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Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25

Ne presume no one will purchase togn lots of the s. ?. R. R. al
 Maricopa on the l2sh, believing it a terminal station. l. has been ad- yertised as sach by the company, but facts disprove that supposinon. A contract has been made with the Pacific Improvement Company for constructing the road to the New Mexico boundary; heavy contracts for rails have recently been closed by Huntington in the East, and the rush of material for building pur- poses to the front, go to prove that there is something in the S. Louis RupublIcan's statement that a8 agreement has been made by the Southern Pacific and AtcbisOn, To- peka and Santa Fe roads to unite thelr tracks within eighteen months. And as a further evidence that Mari copa is to be nothing more than way station, Ke cite che fact that the 4. T. and s. F. eomnany are build ing west with una5aeing energy which also tends to confirm the pub hshed statement of the union of the tNo tracks n the near future.
Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25

Vice. President Wheeler has said Mr Hayes would certainly veto the army appropriation bill Zack Chandler continues his visits t. che White House, and whenever he comes back from that abode of sisaPpoint- meEt, he rubs his hands and says We've got 'en. Key is the most stalwart of the stalwarts, and says that Mr. Evarts is the only member of the Cabinet who is doubtful of the Yeto.
Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25
The sensIneI q ghe l2.l publIsh.

The Sentinel of the l2th publish ed this warning
 Parties who propose to sell iiqaor, cigars or tobacco after April S0th are warned that they must have h. ternal Revenue Stamps by the close of that day. Any sales made after that date will subject the vendors to severe penalties. The law is going to be vigorously enforced this trlp- and don't you fOrges it. The Con- missioner says that ignorance will not be tolerated as an excuse. The Baby Act has been repealed. Ap- ply to the nearest Deputy Collector at once and save trouble.
Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25

Union soldiers iu the United States Senate, i in the House, 50. Total 54. Confederate soldiers in the Sem ate, %, il, the House, 65. Total, 85. There are about twenty mem bers of whom no biography $ gwen. some of them served in the Confed- crate army, but are not included in tae above number.
Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25

The first company incorporated in New yxk to mine ia Arizona, and which fled its certificate last month, is the Sily1r Nugget Mining Com paRy of she Globe Mining Diatriet, Maricopa county, Arizona. II has just completed it's organization, and will issue its prospectps in the course of a few days. The BSard of TrOs- tees includes the names ef General Daniel E. Siekles. President, and the Hen. George $. BoutBell. ex- Secretary of the Treasury. Vice President. The remaining members of the Board are Captain c. B
 Dahlgren, son of the late Admiral Dahlgren, and a gentlemen Of high attachments in mining engineering; Mr James c. Cooper. of Brooklyn, 3 civil engineer and graduate of the
Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25
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4 St. Petersburg telegram of late date says. that while the Czsr Fss taking an early morning walk near sae palaee. four shots were fired at am, ne vas not huls The would bs sssassln was arrested.
Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has just rendered decision winch k of special interest to men who bet on elections The decision IS to the effect that all money bet on elections $ subject to be forfeited ,o the sta.e.
Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25

IL is reported tLat Wells, Fargo & Co. have reduced their charges on packages under four pounds to post age rates,
Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25

Mrs John Hoerin, in Anderson county, Kentucky, has given birth to five children. This vas her sbird aceouchement. First twins, next trip les and now one less shan half a dozen.
Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25
Arizona Silver Belt.
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Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25

i party Of Washington and New
 York gentlemen have formed them- selves into company under the iaKs of the State of West Virginia, with the corporate title of she New Find Mining Co.,, with 8 capital stock of IS1 600 900, diyidel mo 10000 shares of Sl00, for tho purpose of taking np 0,000 acres of land in Southern Arizona for farming aud other purposes. Nesilla In lspa4 dent.
Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25

At San Francisco Silver klng is quoted at S7, Tip Top is not quot ea
Arizona silver belt., 1879-04-25

Colunbus DelanO, late Secretary Of the Interior, IS now ID New Mexico where he has Q atock ranch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21

