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Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10
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From the Arizona Citizen of March 4th: | Mir A. Libby returned from the Whip | poOrwill mine the first of the week. and re- ports & remarkable discovery. This claim is in the Huachuca mountains near the Sonora i line, southeast of Tucson. It was located
 last summer by Messrs Benedict and Ross kruge. of Tucson. and was believed then to
 be re-discovery of the long sought Elias
 mine, which in ancient times yielded pure silver in such vast quantities that the Span
 ish government confiscated it for its own use
 At the time of its discovery there were found
 shaft of unknown depth and furnaces and other ruins, and debris of ore. Mir Libby
 lately visited this claim for the purpose of
 doing some work upon 1t for the proprietOrs.
 Arriving at the shaft he commenced the de-
 scent, going down at an angle of about forty
 five degrees When about thirty feet from
 the top he encountered large boulder,
 which he climbed around and thence de scending at a sleeper grade he was shortly
 surprised to find himself at the entrance to a large vacancy beyond. Passing through this aperture he entered suddenly into large cave, some seventy feet across and about for ty feet from top to bottom. The room con- tained a lake of fresh water extending about forty feet leaving passage way along the sides of the room. Passing around this lake the explorer fonnd an aperture at the farther end of this first apartment, through which he went. coming out into a second and larger cave. This room was brilliantly ornamented with vast number of stalactites. Not ex- actly relishing a farther journey into these subteranean regions, Mir Libby hastened back to the bright daylight, and hurried back to Tucson to tell of his wonderful discovery. We understand that the p-oprietors of this location contemplate an early trip thereto, and will ascertain just how much of cave allotted them, and We shall then get fuller information in this interesting matter.
 The Village Marshal has thinned out the dogs in Tucson amazingly, and these ami mals have now hard work to gather a quo- rum at their nightly trysting places. After one nights campaign, last week. there were lying in the streets next morning l06 dead dogs.
 Tucson has this week been visited by Messrs J. G. Rowland and H. o. Moss, the former being vice-president of the Arizona and New Mexico Express company. and the latter director; both hail from New York State. They arrived Tuesday and departed last evening. The object of their visit was 1 to see something of the merits of the Terri | tory, and the operations and prospects of 1 their company. With Governor Safford and | Messrs Ochoa and Drachman. they visited | the public school yesterday afternoon.
 The death of Captain R. M Crandsll. on l Thursday morning of this week, leaves a | wide gap in the ranks of the old residents of | Tucson
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

As will be seen by advertisement MT N. Safeuberg reiires irorm tbe frm of c. A. Luke d Co. having sold out bis entire interest held in The Saloon and Liquor business 10 c. \. Luke, who i. now sole proprietor. Mir. Luke established himself In business here in January 1870. and as far ss We know he has been mainly successful. We have only been acquainted ~iih Mir. Luke since our advent in this town. and we may truly say be has he-n strictly honest in his dealings with his numerous customers. His many friends in his town and all over this Ter ritory will unite with us wishing him new and additional prosperity, which his generosity co well deserves.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

Chief Justice White of Utah has left that Territory for Alabama on business The Salt Lake Tribune says:
 We wish no harm to the Judge. but we hope he will never return. He is not s cheerful parsonage, he does not adorn the bench with his presence, his deafness has already ruined the voices of the most of our attorneys and his perversity and incompre- hensible erotchets have created in them all 8 deplorable habi, of profanity.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

Several ladies have taken 10 task for not publishing notices of the births, tba, occur in town, more promptly. The fact is we are always ready to notice marriages. births and deaths graruitously, and when marriages or deaths oc- cur generally h nd it oui. h fact. we pry into such cases where the friends of the parties neg lect ro furnish the proper data, but in eases of births we have always relied on the physician or parents of the little cherubs to make known their advent into this troublesome world, and have delicacy in noeeing round where such events are suspected to have recently trsnspired. In some instances where proud papas have b-en too much eiAted os too busy in quest of soft nannels, soothing syrup~ and cainip tea to think of the printer, we have failed to chronicle this most important event in the life of . youngster at the proper time, much to the chrAgrin of our lady readen who are always anxious to know when strangers arrive.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10
Mr. Valentine. The Dry. Washing Machine m.

