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Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16
sW0RE n ToTs.

h Tom Benson's memorable can vass for re-election to tks Uuited States senate, from Missouri, over twenty-five years ago, hc used to tell an amusing anecdote to illustrate his relations b tie people of -ae state, and rhe false constracEion his enemies were trying to place upon his action while member Of congress He said that everything that vent wrong in the senate was laid at his d0or;
 BENTON DID IT. .The evil deeds of ether men arc charged to my ac- c not bat the good 1 have done for my state and the country at large, they'd gladly inter with my bones. Ii remiads me, fellow citizens, of a circumstance that happened in my neighborhood of Firginia, when l vas boy The crime of seduction gas punished pretty severely in the Old Dominion, ia th se days, as t should be every where and at slsl times.
 "A handsome young lady. whom ] wiIl designate as Miss Saliie, un- fortunately became 8 mother before she was 8 wlfe, and, according to law and custom, was notfea to ap- pear before a justice of the peace, there to testify On oath relative to her misfortane, or, as the country people expressed iss swear the child to it's daddy
 "0ne bright morning well to do farmer in the neighborhood. who was also deacon in the church, rose looking very sad. He had liltle to say, aiad his strange behavior excited the curiosity of his faifhful wife, who was anxious to know What troubled him. He said he was not well, but nssuTetl her shat nothing serious was the matter.
 "After meping around for Q while. he caught bis horse and was aboGt leaving, when his wife called ts know where be was gong. Hs gToeled back that he vas going tc Squire Blanks
 " What are you going tbere fcrf'
 1" You're mighty inqaisitiye tbis morning: but # you must know, l am going t0 see who Sal sWears her young one to.
 eHe returned in the evening, look ing sadder than ever. His wife whose was greatly excited by his conduct, eagerly asked;
 We'll, Mr. Jones, who did Sal swear her young one to.
 This was 3 poser; the yery question he lad been dreading for hours. Be hesitated, turned his head away, and sEammered cut:
 " SWoaE IT TO Usi
 !" Uss Us! If you had been an honest, faithful man, blr. Jones!-if you had hYed up to your duty and behaved yourself, as l have, shit would never have been sworn to us
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16
The folloWine is an amendment to

The following is an amendment to s bill introduced in Congress by Mr. EIunton, which IS likely to pass and become a law.
 And tue Post-master- General is hereby authorized to call upon the Secretary of War for guard to ace conapany and protect fh1 mails on any post-route in Texas, Missouri, or in any of the Territories of the United States, whenever and for such Q length of time as be may deem nee essary; which guard shall be srans- ported on said r0utes free of charge by the ccnuactor tleFeon. The Post masser- General IS further authorized to offer 3 FsBard oI @ 600 for the capture, dead or alive, of eaeh and every person Hho shall bY violence rob or attempt to rob the mail dur- ing sha sportation thureof, sud the sun of $40 ,o00 is hereby eppro- printed tor that purpose but of any money m the Tresssay not otherwise 5 spproprated
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16
Silver City. N.E
The Eureka Sentinel has this to


 The Eureka Sentinel has this to gay in reference to mining which Be leartiIy endorse:
 Mining, like all other business, must be conducted with economy, and wants a practical miner at it's head Nearly all the failures of Eastern m- yesunents have been caused by send- ing out some friend or relation of some of the company to tale charge of the mines, Who has not tile slight est idea of how silver and gold mlnes are found, let alone how they should be worked. Theory is good and practice is better, but theory and practice are above either, alone. Let your metallurgical students 20 into the mines and there learn to swing the pick, to drill, to blast. and to dis tinguish orc from Earren rock; let them go into the field and become familiar with the practical part of mining life, and than less money wlll be thrown away and squandered, and many Q valuable property, in place of being condemned, will be made to yield many returns for the money invested. p
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

The st. Louis Globe Democrat svys "6en. Grant can be elected President of the United States in 1880 on a platform of hostility to the payment of Confederate var claims. This ia simply boshl The tF-D knows that hostility to the pay ment of Confederate var claims would crop ont ID both of the great politi- cal parties were such 8 proposition mooted. 4 manifestation of aver sion to paying any war claim recent y cropped eHt in Congress when pay ment for damages to property bg Fed eraI troops at Gettysburg. Grant and BabcOck, 0n 8 souF-mash plat form, would certainly receive the sup- port of Billy Mckee and the rest of thcse who were crooked during Grants last term.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

Virgins annually fritters away fifteen millions of dollars exclusively on Vhiskey, and, in proportion to it's resources, no State in the Union can hold candle to t in the bell punch line.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16
A Chinee Thlsrs Charm.


