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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-04

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The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

The party took 10 or Ij days provisions with them, expecting to be back in i5 days at the rartbest They proceeded directly Co Me Dowell, as Mr Hayden had an order from Gen. Crook for an escort, but lett that place the next day without an escort and with but eight days provisions. They bsve not been heard from since and serious apprebensions are entertained for their safety, as it is feared they have been killed by the Apach.s. l wrote to J. J. Hill, superintendent of MT. Hayden's business, and have the above par ticulars from him.
 Certain papers on the person of the man lately found murdered in the ditch neal town, show tbat his proper name was Hiram | Bright, not "Herman," as before stated thai at one time he lived in Attica, Indiana, and that he has a sister living near Denver, Col orado. her name unknown.
 Dr. Wilson, writing from Maryvlle, says A few days ago the Pima Indians broke into the house of Bear & Link, which is abou two miles below Whitlow's station, while th proprietors were of at work, and stole there from the blankets, clothing, cooking utensils and everything the poor fellows had, leavinI them naked. BoB.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14
Indians and Indian Fighters.

The San Francisco Call takes occasion to rebuke those who believe that the troops have acted cowardy in "ftcling" Cor the Sio- docs, We are not one of tbose who believe that the troops have acted cowardly and can not blame anybody for acting little 'skit- tish" ." when hearing the yels and bleeding fTom bullets of savage foes. But, the com Vnandcrs have bmlered sure. As 70 those
 yells, person who has heard the yells ot the Apachcs scarcely ever gets over the feeling engendered by them, more especially when it has happened, as it too often has, that the yellers were in strong force, behind rocks or brush, and had the bulge on their unwilling victims. Oh such yels are terrible, and would be sure to turn the mind of the most vile special commissioner" but they take | good care never to expose themselves, and, of | course, know nothing concerning it.
 And now, about the Modocs. Had Crook | been there when they first got their backs | up. he would have set trap from which the ! williams could not have escaped, and then, he
 would not have fought them at long range
 No; his way of doing such things is, when | actually necessary, to show the sayages the whites of bis own eyes and those of his troops;
 or, to use naval phrase, "board them" and
 go to slaughtering them as long as they show
 resistance This is the way the commands of
 Major Brown, Capt Byrnes, Capt. Randall
 and others of Crooks heroic Captains have
 gone after savages in this Territory, into rocky
 mountains and caverns that are fully as bad
 as the lava beds. They wen; into these places in the night, and have generally succeeded r
 "civiizng" the red imps.
 Crook fought the Pitt River and other In > dians of Oregon and California in the sam' 5 old lava beds. They once got the best of him but, how did he dol Well, he started of a :, if retreating, but, when night came, he re i turned, hid his command, and, with a scou !. or two, started out to prospect for "sign. U They found it, in the shape of fire and smoke '. returned to the command, set it in motion '. surrounded the rancheria, and, at the breal ' of day, opened fire upon its murderous occu pants, many of whom were killed. Ohl ther '' is no nonsense about him. He knows wha V Indians are, understands their tactics an
 beats them at their own game. To bad In is dians, Crook is 'pizen"; to good Indians, h 'i i. a friend, indeed. Of him, Gen. Sherman rC o gently said, to reporter:
 "Crook Is like an Irishman. He will not remai still, but keeps moving all the time, and reall V that is the only true Indian policy Crook is ou [. best Indian officer. You he has never gone on reservation to chastise the Indians, but when the if come away from their reservations he makes
 very lively for them. He Is an intelligent, able o . fcer, and a soldier by nature, and he don't scai l" worth a cent"
 All true, Gen. Sherman, but, we fear, th !. time is near at hand when, owing to doubl dealing by so-called Christian Indian agent j. who know more about robbing an Indian tha
 they do of treating him squarely and justl. IL Crook may have to go upon reservation an chastise Indians.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

