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The daily gazette., 1877-03-23

The tenacity with which the Chinese
cling to their ancient institutions is il
lustrated in a recent imperial decree pub
lished in the Pekin Gazette, announcing
the death of the Duke K'ung Siang-K o,
lineal successor of the sage Confucius,
and ordering the proper board to report 40
to the marks Of imperial favor to be ac-
corded in connection with the funeral
rites. Confucius was born 551 years be-
fore Christ, and the first hereditary dis
tinction bestowed upon the senior MEN,
ber of his house was conferred u. G. 202.
A record containing the pedigree Of the
family for seventy one generations was
published in the last century, giving bio
graphical sketches of each individual in
the long succession of the principal rep
resentatives of the house from the death
of its founder; and written records of the
lives of their successors to the present
time are doubtless in existence, The
title of the head of the family has varied
somewhat under different dynasties, but
for the past eight centuries he has borne a
designation of rank which is equivalent
to Duke in the English language. The
descendants of Confucius form a dis
tinct class IN Chinese society, somewhat
like the Levitical order of the ancient
Jews; and in 1871 there were 1900
males alive bearing the family name, the
most of them of the seventy-fourth ge ner-
alton. The late K'ung Siang-k'o, as head
of the Confucian clan, enjoyed the digni-
| ties and emoluments Of noble Of the
first class, the family estate covering an
area of not less than 165, 900 acres. The
| functions of the Dukes of K'ung are of a
strictly sacerdotal character, and they are
not at liberty even to visit the capital
without express permission from the
throne.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-23
THE MISS HoUSToNs'
Select Day and Boarding School,
COMMENCES AT 300 DELAWARE AVENUE,
SEPTEMBER ls76

These young ladies are thorough educators
OF the most refined kind, in mind, manners
and and spirit. We are sure the greatest justiae
viii will Dc gone to al pupils intrusted to their
out the young mind, and to pour instruction
cut OF one mind into another with facility
aid IN a way that is useful and delightful ia =
happy art, and this is the method and charsc- !.
ter OF these young ladies. Their prosneets
are said to be encoura ein9. as Their numSss
y limited and filling up. Those who wish
me advantage Of their instruction should an
Ply soon. The location is healthy and conve-
; aioII airectly on the street car route. The
pinpM ron the heart Of the city in any un-
pleasant weather could step in and get ont At
tns deof, and in other weather the walk IL In.
VigoratinE and healthy. 1nuals-tf
The daily gazette., 1877-03-23
HOUSE.

The House met at 10 o'clock a, N.
Mr.. Holcomp on behalf of a special
Joint committee, reported an act authori-
zlng the State Treasurer to issue $500 900
Delaware State bonds, bearing 5 per
cent, to redeem the bonds of 1865 that
are due in 1885, which was read first.
second and third time and pa,se
On motion the Senate bill to divorce
Samuel ). Hearn from his wife, was read
third time and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Burnite an act to
amend chapter 421, volume IA, Delaware
Laws, was read third third time and
passed. This act makes the time fol-
killing game in Kent and Sussex coun.
ties from the 18th OF November to the
10Th of January.
On motion of Mr.. Mustard an act to
amend the mechanics lein law, was read
ashird time and passed. (The title was
changed so az to make the bill apply to
the schools of the town of Lewis.)
On motion Of Mr.. Richard the Senate
act, supplementary to act to exempt GER
tam property from execution process was
read a third time and passed. This ac1
gives to widows OF insolyent deceased
persons the benefit of the act,)
On motion Of Mr.. Burnite the bill to
amend chapter 48. volume IA, Delaware
Laws. was read third time and LAID
aside for the present.
Mr.. Holcomb offered Joint resolution q
directing the clerks to have their Jour-
nails printed in as compact form as possi-
Die read and adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Hall the Senate bill,
further additional supplement to tn,
Junction and Breakwater Railroad Com
pany, was read.
Mr.. Bartholomew offered a Joint reso
luton appointing Lea Pusey, Samuel B
Cooper and i. L. Martin, commission
to carry into effect the sugar beet bill
read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Wright the bill t.
prevent the killing of birds and rabbit
IN New Castle county in 1877, was read
thlrd time and passed.
Adjourned,
The daily gazette., 1877-03-23

