that crops were looking well.
 Many farmers had recently arrived in the valley and gone to work on farms near to PeGnix, Mill City and Tempe. Mir. Hellings is confident that between eight and ten mil lions of pounds of wheat and barley will this year be raised in Salt River Valley.
 At Camp Mcdowell the military authori- ties talked of enlarging the water ditch, from the Verde river, and using the increased sup ply of water for the purpose of irrigating larger piece of land than is now under cult vation as the Government farm, also for trees, etc, which they propose to have planted in the vicinity of the post.
 All this will make of Mcdowell very des- irable post, and, as the expense would not be great, we hope these good intentions may be carried cut.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
DOWN WITH INTELLIGENCE !!
Figuratively speaking, the above is ab'

Figuratiyely speaking, the above is about the real language of the opposition movement to tue proposed reform in the Civil Service. It is deemed oppressive that applicants for position shall be subjected to a rigid exami- nation, with the view of arriving at know ledge of their fitness for office or position. Yes. it certainly IS a serious backset to the hopes, intentions and actions of members of Congress and others who have been feeding their family friends and favorites, however ignorant of their assumed duties, at the pub- lie crib. The reform simply demands that the men appointed to office and position shall be only those who understand the duties required of them, and wanting in any necessary qualification, the applicant must be reiected-the solicitude of friends in high places, for their office hungry relatives, to the contrary notwithstanding. An exchange very justly remarks that lit is not proposed to demand a thorough acquaintance with "the classics, familiarity with history, an cient as well as modern, profound mathe- | HidtiVai taihiuS, ot a hHo"'SuSo oi CohSS'it' Our public schools afford such ample means "of acquiring information nowadays there lis no excuse for ignorance of the dcnser sort, {" and we really think that a rule which re- "quires fair education in aspirants for posi-
 |" tions under Government should be regard led as a step in advance. Hitherto the gross
 test ignorance has been no bar to advance
 "ment in the public service, and as matter
 "of fact the man who has never studied any
 "thing but ward politics has had the advan-
 "tage over the steady, industrious student.
 "We think it time that brains and capacity "had chance in the public service, and that "preferment was made to depend upon
 "merit.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
Our Railroad.

A St. Louis (Mo) dispatch of January g, says:
 A meeting of the Board of Trade was held tonight to consider the question of the equit- able extinguishment of Indian titles with a view to the construction of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad along the 35th parallel iati- tude. Resolutions were adopted urging up on Congress the necessity of immediate ac- ton to the end that all of the Instructions be removed at once.
 The san Francisco Ne,rs Letter, of a recent date, has an able article bearing upon the At lant;c and Pacific R. R.; the country through which 1t will pass, etc, etc, which article we will soon publish in full.
 All through this winter, not to exceed one foot of snow has fallen upon any portion o the route selected between St Louis and and San Francisco, and this depth of snow is confined to two or three short stretches none of which exceed twenty miles in length
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
CACHISE.

1 The authorities are wasting their sweet ness upon the aforementioned murderer, thief and liar, who, instead of being pettcd and coaxed, should, if he be in the power of the Government, suffer for his many brutal crimes against human and Divine laws.
 The idea of begging criminal like him to go to Washington, at white peoples expense, and hob-nob with the "Great Father" IS in- sulting to the American people. 1t might oe we'll enough to attempt to propitlate ana re-
 ward him for his past criminal acts were he'
 in reality, the head of the entire Apacne tribe: but. when it is known that, were be to make a treaty of peace tomorrow, Its pro- visions would not be considered binding upon any other Apache, and his own past career leads us to believe that he would not con slider such treaty binding even upon him- self, must satisfy all of the uselessness of at- tempts to cajole him.
 The fact is, Cacbise has played 'possum many times before this, and were he even to experience change of heart, his words ana actions would have very little welght with the members of his own band, much less With the members of other distinct bands of the trbe of which, when occasion requires, every member becomes his own chief.
 If Cachise be on a reservation, the fact that his warriors are not, ought to satisfy Government that whatever influence Cachise may have had in the past over his people, is forever lost to him. He is old, and all who know anything regarding the savage Indian know that with age come disrespect and neglect, if not insult.
 It will be plenty time for Government to treat Apaches we'll after Apaches will have begged for peace and kind treatment, which, IS we have often before said, will not happen until after the Apaches are whipped into submission.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
THE NEWS.

