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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-05-25
The Phenomena of Death.

DR.. Frederic r. Marvin, in lecture
at New York, gave physicians view of
death, his subject being "The Physi-
ology Of Death" The history of death
embraces three periods, the fabulous,
the superstitious, and the philosophical.
The fabulous period was in NEUROLOGICAL
times, in which death was personifed as
the goddess Mors, the glance of whose
eye was fatal; the superstitious era was
that long period in which death was re-
garded as an instantaneous change; O
stroke that came and cut off life from
the whole body at once. Ours is the
philosophical age.
The lecturer had experimental on
dogs, to discover the order of time in
which the senses die. To one dog he
gave arsineous acid. The second died
instantly upon his introducing a needle
into the medulla oblongata; and the
third he bled to death. In the last, the
order of death was, sight, taste, smell,
hearing, touch; which established the
fact that the senses disappear in the
same order as they do in sleep.
The human body is an aggregation of
cells. Life is the segmentatlon of these
cells; death their disintegration. Each
cell dies for itself. Every moment cells
are springipg into life. Every moment
cells are dying. Our bodies are COM
posed of these little points. Take them
away and there is nothing left of us but
the connecting shreds. There are dead
cells in your body, and when you are
dead, there will for some time continue
to be living ones. We shall all at some
time be resolved into carbonic acid, wa
ter, and the mineral elements.
The whole surface of our globe, said
the speaker, has been dug over 1913
times to bury it's dead, even not reckon
ing the long age of the world which is
given it by modern science, and we in
hale, we feed upon elements the very
atoms that have been living human
beings before. The dead, he continued,
live again, and we greet them in the
perfume of the city, in the light flakes
of the snow, in the thousand leaves of
the forest.
Death, the doctor says, is painless.
There is no moment in our lives in
which molecular death is not going on
in us. The last words of a multitude
of persons indicate that mere disinte-
grafton is painless. To die of cold,
after the first agony is over, is a luxury.
So is drowning. The smile of death,
the placidity of death, comes to all fea-
lures after the rigor naortiS. That is
over in three days.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-05-25
VOL. vi.
A Quiet Bit Of Scandal.

When cannibal savages aftor fight
Make feast Of the bodies OF those they
have beaten,
The grisly repast yields keener delight
From the knowledge that every unfortunate
wight
Would have deem d it the deepest diegrace
to be eaten.
Though the custom is fast dying out in Teejee,
As the influence of Western example in
creases
In civilized Countries you often may see
A circle Of friends, in the highest Of glee,
All busily picking some neighbor to pieces.
And the best Of it is that the neighbor Is not,
As in Islands barbaric, person deceased
His flesh has been baked in no caldron or pot I;
They don't even trouble to serve him up hot +;
For the victim still lives in the midst Of the
feast.
Some good natured friend, p'r'aps, may make
him aware
or the nature Of these hungry monsters
employment
And though in reply he may stoutly declare
That such vivisection won't hurt him hair,
Yet he writhes at the thought of their fiend-
ish enjoyment.
Still one comfort remains. In the isle of
Feejee
No possible vengeance is left for the victim
He's cooked and defunct. But in Europe he's
free
To seek satisfaction and sometimes we see
That he wounds in exchange for the wounds
which have pricked him.
Then beware Mrs. Smith; beware, lovely Miss
Brown;
Young Jones, whisper nothing that isn't
quite tue;
Be a little more careful Of others renown,
For Thompson in yonder recess has sat down
With Miss Green, and is quietly cutting up
you
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-05-25
An IrrepressibIe Girl.

A little French girl, twelve years of
age, has just been tried in the Sarthe,
France, for having smothered two chill
dren confined to her care. One of the
victims was three years, the other eigh-
teen months old. It was elected in
court that the murderess could not re-
sist committing the crimes with which
she was charged. After having smoth-
cred the children of her mistress she was
removed to. the hospital of La Fleche,
and there felt impelled by some unnatu-
raj force to assassinate the patients.
The jury wished to acquit the prisoner
on the ground that she was not respon-
sible, and but for the direction of the
Judge, she would have been let loose on
society to continue her sanguinary
career. The judge considered that,
whether the prisoner were responsible or
not, society should be protected. and a
verdict of guilty was found, followed
by sentence of imprisonment.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-05-25
Youthful Sorrows.

