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The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23
rnsn doe. Davis. Candidacy Asssss

Tho Yuma Sentinel of the 17th has an ar ticle. writtsin, evidently, in the interest of Stevens. bat which treats his opponents with n degree of fairness unknown 10 the Camp hell or0au. which has no argument for its master but seeks his advancement only Dy traducing others.
 According to the SentiDel's showing the reader will observe that the field IS very nearly clear for woolsey, Campbell never had any show and Davis is scutting into stev' ems, stronghold, while Woolsey IS gaining strength in all quarters. Here IS an ex' l tract from the Sentinel's article:
 .In point of fact. however, Davis IS DO" Stevcns' worst opponent Many hepubii cans were intending to vote for Stevens, hs l heinz the least pronounced or radical Demo crat in the field; these men are now hkei, | to vote for Davis. who is we'll known as consistent, though conservative, Repubilcan They bear no ill-will toward Woolsey or accoupt of his politics. He was born Tn fh' South. and naturally sympatiized with tn'
 seeding States. Campbell never Dad an.
 claim on their political support; he came t'
 this country subject of Queen Victoria he had no excuse for supporting any atiemp
 to break up the United States. Such Demo
 crats are rarely forgiven by Republicans
 they prefer tc vote for conservative men As soon as Davis can demonstrate that h
 has respectable strength in the north, b will get inany votes in the southern part O the Territory and these votes will be takel | away from Stevens"
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23
RAIN-YAvAPAI TO THE FRONT.

During the present month favapn Coun. ty has been blessed with an abundance oi moisture. More rain has fallen within the last 9 days than duriBg ike proceeding two years. The pure, silvery waters that meandered down nearly every canyon oi our pine-clad mountains during the early days in this Territory, had entirely disap peared; the moisture had departed from the earth, and grass ceased to grow and furnish velyety garb for the surrounding hills and valleys. Placer miners were com pelIed to throw aside sluice-boxes, shovel, and pick, and turn their attention Co some other vocation. Quartz mills, that were constructed by contemplating citizens, al great expense, and in many instances taking | fheir all. have been idle for the want Ol I N ster. and mining in its various branches greatly retarded. Hundreds ot persons who came ts the Territory for the purpose of making homes, found the country drieo up, and have passed on to some other lo cality. Valuable and productive farms, IT ordinary seasons, have been abandoned
 and one of the safest, most profitable ane
 honorable pursuits crippled. Stock raising has been an uphill business during al
 this dry time. At last relief has come tt
 our doors. Mining in plscers and quart 1 will once more revive and surpass anythin. heretofore known in Yavapai. The noun tain streams will once more run as of old grass will spring up and cover thickly tn bleached and barren mills of s few week past, and stock of all kinds will fairl laugh at the great feast before them. Dr ranches will be above par, cora and pots toes will be plentiful, hay sufficient to sur ply the demand, and the general result wi
 be peace and plenty for all.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23
TORNADO IN MoHAvE-Loss s4o. .ooo.

MINERAL PARK, A. T., Aug. IT, 1868.
 EDITOR MINER :--Oscsr Vanderbilt, the mail.rider from Fort Mojaye, brings the following news of hurricane that swept over the country yesterday. It commenced raining at eleven o'clock 4. m., followed by fitful gusts of wind. At Il: 80 small cloud was seen coming from the southwest, and seemed to be bouncing up and down like a rubber ball, and struck the Doctors quarters, tearing of a portion of the roof,
 and badly frightening Dr. Clark. who took shelter in a neighboring doorway. It also did considerable damage to other buildings, tearing she ronf completely of of the Com many's quarters, and portions of tfe -oofs of the following buildings: Commissary, hospital. QGartermaster's office, Doctors quarters, bath-house, laundry building, and the carpenter-shop were entirely demolished The corral fences were entirely demolished and the corral-master, Wm. Barret, while crossing from the corral t. the quarters was picked vp by the storm and carried over five hundred feet across the parade ground. He was severely shaken up and badly bruised, but not seriously hur During the hurricane the air was flld vii
 broken roofs, pieces of plank, timbers, etc. and whole pane of glass can scarcely b. found at the post. The damage vii
 amount to $3o,000 or $40,000. As far 8
 ascertained no lives have been lost, although ! it appears almost miracle that so territ
 a storm should pass through a militar, post, doing the damage that this did, with out the sacrifice of human life. More anon | Yours, truly, Ffrz.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23
rerrssors.i sssea E.ls~r Association.

