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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-02-04
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GrcBperScslbumS:
CIR bic 8trwaliuns Der eirtftsn Steusrn uni
Iciisn neblt 9apaltsr bttruaen bic Musaabsn
26i. 100 5r. i'm SaJr 1873 uup iiue ssranltldsi
~ 292, 100 Gr. fur las Sabr 1874.
Die gsrpaituns Ter Ginrssihriruna psranla6
te i'm Sabre 1873 sine aussabe p,n i37, 100 gr.
nne IT fur 1874 anssisSt ~ elmer Aussabe ppu
1Sl,3!5 5r.
Sir bic YsnIensn bate tas Sueset BON 1879
bic Snmms pen 37t.UOO 6r. ausssworftn ; pns
pom 1874 iIsbt cine Summe sen pen 3S9.0Ov
Or. per, wepon SUU 6r. fir netbehrftiss ysniip.
nirte.
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has Sdtr 1873 re Snr,me Won $4,000 Or. uuo
IL nit 6l5.UU 5r. I'm Sabre 1874 a~nssltsf.
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rirsn fur 1874 ponr memoire, b. b. bic slrbsiten
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Mot teitimmt. 70 !. .. bic Bride ron @repsn =.
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|. %.
Nls SutIet an bic @smein>m isben : $500
Gr. fur Ban UNI Hsparatur non @smeinesbau.
ten, 10000 6r. fur @emsinprwsse une Berlin.
eunssn nit Der Slisntahn une 50,OO Sr. i'm
Snisrsils Der SHentli1sn @siunsbsitSpasse.
Tie Ypifperpa tuns p~srianst fur 1874 bic
Summs pen $40. 49, 8r., wGbrsnp fir 1873 bic
Snmme pen 2OS.2 70 5r. perlanst puree. Die
NsbrauSsabe lit purb yermsbruns Der Teats-
amisn nnp hen padeIe'snlt brnStbis:.
Die rirsftsn Subiss fir ben adsrbau fns in
1874 ~eieltltsn ME in 1873.
6ir ern grimGruntsrri6t MARI has gusast
son 1873 Staais9eIecr i'm Srtrass pcn f56, 400
6r. aus eas SucSet Won 1874 ilsbt 1860 5r.
ppr. Sas pWiab lac Sutiip pom l7,OUO Sr. fur
bic primarlsbrer IT auf 10000 6r. erbSDt NOR.
ben.
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gtSen balt aht ubr srtpnte eaS Geuerlianal in
Zen StraBsn cer Shuptifdet. I'm esm am slrls.
ualeurttrube lisssnrcn, nsuertauten Sauis ceS
pm. vlid Welter mar in rem pem Giscntbimsr
lslbft tsippbnicn SIplsiboIs 6susr aussstredsn.
CaS tort aufssltape!r Waarsn. 0iasa,in mar
eur6 Zen Srarp ppItineia ,sriSrt poresn, tever
SilIe eritisu. Aa9 csr srte Stcd bat ibsilpsi.
ie S6aren s%slitten.
am 6. Sannar, @prstns balls flint ubr.
brad 5snrr III Der Webnuna esS Yauunternsb.
msrs Ssrilt, percse Marie Sbsrels, aus. une
nurre %aIlebalp curb ris btrtsisssiltsn l,Sptiibtu
Yempisrs ssIpl9r. Ter Stapsn III uubspeu.
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-02-04
Rbsin. uno Mu(tlaau.

3rirr, Zen 20. Ts,smtsr.-Rit Ter p~rpisfhr.
ten ane ssnfbmisitn Welslbabn bar Is Mot BIZ
Slif aspaet. Die man i'm vublifum pcrausleBi.
DE t'nte psbt In Der baupila6e i6en ldnslt fsf;
MIR IN Der Wabt pen lbipnp,lt unp 3risr cat
DC SaenrlIflnS 81 psitlaufsen GrSrtsrunssn
Mn!aB, BIC anltsinene bis bsafr NOD Mot gum
Ms,@lnp ssbra6t inp. Man 10 ssnsist bic
Ne'sleaen ais ben 4rifsstaromsisr ~ tttra1.
ten une nil nun aus Der finStrstsnen YeSS.
eeranS Der Snanerifnabme es Sabnbauss
lul'tBsn. eab an mabsebsnper Steae Gin ariss
MI 8ranfrei& ne& Mot fLr nabe sstaltsn pire.
yHfnn man tsesnft, pas Der Tunnel ~ 9s@sm
ttns fanfjabrise Saa,sit in Anipru& nimmt une
pei f%erririsr Arttit iribsasns In 1 9abrsn fsriiS
Tam, 10 iSanie man eaTaas i@Iisbsn. sa6
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-02-04
Sir6srnes Srieter-S a6irdnm.

