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" Strike, but hear!''

Six weeks or more ago, we
were shocked and grieved to
SEQ in a public print, a specific
charge of felony against Hon.
Jacob Hoover, a man thereto
fore above suspicion, who from
his youth to mature manhood
all of which had been passed in
Oregon and Washington Terri
tery-borc himself free from re-
proach among his associates and
neighbors. Twice had he been
elected a member of the Terri
torial Council in a district in
which the party opposed to him
politically had a large majority,
and as a referee, trustee and in
other positions Of confidence
and trust, his services were in
frequent demand by persons of
all parties. We were disabled
from making any comments up
on this remarkable matter at the
time, and refer to it now not for
the purpose passing judgment
upon Mr.. Hoover's guilt or in
nocence, but to deprecate the
manner in which the character
Of a heretofore reputable citizen
has been held up to public odium
upon mere rumor and suspicion
of interested parties, without
judicial arraignment Or investi-
CATION.
The charge of forging county
warrants, Systematically and ha-
bitually, was first published by
Mr.. Cook, who had been defeat
ed by Mr.. Hoover as a candi-
date for the Council, previous to
any arrest or preliminary exam
ination; and was predicated upon
statements made by an ex-Treas-
urer who had been reme yed
from Office by order of Court for
deficiency in his accounts, and
by his bondsmen, who sought to
account for the defalcation; both
interested in shifting their res
possibility upon other shoulders.
Mr.. Hoover had been dealing in
county orders, and it was stated
that he had changed the figures
upon many orders to the aggre-
gate amount of the deficiency of
the defaulting Treasurer. If
the affairs of the Treasurer's
office had been conducted in a
business manner, such a fraud
might have occurred IN a single
instance without immediate de-
lection; but that it should be
practiced scores, if not hundreds
Of times, upon the same officer,
is as incredible as that a deposit
tor should swlndle a bank by
altering the figures in his bank
book and upon certificates of
deposit repea tedly, without de-
lection. The sole authority for
this charge against Mr.. Hoover
is a detaulting Treasurer and
one of his bondsmen, and its
publication is due to a defeated
political rival. Until after the
publication no complaint was
filed in the courts and no arrest
made, and then only at the in
stance of Mr.. Hoover himself
who appeared before Justice
of the Peace and gave bonds
for his appearance before the
Grand Jury at the next term of
the Court, without the lnterven
ton of any prosecution on the
part Of the Territory. While
, these facts are not conclusive Of
the innocence Of thel accused,
they at least demand a suspen-
sion Of judgment as to his guilt,
and place IN no enviable light
those who undertook to blacken
his character by specific charges
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SATURDAY. APRIL E. 1878.
Edward Eldridge.

mics of Mr.. E!drldge, the Re-
publican candidate for Delegate
at large, deem it necessary to
make a fight upon him person
ally, upon charges long since
outlawed and outlived. That
he changed his name from Alex
ander Munroe to Edward Eld-
ridge is a matter Of public rec
ord, we'll known to the public.
His reasons for doing this are
said to be to avoid arrest as a
deserter from English service Of
some kind, being an English
subject. That he was subse-
quently indicted for an offence
in California may be true, but
there is no evidence of his con-
victiOn. That too, is not peril
nent to the present Issue.
Whatever his previous acts or
history may have been, Mr..
Eldredge has been a citizen Of
this Territory for twenty years;
has been elected to the Legisla-
ture several times, and held
other positions Of honor and
trust by the suffrages|ef his fel-
low citizens, which is a suffi-
cient test of his claim to public
confidence in the absence of con-
temporaneous facts of an ad-
verse character, and twenty
years Of correct life ought Ger
talnly to be sufficient to con-
done any youthful irregulari-
ties; else few men advanced in
wears would be able to stand the
test. Among the most valuable
citizens upon this coast we know
of many whose early lives were
far arfromirreproachable and whose
later years have given the most
indubitable proof Of sincere re-
pentance and radical reforma-
ton. God forbid that we should
ever "bruise the broken reed or
quench the smoking flax"
While we have nothing to say
against the personal character
of Mr.. Eldridge, he is about the
last man we would like to see
elected as a constitution maker.
He is a very superficial disciple
ef the school of advanced phil
osophy'' of which John Stuart
Mill is the apostle and Susan B.
Anthony and Victoria Wood
hull the preachers; recognizing
the divinity of human intelli-
gence as the only godhead, and
the devices Of man as the per-
fection of wisdom. Their plan
of government is a system of
communism which practically
ignores the family relation and
the prevailing social regulations
relating to the distinctions of
sex. FOurlerism on a universal
scale. In his published mani
festo Mr.. Eldridge proposes to
make all the citizens wards Of
the Government; that the title
to lands shall only vest in the
Government to be occupied by
citizens as tenants Of the Gov
ernment; that the Government
shall have possession and con-
troll Of all railroads, telegraphs
and other public improvements
and provide for the employment
and support of all its citizens.
At the millennium this plan may
be practicable; but as men are
constituted and political parties
are now organized, it would be
difficult to imagine any PROPOSE
tion more absurd. The party in
power, with the control of all
the public works and sources OF
industry, could never be ousted
while the world stands and Of
fetal corruption would have per-
D
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Election Of Delegates .