pursna,t to call heretofore made, an informal meeting of stockmen was held ~ thr school-house in Prescott, at o'clock r. u- Aug. f7. 1878, for the purpose oi form ;ug and organizing Stock Raisers Asso- c;stion. fhe meeting, being called to or. der bv MT. Beach. who. Stated it's ooJect ana rn rnase. proceeded to temporary oFganIzs- ton. Hon. J. J. Gosper being chosen cbairmau. and Ed. W Wells, Secretary.
 IInop suggestion of the Chairman, inc ;deas of tI,e gentlemen present were freely
 given as to the purpose Of the mee.ihs. lu
 Scrming Stock Raisers Association, the ob;ect to be attained and the advantages gained by such an organization, ID slocA- rsisers cooperating with eacn otnei, rendering mutual aid and information oi strayed and lost stock; of frequent meet iugs of the different stockmen, giving op, portunifies for interchange of ideas, ano | the dissemination of information concern inc the raising, care and protection of stocs of all kinds, and general fostering o' stockmen's interests.
 | On motion, a committee of three Wa | elected to draft constitution and y-ia", for the government of the Association. ano to present the same for adoption as th' I next meeting. Commiffee-J. J, uosPe'
 and Ed. W. Wells of Prescott, and J. M. hof' \ of Kirkland Valley TT MT On rnot-on of V. A. Stevens, W. Hutchison, of Anvil Rock, was added t' the Committee. Il On motion of Judge H. H. Cartier, lion
 W. H. Hardy, of Mohave county, was ad ded to the Committee.
 On motion of Mir. Cook, 1t was resoises that at the permanent organization oi tnl Association, it be made Territorial UT : ganization. Fl Itwas further resolved that at the meet inp of the Association for permanent or [ panjzation, all stockmen be solicited ' T furnish to the Association description 0 their marks and brands, locality of rang or ranch, and statement briefly of wha' if any, stray stock of any kind IS runninl upon their ranges for whom owners are no
 known. :. 'l On motion, the meeting adjourned untl
 the sd Saturday in the month of Septen Der next, at which time permanent oi , ganization of the Territorial Stock Kaiser Association will be effected, at the School room at Prescott, at ? o'clock P. M, d stock men being particularly solicited be present and participate in the organ zation. J. J. GosPER, Cnairman' ED. ". Wells, Sec'y.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23
nArInoADs COMING TO ARIZONA.
The Southern Pacific Railroad seems to .v. ,sv<n;naf,d af Yuma. And why not 2

The Southern Pacific Railroad seems to have rerminsfsd at Yuma. And why not ' The modest tariff is plilced upon nerchan- disc, for Arizona, of $50 per ton from the Golden Gate City to the Colorado. They get sll of fsse business ct this rate of tarlh, and what more would they get should they conclude to run their road up the Gila and fap the Great Salt River Valley with her magnifcent grain fields, vineyards and orchards z Nothing more than that which they now gather ia. They could hardly think of advancing the tariff on merchan- disc beyond wkst they now demand, and fhe nice little revenue received by them for e.,ods carried up the Colorado would be carried of. from the fact that Northern Ari- xona would open a route to tap the Rail- read af tic nearest point CD Salt River. Their river traffic would be ruined and the grand monopoly would not realize as much money by extending their road southeast from Yuma, as they do now. When there is nothing to be gained, the Southern Pa rifle pcopse are not anxious to grasp Tor 1t
 Our neiqhbors to the East, however. arc ,t1sh;nc their roads to the West with great yioor. The Denver and Rio Grandc road ,s coming to us at the rate of 40 miles pei month, and we can continue to go on sleep. ing, and some of these fine mornings will be awakened by the whistle of the iror horse. Gen. Hatch, the Commander oi New Mexico, we learn from letter writer us ty D. c. Dodge, general passenger and freight agent of the road, is expendins much work on the route from the terminus of the D. & R. G. Railroad to Fort Wingate immediately on the iinc of Arizona By little effort on the part of the people O Northern Arizona, tho Mogollon Range car be made passable for all kinds of freight ing, and at once open up direct and cheal line of communication to the Eastern cities We are familiar with the route eastward and have always advocated it as much pfe ferable 10 that around by California; bu bnsiness men are awakening to the import anse of buying and shipping our supplie direct from the East, knowing at least 2 per cent can be saved by so doing. W have lorg been held by the iron grasp California transportation companies, an will welcome the day when VIC can seve rne connection.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23
rov inc Mortal Enemy of the Tarantuia
 Captures its Victim.

