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The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28
Territorial.
C. X A. STAGE ROBBED , w, F. & Cos. Treas. Box Rified.
MAILS NrruLArI", Erc.

WIckeuhurg Sept. @~th.- The down ni2-i ,,8arh uas robbed at about e r. x. yesterday al ga point twelve miles north Of here al the southern end of Antelope mesa by masked robbers. Th- [ uitet Ntatc- Mall pouches u,re mutilai,d. and sil thc contents "i tbe tr,asuFr box taken. The bullion shipment of tb. Peek Company @as noi disturbed, nor were tie pa>>engers moiestcd. The Tobbcf who 'basgl the iob' made Thorne cut open .ae uia.I sacks. and Ellis open the letter. It i- quite tN ldcut thn robbers were not anna teur road agents -''old hands ai thc wheel some sf the stage boys and Wells, Fargos Agent went to the s,euc of the robbery, rec turning before daylight this morning, having secured two mail sacks that were mol sccur- o,i wa hen the stage was robbed and portion of the sack of muliiatcd Wells. Fargo and United states matter. The ~hpriH of Mari copa county was on tho ground within four hour~ after the robbery accompanied by M,~-r-. Monroe and BaTlCijc and they were awaiting the dawn of day Co trail the robbers.
 The Superintendent uf Wells. Fargo d Ca. oilers a reward of SjoO for the apprehen- sion oi each robbcr concerned. r.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28
JOHN J. MARKS. rAEDoNED.

EXHarbor Commi~>ianor John J. Marks. convicted at ih, April term Of ,hc san Francisco Court of om1ez-lcmcut and sen fenced to seven wears imprisonment, has been pardoucd hy Coyeno, Irwin after serving only one third ot b., term. The Governor makcs ta. following remarks:
 The pardon ot s.ij Marks is a-,aa for hv a numcgcu, body Dl c.-'..a-, ., respectable and intelligent n~ .Hy in tae state, cmh~ae- ing members ut every profession aaj p.r- sons engaged in nearly if nr, g"..t every vocation oi life. many of whom. whose opinions are entitled tn yc-r great weight express the unqualified opinion that the >aid Marks was convicted on inadequate testimony; and whereas the >ail Marks has now served two full wears oA his term of sentence, exclusive oi credit, for good con- duct. and of the commG,l..cl ct sentence granted him in cau-il iteration ot r.,ca. rendered at the fire jn ,H- prison ou thc2>.b of February, lSsG. aud whereas. lr has most devoted wife. who has been luIclati-3- bic in her efforts, from the day ot his incar- ceratiOn, to alleviate his prison life and ,a- cure his pardon. and also i.ui.y ui young children who need flr.leg> 14u.diau care. anl to whom all accounts concur in repre- Seuting hIm as being devoted with aN of a fathers devotion; LOW. therefore. without assuming to question tae adequacy ot the testimony on which tHe coDvi.-..r.t Mark was obtained, but conceI'1g thc absolute justice of such conviction. l have cauclul- ed to grant him pardon
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28
' YORK AND BOSTON
CLsOE.HTNTG
FURNISHING GOODS, OVERALLS. HATS. BOOTS, SHOES, PIPES.
 TOBACCO, STATIONERY.

and few articles in the DRY GOODS line all for cash, paying in currency. shall be satisfied, providing receivea liveral patron- age to sell these good at a moderate profit. have different grades or qualities of the same article. and will mention a few articles and the lowest prices which can sell them al, and invite the public to call, whether in want Of anything or not, to verify the truth of this advertisement. Remember. times have changed, and as the popular prejudice runs in favor of lower prices than now. il can be crafifie1
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

