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Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29
LETTER FROM FOB.
PHGNlx. A. T.. Oct. 22d. IS

PHGsIx, A. T., Oct. 22d, 1875.
 EDITOR MINER :-The weather IS cool anG pleasant; times are rather dull, but improv ing; grain commands a fair price, with ar upward tendency; wheat selling at T cents per pound, and barley at 34 cents. Two ditch companies have incorporated and are busy cleaning out the ditches which supply water to the town and vicinity, consequently We are tolerably dry at present, even though J. NJ. Cotton and John George supply good whisky. An artesian we'll in the plaza would be no bad thing either, and Mccoy, who passed through here few days ago with an outfit for boring in Tucson, said that flow ing well with four inch pipe would cost us about Sl000
 REAL ESTATE
 Is fast rising in value, as outsiders and par ties coming here to settle are purchasing to a considerable extent. D. Neahr, of Yuma, not long since bought a fine ranch from c. Buck, and K. $. Woolsey, of Agua Caliente, has purchased four, one of which he got yes terday from D. Schultz.
 At a town meeting the other day, mo- ton was made to incorporate, which was lost, but in lieu thereof three trusiees-Hon. l Jchn Smith, J. II. Burger and J. M. Cotton were elected to transact tbe town busi- ] ness for tine ensuing year.
 THE PUBLIC SCHOOL las been in Operatjon for two weeks und.r he management of Mrs. Fitzpatrick, who is aid to be very competent teacher. There re 45 scholars in attendance
 Tine Rev. L. J. IIedgepeth has been teach ng in the Mesquite district for three weeks. ie has 9 scholars in attendance
 CAMP MEETING, leld at the Mesquite, under the auspices of he M. E. Church South, commencing on the Sth uli. and ending on the 3d inss., was ell attended and passed off very pleasantly nd proftably. :
 ODDS AND ENDS
 Frank Cosgrove. an old pioneer, held in f gh esteem by all who knew him, died very f lddenly last week. He leaves a wife and ge children.
 A doctor who has been practicing medi. ne here for some time, it is said without a S ploma, will have to produce one or be O ned. ( Jsmes D. Monihon has sold his livery T able, and will take trip east to see .'the l folks at hOme" " Mrs. G. II. Oury returned from Tucson on ' where she has been on a visit O several months. BoB. h
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29

POLITICAL CHANGEs.-At the general
 election in California, held Sept. lst, the
 Democratic ticket was generally successful
 throughout the State, whereas at the judi
 cial election, held Oct. 20th. the news comes
 that Professor Carr, the Republican candi-
 date for Superintendent of Public Instruc-
 tion, IS elected by handsome majority over
 ms Democratic opponent, Rev. O. P. Fitz.
 gera'd. Politicians assign different causes
 Tor the sudden change-one ot which is the
 moral effect of the recent Redublican yicto-
 " in Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska. which is
 probably not the correct one. Tn the first
 place there were three tickets in the field at
 tho general election, and only two at the judicial, then the firm and growing determ- nation among all intelligent classes to dis connect the management of the schools from ail religious or sectarian influences has work
 ed to the disadvantage of the Democratic nominee, who Is minister of the Methodist church. The fact that he is a Liberal Chris tlan, opposed to division of the school fund, Tn favor of secular education and will ling that the matter of religious training shall be left to the family and the church. and all that, was not sufficient in the minds of the masses to render him proper per son to stand at the head of the school svs. tenn of California. It was not wise in the Democratic party to nominate minister of any religious denomir ation for that particu. l lar otfice. The old prejudice against preach FITS engaging in politics probably had but l little 10 do with the result aside from it's bearing on the school question. Tbe peo- Die have come to recognize the right of 'very man, no matter what his profession or ondition in life. provided his occupation be m honorable one, to take an interest in the seiiare Of his country and aspire to places of 'onor and profit, but they do not select tem- 'erance lectures for whisky inspectors. gam iers as the custodions of public funds or ecterian teachers for superintendents of ublie schools.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29
EXPLANATORY.