Mr Valentine. The Dry Washing Machine man. is genius- He has invented and constructed . new machine, which is 2; once dry-kiln and q screen aud which Is 10 be . sort Of preliminary to bis dry-vasher. We have examined this ne~ machine, which stands in the Tear of the old Prescott; House on Granite street, and havs A pretty lair understanding of the ssoSss ePsrsass, but fear we should fail in an af,emp; 70 convey it 10 otbers. IL consists Of wire screen which separates The stones from ,he dirt, and sheet iron pan over a furnace where hot air is genera ted, after vbich heilows forces h up through the fine dirt to ersPora'r the moisture. After being treated in this xsy the dirt sfter passing through a soaking seive. falls into the feeder of the dry washing machine and is treated as we have heretofore tried to describe This new in- vention is intended to be used in winter snd du- ring ;5e summer rains when the dir; Is too moist for treatment, in The dry-xashers.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

GAGGISG THE PREss.-We have read with
 considerable interest the debates in the Cali
 fornis Legislature, as we'll as the comments
 ofthe press on Senator Lain's bill to curtaii the
 privileges ofthe press. At frstit seemed asif
 it might take political turn as Lane, Lewis
 and Farley, leading Democrats were cham
 pions of the measure, but wheni ii reached the
 masses of the party they gave it such a re-
 buff as to leave these Senators with Edgerton
 of Sacramento and McCoppin of SanFran-
 cisco to share tine glory and bear the odium
 alone. The Santa Rosa Democrat. which re-
 fleets the sentiments of as many Democrats
 as any paper in the State at once took strong grounds againt the muzzling process, and
 was followed by nearly the entire enterior press without regard to politics. The Sena- tors who felt themselves aggrieved said many unkind things in debate, and in return the press has more than reciprocated by ridicu- ling them, in some cases most Outrageously. Having no acquaintance with a majority of these censors of the Press we are not prepar- ed to say that they are innocent of the char ges laid against them, but in the case of Lewis with whom we have been on terms of intimate personal friendship for more than quarter of century we feel like saying that while from this distance, or, as "Wardy the Stage driver, used to say from where we set" his conduct in this matter seems supremely ridiculous, nevertheless, knowing the man, and that he is prone to allow himself to be- come excited and do ridiculous things with out intending to be mean, there are yet worse men that Ned Lewis, in and out of the Leg islature, who do not exhibit their worst pha- ses as he does. If Ned would take as much pains to display the better qualities of mind and heart which he really possesses, as he does his offensive traits of character. and would conceal the latter as much as he does the former, he would De accounted much better nan and make much more valuable senstor. AS friend, whom we are still prouf to acknowledge assuch we are heartily sorrv thst he has entered upon crusade m sh:.h he can but get the worst oft
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

Governor saford appointed March lst, Murst Mss;ersnn notary public for Ysvapai county; and on the 3d, Edward Cadwallader, commissioner of deeds to reside in Sacra- meuto, California.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10
Proceeding. of the Village Council.

Council me; Feerrsry ssh
 Ordered ,ha; the Village taxes shall ee payable on or before June io<h. ls0.
 Ordered that the Marshall receive 1ffy cents for each and every dog license issued: That license of sio per month be collected on all gambling games conducted within he Village limits Tha, tl0 per quarter ee collected from all persons ceiling liquor in less quantities thsn one quart That s be collected os each exhibition os show
 The contract for building vilass prison was awarded 10 W. z Wilson. for 500.
 Licenses on games are due March ls.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10
Dissolution Notice.

Notice hereby givea that he psrnership her..osor. exisisax b<'rsen Charles A Lake and Martin safes- e-fs. of Prescott Arissoa under the firm name os C. A Iake Co, was dissolved on tee testa day Of AzrcA le7e. by mutual csusssf. Marin Szfsnnerx resrs.x Al ssofs osins 10 the said firm st the date diss- iu'io1 have be<n assigned ,e said Charies A. Lake sod gre Co es rseeved ey sat psd him and all ds. sns ou ths sssd frm 10 be prented h fOr nay Dsnt CHARLES A LUXE
 MARTIN sAFFENBERG Prescott March 10. ls.6 ts
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

GEO C. GoEHAx has published g psmph- let in which he advocates the power of State Legislature to regulate fares and freighfs of railroads
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

Showed all day yesterday snd last night, leav- ing seven inckes on the ground this morning. Since which time until the hour of going to pres. the sun has shown alternately with snow squalls a, intervals of about ten minutes dn. ration.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10
School House.