Dissatisfied husbands or wives, temp
ted to invest in a Utah divorce, may
take warning from the experience Of
DR.. John L. Armington of Minnesota.
He requested Chicago divorce lawyer
to obtain for him a divorce "without
publicity, good in every State" A
decree Of divorce granted by Probote
Court of Utah was soon in Arming-
toms possession, but Mrs. Armington,
who had received no notice of the pro-
ceeding, objected to being deprived of
her rights in this summary way, by a
court in Territory in which neither
she nor her husband had ever resided,
and when DR.. Armington took a
second wife he was promptly arrested
for bigamy. The decree OF divorce
was admitted as evidence, but the
Justice. following recent decision Of
Chief Justice Cooley OF Michigan in
a similar case, held the defendant in
bail. The divorce law of Utah Terri
tory permits the Mormon Probate
Judges to grant divorces to persons
who intend to become residents Of the
Territory, and there is no limit, except
the discretion of the court. to the
causes for which divorce may be
granted.
The daily gazette., 1877-03-23
Az rERNooN SESSION.

The House met at . o'clock D. M.
On motion of Mr.. Brown the act for
bhe appointment of an additional notary
puohc Tor Kent county, to reside in
Smyrna, was read third time and
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Wright an act to
amend 50 ctiOn 3, chapter 155, volume l5
Laws of Della ware, was read third time
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
Railways and stock Business.

Our people can hardly realize the demand of the seaboard and lake cit ies for cattle from the plains and me sas of the interior of the continent; and we doubt if Arizona will be pre- pared-if our expectations be not dis appointed as to railway extension-to meet the demands for cattle that will be made. Nevada and Utah supply ] San Francisco and Chicago now to some extent and will evidently increase the supply. Arlzona with railway can and ought to supply the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico cities with much of their beef Millions of head of fat cattle ought to be annually shipped to these markets.
 i Here is an item from the ElkO, Ne vada, Independent, which shows the possibility of the trade:
 John R. Bradley and Joseph Scott both experienced cattle men, have ar ranged for another and heavier ship ment of beef cattle to the Chicago market. From parties in this vicinity and that of Deeth, they have secured choice lot of four hundred head which will be transferred to cars from tbe Flko and Deeth corrals, on the twenty first instant. The result oi | Mir. Bradley's recent trip east witn beef cattle was sufficiently satisfactory to induce :he belief that a regular bus mess in the way of furnishing beef iol the Chicago market can be established and made profitable to the stock-rals CTS of this country, beyond what they have already realized
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
Can the Charge be rrueF

Following is from the San Francisco Post of November 20:
 Joseph Rosenthall has brought suit in the Nineteenth District Court against E. G. Peck, L. B. Jewell, Wm. Cole, c. c. Bean and T. NJ. Alexander torecover 13,S20.1O, alleged to be due on an as saying account, together with S250O expenses. It is alleged that in NOvem Der. 1875, in Yavapai county, Arizona, the defendants offered to sell to ROsen- thall ten tons of ore containing silver and gold held by them, which had been extracted from the Peck mine, for a certain percentum upon the assay value. To determine upon the prlce to be paid, it became necessary for Rosenthall, who is a practical assayer, to assay the ore, and for that purpose to select certain ore from the amount to be purchased. Jewell and Bean, acting with the knowledge and full consent of their co-defendants, vOlun- teered to help Rosenthall in making the assay. The plaintiff claims that while they were helping him they sly ly dropped ln the mortar a quantity of nitrate of silver with intent to de cieve him and 10 cause the assay to make the ore appear of higher grade than it really was, and so induce him to pay more than he otherwise would. Accepting the result of the ore as 2 criterion to go by, he purchased the ore for $25,s2O10 Upon reducing the ore it was found to be worth but sl2,- 900, and now he brings suit for the balance.
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
Alfalfa a Profitable Crop.

