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q. S. Marine Hospital.

MOAM ~ " AN8AAANANN - Aa
ANY SICK SAILOR WHO HAS PAID
n Hospital dues for two lfn0nths prec ed.
ing his application for admissaOn,is ontitleo
tOHOspital relief
Port Townsend Hospital.
Tho abovs Institution having been placed
ON 4 permanent footing, 'as the United
states Hospital for Marine Patients on
Puget sound the pToprietor takes pleasure
IN announcing that no pains or expeneo
viii be spared In nlinisterlng 20 the CON-
foff and convenience % private pationta.
This ia the largest Genenal Hospital nnrth
Of san fmncisco, and b. ar the most com
nieie IN equipment. n has hcon thoroughly
ieffted and rufurnished. IL general unpda
have Recommendations for nhnnf one hun
dred patients and are peculiarly adapted
for cascs requiring the mol careiul trcnt-
ment and constant aunerNlalon ~ limited
exnenze. Ihose who dcsirc them VII llo
furnished with private ruoms, cntlrcly
separate and Distinct, a. . slight additional
II e. The attention Of Mn owners and
fhss-o Interested IN shipping, = called %
The met that senmcn suffering frum conln-
rIous dl-fa-es viii h. treaicd outside the
Uosnitnl without cxncnso % the Nca-cL
THOMAS +. MINOR, N. D.,
ST Managing suugoon-
, 1877-03-23

THE Eaoeh Arlsn bgtiness IL not
done nou With he sane magnanimi-
" that fuFm.Fly eharact-FiEsd The
oguF,s q this elass u maFtyrs. Here
fuf esampis i . Hahsas oass. IIsaFy
u. Sisssus parted iFunhis vie % 81
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6icliiy. .hui heariag thai ~ uas dad.
marFirl lohn Sirinulan. Sistcns ~
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siis h.Ppy uiIh saathsF. bat h. did
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q thsiF hapPiu.sA lls shai Stsin-
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, 1877-03-23
Indian Silver JeweIrY.

AFEw PAIRS BEAUTIFUL silver BiiACELkfa
n made bV Ilaidah Indians of queen Char
f1i,''- Stands expressly 20 order, and In grcaa
"a ,,,.,,d 1f nr,--cnt TO send 20 frtends IN the
$50 ar -.iie by JAMES 4. SWAN
PortTownsend, Jan. Is. lsi1.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-19

you, Richard Marsh Watson, from this
day forth to be my welded husband,
and | now swear to love you faithfully
during our welded life, and that l will
lawfully marry you as soon as you are
free, and that / shall in the meantime
love you as your lawful wife, and swear
this IN the name of the Father, Son, and
Holy Ghost. EMILY -.
Mr.. Straight, on behalf of the prisoner,
said that he should not endeavor to apol-
Oglze for the conduct of the prisoner, or
enter into any matters which the prison
er might have considered some iustifica-
ton for his demand for money, and he
would only say on his behalf that he had
suffered seriously from scrofula, and that
he had been compelled TO have one of
his legs amputated. He also said that
from the time when the charge was first
preferred the prisoner had not instructed
his solicitor to put single question to
the prosecutrix that could have given
her the slightest pain, and that he had
pleaded guilty, and now expressed his
deep repentance for what he had done
Justice Lush imposed a sentence of
penal servitude for twelve years
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-19
A TREMENDOUS RASCAL.
An English Clergyman Who Made a
Business Of Seducing Women and
Then ExtOrting Money from Them
Under Threats of Exposure.
.ondon Daily News.