A Grcentack editor in Maine wants the
doors of every school-house nailed up until
the people have revolted against John Sher-
mans financial policy. Nothing certainly
would help the Greenback party more than
to abolish education.
Cyrus W. Field, the father Of the Atlantic
cable, will celebrate March 10, the 10Th an
niyerssry of the birth of that great enter
prise, By a reception at his home in New
York.
A new survey of York State shows that
the old maps have made the State hall mile
narrower than it is No new measurements
make the guage Of the New York statesmen
and politicians any broader than before.
1t seems that tho marriage question has
something to do with the Zulu war. King
Cetcwayo will not allow his soldiers to
marry until they are forty years old. Sir
Bsrtle Frere, the English governor 81 Natal
insists that they shall marry Whenever they
want to. But Cetewayo's soldiers fight Tor
him Just as if the Englishuen were not
looking after their privileges.
The nonchalance with which the 45th
Congress has given away over $4,000, 200
in pensions to people who didn't ask Tor II
NAV Justify the expectation that future con,
crosses will go out into the highways and
hedges and compel men to accept pensions
Why not pension the old rebels ?-Sprng'
feid Republican.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21

lie sat in Il horse car and howlcd for iour
blocks that he bad been robbed of his watch.
lie was an old person and seemed to be very
much exercised about it; at one time he
stepped out on the platform bareheaded and
held up his right hand and sworc he wouldn
condonc it. Several younger persons who
a great row about the robbery ; one of them
talked 50 learnedy about it that the paSsen-
gers couldn't quite make out whether he was
expatiating on the outrage or describing the
old gentleman as an escaped gyascutus ;
they all agreed, however, that 1t was what
thew called "damshame,' and that 1t
never should be condOncd Then a police
man came in, and the old person charged an
Ohio gentleman in the car with the theft.
The Young fellows who had been fumbling
round the stranger supported the charge,
and they all went of to the station house
together. -, -
"Who are these parties and whats all
this row about p said the magistrate.
"Well, this ere old 'un, said the oihcer,
"is Sammy the Reformcr ; he used to be in
with Tweed, Sweeny and that gang. You
may remember, some ten years ago, we came
near pulling him in with Tweed in the Sey-
mour- Hoffman job, but he got of on un
abb said he was only II dummy IN it.
IIe'. been on the reform lay fora year or
two, and claims to be connected with the
society for the suppression OF vice, though
the company he keeps don't look much
like it,
.Who are the rest of these fellows p
"Well, they are all Tweed's old pals.
This ere high-shoulderod fellow with II
loose chin always used to testify to Tweed
good character when the old man got in
trouble. The black whskered fellow lives
up the river. lie used to help the old man
in the Albany business. The other fellow is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21

Ii the recommendations of President
Hayes for appointments in the New York
custom house are not to be regarded, AS the
President instructs Collector Merritt that
they should not bet is difficult to see why
President Hayes should make any recon-
mendations for such appointments.
The rule which the President thus lays
down had, however, if We are correctly in
formed, already been enforced in at least one
case. A month or so ago, as we have heard,
q gentleman Democrat by the way
presented himself to Collector Merritt, with
an application for a place in the custom
house, endorsed by President Hayes, with
direct request that the bearer might be ap-
pointed. General Merritt looked at the
paper, glanced at the signature Of "Ruther-
ford B. Hayes" and handed it back to the
applicant with the polite remark, that it was
strong paper-but there were 'no vacan-
cies in the custom house" The applicant
took his document and left, and is under
stood to be waiting for a time when the
President Of the United States will be able
to get man into the New York custom
house, if he tries
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21

1868 that caused the enactment OF the
federal election law, and it Yves the present
necessities CT the democratic party in New
York that now required its repeal. lie
gave the figures of naturalization and
election in New York in 1868, and charac-
terizsd that election as the most mOnstrous
and marvellous for fraud, wiekedness and
| every device Of the devil that ever has been
heard Of. 10 conclusion he quoted from
| CoI's report on the New York election in
1875, in which high compliment is paid
to the United States supervisors and mar
shals.
IIenkle stated his willingness to bring his
rations on the floor Of the House and remain
there day after day and night after night
rather than vote for dollar to defray the
expenses Of tho government until the cdious
laws in regard to supervisors of election
were blotted from the statutes.
Hanna characterized tho attempted re-
peal as another effort of the hydra-headed
doctrine of states rights, to fix its poisonous
fangs in the heart of the republic. Ii was
another blow at the doctrine that this
country was nation and not a mere con-
federation Of states, The amendment was
brought forward in the interest Of force. and
fraud and intimidation. and as vicious
attack upon the purity Of the ballot. Had
it come to this that the democratic party,
in order to save from felon's doom certain
members Of the Forty-sixth Congress. who
it was said would not be here if these
sections continued in force. were Obliged to
repeal the laws which throw q safeguard
around the elections?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21
PACIFIC COAST INTELLIGENCE.
DIS rURB.NcEs ON THE ISLAND OF sITKA.

