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Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
Silver

Speaking of the immense increase iu
 the production of silver on the Pacific
 coast, and the heavy discount on silver
 coin and bullion in San Francisco,
 with the weighty problems which the
 continued increase will be apt to pro-
 duce in the immediate future, The
 Alta, in late number, says:
 So great aae the present productions
 of our silver mines (and which products
 are, by appearances, apt to be increased
 several fold before the end of the year.
 1t Is evident that we must look. to new
 quarters to work off the surplus of this
 metal which now threatens to become
 a drug in the community. We are not accustomed to daily fluctuations in the
 value of the money in circulation in our midst, and to become familiar
 with the changes would cause an in-
 convenience that we have no desire 10
 be inflicted with. The people in the
 Eastern States are discussing the ques-
 ton of how to get rid of their fractional
 paper currency, and obtain substi- tute which will serve the purposesfOr q circulating medium, and which. will possess a value based upon intrinsic worth. The metal that will be selected for this purpose will be silver, as nick el, which was tried as a substitute, has failed to meet the expectations of its introducers, and in fact, it may be stated to have been only speculation from the start, into which the Government was inveigled. At the Centennial Ex- position the principal owners of the bonanza mines propose to have on ex hIbltlOn one months product of the two mineS-the California and the Consolidated Virginia. It is thought that the production will reach the sum of ten million dollars. This exhibi- tion Is intended to show what our mInes are capable of, and to set forth the fact that Government, if in earnest about resumption of specie payment soon, need not go out of the United States to buy either gold or silver, but that she has mines in her midst that can produce as fast as she wishes toI resume, and whose products she can make arrangements to purchase, which will keep her free from any of those alliances which spring upl when she enters the market to buy. This ten millions on exhibition will ac- more toward the resumption of specie payment and prevent thei severe and frequent fluctuations in our silver coin than newspaper arguments or set speeches of Congressmen. Itl will be silent but convincing argument that We possess the metallic wealth to resume. Hardly any relief can be ex- pected from heavy fluctuations in silver coin with the large and increasing pro- auctions of our mines staring us Tn the 1 face, until the Government steps in and takes of of our hands this surplus which is constantly increasing over the de manas for it in this market. With our large area of country to supply at no time should the discount upon silver range at more than 1@115 per cent (out- side of speculative corners), and when 1t does a Arrangement exists in our affairs not consistent with good fnan- 2ial government.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
The Reason.

The number of converts to Judaism in the city of New York has been SO large lately as to excite comment on the part of the secular papers of that place. Thirty-eight Christians were united in matrimony last month to members of the Hebrew faith, all of them abiuring their original church The prOselytes, singular to say, are all males, and in almost every instance were in such financial circumstances as would remove every shadow of sus- picion IS to the honesty of their con version.
 There isn't anything wonderful or unexplainable, or even extraordinary, in this frequent and extensive conver- sion Of males to Judaism. The mental and physical attractions of the Jewish maidens are such that if they once un- dertake to convert a man, there is no earthly show for him. IL is one sided
 fight altogether. If there were any at fractions in that quarter and one of these .maidens would go to work in car nest, she coEld convert the pope of Rome, in twe hours and half,-mean time
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

ON January 31, the Senate Commit tee on Railroads gave a hearing to A. K. Owen, civil engineer, in advocacy of the bill providing for the Government survey to extend from Austin, Texas, to the harbor of TopolovampO, on the Gulf of California, with view to de termining the advantages of this route for the inter-oceanic railroad. Last year the Engineer Department reported faverably on the proposition to apDro priate $25,000 for this purpose, and Mir. Owen today informed the con- mittee that after the adjournment of Congress, President Grant directed the Secretary of State to communicate with the Mexican Government to ascertain whether it would object 10 the propos ed survey being extended over its ter ritory, and that in reply the Mexican authorities have given assurances that they will not only permit, but will vel come and assist such survey.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

EVERY civilized nation in the world will take part in the Centennial Ex- position, The commission have de termined to close it on the Sabbath that is on Sunday, the Sabbath of the Christians. If they close it on the Sab- bath ofevery nation represented there and why should the natl Ons not be shocked in their moral sense by fail ure to do so-it will always be closed. The matter is thus stated by the Courier Journal; For the Greeks they will close it on Monday; for the Persians on Tues day; for the Assyrians on Wednesday; for the Egyptians on Thursday; for the Turks, the Arabs and all Mohammedan nations on Friday; for the Jews and Seventh-day Baptists on Saturday, and for us Christians they will close it on Sunday, and open the beer garden for us.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
PACIFIC COAST MATTERS.