tuo ACSISldIuIo udu uCtcItulucu
to organize a fizzls in this mat
ter, they could not have hit up.
on plan that would have come
nearer accomplishing the object.
The haste was uncalled for, un-
necessary, and well calulated to
defeat admission on the score
of requisite population, when a
years delay would tend to di-
minish that objection. A spo-
cial election for that object alone,
at the most busy season for far
mers and loggers, could but re-
suit in greatly diminished vote.
With what hope of success can
we 60 before Congress with a
Constitution formed by a conven-
tion showing representation of
less votes than some of the
wards in the larger cities. A
population of 45, 900 in this Ter
ritory should show 5000. votes.
If the election should show only
5000 votes it would very ma
terially detract from our chances
for admission. Nevada, admit
ted on a population no greater
than the present population Of
Washington Territory, gave a
popular vote Of 16,420 at the
first general election after its ad-
mission. Unless we can make
a showing approximating to
that, We can have but little hope
of profting by the extreme case
of the admission of Nevada as a
precedent. Another device to
take the selection of candidates
out of the hands of the people
and centralize the control of the
Convention, was to limit the
number to fifteen Delegates
mere burlesque upon popular
representation in the formation
of basis of government-and
distrlcting them in such manner
as to necessitate the holding of
twenty-slx conventions to give
both parties a chance: two for
the Territory at Large, two for
each of the nine Council Dis
tricts, and six for the Judicial
Districts. 1t is safe to say that
not one voter in twenty took
part in the formation Of these
conventions; the whole matter
l
being left in the hands of few
professional politicians. A Con-
vention Of not less than forty
membership smallest number
that ever formed a Constitution
for a State-elected from each
political subdivision of the Ter
ritory, at general election,
would have had the features at
least ofa popular representative
body, which are totally want
ing in the present attempt.
Under all these adverse cir
cumstances the chances are
against the formation Of such
Constitution as the people have
a right to demand, or the admis-
sion of the State as early as it
would have been if a more rea
sonable policy had been adopted
by the Legislature. Success
now will be buta lucky accident,
at which we will be much graft
fed. Every citizen is bound to
make the best he can out of the
present opportunities, and if we
succeed in getting an acceptable
Constitution and an early ad-
mission to the Union as State
we will all have abundant cause
to rejoice.
The candidates to be voted for
in this Judicial District are as
follows:
County Of King-L. B. An
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WOMAN.

ny m immense practice, extending through n
period Of years, having within that time treated
,,amy thousand cases of those diseases peculiar
10 woman. have been enabled to perfect a
most potent and agreeable medicine liat meets
aie indications presented by that class OF dis.
Eases Win positive certainty and exactness.-
no deslgnsie this naturai SPECIFIC COMPOUND,
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The population of Constantinople
with the suburbs, is now estimated Al
SOC, 100, and the burden of vessels clear
ing the port ut about 1909 tons. Til.
RouInelan railroad connects the cit,
with the northern pfovinces. passing
through a wonderfully rich but wretch.
eddy cultivated country, and before long
there will be'a more direct railroad
communication with Europe by a line
meeting the Rdstchuk-V arna IaiIroad,
and crossing the Danube at Gurgievo,
to join the the terminus of the Rou-
mapian trunk line. 0Pera, thanks Ito
frequent fires and foreign residents,
bids lair to blossom into a pleasant
place for Christians, to dwell in. Two
thirds Of it was hrrnt in 1870, when
5000 houses, including the British En-
bassy, wore destroyed. 1t is not being
rebuilt on the former site, but a large
town is arising around the spot where
the old town stood, and about Galata.
covering a wide area "A very, impor-
|itant Christian city Is probably destined
TO grow up here under the auspices of
the embassies which cluster on Pera,s
heights.
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WObSELEY.


