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The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-04-06

ed, true and faithful till the last And there
Mr.. Plumb found them two heurs and a
quarter later, when he came home to din.
ner, and after q nervous search for his wife.
Mrs. Plumb had to be lifted bodily from
the box and carried into the house. her
long position 10 the cold having rendered
her limbs almost powerless. She never
had been SO glad to see her husband since
the time when Sunday nights were a speci-
ality with the twain, but she could not look
pleased, she could not utter word. The
pain IN her heart was too great. There
was no need Of flying to the oven to see
the bread, nor to lift the lids of the pots to
observe the dinner. Everything in the way
Of baking and cooking was manifest to the
most casual observer on entering the kiteh-
en-, It was the event of Mrs. Plumbs life.
Her brown hair has become snowy white,
and her face looks ten years older.
Pinch is working in briekyard for
his board.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-04-06

Kidd had buried his treasures, I have mark
sunshine look down and laugh on the mas
siTe bars Of silver, tie solid gold cups
aagons, and candlesticks, and the rich
sparkling jewels 50 long buried from tht
world.
Nonsense 4"
@Tben you will not w.eathe thy brow
with the laurels we could gather from
the Charley Ross discovery" asked the
A. G. T., sadly.
"Not muchw
"Nor link thy destiny with mine, and
help me develop our Black Hill silver
mine ?" inquired A. G. Y.
"Nix."
"Nor share Vaad=rbilt's rusting mil
lions, and make old Rome fairly howl with
our orgies ?" questioned A. G. 7, gloom
lly.
"Nary."
"Nor even accept the waiting niche in
the temple Of fame that my perpetual mo-
ton discovery will raise you to p he mur-
INJURED, sorrowfully.
"No.''
- "But you will away with me to delve for
Kidd's hidden treasure, and we shall still
have money to throw at birds 2" plead the
airily-clad youth, desperately.
Wrong"
"Great heavens, then, will you lend me
4 dollar ?" asked the stranger.
II won'tw
"What, then, in the name of suffering
will you do for me ?" inquired
he A. G. Y, getting up slowly.
"Bounce"
There was the sound Of a scpfle heard
oy the passers-by in the hall, and few
later PeeNit's door few open
nd the A. G. Y. darted out, closely fol-
owed by Peewit, who raised him with a
70. 9 shoe at every other jump.
"Beat" was all they could get out of
i'm when he returned to the Office, few
minutes later, out Of breath, and the corns
n his toes burning like q Fourth Of July
rework.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-04-06
The Man with The Arsenic.

A haggard looking stranger entered a
Detroit saloon, and asked 3or a glass Of
beer. When his nickel had been raked
into the till, the saIoonist took a seat, and
began reading newspaper.
@Here is my last nickel!n soemnlY be.
gan the stranger. "3Fhen / swallow this
beer I am a beggar and an oatcast. The
world does not care for newly should |
care for the world I Will mix poison with
this, my last glass;
He turned to the man with the paper,
but the saloonist didn't seem to care.
Eyes, will poison myself, and die in
my tracks T. exclaimed the stranger in a
loud voice.
Tie man with the paper didn't look up.
$50 here goes to end my worthless selfrn
continued the stranger, as he took out
paper and poured white powder into the
glass. farewell, cold world farewell
Let them bury me in the sunshine or the
shadow care not"
He drank his beer, but the saloonist had
his nose close to the paper, and was spell.
ling out big word. The stranger started
for the door, but too mad to contain him
SELF he returned, and demanded
" VIII you sit there and see me poison
myself, and never utter a word ?"
"Have you taken poison p
Il have! I just swallowed fatal dose
of arsenic /"
%Good" ehaekGed the saloon keeper, as
lie rose up y have 9 regular contract
with the doctors, and gou'll net me twelve
dollars. Come in hereA
He grabbed the stranger by the nee
and draggad him into a closet at the back
end of the room, saying, as he locked the
door:
"Glad you took arsenic, as it leaves the
body in a moist, timber condition y
The stranger yelled and pounded, and
explained that he had only swallowed
little chalk powdered up, and after half an
hour he was let out.
"You have robbed me of twelve dollars, :.
bitterly exclaimed the saloonist, as he led
the man to the door and gave him lift
with bis boot. '4es, you have robbed me,
and now"
But the stranger left without saying
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-04-06

CoNsoLA7loN.-A correspondent writes
i have friend who is unable to leave
London himself, but whose wife and chill
dren are enjoying the breezes= Of their ma
tive Scotland for few weeks. Wishing
to say something civil to him the other day,
and knowing that he aud his better half
got on pretty well together, I remarked
that he must feel rather lonely without
Mrs. x. and the little ones, Yes, he re
piled, I do; but the wind is tempered to
the shorn lamb; and you see that when my
wife is5avay can smoke in bed.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-04-06
The Rings Fi,lear.