WHI DIsCRIMISArE f-The Denver Tribune wants to know how it is that tue Federal Govern. ment can afford 10 spend money SO lsvIshy in digging for artesau wells In Wyoming, California and other States and Territories, and yet have no dollar for Colorado. We should be glad to hear of Colorado obtaining the investment Of Federal means in the establishment Of artesian wells for they would be public benefit Neither would there be any objection to tue expenditure Of Fed era means in sinking this sort Of wells in Utah, say one on the military reservation near this City to begin with.
 And we would take it as special favor il Government would kill few so-called peace commissioners and apply their salaries and stealings to the good work of boring for ar. tesian water in Arizona, where one good flowing we'll would be of more benefit to the Territory and country than all the hypocrit ical scoundrels who disgrace the nation and insult the King of Kings.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14
Southeastern Arizona.

We condense as follows from the Tucson Citizen of May 3l:
 Major Brown had traced the Indians who made the raid on the San Pedro to the White Mountain reserve.
 The Prefect of Magdalena, Sonora, had, unsolicited, sent in some arms and three horses belonging to our Government. Which act of kindness is commendable.
 Conception, the Mexican captive who held the soldier and prevented him from saving the life of Lieut.. Amy, was represented to Gen. Howard, at the Grant pow-wow, as a bad man and a breeder of trouble; yet he las been receiving pay as an interpreter, un- til he again went on the war-path.
 Old Ssntvs, General Towards favoritc pet murderer, who talked God, and wanted to make a peace that would be as enduring us stone, when at Camp Grant, has again donned his scalping costume.
 The Tularosa Apachps had left their res- ervation. It was not known where they had gone, though it was thought probable that they had taken up their abode on the Chiri- cahua reservation.
 l The people of the San Pedro settlement had raised about S400 to build a school house A fresh trail of band of Indians, having about fourteen horses with them, crossed the
 road about seven miles east of the Cinegs leading to the San Carlos reservation. It is believed that the horses were stolen from
 citizens of Sonora.
 Nothing further had been heard from tn,
 horses stolen from the San Pedro by tho
 Apaches. Some of the farmers will be un
 able 10 plant full crop in consequence of tn, loss of their stock.
 , Company II, 9th Cavalry, have three little Apache children, captured in Tonto Basir last spring. The soldiers are very fond o the little Reds, the oldest of them being si, and the youngest three years old. They al speak English, and are happy as clans. Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Hughes, having com pleted ten years of married life on Tuesday { May 2, were called upon by large numbe of friends with congratulations and tir 2 things to celebrate their tin wedding. The jury in the case of John Willis, ol l trial for murder, brought in verdict o - guilty, on Saturday, May 24, and the 27tl e Willis was brought before Judge Titus an' - sentenced to be hanged, though the day wa
 not named. The counsel for Willis, Mir. n E. McCaffry, appealed the case, and it vii } now go over to the Supreme Court. Mrs. J. W. Hopkins and children, with he sister, Mrs. Toole, had left for Wisconsin. !, Robert Wallace, for having fourishe [. deadly weapons, and resisted the officers, wi e 'camp'' in the county jail for six months.
 Harvesting had fairly commenced
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

MExIco.-Trusting to her own helplessness and to the love our government has, of late, developed for mongrel races, Mexico does not feel in the least inclined to pay us what she owes us, or to let our people alone. Her statesmen have always managed to swindle ours, and her vilest frontier 'citizens" have amused themselves by murderiog and robbing Americans. And the end is not yet nor will it come in less than five years, at the end of which time, we shall have absorbed Mex ico, Americanized its best citizens and turned the cut-throats over to the ''tender' mercies of ex officers of the Freedmen's Bureau, for further instruction in the science of stealing.
 Our coming Centenary orators must pre- pare themselves to talk, gloriously, concern ing the annexation of Mexico, Get down your maps and forget the saying from "Mainc to Texas"
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14
FOR SALE OR TO LET.

