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The New York herald., 1878-09-14
A -TUNIS JOHNSON, AUCrIONEER,
hs old stand, 81 Nassau st.
THIS DAY, AT II O'CLOCK,
at our snlesroum. 81 Nassau ST..

IA old stand, 81 Nassau ST.
at our saesroom. 81 Nassau ST..
ssIE e. or =, SECOND HAxn ryysyIrrnE
ssd % vsy s. ' n wH so
sa.,9gs Chest, 2, Drawers. bureaus ansiano
One rosewood square r,aao aud one upright Piano.
A -A.-GUNs GUNS. EXTRAORDINARY.
BARKER 4 co, Auctoncer.. AZ and 40 Liberty st.
We VIII sell Tuesday aud wodnesday, September II
and ona 81
offered auction; They comprise all new aud approved
the productions Of tho ceielrated q.
Moorc Grcener Dniy, j. =. Uiabrougb and many .thcr
well known IN anuise,srers They are 70 DO psrcmp,ory
tricky salesman ecnaue.ins our a,r ana prices will
shopkeepers among them
-oI.D POST o FfIch sALEsRooMs
A'RlGhTLR Tv fISa Sy s, =. THOMAS. Auc,ioneer.
TINS Grand Ra s@aS%S%s i.ss'a"osas &us,ipn A = sao
sSS'. ssss fHSs % cves rsH 5 tSa 81
KIND 10 Oh ,inass ye,y nno whesIs, Wilson's sewing
fine plated Jcwey, 70 gross sbsw Hair Pins,
Ladies i:s Iso n oh5x l.fg &C. T A' sAfEssoos
Grand japanese LAY o auction salo at r. M con.
A RI sALE.--eEo; v. Keller. AUorIoNEER
OF ,op S isf oh s'G' anrp
A GREENWALD. AUCTIONEER.-MORTGAGE SALE.
N s1O o'clock, Saloon 23j B In lots Dcs,crs invited
Ey j. w. CAMPBELL, AUCT1ONEER.
l)W sell, by order OF assignee, 1O
this day s42 Broadway. 18th entire stock
Fur store, comprising geAcraI assortment choicc Hne
chip silk cloth chnchila plush ana vel.
Caps. pearl ventlator, Derby English Grown null
king riding. college, cockney. Texas sK cesi.
all kinds hrest soft French elt ilats nutia
sSss sSss fTs iss'.'s 'is:s : saS
Ladies' Furs Fur Trimmings Hat Boxes ror French
cost Sl25; French plate Mirrors rsss
Gases hne Counters. With drawes Work Benches Once
Desk. Chandeliers Shades, signs. Awning 8c., without
reserve Buyers dealers spectators specially Invited
by order OF Assignee.
Try JoilN A. DUNS, AucTioNEER-sALEr TINS
)day iOh O'clock 80 Great Jones ST. walnut Bedsteads
Bureaus. washstands Chairs Tables. springs stowe,
Mirrors Brussels. velvet aud ingrsin Carpets yards
Brussels stair Carpet, Pillows Cutlery, Crockery China
Platcdwarc. Fancy GOODS Sc
EDWARD sCHENCK, AUCTTONhEk
~ Important sale Of Uuns
On MONDAY. september III. at No. 10 Maiden lana.
AT ~ O'Clock.
For particulars see head Of Sporting,
II B. HBRrs a son, AUOrIUNEERs
LIZ MORTGAGE sALB OF
HANDSOME uOUSBUOLD FURNITURE.
CAKPETs, MIRRORS, PIANO, &C.
ON MONDAY snPrEMBsa ies AZ lo< O'CLOCK.
Fan particulars Sunday Herald.
The New York herald., 1878-09-14
COAsTwIsn STEAMSHIPS.