 A California paper tells a rich
 story of 3 rich Chinamen-one Of the
 richest Mongollans in San Francisco.
 His name is Chew Kou Yup, and he
 knew a trek worth a thousand of An
 Si0's. The story goes that he came
 to California about seven yearB ago,
 3 penniless thief. He hees the Cal Tifornia stories about leprosy among
 che Chinese, and appreciated the A merican dread of this disease. He utilized t. and straightga5 commit
 ted to memory four mohgfel words;
 You sayee zee leper They coa- stsuted meeAing motto, and acted as a charm of safety for Chew KoR
 Kup in the plying of bis trade. He could not be idle. the Chinsse never can. The second night after his ar rival he broke into Q dry goods store, and vas carrying away hIs load when policeman collared him. Re was perfectly tame and meek, and made no resistance. He simply said, sYon saYee me leper0 The F6liceman wildly fed, leaving the leper Q do all Ehe stealing he wanted in chat dry goods store It worked well, and Chew Kow Yap thriyed. Once, and once only, be allowed himself to be| taken into court, and tkis was on ex- pertinent to try the humor of the thing on the dignity of a judicial tri- bunal. He was charged WiEh whole sale diamond robbery, and when ask ed # he pleaded guilty or not guilty, be plaintively replied. You savee me Ieper." " 4 stroke of lightning in the midst of that court could 1ot have made greater c0nsternati0n The room vas empTied ln less than forty seconds of every soul bat the prison l 3r. He calmly gathered up two of the 1 bats, the judgs's gold spec sacles, and all the loose change in the i clerk drawer, and walked of unmo- ! ested. The trial vas peves resumed. l The magleal thief charm was as sf- iectige in reality as any Oriental in- Fisible cap of the fables. Chew Row i Eup, of cQaFse, had no saint of le 'osy He left ior Hong Kong 0l -t ate steamer with S90 QUO, the aecu- l nnlated fruits of bis indEstry and | lnderstunding of American eharac- er.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

lst day of July 1878, to any person CT persons, 70 be carried on horse or mule back. jsickass or man back, and 1 believe every postmaster on the route will do the same.
 G " BAILEY, P. M.
 Silver City N. 6.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

Tilton announces his determination to crush Beecher, " and his first step ia that direction is certificate that his own wife is an adulteress. De. cent people Rill regard this as more crushing" on Tilton than on Beech or.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

The Erie railroad was sold iia New York City recently under the fore closure suit of the Farmers Loan and Trust company 1t vas purchased for S6 poo GOO by ex- Gov. Morgan and others, acting as trustees for Ea- glish bond hplders.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

The Ninety -Siz, South Carolina, Guardian describes 8 human zebra, 2 to which Q cOl0red woman in that place recently gave birth From the vast to the crown of the child's head it's skin is pure white, from the hip to tsie knees the skin is coal black, and from there down the skin is white. The head is covered with hair as white as driven snow and unusually long for a child of it's age. The child is large, quite healthy, and blds faiS in tune to become an object for Ba9lum.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

During the week ending on the 8th instant the header of the Sulfo tun- nel was advanced sixty feet, mak- ing the excavated length of tunnel at the date stated 10 .395 feet and leay- rug S05 feet to ren to reach the west wall of the Comstock lode, according to the chart published last summer. The quantity of water flowing out of the tunnel is eqaul to ] ,285 900 gal Ions per day The temperature of the air in the header is equal Co I01 degrees.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

men in Springfield, Meas
 as and aominoes in the temperance society's rooms, and then go to 3 barroom close by to settle the bets that haze been lost and won.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

A correspondent of a Western pa per says that Edison. the inventor of the phOnograph, stays in his labora- tory for dsye and nights together chen absorbed ilSs;sT9rk Twenty five men are employad to materlalsze his ideas. Though only thirty ene, be is worth 1000, derived from his inventions, and is in receipt of a large revenue from the same source. Els cares little about dress, disregards politics entirely and never truss to guesswork.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

IL San Ffaneisc1 there are 4, GOO rote.s, 30 900 of Bhom pay no tax @.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

IlIs 0F course d0es not Inclnde treasure shipped by mai and private hands, which. no doubt, sFill amount to as much more Miner.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

All the female members of fami- lies residing at the Vatican are being removed h'om the palace, The pope objects to the presence of women m his premises, winch night give rise 70 unfriendly comments on the part oE strangers visiting the Vasicen
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

