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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-26

POLICE CoURT, MONDAY Justice Joseph
~. White presiding. James Smith and
Charles Allen, charged with stealing a
pocket-book containing about $50 from the
person, OF, Miss Ida Vernon. Continued
until Tuesday on account Of the absence OF
witnesses. g. 4s,. ..s. s...s.
Smith Payne, charged Will, exhibiting a
certain game Of chance called "policy." !"
Sent on to the Hastings Court.
Thomas Martin, charged with assaulting
and beating Charles ,BurWell and Nancy
Morris Required to pay eosts-Sl. 80. Dis
missed. trs.
Gertrude Howard and Lucie Robinson,
charged with using abusive and threatening
language to j. B. Suit. Bound over to keep
the peace in 5000 for six months. .s5
Frank Waller, charged with abusing
Lucie Robinson. Bound over to keep the
peace in 5000 for SIX months.
James Crouch, charged with gambling on
the Sabbath day by pitching cents. Flned
So.
John Ware, charged with being a lunatic.
Commission ordered.
Moses Dickinson, charged with stealing a
barrel Of flour from J.. w. ,Holloran. Con-
tinued to Tuesday and accused bailed.
Richard Simpson, charged with stealing
lot Of wood valued at fifty cents. Sent to
Jail for five days and punished with ten
stripes.
Polly, Manson, charged with perjury, &c.
Sent on TO the Hastings Court.
: Edward Hewlett, charged with entering
the stable OF John Stewart and stealing BIZ.
Case continued. ~
The following persons were fined for
violation OF the city ordinances: Major Lo-
max and Samuel Green, 50 each for disor-
derly conduct in the First market during
market hours; Annie Aliriend, 81 for same
offence; Thomas johnson, 81 for being
drunk and disorderly in the street; James
Winston and Hezekiah James, 81 each for
same offence; Sadie Hartz, 81 for same
offence.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-26

RICHMOND, February 81, 1873.
WE HAVE SOLD TO MESSRS. MIL
w LER & PIERCE our interest in the stock. FIX
lures, ard business OF POLK MILLER GO. The
PIERCE under the same drm-name OF POLK
MILLER & co. All persons indebted will make
payment to them, end all having claims viii present
Them TO Messrs. POLK MILLER Il co. for pay
lnent. PURCELL, LADD Il CO.
AS will be seen by the above, we have purchased
the interest OF Messrs. Purcell Ladd 6 Co. in the
business of POLK MILLER Co., and viii continne
IT at the same place, corner OF Ninth and Main
streets, under the same frm-name OF POLK MIL
LER Z co.
fc 2S-lm i ~ st. MILLER e. PIERCE
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-07-27
A Generous Miner.

After all, these Virginia City miners
have big, generous hearts. The other
evening one of them, who was finishing
up weeks spree in Frisco, stepped
out of the Palace after dinner, and ran
against haggard-looking, shabby gen.
teel woman who was weeping upon a
corner. "What is the matter, marm!"
said the miner respectfully. She told
him sad story-poverty, sickness, a
large family of children, nothing to do,
nothing to wear. "IS that the best
frock you've got?" said the rough fel-
low, gently. She said it was. He felt in
his pocket. 1t contained one twenty,
which he had intended to devote to wine
and wickedness that evening. "Stop
here a moment, marm," and he lodged
around the corner and into dry-goods
store. In few minutes, he returned,
and, pressing small bundle into the
poor woman's hand, disappeared with
the air of man who mad done kind
action gracefully. The starving woman
eagerly undid the package Itcontain-
ed a pair of embroidered silk stockings.
San Francisco News-Letter.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-07-27
H0TSPUR ON A FOP.

