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Connecticut western news., 1877-08-24

Kansas "Where does all our grain go to?" Boy-"It goes into the hopper" What hopper?" "Grasshopperl" triumphantly shout ed the lad.
 Some one notices as singular fact that within six weeks after new tune comes out in city the boys in the remotest villages are heard whist ling it. He wonders how it travels.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-24
POEM
BY COL. 8. B. SUMNER.

BY COL. 8. B. SUMNER. I belong to this railroad : if mem'ry don't
 fail, It is thirty five years since first rode its
 rail. That was when, as a boy, with my father
 came To meet Alfred Bishop, of proud railroad
 fame. As we reached Bridgeport station the Nim
 rod lay there, Der the sound of Manhattan the pilgrims
 to bear. Sire and Bishop took passage, and so it be- That my mother and stayed at City Hotel Then fa; Captain Hinman in proud state And welcomed his guests, and in bounty provided. Thence radiated. the city to view, Little dreaming there spending my after life through. In those days, of copdqctors p{T were Prentis' 1 remember more faces, but cannot theil ! names.
 Postmaster was Chadwick, whose car ir the rear Bounded over the snake-heads,
 fear. V LQOSo LGTElUl6 SuohS-uc6OS Wudl uoO- it's they had, Of obtruding their noses with havoc so sad Right up through the floor, 'twixt the pas sengers' knees, Amazing their eyes and despoiling theil And how the cars shook as they thunderet ahead, While the occupants rode in feverlsf dread;
 And what queer locomotives, the trains used to haul;
 ''Housatonic," ''Pequonnock," and name past recall.
 But we must not forget in these impro vised lays, The twain, the fast train engineered thos' days,
 Both gone where reward for good duty l awaits
 mean Walter Sterling and comrade, Pa Tate.
 We might sing of the living-the men O today,
 Or this railroad. as kings, lords and com | mons hold sway, But the sun would be set ere the half hat been said,
 To exclude all the living, and mention tn
 dead.
 There are Barnum, and Draper, and Browl as we know;
 Peet, Coggswell, and Averill, all in row; All glorious felloWs-we wouldn't defam l them,
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-24

IT is on record that there was for merly in Sweden law which pun lshed the calumniator with a fine of money which was called slander. money. But this was not all. The elanderer was compelled in court to slap his own mouth, to recall the slan- der, to proclaim himself liar, and to walk backward out of the court room. Moreover, he was incapacitated to make last will, and, unless his &C., cuser interceded for him, he was ex- pelled from town. This law might dc little harm nowadays.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-24
Connecticut Western News.

Subscription Accountable date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the sub scriber, shows the time tO which the Su0-
 soriptiOn is paid thus. R. B. Smith 6Jul77, indicates that MI Smith has paid for his paper to
 July 9th, 1877. It is hoped that subscribers VIII see to it that their account, as indicated by the
 date on their papers, is always correct, and when
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 errors in these accounts will hereafter be consld- days after the payment Is claimed to have been
 made as the regular receipt ot tho paper with the date to which the subscription is paid plainly
 printed thereon is prima face evidence of it's ac- ceptancs as correct. J. l.. .FEAsE.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-24

There's always something new. A 3orlorn lad of ten leads dog around town and says to pedestrians, Please gimme cent, and you may kick my dogl"
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-24
9ntHe News.

=. We shallfeel greatly obliged to any of ou
 friends in the county, or elsewhere, who willsend usparticulars ofany occurrencesof ofintsrestWhich may come under their notice.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-24

~ We are informed by postmasters the fol- lowing named subscribers have left the places where they have been regularly receiving THE NEWS, and as they did not notify us of their change of post-ofice. and are in arrears to the amounts placed parallel with their names, we pub
 lish their only address known to us, and if any of \ our readers know of the whereabouts of any Of them they will do us 8 favor by informing us.- Is it exactly HONEST treatment. to receive news
 paper till several dollars due, and then leave the postmaster to inform us the paper is not re- ceived, and the subscriber gone, nobody knows whersi The following have done this: Does
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-24
NOW !!

