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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-09-26
A Cargo Of Cats.

Who ever heard of cats being an article of
commerce in this country? One would not
be surprised to know that there we're such
Cinnamon about, for the average celestial is
generally supposed to have weakness for
cat fish. The first instance we know of where
cats have been transported from one part of
the country to the other in any numbers was
recently, where three carloads passed over
the Canada Southern railway, bound West
The animals were transported in cattle cars,
which had been fitted up with four decks each
for the purpose. There they were, of all
sizes and colors, and such usthey made
when they lifted up their voices together.
The explanation of this new departure in the
live stock trade is that some of the Western
States are becoming completely overrun with
rats, and cats, their natural enemies, being
scarce, some enterprising individual had un-
dertaken to draw supply from the East,
where they are more plentiful. Let US hope
there is better fate than drowning in store
in the time to come for the overplus of pus-
sizes, and that our friend, who may be re-
garded as pioneer in this trade, has made
a handsome thing out of his venture.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-09-26
A Singular Medical Operation.

A correspondent of the Hartford Times
writing from Weatherstield. Conn, says:
ga rather singular medical operation,
amounting nearly to miracle, was perform
ed here few days ago. DR.. Fox was call
ed to see two children near Rocky Hill, who
we're laboring under some dangerous COM
plaint When he arrived he found one of
them apparently dead, the other nearly so.
After attending the living child, and giving
the necessary directions how to treat it, he
turned to examine the dead one. To all ap-
pearance life was extinct, end the poor little
one dead as door nail. On this little SUBJ
ject he thought he would try an experiment:
Into kettle of hot water he put half apound
of mustard; and, having soaked a blanket in
the water, be spread it on the floor, laid the
child on it and had him tightly rolled up.
After lying so for about four minutes he
commenced to kick. and crying most pitiful-
ly, let me 60; I'm roasted He was taken
from this purgatory, washed, medically treat
ed and cared for. The little fellow is now in
q fair way of recovery, thanks to the doctors
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-09-26
The Riches Of the Great West.

have made rough estimate that within
the last sixty days there has been received in
Chicago, and paid for in cash, daily, 400, 900
bushels of corn, 10000 bushels of wheat, 5O,-
900 bushels of oats, 5000 bushels of rye, and
1000 bushels of barley. Of course on some
days the receipts have been much larger and
often some what smaller, but think l
have put the receipts at considerably below
the daily average. Now, supposing the farm
er received twenty-five cents per bushel for
corn, eighty cents for wheat, twelve cents for
OATS twenty cents for rye, and eighty cents
sixty days no less than $8,256, 900 has been
paid from this point alone to farmers for the
above-named produce. No calculation has
been made on what has been paid for live
hogs[some 5000 per day, at the least calcula-
tion), beef cattle 1000 or 5000 per day. nor
on the other various articles.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-09-26
The Baby's Signal.

In Berlin two sentries are placed before the
door of every Ambassador or Minister of
State. When an officer appears they stimuli
taneously and mechanically raise their mus
kets to salute. and hold them there until he
disappears. Sometimes member of theroy-
al family waves his hand and the salute is
dispensed with. Upon one occasion as a roy
al infant, aged three months, was carried
past sentry box by its nurse, it was OBJ
served with horror that the man neglected to
60 through the customary gyrations. A
severe reprimand was administered, and he
was about to be commended to some fearful
punishment, when he excused himself on the
1 ground that "his Imperial and royal high.
at tie sentry Wv, with tbi its slit little fat hands
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-09-26
YELLOW FEVER IN TH f. NORTH.

