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The Arizona sentinel., 1878-02-09
Making Gold and Silver.
PROF. CUMMINGS LECTURE

PROF. CUMMINGS LECTURE
 He began by showing that silver and gold are not localized in the earth bu. uni versal through the galaxies. With this demonstration under her feet scIence is sublime. The first step creation took with an atom of metal was to combine it with sulphur. Sulphur is the atmosphere of metals. AS notes float unseen in the air, so metal atoms float invisible in an atmos- phere of sulphur.
 We find the atom first dwelling alone and diffused through space. We find it next dwelling with sulphur and diffused that the primeval sea held more metal than the living seas are holding. The metals have come into the rocks from sea, not from a fire sea below. They began to be introduced into the rock at the epoch when life began in the oceans. The lnfer- ence is that silver and gold have been withdrawn from the seas through the agency of life or death. In what way?
 The speaker described and delineated the type of weed that grows in the sea and ranges in size from microscopic cell to stem that would overtop five of the might fest trees of California growing end to end. They mire the vast bonanzas of ocean for silver and gold. Weed-peopled seas have rolled over the globe from the dawn of life till now. Sea and seaweed have been everywhere and everywhere are silver and gold. Almost every ore contains silver. Almost every crystal of pyrite contains gold.
 The speaker showed next how decaying organisms withdraw metals from the eircu-
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-02-09
The End of the Southern Pacific.
WASHINGTON, February l.

WASHINGTON, February l.
 The president has accepted the report of the commission on the last section of the Southern Pacific, from the Colorado to the edge of the military reservation at Yuma. This evades the difficulty of deter mining at what point the Southern Pacific and Texas Pacific are to cross each other, as the disputed points are both within the reservation, the disposition Of which is left to Congress. The presidents decision brings the end of the road in section IA of the northeast quarter of township 16 south, range 9 east, San Bernardino meridian.
 This report of the commission leaves matters rather mixed as to the bridge across the Colorado. This river is a navigable stream forming the boundary between 8 State and a Territory. Congress alone can grant right to bridge it; but that has not yet been done. All valid rights of the Southern Pacific, in Arizona, have been &C., quired from the village of Yuma. The railroads depots and im- provements here are safe enough, but we should like to have it's ti- tie assured as to the bridge.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-02-09

Yesterday complaint was filed in the Fifteenth District Court by David Tender son, who sues the Safe Deposit Company to recover $5OOO on promissory note exe- cuted by J. w. Winsinger and secured by fraudulent shares of Safe Deposit stock al- legged to have been issued by Benjamin Le Warne and Joseph c. Duncan.-[S. F. Post.
 Henderson was we'll known in Arizona, as a prominent merchant of Prescott: he sold out to c. P. Head & Co.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-02-09
YUMA A. IT, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1878

tn lower end of South America. This vast Assure caused the hpheaval of a chain of mountains that Is almost continuous for the entire distance. The speaker referred to the geological structure of tte State, and of the existence in the pre-glacial period of a great river running from north to south at the foot of the Sierras. The glaciers with which the mountains were tecming cut out the deep cafons of the Yosemite, Hetch Hetcthi valleys, Kings River canon, and other stupendous gorges and smaller river beds, pouring the debris into and filling up the old river bed. This old river bed, called the Blue Lead, is well known to the California miner, as its course has been throughly traced, and in it are contained the richest treasures of gold
 The lecture was one of the deepest in- terest as, indeed, all of them have been. At its close he stated that he had been asked to explain Leverrier's theory of the preces- sion of the equinoXes and the cause of the occurrence of the glacial epochs or pe- riods of excessive cold, and if any cared to stay he would do so then. Nearly all re- mained in their seats and listened with wrapt attention while he went through with the explanation, which he made ex- ceedingly clear. He showed how it was that, as the earth, in making its elliptical orbit about the sun, turns the northern hemisphere toward the sun more than the southern. so that the northern hemisphere has eight days more summer than the southern. At the North Pole more ice melts in summer than freezes in winter, and it is constantly growing more open and more temperate in climate, while at the South Pole more ice freezes every win ter than melts in summer, and the result is the accumulation of vast mass of ice, estimated at more than two miles in thickness. This vast weight of ice at one end of the earth has tendency to throw the center of gravity to the south of the equator, and as a consquence to draw the water of the earth to the southern hemi- sphere. Any map will show that the largest and deepest oceans arc in the southern hemisphere, and it is supposed that vast continents have been submerged by this why scientists say that the land of the north. ern hemisphere is slowly rising, and that of the southern is sinking. Leverrier, the greatest of living astronomers, calculates that this has been going on for 6500 years, and that it will continue 1000 years longer, when it will begin to change, and the re- verse will take place. All of British North America will then give place to the Arctic sea, and the great interior valleys of Cali fornia, which by the slow exodus of the sea to the southward have arisen out of the waters, will again become an inland ocean. In two and half million years, should the earth be in existence at that tune, it's el- liptic path about the sun will be so enor- mously elongated that the earth will be shrouded in snow and ice to a greater depth than was ever before its fate in the glacial epoch of its existence.-[Stockton Indepen- dent
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-02-09
The Amber Mines or Prussia.