This Station b situated 46 miles eass fs4 Ehrenbwg the stage road to Wiekenburg Phsaiz, Date Greek and Prescott Busness slsewhsre Fsnders nscessary for me ,o bs absent from the Station seh sf the time there fore will sell the Station lsass reasonabls terms with everything sPpertainiAg thereto The Station s well fitted up with good adobe dwslhAe. eosAs ssblss oas houses and cellar Wagons horses and harness suitable for business at the stsoa win bs sold with the property h dssirsd.
 Applications by letter wil be psonpily ssswsssd. This and very desirable opportunity fur Invest nent and particularly well suited any person who laes pscnssd ts hard labss.
 JAS. McMULLEH.
 ipAi0n1 AsNuIien's ststso, Ayxcus.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

For long time past the Pima Indians have been raising the very deuce by brow beating, and destroying the property of their white neighbors on the Gila and Salt rivers. Their agent has, time and again, confessed his ina bility to rule and govern the bad Pimas. The whites have reminded him that a company of cavalry might aid him so do so. Gen. Crook has offered bun said company, yet, we under stand, that, in accordance with instructions from the leaders of the religious society to which be belongs, he does not want any troops around the reserve! But this is not the worst, tbe wbites say that said agent has all along informed them that he would gladly accept the aid of troops to control the Indi. ans, but that Gen. Crook has steadily refused io give him troopsl Call the witnesses.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

Gen. Crook is now the best praised man in America, for his successes over the Indians and the hollow hearted but no less vicious scoundrels of the miscalled Christian Indian Ring, around both of which vile bodies he has formed an anaconda that is making their in- fernal bones crack. Leading men and news papers of every section of the country are prsising the General, and right well has he earned said praise, as well as the heartfelt ,hanks Of all frontier people.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14
LATEST ARIZONA NEWS. Fears Concerning the Safety of Judge Hayden and Party.
RAID BY PIMAS, ETC

RAID BY PPM AS, ETC.
 Under date of Phoenix, Maricopa county, June 9th, our regular correspondent sends us the following:
 To ths Eds,Or cf As ArizoNa Miner:
 Charles Trumbull Hayden left his home at Hayden Ferry on the 24th ult., in company with his cousin, (nsme not given), three Americans and three Mexicans, eight in all, for the purpose of prospecting along Salt River for timber suitable to saw into lumber
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

In recent private letter to Coy. McCor- mick, Gen. Crook said, jocosely. of course, (fOr he is sly joker), that, by next election, he hoped to have the hostile Indians prepared to vote for MT. Mccormick. He did not mean this, and did not expect to see it in print. Gov. Mccormick excuses himself for having given it to the reporters, by saying that they pestered him for news from the Territory, until, in order to get rid of them, he gave them the letter in question.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

THE PIMAs.-Mr. James A. Moore, Of Mar icopa Wells, informed'us, while in this village recently, that before leaving home, he ob- served a new steam thresher going up the road toward the Pima Villages present to them from the Government. Their crops are good this year, and they had already com menced to sell wheat
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

Last Congress was exceedingly stingy in appropriating money to defray the expense of keeping up our small army. It refused to give the Territories just mail facilities, would not give dollar to induce the finding of wa ter, by ar,esian wells, in dry portions of the country, yet it passed thieying bill author izing the expenditure of ten millions of dol lars in repairing tue three mile canal at Lou isyile
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

Major A. W. Evans, Third cavalry, late acting chief conmissary of this department, has, upon General Crooks recommendation, been assigned by the War Department to duty as acting assistant Inspector General of this department, and will report for duty up on the expiration of his present leave of ab- sence, all of which suits us to "t", as the Creator never made better or more consci entious man than Major Evans.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