As the limc draws nearer for the meeting of Congress, the cycr-hopeful. nevcr-ssy-dio- till-thc-wiud-is out-ot-you, people of San Diego are girding up for what they know is tae last fight on the railroad question. If ttr aid asked for is granted 10 Colonel Scott. the "iia.bor Citr" will rouse up from its Rip Van Winklc nap, aud tllro sill bc another rush for town lois, and real estate speculation will present a irenzied aspect even beyond tdat of the first excitement. If the ctor before .ho next Congress fails. that ci,y0iil have t9 stick to tho steamship or depend on the southern Pacific for a road connecting up this way. Outlook.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

All of these Bargains at the New Clothing Store, south lower floor in the Bank of Ari- zOna Building. No one can afford to order anything have by mail
 If your neighbor does not take the WEEKiN MINER, please loan him yours, or what k better, ask him to subscribe for it. and thereby save Sio0 per annum in his outfit.
 Y. C. BRAY. Sept. 70, 2>17
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

The New York papers prophecy for ciSn war with Mexico It is not necessary Io % away from home to ind war Call on the Sioux pr Ncz Perces, and put How ard, ot Frcedman's Bureau notorietv, in command, and the war would last forever anu We will nave no occasion to % out side of our own boundaries to seek fight. Lots have him by all means.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

Dr. !. NJ. Bctts, we'll known to nearly all! our readers, who formerly lived in Idaho, was at last accon,s lying at the point O. doath at Thomcs' ranch. near Tehama, Cal where he had gone from San Francisco, to visit the proprietor, R. II. Thomes, an old friend or the Doctor, who is suffering with au abscess in his side.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

ltI, saii that the inhabitants of Yuma and Colorado River Station were terribly frightened by the earthquake last evening. deserted their houses in true panic style ihio 1, the second visitation they have had inside Of four days, and the more timid are said to be anNiously expecting the third shake Rep. 20th.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

The Indian Commissionership has been offered to F. R. lIoyt of New York and he has accepted the trying position to act as big Captain of poor Lo. We hope he will be more active than his predecessor, Mr. smith and see that the Indians get that which appropriated by Congress for thoir relief
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

f,,trv from Sofia. supported by artillery, forced their way through our cavalry, posted To intercept them, and entered Piolna. Fur, [ her details are wanting. All isqulet arouh" Rustchuk and in the Balkans.
 san Francisco, Sept. Ss
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

A California paper describes "the latest c'iar o4t "s- new horseshoe made out ot -..e. taiahn.-,., of rlwhiic, compressed together hy heavy pressure. l. is said to i~. longer. v.-hs- only oDe-iourth d. mae. a- tas common shoe. never splits the lst. and a.- np bad influence on the fool. T. is SD e.4.t.. t.a. the horses step i, never uncertain Ih., will remind the famcrs who drove c.t-.a 1aj horse, acres the plains ja carly days of the fac,. HOW almost for gotten. t'.t thi. i, mo new invention, for the .....I. and lar-e-. t9o. were often >had with since. made ont of huis,o hide, cut from tle meek, where the skin ie almost an inch thick.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

TIE RounEEr ON THE CiE~.-Thc iob- b-ug of the rain on the Union Pacific Rail road uear Cheyenne. and thc amount cap turod turns out to have been much less than that first reported About sixty thousand dollar, in coin is all that the Daredevil Dicks got away with. X large party went in pursuit, and il i> thought that the rob bcrs will, at least a portion of them, be captured. Wc.l.. Fargo & Co.,, offered a re- ward immediately on receipt Of the news of the plundcrinG of the train, of ten thou sand dollars.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

t.u. KaHl has ordered a Board of off caa to convene al Camp Bowie or such other piace a- may be found necessary, con -isting of Capt. Tuppcr and Lieut. Kerr. to purchase lot of mules, the number not to exceed iity-siX, for service in the quarter masters department, being part of lot for which authority for purchase was granted by thc ~ccatarvof War, Aug 3I, 1877. The Board wii select >u,h mulcs at a cost not ta exceed one hundred dollars each. a, are suitable for service in pack trains, and will conform a- far a- practicable to the condi- tions published in General Orders No r.. X. C. O.. series 1875.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28
The Yuma sentinel says: The compile