NEW fu"k AND HAVANA DtKnUT MALI LINE.
~ These hrst class stesmsbps will sail at M
pier Notth hvcr. loot Of Cedar So Tor Havana direct
sleHmer SATURDAY, sept. ~
Steamer SANTiAGO DE CGBA.... " ednesdsy. Sept -
for hevnt ana passage. having unsurpassed sccoino-
datton, apply to
WILLIAM y. CLYDE 4 CD, No. Bowiinu Green.
MCMILLAN, LULING CO.. Agents In Havana.
TTNlfrD STATES ANU BRAZIL.
~ VAIL STEAMSHIP LINE
Tor 81 rhom"s. Para, fernsmbuco, Bania and Rio do
Jsnciro
Connecting at ST. Thomas with German steamers for Porto
- Rico and spanish Main.
Inc new ntst class iron steamship CITY OF PARA,
Captain s"pen,er VIII SAL, Tor the ABOVE Saturday
freights At low rates taken tor tho above ports
ffetuhts received At Roberts dock. Bruoklyn
lpsnrsnce lover shan by other line. shippers Dc.
string Insurance can effect same open policy
for freight enEsEemcns or passage having espaat ac
@. H. MALLORY a CO.. Agents. once pier 20 II. r.
No freight recsived after the 81.
FreIaht must be paid In adv snce.
The New York herald., 1878-09-14

METKOPoLITAN
M n.vy ELEVATED RAILWAY
VrkS PROM o 80 A. NJ TO i2PM
RECTOR sT-Near.a point Tor wsli street TORY.
CoRTLANDI sE-Nearest pout for Jersey City and
PARK FLACE-Nesrc.t point for Post onsce City riau
and Barclay street terry to Hobomen
CHAMBERS sr.-Ncsross point Tor Pavonis and Erie
Railway ferries
FRASKLIN ST.
''sTsy 'sTrsyyEscskss ST.
sT sr-Nesrsst point for chrssoposs street terry so
uobokcn.
2JD s-Nearss point for Twouty third street terry TO
'is;iy s;D ~ SlS
S2D sT-Nesres, point Tor New York Central Railroad
Depot.
bsiII sT.-Nesrest point for Ceatrsi Park
FOR UPTOWN TRAINS take east .Iis stat,o,
FuR pOwNTOwN TRAINS take west side s,a,iar
FARh. 10 CkN1S
except b. the hours Of $3.50 10 ~ A. NJ and 10
ROUTB-fro rom 18th 81. along 9th and slong Amity
o.. 70 aud along South 5th 80 Canal crossing iuto
and along West Brosavsv TO chambers crossing
and along Coeas place 70 and along Murray at and
CONNECTS wifn THR FOLLOwfNG HORSE CAa
40 ,.emu.. LfNES;-
AZ RECTOR sr. With ears Tor south ferry.
AohAND ST. with ears tor DesDrosses aud East Grand
Ar BLbrCKkR ST.. with Tor eas, and ve..
ATsIH ST., With cars tor Christopher and k~ss Tenth
Afltfi ST, WITH tor West Tvsnsy-,hird ana East
Al SD 81, with ears Tor weeh swken iesrv
AT 59fH ST.. with cars Tor Belt Lane tairosA
n VAN BRocKLIN. suoerintsadsnk
The New York herald., 1878-09-14

-. Assgncc's sale Of kibbons, silks. &c.
MONDAY, September III, at IL o'clock.
Mt the salesroom, Nos. I5x and IL Bowery.
Tho stock OF l.. Stcinh Ardt-vz.. $50
tons Grosgrnins. Ribbons in Nos. to 49, also Boxes
and nches wide; Sash Ribbons Of all shades
also pieces black Dress Silk, large los spoos silk
colored Cotton Yarns. Tho above goods all in GOO
order and latest style; also Office Sale
two, in lots suit the trade By order OF Fred Icwis
Esq, Assignee of L. Steinhardt.
The New York herald., 1878-09-14

TNMAN LINE. ROYAL MAIL STEAMEkS
i FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL
ClIr OE BEhlIN Saturday. sept. II. noons
CITY OF BRUsSELs. Thursday. Sspt. ~ A. N.
Frcm picr s7 So,th River. foot IS srl.on &C "''"'
Cabin $50 and 800. god. Return Tickets favorable
terms. Staerage $2S, currency. Drafts As lowest
saloon. staerooms. smoking aud bath rooms amidshps
There steamers neither cattle. sheep pigs
JOHN DALE, Agent. 81 and 81 Broadway. N Y.
Philadelphia office, los South 4th st.
The New York herald., 1878-09-14