SAN DIEGO, February 14.-The steam CT Mohongo arrived here at 12 o'clock today, bringing the first mail from north of Anaheim for week. The railroad bridge between Anaheim and Los Angeles is now reported repaired, and trains running regularly. 4 large Northern and Eastern mail is expected to arrive by to-morrow's stage.
 COLUsA, CALIFORNIA, February H. The flood caused by the Sacramento river overlooking it's banks, from the seven mile house above Colusa, has as sumed serious proportions, and much anxiety is felt for thousands of acres of wheat which was foot high before it was overfiowed It is impossible to the loss in cattle, hogs and sheep. There is more water on the plains than ever before known.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
Utilizing Dogs.

The Oakland News says that there is firm in San Francisco who pur- chase the thousands of dogs slaughter ed by the pound-master of shat city, or that may have been otherwise killed, for which they pay forty cents each. The carcasses are conveyed to their manufactory at South San Francisco, where the skins are removed and sold to the tanneries, the hair taken off and re.sold to plasterers, the hide tanned, and made into gloves and sold in the market. The denuded carcass is then thrown into huge caldron andI boiled until the bones are easily sepa- rated from the flesh, when they are re- moved and sold to the sugar refineries, where they are ground to fine powder and used to clarIfy sugar The oil that rises to the surface of the boiling mass is skinned of and manufactured into cod liver oil, and the remainder is can ned for mince meat
 There is the finest kind of an open. ing for a branch factory in Tucsen.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
Pins.

There are now eight pin factories in the United States, which make 47,O00,- O90 of pins daily. In addition to these the importations of pins reach 9, ,0OO,O GOO daily. As these are all easily sold, it is safe to say that 72,0Q0,000 are lost daily, or 50,O0O every minute. Where they all go is the wonder.
 No wonder at all. They go into the mouths of the women. Depraved ap- petite. If woman had pin-cushions around her as thick as the rash on a bloated infant, she would nevertheless put the pins into her mouth. And she rarely takes them out again. Hence arise those frequent interesting medi- cal cases of pins mysteriously working out through the flesh.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
After the Strike.

Don't talk to me about dew-drops,
 I'm not in the mood tonight; Or of beauty in grass or flowers,
 When there are no flowers in sight; Or of being thankful that I'm not blind,
 Or deaf, or sick, or dead; But tell me how I can pay my rent
 Or work for my daily bread. You see, it's all very well for you
 To talk philosophy, Who might manage to live on a mOuldy
 crust,
 Or even go hungry day; But what If you had slckly wife,
 And three poor babies beside? reckon you would't talk of art
 While the starving children cried. You look at me hard, as who should say. "I didn't think this ofyou;" Well, Will, kept stiff upperlip
 Till my very faith fell through. It's cruel, cruel thing to say.
 But the want has forced 1t out I'd rather my little ones would die Than grow up 10 hunger and doubt. God knows my wife she's true one; she Has kept me straight while she could; But alas! to think Of her lying there
 Without either ire or food! I sometimes fear that my brain will turn Is it wicked to wish it might?- And then never should feel again The want have known this night.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
The Majah.

It begins to look as if the threadbare title of Colonel is not to last much longer People who have been reading the newspapers regularly for the last twelve months must have observed the falling of in the use of this hitherto universal title. The Colonel is going; he
 may be entirely gone presently. He goes to give place to the Majah The Majah, after g protracted obscurity, comes forth, and the Colonel, long supposed to out rank him, steps down into oblivion. The two St. Louis editors who fought d duel in Illinois recently, though one of them was a Colonel, were both publish ed as Majahs. The Majah is begin ming to arrive at the hotels. He has begun to- buy goods and edit newspa pers. There is yet some talk of Briga- diers ill Congress, but the Majahs are the men who are going to settle the affairs Ofthe country. The supercilious General, the antIquated Colonel, the vulgar Captain. even the abominable Esquire who is not as Esquire, must step aside for the blooming, the chIval- ric, the prominent" Majah. If we know the times, as we all think we do, we must now make way for the Majah. The Majah he has come.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
The Press.