Not less than 135 tons of amber had been dug up in Prussia last year. The product i've mine of Palmnicken alone gave s5 tons. The amber industry gives employment to HOO men. Austria, France, Russia, Amer ica China and Japan are the countries which absorb most of the product.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-02-09
AIeck to Vic-.Greeting.

Says Alexander to Victorie, "From dad heard the painful story Of what you did in '54; he
 Died and left score, long due. So now you see us in '7S, Lean and hungry at the gate, Prepared to take our Turkey straight,
 Then to settle up with you"
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-02-09

The compositor who set up $l0,0o0 to read 5000, might have prevented biz rhis- take by little fourth sught.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07


Net profit ................ s1o4 $3.50 az
The Company has the following assets esti-
mated at their market values:
Stocks and bonds. .-................$ $500, 32o 90
Loans on mortgage. --.....-...........- 9.122 60
Loans on pledge. .',-.-........... 5000 so
Bills receivable. IL, 458 IS
Real estate. $4,000 90
Premiums In course OF collection.... b2,495 40
Cash on hand. 159.482 70
Total assets. $656 1868 SO
The foregoing statement lis just, true and
correct transcript from the books OF the COM
Dany. o
JAS. I. DAY, President
81. CARPENTER, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
eighteenth day Of January, 1878.
A. 1NGRAHAM. Notary Public
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07
MEDICAL NOTICE,

DIR. W. BILLIE, Specialist for all Chronic Dis
eases, Private Diseases and Female Diseases
has lust returned from Europe Office, 154 Canal
street. between Baronne and Carondelet streets,
caused BY abuse or age, ALWAYS cured In a
short time. Private Diseases treated after a new
sure and quick method. Female Diseases treated
with greatest success. =
pr. Bflle's reputation as skilled and success
ful physician Is already years ago established
hundreds of eases here which other physiciaps
had failed to benefit. which lis well known to the
public DR.. Bile is graduate from one Of th 9
best colleges In Europe. and was for years as
sistant physician to Prot. Rieord, Paris. Con-
sultations and correspondence strictly conf
Dental Charges moderate. 154 Canal street.
Oh W. BILLIE 15A Canal street. dec tt =
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07
VIM. D. ROGERS,
=.. MANUFACTURER OF
STANDARD FINE CARRIAGES
1909 ana I0Il Chestnut street,
PHILADELPHIA,
Mandatory. Thirteenth and Parrish streets
succeeding G.. w. Watson Il Co.. retired.
Se1S en- cod
PURE KENTUCKY WHISTLES.

We are the manufacturers agents in this city,
for the sale and distribution of the celebrated
J. A. MILLER CHICKEN COCK
Bourbon and Rye Whistles, made at Paris,
Bourbon county, Kentucky SO well known to
the trade generally, and warranted to give en-
tire satisfaction. Their perfect manufacture,
from carefully selected grains, pure properties,
superior, cooperage and rapid Improvement
constantly, make these WHISTLES the most de-
consumers generally.
It is our aim to protect the trade hence our
celebrated well known J. A. MILLER CHICKEN
COOK Kentucky Whistles can be obtained at
retail and wholesale from most Of New Orleans
grocers and dealers.
MILLER, DoLHoNDE 4 CO.,
de12 Am 90. 20 and 70 Tchoupitoulas street,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07

