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The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
Very Important Postal Order.
Foreign POstage--Fhe New Rates
Under the Arrangement of the
ReEne Postal Convention.

Foreign POstage--The Ne~ Rate,
Under the Arrangement of th'
ReSne Postal Convention.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The fol.
lowing important order was sign
ed by the Postmaster General yes.
terday, and will be issued by cir.
cular to all pOstmaSters tomorrow
POsTOFFICE DEPARTMENT, !
WASHINGTON, May s, 1875 I
The treaty concerning the for
nation of general Postal Union
concluded at Berne, October 9th.
1874, between the United States of
America, Germany, Austro- Hun
gary, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt,
Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy,
Greece, LuXumburg, Norwa Y. Tn e
Netherlands, Portugal, Rouma-
MIA, Russia, Servia, Sweden, Swift
znrIand and Turkey, having been
duly ratified by the United States
on the 9Th day of March. 1875, and
the Publications thereof by the
several contracting States having
been duly exchanged at Berne,
Switzerland on the I'd day of May,
1879, it is hereby ordered that
the uniform Union rates of pos
tage to be levied and collected in
the United States on correspond
ence to and from the whole ex-
tent of the Postal Union, embrac-
ing the above named countries,
without distinction shall be as
follows
First-For prepaid letters, 10
cents per fifteen grammes.
SecOnd-For unpaid letters, 10
cents per fifteen grammes.
Third-For postal cards, 2 cents
each.
FOurth-FOr newspapers, if not
over four ounces in weight, 2cents
each.
Fifth-For other printed mat
ter, samples of merchandise and
all articles other than newspapers
enumerated in article of the
Treaty, 2 cents per each weight of
two ounces or fraction thereof.
SiXth-FOr til } registration fee
on all correspondence, 8 cents.
Seventh-NQ fee will be charg-
ed for return receipt in cases
where a receipt from the address
see is requested.
The Union rates Of postage
hereinafter prescribed will be
levied and collected on and after
July 1, 1876, on the CORE sp0ndence
to and from all the contracting
States except France, and on and |
after January 1, 1876, on the cor
to and from France. |
,Signed) MARSHALL JEWELL.
POstmaSter-Gener |
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05

sustain and build up all that is
pure and true and ennobling.
Thus while we are developing
the resources of our rich Territory,
we will be laying broad and deep
the foundation of good society.
So mote it he.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
Z. S. MILITARY TELEGRAPH,
YUMA DEPOT, June 4th,

$40 P NJ.
Editor Sentinel, Ytan0-
Our wires are completely pros
trated between here and San Die
go by cause unknown to us, there
fore no more Geographic news to-
day. w. T. BURBRIDGE,
Q. S. Telegrapher.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
NEW YORK.
Argument In the 'EiItOn-Beecher
Case.

Arg uMokit In Ihe EEitOn- Beech es
Case.
NEW YORK, June 1.-Evarts
continued his argument for the
defense to day in the Tilton
Beecher case.
Terrible Conf1asratIon in PennsyI-
VanIa.
New York. June 3.-Great fires
are still raging in parts of Penn
sylvania. The inhabitants of
Locust Ridge, Evergreen, Stud
dartville, Goldsboro and many
other numbering settlements have
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all been driven from their homes
before the advancing confiagra-
ton. Several old and feeble per-
sens have been burned to death.
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AIM HIGH.