Richard Marsh Watson, fifty-one, a
tall, gentlemanly man, who was de-
scribed as an ecclesiastical agent, who
pleaded guilty at the last session to a
charge Of sending a threatening letter
to q lady in Bath, demanding f200 of
her with menaces, was up for judgment
at the central criminal court, before Mr..
Justice Lust. The prisoner was formerly
clerk in holy orders He became ac-
quainted with the family of a gentleman
in Bath, who was also clergyman OF
the Church of England, and rector of a
parish near Bath, and the prisoner ulti-
mately married one of this gentleman's
daughters. He subsequently went to
dwell in Blackheath, and his wife's sis
ter, the prosecutrix, went to reside
with them. The prisoner, in 1864, Sc
duced his wife's sister. The prosecu-
trix had some money, and shortly after
the birth of her child the prisoner began
to threaten that he would expose her to
the world, and thus he drew large sums
of money from her. This continued
down to 1875, by which time the pris-
oner had nearly all her money. Then
he desisted from his proceedings, and
there was hull until March last. At that
time the prosecutrix, by the death OF
her mother, came into possession of a
small sum of money, and the prisoner
wrote her, threatening that unless she
gave him s200, he would expose the
relations that had existed between
them.
The prosecuting lawyer said that there
were good grounds for believing that the
prisoner had been carrying on most
diabolical system of seduction with
reference to other young women, and it
appeared from letter in his hand
writing that was found at the Office
where he had lately been carrying on
the business of an ecclesiastical agent,
that he was urging one young lady to
live with him as her husband. Another
document was also found in the prison
er's office, which tended still more to
show his disgraceful conduct, and Mr..
Seymour could not help expressing his
surprise and horror that a married man,
holding the sacred office of the prison
er, should have been guilty of such con-
duct. The document is as follows:
/ SEPT. %, 1S76-I, Emily -, take
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-19
Humorous,

The man who cries out for tbc
dollar of his fathers is pretty certain
+ to be a man whose father cot trusted
instead of paying out any of his dollars
"A young lady had coquetted mill
the victim was completely exhausted
He rose TO 90 away. She whispered rs
she accompanied him to the door. .
shall be at home next Sunday evening"
8 So shall l. he replied.
An old German buried his wife. and
was telling a sympathizing neighbor of
her sad decease. His friend INQUIRED
if the late lamented was resigned to
her fate Resigned" exclaimed the
honest Teuton; mine Colt, she had to
be-"
"A stable-keeper, who invariably
cautions his patrons against driving fast.
repeated the injunction to a gentleman
who was hiring team of him ono dav
and received the following response.
am going to a funeral, and must
keep up with the procession if it kills
the horse. He was permitted to drive
on.
Crowd at the depot waiting for late
train atfable young man accosts gruff
old gent: Sir, [ think l have had the
pleasure of meeting you before. Your
face looks familiar" Old gent Does.
Ell? Soil yours fore you're as old as |
am.
Maria, observed Mr.. Holcomb. as
he was putting on his clothes there
amt no patch on them breeches yet
L can't fix 1t norway I'm too busy"
Well give me the patch, then, and I'll
carry 1t around with me. | don't want
| people to think | can't afford the cloth.
When a man without cash or credit
attempts TO leave hotel and lowers his
valise out of a back window by means
of n rope, it makes charity seem cold
to hear the landlord below yelling up
All right I've got the valise let 90 the
rope"
The children of Il clergyman's
family in Aberdeen were making them
selves happy propomding cOnmdrums.
Finally one of them said: Who was
the meekest wOman?" The clergy
man seemed struck with a fresh
thought and replied: 1--WE don't read
of any" But madame made herself
even with him when she reioined with
as much quickness: "Well, we read of
only one such man. and from the fuss
that's made about him its plain they're
scarce"
. Yes, Doctor" said Mrs. Parting
ton, and few days previous, feeling
somewhat predisposed, and having
a groaping pain in the abandon, | took
some patient medicine, and | feel con-
victed that it seriously repaired my
constituent. suppose I'm of an ex-
ecrable temperature, for I'm always
a-worrying ever since Betsy Smith had
congregation of the lungs, or some ton
serial affectation; but, to tell the truth,
Ive always dreaded an Internal rumor."
Tommy is fond of sugar, and asks
his mother for some to eat with his
Strawberries She refuses. He ap-
pears resigned, but adds gravely:
8 You know, mamma, what happened
round the corner? There was a little
| boy, and his mother would not give him
any sugar on his strawberries, and"
And" And next day he fell into
well !"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-19

hard aground, and there she viii have
TO stay until the next rise. | left men
in charge of her, but have small hopes
of ever getting her out. [ had no in
surance, as companies refused to insure
against the unknown dangers of the
upper Missouri and the Yellowstone.
My thankfulness that We escaped with
our lives still overshadows my regret at
the unavoidable losses"
Gen. Flower speaks in the highest
terms of the efficiency of the army in
in that region, and condemns severely
the senseless demand for the reduction
Of the army The three thousand
troops now in that country have terri
tory eight hundred miles square to
guard, protect, and fight over with the
active, treacherous sayages. They are
necessarily spread out very thin" and
subject to humiliation, in detachments,
by unexpected attacks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-19
VANDERBILT'S WILL.
One of His Daughters living William
Seine UneaSineSS.
Special Dispatch to the Tribune