A large slice of Boston again in ashes {! That Boston where so much care has been de- voted to keeping men from smoking cigars in the streets, and from, in any way, fooling with fire What has the Hub done that she should, in less than eight months, be twice scourged by fire Verify, "the ways of Prov idence are past finding out" Bot, We pity those who have suffered by this last terrible visitation yes, far more than Wendall Phil lips and other wonderful Bostonisns have pitied the poor people of the frontier
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

No more free carriage of newspaper ex- changes, and no more free matter of any kind will be carried in the mail bags after the first of next month. Having heretofore published the new law, subscribers of the MINER know what to do For our part, we will drop sev- eral exchanges, not necessarily, but the time will be so opportune.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

Contradictory reports concerning the build ing of what is called the Arizona telegraph line have well nigh shocked our faith in the steadiness of purpose of those who have the matter in hand. The latest report will be found in our Extra" and not knowing what news another mail may bring, we don't feel like prognosticating.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

n. e,-planoa of ths MINER being considerably great s, bsa Aa, d any o,bsr Arizona rapef husne" men eT' .,ysbsrs rll find t advantageous 70 make kno"n toeH hssasgs !a s advertsng toiumn'.
 Thsrs s not town, village, military posi- fA'fnlng or mining seisnen; In ths Territory ia which e aPer does so caa,s and copies Of |, sent tO every State and To-,,ory Of the Unoa which, coupled with ia age and ,,aading make t very desirable advertising modium
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14
McMullen's Station. Notice to Teamsters & Travellers The Station for Sale or To Let.

Aher June let, ls73 shall charge for furuishng water 2 cents 10 coin IS currency for each sol. nal per day and 20 cents per bb fer all water hsulsd away from the Station PAymeDi must be made at th" ms water s procured by all pares in charge oi large teams or trains either in cash or acceptable ordsn.
 All persons indebted notified tha, all accounts remaining unsettled July ls ls73 will then bs placed ia the hands of my attorney for collection.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

The old saying, "Save me from my friends" should be changed, by frontier people, to "Save us from our friends-the Quaker h. dian Commissioners"
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

THE GALAxY.-The article published on the fourth pags of to-day's MINER will give those of our readers who have not read the Galaxy for June, clear idea of its contents. We like it very much, and advise our friends to buy it from Kelly & Stephens, or subscribe for it.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

California appears to be sick of her Chinese population, and don't, of course, want any more new Johns. Arizona is not afflicted with many Chinese, so having plenty of other troubles, we don't now propose to borrow any more.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

The Science of Health comes regularly to hand, and is always welcome. Persons wish ing to subscribe for it can examine back num- bers at this office.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

Company D, 12th Infantry, has arrived at Wilmington, California, from Fort Yuma. The company was bound for Camp Indcpencence
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14
YUMA COUNTY.
VIM. a. HOOPER & co. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS General Merchandise. San Francisco. Cal Ehrepscrg 4 T.,
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 Yuma, A. 1T.

Hsvi,s closed retail department, ~s sh.ii, srop. and an.r ,hs date. attend exclusively ,o the wa,u of ou. jcbhng throughout Ansona Territory .nd Sonora. Mexico
 To Interior Merchants, Small Dealers, Station K,.p er, Saioon Keepers, Ranehmeu Freighers, Etc. vhe buy ib qusputes offer entire stock of goods
 AT COST, to make Sr large invoices to arrive ". 0Rdrante, satisfaction In QUALITY and PRICE and desiring asys'rs in stock, will no, regr., CT amining some before doing SD in any other marks, Order. from parties af 6rsrce will me., with ,A. sam. and attention tsouss ,b,m'ei-e, pfss.,, Highss, price paid for
 Bullion, Hides, or sny other marketable article produced is be sous,y | Consigned merchandise machinery, ste., will b.. promptly forwarded ,o destination nc ssus ty es-s,s and eSmpeten, ffeight.rs, at current rates.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-06-14

The Overland, for June, is we'll filled with choice articles. Buy it and read said articles.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06
SATURDAY., DECEMBER @, 1878.