ALL HkK MUSICAL ATTRACTIONS WILL ATTEND.
making II tho select and thoroughly enjoyable
EXCURSIONS OF THE SEASON.
The New York herald., 1878-09-14

SUNDAY SEPrEMBER lSs-
JEWELS Dock brooklyn 80 ~ NJ Pier 2 North River
eAS A. NJ Nest 10Th St. N. r., 10 A. ". West 24th
n. H.. iu:i5 A. M
Tickets for the entire excursion only so cents.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-03-23
Guaymas and Arizona Railroad.

Plans and surveys for this road
have been approved by the Mex
lean government and are on file
in the Office of the Minister of
Public Works. Detailed estim-
ates of the cost of construction and
equipment have been made by
Mr.. Howard Schuyler, whose
present reconnaissance of the coun-
try we mentioned in last weeks
SENTINEL. The shortest line be-
tween Guaymas and Hermosillo
is one of eighty miles; but the
route adopted is one of 100 miles,
via San Jose and Noria del Vale,
and east of the hills. The grades
are quite light and the alignment
very direct: few culverts are need
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-03-23
Anthracite Coal in Sonora.

Near Barranca and Los BrOnces,
about ninety miles south of east
from Guaymas and about six miles
from the Yaqui river, are deposits
of genuine anthracite coal, whose
actual extent is scarcely known, as
they have only been worked SUI
perficially, for supplying reduc-
ton works at the places named.
An examination of the ground
was made several years ago by a
French naval officer, who report
ed veins of forty feet in thickness
extending for twenty miles. Anal
ysis of specimens secured by the
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-03-23
Barking the Wrong Tree.

The political cauldron begins to
boil somewhat in Arizona. Tying,
of THE SENTINEL, is itching for
the Congressional nomination, aud
the organization of the Democracy
in the Territory doesn't set well
on his stomach. We think that
to-day George Tying is the strong
est man the Republicans could
nominate.
Thus saith that old pioneer Ari-
zonan who now edits the Star.
Tying of THE SENTINEL itcheth
for nothing, and nowhere, except
as doth the traditional "poor
man." and like the said hombre,
he hath his own two hands to
scratch himself withal.
Tying makes but one disposition
of things that don't "set well on
his stomach "-pills.
At the coming election, Tying
and THE SENTINEL will "Stand
in" with every good man on the
county Democratic ticket; and it
is not a safe bet that we won't
support for Congress the nominee
of the Territorial Democratic Con-
vention. But as a candidate for
Congress, you can count US out.
Rondo!
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-03-23

0UItOr Oh IHE SENTINEL In 1863
showed over 50 per cent. of fixed
carbon; ash less than 10 per cent.
sulphur, trace; specific gravity,
1.5. Anthracite coal has been de-
veloped in but one other place on
the Pacific Slope. The wagon
road from Guaymas to San Anto-
MO is nearly level, and from there
to the coal bed the distance is
short and grades easy. w. Bruck-
ner, Esq, was down there last Oc-
tober, putting up new machinery
at the Barranca mill. He made
a short visit to the pit whence coal
was being taken for steam pur-
poses of the Barranca mill. He
found the pit in a narrow canon
about 500 feet above the river.
One opening had been made ten
feet, another twenty five feet
above the gulch, and a shaft had
been sunk in the gulch itself. An
incline had been run for seventy
feet, rising about ten degrees
towards the inside, and following
the hanging wall, which is COM
posed of fire-clay of excellent
quality. Above the fire-clay lies
stratum of slate. The incline
was eXcavated all the way IN an
thracite coal, perfectly pure and
free from slate. The thickness of
coal cut by the incline was six feet,
but the floor was coal and as no
opening had been sunk to the
fOOt-Wall, the thickness of the
seam was not determined. The
engineer at the Barranca mill had
used this coal for a year, and pro-
nounced it superior to the Penn
sylvania anthracite, containing
less ash and leaving no clinkers
on the crate; he has had a long
experience with eastern anthra-
cite on Atlantic steamers. Bruck-
ner analyzed two samples of the
coal and found but A per cent. of
ash; the ash being of a gray1sh
color and as fine as wood ashes.
He ascribes this coal to a very old
formation, probably Silurean or
DevOnian. There is no trace of
bitumen in it. Estimates have
been made of the cost of a rail-
road from Guaymas to the mines,
ninety-seven miles. A freight of
1925 per ton would yield a hand
some profit on cost OF construction
and of delivery at Guaymas. The
Pacific Coast consumes annually |
nearly one and a half millions of |
tons of coal. Anthracite sells at |
$12 to SIS per ton, while other
Goals sell at $3.50 to $40. Even
with this difference San Francis
co alone consumes $4,000 tons of
annually. With rail-
road to tide-water this Sonora
cOal-feld would control all the
markets Of the Pacific.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-03-23