DpCCIdl blopdtSH W JuC IIiuuue.
New YORK, July 13.-Proceedings were
had before the Surrogate this afternoon
in the matter of Commodore Wander
bits will, and the opposition to the car
rying out of one of its provisions mani
tested by his daughter, Mrs Mary Alicia
LaBau The will was probated March
ID. Any of the next of kin have the
right to file allegations within a year,
and have the matter retired. Mrs
LaBau is the only one of the legatees
who does not desire that the probate
shall stand, the others having already
given releases. The contestant filed her
allegations about two months ago, on
which citations were issued to the ex-
ecutors and remaining legatees, requir-
ing them to show cause on July II why
the will should not be opened. This
contest relates only to what would be
Mrs. LaBau's interest in her fathers
estate in case he had left no WILL The
executors to-day proved the will over
again. They were represented by Mr..
Henry L. Clinton, while the Hon. Scott
Lord and Mr. Sutherland Tenney APP
peared for Mrs. LaBau. The Hon.
Charles A. Radallo, Judge of the Court
of Appeals, and Commodore Wander
bits counsel from 1851 till 1873, Fran
els 2. Freeman, Joseph Harker, Edwin
d. Worcester, Samuel Derrickson, and
Dr. Carey, testators to the will, were
sworn and testified substantially as to
when the will was probated. Judge
Rapallo said he was present at the exc
cution of the COmmodore's will, at the
latter's residence, on Jan. 10, 1875. The
Commodore signed the will in the pres
ence of the witness, and declared it to
be his last will and testament The
Commodore was then engaged in active
business, and was of sound mind and
memory, free from restraint, and capa-
BILE of conveying real estate. The will
had been drawn by witness from old
wills. The codicil had also been drawn
by witness at the particular request of
the Commodore and by his particular
instructions. In cross-eXaminatiOn, the
witness said he could not undertake to
say what notifications had been made
from the old wills, as changes had been
made by the Commodore from time to
time, nor could he say of his own knowl-
edge that the old wills were in exist
ence. He was member of the same
club, and had played whist with Com
modore Vanderbilt, but he could not
particularize any private talks that they
might have had outside of business af-
fairs. He knew nothing of the Commo-
dore's views on religion, clairvoyance, or
Spiritualism, or on literary or scientific
subjects. Witness would not have drawn
the codicil while on the Bench but for
the Commodore's urgent solicitation.
The latter apparently did not want any
other person to know his private af-
fairs. The others were questioned on
these latter points, but had nothing to
reply.
The further hearing of the case Is set
for Sept. 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-19
THE WAVING OF THE CORN.

Ploughman, whose knarly hand yet kindly
wheeled
Thy plough to ring this solitary tree
With clover, whose round plat. reserved afeld
In cool green RADIUS twice my length may be
Scanning the corn thy burrows else might yield,
To pleasure August, bees, fair thoughts, and me.
That here come oft together--daily /,
Stretched prone in summers mortal ecstasy,
Do stir with thanks to the, as stirs this morn,
With waving of the corn.
Unseen. the farmers boy from round the hill
Whistles g snatch that seeks his soul unsoUght,
And fills some time with tune, howbeit shrill;
The cricket tells straight on his simple thought
Nay, tits the cricket's way of being still;
The peddler bee drones in, and gossips naught:
Far down the wood, one-desiring dove
Times me the beating of the heart of love:
And these be all the sounds that mix, each morn
With waving of the corn.
From here to where the louder passions dwell
Green leagues of hilly separation roll:
Trade ends where yon far clover ridges swell.
Ye terrible Towns, ne'r claim the trembling son
That, craftlcss, all to buy or hoard or sell,
From out your deadly complex quarrel stole
To company with large amiable trees
Suck honey summer with unjealous bees,
And take Times strokes softly as this morn
Takes waving of the corn.
Sidney LANIER in HdTrer'S Hag5zine for A's-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-19

How TO CLEAN BLANKETS two
large tablespoonful of borax and pint
bowl of soft soap into a tub of cold wa
ter. When dissolved, put i'll a pair of
blankets and let them remain there over
night. Next day rub them out and
rinse thoroughly in two waters, and hang
them to dry. Do not wiring them. This
recipe will also apply to the washing of
ali kinds of fannels and wollen goods
1t is equally useful in washing lace cur
tains and mosquito bars. Remember
not to wiring the article washed. Invari-
ably use cold water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-19