DISTURBANCES ON THE ISLAND OF sITKA.
SAN Francisco, Feb. ia Victoria
despatch says the steamship California from
Sitks, Feb. 18th, arrived at Esquimault on
the fourteenth. There was much excitement
in Sitka when she left. the Indians having
threatened the humiliation of tho whites.
The citizens were armed and are awaiting
their attacks. Two Indians who murdered
James Brown. confessed their guilt, were
surrendered to the collector and are now on
board the California en- route for Portland
to BE- turned over to the United States dis
trict-attorney, to await action OF the au-
thorities at Washington. Three families
came down on the steamer fleeing from dan
ger. The store keeper is preparing to
emigrste by the next steamer. Father
Mstropolsky and his congregation in con-
junction with the American citizens of
Sitka has petitioned the commander of Her
Msjesty's msn-ot-war now lying at Esaui-
msult to come to their immediate aid. fear
full that they cannot allay the disturbanc es
before the United States government can
send assistance. 1t is rumored that Cutting
& Cos caInery, about four miles from
Sitks, is sacked and burned. No reliance
is placed in the rumor because the COM
pany have Indians in their employ who seem
to be peaceably inclined. The governor of
Alaska has telegraphed to Secretary Sher
man for aid.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21
WESTERN NEWS,

PORTION OF THE OHIO SOLDIERS oRPANs'
HOME BURSED-NANY NARROW ESCAPES.
XENIA, o., Feb. l6.-This morning fire
was discovered in the basement of the ad-
ministration building at the soldiers
orphans home. Owing to the poor facili-
ties for e1tinguishing fire and the distance
Of the buildings from the town, the
fire got under full Roadway before
the engines arrived. Six hundred
children at tho home had Just finished
breakfast in the main building and returned
to their cottages when the fire made its
appearance in the first story. Owing to
the dense smoke which at once filled the
halls the widest confusion prevailed among
the teachers, who wildly sought to return
to their rooms in the third story to save
their personal effects. Several members of
the legislature visiting the institution mar
rowly escaped. Senator Richards anu wits
escaped by dropping from the second story
window on to blankets held by men below.
Senator Sabin and wife. Representative
Dodds and Mrs. Ben Ford, wife OF the
steward, saved themselves by leaping
from the second story windows on
to the porch below, from whence
they dropped to the ground safely. In two
hours the entire building and contents were
destroyed, including the personal effects OF
the teachers and officials, which were con-
siderable. No lives were lost and there
were no serious accidents. The loss to the
state is SIS, 200.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21

a kind of ncyy or something to the old
party there"
And the other?"
ooh, he's stranger. Never saw him
before. lie says he's an Ohio man lie $
the man those fellows charge with stealing
Sammy's watch"
Then Sammy said 81 don't care any
thing about the watch, but | do want to
have stealing stopped and thieves shown up.
Don't ask me to condone it, for l won't
do it,
Upon examination the watch which
Sammy claimed to have lost was found to
have the Ohio mans name on it; and so
many passengers testified to seeing the
young fellows crowding the Ohio man and
trying to pick his pockets, that two
of them confessed it, but said they
thought it was Sammy's watch, and they
wanted to get it and restore it to him. And
the high-shouldered man, who it appeared
was making signs to the other fellows, SAID
he thought it was Sammy's watch, too but
he had no idea of getting it back in that way.
He only made signs to the nevy where the
watch was, and how carelessly the Ohio man
was carrying it, as sort Of danger signal.
Neyy said he understood the signal to mean
"go for 1t" and he went.
Then it seems" said the magistrate,
THAT this was only an 'inchoate offence at
tempted BY these noisy witnesses IN the H.
terest of the person who claims to have been
robbed Was this done with your con-
nivaucc, Samuel"
Not at all, | assure you, Judge Never
dreamed of it; never saw any signs pass be-
tween these Young men and when did see
them disapproyed of them. | had no idea
nv nevy would do any such thing, Tor I've
told him did not like it, and when he was
caught once or twice before. have shown
considerable impotence. He did very
wrong. His only excuse was that he
thought the.gentleman had my watch which
is the TACT"
swell, then, as this gentleman very
plainly has his own watch, and the attempt
to steal it by Sammy's pals-or, as the high
shouldcred man calls them, 'coparceners =
was only an inchoate offence. we'll dismiss
the case
Couldn't you find, Judge" said Sammy
softly. "that as the boys failed to steal inc
watch the Ohio man must have stolen 1t
That seems to be reasonable theory
1--WE never do business here in that way.
What Never?''
"Well, hardly ever
"Then, ;" said Sammy, 81 desire on this
interesting occasion to assert my entire
belief, before God and my country, that he :
got nv watch" And he stepped down, re-
marking that he would never condone it,
A Kentucky journalist met him on the
steps and whispered to him confidentlally
as they walked away together: 'lf you
only keep that a-going the public III have Il
give you a watch to get rid Of you. y
| TrJLtpe
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21
GENEuAL DISPATCHES.