How often are we asked the reason fol
the ring being usually placed upon the
fourth finger. The ring finger is more OF
less protected by the other fingers, and it
owes to this circumstance a comparative
immunity from injury as well, probably,
as the privilege Of being selected to bear
the ring in matrimony The left hand is
chosen for similar reason a ring placed
upon it being less likely to be damaged
than it would be upon the right hand. The
aneients, ho1'eyer, are said to have select
ed it from q notion that the ring finger is
connected with the heart by means ofsome
particular nerve or vessel, which renders
it more favorable for the reception and
transmission Of sympathetic impressions,
the left hand being selected because it lies
nearer the heart but, of course, the an
tagonist finds no structure to account for
this impression.
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PIEznlh2s Doe.

1oH D} tht OVStlldcy Vi 1nfS. 1lumD. MI
Plumb wanted q dogssfor the protection Q
his property. Mrs. Plumb was Just as dc
sirous as he to keep the property from tn
hands ofrobbers, and was perfectly Willing
to secure that object through the instru
mentality Of dog, if the dog didn't arl
SO. But the racket il the night made he
nervous, and through the day it irritatec
her. A dog could not, Of course, keep Of
a burglar without barking, but it was the
want Of discrimination iii the animal tha
disguised her, He barked at every bod,
coming on the promises. Mr. Plumb must
have had on trial a dog month for the
past year. but none suited They pouzd
bark. About week ago Mrs Plumb heard
Of dog that would answer the purpose
He would allow any one to come on the
premises, and would not molest them, but
he would not allow him to leave until his
owner came. He carried the idea that
there was no harm in receiving visitors,
providing he did not let them depart until
they were seen by the proper persons. We
never before heard of a dog Of that kind.
Neither had the Plumbs Mr.. Plumb has
tened away to see the owner, after hearing
the news from his wife. The dog was Just
as represented, and he bought him, and
located him III the Woodshed, where he
made a bed for him. The next day was
Saturday. Mr. Plumb went down town
about eight o'clock in the morning. Mrs.
Plumb was busy with her baking and her
dinner. It may be well to mention that
Mrs. Plumb is a model wife. Her house is
as clean aud bright as a house can be
made, and she prides herself on her cook
ing. In addition to the baking, she was
preparing an extra fine boiled dinner
About ten o'clock, finding the oven a lit
tie slow, she went to the woodshed for a
basket Of light wood Pinch, the dog was
there. If Mrs. Plumb had not her bread
in che oven she would haye. stopped to have
made his acquaintance, but she was in too
much Of . harry to bestoW more than
word on him. She filed the basket and
started for the door. Then she particular
y noticed Pinch. He stood facing her with
bis tail to the door, every hair On his back
straight up, and the skin about
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-04-06

WANTED MoRE yAa1ErY-Connectieut
papers are telling a story Of a stratford
old lady who had never been on the cars
before, and who recently rode by rail to
New Haven. On her return, being asked
what she thought Of it, she exclaimed,
ssNhy, tain nothin At all! It's the most
moaotonoas thing imaginabIel Why, be
lieVe, coming back they went through the
identical places they did when they went
doWn!.'
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-04-06
Poetry.
WHAT SHE SAID.

WHAT SHE SAID.
There came maiden bright and fair,
Over the pavement tripping.
and never thought had she of care,
And never a fear of slipping.
But alas for all Of that.
Her feet few out and down she sat
Down in the cold, cold snow
And in her face came flush of red
And a look 0fsurprtse, but all she said was
"Domino!"
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fN1 sssA.s for sunday fle way ID church
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-04-06

hummed Peewit, one afternoon last week
as mysterious knock sounded upon his
office door. The door crept slowly open,
and a tall, slender-limbed. airily-clad
young man tiptoed in, placed his finger on
his blue lips, and whispered:
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03