The Yuma sentinel says: The compile ,ioa oi the Dc,y,r and Rio Grandc Rail road to Fort Garland opens an important ink in the chain of communication with the outer world for Arizona. Trains leave that place daily, connecting at Denver with .bc Denver & Union Pacific, Kansas Pacific and Colorado Central railways and at rueb.. ri,H tle Atchin~on. Topeka and Sant. F. railroad, auj thereby with the uho.. network of the Unhcd States raii- r1gdS
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

DEAra oF ANOTHER CALIFORNIA PIo- NElE.-Wuliam C. Charl, tatherin-law of Col. E.J Lewis ot Rcd Bluff, Cal. died recently while in ;hc yard of Col Lewis residence. and was not found for some time afterwards. When found he had @ shot gun in hi- hands, bCi it Was Sui loaded and there wer. Ba evidences of violence. MT Charl was between -eycuiy-tiyc and eighty years old. and had been a resident of Cali toum since about lS4O. when he married and settled at Monterey. Tn lS49 be re- moved with his family to Tchama where he settled ol his valuable grant of land, which he and his children, three of whom are married. have occupied ever since. Several years ago ihc old gentleman divi- ded hi, c>tate equally among his sons and and has since made his home first with one and Chen another as his fancy directed His somewhat mysterious death has created quite 8 shock in the commu- Hity where hc lived.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28
To the People of Prescott
 and Vicinity.
HtYDEN's FEhlf X T..

The s.eA; staples of wool and cotton were
 never so lew as at ,hepre>ent ume I'm proved machinery which has been intro duced during ihe past five years enable the manClao.arer Co produce goods at much less eos, than formerly. The frcights have been lately reduced from all points in the East to EhrenAfr@. Taking advantage of these thin@> , have selected the cheapest markets in the tui.cd States, viz:
 NEW YORK AND BOSTON
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

The Eastern war seems Co go against the
 Russian, with vengeance. They have struck aa ia-upcrabie barrier at Pic'na. and although they have been throwing
 great masst, of ugu against that strong
 hold. they seem Co make uo impression upon f.. l. looks to Us as jf the Russian, were displaying ur,,cucd geuca.saip in their Bulgarian camHai-l. They have hccn out witt.i and ru~.,.d iu p,ery nov since .l..y crossed -.a Danutr. They Aase -acfi- G,cl If ina most reckless manner. and attempted t1 Rake places hy ,hc mere force lt uumH.r~ that were impgegHah.c te assault l. look. to us as Ig che .atc Rus sian attacks upHa p.evna were nothing mor. than deliberate butcherie>. By this iuceusltc mod. oi warfare their armies have been weakened until ]; ,, BOW believed .hat the Turks can mas, aCiin-t their positions a fighting force numerically equal Co tha, of the Russians. If this k thc ease, the Russians vii. He forced ,o retire to the left bank of thc Danube. and ,hc campaign will result tremendously ,o :hr disadvantage ot the C~r. h few weeks the fighting ,ca- son will be over and Russia ui,i oe farther from Ious-u,iuoH,c ,hln ever. unie-- some great and unlocked for victory should be gained.- Los Angeles Express.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28
FROM SANDY.