ABARoN.-Nature is full of seeming
enigmas-puzzles-problems - obstacles
Yet is there key, an explanation to
each and all, if we are but permitted to
find and use it. How to put a .girdle
round the earth in forty minutes, as sug-
gested by the poetic brain Of Shakespeare,
has long since been discovered, Morse
having found and applied the magic key.
Aerial navigation is what men are now
puzzling their heads about, and the utili-
cation of the vast oceans Of air for other
purpose than mere breathing-even as
the watery element has been put to other
uses than mere drinking-is the problem
for the present age to work out. And,
certainly, fifty years ago journeying in
the air seemed more likely to be accom-
plished than the almost instantaneous
transmission of thought around the globe.
A rather astonishing bit of chemical news
appears in recent Paris letter. 1t de-
scribes a discovery related at a secret
session of the Paris Academy of Science
on the 18th of Juno last. The discovery
is that hydrogen, hitherto considered an
element, is in reality a combination Of
two elements, one Of which is nine times
as light as Illuminating gas. The new
element is called abaron, meaning weight
less. 1t will not burn, extinguishing
flame, is is without odor, taste or color.
The discoverer is NJ. Lebarre, a we'll
known chemist and his discovery was
not an accident, but the result OF Il series
OF successful experiments. The influence
OF the discovery, should it be substantial
ted, upon baloning will be manifest.
The tremendous lifting power Of abaron
will render possible the employment Of
metallic balloons, capable Of resisting all
strains and shocks, and of preventing the
escape of gas by eXosmosis; and aerial
steamships will become realities. The
eastern current" would then be Of no
consequence to travel and commerce,
and would pass into the category Of the
" Northwest passage" and other now
useless theories and ventures. 1t would
also most thoroughly and satisfactorily
solve the transportation problem,"
"railroad monopoly" and other bug
bears that are now so fearfully agitating
some quarters Sacramento Bee.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

SOME time since two gentlemen, both
travellers, met ut one Of the largest hotels
in San Francisco. One was lamenting
his condition and folly in leaving his
family at home. lie asked the other il
he had family,
" Yes" said he, 81 have wife and
six children in New York, and | never
saw one Of them"
AT this reply the interrogation was rath-
or taken back, and sat for some moments
in silence, and then continued
" Were you ever blind, sir?"
"No, sir.u
Another silence.
"Did | not understand you say, inst
now, sir, that you had a wifo and six
children in New York, and had never
seen one Of them?"
" les, sir, | SO stated"
Another long pause, and he again in
quired
"IIow can it be that you never saw
one Of them?"
" Why, one of them was born after |
left"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

WHY CLANS ARE HAPPY.-Th NOR
al and intellectual condition Of the salt
water clam is Of kind that cannot be
considered particularly enyiable, and yet
there are many reasons why the clam
may be considered peculiarly fortunate
individual, and his lowly lot should be
longed for by man.
Th1 clam never suffers from tight boots
or corns, and is never worried because
his pants don't lit. His placid temper is
never worried by the hired girl question,
and he never endaugers his ll!e by trying
to learn to skate. He never lives next
door to girl who practices four hours a
day on piano, never has any cats frol-
licking around under his window to keep
him awake at night. His nervous sys-
tenn is never unstrung by political excite
ments, and he is not affected by financial
panics. He never has to maintain his
mother-in-law, and he may refrain from
dancing when he goes to a party. lie
does not have to wash on Saturday nights,
and nobody ever asks him to sing. He
is not persecutod by life insurance agents
and runs no risk Of being bitten by mad
dogs. lie is never annoyed with wited
shirt collars in hot weather, and is never
prostrated by lumbago or the measles
lie never has to give wedding presents to
his wife's relations, nor to pay when he
rides on railroad never has to curry
an umbrella, and nobody ever sits on his
coat-tail. So, taking it all in all, the
clam ought to be happy no matter what
the state of the tide.