upon everything pertaining 10
human life. 1t is an injunction
that should be engraved upon the
hearts of every intelligent being,
and obeyed through all this work
day world. Aim high. Every
boy and every girl should make
this their watch word and never
disregard or forget it, in working
or playing, in business or in pleas
ure. 1t is the touch stone of sue
cess, and whether we succeed or
not Is better to aim high. True,
some men have had great sue
cess in life who never had de-
sire for anything high or noble.
They had no aim of any kind.
They got their success by blind
chance. They belong to that class
of whom it is said "a fool for luck"
But they are not the rule-they
are the exception. The general
rule is that those who aim high
and keep their eye on the object,
are the ones that win. They may
sometimes overShoOt, but that is
better than shooting under. AS
we used to tell the boys, when
teaching them to use the rifle,
aim high, boys. even if you
should Overshoot the mark, but
never shoot under.''
And if this injunction is good
and wholesome in the business
affairs of life, how transcendenHy
Important it is IN forming the
character of every member of the
human family. In morals or So
cial excellence, th3s aim is the
only criterian of a good, blameIess
and exalted life. 1t lifts its pos.
SCISSOR above the low and grovel-
ing things of earth, and leads his
spi1it to seek after those things
that are good and true and pure
and ennobling. Even though we
should aim too high, and seek af-
Ter the unattainable, yet it is far
better for us than if we had aim
ed low. That youth with the
word EXCELSIOR upon his ban
ner, though engulphed and per-
ishing in the Alpine SHOWS, is a
far lOftier and more ennobIing
sightithan the low groveling boor
who sinks in the quicksands' and
quagmire of a loathsome swamp.
This aiming high is the main.
spring of all human progress, and
without it there would be no
progress. Those nations and PEG.
pies who are content to walk in
the same old groove and pursue
the same routine of life handed
down from father to son, through
countless generations, who con-
slider every Improvement dan
gerous innovatiOn-of which Old
Spain. most of the South Ameri-
can Republics, and many States
of Mexico are mournful examples
never progress in art, science.
civilization and refine /
ment, simply because they have il.
no desire to progress. They have :
no higher aim Some Of these 2
effete Governments and peoples I
think they have reached the sum- {
NIT of human attainment, and
even ape hereditary titles and
distinctions. They have their
mobiles and privileged classes, who
pretend to have long pedigree :
Men whose ancient. but ignoble blood,
Has crept threng ever since |.
the flood !
They have no desire to aim any &
higher, for they know that pro- !,
gress would throw their empty :
titles and privileges to the winds I
and they would have to stand on l
their own merits. and having no I
merits, they would sink TO their l
proper level. L
Aim high. Let us who have .
the privilege OfasSiStlng in build. i
ing up true civilization in this a
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
Escape of the Murderer of Mrs.
Strong.

SANTA Rosa, May 15th.-D. III.
Geiger, who was convicted last
year for the murder of Mrs. Strong
in MendocinO county, and sen
fenced to the State Prison for life,
made his escape from the County
Jail at quarter to 2 O'Clock this
mOrning. Geiger's case was taken
to the Supreme Court, which sus-
tanned the decision of the District
Court. The Sheriff was only wait
ing for the remittiur to take him
to the State Prison. He got pos
session of a fine saw and file, and
fifteen minutes after the Jailer
locked all the prisoners up in their
cells, Geiger commenced to work
for his liberty. In about twenty
minutes after he had commenced,
he got out of his cell by springing
the slide that holds the bolt. This
admitted him into the large hall
where the prisoners are kept dur
ing the day. He then common
ced to cut hole in the ceiling at
the further end of the Jail, but be-
ing rather weak, he asked the
rest of the prisoners it they want
ed to get out. All of them refused,
except John Jones, who is await.
ing the action of the Grand Jury
on a charge of highway robbery.
Geiger then sawed the massive
ring that holds the lock of the
cell occupied by Jones, which was
quickly done, and admitted John
Jones into the large hall. They
both then proceeded to saw out
hole in the ceiling, which they
succeeded in doing after hard
work of six hours, which brought
them to the jury room, and from
there they left for parts unknown.
The following excellent article
which we copy from the Kansas
Sickle and Sheof, is just as applica-
bic TO Arizona as anywhere else.
Let our young men read it:
Our country is rich in material
wealth. The great want of the
times is not an increase Of worldly
prosperity. Our country will new
er fail from. physical poverty.
There is however. one great de-
mand of the hour, it IS for young
men, true. noble, conscientious |
young men. We have enough of |
the chaser sort" enough who |
gamble, and drink, and chew, and |
and swear, and break the
and riot. and do divers
other unhand-sOme and improper
-hings-worse than casting their
life away. We need no increase
IN this direction, though there
IRE many forces, habits, associa-
ions and infuences;in society that
end powerfully to their increase.
But we need a more ample supply
If young men who love their par
snts their home, their country,
md their race; who do good and
'scheW evil, who practice moral
purity; who respect themselves
nd obey God.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05
PENIS YLVANIA.