~
noes, but swim from shore t
shore, and in the event of NOV
ing their families some distance
down stream, they place them OF
rafts of wood or balsas of rushe
push them out in the channel, an(
trust to the current, directing thei
movements with pole.
Owing to the mild climate anC
the absence of rains, they require
but little shelter, and their houses
are of the meaneSt construction
Sometimes they make them o.
upright poles few feet in height
crossed horizontally by others or
the top, upon which rest brush
and dirt. The side to the prevail.
ing wind is sloped towards the
ground. They usually select q
sandy spot, as it is warmer in Win
ter and cooler in summer.
Their agriculture is simple; with
an old axe, Gf they are so FORUM
ate as to have one), knives, and
fire, a spot likely to overflow is
cleared; after the waters subslde,
(those of the annual rise), small
holes are dug at proper intervals,
few inches deep, with sharp
ened stick, having first removed
the surface for an inch Or two, as
it is apt to cake; the ground is
tasted; if salt, rejected, and if not,
The seeds are planted. No further
care is required but to remove the
weeds, which grow most luxuri-
antly wherever the water has
been. They cultivate watermel-
ons, muskmelons, pumpkins, corn
and beans. The WatermelonS are
small and Indifferent, muskmel-
ons large, and pumpkins. good;
these latter they cut and dry for
winter use. Wheat is planted in
the same manner, near the la
goons, in December or January,
and ripens in May or June. 1t
has a fine plump grain and we'll
filed heads. They also grow grass
seed for food; it is prepared by
pounding the seed in wooden
mOrtars made Of mezquite, or in
the ground. With water the meal
is kneaded into a mass, and then
dried in the sun. The mezquite
bean is prepared in the same man.
ner, and will keep to the next
season. The pod-mezquite begins
to ripen the latter part of June;
the screW-bean a little later. Both
contain a great deal of saccharine
matter; the latter is so full, it fur
nishes, by boiling, palatable mo-
lasses; and from the former, by
boiling and fermentation, toler-
ably good drink may be made.
The great dependence Of the In
dian for food, beside the product
of his fields, is the mezquite-bean.
Mules form a favorite article of
food, but horses are so highly
priced, they seldom kill them,
unless pressed by hunger or re-
quired by their customs.
The foregoing descriptions of the coun-
try around Yuma, and of its Indians, are
just as applicable to-day as they were
twenty-four years ago when written. In
tercourse with whites has modified some
of the Indians customs, but substantially
they remain unchanged ED.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-03-23

All merchandise consigned to nv care
will receive careful handling and be for
warded with dispatch and by experienced
freighters, at lowest market rates.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-03-23
Defy Competition.