At q regular meeting OF the Board of Diree-
tors. held on the fourteenth OF January, 1875 1t
was
RESOLVED to pay ON DEMAND the follow
ing dividends:
/. AN INTEREST DIVIDEND OF TEN PER
CENT for the year ending December 81. 1877. on
the capital stock OF $50 per share.
2. A DIVIDEND OF TEN PER CENT to stock
holders on the amount Of their NET earned
participating premiums for the year ending
December 81. 1877. In addition to the rebate or
anticipated dividend Of Is per cent already re-
ceived by said stockholders on their GROSS
premiums.
2. And to carry to CONTINGENT FUND Is
per cent OF the remaining premium profits for
investment In United States government secu-
rites. according to articles Ill and Y OF the
amended charter.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07
SULLIVAN & BULGER,
PLUMBERS AND GAS FILTERS,
% Camp Street, New Orleans.
GAS FIXTURES AND RANGES

At New York Prices
The finest assortment Of Gas Fixtures In the
South. +. - : = : 4
WASHsTANDS. .BATH-TUBS AND PUMPS
. Five OF the most popular patterns OF Cooking
Ranges.
Lead, iron and TIN lined Pipe OF all sizes,
Gas Fitting an Plumbing done with dispatch.
se9 6m 81
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07

The Board of Directors, at meeting held on
the nineteenth day of January. 1873, after set
ting aside $4,000 to reserve fund from the net
earnings of the year, and paying 10 per cent
dividend to the stockholders, have resolved to
pay CASH DIVIDEND OF TWENTY-FIVE
PER CENT on the net earned participating
premiums of the year ending December 81
1877. said dividend payable on and after Mon
day. the twenty-eighth day of January, 1873.
DIRECTORS:
E. j. Hart. Jesse s. Flower,
j. Il. Harris. Henry Renshaw.
J. Weis, l. Alcus.
Hugh Wilson, B. ". Taylor.
Scott McGehee, B. Biscoe,
J. G. Morris. d. Fatio,
A. Baldwin. James I. Day.
T. i. Airey. Charles Macready,
Lionel @. Levy. r. E. Craig,
W. e. Seymour Emory Clapp,
Saml L. Boyd. John G. Gaines.
D. A. Chaffraix. John 8. Groves.
ia7o
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07

No other -four equals that manufactured from
selected best wheat at the New Orleans mills.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07

NEW ORLEANS. January /, 1878,
In conformity with the requirements of It's
charter. the company publishes the following
statement. for the year ending December 81 !,
1877
AMOUNT OF PREMIUMS FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 81, 1877.
On fire risks. 80. .s253, G85 IA
On river risks. 91210 SO
On marine risks. sO.473 IS
----$425. $3.50 CT
Add
DIFFERENTIATED risks, 1876..... 94,275 90
Gross premiums. ..-.......... ---s519.s44 CT
Less
DIFFERENTIATED risks. 1877. 104,741 90
Return premiums. ........... 16,44b IS
- 121 1856 10
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07

NEW. ORLEANS INSURANCE AssoUIA-
T1oN.
ONCE, NO IOx Cnnal street.
EIGHTH ANNUAL STATEMENT.

NEW ORLEANS, January II, 1873.
In conformity with the requirements OF the
charter, the NEW ORLEANS INST TRANCE AS
ISOLATION publish the following statement of
their affairs. forthe year ending on the thirty
frat Of DeneIuber 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHISGTON, Tuesday March 20, 1873.
Tie Senate Committee on Railroads discussed the
Northern Pacific Bill to-day without acton on any Of Its
features.
The President will probably sign the bill passed y
the Senate to-day. extending the time for retaining
whiskey bond
TIL Cabinet today considered the question whether tho
breyet rank should or should not be conferred upon
majors In the army The general understanding
seemed 10 be that II should not Dc CONFERRED except ia
extraordinary cases
The House Post Olice Committee practically agreed
10 strike out OF Mr.. Wadells bill providing ior 'he
classification OF mail matter the clause which prohiDs
express COMPANIES from carrying mail matter VI 'nc
first and second classes
The House Judiciary Committee agreed to-day to re-
mart tvorabIy on the senate bill which proposes to an
uul the Act the Wyoming Legislature creatne new
indicnl district In that Territory, and assigning jugs
peck thereto tue district containing very e" ihup
I,ants and aaording practically no business
Letters from advocates OF woman suffrage In al parts
OF the country are beginning TO pour In upon members
Of Congress protesting against the passage OF he OH
urcuarcd IN the House Committee proViulmR lor nc
Election law In the Territory OF Utah 1his Jaw. u
passed, would forbid woman suffrage III tnas Aef'
ritOIy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
COINAGE AND RESUMPTION.
WHAT EWING DISCOVERED IN NEw-YORK-sILVER
PURCHASES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Eel Dill TO-

