The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-05-03
The Officials of Arizona.

rare exception, few have leaped into the busy world, from the halls of college, armed with a parchment-roll, received on the ever mem orablc day of graduation, at the hands of the Aima- Naiey consequently the education of the majority was received in tue district or common school, which proves beyond doubt. as in thousands of other cases, not only the utility, but inestimabe value of our glorious system of public, free schools. Having had assistance just enough to "train the young idea how to shoot," they seem 10 have come forth into the great school of active life, and of Nature, to receive valuable lessons not to wit" and clear perception "of what is what" for which the Yankee Nation is so pro verbal.
 His Exellency, Hon. A. P. K. SafTord, claims the first notice. We understand that he was born in the State of Vermont, and IS now forty-two years of age. Time has been handling him very graciOusly, notwithstand- ing the many vicissitudes and hardships he has had to pass through in his frontier life. Like the pOetical Watts, of worldwide fame, he, in stature, is a little below medium, but compactly built, well proportioned, and ac- knowedged to be beautiful, both in form and face. When disengaged, the eye appears small and non expressive, but when reused by thought or theme this 'index of the soul" i like Venus, greatly brightens. The brain is of good size and well balanced. The mind displays soundness of judgment, the power to 1 perceive closely, discriminate correctly, and reason logically. His last biennial message, ! delivered in inc joint convention of the legis. latiye assembly, January 9th, as production of mind, proves what has been said, also char
 actcrizes the man, and will be read and quot ] ad k., bar I.,,- I, C,o. {. l.u
 sealed by the grim monster of the grave. As
 his education was limited to the district
 school, whence he went forth with many of our ablest statesmen, to work his way up to his present enviable position, it is not to be
 wondered at, if he should feel no common de- | gree Of soIicitude for the common school sys- tenn, and it's triumphant success in this Ter ritory; hence, the throbblngs of his heart the generous outlay os money, and the untiring zeal in behalf of schools, and 2700 youths m the Territory. Having travelled extensively | upon the inevitable blackboard, in the saddle and on foot from village to village, and among men, mines and mountains, no man knows 1 the landscape and the wants of bis fellow cit iZens better; who carries the hOnors of his office with an easy grace, which adds to the gracefulness of the whistling Green mountain boy, the California miner, and Arizona gov ernor
 Hon Coles Bashford
 The honorable Secretary of Arizona is a native of tue State of New York, and fifty seven years of age, In his case, Nature was not disposed to scrimpHg, either as to body or brain; for ia each he may measure quite up to any of all the officials in Arizona Be- fere coming hither his name had entered the archives of the nation, where it will be more enduring than if carved upon marble i; having filled the Gubernatorial chair of | Wisconsin with ability and honor, and hay ing had years of valuable experience in pubic
 life, which he has employed in no small de- gree Co make this Territory what it is to-day. As business man, he considers what should
 be done should be we'll done therefore, when he has work to do he does it. While he car ries portly frame, and the weight of goodly number of years with agility and ap. parent ease, yet there are signs unmstakable as that lengthenng shadows proclaim the close of day. Quiet will be sought in future, from public care and wasting toil. Yet, the work done in shaping the destiny of this Ter ritory, and the valuable library he has already collected, will hand down his name to gener- ations following, which the pen of wri. ters and lips of orators will not leave unmen- toned, to slumber forever.
 Chief Justice.
 1 The filling of this office, is by the appoip,- ment-the Senate coDfirming-of the Chief Executive, who selected for this post of trust the present incumbent, the Hon. John Titus. of Philadelphia, Pa. He was born August I9, 1872, Bucks county Pa. His early religious education was not neglected by his parents, who were strict Presbyterians, and feeling a ] deep solicitude for the soul of the youthful | lmmnrtal hrourrht hitn n ,., ,h.f fo. s.rf 4 4
 who, now in the silvery age of life, gives un. mistakable evidence of the enduring nature or early impressions In life's bright morning,
 when the expanding mind, athirst for knowi- edge, was searching for the higher sources and gushing fountains of science, he was sent
 to Lane Seminary, then under ths skilful di. ! rection of that master mind, Rev. Lyman
 Beecher, D. D.-fathcr of Henry Ward Bee cher-beiore it took rank as a Theological school. Leaving Lane Seminary, he completed his scientific course at Washington College | Pennsylvania, then commenced the study of law, at Pennsylvania, Ky, and admitted to the bar in 1857. Returning to his native county, he commenced legal practice in l840, | but, after two years, he removed to Philadel ! phia, where he remained for twenty-one years. For two generations this Quaker city
 has been renowned for accute lawyers and souhu JuFsts, hence, when that upas cursed Territory of Utah needed Chief Justice. the discriminating mind of the larnented Abra- ham Lincoln, turned in the direction named. and saw in the subject of our sketch the essen tial prerequisites; such as healthy develop inenl of the physical, intellectual and moral natures, which are guarantees against inus- tice and wrong, or the betrayal of national interest or honor; whsreupon the Hon. John l Titus was aDDointed in lsG3 Ehi.f Jnstica of Utah, to fill a vacancy; but, in 1864 he was reappointed-the President nominating and the Senate confirming the same-and for six years the polygamists found moral Gbral.
 ter, impregnible to solid shot and shell, iti our friend. Having done nobly in the exposure ot wrong correcting intolerable evils, and bringing chaos to order, after the expiration of time there, be receives, in 1869, an appoint inent as Associate Justice to Arizona. from the mo surrender General Grant !" but, in the following year was elevated to his present