And. well-like the old lady's coffin she bought at auction, Git will be handy to have in the
 house."
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-24

Folks Concert, which was held on Friday the, 17th inst, and passed off very well, the reading of Mrs. Stanton of New York be- ing the leading feature......We have board ing among us six ministers, who seem tc enjoy the country around here very much They got up croquet party the other day and invited the venerable ex-Presiden Woolsev to join them. He declined the invitation and said that he never hat ''found time to learn to play" He spends his time in study. an example which may we'll be copied by some of the young pas tors who travel around six days in tho week and return to their congregation or Sunday to fulfill their contract with the SO ciety. We wish to make little correc ton in the report of the laying of the cor ner stone at West Cornwall. It was no the Cornwall Cornet Band which played but the Vest Cornwall Band, there belnl but one member of the Cornwall Band il that body. The c. c. Band is now belns thoroughly drilled by their leader, Wm. R North, who also is teacher of the Warrer bond, and plays the leading corAet in thu Thomaston band, and as cornet player is not to be beat in the country. We wisl to make this correction to let the reader of the NEWS know that the town of Corn wall with 170o inhabitants, can run ts0 bands Nearly all of our farmers hav' finished having. and report better crol than usual. .. .. Potatoes never were so fn' as this year. The farmers used Pari green in destroying the bug They hav lost all fear of the stuff since an 1rishmal by the name of Leonard took two ounce and still lives; and when last year, they fill ed their nose and mouth with cotton, ant tied two table cloths around their heal when using, they now put it on with thel hands; and SO science advances.
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Connecticut western news., 1877-08-24

Scorer, Hon. Geo. Dodge, Sen., of Lake. vile.
 To show that Lakeville struggled des- perately to make the ''Falls" earn all they get, is only necessary to say that as much time was consumed in the three games played as was taken for eight games on the Lakeyille ground recently.-But what ails Cashier Norton2 He isn't usually beaten in anything, but now 80 badly beaten Oh, Tom The sceptre is passing from thee
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

We dont intend thai ' ( soon, that Mr. Bocclef. ss ts5.o00 for talking tss ss his sermon last Sssisk working classes far gTans He said it was ssid 'as enough to support !. sis 2 IL was no, enough f ihs 2 drank beer. and if he saa 2 superior clothing. fe,a =
 said Mir. Brecher, vehrs, day enough to boy b'ssal nothing; and a mas ihs's is no, fit to live.-h
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

2so miners compelled ths i. abandon their posts, and l,' flooded.
 Galveston. Aug. ls.-Ml morning IS Mexicanz sniss,, and shot Judge Coz and ,As leased two notorious outh... authorities called on the nl, Paine, with 100 regulsrs sns ], crossed the Rio Grxnde ia p<. no yet returned.
 Helena, Montana, Aus. r from Gen. Gibhon arrived ,eA Howard arrived al 6ihbos, on the llth inst. 0ihbons n not cap.ured as firsa rcpore! had Gil disappeared, leayints haH of the battlefield. Hcs sue thssn as soon as bis oomrs Gibbnn's troops are in iAs s and all doing well. Glbkss not serious. His loSses a Logan, Lients. Bradley sst men and 5 citizens. Tksya 6ibbon, Capt. Williams. us Woodruff. and English. lhs k besides 36 men and ( eiiirs.z will be taken to Forf Shss. which direction the Indan.h
 Constantinoplc, Aug. Ii-l telegraphs "rhe Rn~zns and attacked our posifiaagi a third column are marsAz repulSed them.
 MehDet Ali has lsen . trooIS from the Caucasas a 900 Niih wnich to ertss l4k
 In Candia the troops ar fortified places The inla by the flcet.
 It is repor. esa that the Ea hA. asked permission b s Bosphorus to prueu th Porte replied that | eoaae svo~c'i ally of Tu, ksy. London, Aug. is.-A psa { respondent Ihelesrzphs Iszi 1 Ininaiion is tesng cafFEs ] All Christian males an za by Turkish Generals. ksr ran is ascusei of besnzis Thousands of womsnzA@ le<s, and pai lshing fs s use,iical attendance snd < |. relief is surely neriea 2 principally epmmAied tFa
 san Frsnctsco. Aag. h-k Gen. Howard confirms ~ [ date from Helena
 S. T. Cody, Posmasst
 arrested and hroaghi bsSs sirxcsing money frnfn see s that the money -ss iakn
 reached him, and IhE sss
 . conspiracy sgains h;m
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

Al last dates the kss. fore Piesna in great i.ssL , furcements suiviag. ''os =, appear that they h,ss % -, . check ooly. The ,rcsP drawa from Rasicboes;
 centra,ion ef f,nees = crushing osman P.sha '.I { a junction with Mensa..; ...:.' ' sion a, ConstannnoP's'
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17

The Colorado Pctss, | have plenty in Arisosa way to Ireland rsps' -, enough to ds as hons. ..,,. ', cssion .o come Q Ans. .. ployment from the :. which are trying, psI class believe that sney ey., . family oo one ds''s
 The trial of Bur'os, deru1, will copciasi,,s'i '. possible to ob,s,n sns mon criminal unde, " of the Territory. will have to insefier5s, s,.s,.. to the absolute ' Young. >..
 The late Gecgis s's mos, executive body, ! | Cocrsne, who ssys; abolished the c,ns'fs s,s<s day 1t insol'ed l'e,'SI,,ss .ss J third day it repu''
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-04-20
Army Supplies fpr lS33-s.