GuiliogJ Hathaway returned from the NcCachm mine, on "Wednesday, having made the tipwith a buggy and two horses, over tine new road, made by Miller Bro. down tuc Ssuta Maria. in two days down and tWo and a-la.. back. ilc reports the signal Wiii as nearly ready to run, with a large iat yt o-c vn thc dump ready for the stamps lum and Jack Ewing and Gov. Sa.i1.j were tlerc looking aijel thc finish Iug up of the construction, and putting tbn-- lu readiness Go commence the rcduc- tiun ut tHe o.t~
 The NcCactiu mine k still being work ed. and tue ia-t load oiorc that they intend- ed lo work ul tb. o.d Greenwood mill was hauled while Hathaway was there. After that |, worked up, they vii. rua five OF siN weeks ou tmAug~ hy which ume their new 20-stamp miu vili b. ready to run. and in the meantime th, vorkmcu in thc mine will have taken out large dump oi ore ready for tha new mill to commence on.
 Ia.-ei great ..Iuggie among different tyUu--.te oNa..- a- to which Will be thc merr ~. >-ai Cty. Nashville and t.rDuIe..a each contends t.r tlr mastery, Hsu H.... equal -gc,g~-. They arc ail s" u ..' . i..t ts.-s littI.hAA >HA AN- ti'1 Mil a.I .. oae t.un ii the mjne holds up ta .s..... rr- poets. lie advised them to u..... ....s ja....-- al. together and call !. .-..t. r..'ie. Gideon Cornell is there .....a a.. hay aau gram -turc, and ...a .... ..ar ,Ariug business. Be -..- .- H.a h...a,,s he owns half ot .aa a, CmrA- ranch ou lHt Sandy. .. which Hathaway estimates tuis F...- ,..Ha. s.-.t.a.,-. gram, melons, cie-, |. II. ~o... lpoUl in tha; market J. H. H...r ,. .. rating vj;A Fatty smith in one u. Ca. aeH-,.t,s. with iais prospect oi success.
 At grapevine Springs on the santa Maria, some oEe .s fixing up 30 comfortable station for the accommodation of travellers. The road made hy Miller Bros. i~ quite good h. nc; Jake with a train loaded with ium- her, getting along ,r,;ratc, aad altogether, ! taking every advantage and disadvantage ! together. he thilks there i- bound Co be much travel auj considerable commerce be- ! tween Prescott and ihr mills and mines of the Sandy. EN-Gov. SaiIord lci. thc Signal . mill. oa saturday last for Tucson.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-28

tiTe,nbacks p1' itfHl ;. boIi IH'f' H"F' discount.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14

MISSED a Coop THING" Have
they repealed that thar scalp law at
Carson?" said sheep herder who
arrived in town yesterday with a
bundle OF scalps, to acting County
Clerk Hayes. ''Yes," replied the
officer, "a bill has already passed
one branch of the Legislature for
that purpose" "That's just my
darned luck" said the herder. 81
only heerd of that bounty law last
fall, and never skelped coyote until
two months ago, though I've shot
and pizened more'n two hundred of
the varmints. I've missed the best
chance L ever had in my life to make
stake, and now that we've hearn of
the law out in the country they have
to so to work and change it. Durn
if l care two cents after this who is
elected President. Silver State.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14

THE teachers examination in Vir-
gina, is still in progress, and the
applicants for first grade certificate
are being put to very severe test.
While rigid examinations ere to be
highly commended, yet there is such
thing as carrying the matter too
far, and in the way of spelling this
has certainly been the case with the
examinations in question. tits we'll
enough to select words beyond the
province of the average reader, but
when such words as chihuahua"
"Ouachita" and other similar proper
names are giver, then the examina-
ton becomes a farce and fails en-
tirely OF the purposes intended.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14
THE LONG BRANCH OF THE
PACIFIC.

That is the name the inhabitants
of Santa Monica give to their town,
and the name IS probably aptly APP
piled. Situated on the sea, with
picturesque surroundings, and an
admirable climate, there is an attract
iveness to the place which the most
initiated must allow, and which
g,7es it an Importance at once great
and deserved. The town is located
on plateau sixty feet in elevation.
and from this poirt are seen the
broad ocean with its numerous
islands, and the wide plains bordered
by numerous mountain peaks. 1t is
The Paradise of the fisherman. the
hunter Or the pleasure seeker, and
the invalid here finds a climate
scarcely equsled elsewhere in the
world. While We are shivering here
in Carson to-day with tho cold, over
in Santa Monica the ladies and gen.
tlemen are bathing in the ocean and
the range of the thermorletori is away
up above fifty or sixty degrees. The
place is easy Of access on every side,
and promises in the future to be one
of the most noted on the coast.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14
TELEoRAPaIC BREVITIEs.

