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The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07
THE OPPOSITION OF MARS.

On Tuesday evening, Sept. 5ih. oc- cured an Astronomical phenomenon which wss observed hy Astronomers, with pc culiar interest, with all the appliances at the disposal of science.
 The Planet Mars was then "in oppo>i- tion," that is, he was al that poin. ot the sky which is just opposite the sun, so th't ic arose st sunset, and came to the me Tidian at midnight.
 Since both Mars and the earth sweep m orbits around the sun. II follows also that al inst time they made their nearest approach to each other, and that planet was then 'Si favorably situated for observation and eN- animation.
 Mars is now. and has been for some time, the most conspicuous object m the Eastern sky, blazing with a red fire hardly nienor 10 the brightness of Venus, which adornS the Western twilight.
 Saturn. which k now near Mars Tn the heavens, as seen by us, k comparatively oi no account. heinz So over-shadowcd by the brightness ol the War Gcd.
 Dispositions of Mars occur once m tw" wears and fifty days. but they are moi all alike owing 10 the fact that the orbits "i the Earth and Mars are not perfect circles.
 The earth about the lst ot July k about three millions of miles further from the sun than it is at New Years, and the great est and least distance of Mars k even great CT, amounting to twenty-cight millions oi miles.
 The average distance between Mars and ihc Earth at the moment ot opposition k about forty-nine millions ot miles. but when Mars is at i,s tarthe>t point from the sum- and the Earth i> a> near a> II ever 1p- breaches that luminary. then inc distance hetween the two planets l> increased l." .jxty-four millions ot miles; but fl oppo>i- tio1 occnrs when these conditions are re- yersed. the distance between them will be only thirtv-tour millions ot milc>. and the opportunities for observation are peculiarly favorable. Such k the character of the present phenomenon. which iS very rare. and only occurs once In seventy nlnc years
 The opposition Tuesday night was one of the best possible. the Earth ana Nsrs being nearly in their mos, favorable uositiunS, anal the distance between Them being less than 80. any tune since the sum lner of l.0S. The observations made gre O. two clas>es-Cnc intended e. deter mine the distance. position. and motions nl ;I,r planet: the other relating to It> ma&nl- ,ute. form. rotation, surface markings 3nu physical constitution. A writer m the Ne" York Times. who has access to all the a>tr"- uomicsl authorities. a> well a> aSsocl2ilon with the best living astronomers reg''i"> ,his as an important opportunity, and hopes much will be learned that k new and Na!ua- ble to science.
 The people of Prescott, though they have sd, the mammoth telescopes and ohs2rva- rnr;.. of the great cities. can. nevertheless. hxy. an opportunity yc; of ing, with ,hc naked eve. Mars in the Eastern .ky in fl condition ot brightness and n,srness to the Earth tha; she has not been in before for oue hundred anu S'A'A- nine wears.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07
snillt> af Work.

The following k fiom the ready pen of our fellow townSman F. L. B. Goodwin, in the San Beruardno Times. which reminds us of the old addage that wonders never cease. %
 " Last spring friend of mine in company with ,hc Superintendent of the Peck, was in san Francisco purchasing some machinery for the Goodwin mine. and for the want of something else to do called on the noted clairyoyant, Mrs. Foy. Among other wonder ful and startling things, she directed him to abandon shaft which he was sinking on the Goodwin, and to sink one at a deSigna- ted point, telling him what would be the re- sul; when a depth of one hundred feet WAS reached. Although quite skcptical, and not pleased with the idea ot abandoning the old shatr. he concluded to follow her directions, and on hiS return put number of men at work where the medium had designated, and recent developments have verified every statement she made, even to the minutcst particular. and demonstrates the fact that the Goodwin mine will soon be famous among the richest mines of the Territory. Can such things be, and overcome Us like a summers cloud without our special won der"
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07
smoking out the Indian Ring.