The Utica, (New York; Herald speaking
of the present scourge in the Southnrn States,
asks the very pertinent question in regard to
Northern cities-are they exempt? 1t then
proceeds to show by reference to historical
records, that such is not the case.
The improved sanitary condition of North
ern cities, rather than their geographical al
titude, should be regarded as our best protec-
ton against the loathsome disease which
now rests upon Southern communities. There
is popular belief that yellow fever does not
spread with malignant character ST. far north
as Philadelphia, New York and other north
ern cities, but facts in history dispel this
pleasing delusion. New York has been sore
ly afflicted in the past. In 1898, when the
population of the city was 81, 900, about 500
people died of the same yellow fever. In the
year 1903 there were ], $3.50 cases in the city,
600 of them proving fatal. The next year the
scourge took off 600 people, and the next
year, 1905, 275 cases were fatal. In 1929
the city was threatened with widespread dis
aster, but by prompt aid and thorough man.
agement the disease was so confined that it
did comparatively little damage. The people
left the city by thousands. The infected dis
tricts were fenced in literally by high board
fences, in that only six cases appeared north
of Fulton street. The disease ran from the
middle of July to October, when cold wealth
er rather than medical treatment, probably,
cut short its career.
In 1911 Perth Amboy was attacked, and in
1919 Middletown, Conn.,, suffered severely.
Philadelphia, in the latter part of the last cen
tury and the first portion of the present one,
was more than once afflicted with the malady
In 1898 there were 732 deaths in that city; 1895
as many more, and in 1898 the disease car
ried off no less than 3,506 of the then small
number of people in the city. from 1905 to
1853 the disease appeared at intervals. In
the last year it lasted three months, but the
mortality was comparatively small, the num-
ber of deaths being only 121.
In 1856 yellow fever took 1000 people
out of Portsmouth, Va, just one-fourth
of the population. Boston is said to have
been visited only once by this disease. That
was in 1819 It came by ship from q
Southern port and of twelve persons who
went aboard the vessel at her wharf, nearly
all died.
DR.. Greenvile Dowell, of Texas, in his
tory of yellow fever epidemics, states that up
to July, 1877, yellow fever had appeared in
228 cities and towns in 38 States of the Union
and had taken off 65,311 people.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-09-26

In the village of Andria, in the territorial
district of Naples, there exists an ancient
ducal palace which formally belonged to the
noble house of Andria, after which it is called.
It is owned at present by the Spagnoletti, and
the actual possessor happened to procure an
old plan of the castle. Looking over it, he
noticed door marked where in reality none
existed. Not satisfied to leave this uninvesti-
gated, he ordered the wall to be broken
through at the place indicated on the plan,
and behind the brick work an iron door was
found. This was forced, and access was inn
mediately gained to small chapel, IN which
was deposited an old chest containing treasure,
which is estimated to be worth about 1,8OO,.
600 francs, or nearly $500, 900. It consists
of gold coins, of the time of Ferdinad Nv,
and precious stones. The whole is supposed
to have been deposited there for safety BY the
Duke Of Andria, when he emigrated to Ger
many, at the time of the French invasion OF
Italy
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-09-26
His Life Saved by q Girl.

A few days ago Harry G. Cortis, aged
19, the son of r. j. Cortis, agent for the
White Star Line of steamships, got beyond
his depth while bathing at Greenport, Long
Island. His desperate struggles with the
current that was carrying him off shore
were seen by some ladies on the beach,
There were no men near, but Miss King. the
daughter of Ambrose T. King, of Patterson,
N. j., promptly jumped into boat and
rowed to the rescue of tine swimmer. She
reached him just as he was about to sink
from exhaustion. Her strength not being
equal to the effort of lifting him into the
boat, she told him to hold on to the stern,
and thus she rowed ashore. Miss King
was perfectly cool and self-possessed until
the young man had been safely brought to
the beach. Then she tainted.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-09-26
ACiry owl

The ruins of the Southern Hotel, St. Louis,
are said to be occupied by solitary owl,
which was the pet of Mr.. G. +. Gouley, who
was killed on the night of the fire. The bird
remains in concealment during the day, and
ct night comes out and feeds upon the slops
of an adjacent restaurant Sometimes ne
perches upon the wall on the Fifth street side
and turning his great eyes toward the Olympic
Theater, sings his melancholy song OF who
who!" until morning. A large black cat also
lives among the ruins, and is on friendly
terms with the owl.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-09-26
Dustee You'selfee.

The liberality which our foreign-born agi-
tators show toward other persons of foreign
birth is aptly illustrated by the supposed dia-
logue between Kearney and heather Chinee,
as follows:
Kearney.-By the heavens above and the
stars that are in it.; by the moon, that pale
empress of the night by the sun that shines
by day; by the earth and all its inhabitants !;
and by hell beneath US, the Chinese must 60.
Heather Chinee. You no Melican man !;
dustee you'selfee.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-09-26

A Baltimore claimant has just arisen to the
authorship of the famous Irish ballads.
Kathleen Mavourneen" and sDermot As.
essor Of musc 60 years Old TrGoc TSo
tho tived at plymouth, England. He produces
me,ns; me necessary proofs that ne composed both
aso. Mr. Crouch rou So saws % that Kathleen Ma
yourneen" was first sung in public at his
former home in plymouth. July IA. 1926, and
'Dermot Astore' at London, in 1910.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-09-26
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.