We frequently crihcise and find faul
 with the San Francisco Bulletin, fo
 the reasons, and in the sense, that W,
 do the same frequently with men anC
 things of the greatest ability and tn,
 highest yalue,-simply to object tC
 properties which seem out of accord
 with others, which we recognize anC
 value. And then perhaps we see nor,
 Tn it to find fault with, because ther,
 is so much there to merit study and at
 tention. Of course every newspaper editor on the coast knows the value ol The Bulletin, and knows that it fills {
 position as newspaper which would otherwise be .dIsastrously vacant But the country reader, for whom VIC more immediately write, may not have noticed the care with which that paper is edited, its convenient arrangement of news, the immense amount of mat ter condensed in its columns, and the broad sense and application of it's ed itorials.
 There has been vast amount of comment made in the Pacific coast newspapers, upon the circumstances and subsequent action, growing out of the late attack of a member of the present California Legislature upon a newspaper correspondent A great deal of this comment has only tended to muddle matters, to present wrong premises, and draw irrelevant conclu- sions. The Bulletin comes to the res cue, and with its usual sense and a few terse sentences, throws this light on the matter,
 The Press is generally doing a great and beneficent work. It is the tribune of the people. Its harshest criticisms are thousand times better than a tame acquiescence in great public wrongs There is not man who has been head ed off in some corrupt job through the influence of the Press who is not ready today to cripple its influence and to harass it by any amount of unjust legis- latiOn. A general attack on the Press is an attack on the rights of the com and it never can originate where only fair play is wanted. Just now the Chronicle is not happy either m the role of martyr or bully. It has done some mischief and may do more It has provoked members of the Legis- lature to some unwlse legislation, which, we trust, influences quite be- yond the reach of that paper may yet modify. But when hOodlum or plug ugly is squarely hit, we do not con ceive that it is the business of better people to rush wildly 10 his defense, or to assume that everybody is to suffer from the collision.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
Ell Perkins,

If Banquo's ghost was any harder to "down" than some of the spectres and goblins damned that haunt American literature, we pity the sensitive people ofhis time. Here is Eli Perkins again before us,-tbis time with book, And such a book. We may be mistaken, but we get the impression from what we have seen of this book that it was intended to be taken as a dirge. If so the work is very uneven in its tenor. Here is an attempt at levity in fashion gossip, at Saratoga;
 Shoes are worn high in the neck, hOunced with aqGille lace, cut on the bias. aiga heels are common in Sara toga, especially in the hop room. Cot ton hose, open at the top, are very much worn, some of them having as many as three holes in them.
 He couldn't be better posted if he took in washing for flying, although he would be entitled to more respect and cOmmendatiOn.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Special Dispatches to THK CITIZEN, by
 United States Telegraph Line.
ARIZONA.

PRRscgTT, February 12.-fhe Cali fOrnis and Arizona Stage Company WAS robbed last night at an early hour, of nearly one thousand dollars. The Agent, Mir Stark, on going out for a few minutes, placed a package contain ing some $500 in currency, in an en- velOpe and locked it up i'll S small tin box, placing the box m back room. Robbers entered the building by the front window, opening the drawer on their way and relieving it of about S35O After breaking the lock on the box they opened it, took the money out of the envelope, which they returned, and decamped by the back door.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

AN interesting rhlno-plastic operation which cannot fail to edify the medical fraternity IS reported from Silver City, in the case of a man who, some time ago, had his nose bitten off in rough and tumble encounter. Dr. Kirby be- ing called upon to attend the unfortu- nate, and cOnceiving of nothing better with which to mend the mutilated pro- bocis, at the suggestion of the victim cut off the tip of pointer dogs tail, and transplanted it to the mans face as the finishing point to the deformed nose. All worked well in healing and the man has a fine and naturaLlOoking nasal organ. But here is the difficulty The moment the man meets an old ac- ouaintance the confounded nose starts in and wiggles him off the side walk before he can shake hands.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

THE Milwaukee Commercial Times makes life little more endurable than usual with this item.
 Cliff Thurston exhibited at the Com mercial-Times office this morning, a rare curiosity. It was the skull of an Aztec, found lately at Waukesha. The evidence is adduced proving, beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt, that the former inhabitants of our western suburb were of the singular race whose labors exist only in Arizona. The singular thing about the skull was a glass eye which yet remains firm in its socket, going to show that the former inhabitants of Waukesha were cultiva- ted and enlightened people.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