Buyers will find it to their interest to call
and examine my stock before purchasing
elsewhere.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-03-23

The foregoing descriptions of the coun-
try around Yuma, and of its Indians, are
just as applicable to-day as they were
twentY-four years ago when written In
tercourse with whites has modified some
of the Indians customs, but substantially
they remain unchanged. ED.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-03-23
YUMA ARIZONA, SATURDAY MARCH %, 1873.

ed and but one bridge. Across
the Sonora river it will need q
pile bridge of 1900 feet to span the
entire waterway at flood. From
HermOsillO to the Arizona border
is a distance of 1877 miles-total
from Guaymas of 297. On this
section the curves and grades are
light, the latter ranging below
twenty-siX feet to the mile, except
over the ridge which divides the
waters of Arizona from those of
Sonora. Here the grade rises sud-
denly to sixty feet per mile, the
highest point reached being only
400 feet above tide. water, $50
miles from Guaymas. A short
tunnel, 600 feet through the ridge,
puts the line on the descending
slope toward Tucson; grade easy
and alignment good. Schuyler
estimates cost of construction and
equipment at $1O.5OO per mile,
the country affording few difficult
ties and many facilities for rail-
road building, and labor being
cheap.
The route taps the fertile and
well-watered valleys of San Mar
cial, San Miguel, MagdaIena and
of the Sonora river. The latter
valley alone supports thirty-fve
fiouring-mills, and it is stated on
good authority that seven thou
sand tons of flour are annually
sent to Guaymas for shipment to
southern ports of Mexico. The
valley of the Yaqui lies parallel
to the proposed road, and has
cultivable area nearly as large as
that of the San joaquin of Cali
fOrnia. The trade of Southeast
ern Arizona alone would afford a
paying business, independently of
the mining and agricultural in
terests of Sonora. The harbor of
Glaymas is a perfect one, and
deep water is easily reached by
short Warves. The Mexican gov
ernment has made valuable con-
cessiOns and given franchises,
which in themselves would afford
a profit on building the road. The
project is being carefully consid-
cred by a wealthy Englishman,
Mr.. r. R. Symon, contractor of
the mints at Culiacan, Alamos and
Hermosill0. He is now going over
the ground with Mr.. Schuyler
and, if satisfied, will have no
trouble in securing from England
all the capital required. We
should prefer to have this road
built and owned by Americans,
but San Francisco seems to have
been afraid that Guaymas will
take her Asiatic trade as soon as
this road connects at Tucson with |
one from the East. David Boyle |
Blair, and afterward Mr.. Schuy-
Ter, labored tor a couple of years
to induce San Francisco capital
lists to take hold of the project.
Milton S. Latham and VIM. B.
Hooper (WhO used to be in busi-
ness here at Yuma at one time
were on the point of doing so, but
gave it up on account of other
business cares. Schuyler and Sy-
mon will probably return to San
Francisco, via Tucson and Yuma,
about May 1, when we hope to be
able to give our readers valuable
Information about a project of such
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-03-23
YUMA IN 1S54.---VI.
Indians Religion Government -
Cruel EXecutIOn--Game Music
Agriculture.
BY LIEUT.. n. MICHLER.

Nothing is known of their re-
ligion. At one time they profess
to worship the sun and moon; al
another they say the Indian and
white man have the same God;
then you find them making pill
grimages to the sepulchre of some
departed chieftain, celebrated for
deeds of valor and civic honOrs.
AS to their government, they are
divided into bands, each having
its own head. There is one prin-
cipal hereditary chief presiding
over the whole. Each of the for
mer, with the advice of its men,
bers, decides upon all affairs re-
lating to the band to which he
belongs. Any important business
affecting the whole, is acted upon
by a council of chiefs-the prin-
cipal chieftain governing their
deliberations. Each chief punish.
es delinquents by beating them
across the back with a stick. Grim
inals brought before the general
council for examination, if con-
victed, are placed in the hands Of
a regularly appointed executioner
of the tribe, who infiicts such
punishment as the council may
direct.
An execution took place among
the Yumas whilst we were in
their neighborhOod, which Great
ed great sorrow among us all. An
Indian boy named "Bill" was in
the habit of going up and down
the river on board the steamboat,
and frequently visited the post
and our camp. Being very smart
and good-natured, he became a
great favorite; and speaking some
little English and Spanish, could
act as interpreter. He was secret
ly accused and tried before the
council for "being under the in
fluence of evil spirits, ,"-the evil
dence going to show, that for the
sake of frightening a little child
he had forewarned it of its death
on the following day, which, in
reality, accidentally took place. He
was convicted and sentenced to
be executed. Whilst seated on
the ground with three others of
his tribe, laughing. talking and
playing cards, the eXecutioner
walked up behind him and struck
him three blows upon the fore
head and each temple, killing him
instantly.
Their games are few. The prin-
cipal one is called mo-upp, or in
Spanish, rondo, played with two
poles fifteen feet long, and a ring
some few inches in diameter.
They play another with sticks,
like jack-Straws; also monte and
other games of cards, but know
no ball plays. Old and young join
in the games. Different from most
Indians, they seem to be good
natured, laughing and talking all
the time. They are very affec-
tionate toward each other, and it
is not unusual to see them walk
ing with their arms around each
others waists.
Music is not much cultivated
among them. They sing some |
few monotonous songs, and the
beaux captivate the hearts of their
lady-loves by playing ON a flute
made of cane. They manufac-
ture but few articles. The women
make baskets of willow, and also
of tule, which are impervious to
water; also earthen ollas or pots,
which are used for cooking and
for cooling water; they answer
the latter purpose very well-be-
ing porous, the water oozes out
and evaporates on the surface.
The men make headstalls and
riatas for horses.
Although constantly in the wa
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-12-03
Animals at Sea.