SIN Saufe oieiss Sabres miro Der bod
lpiiroi9e Yrieiter Sbeooore W q sr II 3
aus Dem Oroen Der Reoemptori'tsn, Sssls
lor9er al Der ct. Midelstirde in Gbieaoo
isin 25-idbrises prieiteriubildum fsisrn.
Der bOdp. Satsr Maierus, 1T aeborsn
am II. Ipril 1920 gu Wsiler in 9ursm-
burg, tpuroe am l. September 1S49 orois
nirt unb 1T ieit 1858 in Amsrita.
MSss sr nod Ianse i'm @einbtrse bss
Serrn arbeiten, or 1T elmer 0srisnissn, Die
IS nldDt idsnten bic lisbe Ssimatb aa psrr
iallen lno lsinsm Soft i'm isrnsu @sltbei-
lie su oiensn.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-02-04
Vorrs(ponosn} Der Gufsmb. Wa3stts.
IfS Mpines, "a. Sanuar, 1874.

.. .. General Yicar BRAZIL bat elm
Glgentbum nit nObelem Sauie, obtuohl
Crane, oas lebtes Sabr nod fir $l2 900
o%erfauft tpuroe, am 10. laufenoen Monats
Sanuar fir $4,000 baar angetauit es
lle9t Der Stride seseniiber unb miro ais
Yfarrbaus peripenoet.-
Nad lan9en ltmtrieben, Die uenia ooer
gar nidt auf Wabrheit berlbten, bat ia
eno.i4 Der Sodp. s. @rieier lein linn Iieb
geporoenes Gburdpile perlalien miiIien.
yin Monument jeoo9 bat er binterlaiien
in Dem i6Onem Yfarrbaule, OaB er unter
dbnliben umitanoen bauen mubte, pie ein=
items Nebemias Die Wauern BON Seruialem.
Sie lieben &inoern oenen er Die @runoidte
I'M erer bl. &eliJion pdbreno Den & Mona-
ten leines Iufentbaltes aloa tGalid er.
fldrte, defenders aber bic %, Die er Sonn-
tag na3 Neujabr gum Slide Ses 6errn
nabm, peroen ibn ME oerseIien in ibrem
8sbete. Cine fat sleid srOBe Sdaar BON
&inoern lolten UNI > itern oieles bebre
Slid genielen. Im 81. Sanuar muBte
Der treue Sirte fort, Die sanse @emeinoe
lammelte lid in Der 6riibe, nm ieiner Fl.
Utelle nod einmal bsisutpobnen, nobel
man elm berSersreifenoes S6ludsen ourd
Ole Sanse Stride pernabm. Yeim abI6ies
De peinten ale laut uno folsten ibrem au-
ten Yrieiter big CUR DIFFERENTIATION 9o-
tbrop, cine Strede BON 3 Weilen, alba
iuaro Die Scene nod, mo- m6glid, ersreiien=
Der. Sn ibrer llnidulo slaubten Die Miit.
ter uno Die &inoer ibn nit 8ewalt pom
Giniteisen in ben 3ug abbaIten su t0nnen
uno 10 i'm fir Die @smeinoe suriid ,u be.
tommen. ginen mddtisen 6laubenseiier
bat er in Der thrSen 3eit unter lie ssbra1t,
olelen poute er no mOsli6 nod mebr be-
ieitisen our6 cine Miilinn, Die er UNI
Oltern BON Den bo6p. Seluitenpdtern ae.
oadte abbaIten su laiien. gu6 sins oies
ler @laubenseiier ins prattil6e iber, man
madte idon Sorbereitunsen fir cine i6D-
ne Vafiteintir6e 81 erbauen i'm 3aufe oes
fommenoen Sabrss.
Sieier auiidpun9 pirfte sIei6iam elet-
triId auf ct. Marp, @arren Co., uno ct.
Wtnrp, Ses Moines, no nun ebenfaQs
Vorbereltungen madte gum 8aue i6oner
gadIteintir6en. Sdtte Der bo6p. Serr
nidts setban, 10 pdre er, tuie man uerli=
9ert, unanseiO6tsn geblieben. gs reou.
cirt lih oas 8anje auf Die poblbefannte
Nabrbsit: Sas Suite trltet &f. Sie
brapen Seute in Gbur6pile glauben nod
INNER feit, SaB man linen ibren suten
Ylarrer Suriidgeben pirt, Sas 1T, obne
a~usnabme Der @uni6 aler. a. q. 8.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-02-04