Some of the officers of the Department of
 Arizona have taken exceptions to our com
 ments on the relative honesty of civil and
 military officers, and have gone so far as to
 construe them to mean something very differ
 ent from what was intended. What we have
 said is, that the fact of mans being either
 m or out of the army is no evidence of his
 honesty or dishonesty; that a civilian is just
 as liable, and no more so, as a soldier to be a
 thief or an honest man, and we here add
 that the circumstance of graduation from
 West Point, Yale or Berkeley is no guaran-
 tee against, nor argument in favor of, mans
 dishonesty. We believe ;here are honest
 men holding office both in and out of the
 Army, and the evidences are not wanting to
 prove the converse of this proposition. It is urged that Army regulations will not al- low dishonest military official to retain his position for any length of time, which is no doubt true when the facts of dishonesty are proven, but investigations are not constantly | being made at every place at once by inspec- | tors in the Army, any more than in the civil [ service, and if the frequent removals from office in the latter are any indication it may
 be fairly inferred that they too occasionally dismiss an officer for dishonesty.
 We are led to make these remarks partly in reply to an officer, whom we hold in the highest esteem, who, a few days since in- formed us that he and others regarded the course Of the MINER as calculated to cast an imputation of dishonesty on all officers of the army. Now, with due difference to his and his brother officers opinions, we submit that we have neither said nor intimated any, thing that could by any fair construction be tortured into any such meaning. On the contrary, We have repeatedly said. and now ieiterate, not only our own belief, but that oi the entire community in which we i've that more honorable, efficient and agreeable fl gentlemen we never met than the officers at e Headquarters and Fort Whipple, and the c same may be said of those whom We have D met from other posts in the Department. and O in the matter of their honesty it has never e been questioned, nor do we believe there are Inc slightest grounds for suspicion. l. is re not our purpose as a journalist to attack. [" olacAen and pull down character. Many V mans hard earned reputation is his entire b' tock in trade, the only valuable accumuIa- lon Of life time. and . newspaper that can of 'e prostituted to the base purpose of cor ri' nptly or carlessly dcspoiling him of his sa 'ood name, is nb better than a thief who 2U obs another of his property. Our purpose wi ' to build up and not pull down. ca
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29

The Fathers of the Republic expressly coy
 enanted, Tn forming its organic law, that ev-
 cry rnan and woman in the United Stqtes
 should be allowed to worship God according
 to the dictates of each individual conscience
 stipulating only that in so doing they should
 not infringe ufon the rights of others. This
 doctrine we have earnestly endeavored to in-
 cucate through the MINER, and to that end
 have labored to keep the Public Schools free
 from Sectarian influences. With those who
 with the Pope of Rome, believe and declare
 that our torefathers were in error in nrov,-
 ding for the excercise of religious Gbertv
 and that the right to worship God accordinp
 10 ones own conscience is simply right to
 go headlong to hell and a right from the ex-
 ercise of which the people should be re-
 stra'ned We disagree, but if they sincerely
 believe they are worshiping God acceptably
 by their opposition to the American idea of free secular education and in their endeayor to establish an order of things where in the State shali be subservient to the Church in temporal as well as spiritual affairs. We can not blame them therefore we have no fanlt to find with the motive which influences our late representative W. J. ONeil in with | drawing his patronage from us on the ground | as he states it, that we have too much to say about Church and State. The Hon. gen. | teman did wise thing in stopping the pa- per It the advocacy of free Public Schools untrameled by Seetarian influences. grates harshly upon his ear. Had he continued to take It he would have found no crumb of comfort in future more than in the past in his desire for the establishment of religions instead of secular free schools. Those who believe in the jesuitical doctrine that "tbe end )ustities the mesnsn that is that no matter what means you employ. so that an end is achieved more desirable than the means are ought to employ any and all means to attain so great an end as the say. ng of their souls. Therefore We say that while We should oppose them on the ground 'f unbelief in the truth of their doctrine | we should not blame them or imnnon heir motives. ,
 We believe in the free exercise of ,he fight to worship but would of course dis. l ent to the use of means, even for the attain ! nent of good ends, whenever those means ( ontravene the rights of others who have an . qual right to worship in their own WAY. a Ne admire rather than censure the Honor. V le gentleman for having the manliness 10 i VOW his reasons for stepping the paper. T
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29
LETTER FROM R. MEACHAM
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. l2 1875

OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. l2 1875.
 EDITOR MINER :-Enclosed find letter: from Dr. Fessler, of New Berry, Pa., making enqairi about Arizona-being sample of communications received by me in the early portion of my residence in Prescott, when I occupied the high position of postmaster and editor of the MINER.
 Dr. F. commences his epistle thus While reading Frederick Goddard's work. entitled Where to Emigrate, and Why" ran across yonr letter tohim, dated in 1868, giving a brief history of Arizona, &c."
 The letter then goes on asking questions of importance about Arizona, its climate, ag- ncultural prospects, etc, etc, and closes by saying he is writing in the interest of b or 20 families who are prepared to emigrate. with from S1, 300 to S2,0o0 each family. I can only say to Dr. Fessler that my estimate ot Arizona remains unchanged. and although am no longer a resident of the Territory. I ieel deep interest in its future; full conf- dence that at no distant day it will be the leading section of the West, especially in the production of gold and silver, and sec ond to no other in grazing and stock raising.
 would simply add for the satisfaction of emigrants that S2,0O0 will pay for farm in Arizona equal in production to S2OO 900 one n Pennsylvania. Set me back 30 years and nothing would give me greater pleasure than ;o join your party of 'l5 or 20 families" and eturn to Arizona R Mr,cu.M
 We omit the publication of Dr. Fessler's statements and inquiries for want of time md space.-ED.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29

% Dt nS Gen A. V kautz, Comd the Dept of Arizona
 i"n Lloyd Tevs San Francisco Cal
 hon Wm N Bysrs Rocky Mountain News Denver Messrs. Cook, Son & Jenkins a6l Br.tadwav NY H Hr Ben Richmond, sth National Bank Memphis Tenn. c. B. Allen, St. Louis Mo f' -'N Jas F. feaiInan. St. Louis Mo- D. r. Rowland, St. Louis Mo
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29th, 1875.

E 4fR qccouats for adrertisiaq md suj- scriptioa uhich bscame due oa or befo1e Ae first day of February. and dR ba2s Tor legal adrer- tisemeats mtieh nppearsf ia he Hiaey prior 10 Mat date are Oayable to John II. MariOa A1 o9coanfs acerfriag since dqt date are IcyaJle to 7. J. Butler, the present proprietor.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29

Canals and everything points towards pros perity and flush times for this section o: Arizona.
 Dr. J. Fl. Pierson of the Cal. and Arizona Stage Company arrived today from Wicken- burg to remain one day.
 Hon. K. $. Woolsey of Agua Calients, to- getber with Mir. c. W. Sterns, enroute to San Francisco, and Judge J. T. Alsap, en- route to Yuma, left here few days since, in private conveyance for Stanwix.
 The Hon. and lately welded Jno. Smith has his new house nearly finished making a neat and beautiful appearance on the corner of Court Street and Agua Avenue.
 J. M. Cotton is making several improve ments on his property on the main street Other miner improvements going on in diff ferent parts of the Village.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29
DIED.

At Fort Whippe. Arizona Territory. on Thursday Oc tooer 2sth ELLA. wife of Lieut. C. aries M Bay Eighth U S Infantry and daughter of Mrs Carrie H. and Lieu Colonel John D. Wilkins 9th U S. Infantry aged q years.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29

MMHIR OF PERUVIAN BARK WITH PRO
 toxsds of Iron as KENDALLs Drur ssrpe
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29

CRIT BRrANs teams and MT. Aliens have been here during the week.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29

TIE dispatches received this morning are up to the 27th and give graphic descrip- ton of the fire in Virginia City confirming those already in type and placing the dam age at from three to four millions.
 Two perons were killed during the fire.
 It originated in house of i'll fame from candle left burning.
 Greenbacks in San Francisco e6I and S14
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-29
BORN.

At Fort Whipple. Arizona. on Sunday. October 24th 70 Fla H.. wife of Lieut. c. M. Baily 9th Iufantry daughter
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-23
STATE OF LOUISIANA-PARISH OF ORLEANS
Fourth District, City Of New Orleans.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-PARISH OF ORLEANS
Fourth District, City Of New Orleans.
STATE OF LOUISIANA VS.. A LOT OF GROUND
fronting on Chippewa street, in square No. ST;
assessed i'll the name of John Fromhertz.
STATB TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE, }
No. 245 Josephine street. :
New Orleans January 49, 1875 )
DY VIRTUE OF THE POWER IN ME VESTED
ID by the act Of the Legislature of this State, No.
A. ii 1873 approved March a. 1913 will proceed to
sell at public auction at nv office mo 245 Joseph
inc street, in the said Fourth District of this city
on TUESDAY, February T. 1875, at twelve o'clock
NJ, the following described property, to wit
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND. in square No.
49, bounded by Chippewa, st. Thomas S xth and
Washington streets, fronting on Chippewa streets,
measuring 50 by ll9 feet.
Said property having been seized by me to satisfy
a debt due the state of Louisiana for taxes upon
said property for the year 1873 amounting TWEEN
ty-ODe dollars and seventy five cents, together
with all costs, penalties and charges.
At said sale the property will not be adjudicated
unless the bid Is for sufficient amount to satisfy
thereon, and AL costs aud charges which may have
accrued.
The purchaser at this sale will be put in irnme-
date posse ssiOn but the owner has the right to,
redeem within six months upon the payment to
the purchaser Of the purchase price, and all
and charges together with fifty per cent additional
upon the Purchase price.
TeIms-Cash Oh the spot.
J. ". FAIRFAX
State Tax Collector Fourth District, CITY Of New
orleans. ial9 20
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-23