Says the Danbury NeWs: The very
small boy has his trials and sorrows like
the rest of us. With his cropped and
barred head he can be seen at almost
any hour tearing along after some mis-
creant who has his hat, and bawling at
the top of his voice. The very small
boy doesn't seem to understand that he
could run faster and longer if he kept
his mouth shut. But perhaps he
wouldn't he quite so sure of his hat.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-05-25
NO. ID.
The Weather.

How well these lines express the
present season
The weathercock is dancing round,
And will not settle east or west:
The air is chill, and most the ground,
And all the sky in gloom is dressed.
Uncertain spring. Poets we're right
Who gave the female form and face,
For change is ever your delight
And fickleness your chieftest grace:
And now you smile to hear men say
81 wonder IL twill rain to-day ?"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-05-25

The supposed reason why they call a
sensational report "canard" is because
one canardly believe it, you know.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-05-25

Coral is coming rapidly into fashion
again, to the great delight of those who
happen to have the stock on hand.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26
Supervisors Proceedings.

Board met August 81, pursuant to ad-
Journment, and for want OF quornm adj
Journed to next day at ten a. m.
August p. Board met as per adjourn.
ment. Present Supervisors Fish and Eli
as. and Clerk Carpenter. Minutes OF pre-
.ceding meeting read and approved, and
recess taken till p. m.
At two p. NJ. board met. Same present
as in forenoon.
II was ordered that the bond OF VIM. s.
Curry, as tax collector for the year 1876, be
and the same is hereby approved, and that
the clerk file the same.
The tax-roll for the year 1876, having
been turned over 10 the board and exam
ined and found correct, II IS ordered that
the Chairman draw his warrant COM
manding the said VIM. :. Curry, tax col
lector, to collect the taxes therein specl-
fed, viz: S22,6O4.0S, and pay the same TO
the county treasurer on or before the sec
ond Monday In Decembe next.
Accounts were ordered paid as follows:
f. y. Fish. services as supervisor, $50;
Juan Elias, services as supervisor and
mileage. sos; S. r. belong, services as
supervisor and mileage, sS7; w. J. Osborn.
services as supervisor, go.
Adjourned sine die.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

DURING the sharp lightning on the night
OF the 10th, man and child were struck
in "a house on Stone avenue towards the
south end OF the city. They were not Sc
riously injured although knocked sense
less for short time. The lightning on
the nights OF the 18th and 18th, was re-
markably sharp and the thunder that fol-
lowed so quickly, was as loud and start
ling as occurs anywhere.
After the above was put IN type, Mar
shall Buttner called IN and informed us
that the man was very badly burned about
the right side of the face and all the way
TO his feet on the right side, and is any
thing but comfortable. The child has re-
covered. The wife OF the man was but
slightly shocked and discovering her hus-
band and child on fire. dashed on water
and thus saved their lives, for they were
senseless for hours after The lightning
struck them.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

DURING the week Messrs. Walter 1,
vail and II. r Hislop have bought f. n
Fish y Co.'s meseal ranch, situated a few
miles this side OF old Camp Crittenden.
They are both young and energetic, and
we believe have the requisite good sense
TOT the business. They have examined
much OF the country, and while they
found number of desirable locations.
yet the one they purchased seemed to best
meet their idea OF n stock ranch and pleas
ant home. The water and climate are
excellent the whole year. and the site is
easily accessible from several directions.
Their object is TO purchase cattle and
stock the ranch and make cattle-raising
their main pursuit. Cattle are rather
scarce now in Arizona, and they say they
will not buy hastily. We shall be d,sap-
pointed If they do not grow rich in the
business in a comparatively few years,
and surely hope they will.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