The architectural ingenuity, or rather geinus. of the tarantula is factlong familiar to naturalists. This insect has an exceptional development of the instinct which instructs all creatures which are not protected by nature with warmth engendering hairy hide to properly house themselves. The details of the tarantula's dwelling, down even to the matchless mechanism of the doors of all edifices, have excited the won der of all interested in natural history. The m ost elaborate inventions Tn i6cks ana hinges of vaunted human skill are dIstanced | by this vencmous insect in the construction of the door which secures its privacy. But the read-runner, between which and the tarantula deadly enmity exists. is the mas | fer. AS an incident which we are about to
 relate will show.
 1 Professor Agassiz, during his recent visit
 here exhibited a special desire to be sup piled with as many specimens as possible ol the road-runner, of the tarantula and of the | tarantula-killer.
 | We are not advised as to whether he was
 supplied with live specimens of the road runner bird. It is about the size of
 pheasant; its plumage is not unlike that o
 the pheasant family. It has longer leg
 and a slenderer neck and body than th'
 pheasant. It trusts for locomotion almos
 altogether to its legs, and runs with swift ness that would shame a rabbit or hare. | is susceptible of domestication, and in time learns to come at the call of those who hav' pested it. But it is hopeless thing for stranger to try to approach this fowl.
 It is as sagacious as swift. We were pu is possession of facts about tine creature b. Mir. Jose G. Estudillo, which excited ou wonder and admiration. As We have said there is enmity between the road-runner ant tarantula. The road-runner is as noiseles
 as rapid. It lies in wait for the tarantula and the moment it finds its enemy asleep approaches noiselessly with twig of tn
 prickly cactus. Deftly and stealthily l
 goes on piIing the prickly prison aroun' the devoted insect, until at last rampar of the desired night is piled up. It the selects special jagged and heavy piece cactus and drops it on the tarantula. Tn . last, awakened by the shock, endeavors t ! rise and make its exit8 It is instantly i'm ps,ed upon the thorns, and the triumph the road-runner is complete.-lSan Dieg | World
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

TIE FIVE LARGEST STATEs.-The five largest states in 1870 showed an aggregate population of IA ,s49, 900, scattered over an area of territory containing 253,000 square miles, or over 1Gi, 100000 acres, or more double the ea of Greet Britain, and one fifth larger than France. Eighty years ago the territory where over 100000 of these intelligen people now live was occupied by rowing tribes of savagcs. In 1880 the five largest states will probably rank as follows: New York, Pennslyyania, Illinois, Ohio and Iowa. Perhaps Missouri may hold her position as the fifth over Iowa, but 1t is somewhat doubtful. It will be several decades before New York and Pennsylvania will surrender their political positions as first and second rank, but it is only a question of time, for we believe in the say ing of the large painting at the head of the great stairway which leads to the hall of the United States house of representatives att National capital, Westward the star of empire takes its way.s-lN. Y. Correspond ence Troy Times.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

The tramps are making themselves felt in
 Michigan. The roads are full of them and
 the roads are good. All they ask of the
 couaties is to keep the roads in repair. The Michigan traulps inaugurated spe- cial industry during harvest. They burned all the moving and rcsping machines they could find, and in some Cases uestroyed barns and stacks. But the peculiar mis- sion of the Michigan tramp Is to distroy Ilabor-saving machines wherever found. But he is still oppo-ed to making laborer of himself, as he abundantly proved by re- fusing ali limitations to the harvest field. They resemble Kesrney and his followers ia appearance, anal in disposition they com pare quite favorably with the Apache h. dians.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23
rHE oRASaE.

