Arizona silver belt., 1879-01-24

D ffAt@+t- N t+ Jtt-~ AL 4fNNAtNi4 @0O4c a 4 bFsghf light surrounded the hanc
 that held the goods and at the same ? lime she was severely shocked by the 5 passing electric currents. IL wa: lquite shocking she dropped the stuff 2 and told her husband of Der electri-
 fled condition. He did not believe funtil she went into dark room on the next night and eombed her hair. A remarkable electrical display was
 the result. Tue sparks des and sur
 rounded her head with a halo of fire. The pain was severe, too. She is
 afflicted with chsin-li Tightening" and
 wants to be emancipated.
 Mr. Fort, of Illinois. author of
 the bill in the house to punish nation
 al banks that discriminate against
 silver dollars. tells an interviewer
 that three fourths of the committee
 on banking and currency are in faYor
 of the blll. They have no deslre to prosecute the banks, nor to begin 8
 war for the oFerthrow of the system !; .htheir only object is to force them to respect and obey the laws. Il am Eglad. says Mr. Fort, to fnd that the national banks eff the West general Fly do not approve or sustain the ac-
 ton of the New York city banks in thesr iiscrimination against silver. !"
 Is is very probable that when cone
 gress meets again the Fort bill, or
 one very similar to t, will be passed.
 This would bring tho New York banks
 50 the.r senses.
 Actual resumption has materially
 modified the Eastern movement for.
 Grants renomination to the Presl-
 dency. This is che general opinion
 among the shfeWdest in forecasting
 the political future. The Grant movement reached it's climax just after the Maine election, when fear
 was aroused tLat the Greenbackers
 obtaining control of Congress, might
 organize a hostile demonstration of
 labor against capital! This led to the desire for q strong man at the head of the government who would be likely to take unusual responsibil- Ilty. But the November elections banished the fears which suggested such 8 necessity. how that Fesump-
 ton is believed to assure renewed in-
 dustrial prosperity, the public tens l dency is toxard candidates whose ex- 1 lperiences are supposed to fit them for
 the solution of poliuco- economic ! problems.
 The Pioche Record reports the fol- loving novel mode of marriage cere- mony Bronco Pat, finding tbxt he could not get married in Piocbe, lsecured the services of a Mormon Bishop, by the name of Allen, pho lives down m the valley, and pro- ceeded to tho Utah line, some five miles distant. On arrivlng at the line the good Bishop proceeded to business and married the couple. When the marriage ceremony was be- ing performed Pat stood on the east side of the line, in che Territory of Utab, and the charming and blushing bride stood on the west side, in the State of Nevada, whilst Bishop AL len straddled the line, standing on both Utah and Nevada soil, and in thIs position the young couple were united This $ probably the first couple united in the holy bond of maFrimony with the groom standing in Territory and the bride in State, while the old cock who tied the knot stood ii both.
 Charles Thompson, principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation Delegates D. Fl. Ross, Samuel Smith, ". P. Adair. S. H. Downing, of the Chero- kee Nation: P Porter and D. Hodges, of the Greeks. and General B. F. 0yertop, of the Chicasaws, called on the President the 9th inst. Chief Thompson and Porter made brief speeches, stating their people were in a prosperous condition and were opposed to the transfer of h. dians to the War Departmelt. The President replied that he was exceed ! ingly glad to hear that the Indians in the Territory were doing well, and wished they would continue to pros per, and cultivate the arts and sci ences of civilization, and advance in tho various branches of edacation He said the points presented by the 1 delegations were aow being consider ed by the government, and that, so far as he vas concerned, be would do 1 all he could to have the views and wishes Of the Inaians carried out. [ Above all, he would see that the trea- ties with the Indians should be faith I fully observed by the government. Secretary Schurz, Commission l I