There are frequcu; hints evolved from the interior department that Schurz k on hot trail ot the Indian ring. which will equal, if not eclipse. the scandal of the whisky cr-
 o>s hv Br>tow IL k understood that enough has already been developed to war rant the arrest of several prominent mer- chants in New York, St. Louis Chicago and New Orleans. as well as several promi- neut Christian statesmen who now fig are prominently in public life. For weeks the committee has been at work with closed doors. conducting an investigation ostensi- hly against Chief Clerk Galpin of the ln- dian bureau. through which a lead was struck which Jeff his case out of small con >idcration in contrast with what has already been urearthei. Within a few days several prominent arrests may be anticipated. IL was on account of being almost ready to ,trike blow at the ring that prevented NchUrz from accompanying the president To New England. The rumor is that eN-Sccrc- ;ary Dcjano figures in very urenviabic po- ,;liou in ,hc light of the disclosures already adluccd. Schurz, for the present, declines Ca communicate on fine subject.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07
Death Of Anton Wcls.

IL will be remembered by the readers oi the MINER that Anton Weis, after night debauch, one day last week shot himself iu the forehead with buck shot from small Colts pistol, and that, contrary to his wish, the symptoms were quite favorable for hls recovery.
 This condition of affairs continued until Wednesday afternoon. when he Was taken with violent spaSmS, which continued un'ii seven o'clock in the evening, when he eN- pired.
 Dr. w F. Day, County Physician, had the ease in charge, and had opened the wound in the hope that when suPuration sat in the bail or fragments of 1t might toe discharged, but inasmuch as t was evident that it hat gone into the brain. and could not hc reached by probe, he was of opinion that Co cut in would at once produce death, and therefore awaited the action ot time, as the only thing that could be done. In the mean tune he had removed him to the hospital un Marina street. whcrc his appetite was good and he appeared not only strong but cheer ful, and apparently as unCoucerncd about hi, wound as if he had merely cut his finger. After death an examination Was made, and it was found that the ball Was cut into small pieces in passing through the skull and some of the fragments were four inche> from the point of entrance, imheuded ln the carteleges that divide the two hemls- pheres of the brain,
 Dr. Day being Coroner of the Countg. summoned ]. C. Kelley, l.. Nollenbcrg, !. NJ. Cliff. II. F. Brown, NJ Nnllenbcrg id H. Straus. who are now sitting jury hi inquest on the body
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07
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An officlaI report just made upon the con. dition and treatment of the insane poor in the charitable institutions of Maryland dis closes condition of affairs SD horrible and rcyolting aS to be almost beyond belief. In a large number of the almshouscs the insane and diotic of both sexes and oi all colof~ are permitted To live together iudlsCfimn- atcly; idiotic children are born of idiutic mothers, while Ihe sanitary are even worse than the moral surroundings of the inmates. How such condition of affairs could cNi,; for so many years in an otherwise fairly governed State is beyond comprehension
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07
Brands Encvclopndia. says Asbe,,u. is

Brands Encyclopedia, says Asbestus is a soft mineral composed of easily scpcrible fiamentS of a silky lustre. Itoonsi>t essen tially of silica, magnesia and lime. IL i> sometimes woven into cloth. which k incom- hustible, and may therefore bc purified by fire: hence the term anianthus from ant5bro~. undetilcd; This cloth was used in antiquity 10 wrap the bodies of the dead to prevent their ashes being mixed with those or the funeral pile. IL is used iii modern times for lining sofas, fire gloves and lampwicks. IL is said 10 be worth $lO0 per ton
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07
Thc AriLona s,ar. of Nur. anth. 1s;;.

The Arizona Star. of Aug. 3uth. ls';, an. nounces the arrival of Col. Rob, Wold and family in Tucson Referring t5,hc Colonel, residence in Prescott, ant the new, h, hlius>. the Star says.
 Most cf the mine have shut down f,i want oi water, and the Ormo.ailt plriy ,, thoroughly organized in lavapai Why should the Star. which ha, hitherto treated us fairly, try to make the Col. mi~. represent Us. IL is true that the season k dis trrSsingly dry, but the Col. certainly didn represent that the people were trying Cd bring on potato-rot, or some equally dis trcs>ing calamity, by hcriiug in political bands regardless of sanitary or other con>e- QueucrS
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