Ne 6Ulasnre pbilippifa lieit II,
Sulnois Staats 3eiruus in ibrer leBteu
drummer ben eSanaelii6sn Yrepisern. DE-,
labaf III tart, absr pie Ssrrn tSanen
etrras p%ertra9en."
GsttsslGasrsi.
Writ arS6eren S6apen, ais es tau.
ienp AtBeiiten SermSbtsn, fissn Der dri.
ftiliGen @ottesice ensliihs amerifanii6t
protefantiibe W%uferpfafen unp ibrs
Nab.seter une Nahbstsr su. sic err
ntsoriasn ben 6rifli6en Soft gum beips
nil1m Wlerfur, sum-0ett Der Diete.
Cine ensIiidamsrifanii6e prpteRan,
tilbe 8ir&e in gbicaso berries Dor noe,
nisen laaen ibre a6tuns Dor Soft cas
rur4, RAP Tie ZEN srOBsn SaHenpisb 0ass
;u sinem ibrsr pRsser wdbIte.
Der pfarrer Der Gpnsresatipnaliitsnz
Sirbe in @apinstpn, pelter Der drift
libe 8rieesmann" unp fromme Disb
5cwarp ansebSrt ipra6 wibrenp res
@ottssrientes am lcsten Spnntas Elm
0sbst fur Spwarr, norm fOlsencs Stel.
len Ycrfamen !: Safe, . 9ott. pie Ssinpe
unlsres Suten unp rs6tibafsnm Yrus
rers SOwarc ;u S6anpen psrpen, unp
fdbrs ibn rurG bic 6lammen lsiner issi>
gen bittrm unp nispsrtrabtiaen Ssrs
fclSuns iIder bineurb ,u neuem 0lan;e,
pie einit rie Seinre uno @crfclser res
SSniSs Dapip i6ma6vOue Nisrsrlassn
erlitten."
&anfin beist Ter beu6leriihs S6urfs,
pe!@sr rie &anseI ;u Obissr @pttsslaltes
runS miBbraudts.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-02-04

E Ginfeneunssn u. 4srrs~
iponeexjen, bdcnetrs ibsr fir@li&e
ane anbers wt9tiSe 8esrbenbdten, Dub
leensett wtufummen. uiiGsn abH BON
Vsrfa0er untensi&uet kin.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-02-04
Gin Gan,perauaaeu, oas elm Heperenb

.e4a gan3per8mlgen, 0as elm ReDereno
NIT ttnem lalbun8spOlen @ebste erOfnet,
TT wobl Islten %Sasewsien. RirsIig aber
tam % Dor in Weiton, Mo., no Elm neuss
.S4ulbaus nit einem i~olennen Bale elm.
seuei6t wuroe, benz Elm @ebet BON repe.
reneli&en Gippsn itatt Der ipnit ibIidsn
Volonaiie p~oransins.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
MARICOPA WELLS.