We copy the following for the information and guidance of persons who may wish tc bid for supplying the different posts of tho department. Bids will be received up te May 18th, and contracts will commence July ist, 1877:
 200; soft wood, cords, 1000; corn. pounds sl0,0o0 1; barley, pounds, 6I0,eoo bran, pounds, S0,oo0 hay, pounds, I,6OO,O0 charcoal, bushels, 1000.
 Camp Bowie, A. T.--Hard wood, cords, Goo; barley. pounds, 600.00O; bran, pounds, 5000 hay, pounds, 100000 charcoal, bushels, 1000.
 Camp Grant, A. T.-Hard wood, 500: soft wool, cords, l20o; corn. pounds, 4OO. 900 : barley, pounds, s0o,oo0; bran, pounds, 30. o00; hay, pounds, 100000; straw, bounds 4O0,Ooo; charcoal, bushels, 2o00.
 Camp Lowell, A. T.-Soft wood, cords. loos barley, pounds, 500, 900; bran, pounds, @,00; hay. pounds, 10000; straw, pounds, 2l0.0,0; charcoal, bushels, 1000.
 Camp Mcdowell, X. T.-Hard wood, cords. 400; soft wood, cords, .o0: barley, ounds, 0,o0o; bran, pounds, 10000 hay, pounds, tso'co; straw, pounds, l5o,Ooo; charcoal, bushels, si0.
 Camp Mojave, A. T.--S fl wood, cords, 700; barley, pounds, S5,OoO; hay, pounds, l@,eS; straw, pounds, 42,ooo {; charcoal, pounds, 6oo.
 Camp Thomas, A. T.-Soft wood, cords, GOO; barley, pounds, 450,0oo: hay, pounds, 7oo,e0; charcoal, bushels. 1000.
 Camp Verde, A. T.-Soft wood, cords, l20o; corn, pounds, 50oooo; barley, pounds, ac0,Wo; hay, pounds, aoo ,OoO; straw, pounds, 3o0, 900; charcoal, bushels, 1900.
 Fort Yuma, Cal.-fiard wood, cords. 50 i; soft wood cords. 40o. Tucson, A. T.-Soft wood, cords, la2; bar ley, pounds, 2 900 hay, pounds, S,5OO i: straw, pounds, 6o00
 WhiPple Depot, A. T.--Soft wood, cords. 2t0oi corn. pounds. S00,o00; barley, pounds, Sl5,oO0; bran, pounds. 35,0o0; hay, pounds. sSONO; straw, pounds, Soo,000 charcoal, bushels, 5000.
 Yuma Depot, A. T.-Soft wood. cords, 400 i: bnrley, pounds, lS0,oo0; hay, pounds, ESQ., OO0, straw, pounds, SO,0O0.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-04-20
GOVERNOR MCCORMICK.

Hon. II. ". Flcury. who was private Sec re;arv tn Governor Mccormick, ard acted for time in the capacity of Secretary oi the Territory while the Capital was at Pres colt, and ~ho had better opportunities than an. enc else to know what Mccormick did during his residence here. authorizes us ;o sav on his authority, and that he will sup port the assertion hy affidavit, if necessary, not ouly of himself. hut of other leading citizens of Prescott, that the story set aiioat bv the Los Angeles Herald 10 the effect that l;orerner Mccormick sold government stores ard appropriated the proceeds 10 his own t,Se- i< utterlv and maliciously false in all its details, and that So far from his taking anything for himself that righttully belonged ta others. he actually bought provisions st his own private expense, in many instances. and gave them to destitute people, and in others he took the hungry to his house and f,J ,he.u at his own table. snd when pro- visions were scarce in the town or none to be had in the stores. the nearest the Governor ever came ts miSappropriatinG Government; supplies was "a borrow from Fort Whipple, distribute them aWong the miners gratis and ,fterUard-. when supplies were plenty 10 purchase at his own expense from the stores h town, and return them to the Quarter master St the Post.
 Personally, Judge Fleury is not friendly with Governor Mccormick. aud has no in- tcEesi in him nor admiration for him, further than desire 10 do him justice, but feels il to be his duty, in as much as he knows the facts, to correct a false statement evidently gotten up in malice through personal or po- i;ical spite by those who have no regard for truth and published 10 the world through widely circulated newspaper for the basest Of purposes.
 In further support of what is here stated the Judge refers 10 many of the best citizens of Prescott. who were also m position to know whSt was going on. Among whom John Kaille snd par Hatz may be mentioned IS living in ;he same house aud on intimate terms sith the Governor. and who could not haze been deceived
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-04-20