We cannot too strongly impress it upon our readers that alfalfa is valu- able and profitable crop for this section of Arizona. As showing some expe- riences in this very dry year in Califor- mia, we quote as follows from a late number of the San Francisco Bulletin:
 The farmers on the Sacramento river, both above and below Sacramento, have generally made good crops this season and are well satisfied with tile results of the seasons operations. Most of them have cut more or less alf falfa hay, and il has brought good prlces. X num- Der of meadows have made tleir own CTS from $75 to S1O0 per acre. They yielded three good crops of hay, of from two to two and half tons to the acre, which sold on the rlver bank al $10 to $12 per ton, and then yielded from five to ten hundred pounds of seed to the acre, which sold a, ten cents per pound In addition 60 these, the seed chaff sold at from B to 5 per load. Then the pasture has been good | for the last two months. One meadow of thirty acres, has paid just S3OOO, or an even $100 per acre. Those that have kept COWS and made butter have also done well. The COWS have given good quantity of milk the season through. and butter during the latter part of the year has brought good prIce.
 And the annexed is from late mum Der of the Salinas City Index of Mon terey county, California: c. $. Abbott has nearly finished cutting his alfalfa and barley hay, and will have some BOG tons from about 100 acres, which he ir rigated from the ditch which flows through town. None of the seed has been in the ground more than two months and half, and some of iC only two months. Some of it produced a: high as four and five tons to the acre As soon as the hay is removed, the al falfa will grow rapidly again, and make
 splendid pasturage all the fall and win for
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
wilson's Patent steam stamp nIII.

In our issue of November Q, we gave a short notice of the Steam Stamp Mill, now working at the Duryea Mill Co.'S works in the Globe District, but stated that we were not well enough acquainted with the mechanism to give q minute description. We have just been furnished with the necessary information direct from San Francisco which will be of interest to our min ing men. The following is the descrip tiOn:
 Wilson's Patent Steam Stamp Mill was invented by F. R. Wilson of San Francisco, man of very extended ex- perience in milling of. quartz, The principle on which they work is the direct application of steam 10 the stamp rods, and may bemore readily under stood by imagining two steam hammers working automatically with an exceed ingly simple valve gear, and striking alternately in one mortar.
 It will be seen that a mill consists of only a boiler and battery, doing away with the engine and interme- diate machinery necessary to run the ordinary stamp mills, and applying the power wasted in transmission, and friction direct on the quartz. It has been found by practice of the Will son Steam Stamp Mills, that the same amount of power, or steam, applied to the steam stamp that is usually re- uuired to run fifteen stamp mlll, the results are always in favor of the steam stamps. The speed with which the steam stamps seem to run most econo- mically IS about two hundred drops for each stamp per minute, with a force of about one ton for each blow. Weight of stamp and rod, 800 pounds steam, 1900 pounds) It would seem that a blow of such force would en U
 gender a large amount of wear and tear in the mill, but not so, when Vt consider that the force of the blow is entirely on the mortar block, and IT no way connected with the mill. The mill at the Duryea Co.'s works IS tho fourteenth one in operation, all o
 which are working in the most satis factory manner. These mills are des
 tined to work a revolution in the CT; of quartz crushing, especially for loea
 lities that are difficult of access, anC Ifreights are exorbitant. The mill com
 plete without the boiler, weighs abou 55OO pounds, and cost one third wha
 the equivalent of other mill, and ca be put to running in two days after tn
 mortar block is set The capacity c
 these mills running at ordinary spec
 is about 9 tons per day.
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
What they Do at the springs.

Imprimis, my darling, they drink Of the water so sparkling and clear, Tho the flavor is none of the best, And the odor exceedingly queer. But the fluid is mingled, you know, With wholesome medical things; So they drink, and they drink, and they
 drink,
 And that's what they do at the Springs. Then appetite keen as knife,
 They hasten to breakfast or dine; The latter precisely at two,
 The former from seven till nine. Ye gods! what hustle and rush,
 When the eloquent dinner bell rings; Then they eat, and they eat, and they eat, And that's what they do at the Springs. Then they stroll in the beautiful walks, Or loll ln the shade of the trees Where many a whisper is heard,
 That never is told by the breeze And hands are commingled with hands Regardless Of cOnjugal rings, And they flirt, and they firt, ann they fiirt, And that's what they do at the Springs. The drawing-room's now in a blaze,
 The music is pealing away; Terpsichore governs the hour,
 And fashion was never so gay, An arm 'round a delicate waist
 How closely and fondly it clihgsi And they waltz, and they waltz, and they
 waltz,
 And that's what they do al the Springs. Tn short, as it goes in the world,
 They eat and they drink and they sleep And they talk and they walk and they
 woo,
 They sigh and they laugh and shey weep They read and they ride and they dance, With other remarkable things; They play and they pray and they pay; Ard that's what they do at the Springs John c. Sake.
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
AnsOra GOat-RaIsing.