LATEST NEWS SUMNIARIzED.-Atte appointment Justice Bradley on 31s instant, the tripartite commission as sembled in Supreme Court room and organized. Clerk court administered special oath to Justice Clifford, who in turn, as presiding officer, admins tered to other members. They ordered that with certain exceptions to be here. after named, proceedings be cOnfiden. tial. Both Houses passed concurrent resolution that visitors should not be admitted to south wing of capitol, eX- .cept on tickets from President Senate and Speaker House. Resolution pass ed House permitting its members of commission to sit as such during seS- sions of House Republican National Committee have employed Wm. M. Evarts, E. NJ Stoughton, Stanley Mat thews and G. $. Shellabarger as coun- sel before commission, and were in consultation on 31st.
 Possibilities seem again averted in South Carolina, as per Herald's spe- cial.
 Members Louisiana returning board are Tn close confinement at Washing ton and no communication allowed with them save in presence of an of ficer. Gov Wells IS sick. State House authorities in New Orleans contradict testimony of Littlefeld that Governor Wells compelled him to transfer returns so as to elect Republican Judge, dis trict attorney and State Senator in Yer non Parish. and say without transposi- ton the two first named were elect ed and a Democratic Senator was de clared elected
 Inquest was held on body of Lieut.. John H. Weeden on Both in San Fran cisco. Deceased had been in habit of using chloral hydrate, and jury could not say whether death was by suicide or accidental.
 On 31 in San Francesca, greenbacks were 95@951a.
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03
Late News.
Following is condensation of news eceired early Thnrsdav rnnrninr.

Following is condensation of new: received early Thursday morning:
 President Grant approved electoral compromise bill and sent special mes sage to Congress highly commenting the bill. The Congressional Electoral Commission is formed as follows: Sen tors Morton, Edmunds, FrelInghuysen Thurman and Bayard Representative Hunton, Payne, Abbott, Garfield and Hoar. The Supreme Justices are Cliff. ford, Field, Strong, Miller and Bradley latter chosen by other four.
 Republicans have secured Wm. NJ Evarts and Stanley Matthews, and the Democrats Jere Black, Matt Carpenter and k. T. Merrick, as counsel before Electoral Commission.
 Washington is full of people to wit ness counting electoral vote. Hotels all crowded and every train brings large crowds. Betting fraternity are offering heavy odds that the electoral cOmmis- sion will declare Hayes elected. Sen ator Sargent has completed his report on Florida election, and It declares that Hays and Wheeler carried the State legally and fairly.
 President Grant is reported as saying time had come for immediate resump- tiOn of specie payment with slight mod ificatiOn of act of 1873.
 Any action on Texas Pacific or the Scott-Huntington compromise IS very doubtful this session.
 Herald's Columbia dispatch says the trial justice appointed by Gov. Cham berlain for Darlington county, has been shot dead at his own door. Great ex- citement and other shooting is reported as following.
 Rained heavily in San Francisco on thirtieth, and also in northern and central portions of State, and as far south as Stanislaus, and cloudy further south.
 Greenbacks on 30th, 95 and 951%.
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03

I NEWS OF YESTERDAY SUMMARIZED. | On 31st, Speaker Randall appointed
 Cook and Slone, two Democrats, tel | lers to count electoral vote, and Vice
 President Ferry therefore appointed
 Ingalls, and Allison, two Republicans.
 X mass of testimony Is taken regard ling Louisiana Returning Boards ac- ton, the gist of which is, the Board
 was for sale 10 the highest bidder and that Gov. Wells at one time jOcosely remarked that his price if anything
 was q million. Joseph II. Pickett, a
 Washington lawyer, gives the testi-
 mony, and says one Joseph II. Mad dOx SO represented the case to him,
 Maddox having returned from New ! Orleans before count was declared {; that Republicans brlbed Board 10 lcount in Hayes and offered to count | Tilden in for one million. The Re publicans say they will show the whole matter 10 have been an attempt 10 make money out of Republicans, or | Democrats or New York gamblers
 EX-GOv. Wells is treated with severity in his Imprisonment and it is said to
 be disgraceful to the House.
 House committee has made report on Florida election and say Tilden and Hendricks carried State by at least 90 majority. Petitions were re- ceived on 31st, from Louisiana and South Carolina, asking recognition of Democratic government, and were re- ferred and signers summoned to ap- pear and testify against Republicans.
 At noon of the 1st, in the House, in midst of dense assemblage, Speaker Randall announced arrival of mem bers of Senate who came in and were seated on Democratic side. Vice Pres ident Ferry took the chair, with Ran dall on his right. Body called to or der; amidst perfect silence Vice-Presi- dent said: In obedience to the Con stitulion the Senate and House of Rep resentatives have assembled at the opening of electoral certificates, and to count and declare the result of the vote of President and Vice-President for the term commencing March 4th next. In compliance with law the President of the Senate will now pro- ceed in the presence of both Houses tO open certificates in alphabetical or der of States. States were then called and Alabama's ten votes for Tilden and Hendricks, being unobjected to, were received and counted.
 At Columbia, South Carolina. on the 1st, Wade Hampton having granted pardon to a cOlored prisoner in jail in Chester county, the sheriff refused to recognize his authority and upon le
 gal action hereunder, tEe case has been appealed to Supreme Court Unit ed States
 s. L. Stuart was elected United States Senator at Topeka, Kansas. January 31.
 At San Francisco, February 1, min ing stocks closed, California, 447j; Consolidated Virginia. 46.25; etc. Gold in New York, 1O51s; Creenbacks in San Francisco, 95@9515-all of February 1.
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03