Ny liege, did deRy no prisoners;
hut remember. when the fight was done,
When ! was dry with rage and extreme toll
And nothing stronger than rain water
Within forty failes, came there a certain lord
Trinity dressed, nobby, in fact, with a cuta
way coat,
flashy neck tie, snd pants louder than the
Band wagon of a circns, including the band
He was fresb as a bridegroom
To speak truly, he was trifie too fresh.
His chin. which advised him to wipe OF,
Was newly reaped, and showed like
stubble-land at harvest time.
He was scented like ice cream
At church fair-with vanilla, musk,
Rose water, cologne, hair OIL etcetera,
And can not pretend what else.
TwiNt his finger and his thumb he held
A pouBcet box lsee webster's Unabridged)
Which, ever and anon, he gave his nose,
And still he SAILED and talked, and, as
The soldiers bore dead bodies by,
He called them untaught knaves, unmanneriy,
To bring 4 sioveniy Cnhandsome corpse
Between the wind and his nobility.
With many holiday and snobbish terms.
Such as " Aw, weally'' " Did YOU evahs'
He addressed me among the rest
Demanded my prisoners in her Majesty's
Behalf. | then. ali smarting with
Ny wounds, being CALLED 10 be so pestered
With seven by nine popinjay.
Out of my grief and my Impotence,
lifted him one abaft the wheel house,
And you might have heard his little
Coat tails crack as he passed
Over into the next county.
This bald, Gnjointed chat of his my lord,
Disturbed my Dutch, and besecch You
Let not his mysterious disappearance
Come between my love and Your high majesty.
oil Cify Derrick
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-07-27
Ants in a Passion.

F. Z. Coleuse, writing from Natal to
Nature, says: 81 noticed this morning
that along the bottom of the front wall
of my house, on the veranda, there Law
a quantity of reddish brown powder;
there was enough to fill 4 coffee-cup.
On looking closer saw that it was made
up of small and larger fragments which
glistened, and on inspecting some in nv
hand they turned out to be the heads,
legs, trunks, etc., of countless ants. A
number of the animals were still on the
wall above, and nv attention
being now arrested watched them, and
saw that they were contributing to the
carnage beneath. This species of ant is
small, comparatively harmless one,
the chief sin of which is that it makes
its way to every species of food and
swarms on it. As is usual with ants,
the general body of insects is accom-
panied by larger individuals, which are
provided with heads and jaws quite dis
proportionate to their bodies, and with
these jaws they do all the cutting up.
Among the ants on the wall there was a
large sprinkling of these .'soldier ants"
bent on destroying them. The proper
ton of heavy-jawed to ordinary ants was
about one to ten. saw group of lit
tie ones fastening on to big one, which
made desperate efforts to release itself.
At first the big one bit several little ones
in two and the parts dropped down
from the wall; but after while the lit
tie ones severed all the legs of the big
one, and finally got on his back
and cut him in two. The group then
dropped down to swell the mass below.
Similar scenes were enacted elsewhere
on the wall. The commencement of one
combat was as follows: A big ant walk
ed along till it met another big one and
the two shook antenna. Just then a
little one seized hold of hind leg of one
of these big ones. Neither took any no.
tice, but continued q rapid conversation.
Suddenly other small ones came up,
when the big one whose leg was grab
bed turned furiously on the little one
and seized Kim by the middle. This
could not be done until the big one had
doubled himself up; as soon as he had
hold of his small antagonist, he lifted
him in the air and shipped him in two.
all the big ones legs had
been seized by little ones, and the party
seemed to turn over and over, little bits
down, now leg, now half an
ant, till the big one was vanquished.
The ant is most assuredly subject to
passions. The way in which the big
ant turned on the little one was singu-
arly indicative of rage. The determin-
ID manner in which. he laid hold of the
little one was quite human. If 1 had
had magnifying glass, the scene would
lave been really exciting"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-07-27

-Friar Giovanni is wonderful
singer at Rome, blessed with a voice
perfectly sweet and clear, and of vast
volume and immense range. When he
sings the church is crowded and the
audience pays no attention to the re-
hgions part of the services, SO the &C.
clesiastical authorities do not let it be
announced when and where he is to
sing. They are in fear lest he should
quit the cloister for the stage, and SO
have made him an allowance of $40 a
month.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-07-27

latter Ambassador at Berlin. Count
Corti knows Turkey and the Turks well.
for he has lived at Constantinople for
many years. The role of both in the
Congress is secondary one. All they
have to do is to look out for their coun.
try's interests in the Adriatic. The fate
of Turkey does not concern them at all.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-07-27
COMPANIONS on TIE Road.