'Bring me my broken harp" he said;
eve both are wrecks-but a. ye will
Though all its ringing tones have fled,
Their echoes lnger round it still;
1T had some golden strings, know.
But that was lOng-hOw lOng!- !-agO.
II cannot see it's tarnished gold,
l cannot hear its vanished tone,
Scarce can my trembling fingers hold
The pillared frame SO long their own;
We both Wrecks-a while ago
1t had some silver strings, know.
's}ut on them Time too long has played
The solemn strain that knows no change,
And where of old my fingers strayed
The chords they find are new and strange
Yes! iron strngs-I know-I know
We both are wrecks of long ago.
"We both are wrecks-a shattered pair
Strange to ourselves in Times disguise.
What say We to the love-sick air
That brought the tears from Marian'S eyes !?
Ay! trust me-under breasts of snow
Hearts could be melted long ago!
"Or will We hear the storm-songs crash
That from his dreams the soldier woke,
And bade him face the lightning's flash
When battles cloud in thunder broke?
Wrecks-naught but wrecks the time was when
We two were worth a thousand men"
And the broken harp they bring
With pitying smiles that none could blame;
Alas there's not single string
OF all that filled the tarnished frame!
But see! like the children Over]oyed,
His fingers rambling through the void!
81 clasp thee! Ay *** mine ancient Tyre +**
Nay, guide my wandering fingers There!
They love to daily with the wire
AS Isaac played with Esaus hair.
Hush! ye shall hear the famous tune
That Marian called The Breath of June"'
And so they softly gather round:
Rapt in his tuneful trance he seems:
A silence like the song of dreams. ~
"There! ye have heard the air, he cries,
'1hat brought the tears from Marian's eyes"
Ah smile not at his fond conceit,
Nor deem his fancy wrought in vain;
To HIM the unreal sounds are sweet
No discOrd mars the silent sCrain
Scored on life's latest starlit page
The voceless melody of age.
Sweet are the lips Of all that sing,
When natures music breathes unsought,
But never yet could voice or string
So truly shape our tenderest thought
As when by fe's decaying fire
Our fingers sweep the s'ringless Tyre!
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28
I" a Plea for Child-Murder."

Typographical Improvement is
now quite as notable in the Salt
River Herald as is the high moral
plane upon which it is being con-
ducted. It's last issue declares it
strictly family paper, that ex-
cludes everything unfit for the
household" It's editor is BACH
elor, and possibly considers chill
dren as nuisances, "unfit for the
household" This hypothesis ex-
plains the presence in the last is
Sue of that family journal Of an
astonishing editorial advocating
humars fetlcide, under the above
caption. Phoenix families, pro-
badly, feel as proud of that pure
family paper as we do.
1t also SUPPORTS WOolsey-for
Congress!
1t seems to have a morbid fancy
for aborted Eabies and for still
born Delegates to Congress.
The Enterprise used to cali that
pure editor " Parrot" in altusion
to one of his pure family stories;
hereafter it may properly desig-
nate him " F9tus.".
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28
YUMA, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER g. 1873

dians let fire get out among the
tules; the Victoria caught fire
and was destroyed. Her masts
had been cut out and removed to
the ship-yard a short time before;
Another steamboat used to run
on the river, but she sunk at her
mOorings, about Pilot Knob, be-
fore Geo. A. johnson & Co. could
buy her. She was called the
Uncle Sam; and was owned by
Capt. Turnbull.
There is some talk of building
two new steamboats, on the ways
here at Yuma.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28

SIXTY TWO bars of base bullion from
the Aqua Fria furnace, the product of
twelve tons of Silver Bell ore, are lying at
the Bank of Arizona awaiting shipment
to San Francisco.
Employees of the Tip Top mine tele-
graphed to San Francisco, ordering pur-
chase of over 1900 shares of that stock.
Looks as Ii they had confidence in the
mine.
Frost occasionally.
Miner-Prescott
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28

Goods sold 81 greatly reduced rates.
:, Highest prices paid for all Arizona pro:
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28
GALL AND SEE THEM.
AURREY FREIGHT.
TEAMS FURNISHED AND FREIGHT RECEIVED AM
FORWARDED pEoxPTIY.

All goods consigned 10 me carefully at
tended ~. THOMAS HALLECK,
t5-}ln Aubrey s 7
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28

FRANK MAssoLETTI is running for the
office of Treasurer of Pinal County. Good
mat for the place.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28
NOTICE.