Governor Hoffman has signed bill l.l izlng the indictment found against cer] members of the Tammany ring.
 San Francisco dispatches say that the \ ometer is falling steadily and there are D, poets of another heavy rain storm.
 The treasure-hunting expedition-or, ized to search for the gold and silver kno to have sunk with Spanish frigate, off coast of Ecuador, in lSO2-sailed from Francisco on the first instant.
 Telegrams to Los Angeles, ofthe 29th U announce the snow blockades on the Un Pacific Railroad still insurmountable , the road indefinitely blockaded.
 Brick Pomeroy has breach ce prop case on hand. 4 Miss Wilkinson char that he promised to marry Der in 1866. \ now sues him for S25, 900 damages.
 The condition of diplomatic relations tween this country and Venezuela is sal, /, be somewhat critical, and trouble may al out of the persistent refusal of the goveI ment of Venezuela to pay certain claims I the United States and which it acknowle ed in the Convention of 1866.
 A Charleston (S. O dispatch of the say that Forts Sumpter and Moultrie are ing put in defensibIe condition. The d tractors had begun the work of mounting heavy guns. Fort Pulaski is likewise to strengthened.
 Gold, in New York, January 2, selling 1O9s
 The revolution in Mexico progresses v| varied results. Tn one instance We have counts which show that the rebel leaders we'll nigh overthrown, and upon the heels this come the details of an insurgeut Tict At last accounts the rebel commander | confident of ultimate success. believing Il he has the American sympathy on his sid,
 The Ohio Senate has passed @ resOlui appro wing Of 'he one !sEN, principle for Presidency.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
INDIANS.

Full particulars of the recent butchery q E white-rnen by Indians, near Camp B'~~'
 will be found in the letter which we to-'"s
 publish, from the pen of OUT Tucson co' 'rs'-
 pondent. Mr Webster, the drl'sF Ol '"o !. wickcnburg stage, who arrived here | A'r''
 day afternoon. heard neTs at H''Ns''o1's
 which ha, lc4 Li.a !o .AinA that Tom D0no-
 van was nor among the killed, but that man
 named Donohue. formerly of this place, was one of the victims. But this mystery will ere long, be cleared mp.
 Our letter from Camp Verde, published elsewhere, gives detailed accounts of the movements of Sulele, or "Sheleleh " and bis cut-throat Apaches, who, of late, have been acting very badly-having made several at tcmpts to steal animals from citizens of the Verde.
 From Camp Grant we have news to the effect that the ten or twelve hundred Indians who are drawing rations at that post, nave been amusing themselves, from time to time, by stealing stock, etc, and that, contrary to orders. the Indian Agent there has been ls- suing five days rations at one time.
 At Mcdowell, recently, party of red thieves who few days previously had stolen A lot of animals, had the effrontery to return to point near the post and communicate with the post ommander-General Carr- who, to his credit be it said, refused to have anything 10 do with the murderous thieves unless they would return the animals they had stolen and give up the Indians who had stolen them.
 IL is stated that all the able bodied Indians have left Camp Date Creek, and are proving around Skull, Kirkland, Peoples and other valleys west of Prescott, in strong parties One of these parties was recently encounter cd by Mr. Saunders, on Fool Creek, on the trail from Walnut Grove to Wickenburg and about eight miles from the former place. Saunders, L. R. Stevenson, and Wm. Me Cloud were out there hunting game, and having separated, Saunders, while creeping oward deer which he was endeavoring to hoot, was confronted by eight or ten Apach- E who were lying in wait for him. He inn nediately fired and knocked one red-skin yer first-class frontierman style; retreated hen, pursued by the balance, but turning uickly upon them, fired and shot another, nd, repeating the process. wounded several thers, until the Indians abandoned the hunt nd he escaped without scratch.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10