Sir Garnet Wolseley, the ruler ofsCy-
prus is ~ native OF Ireland He-is-in
the prime of life, although having seen
twenty-six years Of hard and varied
military service. lie was born in 1888.
lie served In the Burmese war in 1852
3, where he escaped many dangers and
won many %laurels. In the Crimea he
was distinguished for his skill and cour-
age. He won still higher distinction
In India during the mutiny, and was a
personal witness of Havelock's famous
feat at Lucknow. He attained the
rank of colonel in 1866. and bore a part
in the Red River expedition in 1870,
at which time his services in putting
down the..Fort Garry instruction were
recognized by the bestowal upon him
Of the orders of st. Michael and st.
George. Sir Garnet is worthy of the
country upon whose character he re-
fleets the highest credit.
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A DESCRIPTION is given Of a paper
carpet now made in England, and de
signed to initiate parquet flooring, the
paper being printed in patterns to imi
tate different woods from photographs,
so that, rs II is stated, the resemblance
is absolutely perfect. The foor is first
prepared by being made perfectly level,
and the ~crevices filed up with plaster
Of Paris; over the surface, rs thus pre-
pared, hession is stretched, and on this,
first lining paper and then the patterned
paper is pasted, tho whole being fin
ished with a coating of a peculiar kind
of yarnish, described rs wonderful ly
hard and wear-resisting. This kind of
carpeting can be kept perfectly clean
with the greatest ease, and though the
wear OF the paper carpeting may be
thought predetermined, the inventor
states that he has had rooms covered
with it for sixteen months, without
showing any appreciable signs of wear.
Its appearance, also, is very satisrac-
tory to the eye.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC 4 FAST TRorrER.

-
Mr.. Muybridge, a San Francisco
photographer, has just succeeded in
taking Il series OF instantaneous photo
graphs of a fast trotter Mt full speed.
Each picture, required Il separate cam
era. with an improved double slide so
worked by an electric current rs 10
give an exceedingly brief exposure when
the horse was exactly opposite. The
background was formed by making a
screen OF planks, set mt an angle of
about twenty degrees from the perpen-
dicular. The surface was whitened,
and lines were stretched across at in
tervais of twenty-one inches. The
track was also whitened for part Of the
distance across it, and wires, connect
cd with the dou bic slides, were run
from the cameras opposite under the
surface until within two feet of the
background, where they were raised so
that the sulky wheel would strike
them. These wires co%rresponded with
the lines on the backgronnd.e On the
opposite side Of the track the battery,
consisting Of eight jars, and the cam
ras, were stationed; the latter num-
bered from one to twelve. AS tie
horse rushed past, the wheel of the
sulky struck the wires in rapid success
sion, and, in less than n second, twelve
pictures were taken, each representing
the trotter in a different position, and
the whole forming n Photographic rep
resentation Of u single stridc.-N. y.
IT, ;b,oe
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something to do. Now he gets up very
early every morning aud goes the
rounds of the parks BY the seats,
more especially by those in Lincoln
Park, he Is sure to find something az
value, il nothing more than a coat but
ton He often gets sleeve studs, breast
| pins, and sometimes small coin. At
any rate, this young and carly riser
thus finds enough to pay for a comforts
able living"
IL is noticeable that the names of
some of the most celebrated men that
ever lived are mainly perpetuated by
articles in common use. Napoleon lives
in English speaking countries in a kind
of boot christened after him; so does
Wellington, while Brougiam has be-
come embalmed in a well known car
rage. Lord Derby has transmitted
his name and fame to a fashionable hat.
Raglan, the unjustly abused leader of
| the British forces in the CIimea, sur
wives in n coat. Gladstone is rendered
memorial by y cravat. Byron's i'm
mortality Is assured by a turned over
collar. Louis XIV. is reproduced in
furniture, Louis XIV. in a woman's
high heels.
A New Haven company has brought
out an air car, the tubes of which are
only eight inches in diameter. 1t is
understood that they withstood a pres
sure Of 5000 pounds to The square inch.
This car has been tested a great many
times during the past three months.
On the last trial 1t ran 10 Whiteville
and back-ive miles-and had $50
pounds TO the square inch left, air
enough to have gone over The same
route again. Freezing is prevented
by n small air pump, which from Time
to time generates hot air, forces ii to
surround the cylinders, and thereby
prevents any collection of frost. The
car, IL is said, can be managed by n
boy, and from either PLATFORM 1t
makes no noise, and, as no machinery
can be seen, II resembles in every way
an ordinary street car.
The public. roads Of ireland arc alb.
solutely perfect. Go where you, will
Through the rural districts, and the
roads are thoroughly turnpiked, itLor.
oughly drained aud as level as a board.
The bridges owe the creeks and rivers
are all of stone. Every road has u
sidewalk for foot passengers elevated
about six inches over the main road,
and from four to six feet wide. The
fences on either side are of solid stone
masonry to the height of four to six
feet, upon the top of which are grow
lug hedges of hawthorne or furz, or
grass and wall flowers. The walls in
closing the roads are festooned with
Ivy and wild flowers, producing a
charming effect. Every country seat
is thus 'shedged in" from the outside
world. There is no getting over the
barrier, and access can only be had
through the lodge gates, which are in
charge Of the lodge keeper, generally a
woman, who admits only a favored few.
The constabulary ARE always on hand
to arrest trespassers. "Tramps'' have
a poor show in Ireland. They must
keep the roads-or go to jail.
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fFuiE PaoFoRfIoS PaEsEayRpp.'