STATE TAX CoLLEcToRs OFFICE,
No. PAS Josephine street, ,
New Orleans January 10, 1875.
DY VIRTUE OF THE POWER IN ME VESTED
ID by the act OF the Legislature of this State, No.
Al of 1873 approved March IA, 1873 will proceed to
sell a: public auction at my office, No. 245 Joseph
inc street in the said Fourth District of this city
on TUESDAY, February2, 1875, at twelve o'clock NJ. ,
the following described property, to wit
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, in square No.
2l8 bounded by st. Charles, Prytania, COnery and
Sixth streets, fronting on ST. Charles street. meas
CERTAIN LOT OF GRouND, in square No. 1872,
bounded by Seventh, St. Patrick, ST. Denis and
Sixth sire ets fronting the corner Of seventh and
st. Patrick streets, measuring $50 by lao feet
bounded by Willow, Claiborne, Upperline and
Washington streets.
Said property having been seized by me to satisfy
q debt due the State of Louisiana for taxes UPON
said property for the year 1873, amounting to one
hundred and seventy four dollars, together with
al costs, penalties and charges.
At said sale the property will not be adjudicated
unless the bid is for Il sufficient amount to satisfy
tie aforesaid claim and also the unpaid taxes upon
said property tor the year 1871 together with the
pen:l!ea there and all costs and charges which
may nave accrued.
The purchaser ct this sale will be put in mme-
date possession, but the owner has the right to
deem within six months, upon the payment to the
purchaser of the purchase price, and all costs and
charges. together with fifty per cent additional
upon the purchase price,
Terms-Cash on the spot.
J. W. FAIRFAX,
State Tax Collector, Fourth District, City of New
Orleans, ial9 % fp2
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-23
STATE OF LOUtSIANA-PARISH OF ORLEANS
Fourth District, City of New Orleans.

STATE TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE, }
No. PAS Jose phine street,
New Orleans, January 10, 1875
DY VIRTUE OF THE POWER IN ME VESTED
- by the act of the Legislature of this State. No.
Il of 1875 approved March IA 1873 will proceed to
sell at public ION, at my office No. 2l5 Joseph.
inc street, in the said Fourth District of this city
on TUESDAY. February 2. 1875, at twelve O'Clock
NJ, the following q scribed property. to wit
bounded by st. Andrew, Constance, Laurel and St.
Mary streets fronting on st. Andrew street, meas
urDg 30 feet inches bv 100 feet.
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND. in square No. 1l7,
bounded by Magazine, Seventh, Constance and
Sixth streets fronting on Magazine street. meas.
urng so by 100 feet.
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, in square No. 1913,
bounded by Sixth, Magazine, Const ance and Wash
ington streets fronting on Sixth street, measuring
l2o by 100 feet.
bounded by st. Andrew, camp. Josephine and Mag
azine streets, fronting 1t. Andrew street,
uring Sc feet 6 inches by 33 feet.
Said property having been seized BY m e to satisfy
debt due the State of Louisiana for taxes upon
said rty for the year 1873 amounting to three
hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty cents, to-
gether with all costs, penalties and charges.
At said sale the property will not be adiudicated
unless the bid is tor sufficient amount to satisfy
the aforesaid claim, together with the penalties
thereon. and all costs and charges which may
have accrued.
The purchaser at this sale will be put in imme
date possession. but the owner has the right to
redeem within six months upon the payment to
tine purchaser Of the purchase prc9, and all costs
and charges, together with fifty per cent additional
upon the purchase price.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
j. W. FAIRFAX,
State Tax Collector, Fourth District City Of New
Orleans. a9 % fe5
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-23