GOVERNOR sAtIoRDs LETTER.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. TUCsoN, \ T,
 March 10th. ls,7 SIR At the suggestion of friends of Ed ucaiiou, have assigned May lst 1877, fer the Teachers of the several Counties l., meet a; Prescott to opyRnixe a Teachers Institute, and to transact such other business a, may come before the meeting. Should it not bc possible for teachers in your County to al tend said meeting, then you are hereby re qucsted to appoint two Persons who gre in ,eresied in the cause of education Ia rcpre- sent the school interest of your County, and should it not he practicable for any rc-i- dents of your County to attend said meet ing, l would sugges, that you appoint those living at or near Prescott in order that they may be enabled to conveniently attend the meeting
 Very, respectfully, your oh'd't servr,
 Sigue I A F. K. S.rFuRp,
 Governor. The above Circular letter was issued by Governor Saff.rd io the various Probate Judges of the Territory. calling Teachers Institute, to meet in Prescott. May It, In pursuance of the call. the following persons have been appointed delegates and proxies Yavspai County l.. A Stevens, Dr Good fellow. Benjamin Morgan
 Mohsve Co Inty-R. k, Banker of Mine ral Park, \. (. Shecklcs and Paul Weber of Pre- 'Cott
 Msricopa County-C. B. Foster and F. W. Wells of Prescott
 Yuma County-John A. Rush of Prescott The other Counties hsve a. vet sent no representatives or proxies.
 Judge Cartier yesterday called meeting of delegates and proxies, and last evening the following named persons met at the office of the Probate Judge: Ju lgc Cartier, M. II Sherman, Dr. Goodfclow, N. (. Shcckles, J N. Rodenburg, ( E. Foster, Benjamin Morgan. ana Paul Weber
 The following were appointed Com. mittee. by Judge Cartier, to draw up pro gramme, and have prepared the following order of exercises, subject however to change: Meeting to be called to orier hy Judge Cartier. at the School house al 10 \ NJ. Mon day. April 30th.
 Opening Address, by Governor Safrcrd Organization and general business At 2P. N.--AdireSs by Mes>rs. Horton of Tucson, Banker of Mohave, Fitch. Rush and others of Prescott.
 Evening, so'colock Music, by the Church Choir
 Poem, by Mrs. T. W Otis.
 Addresses, by Rev. J. A. Merrill and Ben lamin Morgan.
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-04-20
ISLANDER AND FALsEHoop.

The following from the New York Graphic of March 23d. is a fair specimen of the lies GU Arizona, tha, arc going the rounds in the Press of the Eastern cities:
 'sThe Apaches, as usual for many wears, seem tn have il all their own way in Arizona. Prescott. and Tucson have practically been bosieged for the last seven wears. Death from an arrow or bulle; is imminent half . mile from town and 3 dead certainty at mile"
 Arizona k indebted 10 the Indian Ring si Tucson aud San Carlos for damaging reports similar ta the above which are being pub hsaeG in such papers ss the New York Herald, Graphic, etc. The article which We clip from the Graphic WAS undoubtedly written by s certain Mir. Page, who visited tho Pinal mines, San Carlos and Tucson, this winter He WAS carried from San Carlos 10 Tucson. by team belonging to the Indian depart ment, for snd in consideration that he should write up Arizona sna take a stand against the military and every person connected herewith.
 On his arrival at Tucson from San Carlos, he was the guest of Thomas Ewing, the con- tractor st San Carlos Reservation. and whilst guest of Mir. Ewing wrote letters full of falsehood rehecting on every thing and every body, save the Saints who manipulate the funds of the Indian departmen, of the Ter Ei,ory. People in inc city of New York arc not half sn secure ia life and prop-rty ss the people of Arizona. Whilst their large city Is tccmiug with hoodiums and thieves, making life and property insecure, we have none but tho bes, of citizens, our Indians are harmless. our people travel the Territory over without arms. and such articles ss those inst have eminated from ;he Herald and Graphic are untruthiul. unjust and have s tendency to keep out emigration. Had they appesred four years sgo. before the Indians were conquered by General Crook, We. would have endorsed them. but al this late day. when VIC gre as secure as any people in the United States. they come with bad grace and ai bad time We arc aware and must acknowledge that there arc some seven or eight hundred reservation Indians absent from their reserve. but they have committed TO deprriation>. and then il k necessary that they should bc absent for the health. benefit and general good of 'hc San Carlos Agent sud his allies. We have hravel everything that brave men could for a series of years. and We will survive the unjust writings of filings who pretend 10 be mon and we would .ay "iie oa .hrDgf."
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-04-20