WHAT EWING DISCOVERED IN NEN-loEh-SiL' Liz
PURCHASES Observation-Disclosures.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, March 26.-General Ewing and
Mr. Chittenden, of the House Committee on Bank
ing and Currency who visited New-YOrk last week
to witness the counting of the specie in the Sub
Treasury have reported to the full commit
tee that the examination establishes the cor
rectness of Secretary Shermans report They
say that during their stay In New ork
they consulted great number OF prominent
bankers in regard to the resumption Of specie
payments on the 1st of January next and that these
gentlemen were almost unanimously of the opinion
that Secretary Sherman cannot resume with the
amount of specie he now expects to have on hand,
nor if he continues TO pursue his present policy.
Some of these bankers referred to Mr. Shcrmans
statement to the Senate Committee on Finance and
said that if resumption is attempted on that basis
the banks will drain the Treasury in few days. ..
The committee has sent an invitation to Secretary
Sherman to appear before IT, and answer the New
York bankers. Mr.. Sherman will probably accept
the invitation and give his views to the committee
next Tuesday.
Messrs French, Linderman and Gilfllan. the COM
mittee appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury
to take charge of the purchase of silver bullion,
announce that they have already on hand suili-
Gent bullion to serve the purpose of dollar
coinage for several weeks and that they
will not make any further negotiations for
silver for the present unless the silver market
sboud fall so as to make it particularly advan-
tageous to the Government TO purchase. They also
announce that arrangements are about completed in
the Philadelphia Mint which will enable the Coy
ernment to produce there, during the next month.
g 600 900 silver dollars, the minimum amount re-
quired to be coined at all the minis IN any one
month, under the law.
The Secret Service division OF the Treasury De
partment has several specimens of counterfeit half
dollars trade dollars. and new silver dollars They
are closely in imitation of the genuine, and therefore
calculated to deceive There Is however, an apprc-
cable difference in weight, the counterfeit weigh
ing less than the genuine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27

be reduced from to 3, and the contingent cx-
penses of the Department from $1S,5OO to $l4,2oO
The same system is carried out Ill other Depart
ments. In the Office of the Secretary OF the Treas
ury there to be 20 clerks of class four instead OF
3d. 10 clerks Of class three instead of 49, 10 clerks
of class two instead of 49, Is female clerks ut $500
instead of 90 assistant messengers instead OF /;
and 10 clerks at 81 900 each to be added. The
result of this reorganization of the clerical force OF
the Department will be to reduce the grade OF clerks
employed and, therefore, to diminish the einciency
with which the work will be performed. Clerks
who are paid 81 400, 81 200 or $1,000, cannot be
expected to perform the same amount or the same
character of work clerks receiving from zoo 70
800 more year. The saving by the introduction
of this new system is not very great. For example
the appropriations this year for the Supervising
Architects Office were 900, 40. The committee
proposes for next year $1S,O2O. She appropriations
this year for the first Controllers office are Y63!0O
The committee proposes for next year Ioo,lZo
The reductions in other bureaus OF the treasury
and other departments are III about the same pro-
portion. The committee proposes the consolida-
ton of the fifth auditors officewih that of the first:
and the consolidation OF. the fourth auditors once
with that of the second 1t does not propose to al,
low either to the first or second auditor cleflcai
force in any degree commensurate with the addl-
tOnal labor assigned to them.
The committee proposes some new legislation IN
regard to the government of the Territories. It's
bin provides that the Councils OF each OF the lerr-
tories shall contain not more than nine members,
and the House of Representatives not more than
eighteen. IL fixes the compensation OF members OF
Territorial legislatures at four dollars day during
the sessions provided for by law and those OF the
of Representatives, at six dollars day for the same
time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
TELEGgAPHIc NOTES.