THE CITIZEN has long ago taken the ground that Angora goats can be profit ably grown in Arizona, and we fully believe the business IS one that can and will be made an important industry in this Territory. In this connection we quote as follows from the Courier-Cali. fornian. of Bakersfield, of date Novem- Der 9, 1877:
 The following item. as given by MT. Stockton, of the firm of Buffum & Stock ton, HornitOs, Mariposa county, will give some idea of what may be done in the goat business. The firm commenc- ed in 1864, with a few common goats, and in 1871 sold off all but sixty of the finest grade. Since 1871 the sale of goats has amounted to $2,125. Wool has been sold to the amount of S3,4UO. Goats now on hand. 1925, which could not be bought for S20 per head. Total value, S20.500. thus showng nei m crease from sixty goats in six years of 965. and total cash realiza ion $26,O25, being over S4,J00 per annum- This would seem tD indicate that gnat-rais ing is anything but a losing business
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
ARIZONA EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO.
The Prospects or Our Territory Re fore the War A Brief Review with Some Interesting Clippings from the ArizOnian of 1859.

TUCsON, November 19, 1877.
 EDITOR CITIzEN:-Every old resi- dent of this portion of the Territory is firmly of the belief that, had it not been for the war of the rebellion Ari- zona today would be far in advance of her present condition. Instead of pros pectors securing the hills in search of claims, mines would have been pro- duclng their wealth for years, and mills, towns and camps be scattered over every section. It is certain that just before the civil war much atten- ton was turning towards Arizona and Eastern capitalists were freely spend ing money In exploration and develop ment. With the approach of the Texas troops, however, all industry stopped and every industrious man fled the country. The California column drove ou! the Texans in turn and martial law was declared. From that time until very recent years the inhabitants were fully occupied battling with the Apaches, and the bringing of capital or immigration Underwood was out of the question. Now that brighter days here again dawned upon Arizona, it may not be uninteresting to turn a lit tie time to those of nearly twenty years ago, and see what was then being done Tn this section.
 In looking over some old papers and books today, found two copies of the Arizonian, the first paper publish, ed in what now comprises Arizona Territory. The first number bears date December 15, 1859, and was volume | number 42, and Aas for heading the Il following: "The Arizonian, a Demo cratic paper, devoted to the general interests of Arizona, J. Howard Wells l, editor. Terms, three dollars per an nun, in advance" The first page i. made up entirely of general matter, . clipped from all parts, and is very fair in quality. The second on editorial } page has some Sonora intelligence, I several corrections of misstatement in , Eastern paper concerning Arizona two accounts of expeditions against the Apaches, and the following among [ the short notices:
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
Miners Hotel at Tubac.

In our advertising columns, will be found, a notice of the opening of a new hotel at Tubac under the man. acement of Messrs. Mercer & McGOv- ern. Both of these gentleman. are so we'll known in this section, that any thing we could add would be con sidered superfuous. Their names are a sufficient guarantee, as to the fulfil ment of all promises; and we look for a liberal patronage on the part of the travelling public. The Tucson and Fort Buchanan line of stages will stop at the house in passing through Tubac.
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30

We commenced in the first number of The Arizonian with grumbling- we'll and thickly laid on; we continued grumbllng throughout, and as this is our last appearance, it were idle to de- part from the usage established from the commencement. Reader, we shall now grumble at you. You have in terests in Arizona, and yet what are you doing for their protection and advance ment? You perhaps carry a pistol, and on slight provocatiOn would i'm brue your hands in brothers blood. Do you ever reflect that If we would all move together harmOnlously in striving to secure courts of justice these crimes and temptations to crime would diminish; that crder must be established before we can advance Have you ever made an effort to better the existing state of things; and, above all, have you ever reflected that 1t takes two to make quarrel, and if perchance you have a. sumed tOyOurselt that privilege which belongs only to Jehovah, of taking human life, could you not have avoided it by little restraint of passion? Are you one of those desperadoes who draw deadly weapons and defy all who differ with them! If so, think how little you are elevated above the brute creation, when you repudiate reason and give full sway to the animal passions. If one of this spieces of humanity, you doubt Hess reiolce in the failure of our paper, lest at some time your evil deeds might be laid before the public. Reform! be no longer brute, but stand out as one made after the image of the Almighty lshnuld stand-be MANI If you en ,l counter one who shrinks from quar- rel, and rather suffers himself 10 bC :: imposed upon than fight, don't mis take him for a coward, but recollec there are many who dread the respon sibility of killing another, even in self defence, and who would make an. sacrifice rather than shed human blood Such is moral courage-the highest noblest species. He is the coward wh'
 would take advantage of this nobilit. 0 of soul, to trample upon the man win possesses 1t.
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30