When the Governor of Oregon tele-
graphed tothe Secretary Of War, at
the beginning OF the Indian outbreak,
that a temporary issue of arms was
necessary toenableI linn to project the
settlers, he received m answer as fol
lows: I've 1tiEb fr fySf1
You have more than your quota OF
ffm gsaf s0labie jg9W
Inc Governor, however, was equal
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DIR. CARVER, the glass ball rifle shot.
spent a thrilling and thoroughly dime
novel youth. His father, mother,
brothers anda sister were mastered
by the Sioux in Minnesota, and he was
taken captive to be brought up In the
tribe. A life Of nineteen years rs a
nomad with the rifle, his m~ost-loyed
companion, gave him the wonderful
skill recently exhibited. ~
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THE FTNSY THINGS WE DO.

Have You ever reflected upon the very
many funny things we do, for which
We al give no particular reasonp How
is it that we do not give FIVE cheers,
four cheers, two cheer, one cheer?
Why is it that we give three cheers and
no more? Who can tell?
Why is it that the majority of people
Use their right hand in preference to
their left, and cannot help smiling at
those who use the latter?
Why is it that o man cannot see a
bundle of toothpicks without helping
himself when he does not need them at
all?
Why is it that a small boy cannot let
tho t~hin-waisted wasp fly in peace,
without f~uriously going for it with his
new straw hat; or why is it that the
small girl always insists upol Juggling
home a kitten that las not even learned
how to open its eyes?
Why is it that when any one asks
MS how many days there are in n Ger
tain month, we always say over to our.
selves: ls4
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TRIED EVERYTHING.

InIEO EVEnI ] HIN6.
,Aessrs. ! z. Dos,corfh 4 Co, !peaser. col; GER
tlsn,Sn-@d have nscd sANFoItD's. RADICAL
satlsfaction; 1 have tried ALMOST evssythIng; aud
thcrefore takc pleasure IN rccommcn dIrg It's nse
ip all anllctcd with Catarrh OF any Kind, and oficr
n-.- Very irgfy. W. s. DEcKEE-
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to the situation. He t~elegraphed in.
reply:
"We have more than M quota Of
Indians.rA
The required arms were thereupon
at once issued. ~
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SOREIY- AFFIVCTEn-

q o. 1ostforfA & o. lenrer. cbL; Gentzpper.A-
Il sANFORDls nADicAL CORE IoH CATARRH.
Tor four Year,, and hayo tried every known remedy
CURE from you, which gave mo almost instant re-
ICE it being . constitutional as well as . local
. ladical Cure for catarrh- L.. -.
Very truly yours. WIN. A1fETTvE.
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sANFoRD's
For CATARRH
IuorauFlv per rruec
INSTANTLY REHEVE0,
6.o0O FEEf SEA

The following testimonials arc from MEssEs- j.
o. Co.. pcnyer. Col Largo apdinep,.
diseaao is 20 alarmlngly Prevalent In that region.
Lhsy speak % the following gentlemen Is aiiiong
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GREATLY AFFLIcTED.