FINE METAL FRoM BASE OREs-The gold and silver bullion of which we spoke in our last issue as extracted by the Paul Process simple amalramation, from ores where zinc, lead and arsenic were present, proved by Mint assay to be .9S9 fine, lacking only III .OOOth of being chemically pure.
 The foregoing, from the Scientific Press, of San Francisco, establishes the fact that the paul Process of amalgamation has proved a success in Nevada, where the good result spoken of was obtained. We are rejoiced at this, as no other miner of this Coast has tried harder than Mir. Paul to subjugate "rebell- ious ores" and, of course, learn other men how to do so.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
From Florence.

From private letter, dated Florence, Pima county, Arizona, January 3lst, we extract the following:
 The Pinal prospectors have returned again, and commenced work on the Silver Queen, and have gone down about seven feet. The vein IS getting wider as they go down.
 Miners are going and coming every day. It looks as Ii times would be very good on the Gila this season.
 ihe barley planting is about over. Crops are looking quite well for this season of the year. Had good rain about one week ago.
 Everything all quiet here at present Business about the same as usual.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
The !" West. |"

The second number of this San Francisco monthly is an improvement on the first al. though the first was splendid sheet. The paper is devoted to the interests of this coast, and an article which We copy from it into this paper shows that it has not forgot, yen Annona, Persons wishing to subscribe tor 1t can have the paper sent one year by en' closing one deliar gold to the Dial Publishing Company, San Francisco, California
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
More and Better Mail Facilities

Is what the good people of Mohave county are clamoring for. Letters reach us, every week, complaining of the neglect of Govern ment in this matter, and we do hope that the Pacific Coast Delegation in Congress will use their endeavors in the just and pressing cause of the people of Mohave county, who num- Der nearly one thousand souls, and who have no mail facilities worth speaking of. Delegate Mccormick knows we'll the wants of these people, and can state them to the proper functionaries of Government.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
Review of a Court Martial,

A military gentleman, at one of the po in this Department, submits the folloWi in which, if We are not mistaken, he ms point worthy the attention of the millh authorities:
 Edaor z tfs ArizoHa Miner:
 Vii you permit me, through the eoIor of your paper, to call attention 10 a7 CT in the proceedings of General Court \ tial, which convened at Camp Apache in vember last, and which, in my opinion. i tifies the friends ot the men tried and q victed at said Court in demanding their lease from confinement.
 At this court, the men tried, were al fcl guilty Of tlt ehaFges and specifications ferrej. aud sert need to be dishonor discl --o. to be confined at hard .a5o char of the guard, wearing bali ard elr etc, iog term of years ranging from 2 70 m V
 G,arral Orders No. g.. from Headqu;e Dep; arr of Arizona dated DeC Zs, apprt - .lc p.ocec---se, 2nd confirms sentences in each case tried. Now. according to the opinion of Judge Advocate General of the Army pressed in General Orders No. 40, from jutant- Generals office, April 2l, 1871, q "discLarge from the Army IS in no case take effect until after the period 0t cont ment fixed by the sentence, the prcceedH of the Court Martial mentioned, aro 9. and the same authority specifics the ac' of reviewing officers will be made to form to the above principle.
 Iprcsume by this time these men are ,"' hon0rably discharged ' in which ease military authorities nave no further claim them.
 The order alluded to and quoted from our-eorrespondeut, is as follows: WAR DEFAR RrNENT,-Asr-J'r-tTrS OFFICE
 Washington, D. C., April 2i, 1871. General Orders No. 40.
 In the opinion of the Judge Advocated eral Of the Army, the sentence of Co Martial Is case of nn enlisted man should ways specify "dishonorablc discharge" VI such is the intent, or IS called for by the ture of the 0tfense but discharge from army Is in no case 10 be made t. take ei until after the period of con6nemsnt | by the sentence.
 The action of Courts Martial, and oi viewing officers upon the proceeding' Courts Martial, will hereafter be made conform to the ~Ls~s pfiacifi
 By order of the Secretary Of War,
 [Signed l.. D. TOWNSEND,
 Adjutaut-Genera
 Wednesday next will be St. Valentr
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
Late News From Tucson.

