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Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06
fILURR TO GARRY THE MAILS.

'te' complaints regarding neglect of duty Fie past of the mail contractor on the from Wiekenburg to Florence have re- r come to Hs by letter and word of b, and Ee naw call upon the proper au- tues to give said contractor the right of an overhsuling. By this route. Tue lorence and ali places cast Of Florence. Fizona and New Mexico, ought to get nail matter, regularly, and, by it the Of Salt River Valley, in fact all the F or Northern Arizona, ought to have m regular receipt Of letters and papers the south Rnt i. is as=, ~s .,s:;5=e. ter ot three weeks since any mail mat Latever, has crossed the GiIa river at 'ee, notwithstanding the fact that oiti- have almost every day of this long h of time, crossed the river in boat at point.
 ny are the sexatious hsrdship& And dis niinents forced upon the people living tA s'aes os the GiIa river, by the crimi- 'giee1 ot the niaii-carrier and his agents
 th7r duty. For instance, here is Mr Ewing eiti1eA and business man of n Wha' HPo~ learning that certain a4"' containing proposals for furnishing n nient supplies and important letters,
 Le had forwardsd to this place, was at Florence, wi'A bat Ittle prospect of al td its destination, naaliing was left in to de bat to procure conveyance of "a aRd start for Prescott, arriving here days ago, at che expense of time and
 which wOnld have beea saved him ''e servants of che Postolline depaFt. performed their daty.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

NEW DAILY The first number of the "Daily Morning Argus" came to us Monday last, from San Bernardno, California, bearing the imprint of ". II. Gould < Co, the Co. part being no less parsonage than W. H Meacham, a former empioye of the MINER. The Argus is, in size, little greater than the MINER, is creditsbly printed and pretty well favored with reading natter both local and miscellaneous. Last, but not least, it has fine display of advertisements.
 We, of course, thumb our beads in prayer for the success of the Daily Argus.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

Southern Arizonans and all others who may need drugs and medicines will find George Martin. ef yam., the very person from whom to purchase. An honest, capable man, good citizen and regular druggist, he de- serves well of his fellow-citizens, especially on account of the fact tha. his home is in Arizona and has been for twenty years.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

SAs CARLOS APAcHEs.-We do hope that Gen. Crook will hurry to the front and di- rect operations against the late boardeS of the San Carlos reservation, who appear to have blnffed one or two small commands down there. it will never do to let them get away wish third bluff, and we can al- ready count two. But, the General Is hur. rying and will, (should no accident hefall him) very soon cause the williams ta play an other kind of game. A little of bis strate- gy is equal to regiment of troops. '.-
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

It isl good idea of the military authori- ties here to ask Congress to pass some sort of an act for the punishment of persons who may tamper with the military telegraph lines in this Territory. Only few weeks ago, near San Diego, California, man was caught in the act of cutting down poles. Yestsr- day's dispatches refer to this matter.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

Mr !. D. Cusenbsrry, agent of the Vulture mining Company, was, short time ago, at San frAneisoo, on his way, VIC suppose, to the Territory. A person who met him there was not pleased with the prospect ahead of the company's creditors, for speedy payment of the pitiabIe % Der cent.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

4 young lady, st Trackee, California, who wished to get over sir feet of soft snow in or der to reach A passenger train. had sheet made into sack, entArsd the sack and slid down hill, just as easy as rolling Of log
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

The Republican, of Springfield (Mass. J, says there are eight departments in the Gov ernment, and is of the opinion that the Ma " and Interior departments ought to be mere bureaus in the War department. We think so, too Again, it would wipe out the department of agriculture.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

Delegate Elkins of New Mexico, has a bill before Congress asking that body to appro- pria,e SG0, 900 to build military telegraph line from Santa Pe to TucSoa- ,r
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