The storey that Bennett had married
Miss May. and had sailed for Europe,
proves to be canard. The duel as an
nounced actually took place, but it was
| farce from the beginning to the end.
The report that May was wounded is
denied, and it is affirmed that neither
party received a scratch. The duel, the
marriage. Bennett and May are all pro-
nounced frauds by the intelligence of the
country.
The situation in New Orleans is IN
changed. The Republicans have had
another ballot for United States Senator,
bat without any definite result. Delaney
announced in the House that he had been
offered $40, 900 to go with the Democrats.
The Democratic Legislature have also
had another ballot for Senator, bat with.
out coming to choice. The principal
posts in the city are in the hands of the
Nichols men, but Packard hopes to be
recognized By the national authorities.
Senator Booth has made long
speech in favor of submitting the de-
cision of the Presidential question to The
Supreme Court.
In csse OF an interreguum Grant
thinks the President OF the Senate will
be the President of the country for the
specified time.
The Tribune is again vituperating
Grant because Murtagh is still at the
head of the Washington Police Board.
The theory of the House Committee
is that the House can throw out the vote
Of any State it chooses on the ground
that it does not like the way it voted.
This is a move! idea and one that is
ridiculed BY the Eastern press.
A drilling rain is reported at Los
and also heavy rain A. San
Diego.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14

of that which is bad, Is such an intelli.
gent and discriminating and we'll.
grounded love. as cannot be felt by
these whose lives have not brought
them frequent and daily observation
OF tbs ungentler possibilities of human
motives and habits of action. He who
has been lifted up by the exalting dan.
gers Of the unbridled winds andiwaves,
and gazed upon the awful majesty of
the swelling sea, and not he whose
uneventful life has been spent "be-
side the still waters" can best appre.
ciate and value the assuring conditions
of season of caImness, domesticity
and repose.
SABBATH DAYS.
The dear old Sabbath days,
The quiet sabbath days of long ago!
Across these shade!ess ways
The upstsrt mornings boldly come
and go.
Meme fingers on our gaze,-
No Sabbath now will shine upon US so.
The sun, slow moving round.
Looked from the bending heavens ap
prevail sweet.
There was no jarring sound;
The hours took off the sandals from
their tee;,
For earth seemed holy ground,-
4 temple where the soul her God
could meet.
But now the Sabbath sun
Shines quick and keen, as in the hur-
rying week
And earthly noises stun
The spirit that would heaven in 81
lence seek.
The praise for hire is done.
While their own thoughts the people
think AID speak.
Lucy LQrcom
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14

Our facilities for accommodating those who
may favor us with their patronage are better
than ever. LorG experience. ample means,
gentlemanly and ol1liging clerks. delivery wag
ons and eligible location. should be a sufficient
guarantee that our establishment stands second
to none.
ALSO
Agents for three Of the best Fire Insurance
Companies doing business OF the Pacific Coast
VIZ:
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14

LARKiN's execution will take place
next Friday, in an enclosure adjoin-
ing the new Courthouse. The exc
cut;on will be private, and but few
spectators will be allowed to witness
it. This is good step in the right
direction.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14

Our in the eastern part of the
State the hoodlums are said to make
The nights SO hideous in the towns
that q person at distance would i'm
agine band of Sioux Indians on the
war path, to be in close proximity.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14

PROFESSOR Weifenbach is the
drum miracle. He plays sixteen big
drums at once, and this he adver-
tises to do in Virginia this evening.
How he can do this nobody knows,
but then the professor says he can
accomplish the feat, and we stand by
the professor no matter what skeptic
may oppose.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14
COUNTY AUDITORS REPORT.
OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR,
OkMsBY CoCNTY. NEVADA.