We arc in receipt of private letter from gentleman of Tucson, by which we learn that the Supreme Court adjourned on the 3Oth ult.; that Gertrude was granted a new triar Dorman's case was laid over; (?) M 5. Difield was granted new trial, and Judge Titus decision in the Richard case was sustained.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10

SANTA BARBARA TInEs.-This California journal has entered upon the third year of its existence, with brilliant hopes for future sue cess. The Times is and has been an able, faithful and fearless exponent of the interests of the people of its section, who, we are pleased to know, have sustained its conductor
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
Military Orders.

Considerable information may be gained by psrusal of the military orders published ou the fourth page of this issue, for copies of which we are indebted to Captain Nickerson, Acting Asst. Adjt. General, .. General Crooks headquarters.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10

By an advertisement in the Tucson Citizen of tho 27th ult, we learn that a contract for supplying the military posts in this Territory with beef and mutton, was to have been let at San Francisco on the 29th ult.
 Isn't there mistak about the date, or was 1t the eintention to shut out Arizonans from competing for this contract?
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10

Croiutts Western World is the name of new illustrated monthly paper recently start ca Tn New York City, and which is devoted to Hitting the veil" from the Great West. The numbers received by us are good. Sub ser'ption price, sl per year.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
NO MORE CARPET-BAGGING.

There is some reason to hope that the system of importing men to fill public oihce' in this Territory, will be abandoned in me future, and we give in connection the ar''c,e upon which the newly-fedsed fops Is D''e'' Read it.:
 This afternoon delegates from all the ie. ritpries and the District of CoIumpia, ehoeP. ing Mir Hooper of Utah, who IS not m tue c;tv waited upon the President ana "ere formally presented to him by e1-1overhor McCormick of Arizona, chairman oi the or ranixation of delegates. MT. Clagget, oi Montana. then addressed the President, pre- senting an unanimous resolution of the dele uates. requesting that harcafter the appoint fnentof Federal officers in the Territories be made from the same Mr. Claggett stated that at the present time quite three-iourths of such officers were from without the Ierri tories. although the Administration had eyi- dently been more careful than any previous one in making its selections.
 Now, this is very praiseworthy resolve on the part of the Delegates, and we do hope they will aii adhere to their profession in the matter. Unfortunately for its disinterested popularity, however, there is, unm''akao'y' . pharisaical taint, which suggests an cleo tion dodge and hence mars the whole pro ceeding. Without taking into account the Judges and the Indian Superintendents ana Agents appointed to office in the Territories we do not think that President Grant ever did nominate an incumbent for any Federal office in this or any other Territory other than the person recommended for the post ton by the Delegate. Indeed it does' tLere- fore seem evident that the Delegates have unanimously resolved to be consulted m -iu- ture, upon matter of which they have had and stil have subtle yet absolute control
 In short, we should commend this ii It were endowed with sincerity; but so It IS not. We hail the object in view, while we lcannot look otherwise than with dIstrust upon the pharisaical parade and unnecessary display attending its consummation.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10

A line of steamers to run between New York City and Cardiff, Wales, is soon to be started by Mir Boyle of England, for the purpose of taking ores from the Pacific Slope to that country for reduction. The Virginia Enterprise copies letter from Mr. Boyle to l.. Janin regarding this matter, from winch it would seem that MT. B's only prospective trouble is the improbahility that the Amer ican railways will be induced "to lower their rates to a proper figure" The destruction of the present railroad monopoly to the Pacific which will, inevitably, be wrought by the construction of the southern lines within a few years, will remove the obstacle of high rates and give vitality not only to Mir. Boyle's enterprise, but likewise, in great measure, to mining operation in this Territory as we'll as in the several States and Territor- iss which lie contiguous.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
Got 'em Bad.