RCsoRs.-The talk is that, after tbe close of the present contract for carrying [. $. mail matter on the route between San Der nardino, Cal, and Prescott, the present con tractor, Mr James Grant, will have nothing to io with the line, and that it will be oper- ated by his son-in-law, Dr J. H. Pierson, who, people say, is and will be interested with Mr Van Duzen, the published successful bidder.
 Our people do not hope for much from the new frm,-no, not even for as much, in the way of public accommodation as has been afforded by the present "lay but, we have made it point not to borrow trouble and shall hope for better things aye. for the sight of stage coach once in awhile, just to put us in mind of more civilized vehicles and countries.
 Persons who bid little higher than Mr Van Duzen are confident they 'smell mice, T or two ''mices," and may prospect with a view to the discovery of fraud in making the award, but such prospecting is always, or, at least, quite frequent, barren of good for the prospector.
 Others say that the sum, per annum, will just about pay for running one-horse or mule carts, ard not enable the contractor or con- tractors to even splurge on donkey.
 Oh, my countrymcn, let us kill few con- tractors and would-be contractors.
 But, pause, forgive us, dear reader, we started in to say that there's a rumor to the effect that the present contractor, Mir Grant, is about to start National Bank at San Der nardino. Should this rumor prove true, then will all our people claim, truly, there is some virtue and cash, in buckboards, for the man who runs them, if not for the poor devils who are and have been forced to ride all over them.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

|G. W Hance, having secured contracts out which he expects 10 make little money, s shown his iiberality and love of "litera- |e" by subscribing tor copy of the Daily FSEB, after which he expects to ride about miles two or three times a week, his Pce--the Cienega--being about five miles ft of the place where the new road to fde leaves the old one, at which place he
 put up box, in which parties passing
 Il deposit his mail matter.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

The party recently given by Col Jas Nel- Pn and his estimable wife, at their residence, |eadquaFter Hill, was, in every way a sue Fss. Many citizens from Prescott and other lrts of the Territory were in attendance.
 In this connection, we take pleasure in biting that Col Nelson has, for about five bars, paid troops in this Territory, and, in ping so has undergone much hardship and fny times ran great personal danger from |dian and Mexican robbers and murderers, ld that, well as he is known in Arizona, be fwlthOut an enemy in or out of the Army.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

Now that the merchants and business men (f San Francisco, New Orleans, and other lities arc petitioning Congress to aid the Texas Pacific railroad company, many Arizo- bans are joyfully proclaiming their belief hat Congress wilI enable the company to luild and equip the much needed road and
 relieve our country from high prices, lndi- \ wars, isolation, etc. etc.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

[itzens of Kirkland valley (of whom there (qnlte number), complain of Mir Grants
 experiment., Dr J. II. Pierson, who, Y say, has ordered his mail carriers not |erve the post office at Kirkland. This. er being ordered to do so by the Postmas- 1 [General.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

A fellow named Day, who claims te have been with Vssquez, is under arrest in Cali. iornla. Prove this, caiifornians, aud let his daylghts out.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

While all intelligent Arizonans hope tha Congress will enable Cot Scott to build southern Pacific railroad, many Of them .Sa that Congress will not grant such aid anG concessions as he demands.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

! misunderstanding, which has led to
 Fty hard blows and punishment, recently Fe and still exists between two citizens of vicinity, who, now that they are about ln, should forgive and forget.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

|he Hardyvifle mail, due here Thursday |it, had not arrived at 10 o'clock this fore p. Some people fear that Indians have
 something to do with delaying it.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

Asher 4 Co, in Wormser's new store.
 Feeping up their reputation for selling F goods very cheap. Drop in and see for fseiyes.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

fArcrIos.--Persons in need of any article articles under the headings, general mer- hndise and furniture, will do well to put an appearance at Wormser's old store, to- brow at Il a. m., as J. L. Fisher will then
 there commence to sell great many ful and ornamental articles.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06
lrmn. rbunaar,. pslly.l