4 queer case came lately before a French court. 4 peasant had agreed Co pay another 500 francs for a COW, and the purchaser placed on 3 bench twenty 20- franc coins and a 90 franc bill. Before the seller could count the coin the COW had made a snatch at the bill and swallowed 1t. The question Has, who vas to lose, and the judge decided thst the buyer, who had held the COW by the halter #AeE 1t deyourcd tue bill, had not taken proper precautions, and must pay oY- CT again.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

The pursuit of the murderous Mol lies in Pennsylvania continues. Two Of the gang supposed Co have assist Cd in g murder nearly four years ago have jast been oaged ln Suntury jail, and SIX others, charged with incen- diary acts committed three years ago, were also lately captured. If tais sort of things goes on, life and prop erty may ultimately be as safe m Pennsylrania as ln South Carolina.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16
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5usuce of he peace, Notary Pubic
 LAND
 ,oumiss5nsr # Deeds for all the pacie slaes and Territories. oa.-. hi service to Buyers and sellers of mine, and D tOcatess and owners s .o ush Eo pioeare patents to thsir ,.;,ns.alo to ihoe wanting deeds, con - -. ious powesa Attorney notes bills - - or instruments Of any kind ip ~-risI.g aad fir F ysTItication ol oAths .za ..srus1ious ad taking Of scknoWi- s~a-s,t He'll alRays be found in s.ss.sse.fss thesoneer News Depot.
 proa St. lobe City, 4. T.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

Gen. Sheridua, obedlent to the or der oE ths president, las directed
 Gen. Pope, commanding the dspars ment of she Missouri % cadse the Ut Iadians 10 be removed from the state of Colorado so the territory of New Mexico, and ts use what troops may be necessary D effect the trans fer. Ihe Government authorities have determined upon tais dlsposltasa of the Iibe as the Wlsest step that can be faken under the circumstances. The question of removal has been nnder consideration for several months past. The Uts tribe num- 9era twenty two thousanl men Wo- men, and children, dlyi.ledin doz- sn or fifteen ksads.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

Firearms are beng shipped Go Mexico lis thought that they are. Q be Qsea n f iroremeRt against Dias.
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

TREASURE SHIPMENTS. The fol- following shipments of treasure from Prescott, were made by Wells, Far- go & O., during the month of April
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16

la ral at Pokln abont 100 Chinese hsg p,ofessed tas Christian religion
Arizona silver belt., 1878-05-16
The Grant County Herald has the folloEing

ne Urant Oounty Herald naB the follOwlng
 It IS reported that Tommy Bow, the murderer of Richard Hewlett, has been captured in Mexico and that his eaptors are bringing hun to Silver City to claim the reward offered i'm meaieteIy after tue murder vas com mitted.
 By telegrapbic dispatch from Camp Bowie we learn that James Powers one of the Nevada boysn whose Aosaes were stolen near the San Simon crossing of the Lower Gila a few weeks since, had arrived at the post, bringing back the hozses. He and a companion followed the thie7es ov.. CT five hundred miles. into Sonora, Meneo. and finally came ID vith them ata small town called Baoanora, near Sahuaripa. The Mexican au- thorities gave PoKers every assist ance on the road and at Bacanora Ehe citizens surrounded the house where the thieves had taken refuge and after 3 few shots compelled them to surrender. They gave their names as Charley Martin and JsM. Martin. The prisoners were sent to Sahaaripa where they were placed in jail and will he held t6 await the reQuisitlon of the Governor of Arizona. Pow ers ana hIs companion travelled over eleven hundred miles, and are cartain- lg entitled to great credit For the grit and energy displayed Powers was determined to follow to fhe death aud the pursuit must be clasaed as one of the most remarkable on record. l
 Silver City, May 3, 1878
 EDITOR HERslD:-As I believe the conracr oA Route No. 2809l from Fort Worth, Texas, to Yuma, Ari- zona is let by the government, 60 be carried bg lIaisy coach, and as ! be- lieYe that the contractors and sub contractors have been sWindiing the people of thoir just righls on this roaia by employing Mexicans with brokea down horses and buuos t3 car- y ihs mail as cheap as possible, 1 making very irregular times ] shsre Fore propose and intend Co refuse to deliver these malls from and aEr tue
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-15
Dogs as Property.
RICHMOND. June Is, 1S7