THERE was free dog fight up on Mey- CTS street Sunday afternoon in which there were s0l dogs engaged,-we counted 'em as they filed off immediately after wards and scud away around corners and into alleys and doorways. IL was a dlsas- Irous fight and the field was strewn with bits Of tall, souvenirs Of ear, mementoes Of hair, occasional eyes. relics Of noses and not infrequent toes. It was all occa- sioned by maugy, furzy, long tailed, big footed, heavy-headed cur that had wan dered out Of his latitude and got into a strange nelghborhOod. He didn't last who had demolished him went for each other and the big fight ensued.
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03

IT has been hintedaround that Sing Son. ty. the Papago who killed his wife, came
 nto town to procure a legislative divorce, and learning of the concurrent resolution against the receipt Of more bills on the subject, grew desperate and more efTec- tually divorced himself, than legislation could have done. There may be nothing In these hints, but as faithful chroniclers of current items having important bear ings, we give this in possible justice to Sing Sonty. It may be that the poor un- tutored mind had been misled on this sub- Ject, and finding his error, could not peaceably endure the disappointment. It was sad sort of case anyhow.
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03
THE CITIZEN.
FEBRUARY 8. 1877
| 0 c AL MATTERS.

THE Rev. Mfr. Anderson preached an i'm. teres'ing discourse to a comfortably large audience yesterday morning. We were there for the first time and were much pleased. Next to the minister we were particularly taken with the choir. This church movement Is evidently destined to be success. If you haven't been there try 1t next Sabbath. It will renew your youth and innocence. As we sat there yesterday aad heard the revered word. and the song of praise, and feasted our eyes on the deaconish looking elder mem oers Of the congregation, we were carried way back.
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03
sonora War and PerpIextties.

Up till this week, the news we re ceived from Sonora seemed decidedly
 favorable to Mariscal's early and de cided success; now it appears quite the reverse. The truth seems to be that Sonora affairs present new scenes almost as varied and rapid as the kaleidoscope, with not 8 particle of beauty about them. What seems to be the truth today is reversed tomorrow, and yet there seems to be a few actual facts that all can depend upon.
 We have just been informed by a reliable party from the vicinity of Mag dalena, that at heart the property own CTS and right thinking people, are favorable to Mariscal; also that the situation is so dangerous and so hope less that the people generally are dis Icouraged; also that both the old and young Goevrnor PesqueIra are waging war against Mariscal; that they have about 1900 men under arms, and now reports are coming that they expect additional forces from Sinaloa and Chi huuhua, and have great hopes of sue cess. It Is also reported that fighting had been in progress for two days at Ures about ten days ago, and that Mar .iscal had sent out for endorsements.
 We are informed that the thinking people have become almost convinced that without some other power inter- feres in the interest of peace and or der, neither is expected. A Guaymas (DIariscaD paper lately remarked that some other nation would have to whip them into civilization. Reports now come to us that the Pesqueiras have double the armed force of Mariscal. The fight against Mariscal seems to be one for power alone, without pretense that there are wrongs in his admins tratiOn that will be corrected by vic tory over him.
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03

THE friends of 5. w. Forsyth are anx ious about his whereabouts. It Is reported that he came fIom Nevada to Arizona over year ago, and that man named Forsyth has since been killed by stage driver in Arizona. A brother. sam. K Forsyth, l2ll New York avenue. Wash. ington, D. C., Is very anxious to hear from any one who knows Of B. W. Forsyth. Perhaps our local exchanges will copy this item as kind action to strangers.
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03