Liie's Iaiiestoues, marking year on year.
Pass ever ~wiiter near
The final goal. the silent end
To which our lated footsteps tend
a year once seemed a century,
Now like "a day IL hurries by,
And doubts ana fears our hearts Cypress,
And all the way is WEAKNESS.
All me- how GLAD and gay we were,
Youths sap in ali our veins astir,
When long ago with spirits high,
happy careless company.
We started forth, when every thing
Wore the green glory of the spring,
And ali the fair wide world was ours,
To gather Is would its fiowersi
Then life almost eternal seemed,
And death q dream so vaguely dreamed
That In the distance scarce IL threw
A cloud shade ON the mountains blue,
That rose before us soft and fair,
Clothed in ideal Eues of air.
To which We meant in after time,
Strong IN our lnanbood's strength. to climb
How all has changed Years have gone by,
and of that Joyous company
With whom our youth first journeyed on,
Nho-who are leftY Alas, not onei
Love earliest ioitered ON the way,
Then turned his face and slipped away;
And after him with footsteps light
The :ickse oraces took their flight
And all the careless Joys that lent
Their Teyeiry and merrimeni
Had smiled their iasf and sad ..s.Iiau"
Hope iaiteTing then with doubtful mind
Began to turn and look behind,
And We half one.tioniny were fain
To follow with her back again,
But fate still urged ms on our way
Then Ia ,,1r sife Win nlaIn,iye 80
In ,,l...s nj .In5,.. came Wa,no,,. -
And runrn,ured Of the nastsnd lola
Dear stories oi the days of Old.
Ara Friend .i,tr ,ool, ~. niece -, T o,,a
And s,,n,-,s "a, I,i,, 90 ~ ~ 49,. ''''
That ove vas uobt ana insincera
Not u5,,.,h "a 5,a,,5s ,.,.,...,,,,I 80,
49, - .. 1900 . - . N'''- 'Ni.'
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-07-27

Robert How, a citizen' of Carroll
ton, o., aged about 60 years while pick
ing cherries fell from tree, striking on
his head and shoulders, breaking his
neck and killing him almost instantly.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27
coMMEsoEMrSr OF VOLUME SIXTEEN.

With this number commences the six tccnth yeaT and volume of the WEEKLY ARIZONA MINER, winch has from the first cay of it. publication until now held the proud position Of the leading journal of Arizona. and with better prospects for the future than ever before, II to-day enters upon its sixteenth year iulI of vigor and hope, backed by the determination of its proprietor to ever keep it in the van of all competitors. Thc latest and freshest news fo be had, at whatever cost, will continue in future. as in the past, to be leading fea- lure of its conduct. Its price Is below that of all other psIicrs of its c.ass on the Pa cific coa.i, and as q consequence, coupled with its genera excellence as reliable newspaper of the best type, its circulation is abont double that of any other journal in the Territory, winch makes it by far the most dcsirab:e adsertisipg medium in the country. These facts being known and appreciated by the public, constitute tie MINER really fLe Chief.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27
The Next Presidency.