We wish that Congressmen wbo arc mak. ing raids upon our very small regular Army, and belittIing the hard work troop, in ac- tive service on the frontier have to perform, would cast their eyes Californiawards, where the brigsnd Tasque1 and bis few followers have, for months, murdered and robbed with mpunty, and maneuvcred in such n way as to prevent 10th State and county govern. mcnts from ehastising Ur capturing him or his gang.
 Newspapers. too, lisc the San Francisco Chronicle, which have recently "hopped' from a sckening advocacy and ruifery of the "loyal boys in biue," 10 jeer at and malign them. had better take in their signs, as advo- cates of the exploration and development of the West, since were it not for the Army. but few "bravc spirits" would be found to beard the Indian lion in his den.
 The MtSrR ohiects--has always objected to fashionable" soldering in the Eastern States, vixen almost our entire little army was and is badly needed m ,he Indian coun- try to give protection to citizens and explore the wilderness, and. although it is now Slash | ionable" to follow the lead of sore-headed Senators and Congressrnen, in denouncing | the Army, 1t cannot, will not, be wolf in such pack of bowlers, who have raised q hue and cry against the Army in order to withdraw public attention from larger leaks and grabs in other departments of Govern ment than Army chiefs ever dreamed of
 The fact is, our Army, considering the size of the country and the work demanded of it, is about like female cook endeavoring to do the work of full crew on a Mississippi raft. | If one wants chickens one must have eggs to hatch from; so, in like manner, should our country need more soldiers, she must have more squads than awkward ones.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

pr. T. J. Wilsoa and family have jasf got to Maryville, in this Territory from CaIifor- niA, at which place they intend to reside, permanently. @>..J.. X Y. <;.t...< F.. 7.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

|ank Abadie arrived in town by last board from the West.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

raers is not sows, village 0ili;afy pesl hfnisg CT ninn; ~tlensB, ia AriEon& a whicA tle MINER does
 efellsN, sai pies sf r sent 10 sssry ss,s and
 Territory of the Usshi which coupled with is ags and |':saiing make (. veSy leGirabls advertising nedisn
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

little more snow and hail fell last night.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

The King of the Csnnlbal Islands is dead His Queen wishes to step into his boots.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

hakefeaoe, of this town, has favored 'h lles Of Indiana and Ohio papers. , %
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-06

St. Patrick's Day,-l7th of March, is next.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
British Officials Telling Serres..

just now there is some trouble anon {,
British officials on account Of the disclosure
OF State secret OF great Importance. The
Gladstone government paid the respectable
sum OF SS0,GOO TO: the exclusive secret of
making the destructive fish torpedo
doubtless intending that this new and ter.
rbie Instrumen. OF naval warfare should be
quietly KEEP: out of public view. as Bis
marck kept back the needle gun which won
the victories in the Aus,yo- Prussian war OF
1876. When distinguished foreigners
were admitted and permitted to 90 throu I'll
the constructive departments at Woolwich,
they were not allowed 10 zee the fish" tor.
pedo, and mention of il in conversation was
avoided or tabooed. Few but the persons
entrusted with the making of this engine Of
wholesale slaughter OF men and destruction
.! ships knew anything. OF its principle.
nevertheless. the secret has oozed out. tor
inc German Admiralty has paid large
price 1or 1t to an EDglisLnan who claimed
10 ne The inventor. When Emperor VIII.
liam was at KEEL. che other dav, at the
iaunen o! the formidable iron-clad Fred
erick the Great. he was SO anxious TO see
the capabilities OF the fish torpedo fully
tested shat an experiment, the success Of
which much exceeded expectation, was
made under his own eye. In Prussia the
secret is said to have been entrusted only 70
one Othcer and to the chief Of the engineer
ing department. The authorities in Eng
land dIsbelleve the idea that the fish,
torpedo was invented twice, and are per
euaGed that some treachery at WoolWich
has betrayed the secret for which the GLAD,
stone administration paid 80 largely.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
4 Very Natural yyI.,uL.