Bias win ee received uatl Saturday the Iifh day O. 1Ascs ios eu diag School Hoa<s s Prscss in acenr- dance ufh pi.ss asd spesc.riozs eu ais in tSs o ., H Carter. County Sgp-rirtes.
 By erder of ths Bcsrs cf Trustees
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

-DUEiSs leap-ycar every women hss an in- a.ienable right to make love and the fire in- the morning.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

GENERAL SIBERIAN would rather write than De president
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

Te have received The roster of troops for March ls76, . very neat job gotten out by ths printers at Helaqusrsess.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

UNJUST TO TEE DEAD AND THE COUNTRY IN WHICH HE DIED.-In an obituary notice of tie late E. A. Phelps. signed Engineer" and published in the Los Angeles Express of Feb. 26, occurs this language:
 He finally succumbed to the continued hardship, burning sun and bad water of inhospitable Arizona"
 Everyone who knows anything of the his tory of the survey on which MT. Phelps was engaged st the time of his death, knows also that his work. until within very short period, has been in California, exploring the country between Whitewater, in San Bernar- dino county. and the Colorado river, at or near Ehrenberg. and that if his death is oharceable to the climate at all, which We have no reason to believe is true, then it was '.inhospitable California and not Arizona which should be blamed with it. MT. Phelps was, no doubt, an excellent man and his death public calamity, but when his friend charges Arizona with killing him he either betrays lack of knowledge of what he attempts to write about, or a wilful incli- nation to do the country an injustice. If MT. Phelps died of heart disease, as we have heard, it is not likely it was contracted dur ing the few days he was in Arizona. Could the lamented dead be reanimsted, and brought back to read his own obituary, he would hardly feel obliged to an over-zealous friend for ascribing his death to water and climate of Arizona" which he had but be- gun to enjoy after enduring a whole season of hardship on the California desert
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10

Recent evcnss in Prescott hare added proof, if any were vanting. that Hell hath 10 fsry like woman eoraei-
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10
BORN.

h Prescott Feb z7. 1876 Co the wife of Ed w. wsra a daughter.
 In Prescott March -. ls.s to the wife of Dr J. \. MeCanil,ss a daughter.
Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-10
Most Desirable Property
 FOR SALE.

BUILDING isxse; STABLE nx.r surraur fR . Msckaaies shop 0 . Business Hcoss. L.r.f,oo- sssr tss Pass res. O. co Appiy this asss = so
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-02-29
p,,ris Tosrn Report

The Annual Report Of the Town =,
Paris. Tor The year 1879 VIII oe sou
daring the present week Al INC
".1s,.n, Tho town contained GIL pohs'
and total valuation oil $780,
r. ooo,m;,,sd for collection sl2, al;
t',.r,on mill, On dollar. "a % per
schoIar were expended Tor school pnr'
noses. Daring the year. our low" -"
hos been selfsspporting. and has turned
balance into the treasury oi ~
after pa J lug The oyerseers sa'a'y'
!. noa,lv An unprecedented case anu
r.osct. credit on tho town officers rs
we'll as upon the oVerseer' Al "'''1
of six paupers have been supported ." ~
farm. 1912 ~ have been expehueu )"
aid of poor off the farm. Inc N'I
agsncv shows a loss OF $70.27 from feo.
y to July "a. 1875, and Profit oil ssz'ii
from the latter date to Feb. IL, 40. max
inc 9 net Profit of s2l 81 for the year
salo, amounted to 81, 25I.2g. The town
has - 900 90 in bonds and S3'Voo'oo !"
town notes to pay and there arc - go,
GA due from 1873 taxes. There ares W.
IN tho treasury. Indebtedness has been
decreased 81, 1881 during the year
The School Committee present very
byiel repor, this year. A taoula'eu
statement. gives general idea oil 'Ho
,o,cbers No. of scholars in attendance
WAGES. etc. Ga tho whole our schools
have been very satisfactorily managed,
though there has been trouble IN se'e'a'
districts. moIe than usual. Two mem
bsrs O, the School Board close lhe!r
labors with the year, and It becomes
necessary 10 elect officers TO hl! iheir
places. Too much care cannot oe eher-
cised in selecting persons fitted Tor this
duty. Sectional lines should be i"iu
aside. and the best and mos. Thoroughly
educated men in town should receive an
election. The present board has de
charged its duties very laithiully.and We
should secure another rs capable And
efficient.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-02-29
Mr.. Biaine's Financial Speech.