IF the rain-tree of Peru is capable of doing all that is related of it, and can be propagated, il might be of great servlce in the arid portions of our southern territory. One of the .consuls of the United States of Colombia has addressed to his Home Government a letter describing the tree as it appears in the woods adjoining the city of Mo- vobama, Peru. It is called by the na- tives the tamta-caspi; i. e., the raining tree At all times II drips moisture from it's leaves and branches, and Tn some instances the grolnd around l; has become a swamp. This property of the tree appears to increase in the dry season. The height of the tree is stated at about fifty feet; diameter d base, somewhat over yard.
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30

James Grayden still kept the |. s. Boundary Hotel in the Sonoita, Edwin .Tarbex served wayfarers at the "supe- rior and convenient stopping place, ' known as the CanOa Hotel, and Robert Phillips took care of them at the American House. south side of the Plaza, Tucson, Capron & O., and Samuel Hughes continued in business, and Richmond Jones Jr., Chief En- gineer, warned all persons against cut ting timber on the lands of the S0pOrl Land Company's premises while T. NJ. Turner practised law in Tucson, U. T. Herbert Tn Fl Paso and w. Claude Jones ill Mesilla, G. F. Hooper was a commission merchant at Fort Yuma and L. J. F. Jaeger had the old Colorado Ferry, one mile below Yuma
 J. R. F.
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
Assistant Secretary Mccormick.

The New York Herald of late date says:
 Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Mccormick will, it is thought, retire from his present position about the 1st of next month. He will be succeeded, according to present understanding, by MT. McPherson, chief of the Printing Bureau, should the latter's health, winch is somewhat broken, permit of it. Secretary Mccormick has long ex- pressed a desire to spend winter in the South, and in pursuance of that in- tention will visit South Carolina and Louisiana, after which he will proceed to Arizona and cast his future with the Pacific slope.
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
Fire at Tubac.

On the 9th inst, the citizens of Tubac were aroused from their un usual quietness, by an alarm of fire It commenced in a shed attached to the house of Sonora Ortiz, and but for the timely assistance of the cit zens who turned out, en masse, the destruc- ton of the building was probable. Il was however soon subdued, with tri- fling loss.
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30

dress to an adjoining county, the cOun- ty seat of which IS over two hundred and fifty miles from our nearest settle ment. The much-vaunied Dona Ana county, with nearly three times our population, has over a half million dollars less real and personal property, and but four industrial establishments producing $500 per annum.
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
Tucson and Fort Buchanan
 STAGE LINE,
VIA TUBAC AND CALABASAS. G. NJ. JONES X Co.,, Proprietors.

.THIS LINE HAVING COMPLETED
 | their arrangements, will ave Tucson on every Tuesday morning, at six o'clock, for Fort Buchanan, stopping at san Xavier, Canoa Ranch, Tubac, Calabasas, and Titus Ranch.
 On their return will leave Fort Bucha- nan every Friday at 6 a. m. stopping al the above named places,
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
REMOVAL.

IL. COGSWELL, Dentist has remov ed his office from 230 Kearny Street, to the Young Mems Christian Association Build Ing, 20 Sutter Street, near Kearny, san Francisco.
 The rooms are elegant, convenient and we'll ventilated. Friends and patrons art Invited to call.
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
The Corral is Large

And Is always supplied with Grain, Hay and abundance Of good we'll water. Spe- clal cnre taken with stoek or other proper ty intrus,ed Co ihe proprietor.
 Everybody Emiliaf with Chas. ". La ,..rnt.'~ management uf Desert Stafiph sreak- in the highest terms oi ii-
Arizona citizen., 1877-11-30
For Sale.

7Nhe undersigned, being about to retire
 | from the editorial chair of THE ARI- ZONIAN, offers his Pocket Derringers for sale. They have been in use but five weeks are a superior article, and in good con- dition. T. NJ. TURNER.