Max Adler offers this: Alway, cork mn
your catsup bottles tightly. Going out on
tne steam cars the other day we observed a
inan place bottle OF tomato catsup. neck
nno"h"ard, IN the rack above His seat
1iesehtiy q friend came in, and in a few
ihcnlehts the friend, who was cleaning nj.
nalis with knife. introduced the suh;act
10Y third term for Grant. The di.cnsS;nn
gradually became warm and. AZ fhe a,o;.o
menu increased. the man with Tho kn;so
gesticuiated violently with the hand nnn
tanning the weapon as he explained his
views on the question. Meantime tho corL
J"ited out OF the bottle overhead and o..
catsuP dripped down over the owner. bcaS
ana coax and collar without his ,erce;v;~,
.ne Iact. Directly nervous old ladv ~,
80. n.A' seat. who caught sight Of the red
i s.'IA an" imagined it was aiood. instantly
Voice. @' ZIG sOp u Aer
~ "a AS IN. Inc passengers. conductor and brakes.
w;il,r u'neu up she brandished her umbrella
,ba,a! anu exclaimed, ARREST that man
con ~. .es' Lhat vlliin. l see him do il. l
nn,;I 49, ' .a 1hat other one with his knife
Oh r .ae 1;0od spurted out. Oh, you wretch.
10 that scandalous manner ss. ra,, " ',un .o
MN I,u with the knife. you butcher yor. AND
= swear 1t agin you in conrf Zoo. Won,
omuacious rascal" They took her into the
.eai ear and soOthed her. while the victim
w.peo the catsup off his coat. But that
$40 ao.ao'e OLD woman will 90 down 90 the
x;., ne grave with the conviction that she
go ID those cars one of the most
ooa, anu eanguinary encounters that has
Abel. QUO ~nais between Gain snd
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
How Oysters are Born.

This biyaive dces not spawn after the
manner of mOllusk. generally. 1t il in ;ts
own way viyiparOUs. 1t does not emit eggs
but at the proper time sends forth its Young
alive. The eggs arc dislodged from the
ovacies and committed to the nursing care
OF the gill and mantei. At first. each eg Q
seems to be inclosei in a capsule. 1t is OF
Il yeil0w;sh color: but as incubation or de.
ve!opment progresses the color chang es. first
20 gray. then 70 q brown. afterward to a
violet. Til. Is sign that the time of evic-
ton IL al hand. for nature now issues her
writ 20 that effect. And wonderful little
being. they are when the writ arrives TO
vacate the homestead: for whole troops Of
them can GO gracefully and without iostling
through the maziest evolutions in that
tinie.t sphece-a drop of water. A cited by
+. W. + GLOVES II. The american Naturalist
says NJ Deavaine: Nothing i. more curious
than to see. under the microscope, these
little Mcliusks travel ia drop of water. in
vast numbers, mutually avoiding one
another. crossing each Others track in
every direction, with wonderful rapiIty.
never touching ard never meeting The
parent oyster has. indeed. . prOdigiou,
family 70 turn out upon the world. But
when this time does come. though winter
be near. her actions are summary and The
wee BARNS are every one ordered from
home. They are spi, forth, or elected from
the shell. Filled with water, the valves ara
suddenly snapped together. Every snan
emits small. whi.i.h cloud. Thouoh a
little Of the milky fluid be in it, this wbti.h
cloud j. composed chiefly Of the tiny fry:
for, Individually. they are almost invisible
Indeed. who shall count the oysters off.
,pring, Science, BY her own methods has
the astounding assurance that . single
oyster. during one spawning season, emits
2: Ooo, 900 embryos !-Profess9r LoeE,raod in
PoV'1or Science Monthly. 80
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
A South Anne rican WcEnery.