THERE are now seventy-six thousand miles of railroad in the United States. In 1880 the total number ofmiles was twenty-eight. During the year 1875 fourteen hundred and elghty-three miles were constructed. In the South rail road building has almost wholly stop ped, and no revival is looked for until the construction of a Southern line to the Pacific ocean, when the whole Southern and Southwestern system of roads will be stimulated with new life The first of the railroad States is Hi nois, with 6,931 miles; next Pennsyl- vania, with 5,S05 miles; third, New York, with 5,450 miles, and fourth, Ohio, with 4,405 miles.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

SINCE June, 1870, about 65, 900 China men have arrived from and 31 1000 re turned to their native country, leaving an increase of 34,000, and after deduct ing the death and departures as servants and coOks-not traceable in the pub lished statistics-we may estimate the present number of Chinamen oa the Pacific Slope at 5000.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

IT is reported that a diamond field has been discovered on the coast range of San MateO county. California, on Santa Gloria Creek The discovery was made by Geo. F. Mondou, while pros pecting for cinnabar He fognd 8 pock- ct of brilliant crystals, which have been pronounced diamonds by experts. MondOu says that he and his party prospecied the neighborhood carefully for other deposits, but failed to find any. He represents that great excite ment prevails among the neIghboring who have left the blow, har- row, and seeding machine, and taken to the hills to prospect for diamonds.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

\ MAN in Patterson has bought from a saloon-keeper a horse for which he is to pay in Installments, to be as large or small as the buyer may desire, the salOonist 10 stand treat whenever an installmens is paid. The horse Is be ing paid for in installments often cents, and its happy owner is now looking for a blanket to be paid for in the same way.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

THE appointment of William San born, of Michigan, as Secretary of Ari- zona Territory, made upon the resig- nation of Secretary Coles BaShford, was confirmed in the United States Senate on February 1.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
Garden Seeds.
Palace Hotel.

MASH X DRIsCoLL, PTOprietors. TUHE PROPRIETORS FEEL JUSTI- l he'd in soliciting patronage, Tn the iull assurance that they can please all who may become their guests.
 Comfortable Rooms we'll Ventilated. All meals served in the BEST STYLE, with the very best that the market affords
 Terms:-MOderate
 JanuaryS. $. l4-u
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
R. A. WILBUR. M. D.

CORNER PLEASANT AND CONVENT SITS. TUCsoS ARIZONA. Will resume the practice Of his profession Thursday, July l. Will give attention by preference to diseases Of women and chill dren.
 Ohice hours from a. m. 10 p. m. and evening.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

A SINGULAR death took place the other day at Lincoln in England. A grocer named Picker, who keeps fowls, was last week feeding them, when q bantam cock spurred him in the left thumb. Modification set ill and all efforts to save the unfortunate mans life proved unavailing.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

MR. WALKER of Los Angeles, who has started the industry of note, news, and wrapping paper manufacture from the bayonet cactus, will have his pulp mills on the Mojave Desert, and his manufactory proper in Los Angeles.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
Celestial Restaurant
by

NEh NO'' Tucson, Arizona. HIS FIRST-CLASS RESTAIJRANTIS IS Tf,. 4 on Congress street near the Custom ona me Chief Cook and Baker, is .. Louv D. Known 10 be such. iS and moP gI I,ia,.e hee co. have their own garden "iih the best articles in the market.
 Patronage is solicited.
 are excellent and Charges Reasonable h. by Inc Day, Week or Month.
 December ]. q,
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

A BILL has been introduced by the Colorado Delegate, providing that the annual expenditures on mining claims shall be required only until application for patent shall have been filed and other terms of the existing law com piled with, instead of requiring expend- itures to continue until a patent Is issued
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
WILLIAM J. OSBORN,

NOTARY PUBLIC AND CoSvEYANCER, Special assistance given in obtaining pa- tents for Mining and Exemption claims. Office south side Congress street, Tucson AriZOnA.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
w. ". CURTISS,

Late Chief Clerk General Land Office,)
 No. 700 9th St., Corner G,
 WAsHISGTOS, ID. C. Will attend to the prosecution of cases be- fore the General Land Office and all the Departments Of the Government.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
BRIGGS GOODRICH,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. District Attorney for Pima county, No iarv Public and Commissioner Deeds for Texas.
 Office on Courthouse plaza, Tucson, Ari- gOua.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
JAMES AREGG.