IlCHhOND$ CuuC 1Of 1910
Ea,tcrS Dispatch: do not agree with
ycu in your answer to the questions pro
pounded by Reader - in your Yesterdays
paper.
l. The law regards dogs as useful to the
wants OF man, and recognizes them as pro.
perry in England and this country. See 1St
billiard on Torts, PIP. 4S0, 4S1, 5S2, and
notes and cases cited. You can protect
your property in your dog by assault and
battery. At your death he goes to your
personal representative, like your other
personal property. You must answer for
Injuries done by your dog just az for in!u-
ries done by your other domestic animals.
See 1st Williams Ex'rs, PIP. 44G, 447; 1st
Chiefly Gen. Prac. 507 n. IL, and billiard
on Torts, 140, and so decided in many OF
our States.
,. The law recognizing property in and
to dogs, the owner is entitled to his remc-
dies for an invasion OF his rights Of proper
ty, and he can recover damages for his I'M
iustifable killing.
This is well settled law here and in Eng
land. Being recognized as property, they
are taxed in several OF our States and in al
most all our corporations. PoLLUX.
Nevertheless, sPollux" would hardly
say that il a man valued his dog at 800,
and the dog was killed, he could recover
500 from the slayer. That was the cues
ton. The Constitution requires aNproper.
ty to be taxed. Does ''Pollux" pay the
State tax upon his dogs:]
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-15
By Robert J.. Lyme.
Rca, Estate Agent and Aucttoncer.
1912 Main street. =

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A LOT
" 9Ox53 FEET ON THE SOUTH LINE OF
RICHARD NEAR SEVENTEENTH STREET AT
AUCTION.-By virtue of a decree of the Richmond
1878. in suit styled Wilson vs. Wilson, therein
pending the undersigned, appointed speciai com,
the premises, on SATURDAY the 18th day OF June
1878. at 6H o'clock p. M. the property above men
toned. The attention OF those Wishing to purchase
good building lot at small price Is called to this
sale.
TERMS: One third cash: residue ut six and twelve
months, the purchaser to give notes win legal IN.
until all the purchase-noney Is paid and convey.
anoe ordered ny the Court.
4. NJ. KELLEY,
jc1l Special commissioners.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-15
John West, Governor Aa 5Tntcriia.-'
May, 1885, TO January, 1887.

John West, the brother OF Lord Dela-
!. ware and OF Francis West, was as much re-
spected as Harvey was disiiked. He occu-
pied a prominent position for many years,
and in March, 1G53-'60, as he was the sur.
yivor OF family which had been so usefui
to the Colony, the Legislature ordered that
he should be exempt from all taxation. AS
illustrative OF the mode OF living in Gov
ern0r Haryey's time we give some extracts
from n letter of London shipping mer-
chant to the wife OF Sir Edward Yernly,
whose SON Thomas, as soon as he left school,
had iraprudcntly fallen in love, and was
therefore sent to Virginia. The writer, it
need not be said, was not scholar, and his
spelling is retained:
eff it will please Sir Edmund ana your
ladyshipp to bee ruled by my advise, your
some should have with him iii servants at
least, which may bee had heare at q daye's
warninge; but, indeed, desierd, II 1t were
possible, to have him bringe = cooper out OF
the country, which wee cannot get soc
redily heare.
"Eyery servant hee sends overwill stand
him in xiile, his passage and apparel BIT Tor
him, with other charges.
s.After his coming oVersinniae, doubt
mott but with my trends | have there nee
shall bee we'll acomodated for his owne per-
son, and at a reasonable rate; ana ms men
nave likewise be taken Off his hand and
dvated for they're worke for the first yeare,
and with some advantage to your some be-
sides: then the next yeare, il hee shall like
the country and be minded to stage and
settell plantation himself, those servants
will bee seasoned, and bee enabled to direct
such others rs shall bee sent unto him from
hence, hearafter,
Madam, the rcson why llrtreat your Ia
dvshipp that hee may hauye with him, for
his own particular use. fether-bed, bolster,
blanUuetts, rugc, curtaynes, and vallence,
is that, although many Households in pir-
1inia ar soc areH prouided as TO enteTtey'se
a stranger ,oith all thinges necessary toT
the 6ellv, net fe,o or none ar better prootded
for the 5achc than TO Serue they're oWf'
tRracS."
Toward the close OF Haryey's administra-
ton provision began to be made for the
back as well as the belly, and some atten-
ton also was given to home comforts.
Primitive log huts disappeared and better
houses were erected. To stimulate i'm
movements the authorities OF jamestown
about the year 1898 offered land within the
town limits to any who would build houses.
The first brick church in Virginia-tweaty-
eight bv tifty-six feet in dimension-Was
commenced, the first State-house also was
projected, and Secretary Kemp commenced
a brick mansion considered the fairest house
in the Colony. A palisade was completed
from Martins Hundred, on the James river,
10 tributary OF the York river, SIN miles IN
length, which acted as n barrier against the
ipcursions OF the SavaSes, as we'll as the eX-
cursions OF their cattle, fast increasing IN
numbers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-15
rv7HERE IS TROUBLE IN STORE