Californians have got Japan and Japanese on the brain; the papers are filled with "Ja- pan," "Japancse, the Embassy" "Tycoon" and humbug till you can't rest.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10

The publishers of the RtpnIlican, of Stock ton, California, have reduced the subscription price of their weekly to s per annum.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10

WAso ApvocArr.-This is the title of \ sewsFAess recently started at Waco Texas. sy @ ". Goliedge and W. 0. Tomlinson- swo aO'e and industrious newspaper men.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10

W. s. Green & Co. have started, at San Francisco, weekly paper, which they say will be devoted to land matters.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10

A very foolish although avery sympathetic gentleman writes to the San Francisco Post that the Arizona papers do Mir. V. Colyer a ponderous injustice. The writer knows Mir. Colyer personally, and "can assure you that his character is above reproach." As the article is signed in nom de plume we take it for granted that it is the production of some iiiuerant Bohemian who vas once disciple vG the renegade preacher whom he eulogizes There IS one man m Arizona who speaks of MT Colyer in just such terms, and this individual is remarkable chiefly for drinking to in.oxication; tor bathing m mud puddles on streets; for basking in the sunshine in state of nudity, in corral or yard fol loving about score of Indian women "no' wisely but too we'll" and for holding mill tary commission meanwhile.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10

Wednesday next will be St. yalent- lay.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
WORMSER & WERTHElMES.

Wholesale and Retail Dealessr r- "roeertes, Provisions. CIefhiaz. IiSS" shoes' Liquors, CrOekory, Hard var Earning and Mining fpsqisnseats1
 -EteeserA, Southeazt Corner of Plaza. Prescott A
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10

They have nice frrsh Honey. H.-ts, aa,os Hs Lard NuiS Candles and several ...i.rr sood fss which fley selling very che.p. .e s, s, soss
 Prescott, July 29, ls7l
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
OH ANGIE of BASI

Az ENTIRELY Sxw LAYOUT" or Groceries, prorisions. Fresh and Dried Fr Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Notions, F.c.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-02-10
MELVIN & McFOsTER,

(A sseir Store, in iAs osi oAplioi Ts,uldirg,)
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-09
COUNTY NEWS.

The citizens of Dana Centre celebrated the
Fourth" by Sabbath school picnic, the cxer-
ciscs consisting Of an address by Mr.. W. W.
Russell of Oakham, speaking by citizens OF the
town, and singing by the choir.
A rare incident occurred at the West church
in Grafton, (Rey. Mr.. Windsor's), last Sabbath,
the father and only brother of the pastor of the
church occupying its pulpit with him. The
first is still hale and vigorous, after quarter Of
a century's hard service in the missionary work
west of the great river, his natural force scarce
abated, the old Gre in the eye undimmed; the
brother, long an able and beloved pastor in
Illinois, is seeking in the tonic of our sea COAT
to recover from the rayages of o severe sickness,
The meeting was the more remarkable because
it was wholly unplanned, as they came together
on that beautiful Sabbath from those scattered
and distant fields.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-09
Political,

New YORK, July S.-The proposed conveu-
ton OF representatives of the liberal press dur
ing the session of the national democratic con
vention ut Baltimore has been abandoned
BALTIMORE, July S.-Ihe Evening Journal
publishes a letter from W. A. Saunders, colored
elector on the Grant republican ticket, ad-
dressed TO the chairman of the Baltimore city
delegation to the late republican convention,
in which, after expressing thanks for the honor
conferred in placing his name on the Grant
electoral ticket, he says; "a profound sense of
duty TO my race and the demands of an unset
fish patriotism superior to mere partisan re-
quirementS, compelled me to decline the honor
and sever my connection with the Grant wing
of the republican party" Saunders then goes
on TO state mt length his reasons for not sup
porting General Grant, and why he will sup
port Greeley. Saunders lately held the position
of special mail agent