YAvAPAI items summarized from the
Miner of August II:
John c. Campbell, w. NJ. Buffum
B. II. Weaver and E. J. Cook are can,
didates for county treasurer,
\ bar of bullion valued at $6,37S.1l,
was recently obtained from ninety-three
tons and 500 pounds Of ore fIom the
Salvador ledge.
w. S. Clayborn arrived here, on Mon.
day, from Baker City, Oregon. He in
forms us that he brought through 16
families, about so persons in all, by
way of Winnemucca, Austin, Smoky
Valley, Muddy and St Thomas 10
Stones Ferry on the Colorado; and
that they are now recruiting their stock
near Bill Williams Mountain, prepar-
atOry to going to the upper ella.
Thomas Potter, of Salt River Valley,
brought a wagon load of excellent
peaches to Prescott, on Tuesday, and in
an hour and a-half had sold them all
at fifty cents pound. They were
grown on the rancho of David Moore,
one mile south of Phenix.
Several of our Arizona miners have
started for the Black Hills and others
are preparing to follow their trail.
Captain Hargrave is recovering rap
idly.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

G. G. MCKENZIE writes in the Los
Angeles Herald about the sheep men
of California, and says the shepherd
kings of the State are Flint & Bixby,
of San Joaquin; Carr, of Salinas; Hol.
lister, Cooper, and Dibbler, of Santa
Barbara; Newhall, of San Luis Obispo,
and some others. Until lately, the ex-
tremely profitable nature of the pursuit
has also led to the formation of some
joint stock companies, among the best
known of which are the San Fernando
Sheep Company, San Joaquin wool
growers Association, the Santa Cruz
Island and Santa Catalina Companies.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

Mr.. a. Z. KNOWLES, an Old-time resi-
dent in the Gila valley, and who settled
up the estate OF VIM. Bichard in 1873, has
returned to the Territory and assumed
full charge OF the business Of VIM. Bich-
ard d Co., in Arizona, with headquarters
at Sanford. He came TO Tucson last sat
urday and returned Monday. He de-
clares his purpose to bring the business OF
the firm up to what 1t should be both in
the matter OF merchandising and manu-
featuring of flour. The many friends and
acquaintances OF Mr.. Knowles extend
him hearty welcome and wish him sue
eess-which we believe him amply able to
achieve.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26
Freight Receipts and Shipments.

L. VI. Jacobs & Co. shipped 10000 pounds
merchandise 70 customers this week.
E. y. Fish d Co. received from 1. GOLD.
berg at Tubac, $1,000 pounds OF wheat.
Tully, Ochoa & Co. shipped 10 new camp
on ella 4l50 pounds commlssary stores
and to San Carlos 4456 pounds flour and
goods. Mr.. Z. Ochoa returned TO Tucson
on Thursday evening with his train.
ZeckendOrf Bros. shipped about 1900
pounds merchandise to various customers.
Lord & Williams shipped about 5000
pounds goods to customers and received
from Yuma by Drachman's train $500
pounds.
s. II. Drachman received 1900 pounds
goods on Wednesday by his own tram
from Yuma, and for his own house.
Among his goods We observed large lot
of cigars. His new stock is just adapted
to the season and market.
Brash's train arrived from Florence and
Sanford Thursday with about Il, 900 pounds
barley which was delivered at Camp Low
ell the same day on contract Of Thomas
Ewing, and the tram started back yester-
day,
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26
IHE CITIZEN.
L o CAL Nh TIERS.
MesiIIa and San Diego Mail

On wednesday last, our plaza was on
ilNehed by eight Concord coaches coming
into town. They were named Rio C;ranie
tucson, Yuma, Maricopa, Florence, Con,
enc, Sheperd and Marshall Jewell. and To-
gether with the men and animals ~ ~, "
from Dallas, Texas. They are to be nIac-
ca on The stage line from Silver civ 10
san Diego, California, and Will be n verv
great addltlon 10 that line. The Texas Pa.
enc railroad is building west so ranjJi-,
that 1t throws out of use n nun er =,
SoAches and animals In Texas. and they
nave 10 seek labor in other fields. These
coaches are purchased by Messrs Kerans
Mitchell, contractors.
The above is from the MesiIla News OF
August L. The stages referred to, reached
Tucson last Monday morning, each being
drawn by four strong animals. Without
doubt, they are the best coaches ever 1un
in Arizona, and are OF the right weight for
four horses. They are excellentlv unhol.
stored and will comfortably seat six pas-
sengers on the inside and the usual num-
Der on the outside. People who have COM
Planned about the commoner kind OF Con-
cord wagons on the Tucson and San Die
90 line, viii have no further cause of COM
plant, for the coaches just put on are OF
the very best Concord pattern. The last
time Capt. Moore was IN Tucson, he said
he had the 4-horse stock all placed and
that his animals were never In better CON-
dillon. The travelling public may always
rely upon the Southern Overland line be-
ing run in good order and time; in fact no
line has ever been run with greater regu-
iarity and promptness, and improvements
have gradually been made in the vehicles
nom the blackboard to the most comforta-
BILE Concord coaches, and nothing but the
railway can now improve our means OF
ingress TO aud egress from Arizona.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