The mineral products of these states
are iron, gold, silver, copper, lead, and
tin. The gold and silver mines, known
for centuries, have been, comparatively
speaking, only slightly worked, the
whole amount of gold and silver taken
out up to 1876 being estimated at about
81, 500, 100000. Sinaloa is one vast sill
yer mine, whose depth recent explora-
tons show will be able to supply silver
enough for the next century. In SOno-
ra alone there are one hundred and
fifty gold mines in operation, and over
five hundred which have been opened
but are not being worked. All these
mines We're originally property of the
Spanish crown, and were declared pub
lie estate after the establishment Of In
dependence. For some time a small
tax was imposed, but even this has
been abolished, and no revenue Is col
lected, except very slight one, cover
ing the bare cost of coinage.
Precious stones and marbles are to be
had in great quantities, those most readl-
" obtained being amethysts, agates,
pearls, turquoises, garnets, porphyry, al
abaster, and jasper. a large business is
done in antimony and arsenic. Sui
phur, salt, and copperas are plentiful,
and the pearl fisheries along the Gulf of
California have been a source OF large
profit.
The woods of Mexico are an almost
inexhaustible source of revenue. includ-
ing every kind of building timber and
the finest cabinet materials. This region
is thick with majestic pines-so thick for
miles northeast that one would suppose
the axe had scarcely invaded the forests.
Oaks, frs, mahogany, rosewood, are TO
be had for the cutting, and railroad
tapping this region must earn fortunes
in this traffic alone.
1t is impossible to name fruit which
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-19

People make a great mistake about
heaven. They think it begins yonder,
but it really begins down here. If you
can be happy in the basement story,
you are fitted to enjoy the happiness of
the upper stories But if you whine
and moan here, heaven itself can't
change your mood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-19

Boston is soon to have a big dog
show-the second in her history and
the first in sixteen years-with 81 600 OF
premiums.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-07-19

Obituary notices, to be fine, should
not be too true.
Arizona citizen., 1877-06-23

PROBATE JUDGE JOHN s. WooD and family arrived early this week from Cal. ifornia and took up their home m the comfortable residence or Gen. J. B. Allen. Judge Wood has been absent some time to adjust his affairs and return prepared for a permanent residence here, where he is heartily welcomed as good man and officer. He tells Of hard times In Califor- mia, and gives names of numerous farm CTS of former wealth and unlimited credit, who are now penniless because Of dealing in stocks. The stock dealing mania has compelled people 10 sacrifice elegant zhomes and abundant means-ihe accu- mutations Of ten to twenty years. From elegant ease and independence, many families are forced to occupy the other ex- treme, and some cases are indeed sad. Judge Wood says he knows there is a fili- clustering movement being worked up in California by leading men in mOneyed and political circles, with view 10 take a portion of Mexico. According to what he has learned in this respect, the move ment Is a powerful one. and yet we can but believe 1t will end as disastrously- perhaps more so-as did the Fenian inva- sion of Canada.
Arizona citizen., 1877-06-23
THE CITIZEN.
SATURDAY, JUNE 2S, 1877.
[ o c IL MA TIERS

MR. A. c. BENEDICT has been in town this week. He lately returned from h!s trip through Sonora to Port Lobos on the Gulf Of California coast, southwest from Altar MT. Benedict is in high spirits from the re- suits of his trip, and says he feels really so crlelly wounded him several years ago. He speaks highly Of Port Lobos This Is a newly known port on the Gulf coast northwest of the port of Libertad, and but little known heretofore. IL is Of considerable depth and size and perfectly land-locked. IL abounds in fish of numer- ous varieties and has an almost exhaust less supply of oysters. eqnalling in size and flavor the now we'll known and es- teemed Guaymas oysters. Here is a field California oysters will yet i'll their proper place in the market, notwithstanding the fraudulent operations of bogus com mpanies. Ben ate oyesterS "till he couldn't see" He had them on the half shell, stewed, fried in crumbs, smothered in batter and roasted. He told us a story about low many wagon loads Of oysters he ate one day, when he felt real we'll, but We are afraid to repeat 1t. We must confess though that while telling it he never blinked, and If We can ever get him to throw off a dozen or so wagon loads from his estimate, we'll come very near belieV- ing him. It's pretty tough. however, and We wish next time he'd put II ID bushels or barrels, to start with.
Arizona citizen., 1877-06-23
LITHARGE for sale at Zeckendorf Bros.
The Aztec Mine.