MARICoPA, January 23-A very heavy rain storm commenced at p. m. Sunday, and continued till Monday night. On Monday the operator at PheniX reported Salt river as having raised seven feet and still rising. Tuesday morning the Prescott line went down and in the evening, the San Diego line went down west of stan wiX. Neither are in working condition. Two repairerS who went north and an In- dian messenger who went to Mcdowell on Tuesday, have not returned as yet, and are supposed to be at Morgan's four miles from MaricOpa Wells, waiting for the Glla to SubSide. James MonihOn and Vim. A. Hancock of PheniX arrived here Sunday and started back this morning, but it is doubtful about their crossing the Gila which has raised from twelve to fourteen feet. At ThOs. Child's, five miles below Gila Bend station, the water came to with in short distance of his house. At Gila Bend it came up inside Ofthe fence around the house, flooding the corral. etcetera. Mir. Decker hastily caulked wagon box and expected to take pasear to the Springs. He says this is more of high life on the Gila than he cares for. The stage due here Wednesday evening arriv- ed here Thursday morning. Dr. Lord of Tucson, who was aboard, reports the wa ter as very high and at Point of the noun tain, eighteen miles west of Tucson, said if was 1000 yards wide. He advised MT. Moore to hold the stage over one trip, say ing II was like navigating the ocean With -tage coach. The up stage reached stan wiX twenty-four hours late and will reach here some time tonight. It will not go on till Saturday evening.
 Vim. B. Hooper X Co.'S up train is at Kenyon; their down train left here on the 18th, and probably reached Gila Bend last evening, where they will have 10 lay over awhile. A government train bound for Tucson arrived yesterday and left this morning. It is loaded light. Jesus Con- treras' train bound down arrived Monday and is still here.
 To-day the weather is cold and clear. Quite a frost last night.
 J..D. Walker, Pima interpreter, is on the Desert and expected here very soon.
 LATER- MOnihOn and Hancock have returned. They found tLe Gila too high fo cross
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
Not at the Foot.

For no purpose of invidious distinction, do we make the following statement of facts:
 For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1873, Arizona Territory paid $l4 4,S3S.S7 of intern al revenue to the United States; Washing ton Territory, $l4,792.2l; Wyoming Terri tory, S11 ,ll2.99; Dakota Territory, 5, ,l5i.90
 In the absence of any reported frauds, we must assume that honest collection and payment were made in all these five Territories. It will be observed that four of these named Territories severally pay less revenue than Arizona. It will not do for our critics to retOrt by saying that our showing simply proves that Arizona uses larger proportion of tobacco, cigars, liq- uOrs and wines-the nations subjects of internal taxation, for the average Ameri- can everywhere takes kindly to one or more of these almost useless articles. Ida ho Territory paid the same year S1S,644.25. Thus it will be seen that Arizona pays more internal revenue than any one of half the other eight Territories, and but $I ,SO5.3S less than the highest of six.
 In this connection, it will not be deemed irrelevant to state that Wyoming Terri tory has about five hundred miles of rail- way within her borders, and Washington Territory at least one hundred miles with one of the finest harbors-Puget Sound in the world right in it's very heart, and the grand Columbia river bounds it on the south. We might name other advantages enjoyed by other Territories and not by ours, but have said enough to show Ari- zona is not at the foot with all her iSola- ton and disadvantages.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
Summons.

IN JUSTICES COURT OF TUCSON PRE- 4 cinct. County of Pima, Territory of Ar iZOna.
 Fully, Ochoa & Co.,, plaintiffs, against HylOr Ott, defendant
 The Territory of Arizona sends greeting to Hylor Ott, defendant:
 You are hereby summoned to appear before me at my office in said Tucson pre- cinct, in the County of Pima, on the 3lst day of March, A. b. 1874, at 10 o'clock, a. m:,. in an action brought against you by said plaintiff and answer the complaint in said action, on file in my office.
 The said action is brought to recover from you the sum of Seventy-two dol lars and eighty-three cents, balance due on wares and merchandise sold and delivered to you at your instance and re quest. And you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer said com plaint as above required, said plaintiff will take judgment against you for the said amount of Seventy-two dollars and eighty. three cents, together with costs and damages.
 Given under my hand this 22d day of January, A. D. 1874
 WILLIAM J. OSBORN.
 Justice of the Peace of said Precinct. January 24, 1874. I6-4w
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24

ITfs very rare that we reproduce a com plimdpt paid to ourself or our paper, but the following comes from a well-posted man. in San Diego, and as merciless a crit ic as oSSSelf, and therefore we give it:
 You are making THE CITIZEN a very hand some paper; and as a newspaper, noth- ing of its size in the United States is to be compared with it. You do well, I must repeat, in adhering to your programn1e re. garding extra expense for the benefit of the public. THE CITIZEN as it is has in- fiuence-is a real power-and believe car ries more weight in Washington than all the other papers Tn ArizQna and New Mex ed; Colyer has long been buried; Stone man is retired; others likewise, and where is Whitman? think with the retirement of Cachise-J efford's, you may well feel that your triumph is complete.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Special Dispatches to THE CITIzEN.l THE PREVAILING STORM.
PRESCOTT AND VICINITY.