GRANT County items from the Herald OfJsnuary 27:
 Col. Bennett has set out over $7OC worth of fruit trees on his ranch on the Upper Gila
 '' V. c. Riggs is planting 125 fruit trees upon his ranch on the lower Gila. He has varieties of apple, plum, pear, cher r and peach trees. He is also planting rLubarb or pie plant, blackberries and grapes.
 Henry Savall, the only small pox pa tient now in this place, is rapidly con. valescing.
 The small pOx is raging on the Lower Gila settlement. NIT. Buck, the Baptist minister, who cared for the man who recently died in Silver City in his house here, and his whole family, are down with it. This includes his wife three children and Mr. Levy, in whose house Ar Buck was lodging.
 Lieut. Wright from Fort Bavard with detachment of troops encOuI tered q band of renegade Apaches in the Flor idas. and killed six besides capturing a lot OfhOrses.
 The Indians have left the Hot Spring reservation, and two companies of the Ninth cavalry, under Capt. Beyers and Capt CoOney have gone in pursuit
 Cohen & Co. received 10000 pounds of copper from the Frisco company on Thursday last.
 We learn that the Mimbres Mining and Reduction Company's works, J. k. hagruder, President, shipped last month 5000 pounds pig copper, and will ship this month about 10000 pounds more. The same company's product of silver this week is 2,500 ozs
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03

THE Pacneco family and Sam. Hughes, Sr., have just laid claim 10 a very rich sil- yer vein about thirteen miles to the south west of Tucson. They lately brought s lot Of the ore in and had two samples as- sayed ty W. A. Langley Of the Tucson as- say office, with these results: One assay Sl6S6.S5 and the other s40S.42 per ton. These grades Of ore seem plentiful and the vein Itself Is about fifteen yards wide. We shall know more Of 1t very soor, but can now say that the ore shows native and ru- by silver and generally has the appear snce of the richest class Of silver ores.
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03

r-eommend it's passage with the follow '..mendment: that the time allowed Sheriff or Ex-Officio Assessor of Tsrspsi county be ninety days.
 EsrEvAS OcHOA, Chairman.
 v- Ocboa, on leave, introduced II. Nh sS. An act supplemental to an =, entitled an act to secure the con- ..-,ction and operation of certain rail ,,sd snd telegraph lines, and to pro- eide for other matters relating thereto.
 II B No. 63 read first time On ,no,ion of Mr. 0choa, rules suspended and Bill read second time by title On no,ion of MT. Stevens, rules further srsDended. bill considered engrossed, read third time, put upon its final pas ssce and passed by the following vote Those who voted aye were Messrs. Bennett Bull, Darlington, Foster, Head Hathaway, Marion, Miller, Ochos, Ohnesorgen, Peck, Parker, Richards. Stevens, Samaniego, Scott and NIT. Speaker-17.
 Excused from voting, Mir. Hutchison -l.
 Nr Richards, on leave, introduced H. B. No. 64, An act to provide a sinking fund for the redemption of Territorial Prison bonds.
 Mr. Richards, on leave, introduced HB. No 6j, An act to provide for the removal of the property connected with the several Territorial offices to Prescott, in the county of Yavapai and for other purposes.
 yr. Darlington, on leave, introduced HB. No. 66, An act authorizing loan on the faith and credit of the Territo- ", and to provide for continuing work in the erection of the Territorial Prison.
 On motion of Mir. Dorrlngton, House adjourned until 10 o'clock to- morrow.
 ANDREW CRoNLY, Chief Clerk.
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03

A PAPAGo woman was killed by hel husband on Sunday evening, by cutting with knife. In Pspago, the man is named " Ton-a-tan |" and in Spanish "Sing Sonty." Coroner Smith held an inquest Monday morning and the jury certified that the death was caused by cutting with knife in the hands Of the man aforesaid. He is we'll known and will be arrested by Sheriff ShibelI and Marshal Buttner, as they early yesterday started In pursuit. Since the above was put in type the officers returned, reporting that they traced the murderer to San Xavier, but could not get any clue to his where abouts from nybody there.
Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03

MR. HATHAWAY received the following dispatch from Prescott, Sunday evening: !" Your stable caught fire about 8 o'clock this, Sunday morning from a defect in the fine. The pumps saved the building; damage about $50. The team for the Leg islatiye members of Prescott left Sunday morning with seven passengers"