Allen, the bricklayer, has undertaken to do the brick work for the Peck Cos, new mill. and goes out to begin operations on the foundation to-day or tomorrow. Every indication points to busy fall and winter in the Peck ana Bradshaw districts, and all along the llnc between hero and there The road builders will be tearing ancient rocks from their beds. where they have Slumbered since the dawn of creation, and hurling them ~iih a crash like the tread of an earth quake into the deep canyons below. The Senator and the Crook mills only await the fall rains tn enable them c. start up and fill the pockets of their proprictors with green back a~ ihc result ot their earning, in stamping out the gold which lies hidden in their respective localities. The Goodwin iS putting herself in slapo to receive the two stamp mill which Mr. MaSierson has pur- chased The Shelter in Crook Canyon has hrcr bought bv some McNicans, and is ready on ;hcappruach ot the road and increased Characterization facilities, tn begin again on wht.e,sr u,r mss ie brought to it. The kcthro boy, and others afO preparing to take out ore from the Silver Joe, ahI everything k looking lovely.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07
St. Louis Prices In Currency.

Cut loaf sugar l2i ac; crushed sugar1i 7s; granulated sugar, siandaru Ills; granuia- ted sugar, St. Louis lli.; powdered sugar lIia; fine powdered sugar l2; coffee sugar, standard A lll.; cofTc sugar. S,. Loui, A llIs coffee sugar. Missouri X II. coffee sugar, extra C l0's; coffee sugar. standard .C l0l. coffee sugar yellow C l05e refined yellow sugar sold al relative prices. Gold cn syrup: Bbls 52c; l -bbis 5-.; kegs jSc i,-kegs G3c- Sugar house syrup molasscs Bbls 4Sc; is-bbls 5lc; kegs jl,; kegs 5gc
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

THF NEW wBoNtNLA.-Major r.. II McDan- iel delivered an interesting lecture on the sil- yer mine, of Arizona last evening. In ii he described mining operation, ana prospects in that Territory and, particuarizing, said;
 The famous Silver King mine has. up to this time produced $l,0O0,000 worth of ore. IT., Stoncwail Jackson mine. lately di>cov- rrcd has shipped ore to this place that assay sd S2O.00O to thcton. and there is rock thr, that will go beyond that. The McCrlckin mino k continuous unbroken belt of mineral The Moss mine is pockety like most gold mines. but produced for Its owner Si5,O00 IL has never been thoroughly prospocted and will vet produce its millions The Blackberry mine from the start has pro duced <250 rock. and when its new l0-stamp mil k completed will make for its owners $l3j, ,O10 per month. Next to these is the Signal mine, with immense quantities of Sl00 or, in sight. The Peek, Tiger, War Eagle ana many other famous mines were con- mcntcd on, and the lecturer claimed that ere d great while they will be pouring their silver streams into our city.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

GREAT SWIMMING FEAT-LoND0N, ,Aug.9l Fredrick Coyill started at 3:i0 o'clock ves- tcrday afternoon, from Cape Gris Ncl, to swim across the English chanrel. In this attempt he succeeded, having arrived within fifty wards of the English coast, near Dover. at & n o'clock this morning. He was then taken into a boat, because of the sea being rough and the breakers high, it was consid- or"d unsafe for him to land
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

man had better be an abnormal frog own dp in the heart of sturdy oak away f,om the possibility of an interview with the impecunious, than to have the reputation oi having money when in reality he hash enough to more than pay his wash bills.
 We know of such ease wheTC the victim thinks of retiring to some ancient Aztec cave and having Jack Hill to wall up the door of his hermitage until times change or until his tormeutors give up ;hc chase or perish miserably in their attempts to dig him nuf
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07
Summons.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICI IAI District Territory of Arizona, Coaaty of Y.yApH.
 lsNnELLl wIEN,AwsKs
ALBERT WMNIAwsNI

TFrT"F
 ALBERT WIENLAwsNI.
 Action brought a lha District C,grt ,f in. 7trt In dcia D'sitc' in aud iOsthe County Of Yavapa ia the Territory of Ar4osa
 deskt. '' oa are hereby summoned anl required app.ar in a ae'ion brought aganst yoa hy the aboyenanei partn in the lsct Court of ihe Taiu Jadicial n.s,rct h ,I Tor th County ol Navapai in the Te rory of ArsoBa and answer the complaint filed with the Clerk oi fh i. Canft "t Prescott in sad County a clpy ot wnch ca. r'Aint accom- saes ths sRmmonsl. within twent avs leNeasve o Inc day of ssrvcr ater The service uPp yoA c" tnis samm"ns if served n this Couutv bu, ii serN sd out ot the County and within this Dist.t ths within thirty days "a a s,hercas,,. f,rfv Ssv, ~ And you are re5y nJtide that if you il t rt.s- m d answer the complaint above rcquirrd the D aietU win ANe adSisen hy default against you and apply to pe court for the relief demanded n her said eogsl ,t | eests aad disbursements in this behalf cxpsnaed
 owen nu'cf my hand aud Rae sal tae sll pif-f,t IL. $ WllIIAI (vfi'grI,ss,,> = ~ ,- s+. ,l'' A, r. FoRBES Ausrnry for rl.ip.sn - S,,
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