The Golden Rule viewing Mr.. Blame ;
last effort. from an independent view.
gives vent 10 the following;
We think that large portion oil the
press OF the country is treating MIR.
Blaine's recent speech 10 The House upon
the financial questions, with great un-
fairness. Indeed their parIisanship. AS
evinced by the character OF their crit
cism upon the ex.Speaker's address. IS oil
so gross and patent kind, that we
should fancy that they could never again
presume 10 charge the same upon hin,
at least SIS il it were In any sense u
wrong and shame. The innuendoes
and slurs in which they indulge, touching
Mr.. Blaine's Presidential aspirations,
reveal the state oil their minds aud the
value OF their Judgment. They evident
~ feel that he has done a good thing
and fear that its influence upon the
people may tend 10 the 9entlemau's
advantage. They therefore hasten. IN
whatever way they best Can. TO weaken
the force of the speech, TO the end that
the eX.Speaker may be weakened as \
popular candidate. All this is unjust.
and also u pitiful exhibition OF personal
smallness aud party tactics. Il is in
harmony with style OF proceeding
which seems TO inhere 10 American poll
tics-the belit;ling great man from n
meanly enyious fear lest he become
greater.
Mr.. Blaine's speech was. as We look 81
it, far more than ordinary production.
Indeed, il comes near being great
effort; aud, considering The position 10
which the ex Speaker stands before the
country, is Il oct honorable 10 him. II is
frank and spirited ultersncs upon .
subiec in reference TO which great
many of our Republican and Democratic
magnates seem TO be oracularly silent
Mr.. Blaine has chosen his position, and
chosen it well. too. and the TACT that he
chose II at precisely this point oil time
proves him 10 be an honorable man, as
we'll as good politician. For there are
n few things in regard TO which The
American people-at least the honest
portion Of then-will not tolerate any
higgling and haggling 10 their public
men, and this question of hard money Is
one OF them. The interest ~ the coun.
Try and the science OF the country
demand that a dollar in name shall be q
dollar in fact; that promises TO pay on
The part oil the nation shall be religiously
kept, and that. therefore, any politician
who thinks other than this had better
repent and be converted from the error
OF his ways. or it were better Tor him
that 8 milestone we're hanged about his
neck and be were cast into the depth OF
| the sea.
The glory OF Mr.. Blaine's speech is
that il voices this honorable instinct of
the nation and gives tit expression to
the commercial necessity. His words
are manly and wise. Ii they were in.
tended TO pave his way TO The Presiden-
tial chair, they furnish evidence that he
proposes TO reach The goal OF his hopes
only along path of honor. On the whole
we congratulate Mr.. Blaine that he made
so good a speech. and the country upon
having so good man 10 make 1t.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-02-29
An Estimate OF Mr.. Blaine.

James Redpath in letter from Wash.
ington 10 the Boston Traveller thus speaks
OF Mr.. Blaine: | heard the closing debate
on the amnesty bill. the last round be-
tween Randall and Blaine. l have seen
no account that did full justice TO the
mental power and marvellous dexlerity
of the ex.spesker. Randall attempted 10
gag the republicans with an insolence OF
power that only superiority OF skill could
defeat. Blaine seized him, flung him out
of the debate. put him in the attitude OF
hostility 10 his own motion, defeated him
at every point and left him detenceless
and derision al the head OF his out
numbering forces. II the ex speaker
maintains the position be has Won, it will
soon be easy to foretell the fate of any
bill or motion, and it will become an
axiom of Congress that where Blaine is
there is the majority. He will get the pet
name of "Old Majority" as Gen. Taylor
got that OF "Old Rough aud Ready"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-02-29
.Maiue LEGISLATURE.