TTNO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.-THE
i undersigned hereby gives notice that
she will not be responsible for, or pay,
any claims or bills, unless made by her
express order or direction.
PIEDAD G. RKDONDO
Dated Yuma, A. T, July 20, US. jy27-2m
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28

All merchandise consigned to my care
will receive careful handling and be for
warded with dispatch and by experienced
freighters, at lowest market rates.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28
"A ns O 9

A choice assortment of Books, Stationery
Musical Instruments and Fancy Articles.
Al the most popular Newspapers, Mag
azincs and Latest Novels ON hand as soor
as Issued.
GAtf ANN GEE TuEn
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28
Defy Competitions.

Buyers will find it to their interest to cali
and examine my stock before purchasing
elsewhere.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28
Tucson Starr
The Pima Indians of Arizona.
THEIR HISTORY AND TRADITIONS.
TContinued.1

/ Continued
Arispa, petty chief, veil known for hi:
bravery in the field, and withal Il crafty anC
unsCruDulOus man, took advantage of the
general confusion and, with the intention
of usurping Antonio's place, accused the
latter of witchcraft. Antonio was tried
and declared not guilty, and since then has
| been generally recognized as headthicf
worst Indians on the reservation, refuse
| to be guided by Antonio, and the latter
evidently believes his position to be lnse-
cure, ana therefore temporiZes with the
bad men of the tribe rather than run the
risk of "a revolution and possible loss of
| his rank by compelling them to behave
themselves. Of course the Indians know
him thoroughly, and take advantage of
his weakness.
Since Antonio Azul has become the
Head-chief of the tribe the overland road
from Texas to California, which passed
through the Pima land, has been establish
ed, and in consequence thereof these In
dians have been thrown in contact with
Americans In 1850 Il reservation, con-
tanning one hundred square miles, was set
aside for them by act of Congress, and
upon and near it they have resided ever
since. About the year 1865 the small poX
ragged among them to an alarming extent;
and many, particularly children, died of
this disease.
1t is lamentable fact that the Pimas
have rstrograded since the advent Of the
white men among them; both morally and
physically. Twenty years ago, when But
terfield's tnail coaches first passed through
their land, the Pimas were healthy race,
the men brave and honest, the women
chaste. To-day foul diseases prevail to an
alarming extent, many of the women are
public prostitutes, and all will pilfer when
opportunity offers.
u.-RBLIGION.
The Pimas believe in the existence of q
supreme being or Creator, whom they call
" Prophet of the Earth" and also in an
evil spirit (che-a-vurD. They believe,
that generally their spirits will pass to
another world when they die, and that
there they will meet those who have gone
before them. They say that whenever any
one dies an owl carries the soul of the de- /
parted one away, and hence they fear owls,
(Which they never KILL and they consider
the hooting of this bird sure omen that
some one is about TO die. They give Il
confused account of some priests, (par-le) |
who, they state, visited their country years
ago ard attempted to convert them to
These priests were French,
and to this day the Pinas call the French
(par-le sick) 1t does not appear these
met with success. The Pimas
have no form of worship whatever, and
have neither idols nor images. They know
that the Mexicans baptize their children
and sometimes initiate this ceremony.
This baptism is applied, however, as
charm, aud i'll cases ol extreme sickness
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-09-28
WIN. R. STOKES,
SAMUEL HAMILTON,

ATTORNEY -AT-LAW,
Mineral Park, Mohave county, Arizona.
win practice in all TIE Courts Of the Ter
fitofy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-18
PETERSBURG.