Called Out.
POTFsvILLE, June 3. = The
miners are riOting here and the
situation is very critical the sher-
iff is unable to preserve the peace.
The Government has ordered the
military to assist the civil officers
unless the MODS dispress.
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ROAD STATION RECEIPTS

B19n| Forage Receipts,
very important to Station Keepers. and
printed in the form required BY the latest
Military orders, on hand .apd for sale Of
THE SENTINEL " OFFICE.
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LONl'ON.
Success OF Capt. BOyntOn I'm Cross
Ing the English Channel.

Success OF Capt. Boynton I'm Cross
Ing the English Channel.
LONDON, May 29.-Paul BOyn-
ton, who started to cross the En-
glish Channel in his LIES saving
suit yesterday, succeeded in ac-
complishing the feat. He landed
between Dover and South Fore
land at 3 o'clock this Saturday
morning having been in the wa
ter continuously % hours and 80
inmates.
RuInOrs of War.
LONDON, May 31St.--A An unsign-
ed letter in the Times gives a
clear explanation of the recent
warlike rumOrs. The writer SAYS
a few weeks ago the German re-
representatives. at the variOns Eu-
ropean Courts officially complain
ed that France was arming with
a view to an early commence
ment Of war.
The Arizona sentinel., 1875-06-05

WASHINGTON, May 9-The fol-
lowing important order was sign
ed by the POstmaster-G General yes
terday, and will be issued by cir
cular to all pOstmaSters tomorrow:
The New York herald., 1875-01-20

Prince Bismarck, in his execution of the
religious laws, means to carry out the policy
OF the celebrated Strafford and make his work
thorough" Evidently he will have no COM
promise with the Catholic Church or any of
its servants. 1t is not long since he arrested
noble Catholic ladies for venturing to sympa-
thize with the misfortunes of their bishop.
He has expelled foreign priests who happened
to be travelling through Germany on errands
of pleasure and observation. He has taken
clergymen from the altar in the performance
of the holy offices of religion and conveyed
them to prison. The last news is that '@he
has closed the Roman Catholic seminary at
Fulda, expelled the head priest from German
territory and sequestrated all the property Of
the bishop Of that diocese" Fulda is prov
ince Of Hesse- Cassel near the borders of Ba-
varia. 1t is part Of the former bishopric or
principality Of Fulda, one of the oldest eccle-
siastical endowments of Germany, and was
for ages subject to the head of the famous
Benedictine Abbey of Fulda. Therefore, in
striking at the head of this Order the Prince
overthrows an institution that may be called
traditional in German history, and indicates
that his policy in dealing with Rome will be
implacable and unpausing. The Bishop of
Paderborn is to be interned in the fortress of
Wesel
The New York herald., 1875-01-20

We observe that the Senate committees in
discussing the appropriation bills have shown
disposition to cut down the salaries of the
officers of the government One of the COM
mittees reported that the salary of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue should be re-
duced from six to five thousand dollars. A
letter was read from Secretary Bristow oppos-
ing the reduction, and the Senate finally de-
clined to agree. We think the Senate was
right Nothing is more certain in the affairs
of government or of private citizen than
that bad pay means bad work. The collection
of the internal revenue is most important
function In fact there are few more impor-
tant in the machinery of our government
The head of it is responsible for the handling
of millions of dollars. Certainly If he does
his work well he is worth six thousand dollars
year. We believe in the policy of putting
first class men in these first class places and
giving them first class pay. Much of the cor
ruption that we have seen in the management
Of our financial affairs--in the collection OF
taxes and customs and imposts-may be at.
trIbuted to the miserable policy which votes
hundreds of thousands of dollars to thievinp
corporations and endowments to worthless
railways, and bothers over the income of 9
hard working, necessary and efficient officer
If our Congressman want to save money i
l. will not be by cutting down the Hagea pf i'm
The New York herald., 1875-01-20