 The Cincinnsti Enquirer has interviewed the entire South by means O; its cores pondence, and seems pretty we'll satisfied that the contest lies between Hendricks and Thurman of the Democrats, while Grant IS unanimously considered by ihe Repub!i- cans The Democrats seem to he equally divided between Hendricks and Thurman others, like TildeH. Hancock and Bayard. have their especial friends, who would llke tO sec them at the hesd of the Democratic ticket. It is tacit understanding on the part of the South that Northern Dan shall have me position, and whoever he may be will be cordially supported by the South. Tlis Is for the purpose cf electirg Demo cratic President 4 unanimiiy of Demo yrais both North and South is thought will succeed in the Presidency.
 MT. Grant is the man for the Republicans. both Norm and south. He IS a man tried and true, and has the unlimited confidence Of the Republican party in general. Both parties have assumed a peculiar shape m American politics. Neither having suffi- cicnt strengtli to carry an election, strcng men are resJrted to in order to carry the party. This is tae evident position of the Repub icaRs, and a lamentanle fact cOEcern- ing the Democrats. It is to be hoped that some happy principle ere this and the time for tlIe nominations may be developed, and be of sufficient power to animate the par ties and not allow their enthusiasm to be wasted on the miserable adoration for certain man to cffce. Great principles III former elections actuated the movements of tie people, and in most eases proved sue cesslul. Think of the great master mind, Henry Clay, exciaiming from principle, Il had rather be right than be President" \ fit thought for meditation by even the men Of to-day. There Is room for many changes before the next election, and the greatest diversity of opinions may be found to har moRize, and new man, from some pure principle promulgated by party, may be the successful candidate in 1SS0.- Mesilla Independent.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
special to the Miner.

Montreal, Dec 23.-The heaviest s3ow- storm for years occurred last night. Three feet of snow covers tue ground 10 day. All trains due this morning are several hours behind time.
 Quebec. Dee. 2S.-Three feet of snow fell last night Some of the streets gre impass- able.
 St. Louis, Dec. 23.-Tbe river is full Of floating ice. The ferry-boats suspended navigation.
 New York, Dec. e3-A great crowd gath cred to witness the start of OLeary and Campana, at midnight, fast night, for the great six days walking contest. Campsna expects to run great number of mlies with but short intervals of rest. oIeary will keep along at his usual steady gai!.
 San Francisco Dec. 23-In the libel suit of Decor C. c. ODonneIl against the pro prietors of the Chronicle, the court dis missed the case. on the grounds that the truth of the article, charging O'Donuell with being an abortionist, has been estab- lished by evidence adduced. The counsel for the defence moved that O'Donneli be at once held for murder; but the Court de cllned entertaining the motion. recommend ing that the matter be placed before the Grand Jury. e
 Berlin, Dec. 23.--Reports from Sf. Peters burg state ihaa Nihillst uprising on t:Ie 26th of December is feared. The police is busy tracxing conspirators. and making numerous arrests. There is Tumor that the Government seriously contempIrtes closing the Universities on account of the apprehension of disturbances by the stu deutS.
 London, Dec. 93.-Dispatches from India say the Ameer and his family are continu- ing their flight, which will probably end Tn fight.
 ''PHENIX, Dec. g. Hunter, PreScott:-
 'Tiptop looks splendid Tne mill is to De moved up to the mine. and five or SIX more stamps added. RIDDLE,
 Financial.
 San Francisco, Dee. g Gold, 10055: legal tenders, @97S NeI %: Mexican dollars, 90ll@9i; trade dollars 97; half dollars, 9S34.
 STOCKS. Stocks closed: Silver King, F; Tiptop, i.25; Alpha, II3f; Cal, l0; Con. Va. s; G. X Curry, S24: Eureka, 32: Justice $24; Ophir, ;S; Sierra Nevada, i5i@; Utah. I2: Yellow Jacket, liz: san Xav., leo; Union .15; BOdie, 134; Mexican. 3UI.: OVernan, 10.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27
Yuma iteios. rr-,... .i..- .-....,,,..f ]