cident on the Union Pacific bridge, at Omaha. but the general impression is that it was cyclone which struck il. John Pier sou, night watchm8n, Was at the guard house at the enst end at the time the acci- dent occurred, and had a narrow escape from death He was penncd in the river for half an hour before being able to cNtricate himself, Ths loss iS estimated at about s35o,oo0. It will probably take two or three months to rebuild the structure.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

X NEW CoL MI>E-lt is predicted that within fifty years a distric, of one hundred miles square, including the counties "f Ath. ems. Perry, and Hooking, in Ohio, will equal in produc'ivencss any cal region in the world. This section has tweniy-tWo feet ol solid coal in five seams. tho greatest vein i'c- ing in some places twelve feet thick. and no. where less than six Mingled among the coal beds are iucxaustiblc ones or iron.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

Grant | Taggart. formerly clerk of inc Supreme Court of California, was an indc- penden, candidate for the Assembly at the election yesterday in Alameda county, Cal. The probabilities are that hc ], beaten, as !; seems he was simply playing into the hand' of Dr Merritt. who hAd undertaken io de- feat Nr. lIarwood. the regular Republican nominee.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

Mir Alex Majors, who has been spending the summer in Salt River Valley, is pleased with the products of the country, but says hc caut stand the climate. lt is too hot for him. and there the water, he thinks is the weakest wafer lac ever drank. at any rate it takes more of it tn satisfy ones thirst than any other He thinks Ice drank more water this summer than d work-Aorse would have drank in Missouri in the sainc time
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

The Indians reported by Scodeld as hay. ing gone back under Joseph to tigh, How. arl. were on horsc-stealing expedition They went within twenty-five mite, ot Nlr ginia City. in the Madison Valley. on thC night of the 2sth ult.. and drove of herd of over 300 horses in the direction oi Gsy. ser Basin.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

The City Hall of Oakland. Cal. was dc- >,roycd by fire on the 18th ut The budding Wa, one of the largest in the city and cost $'0,Olo. Much of the property was saved, although many of the valuable maps were burned. The building was insured for s2O, 900 in the Home Mutual and State Investment
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

The people of San Jose Cal, arc going to have a grand barbecue and celebration on the 10th of September, in honor of the ad- mission of the State into the Union. The Constitution was adopted on the 18th day oi Nov. lS49, and the State was received into thc Union on the 10th day of Sept. lsJ0-- 2s years agn.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

There is no change for the better in the situation at the coal mines The strikers arc obstinate in their refusal to go to work, and the companIes will not listen to an in crease of wages, because, they say, they can not afford ii. Meanwhile the prospect of a famine stares the unfortunate men in .he face, and thousands of them are on the charity of the farmers This condition of affairs cannot last long, but exactly what the end will be no one can tell.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

In Frezno county, Cal. there are about 6O000O sheep, and the feed is totally ex haustcd. It becomes, says the Frezno Re publican, very serious question to the sheep owner whether to let the sheep die. go over the mountairs into Nevada, try to ront low land, buy hay, or make an effort to stay on the plains after coming down nom the mountains, trusting to luck for early rains and early grass.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