TT is fact perhaps not widely known
Il [says Southampton letter to the
Washington Star] that most of the wild
animals procured for the menageries and
geological gardens of Europe and
America are brought from Africa by a
German New Yorker named Reichie,
who has an aquarium in that city. 1t
is another curious fact that these animals
should come from Africa mainly through
North Germany. 1t seems they are
collected in Africa (mainly cubs) and
brought to Trieste, and thence to North
Germany, and from there are distributed
to the country where they are needed.
1t thus happens that the North German
steamers frequently carry these animals
to the U nited States, and it is interest
ing to hear about their habits on ship
board.
The lions, tigers and hyenas are great
towards in storm. They also suffer q
good deal from sea-sickness, and whine
about it. The elephant has little to say
when he is sea. sick, but he sways his
great head from side to side, and looks
"unutterable things" 1t has been de-
scribed by writer (Charles Reade)
how the sagacious elephant in storms at
sea saves himself from being washed of
the deck by throwing himself fiat upon
his belly with all his four legs and his
trunk spread out with suction power
upon the planks. Captain Neynaber
being interrogated upon this point, re-
marks, with sly wink in the direction
of the undersigned, that it will not do
to believe all we see in print.
He says that no ship master would
undertake to carry loose elephant on
deck. A loose elephant tumbling about
in gale would be more dangerous
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-12-03
A Singular Method of Courtship.

Among the Turkomans of Central
Asia, who may be styled the Comanches
of the East, the ancient and much dis
cussed usage of "marriage by capture"
takes the form of a very singular game,
which is universally popular with the
tribes of the Lower Oxus. 1t is known
by the curious appellation of "kok- -buri"
(green wolf, name which has never
been satisfactorily accounted for. The
mode of playing is as follows: When
Turkoman belle finds herself embarrass-
ed by a crowd of rival suitors, her father
settles the matter by assembling them
all in convenient place on the open
steppe. He then brings out his daughter
arrayed in the pomp of Turkoman "full
dress" and setting her upon swift
horse places in her hand the carcass of
a lamb or kid, well creased from head to
tail, with which she instantly gallops
away. The young gentlemen follow
her at full speed and endeavor to snatch
the prize from her hands, any one who
can succeed in doing SO being thereby
ShtiVieu W Coneluer hinsell1 the Happy
man." 1t sometimes happens, of course,
that when the cavalier, who is the OBJ
ject of the young lady's secret preference
comes within arms length, she will
hold the kid in such way that he can
easily wrest it from her: but should
less favored suitor overtake her, she
grasps it with all her strength, and the
ill-starred lover gets nothing but good
roll in the sand for his pains. When all
is over the father regales the whole COM
pany with sumptuous feast of rice and
mutton suet, for which he afterwards
''sends in the bill'' to his future son-in-
law, who is often anything but flattered
by this expensive compliment.