PRESCOTT, January H.-Capt. J. Burns, 5th Cavalry, and command, returned 10 Fort Whipple last night from their scout to the north and northeast of this place. They have been absent between two and three weeks and travelled about three hun dred and fifty miles, thoroughly scouting the country near Bill Williams mOun- tain and Rattlesnake Canyon. They saw no signs of Indians having been in that vicinity during the past month or two. The command encountered great hard ships as it showed and rained continually during the trip. Men and horses had tO break the road through snow waist deep.
 Major Mason, 5th Cavalry, left Prescott this morning for San Francsico.
 Lieut.. Bishop, 5th Cavalry, arrived at Fort Whipple last night. He was absent with Capt. Burns.
 Weather gloomy. Rained heavily all night and still falling briskly.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
LOWER CHA VALLEY.

STANwIX, January 23.-On Monday eve ming, the Gila river commenced to rise. During the night it came up six feet and continued rising up to Tuesday about mid night, when it commenced falling, it hay ing attained the high water mark of lS67, which was ten feet. The stage from Yuma arrived last night tweEty-fOur hours be- hind time. No passengers. Brought mail and the following from below: When the stage left Yuma, the people were making preparations to save the city from over flow. At TeamsterS Camp, fifteen miles below here, the water drove the people out of their houses. They saved all the goods and barley. The water was four feet deep in the house. The telegraph line be- tween here and Yuma is down. No com munication west since Tuesday. The riv- CT is now within it's banks again. The stage from Maricopa arrived about II a. m. Dr. Lord of your place was the only pas senger. The roads north of here are all washed out. The stage had considerable difficulty in getting through. At Burk's station, ten miles north of here, they were surrounded by water. It is impossible to travel along the telegraph line, for horses bog down. This morning the river is with in it's banks. Weather clear and cold. Stage for Yuma leaves to-day.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
The Forged Checks.

Many of our readers will remember that during 1873, blank checks of quarter masters in Arizona were obtained fraud ulently to the extent of many thousands of dollars, and that about S1O, ,000 of them were p4id by the assistant treasurer in San Fri {ncisco. So far as we have heard, the guNy party CT parties have not been detected and arrested. Relating to this matter, we find Congressman Luttrell of California has recently introduced bill in Congress for the relief of Chas. N. Eel ton, late assistant treasurer of the United States at San Francisco, and providing for the refunding of money lost by him through forged quartermaster's drafts, to the extent of S1O,000 The Secretary of the Treasury says this is a proper case for relief as the forgery was one that would have deceived any officer, however careful.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24

A WASHINGTON dispatch of January 10 says the Commissioner of Indian Affairs does not think it practicable to remove the Cachise band of Apaches from the res ervatiOn at Chiricahua, Arizona, to New Mexico, as proposed by one Of the Indian inspectors"
 It is ouropinion that the dispatch should read tone of the Indian agents" and not inspectors; for it is well known that agent Jeffords has made such recommenda- ton, and this is the first time, to our knowledge, an inspector has been report ed as doing it. Were it not that if taken to Canada Alamoso, the CachiSe Apaches would quite surely make raids into Ari- zOna, we would favor their removal there and the sooner the better for our mining and stOck-growing interests. The way to settle the Cachise Apaches is to place them in military charge of General Crook with full power to teach them lessons of necessary obedience, and at the same time circumscribe the limits of heirunrestrain- ed range. Moving them hither and thi,h- CT is mere boys play and involves large expense without the slightest benefit to the IndiAns or public.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
FROM YUMA.

Capt. Geo. F. Price favored us with the following on the evening of the 20th:
 YUMA, January 2O.-Col. Woolsey has been driven from his house by high water The telegraph office has been moved out on the mesa. The Gila is higher at that point than in 1867. Everybody here is eX- pecting an overflow of the town and get ting ready to fight it.
 Salt river has bursted the line at PheniX.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24

Col. l. N. DAwLEY is reported to have received, early in this month, his fifth an- nual appointment as postal agent for Col Orado, New Mexico and Arizona. This argues that the postoffice department is pleased with his administration. We in- fer that the duties are not very extensive although the district is very large
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
The Corral is Large

And is always supplied with Grain, Hay and abundance of good well water. Spe- clal care taken with stock or other proper ty intruSted to the proprietor.
 Everybody familiar with Chas. H. La bcree's management of Desert Station speaks in the highest terms of it.
 January 24, lS73 16-tf
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24