Noses AID 23S; assessed in the name OF T. NJ.
Connolly.
STATE Tax COLLECTORS OFFICE }
No. AS Josephine street
New Orleans january 20 1875.
DY VIRTUE OF THE POWER. IN ME VESTED
ID by he act OF the Legislature OF this State No.
Al OF 1873 approved March H. 1873 will proceed to
sell at public auction at my Office No 245 Josep
inc street in the said Fourth District of this city
on TUESDAY, February 3 1875, at twelve o'clock
ONE CERTAIN LOT OP GROUND, in square No.
SO, bounded by st. Mary st. Thomas Rousseau and
Felicity streets, fronting st. Mary and St.
Thomas streets, measuring LOG feet inches by 800
feet.
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND in square No.
238, bounded by st. Andrew st. Charles, st. Mary
and Carendelet streets, fronting on St. Andrew
street measuring 80 by SO feet.
SAID property having been seized by me to satisfy
debt due the State of Louisiana for taxes upon
said property tor the year 1873, amounting to one
hundred and dollars and fifty cents together
with allcOsts, pen alties and charges.
At said sale he property will not be adjudicated
unless the bid IL for sufficient amount TO satisfy
the aforesaid claim together with the penalties
thereon, and all costs and charges which may have
accrued.
The purchaser at this sale will be put in inme-
date possession. but the owner has the right to
redeem within six months upon the payment to
the purchaser of the purchase price and all costs
and charges, together with fifty per cent addi-
tional upon the purchase price.
Terms-Cssh on the spot
J. W. FAIRFAX
State Tax Collector, Fourth District, CITY Of New
Orleans. ia20 % ft2
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-23

STATE TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE,
No. PAS Josephine street ;
New Orleans January 81, 1875.
pY VIRTUE OF THE POWER IN ME- VESTED
ID by the act OF the Legislature of this State No.
Al of 1878, approved March II, 1873 will proceed TO
sell at public auction, at my Office No 2i5 Joseph
inc street, in the said Fourth District of this city
on TUESDAY, February 2, 1875, at twelve o'clock
NJ. the following described property, to wit
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, IN square No. 49,
bounded by st. Nary, Rousseau ST. Thomas and
Felicity streets, fronting on st. Mary street,
uring SO by 1870 feet.
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, in square No. A.
bounded by st. Andrew, Rousseau st. Thomas and
Adele streets fronting On st. brew street, meas
uring 20 by ll3 feet 6 inches.
Said property having been seized bv me to sat sfy
a debt due the State q Louisiana tor taxes upon
said property for the year 1873, amounting to one
hundred and eight dollars. together with all COSTS
penalties and charges.
At SAID sale the property will not be al udicated
unless the bid ia for efficient amount to satisfy
the aforesaid claim together with the penaltie,
thereon, and all costs and charges which may have
accrued.
The purchaser at this sale will be put in imme.
date possession, but the owner has the right TO
redeem within six months upon the PAYMENT 10
the purchaser of the purchase price and ali coats
and charges together with fifty per cent additional
upon the purchase price.
Terms-CAsh on the spot
J. ". FAIRFAX
state Tax Collector FOURTH District civ OF New
ofe&s ls<l ~ fel
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-23

STATE TAX fplLR, ToK : OFFICE }
40. A5 Josephine street
New Orleans, January 30, 1875. }
DY VIRTUE OF THE POWER IN ME VESTED
- by the act OF the Legislature OF this State, No.
- of 1875 approved March a. 1873 will proceed to
sell at public auction. at my Office. No. 2i5 Joseph.
inc street, III the said Fourth district OF this city,
on TUESDAY, February 2. 1875 at twelve O clock
NJ, The following described property, to wit.
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, in square No 20
bounded nv W"shin"'"r'. Rousseau ST. Thomas
aud -Four streets, no ne surement.
CEkT,,N uRUUSD, II square No. 10,
bounded by Water Lsvee, Washington and Sixth
streets fronting on ater street, measuring 90 by
% feet.
Said property having been seized by me 10 satisfy
debt due the State of Louisiana for taxes upon
said property for the wear 1873, amounting to one
hundred and forty five dollars together with all
costs. penalties and charges.
A: said sale the property Will not be adjudicated
unless the yid is for sufficient amount satisfy
the aforesaid claim, together with the penalties
thereon. and all costs and charges which may
have accrued.
The purchaser at this sale will he pat in imme-
date possession but the owner has the right to
redeem within Sly months CpOn the payment to
the purcbser OF the purchase price, and all costs
and charges together with fifty Per cent add-
t-onai upon the purchase price.
Terms-Cash Oh the spot.
W. FAIRFAX,
State Tax Collector. Fourth District City of New
Orleans. ia20 % fe2