A NEW WAR MISSILE Captain Garii- ner, of Hartford, Conn, former army oili- cer, has just completed the repcatiuE-sun upon which he has been experimenting so long al, Brightwood, near Springfield, whrrc he went to escape too curious Hariinrdcrs The gun is a single rcguIati n Sitcd barrel 45 calihre, but with \ breAohl loading and crank turning attachment. enabling thc piece to shoot, it k claimed. loo shots per minute with precision, and upward, or 2oO at random. In rapidiiy of firing it equals the ten barrel Gatling cannon or the g, bar rel Belgian or French mitralleuscs. and thc weight. with the rest and all, l. bat l3, pounds, making il very effective for infantry use. The only draw whack k the ovcrhcating from rapid firing. The gun ha, been sent tn Hartford ready for shipment ina few doys'' England, where Captain Gardiner and >ry- oral English army officers who arc with him will experiment further.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

The new Edison telephone Was tested in New York on Aug. 26th, at the Western Union building. over the extraordinary dis jancc of 2i0 miles The wire used WAS the loop tn Hartford and back. over which mu- sic was transmitted distinctly.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

The B urcau of Statistics furnishes q state mcnt that ot 2,,56o ,SS5 cwts. of wheat. val. ucd at tl1,329,+i4, which were imported in- Ia the United Kingdom during the seven months ending July 3lSt last, 5,s,s,614 cwts. came from Russia, 2,6s9,029 owts. from Go' many; 2,S4l,Gll cwts. from British India and 3l,3lS,di6 cwts-torty-one per cent. of tine whole-from the United States. of which s.iO7,92l cwts. were shipped from Pacific ports.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

Merchants suffering loss of freight a, Phil adciphia during ihe late riots held a meetios Aug 30th, and appointed a committee to con fer with thc Pennsylvania Railroad Company with power to make such terms a, they may deem advisable for the prosecution ot such in connection with the railroad against Ale ghaay county provided tha, the railroad company furnish said claimants with guar. antcc Tor paymc-t of lossc' within period of two yGars
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

We have received news of the killing of a man by the name of Hazlewood. a mail car ricr from Tucson to the Rio Grandc on the 22d of last month by Indians. This news comes Ia Us rid. San Fradcisco, 1000 miles around the proper channel
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

EASTERN Wool MARKEr.-The Boston wool market Aug. @S, was quiet. No sales of importance, manufacturers having stock ed up are disposed to hold of; medium and x. Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces are quo- ted at 4jm4.c
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

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The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

A courier arrived al Virginia City, Mon tana, on the morning of inc 2sth Ult from Howards campon Henry's Lake His force has been there since the 23d waiting for supplies. He expected to move after the hostilcs on the 2Sih ut
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07
Sherla7s sale.
TERRITORY OF AEIE IONA
 F.I.NTI Ur NavaFar

CHyNIT oF YAvAFAI wHEEEt- Have hr-ctnflre. ts vits on th- 2sta d1y of Juy. lsss, aer having du.y atverilset fh- ;tusv biisr. engine buiiu.s gr.1Is. and sIl agPsrteaar,, thereto houEng. s.tt-t at WalH8f tiruve County ,i NsVags la ihe Ierrfury .t ArizauA aad krnau flt final Gold and Sivrr NHlnE CouIays tnTsacr Co h, sold ths Huh day of Aururt. l-sf amt un sad day "a The sf sitc anrt'on 60 sasfy certain executions therein fFfh To favor of e. tS~uurr and u EvuF L. C Palmer ant Eransf hs fr1fvrfy C! sA d fira' Gold snd S.lter MiuuE Company. sud -
 WltEEAss One f i- Aver. tuv suppsssd Agent of one Mafs Mcppa.d tiI ,r t1~ uh.tVe drsr7s5 pra1- erty said ~s- for Jbc tss,ant seven ban dFrd ls1 7lol dol ars a1i has st- d "a take and Isy Ger tae Nvscs av-euy gwen g 
 Be,ven the hrrs Prrscrhei hy aw aad ihe premise St Walnuf Grove la sad la. ans. Truif1rY. 1 wf procvcd in r,sr thr a., described Frosty rt pub c auction C. The h best bidder ,f rasl sa siy sail rN,. caii..ns and all ogsf,. ID f. lWE-is Sher:T. srp7Ws
 Prescott; AiEoua September. 7 Is7s.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-07

On August 29th, just before ;he death of Brigham Young, "ali his family were sum maurd tn hi, bedside. where hc bid them farewell" The dispatch doesn't say that ihe whole family stnod around the bed a, one and the same time, of course not. that would have smothcrcd a well man to death. They probably took turns like going to the po,iuilicc.