THERE is some little maIarial fever
around now, but nothing compared to the
buck fever" about Monday last. We
know OF several parties who have this week
seen the sun at an earlier hour than for
years, and all in consequence of the fever
aforesaid. Maj. J. IL. Lord caught 1t early
In the week and began to work It Off by
killing a nice buck deer few miles north
OF town. He has shown a determination
to work the fever off ever since, and judg-
ed by his talk and looks, he is doubtless
progressing. II anybody wants to know
how to kill deer on the run, application
should be made TO Maj. Lord, Tucson.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26
Arrivals and Departures.

Arrived August 10. John c. Bullard
Jesus Ballesteros, s. C. Lawson, y. E
Knowles. August p. Mrs. p. Drachmau
and children, Edward Bichard, Jas. Cow
en-, Mrs. j. \. Simpson. August 81 Capt
James a. Moore, E. d. Yerkes, Jesus Mon
toya, Mrs. Tony Gallardo.
Departures August 81. David Murphy
j. P. Hoyt, w. T. Libby, Hon. II. S. Ste
vens, Samuel G. Lawson, A. E. Knowles
August %. II. L. Morrell. David Murphy
August Is, H. w. FELTON, Capt. ]. A.
Moore.
Arrived by eastern line on the Dist. Jas.
Carr, and on 2Sd Dan Mclaughlin. Au.
gust Is. Mrs. Smith and son and E. ].
Ewing.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

THE Feast of San Augustine will open
tomorrow evening, and to all appearance
es, with more interest than usual. Larger
and better booths are erected than hereto
fore, and the locality military plaza in
eastern suburbs,) is deemed more pleas
ant than right In town. Alex. Levin has
made extensive preparations 10 receive
and entertain his many friends and stran-
gers. Mr.. II. B. Smith informs US that on
Thursday evening eight wagons and car
rlages arrived from Florence loaded with
people to remain during the Feast, and
that the prospect OF large attendance Is
very encouraging.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

Mr.. CHARLES 4. SHIBELL has an an
nouncement in to-dsy's paper that he is a
candidate for the Office OF Sheriff. Mr..
ShibeH has for the past two years been
under-sherif and assessed the property OF
the county and IS therefore personally
known TO nearly every person in the coun-
ty. Thus FAR we hear OF no candidates in
opposition TO him, and we have reason to
believe that his chances OF success are
very fair IA any event, and he possesses
the ability 10 make faithful and accepta-
bic officer.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

4 WINNEMUCCA paper lately said
that Mr.. Hardy was driving 1000 head
of sheep, which were wintered in Quin
River Valley, to his range IN the east
ern part of Elko county. He said that
a peculiar disease, known among sheep
owners as the big head" had deci-
mated his flocks. 1t is supposed to be
caused by vegetable poison, probably
the wild parsnlp.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

Mr.. J. S. VosBURG was to leave san
Francisco for Tucson on the 18th instant
and ought to be here next Tuesday. Mr..
w. ]. Roskruge was then in the city but
would soon leave for Arizona via Santa
Barbara, with very good health and sew
enteen pounds more flesh than when he
left here in June. Mr.. John l.. Harris was
in the city on the 23d, but may be expect
ed here within ten days at latest.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