u,prropp Conn., March 23.-The Legislature.
a, reas.smblng today m in the new STATE House.
RoSroN March 26.-The first annual bench show
OF dogs under e auspices oi the MASSACHUSETTS, he"he Ouo'
opened here today .
CINcrNxATr March 26.-Ex-At torney-Geler AL
phonso r Taft nominated tody ny tho HepuDhean Son
yeuiiOn for Judge Of the superior Court
CINCINNATI March 26.-The severe cold weather.
sunday night and Monday has not utterly destroy d the ut
cn,n as A. feared at least 10 the OHIO valley
OTTAWA. March 20-Two hundred persons from
the ountcs Of Carleton RUSSELL Ottawa, and Pontiac leave
Ottawa shortly for Manitoba where they ih'en" i'rn
settlement.
BosToN, March 26.--In the District Court ae
QUINCY Mass this morning John S1as ,S ~ .as Iown
March 10 was discharged
BurPAio, March 26.-A Labor Reform meeting
wa held hero 10 night Ambrose II. Pufdy, member OK
Assembly from Westchessr addressed te Aoe'0e wv"
,i,I0n 10 convict labor In state Prisons
popr1.yp. Me. March 2s-Judgc Cleaves IN the
.,,anJ Prohats Court to-day, ruled that tbs lpsolvens
leased by the last Legislature void wais th9 Cniesa
states bankrupt law continues In torcc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
yENEZUELA'S APPEAL.

4 REPORT TO BE MADE TO THE HOUSE IN FAVOR
OF A REHEARrNG OF THE VENEZUELAN CLAIMS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBusEl
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The report of the sub
committee of the House Committee on Foreign At
fairs, which has been inquirng into the matter OF
the awards made by the Venezuelan Claims Com
mission Is being made up by the chairman of the
subcommittee, Mr.. Hamilton. That gentleman is
outspoken in favor of reo~niDg the question Of the
validity OF the claims against Venezuela by the or
ganization OF new commission. and it is admitted
that report to this effect will be made to the
House. The subjects to be left open for the deter
mination Of the House are the character of the
claims to be admitted, and also the place for the
FITTINGS Of the commission there being disposition
70 have the new commission authorized to SIT in
Washington. instead Of in Venezuela
Venezuela has. through. her agents here, mani
ested desire to yield to every reasonable wish Of
Pc United States In tho settlement Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
GREAT FIRES IN TWO CITIES.
DESTRUCTIVE WORK OF A FEW HOURS.

DESTRUCTIVE WORK OF A FEW HOURS.
THE HIGGINS BUILDING DESTROYED IN THIS CITY
LOSSES ESTIMATED AT $645. O00-THE LOSS BY
THE PHILADELPHIA FIRE NOW PLACED Al FROM
100000 TO 100000.
The loss of property by fire in New-York and Phil
adephia, Monday night and early yesterday morn
ing, was very large, amounting to over million
and quarter of dollars. In this city, early yester-
day, the Higgins Building in Canal-st., near Broad
way,was almost totally destroyed. Seventeen bust
firms. including the owner of the building. suf-
fered losses aggregating $645,OOO The amount Of
Insurance. which cannot yet be stated accurately is
estimated at $G19 OOO The losses by the fire in Pha-
dephia on Monday night are now estimated at from
100000 to 100000. The property of merchants
and manufacturers well insured. and the great
est sufferers are the people of moderate means,
whose homes were destroyed. The insurance was
fairly distributed among most of the companies hav
ing offices agencies in the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27
NICHOLAS VISITS THE SULTAN.

--'''
The Grand Duke Nicholas, accompanied by
twelve RG kian Generals proceeded to-day 10 the impe
rial yachfU yadia 10 the Dolmabas htche Palace where
he MAS received by the sdian. surrounded by his Minis
tiers and Osman Pasha, and other Generals.
The Grand Duke conyersed with the sultan twenty
minutes He then went 10 The Beyerbey Palace. whero
he va. visited by the sultan forty-lye minutes later
Tie Grand Duke and is suite next proceeded to the
former Russian Embassy in front of which the Russian
eagles were displayed. The Grand Duke WI! sleep on
bosrl the Lyaiia tonight and take luncheon with the
Sultan tomorrow
II d, said that the Grand Duke. referring TO the Pores
alprehensions of n possible Ango-iussan conflict, ex
pressed the hope that the Congress would eject an
ARIA cement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-27

almost total loss, though the walls may he found
secure below the third, at least below the secona
story. On these four stores there Is an insurance Oh
100000 In thirty different companies. On the How
ardst. Stores which only slightly injured there Is
$4,000 insurance.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The firms suffering by the fire were able, yesterday
to give barely than appro estimates OF their
losses Almost every tenant in the building was in the
midst Of the best for business they have through
out the year. and those that able to reestabh them
selves III suffer heavy loss, contingent stoppage OF
business. The following Is table OF estimated losses
iunIrancr.