For six years DR.. Domingo SarmientC
has ably and peacefully occupied the
presidential chair OF the republic OF Buenos
Ayres. Under his administration the State
which had been in a condition OF anarchy
for Years, resumed its prosperity. ROvin
bands OF indictments were dispersed, con.
iidence in the government was restored,
and no New England governor ever sat
through his term more calmly than did
President Sariniento. Last June an cleo.
ton was held tor new President. The
rival candidates were DR.. Aisina, DR..
Ayellenada and General Mi.re. Just in
time to save the sinking fortunes Of Avel.
lenada. DR.. Alsina Withdrew and turned
all the votes he could control over to
Avel!enada. whom he preferred above
General Mitre. Sarmiento also interested
himself il Avelienada's favor. He sent
soldiers out of the State who would have
voted for Mitre. Official heads which were
;ickied by the Mitre maggot were Topped
OFT and replaced by friends OF Avellenada.
Pos:office officials and clerks in the various
departments of the government readily I'M.
dersfood that they must support Ayelleuada
or get a ticket ct leave. Election day came
aud the administration party was still!
doubtful whether it had made its position
sufficiently secure. Blu. the leaders had
read the mysterious way in which elections
~ New York and Philadelphia are manipu-
lated. anI therefore felt confident. There
was q good dea! Of repeating" at the polls.
YET the strife was still too even Tor the COM
lori OF the administration. a little doc.
tc'ing Of the returns. however, made
everything sure. AID AveiIepaJa was de.
ciared elected.
On the twen:y-third Of September the
reSoiutlon began. One officer aite: another
seeded from the army o: the government.
taking with them companies. regiments and
brigades OF soldiers. On the twenty fifth
OF the same month General Mitre resigned
his position as ;he loyal servant of Sar.
MisAtc. took his place At the head OF the
rebe! army. and the republic was at once
declared in state Of siege. No important
confiic: has yet taken place between the
armies, bat political murders are
OF frequent occurrence. On the twelfth Of
October the new President. Avellena-
da. was inaugurated. ana the opposing
forces have since that time been
holder in their movements General Mitre
occupies a position almost identical with
that OF McEne.y in Louisiana. He claims
to have been elected the rightful Governor;
that Avellenada is Q usurper, and that the
people will support his rebellion. Unlike
Nc Emery, he has a fair prospect Of success.
he is popular, the administration Is weak;
ne is supported by most of the wealthy
families Of the republic. and j: was even
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
YEARS AFTER.

never loved him: for awhile
We wero two passing friends; and yet
learned TO prize the slow sad smile
Which touched his features when We met.
His words Of greeting, light and brief.
The clasp his fingers left on mine,
and saw, with vague unspOken GRIEF,
The signs which marked his LIES decline.
And when, awaiting certain doom.
He lay at lest, serene and calm,
often sought his lonesome room.
Will. flowers and words OF friendly balm.
And when bathsd his aching brow.
Or read, or talked-stil, all the wi lie.
His earnest eyes-they haunt me now
Repaid me with that slow. sad smile.
At last, one day. when gathering shades
Made the spring landscape chill and drear.
II e said: Dear friend. the sunshine fades;
T0mOrrOw ! shall not be here.
"And when You come you will not sec
This trembling hand this thinning face.
So-yOu were always kid to me
Grant me. pray. one gift OF grace.
Il cam can mot j, reach you where YOU stand stan
Nay closei-let me hold your hand.
And kiss you once before de-
All, why that sudden storm Of tears.
did not love hm-wherefOre then
Would have given all my years
10 bring him back to life agalne
And when, next morn beside the door,
l waited III the soft May ram,
They told me he had gone before,
And had culled ny flowers in vain.
All. why, when half a score Of years
Across his low green grave have novel;
Do bedeW with bitter tears
The grave of one never loved!
We were but casual friends. at best;
A word o smile. and all was SAID;
stood not near his heart, nor guessed
That l should gJieve if he were dead.
And yet il on the earth there be
One soul that holds me half SO dear
As his last blessing is to me-
Or his sad memory, year by year
II will be all AJAX or crave,
To smooth my bed or bless my sleep,
Even though the whisper haunt my grave
X did not love her-wherefOre weep"