tary of State to issue to Roamaido pacheco his certificate of election. Wigginion's atsor- neys thereupon moved the court tn proper form Co diTest an inquiry into questions of fact, and issue writ Co the Clerk of the Board uf Supervisors of Monterey county for a certificate of the facts as to whether oF nat he did change the minutes of the Board in relation to the count of votes for Congres- man. This last motion has mol been heard from yet.
 Camp Robinson, Wyoming, April l7.
 RunnoTs came here hom Crazy Horse, last evening. and reported that the chief ls mov. ing toss ards this Agency with about 2,0oa people. sith the intention of suTrCnderIng, l. may Rse expected iu ten days that the surrender of this band ~iil leave the country clear of hostile Indians, with the exception ui sitting Bulls hand and some few strag glers from bands that have come into theso .Agvncses.
 san Diego, April 10.
 The Unions special from Tus-son. last night, says: 1.-The persistent mlsFepreScnta- ton of Governor Safiord, on the Indian qtIes- sion by the Prescott MINER, the organ of General kautE. makes ii pTopeF Co al, lss the publlc, that Ihe laio and present proprietors of that paper have privately written Gov Stafford that they believe in hiS honesty, as well as energy, and have tired Co prevent their paper from abusing him, eic. such afv the stitscrN seui men who praise kautE and define Safi0rd in their Journal, and privately aci as stated. The citizen will pub lish the facts next Saturday"
 tfhe above dispatch seems to disclose the finding of mares ness by the Tucson Citi- gen. We have written Governor Ssfford. snd published repeatedly in the MINER. that ~' did noi implte |" him dlshonuFablv uo- gIsss.: that statement we here repeat We h"liose he gut ufi on the wrong fooi on the Indian question, and have said 70
 Anything that may have bcen written in pTisale lstie-s by our predecessors we arc not responsible for, nor do they ask us To become s.l. Mir. nutler is an old scquAin- tAuoe and peF~onai friend oi the Governor, and, fl he has written him privately, he probably meant Iusl what he said, and will attend to his oun affair." without assistance either from Us or the Citizen. So also Of Mir. Marion, neither of them iS responsible for anything that has appeared in the MINER since they parted wHh their interests in it, nor are we accountable for anything they may or may not have written to their fr.ynds.-Ep.l
Arizona weekly miner., 1877-04-20
Territorial.

Yuma. April i6. EuIroR NiNER-Arrived 0. k. with Hunt Will leave by stage on the eigteenth. En. r. BOWERS, sheriff.
 Yuma, April To. The following named gentlemen arrived here al o'clock P. NJ. today: Charles Cracker, tea. Colion, F.. B. Corning. Supl. Arthur Brown. bridge Supt. Gov. Hen dricks oi Indiana, MesSrs. Shaw and Rick ard of NeSada, and fhos. Ewing of Arizona. The railroad will be within three miles of the ri>er in eight days, and arrive RI Yuma in twenty.
 McHai gh goes to Prescott to accep, the Peck mine on behalf of Lent X Co, who have bought it for four hundred and thirty-s.yen thousand lollar.. Leh Dos Palms yesier- day.
 Yuma, April iT. Railroad ,nsgnates and party left at noon for end of track. The terminus will be moved to within miles of Yuma on Saiur- day of this week. X temporary station and tuTntahie will bc made II miles from Yuma for short timc. to deliver freight X land ing has been made on each side of the river below town one mile, where barses will be swung across. \ bridge k ordered and un- der way to bc placed across the river aS soon ss The wac n reccde. X draw bridge is 10 toe located within the town limits. No steamers from san Francisco to the Gulf, or ice vera.
 Sieatncrs arc to bc employed from Yuma up the river on regular trips.
 Col. Jas. NJ. Barney k now shipping ten tons Of Silver king orc every alternate day tu san Francisco by rail.
 The town is lull uf strangers: all report more coming. Ewing has a contract with Inc railroad to deliver up-river freight here May list; Government freight To be d,liv- cred immediately after.
 Florence. April l7. Small PoX oa the incrcase-no fatal cases Train of thirty Camels passed through town to-day. going north. Town full of strangers from San Srancisco.