 X tulerably reliable record of bullion and shipments from Pinal County, for the past eleven months. has been kept by citizen of Florence. who has unusual facilities for securing accurate information on this sub- iect. The vaieS oi these shipments exceeds one mi lions of dailaFs considerably. The exact figures will be published for the year ending December 3lss.
 X complete silver quartz msll, and very complete hoisiing work, have arrived by rail for the Tiger mine. There is over is0.o00 pounds of this machinery. con si.neai to ani being forwarded bv Col. James NJ. Barney. through hil Ehrenberg house. IL is the most remarkable mschiaers wo have seen pass through Yuma. very massive and of superior finish. It k from Prescott. Scott < Co.'s machine works and fouadries, and its apDeafancc Is much tS their credit. IL tsok Soiae nine CT ten cars to bring it.
 About 1'5,609 pounds of machinery is expected 10 arrive for the Tombstone Mining Company. We recently had saw-mill complete forwarded to them.
 Last Saturday came two more thorough kraesd wagons for MeSsrs. Gllmer k Sals- bury. If tley would only substituta these for the rattle traps now in use, travellers would praise instead of decryiag their line and nonsi sidsrahle profanity would be avoided.
 Two regiments ofAe$ioan reguiaTs, under of Colonel Caidelas, haze arrived at Guaymas. They have erders to sustain the Sonora Legislature. which is 10 impcaoh Governor Aariscal for unconstitutional exercise of authority, and for mal-apprro- prlaiioa of pubic fun,is.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27

Tmg woRI.p's SUGAR PRoDUorIoX.-The annual production of the sugaref the world ha, been approximately calculated as fol- lows: Bengal. Chiua and Siam, 800, poo, 900 lbs: British tooHies. 40, ,G00.000 lbs, Spanish Colonies. 410,oe0,009 lbs; Dutch colosies, 1e0. .000.00p lbs: Swedish aud Danish Colonies. 20,000.009 lbs: French Coionies, l60.000. .00oo lbs: France (beeti :s6c.0 100 lbs; Brazil. lJ0,009,00o lbs. :; Zollvereia ibeetl 55o,0a0.00 lbs.; Austria theetl I7s.0eo. .ooe lbs: Russia (bectl 100,- ce0. 900 lbs; Italy saa Belgian fbeetl 200, uoo. .000 ll,s,; all other sourees. including the UniteG States, .01,0aO,000 lbs.;. rhs annual consumption of sugar per head by diitefent nations varies very considerably. &s may be seen l,y the following figures, based on eiii- cia. data: In the United States. ;3 lbs. per head: EngisusI. 20; Scotland, 30; Holland. 1G; Ireland. ;; Belgium, 6; France, 6.66; Spain, 624; Switzerland. 6: Portugal, |; Denmark. ;: Poland. ]: Prussia tz bllvereint 10; Norway and Sweden, 9; Italy, ai Austria, ,: Russia. ,.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27
DELIA '. COnCO3AN, Camp Verde, A. T., November 18th, 1s7s
SUske!ss
h the District CoVet uf G.e Tlird Judicisl Dis
 sayspai County. MuRAT nASTERSoN, Plaintiff,

h the District Capei uf e rEird 5udicisl District
 sayspai County. MURAF mASTERSON, PIsin;sH,
 
 D. D. Ambrose, T.. sample. Albert
 ]. Chan pion and Robert Prior. Nc. eaS. nartIeIs doing husiuess under the
 firm name of Champion 6 Prior.
 John Doe and Richard Roc, eofts
 Action brought in the Distric. Court Q, tAe Third Judicial District. in snd for the couny of Yavaps ia the Territor! of Arizona.
 The Territory of AriZepa sends greeting to D. D, Ambrose H. Sample, Albert l. Champion and Robert Prior, and John Doe and Richard itoe.
 lou are hereby summoned and required 10 a:,;ar ,s Gn acton brought against you by the above uap,..l raintif in the District Court e Third Jdieial Dis trlet n and for the county of levspai the Territory of Arizona, Nnd answer tl,e coEplaat nIe gith the Clerk of this Court, st Prescott m said coant IA copy of which complaint accompanies this snn.mOns with in twenty days exclusive cf the day Of seice after the service upon you of this summons. if served in this county; but 1T served out of Us county. ai1 within tks district then within thirty days, in all other cases forty days.
 And you hereby notified that ii yoa fai .o apear and anw the complaint above required the psiu- n will take judgment a,aiIrt you for the sl of S5G sixth day of November, lss ani obtain decree ar desing the personal property ee to secure the pay meat of szme to be sold, al of which f;lIl arr from the complaint filed hareia and End sbursena,,.s in this behalf expended.
 Given under my hsnd and to zeal of the sad D;s-,. Conr:, at prssnsfi tsis 18th oGy si Sov1a6er . t, lsss, WILLIAM VII. gERS0g Clerk.
 Iy ". c. FosTEa. Deputy tITcH < CHUBoHILL. AitSs for plE. n22le3
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27
From Congress to the rrni,.n,i.ry