REFERRING to the new army bill,
an exchange says: The bill retains
the provision of the House that here
after post traders shall be appointed
by councils of administration compos-
ed of army officers, and gives authority
for employing 800 Indians scouts in
place of $50. The personnel of the
army is $4,000 men as fixed by Repre-
sentative Banning's bill, and number
of enlisted men in the Signal Service
is 500, being fifty more than was orig
inally provided in the House bill.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

WEATHER quite cool this week. Tues
day and Wednesday morning at O'Clock
the thermometer marked Gle. This low
temperature in August is very remarkable
in this locality. The sun shines pretty
warmly about noon but the air has been
comfortably cool. Yesterday morning
some clouds hung round and rain evident
ly fell in the mountains eastward, and
the sky was overcast all day.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26
Florence and Vicinity.

The sensation of the week at Flor
ence has been new and rich discoveries
perhaps richer than the famous Sill
yer King. Capt. J. \. Moore, who
came to Tucson Thursday, brought d
sample of the ore which Is streaked
with pure chloride, and we understand
the vein has been claimed for three
miles, showing it to be large. Follow.
ing is a special telegram to THE CITI-
ZEN:
FLORENCE, August PA few days
since, Peter Will of this place, received
a letter from John SchOshusen stating
that he had struck it rich near Picket
Post station, on the road to the Silver
King mine, rock from which assays
fifteen hundred dollars per ton; but at
the time of writing, he had not pros
pected it sufficiently TO determine the
extent of the ledge.
Another rich discovery is reported as
having been made by George Beard,
four miles northwest of Richmond Ba-
sin. but no particulars have yet arrived.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

To qualify a person to vote in Arizo-
ma at the ensuing election, IN addition
to qualifications previously prescribed,
he must have registered with the Asses
or or County Recorder, and also have
paid poll tax of So to the proper Off
Ger. In view of these requirements, it
is believed a comparatively light vote
will be polled, as many voters will
care less for the privilege of voting
than for the three dollars.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

The WALLAPAI ENTERPRISE is in
formed that if it has any stones to throw
on the census question, to hurl away.
To warn this section TO not throw stones
lest an investigation develop something
terrible, is species of admission that
there is something about the returns in
favapal that ought to be covered up
or overlooked 10 insure final success
Of the census fraud.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

LIEUT. COL c. II. ToNPKNs, deputy
.quartermaster general, July 90, was or
dered to turn over to the chief quarter
master, department of the South, all
public funds and property for which
he was accountable, and await further
orders; and on the same day the leave
of absence to first Lieut.. James w.
Powell, Eighth infantry, was extended
ten months, with permission to go be-
yond the sea.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

AT recent meeting of the Southern
Pacific railroad company, Charles
.Crocker, David c. Cotton, n. T. Smith,
j. S. Willicutt, Robert Robinson, Z. T..
Miller, Jr., and H. VI. Newhall were
elected directors. Mr. Crocker was
chosen President; Cotton, Vice-Presi-
dent; Smith, Treasurer; Willicutt, Sec
rotary.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

Hon. JOHN p. HoYT, Secretary Of Ari-
IONA, left by Mondays stage for San Die
go, en- route to the States, for the purpose
OF bringing his wife and child TO Tucson.
This is in pursuance OF his plan when he
first came to the Territory. He will be abb
sent about sixty days, and, in the mean
time, he has arrangements for the prompt
performance OF his official duties.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

THE Union of the 18th says: We
learn that Col. Bernard received dis
patch last evening from headquarters
at San Francisco, instructing him to
remain here with his command till
further orders. Before receiving the
order Col Bernard had placed his fam
ily on the steamer for San Francisco,
expecting to follow them with his com.
mand in a day or two overland.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

FROM the Los Angeles Star of Au-
gust 16: Mr.. J. c. Stubs, General
Freight Agent of the Central Pacific
railroad, has been spending some time
in this section with view Ofacquiring
the necessary information to enable
him to adjust and regulate the freight
tariff pending the formal opening of
the Southern Pacific railroad to San
Francisco and the East.
Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-08-26

COMFORTABLE 2-hOrse covered coaches
leave Tucson three times each week with
the mail and passengers for Tres Alamos-
Camps Grant and Bowie and Silver City.
They leave here Immediately after the ar
rival OF the stage and mail from the west
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.