The Aztec mIne in the Aztec mining district, is now in process of develop ment John E. Magee, Esq, resident manager, and Professor ThOs. Davis, Superintendent, having procured their miners left last Thursday for the mine with supplies of all kinds. The ener- getic character of the directors of this mine may be inferred from the fact that within less than five weeks from the date of recording the Aztec, work
 is being briskly pushed forward. Al shaft is being sunk near the center of the mine four by six feet, and when d certain depth shall have been attained, they will cross-cut the vein. Thls ledge is an immense body of ore stretching over the hills for some two miles with width of from 1G0 to 800 feet The character of the croppings indicate free milling ore which has as sayed from $G0 to $500 per ton. The Aztec mine is cut by an arroyo in the bottom and on the sides, which shows the fullest width of the vein to be 300 feet. The formation and casings of the ledge are such as always insure true Assure.
 The parties working this property,
 have organized their company under the laws of California, with one hun dred thousand shares of stock, DOT
 ion of which has been set aside for q working capital. The Superintend- ent and Manager having thoroughly examined and prospected the mine, have full faith that the proceeds from the sale of the working capital stock, will be more than ample 10 build all necessary reduction works and pay ex- penscs, so that no assessment will ever be required upon the mine; and they have recommended the directors lOI declare the stock of tine Aztec Gold and Silver Mining company, unaSsessa- ,ble. The facilities around this proper tv for mining are good. IL lies but seven miles from the SOnOila, stream carving four to five hundred inches of water the year around, with sufficient fall to erect mills for the crushing of ores by water power Wood is abund- ant and scattered over all the country, while the million acres of Arizona $ nutritious gramma grass surroundlngI the mIne on all sides, will always fur nish food for stock of all kinds. A good wagon road runs within two miles of the property, anu roads can be constructed all through the sur. rounding countrywith but a compara- lively small expense.
 The energetic manner exhibited by the people of the Aztec Mining com pany and which if continued in this genial climate where man can work every day in the year, one can say with truth that success will crown their efforts with an abundance of gold and silver.
Arizona citizen., 1877-06-23
Arrivals and Departures.

Arrived June l6-M. Morgan. L. Tam mire, l.. TinglOof June INV. W. Grif- .fth. June l9-L. w. Colbath, D. H. Ed wards. B. l.. Lewis. June PA. Gallardo, John Wasson. II. Hardness, Lug Romero, David Nemitz. June 22-B. Goodrich, $. K. DeLong.
 Departed June l6-James Mankling, Jer- emiah LarinOre, George l.. Jones, F. Sker- ritt. Moses Bryan. June lT-Dr. C. H. Lord Gov. A. P. K. Safford. w. $. Edwards, John Wasson, J. B. Creamer, W. NJ. Griffith, Capt. J. NJ. Moore. June lS-W. L. Handy, David NemItz, Mrs. Ballesteros, s. W. Foreman. June l9-Judge French, B. L.. Lewis, s. R. DeLong, D. II. Edwards, F. Wells, Miss Maria Frye. June 2O-A. A. Tuttle. June 2l-Levi Dorman, D. Malo- ney. June 22-GeOrge DldsOn, George Schuh. r. Mcdonald, John Callopy.
Arizona citizen., 1877-06-23
Local Mining Affairs.

The most cheerful reports come In from
 the Yellow Jacket and vicinity anH also
 from the Santa Ri,as. Elsewhere we speak
 ofthe Aztez company's operations. News came in yesterday that MT. Shaw had just
 made discovery of very rich gold mine within mile Of the Ostrich Co.'S mill. and that some 20 tons would be at once taken out and to the mill; also that Mir. Flood had discovered a a rich silver l. dge near Dr. Wllbur's place about two miles below the Ostrich mill; also that very rich gold sul
 phuret ore had been. struck in the bottom of the Yellow Jacket mine. The very best feeling prevails and tue prospects of that district could hardly Le better. We are informed that q gentleman from Call-I forDia is now examining the ledge at the OrO Blanco, and that Mir. l.. U. Coibath is an inspection of the Enterprise, in behalf of California operators. Mir. F. M. Hilton reports that through the Santa Ritas, the miners are doing we'll.