Perhaps there is no country better adapt ea tc the culture of the orange than An xons. Take, for instance, the valleys of the s.n Pedro, Santa Cruz, Gila, and Salt River, which. for climate, equal that of Southern california. The orange tree requires con- sidersble moisture, and ln those particular .ectic.s that we have cited, there IS no scsrcity of that element, while, in Califor- rin. water is exceedingly scarce, at least, fhree out of every five years. The people of 6rixons have been, like the infant in the crsfile. which has so creep before learning fo walk. compelled to fee; their way, pros nec, carefully before ieaping. Slew, but snre. fney have advanced in every branch of inapstry, and thoroughly tested the soil, ciimsts. etc, for the culture ot the orange: Youne trees growing in the orchards oi 6alt Bives ef&ogers show more tnr1fty Srn,ersnt.e than in the most favored crekonds of CsIifcrnia; and not many years Sees~ hundreds of acres of ss.occur1ed M a1l orox southern and central Arizons @sIi be coxsred with magnificent orsngs ~~~-ee w:Acn fbe raiZrosd, coming to ns
 S<s 1ke E6uf. u1Il be>x fbe golden ll
 <<, ,1o o1r f1iends on the Atl1ntic s,ds.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

The California papers that came this morning are full of the confessions of; Troy Dye, Public Administrator of Sacramento county, as well as of E. Anderson, bis ac- complice in the murder of A. M. Tullis, of Grand Island, whose mysterious death has already been noticed. The job appears to have been all put up by Dye to murder Tullis because he was wealthy and supposed to have no heirs, so that his estate would be rich picking for the Administrator. It is the most hcartless, inhuman and atrocious murder ever committed on this Coast.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23
-.o,. o1-r yrnDE coEREsroxDEST'

rr.,,,,, u,xrE- We have had sD .,n,d.nce of rain during the last two ueeks the just and unjust have been sisited alike. and the radiant faces NC meet mai cates plainly that aiihands are well piesseu- IT.. ,,;,,s of fare at the various dining lIa;ls .t'r-,,,r,be,,t the valley are filled with such srt;cles in the vegetable line as potatoes string-beans, onions, eeTn, peas, csoos a'se raddishes, lettuce, etc, with water anu 'n1.. melons thrown m for desert anu tnc n.ns mon his throne is not more coh.en'eu '''s" !. inc Verde farmer. The bugs nave 'naue sad work with some of the posatoe cfops' the farmers have tried to stand iheih son the war has been hot ore, ana many . little yellow back has passed Tn ms chec~s' The crop is far advanced and the Duss can not prevent fair crop
 Tn about four weeks the Jordan proinsis viii have their mill completed, ana the manufacture of flour will commence. eoin' doJg.rs will be one of the fashionable d;sbes served to our Prescott friends this
 FaII, should any of them happen to 'iroI down into our valley, electioneering ol otherwise. Politics, however, just now are al | . standstill. .he cooling showers having
 washed the heated fever of politics entirci, | from the valley
 Real estate transactions have been nu
 merous during the moath. k |. ottno
 man sold his ranch to Hicks & Robinson for E.. 100. Uncle Jack for the sum s2 500. deeded his ranch to Jas Brown, an'
 Joe Roberts, his ranch to R. B. steadman for s1,000.
 Ryland's Circus gave an entertainment Sunday evening, which wss quite well al
 tended and rendered entire satisfaction. Mrs FIleua performed some difficult acts, an'
 was admired for her grsat skill and perse yerance. ,, ,u.y, Chas. E. Blackburn and adopfsd iaas nassed through our valley and crossed u, l Verde at the old Mexiean crossing, en rou' to the East. n. | The lightning killed two cows on tn Mooollen mountains, belonging to WE Zane. G. S. Foster reports many horse thieves in the Mogollon mountains. Ii also informs your correspondent that !, saw. few days since, Capt. Lott Smitl and that he lives and breathcs as usua notwithstanding the announcement that ? ,, had been killed by Indians. ". B. Hew' has SO far recovered as to be able to wal around and attend to his own wants.
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The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

Boston, August i7.7-Gen. Grants brother Oryille. in an interview here, stated that the General had written to his friends that he would on no account accept tae Presidential nomination, but that probably he could be educated up to It; as he was once before, if he could be madef to believe that he was the only man able to save the country or party be would allow his name to he used, even at the risk of defeat,
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

An act fixing the time for holding the District Courts as follows:
 Tn the county of Pima, on the second Monday of February and second Monday of October. In the county of Pinal, on the second Monday of March and the second Monday of November. Ir the county oi Yavapai, on the first Monday in June and the first Monday of November, in the county of Maricops, on the first Monday in April and the second Monday in October In the county of Yuma, on the second Mon. day of March and the first Monday of No, vember. In the county of Mohaye, on the first Monday in May and the first Monday m 0cfober
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

Jack Swilling died in jail on the morning of the 18th inst. He was in ill health when brought to this place ant the confinement and heat added to his general prostration so that medical skill could not save him. He left us a letter addressed to the public, which we will send to his family for any disposition that may be thought advisable. We earnestly believe MT. Swilling was inno- cent of the crime laid to his chai ge.- Yuma Expositor.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