for those who neglect to rectfy irregularities Of the
stomach liver and bowels, which they foolshly inn
agire viii, .come right Of themselves or this
sly error such persons are ually dissbuscd by the
Development Of some serious chronic ma!ady trace
able 10 what they were pleased to consider tri-
ding disorder of the above-named associate organs.
Such elimination Is easily avoided. course of
ostetter's Stomach Bitters invariably has the CT
feet of renewing the secretive action Of torpid
liver restoring healthy digestion and assimilation,
and rendering the habit Of body perfectly regular,
The activity of these alimporlant functions being
restored and the entire system toned and regulated
by this incomp parable corrective and inyigorant nc
danger 10 the general health Is 10 be apprehended
from causes which, If not cradicatcd in time, will
assuredIy undermine it. je 11-Tu, Th,S&w
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-15
BY Robert 3. LYME.
Real Estate Agent and Auciioneer,
1912 Main street.

A SSIGNEE'S SALE OF A VALUABLE
N AND DESIRABLE VACANT LOT FRONT
RICHMOND, YORK RIVER AND CHESAPEAKE
RAILROAD, AT PUBLIC AUCTloN-By virtue
of an order Of the United States District Court In
the matter of Albert Blair, bankrupt, shall sell
upon the premises, by auction, on FRIDAY, June
2l, 1878, at 6 o'clock p. NJ, the above LOT. Being
located directly opposite the gasworks and fronting
both on the railroad and Maple street. makes 1t adj
nirably suited for woodward or other purposes. II
has been used as woodward by Ar. Blair. A bar
gain Will be had. The lot fronts 100 feet Maple
street by feet Will be subdividcd II desired. 1t
will be sold clear of all liens and membranes.
TERMS: One third cash: balance ut three and six
months negotiable notes, in crest added.
EDWARD ~ CRUDIP,
ie l5.Sa,M.W,Th&F Assignee.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-15
BY Frank e. Hill,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer,
HOS Main street.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VERY DESIRA-
Il BILE HOUSE AND LOT ON. THE NORTH
WEST CORNER OF CARY AND PLUM
STEE Its At agCTl02N-By virtue Of deed Of
clerks Office of Richmond Chancery Court, in Deed
Book lie d, page 489, and nj the request OF the
beneficiary In said deed-defauIt having been made
In the payment Of two negotiable notes secured
therein-l will sell. on WEDNESDAY. june o,
1875 at OK O'Clock NJ, on the premises, The pro-
LOT OF LAND, with the Improvements thereon,
at the northwest corner OF Cary and Plum streets,
fronting OH Gary street 70 feet, and rpnnirr haes
between parallel lines about $50 feet 10 an alley.
This property is under good rental.
IEIMs About S400 cash and the expenses of
cent Interest added, secured by deed Of trust.
10 FRANK d. HILL, Trustee
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-15
By Frank ID. HUI,
Real Estate Auctionccr,
l1OS Main street.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
i BRICK STORE ON TIE SOUTHWEST COR
NER OF FRANKLIN AND FIT ZEN I II
STR EETS At AUCTlON.-By virtue of deed OF
trust dated June I. 1877. and duly recorded in the
clerks office of Richmond Chancery Court, d. b.
said deed, default having been made in the payment
of certain negotiable note mentioned therein. l
will sell, on TUESDAY, June 10. 1875, at 81:
O'Clock, on the premises. The property described
in said decd follows: All that lot of land, with
brick tenement thereon at the southwest corner OF
Franklin and Fifteenth streets The lot fronts OIL
Franklin street As feet and Fifteenth street 35
feet inches. The property Is now rented to II. A.
Ewcrs. Esq. AT $500 per annum.
TERMS Cash as to expenses of sale and enough
TO pay note of 81 900 with interest from June 4
1878; balance at six and twelve months, with six
Fer cent. interest added.
jeS FRANK D, HILL. Trustee.