Mayor Wickham has initiated the policy of
calling the heads of the several municipal
departments together in his office for consul
tation for the purpose of securing harmony of
action in the whole city government This
policy was contemplated by the charter,
which provides for such council, but the
late administration never availed itself of the
provision. The departments for two years
have been snarliDg, jealous and inharmonious,
and six months ago such gathering as that
held in Mayor Wickham's Office yesterday
would probably have resulted in free fight.
Mayor Wickham has resolved that this spirit
Of contention shall cease, as it is detrimental to
the interests of the city. He is resolved that
each head of department shall confne him.
self to his own duties, without iptermeddling
with those that do not pertain to him, and
that among them all there shall be harmony
and unity of action in all public affairs. The
meeting of the heads of departments cannot
In any manner interfere with or infringe upon
the duties of the Common Council The
Board of Aldermen is a Legislative body. The
Mayors council is purely executive council,
and stands in the same relation to the Board
OF Aldermen as the Cabinet bears to Congress.
We have no doubt that the Mayors new policy
will be found advantageous TO the interests Of
the CITY,
The New York herald., 1875-01-20

1t is now reported that the British govern.
ment has instructed its representative at
Teheran to support the case of Baron Reuter-
officially 1t has taken John Bull long
while to determine that this was a proper
course. Reuters concession was first made
generally known in 1873, and had to the
world at large the appearance of giving to
British subject contract for the industrial
and commercial organization of Persia. But
the British government fought very shy of the
great contract, Notwithstanding the British
love generally for contracts and concessions
and grand commercial possibilities. of this
sort. But the liberals were then in
power. They wanted to ameliorate the con-
diton of the people, get the ballot and man
age Ireland They had foreign policy
which inculeated the wisdom Of leaving alone
everything !hat they safely might They did
not see that unless They Supported gs9tss.s,
concession it would inevitably give place TO
concessions which might prove less agreeable.
Now, however, Russian has come upon the
scene, and his concession seems to John
Bull palpable menace, threat that the
short cut to the East shall be in hands that
are inimical to British traffic as we'll as British
policy. Hence there is now sudden impulse
to support the news-gatherfng Baron, and
through the name of Russian he has secured
what lis great parade of the Shah in Europe
did not obtain for him. Does the support
come too late? 1t may prove that Reuters
concession has expired by its terms. He
should have faunted the name of this Russian
like red rag in the face of John Bull some
months earlier.
The New York herald., 1875-01-20
The Reecher Case.

The extraordinary trial which goes on from
day to day in Brooklyn has many dramatic
phases that may be dwelt upon by a news
paper without presuming to interfere with
the decision of the Court or the jury. In fact,
the trial is so much of comedy and 30 little
of an actual judicial investigation that it
would be unjust to all parties to ignore the
prominent features of it The first stage OF
Mr. Tiltons case has been passed in the ex-
animation of Mr.. Moulton whose cross-ex-
animation is the first stage of Mr. Beecher's.
No especial fact has been yet brought to
light that is not familiar to our readers.
good deal of the strength of the case will de-
pend upon Judge Porter's success in break
ing down Mr.. Moultons testimony Thus tar
the witness has shown great ability and the
impression his evidence makes upon the mind
of the reader is that he made o great mistake
when he chose his profession IN not entering
the law, and that it would be better, perhaps,
for the interests Of MIR. Tilton if, at the con-
elusisa = As sza9!gst!sR; as s2Gz n sSs'Ss'
part III the manag cement u tle case.
The stage managers of the proceedings
have relaxed their efforts in the way Of
flowers and dramatic incidents. This is, at
least q decent concession to justice. The
rulings of the Judge have thus far been ap-
parently fair. although the fact that contest
was made by the counsel on both sides for the
purpose of securing a judge who would be
favorable to the one side or the other tended
to throw suspicion upon the selection finally
made. If the selection Of Judge Nelson as
presiding Judge was triumph of the Tlton
party he has not made it appear in the
course of his rulings One of the extraordi-
nary phases of this proceeding is that nothing
has been taken for granted. Everybody was
supposed to have side-judges, jury and ALL
The whole trial is an extraordinary COM
ment on the state of society and religion in
Brooklyn. There is no knowing how it will
end. We have seen nothing in the evidence
of MIR. Moulton to prevent his resuming the
relations he once held toward Mr.. Beecher
and Mr.. Tilton. These gentlemen are alto
gether of so emotional character, are cast in
US to learn any morning that the case had
finally come to an end that fearful letters had
been interchanged between the contending
parties, that Mr.. Beecher had exonerated Mr.
Tilton and MIR. Tilton Mr.. Beecher that the
plaintiff had resumed the editorship of the
Independent, while the defendant had con-
tinued his mnistrations in Plymouth church;
for this is case in which any result is
possible.
The New York herald., 1875-01-20
Our Spanish Cloud.