Tie Legislature adjourned finally on
Wednesday last, after having been in
session about seven weeks, and passing
2l3 acts and 100 resolves.
The report on State College scrip in.
vesIigation. which was intended and
expected b Bass, PIllsbury, Jordan,
Emery i Co. 10 spring mine OF fraud
agains, The Republican party. is simply
the following:
Alter the fullest investigation, we, the
undersigned. members ot The committee,
most respectfully submit the foregoing
statement OF testimony and facts relative
10 said sale, and that from such exami.
nation We report that those persons he
we're charged with the disposal OF the
Maine College scrip. faithfully and hon.
orably discharged The trust contided to
them. and obtained for the scrip its fair
market val ne at The tint OF sale.
Five members ul the committee signel
the report, and five would not sign oil
make any report. The latter we've silent,
dumb and would not speak or write tel
names. There is one democratic els. ode
spiked.
There were many measures int. oduced
which tailed of passage. AIMING them
the interest bill the resolution on briber,
al elections. The act lrobp,itipg tie sal
OF native wines and cider, the resoly,
appropriating $4,000 Y, the Insane Hos
piIsl. the act to limit the dividends O
savings banks 10 2 ~ per cent.
The oflic OF Fish Commissioners w.
not abolished, as 1T one time SCENE,
probable.
As general remark it is but Jus, [,
state that the Legislature which has Jus
closed its session, has been characterize
by prudence in its appropriations and b,
judicious regard for the general vel
tare OF the State.
Inssmuch as tho acts and resolves will
soon be printed and laid before tn,
people. it is unnecessary TO give an,
farther account of them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-02-29
precedent. All this is done because a

precedent. All this is done because 6
few desperate knayes have formed ring:
u deirsud The revenue and because some
shoddy republicans, like some shoddy
democrats have slipped into power. Thi:
old cry. which is boi yet one half so vehe
ment as The Wing yell against Jackson
and the gold SPOON" Roerbsck against
Van Buren,, only disgraces those who be-
lcul their owe country and themselves
With an excess OF vit1peration. IL is an
swer enough 10 ak this nonsense to say
that there has no, been so much corruP'
ton. fraud and theft during the seTel
years OF Grants Administration as there
has been u1der Tweed's democratic rule
"a he city government OF New York and
the Legislature and Courts Of that State
!, is jus, that fraudulent men should be
ferre,,ed ont and punished and not petied
by high officials. and then assisted TO es-
cape TO parts unknown.
Let il here be repeated that the lounda-
ton of the Centennial election is based,
radically, upon caste. The principle in
volved is almost purely whether the
methods OF republicanism, OF education,
equality ami freedom, which have made
the East, the West and Middle States
wealthy, peacesble and prosperous. shall
be cherished and extended; or whether 4
race and more than race shall have tht ir
rights of the ballot repudiated. violated
or abolished-their equality denied. and
their education and improvement aban'
doned, and they left 10 be mudsills OF
society.
The Republicans have a duty to per-
form. They know it is their province
TO secure the equality and improvement
OF every human being in the land. They
know. also. that if the white line politics
prevail and the subjugatior OF a race is
entai.ed, both races in the south are des
tined TO anarchy, war. discomfort and
revelation. II the best elements OF III"
Republican party will lead in the coming
campaign. there is no doubt about the re-
suit; and the beginning OF the new cen
tury will, usher in the glorious doctrine
tha, the weak are entitled to their rights
rs well as the strong, and That no oppres
sion has gone or will 60 unpublished. IL
modern democracy, as BOS appears, il:
resolved to re-eGsct the purposes and
measures OF the period OF Pierce and
Buchanan threats, cringing subserviency
and overbearing insolence with its COM
premises will characterize the history OF
the Union. Let the Republicans do their
du.y and by their honesty. purity, justice
and craftsmanship avert such disaster,
and le; this century be distinguished for
ns freedom, justice sud equality as the
ls,i was distinguished at its commence
ueni for Union and Independence.