The Los Angeles Star of g late date has the following. evidently written by some one who has ..soured n on both Arizona and the Chinese:
 .Ep,ToR There is some talk around town concerning the company that IS going to take ninety Chinamen down to Arizona Some say that they ought to hire white men but think the above company IS doing California a favor. for the Indians down there dent like the Cinnamen for cent and Arizona is as hot as h-l ard that's the place where all Chinamen ought to go"
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors last Monday, the rate of taxation was fixed
 at S2.s5, A comparison with Ysvapai county will better show the condition of
 Maricopa. Their taxes $3.50, ours S2.S5; their taxable property is Se,000, 900, ours $7O0, ,00O, and their indebtedness is over siS times as large as the debt of this county. In return for their debt shey show good roads in various directions, and splendid court house, we only have the roads Thc showing for both counties is gosd. With us the crops have been good, land very re- munerative prices are being obtained. In our mining sections rich strikes have been made, and machinery of all kinds for de
 velopment are being erected The fdtart
 certainly looks brilliant Salt River Herald
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23
For pelegate to Con.ress.

To fhs 'sys Of Irirona:
 It be;n pretty generally conceded that Northern Ari- zona is this year entitled to the next Delegate now in accordance with the expressed desire of great many thereof as an ndependent Candidate for the office oi Deeeafe to the 46 Congress of the United States and most respectfuy request the support of my fellow cit zens promising hat if elected, will do everything pos sible in an honorable way to serve them and the Ter tory JOHN d. CAAPbElL.
 Prescott April 22 1878.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

Every precauiion IS now neing taken 70 ,;5 anr',owp of the thieves and cut-tnroats wh;ch we have been harboring herr for the ,,sst several weeks. There are more ways than one one. to bring about order, and the peopie understand if.-Tucson Star.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23
YUMA xrEMs.
From the Sentinel we copy the folio

From the Sentinel we copy the follow ing:
 Mir. Wm. E. Smith has left Yuma on ac- count of i'll health. He will be gone fouI or five weeks, and maybe longer.
 King woolsey Jeff Phenix for Globe Dis trict last week. He will get over there ahead of Campbell, after all.
 WI. Hardy went up to Ehrenberg by last boat, to relieve l.. B. Allen, as agent there of the Steamboat Company.
 The Empire Flat quartz mill is running in full blast but we get no particular about its work.
 Campbell is here making himself socia' ble and canvassing his chances for Con gress.
 Besides bullion by steamboat. there have this week passed through here $4,5o0 from the Puck mine, and s14,000 from the TiI top.
 The last news from the new plscers above Aubrey are not very encouraging. A nun Der of Mexicans srs working there, making wages that would aot satisfy an American Tho Silver King concentrations, abou | 15. .00( pounds, shipped from here last week assayed over $s.e00 per ton. The l,So' pounds of s'nuggets." shipped at the sam time, yielded sttns rate of sl7,oo per ton
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

4 railroad employe was drowned in one of the railroad company's water tanks at Dos Pklmos few days since. He enfered the tank for the purpose of taking bath, and tho water being rery strongly lmpres
 nated with sulphur, i> is supposcd tlliit flc csk, generated by the E1eai heat, oxcrposr- cred him so he could neifheR <=sll for ass5zt-
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23
For DeIegate to Congress.

hereby snrounce myself Candidate to the 18th Congress of the United States, and would say to my fellow citizens that if hono-ed by election will dii- gently labor promote the interests of the entire Terri torv without regard to section. A. E. DAVIS.
 1SIR.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

The Gila arrived on Thursday afternoon with n cabin passengers and army off ccrS s deck passengers and 65 soldiers, bound for California, s6 hides iron, Aubrey, A bales of wool from Ehrenljerg. l60 sacks galena from Csstle Dome, 6 pars silver bull lion fvalued at g, ,0o0) firm the Hackbe " quartz mill, ard ban (vaiued at $eNo0) from the McCrackin .-- Sentinel.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-23

II is rumored that Qneen Victoria has m v;ted Gen. Grant to take command of tn' armies of Great Britain, but Grant being ,rodest ..au. declined the offer, preferrIpt ,o serve inc people of the United States a Pres:dent We will let Victoria hav' Beeciier. but we can't spare Grant.