There seems little doubt that what we may
call the Kitchen or, to use still more
accurate phrase-the "barroom" Cabinet OF
force the country intoa new policy of "vigor,"
turbulence and, probably, war. There can be
no concealment of the fact that the President
is surrounded by class of men who will take
desperate chances to perpetuate power. They
see, what we fear is only too true that
nothing would so assure continuance Of
power as hostlities Once involve the country
in an armed conflict affecting its honor and
its flag, and the people, with aroused patriot
ism, will follow that Saxon instinct for fight
ing which, we fear, would prefer an unjust
war to just peace. The President would
easily enough retain power
The attempt to revive the spirit of rebellion
by provoking the Southern States into an
armed conflict with the government has failed.
Nothing remains but Spain. We certainly
have an issue with Spain. The President
might give us many reasons for dealing firmly
with that country but we have borne with
its rulers g long, and the issue 9f 49, ne Nc
matter how successful, would Be 50 expensive
and so bloody that IT would be calamity.
Such war, carried on for party ambition,
would not only be a calamity but crime.
There is evidently purpose on the part of
the men surrounding the President to force
this strife. We have constant indications of
their activity. Theannouncement in the Wash
ington organ the other day was only straw
showing how the wind blows We trust that
patriotic men, without distinction of party,
will set their faces against these shameless
and wicked intrigues, and deal with any at
tempt at war as national crime
The New York herald., 1875-01-20
Our Detectives.

One of the great faults attaching to our de-
tective system is the publicity courted by the
detectives Most of them are as we'll known
to the criminal classes as the principal thieves
and burglars to each other Some of them
stand in Broadway from morning till night to
exhibit their good clothes and what they esteem
their good looks. Those of them whose names
most frequently appear in the newspapers are
as familiar to the public as the most active
and prominent politicians in the city, Even
the most ordinary arrests are made by detec-
tives. The other day young man passed o
forged check upon an unsuspecting gentle
man, and although the offender was known to
his victim the case was given to detective
''to work it up" The latter stood by the poor,
victimized individual so effectively that he was
at the victims side when the forger returned
to repeat his previous success by means of
another worthless check. The swindler was
at once arrested by the detective, whose name
appeared in all the newspapers the next day.
AS matter of course all the thieves now
know Mr. Detective Avery, and his usefulness,
except as an ordinary policeman, is at an end
We contend that it is not the business of de-
tectives to make arrests and thereby familiar
ize themselves to the criminal classes Assoon
as the thieves feel that no unseen eve is
watching them they know how to avoid detec-
ton, and it is an unqueshonable fact that the
thieves of New York know more about the
New York detectives than the detectives know
about the thieves. In this single fact is the
complete condemnation of our detective sys-
tenn. Until the criminal classes of this city
are taught to feel that all their movements are
known by persons unknown to them there
will be no check upon crime and this cannot
be done while "well known detectives and
'wel known thieves" are acquaintance or
even friends. We present elsewhere to-day
some useful hints on this subject.