MAIN STREET, YUMA, ARIZONA. News Depot. Book and Cigar Store, Con- !ectionery and Fancy Goods.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
THEO. F. WHITE,

CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR. Deputy Surveyor of Mineral Lands, Tucson, Arizona. 5O-tf
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
S. W. Carpenter.
RECORDER OF PIMA COUNTY
 Office in the Courthouse, Tucson.

NOTARY PUBLIC AND CoNVEYAN- kr < ger. Notice of location Of Ranches, SSa,sr Rights, Mines and Miil-sites, a,6csN, Mortgages, Bills Of Sale and all ,g, a1s Legal Documents executed properly apLolhptly at moderate charges.
 oIus searched FREE of charge.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
FARLEY POMROY.

ATTORNEYS AND CoUNsELoRs AT LAW. Tucson, Arizona.
 Notarles Public. Office United States District Attorney. Office on Congress street..
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
Hides, Pelts and Wool Wanted.
Merino Sheep for Sale.

VIHE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS HIS | entiie flock of Merino Sheep for sale
 At Very Low Rates. These sheep ara or a very high grade. Win sell Tn lots tO suit purchasers. For particulars enquire of Lord & Wll- hams, or tO the undersigned
 L. ". CARR Tucson. Feh. l2. lS-tf
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
Citizens Wanted.

NY ONE HAVING TO SPARE, COP "A les of THE CITIZEN of January s. 1876, will confer a favor by forwarding Such to THK CITIZEN office.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
Tucson Assay Office.

fpie,G5 fGG FAVE TO INFORM MY have o,,,,l I-O,S and the public in general that
 assay Office in Tucson, b,iS,,'1h Llh reacy for work in any line of my ess at following prices:
 ',isie Assays for Gold and Sllver.......s350 50. -'ie Assays for 500. 0'iisle Assays, Copper. Gold & Silver. $50. -r,. SAMUEL HUGHES, Assayer. tucson, Feb. 6, 1875, iS-tf
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
COLES BASHFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

TUCsoS ARIZONA.
 Will practice in all the Courts of the Territory. ltf
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
AUTHORIZED AGENTS FOR FIFE CITIZEN

W.N. Kelly, newsdealer at Prescott, has THE CITIZEN for sale, and has authority to receive and receipt for money due us. L. P. Fisher, 20 and 2l New Merchants Exchange, is our authorized Agent in San Francisco.
 James Abegg ............. Yuma. F. Phenix.
 wASSON & BROWN, ProprIetors.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

THE postoffice at Sanford was or dered discontinued on January 90.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

Business advertisements at Reduced Rates. office Northwest corner Main and Congress streets.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

Plain death notices, free. Obituary re- marks In prose, per square, in poetry, s 50 per line.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
Milk Cows Milk Cows.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE. HAVING PURCHASED A LOT OF H California Cows, l have for sale One Hundred head Of Good Milk Cows tor sale at the San Pedro Ranch, Tres Ala mos. Price ranging from S3O Co 375 each, according 10 quality. All of which are good milch cows and have been kept for Dairying. They are
 All with Calf by Thoroughbred Bulls.
 - Some of which have -
 Young Calves Now. For particulars enquire of Wm. Whalen. Tucson, or Of c. NJ. Hooker, Tres AlamOs. February l2. ls-tf H. c. HOOKER.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
J. c. HANDY, M. D.

TUCsoN, ARIZONA. CORNER OF CHURCH AND CONVENT.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
PAUL WEBER,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
 NOTARY PUBLIC, Mineral Park, MOhave County, Arizona.
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

Twelve lines iR this type, one sq.
 One square, twelve lines, one time..s3 co Each subsequent inserJiOn.................. 50 Professional cards, per quarser............ $ %
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
THE ARIZONA CITIZEN
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY,
SuRscRIPTIoN RATEs
ADVERTISING RATES: ::

One copy, one year, S5 % one Copy, six months 8 o0l single numbers l5i
Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19

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