lt4 zEsI fEILEfSkSc CIbSIs g555s-$s 49,
CARGO SALE OF SUGAR AND koLAssEs HusTs
IS6s coURT-ACouITrED OF a SERIOUS
cuARGE--RoBBERY, &C.
fcorrespoudence Of tho Richmond Dispatch
JANUARY II, 1878.
AZ the cargo sale OF New Orleans sugar
.nd moIasses Mt auction to-day sugars
brought 63 cents, No. ] quality molasses ~
n as cents, aud No. 9 quality 80 cents:
In the Hastings Court to-day, Judge
Mann, in his charge TO the grand jury, cali
ed especial attention to the Mofett liquor
law and the necessity OF its rigid enforce.
ment, He instructed the Jury TO make
thorough investigation rs to any violations
OF the law. 4 copy OF the returns OF the
Commissioner OF the revenue for last month
,ysS nlaced i'm their hands for examination.
The grand Jury found true bills against
nine persons for felony. The trial OF FL. N.
Harris. n citizen OF Waverly, charged with
nassinp counterfeit money, resulted to-day
in his acauittal. the jury being absent from
,be;r seats but few minutes. In the trial
of the case at the last term OF the court the
Jury were unable to agree.
The store OF Me$srs. Bass d Coyington,
grocers, on the Old Market square. was en-
tered by burglars last might and robbed OF
considerable sum OF money.
twenty-five orphan boys. ranging in age
from ten TO eighteen years, shipped by the
Cbildrcn's Aid Society OF New York, ar
rived here to-day TO the care OF DIR. B. f.
winfield. Homes in the county have been
found for all OF them. This is the second
shipment Of orphan children from New
York to Petersburg, AID the experiment
has proved highly satisfactory. 1t is eS-
pected that many more children will be sent
here from the North in the spring.
ROBIN ApAIR.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-18
FINANt'! Al.
=: ~ M, STOCK G:t;II4AE15E.
THURSDAY January IL 1878

i ~ -, SrI WA T-.t''-@ - - - l.
THURSDAY, january II, 1878.
uncertain. Gofa.-lc2 bid.
State Securlties.-Firpn, cons0is, ofA lid, 05A
asked: Virginia consols. new, AZ asked; Virginia
deferred, bid, 5 asked: Virginia taN-recciVablc
coupons, 6SA bid, 90 asked.
Richmond city G's. l00s bid; Petersburg city
6'S 9G bid. 90 asked Petersburg city SIS. special,
III bid; LynchbnrS city SIS, 100 bid, JOG asked
LynsshbnrE city 6 2f s b y asSsa
Railroad BondS.-Virgtnia Central Railroad third
mortgage Co. j. and j., 1872! bid: Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad second mortgage Cs. j. ard J,
Ssh bid, 81 asked southside Railroad second mort
gage preferred 6's. j. and j., "a bid. 77H asked
Sousiac Railroad third mortgage preferred 6's, j..
ana j.. CO bid, GS asked; Norfolk and Petersburg
Railroad second mortgage Ss,J. ana D. 20 asaea
S's.J. and d.. l0in bid; Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad mortgage SIS, J. and D..
100 bid: Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad mortgage rs j. and j.. o5 bid; Richmond
and Danvie Railroad consolidated C's, NJ. and ",
II bid: Piedmont Railroad first mortgage e's, A.
and O.. 90 bid.
Canal Bonds.-James River and Kanawna Canal
first mortgage 6's, NJ. and n, as bid.
Railroad Stocks.-Richmond, fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad common, 100 par, SO
BID; Richmond. Frederisksbmrg and no potomae
bid: Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road seven per cent. guaranteed, co par, o0h bid
Richmond aud Danville Railroad. 100 par, 2 bid,
Bank Stocka-state Bank of Virginia. 100 par,
so asked; Merchants and Planters Savings, 25 par
l8 bid. go -
Insurance CompGnies.-Virsinla Fire and Ma
rine 25 par, SO bid; Virginia State, 25 par. 49,.
bid, 90 asked; Merchants and Mechanics, 100 par,
psn 100 gal i99 Pad
k.chmoHd Fire Association, s. par. i6z bid. 81
asked.
pany. 100 par, rs bid.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-18
MECKENBURG COUNTY.
BOYDToN, January 16, is

BOYDTON, january 16, 1873.
Editors Dispatch: The Southside is again
called on to mourn the loss Of one OF is
brightest intellects. T.. X. Harris, Esq,
OF this county. died very suddenly in
Lawrenceville last Sunday night. Mr..
Harris held high rank as 4 lawyer
and politician, and was the presidential
eIector for our congressional district in
1876, and held the Office OF Commonwealth's
attorney OF our county for 4 number OF
years. He was regarded as one Of the best
prosecutors and most eloquent advocates in
the Southside; and his death, coming so
soorr after that Of the lamented Berkeley,
will be severely felt by our section. Mr..
Harris was in the prime OF life, being about
forty-two years Of age. He held high rank
in the Masonic fraternity, Of which he was
one of the brightest lights. He leaves n
wife and four children, as we'll as n widowed
mother and sister, to mourn their loss.
The residence OF Colonel Thomas F.
Goode, which was burned last week, was
insured in the Virginia Fire and Marine In-
surance Company for $l,500-about half its
value. His silver plate, as we'll as the jew
elry and clothing Of the family, was lost.
BOYDToN.