1essrs. ,. o. Bonrorh d 90, Dcnrer. Gentlemen.
a. take plcasarc IN Recommending sAEFOl;DS
l1ptgAL Sun,E f2n % Al who arc
win y for A long TING, and urcdh viii two bot
was again taken with Cntnrrh quito severely, and
Immediately sent for another bottle, which fixed
PIC all right giving me relief from tho nrkt dose.
1 am con1dent that this remedy will do all that Is
Claimed for II. and moro too. Wishing you success
Dcaycr. Oct. I. 1g.5. OF smith & doll.
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Thlrt, days has September.
April, June and November ?

Why is it that we turn to the right
instead of the left, when the left is by
far more preferable, and if adopted
would save many an accident on rail
road and highway? The driver always
sits upon the right of his vehicles; in
turning to the right lie is farthest
away from the wagon he passes, and
unless he is IN expert cannot tell how
close he comes to the wheels of the
man who goes by him, whereas, If he
turned to the left side, he could look
straight down, see to the fraction of
an inch how close lie was approaching
M obstacle, and thus avoid it. The
engineer runs upon the right hand
track, and sits upon the right hand
side Of his cab. The long, narrow loco
motive, with its sand tower. belfry and
smoke stack in front of him, cutting
OF his outlook and impeding his obscr-
walton. He M view only his cum
track, willie the opposite track, 4 ut
a distandc, is almost wholly unseen by
him. ION some railroads the reverse is
the custom.
Custom, owing to cause we know not
of, has established these curious prece-
dents, and from observation and educa-
tion we unwittiagly do thousands of
things that are, to say the least, funny.
and that we cannot possibly explain.
Arizona citizen., 1878-09-06

THE Chicago Tribune thinks the pro- gress of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad is one of the most encouraging signs of the times. The approximate earning of road and branches for the fourth week in July were S94,0O0, and for the correspond ing week of July, 1877, $54,16S. The approximate land sales for the fourth week in July, 1878, were 23,O00 acres, and for the corresponding week in Ju- ly, 1877, 17,152. The approximate for July were S33O,OOO, and the actual earnings for July, 1877, SlS7, ,l42 The actual land sales for Ju- ly, 1878, were 79,jOO, and for the cor month in 1877, 33,814
Arizona citizen., 1878-09-06
THE CITIZEN.
SEPTEMBER 6. 1878
[ 0 CAL NA TIER

MIR. W. R. MORLEY, and party Of sur veyors arrived in town last Monday. NIT. Morley is engineer for the Atchison Tope- ka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, and his busll ess in Arizona at this time is to determine upon the most feasible route for that line from Alberquerque, N. NJ, to Florence or Tucson, Arizona. The party came in by way Of Railroad Pass and the Arivaipa Canyon. At Riverside, Mir. Nor ley and a companion concluded they would venture down the river on a raft while the rest Of the party came with the horses around the road. So they built the raft and started Sunday morning. They came on swift and gay for few miles with nothing more serious than a dive or two, when suddenly they struck some thing. In twinkle, MT. Morley found himself in the branches Of a willow tree and his companion had landed up stump, while the raft lodged on an edge between the stump and tree, and formed an impromptu dam. A great volume Of water was flowing over 1t. and a ton Of horses couldn't pull 1t out. The voyag- CTS viewed the situation a moment, then united their clothing from the raft, se- cured what provisions were left and con- cluded-per force-to continue the journey on foot. They reached Mir. Stiles ranch Sunday evening very weary. The party on horseback reached town Sunday D. m., !, and were much alarmed at the non-ar- rival of their companions. Early Monday morning they started out in company with Sheriff Dupuy to search for the "re- mains" Of the once gallant engineers. They met them at Round Valley jealous ly hOodng it" into town. The relief was mutual, one from suspense, the other from fatigue, and at about noon the seek CTS and the sought galloped into town For railroad matters see another column.