UTF1CG COUNTY ACD1TOE,
OkMsBY COUNTY, NEVADA.
To the Honorable the Board of County
Commissioners. Ormsby County, State
of Nevada.
The County Auditor respectfully sub.
mits the following report of the fiscal
affairs of said county for the six months
ending December 81, 1875:
Ba ance on hand at close of business.
June 81, 1876. Observation-Disclosures. SIS, 1874 81
This balance is the aggregate of balances in
the several funds at close Of business. June so,
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DIED.

In Los Angeles, CAL, January 10, Lois Angus.
II, wife OF Francisco Butler. aged 10 years. :
months and days.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14

onds, - to 80. not mstured.. 90 %
| Six months interest On same, due De-
cenbef ], 1876. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 176 90
S5.l76 %
Six months interest On outstanding
bonds. 162 coupons, $35 each, due
Dec. i. 1876. Observation-Disclosures. s.s7o 90
Ten bonds. 50 to 4s. not ma.
tured $4,000 90
Less = cent. discount on
same. SCO w
--- s.To6 20
| Six months interest, due June /, 1877,
on outstanding londs. not natured
1s2 coupons, S36 each. ...$ $3.50 90
Less q cent. discount on
same. 2G6 w
s25.s0s 90
Leaving the amount Of Railroad
Bonds outstanding one hundred and
fifty-two thousand dollars (SI52.OOO)
with the interest thereon paid to June
l, 1877.
The five hundred and twenty-three
and $500 dollars 1888 So from mis-
cellaneous sources is q refund from
Storey County of the costs Of the trial
of the State VS.. Charles HUFF, trans
ferred from Storey to Ormsby county.
OF the monies on hand July l, 1876,
and since received, six hundred and
ten and 62-1OO dollars was currency
belonging to Repair Fund 1896 81
County Treasurer's Fund ia 90
s6lo 62
/ have maue settlement with the
State Controller for all moneys re-
ceived Gil account of the State TO Dec.
IL, 1876, and hold his acquittance.
Respectfully submitted,
II. ]. PETERS, County Treasurer.
Per Henry B. Bostwick, Deputy.
Carson City, Dec. 30, 1876.
State of Nevada, County of Ormsby,
IS. 1, I. J. Edwards, County Clerk Of
Ormsby county, Nevada, and OK
officic Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners for said county, do !
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is full, true and correct |!
copy Of the original report of the
County Treasurer, as the same ap- |
pears on file in my Office. In testimc-
ny whereof, / have hereunto set my |
hand and affixed the seal of |
[sEAL.i the said Board of Commits
sioners, at my Office, in Car
son City, Nevada, this, the 18th day Of
January, A. L. 1877.
T. J. EDWARDS, Clerk.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14
COUNTY TREAsURER'S REPORT

To the Board Of County Commission
ers OF Ormsby County, State of
Nevada
Gentlemen-I herewith present my
report of the transactions of the Coun-
ty Treasurer's office for the half year
ending December 3lst, 1876:
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14

TIE Detroit Free Press wants
cheaper funerals and more grief,
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-14

ellison 4 BARBER.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DEALERS IN
| GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
WOULD RESPECTFULLY Return
w their sincere thanks to the citizens Of
Carson and surrounding country for the very
liberal patronage bestowed upon their house
since Its establishment In our thriving and
prosperous city.
We are still at the old cernsr. Rosss1's tuil3
ing. with large assortment.
CONSISTING IN PAR OF
GROCERIES.
PROVISIONS.
GROUND FEED
AIN,
CLOTHING,
SCOTS and
s r. o e S.
HARDWARE AND TINWAnE
STATIONERY,
PATENT MEDICINES.
LIQUORS,
Etc. Etc. Etc
Our facilities for accommodating those who