Robert Smails. colored. the Republican Congressman from the Fifth District of south CaroliHo, vas convicted on the 1 tn of November, 1871, If accepting dribe and sentenced to three years at hard labor in the State penitcntisry. He took an ap- peal ai.d WIS released on bail. Last week the Supreme Court Iubiiracd tie verdict and an officer will be sent to Washington for the convict. Bob SmailS" was born at Beaufort, <. C.. April ). 1889, 8 slave. re- moved to Charlston m 1851, and worked as riggel ara sailor till the war broke out. when tAlay, iSG2j he ,oak ihe Planter, steam transport plying in ChariSton har- Dor, over the bar and haEdcd her over to the blUckgding squartlrop. For this, which WIS much talked of at the time, Smalls was sppaiuteil plot in the navy. He served in this capacity oG the monitor neo- kuS in theuattaek on Sumter, and finally. December |, 1883, was appointed Co tue rank of master for gallant and mertorious conduct and placed ia charge of the Plan ter. serving iii she went out of commission in iseG. Returning to South Carolina he was elected tF tae Assembly, in 1868. and and to rhe State Senate in i21a and lSa2 Tn 1874 he was elected to Congress. and re- elected ia is1G by ,ISS majority over Geo. D. Tiilman (nem.l wsc defeated him last month for the Forty-sixth Congress hy i5.745 votes, Smalls letters beng circulated against hiIl ai negro meetings with marked effect.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27
Arizona Interpretations.

Articles "f incorDoration of the Massa- chusetts SilYer Miners Company were filed in the County Clerks office in New York, November 29th. Also articles of incorpo- ration of the Arizona Mining Company, with Sl0,000,e01 capi:al.
 Mob Hill c. and ;. M. Co.,-objcct: 10 miEe in Navaia, California. Utah, Arizona, and elsewhere. Capitar, $l0,000,000. Di- rectors-G. C. Garibaldi, John A. Younic, William J. Gray, William " B. Sheldon, and Jas. D. McMuuay
 Articles of incorporation by inc Central Arizona Mining Company were filed with the County Clerk, in New York, November 29th. Capital, Sl0,01a,001. Among the Trustees are \. Wallace and Noah Brooks.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27

CHRIsTMAs.-Dcc. 9j, according 70 the reckoning of the Christian Church. cur Savior was porn of poor, but pEre and holy parents. It is, anG hI> been. since the date Of his birth. time honorel custom among 'he civilized aati9ls ot the Globe. to ccle- b-ate the day, ia respect to tbe birth of ihe Great Messiah. Eighteen hundred and seveu;y-cight years have come and gone siaee inc babe ;in the manager was born. and tho cVeatfui changes during those many centuries have been great. Saiions haze sprung into existence and been mighty for q time. ana then have iallen like the dust What changes wIii be wrought during the next 1878 years is beyond the power of man tn forcteil, but should the changes and en- ligbtonment advance in equal ratio to what they have during ihe last centGTy it is req fonabic to conjecture t5ar the people will eXelaim, and with perfect right, "The pes pie who lived in the isth Century were an ignorant set" and will hc chased as but littlc superior to tine brute of the field However, lot Us celebrate the day in a proper Hanpcs, regardless of what may he said of Us when onr iiones shall have crunl- blcd to ashes and been laid away to Tcstfor iolg. long centuries. Jast think of it. o1r Savior bas lived all these cycles of years and has only diGG unGo.