Having full faith fin the country, they mean to stay by it until the day of general jubilee shall come, when all can rejoice together in its peace and prosperity.
 Drop in and examine our stock.
 Exchange sold on all parts of the world.
 Photographic transfers made with any section of the country.
 A few more of those "Donr mention them q Ieff.Ssss0.6s
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
The Table

Is always supplied with an ample variety of well-coOked food. No eXaggeration in this. Stage passengers and travellers by there understand It, and to them all un- acquainted with the fact are respectfully referred for information.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
DESERT STATION.

P Miles from Tucson and same from Pi-
 cacho Station. CHAS. H. LABEREE, Proprietor.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
Traders Store

Tn APACHE PASS and CAMP BOWIE,
 Arizona Territory. Supplies kept for travellers going East or West, as well as GOODS for ALL, and at fair rates.
 FULLY, OCHOA & co. November 1, 1873.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24

THE MESILLA NEWS of last Saturday says Bishop Salpointe has been appointed agent for the Papago Indians, which say ing is erroneous. The Papagos have been assigned to the care of the Catholic church under the policy of the Administration which gives to the several religious de- nominations the selection of agents for certain Indians and holds such denomin- ations responsible for the good conduct of their agents. All the Indians of Arizona were thus placed in charge of the Dutch Reformed church, but that church never asked the appointment of one of their own members for the PapagO nor Cachise Indians; and so neither the Catholic church nor Bishop SalpOinte asks that Catholic be appointed agent for the Papa gos, and we have seen letter written by the Bishop wherein he expresses his en- tire satisfaction with Dr. Wilbur and that he does not care to have another agent.
 THEl MINER says that Charles Webber got hisIright hand caught in the saw of a
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24

They Defy Competition and are De- termined to give Entire
 Satisfaction.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24

THEl MINER says that Charles Webber got hisiright hand caught in the saw of a mill ah the 10th, and lost parts of all his fingers and all of the thumb.
Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
GENERAL ,M MERCHANDISE
Ever before brought to the country.

To Cash Buyers they Extend the
 Most Flattering Inducements.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-27
"Who Put Dat Honey ON DAT Ace'n

The recent plan of our enlightened Secre-
tary of the Treasury for running specie paw
ments with teapotful Of silver halves and
quarters, to be paid out in sums not exceed
ing s. to each bill holder as long as they last
ed, reminds us of an incident said to have oc-
CURED at a small falo bank kept by a colored
gentleman in st. Louis at the beginning of
the war. The proprietor, a naughty old
house servant from Virginia, and who had
somehow got his freedom and had strayed
westward, although his capital was small and
his banking house humble shanty i'm the
suburbs, inspired immense awe in the crowd
of blacks no came to WOO chance under his
roof by wearing a terrible frowns suit of
.'eedy black, a vast shnt collar, and a ruffled
sbirt. to which last garment the boldest Afri-
car mind surrendered at discretion. The
stakes. as may be imagined, were exceedingly
small, being nicely propOrtioned to the mea-
ger capital of the bank, and ranging from
half dimes 10 quarter dollars, the last being
the highest single bet that was permitted.
The son of the proprietor acted as dealer,
while his dignified sire paced the room during
the evening sessions and kept general over
sight of the gamesters. One evening a couple
of army officers induced their black servant
by the present OF small fee to smuggle them
into this temple of luck. where whites were
not commonly tolerated, and, providing that
facfie menial with ten silver dollars, instruct
ed him to put them on the ace. The propre-
tor, who was absorbed in spelling out the
news from the evening paper, had not observ-
ed the entrance of the strangers nor the queer
turn the game had taken. Presently, howev-
er, ne lifted his eyes and espied fabulous
pile of specie glittering over the painted cards.
For moment he was struck dumb, but re-
covering his voice, he cried out in tone of
thunder: "Who put dat money on dat ace ?''
There was dead silence. The trembling
darkies were afraid to answer. 'Who put dat
money on dat ace" repeated the outraged
son of Guinea. There was still no answer,
and he went on: ''Whoever put dat money
on dat ace had better take dat money eff dat
>ee and be dam quick about it, too. You mig
cshs mus think thah's line of desc here
Ro. .fschiles roun' dis bank.'