Mr.. N. X. Sawyer. formerly of Maine,
but now the editor of an independent paper
of democratic tendencies in Florida, de-
nouuces the action of the democratic Cover
nor of that state in refusing to give MIR.
Bsbee certificate Of election to the next
House, after the esnvsssing board, IN
obedience to the order of the supreme
court. had counted the votes given him anu
declared him elected.
Edward P. Bond one of the sasrpest horse
thieves in the country, has been arrested IN
Boston. lie recently played successful
game on Ira 5. Moves, a livery stable keeper
in uaverhill. Mass: lie Is wanted IN BAIT
more for Jail breaking, in Manchester. N.
H.. for larceny of team, and in other
places Tor similar offences.
Sixteen tramps took possession of the
engine house of the Fort Wayne jackson
and Saginaw Railroad at Jackson, Mich,
Tuesday. drove out the employees and an
nouneed their intention to have WORK or
die. The police captured the whole gang.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21

THE fact that there is a law of the DomIn-
ion under which emb5zzlers aud thieves,
arriving III Clnali with stolen goods or
money in their possession, can be promptly
arraignei AID punished on that side oil the
line, is probably not generally known.
There is such law, however, passed by the
Dominion Parliament in 1869, and it was
found very service4ble 10 the case of Multi
gan, tho postofice embezzler, elsewhere mar
rated.
A general pronunciation of this fact. with
the added information that flight to Canada
may be only dropping from the trying par
into the fre-the penalty under the Canadian
law being net less than five years imprison'
ment, while it may be for life, wherea:
tie United States law inhlcts moi
less than one year nor more than FIVE
years Imprisonment for an offence like Multi
gan's-wil be calculated to prevent some
hasty fittings across the Northern border.
And few more such prompt applications OF
the law will have tendency to save Canada
from the frequent increase Of her criminal
population by the advent Of offenders of this
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21
HOUSE

WARRINGTON, FEB. l9'-Ihe legislative
Southland argued the Amendments repeating
the superyisors-of-electlonla law was germane
and that it was IN the direction oil economy
because the cost OF these supervisors OF
election in 1876 was over 5000, 900. and the
same in 1873. Mr.. Hale could not, he
said. intimidste the democratic side. Hit
was revolutionary to repeal these sections
now. their enactment when tho republican
party was supreme was also revolutionary
The amendment had been onefeu oy MIN
10 the interest OF economy anu Oh pure
and untrammelied eiee''oh'
Hale argued against inc amendment anu
finished up his speech oy saying inis
side of the House believes sincerely that II
this body oil the law Is struck nom the
statutes, the laws OF several states afOrd no
protection to tho citizen when ne seeks 70
exercise the right oil suffrage IL oeiieVes
that II these laws are repeaieu tne safe
guard OF the voter In large portion oil the
Union is wrenched away from him and he
Is lett exposed to his prosecutors. ms SIDE
has thus lar simply contented itseii with
Its minority vote and mas yielded 10
the resolution OF the Jury box and the re-
peal OF the test oath. But ii this thing be
further insisted on, l want the gentlemen
on the other side to understand we are here
in the last days of the session. and that the
measure is sought to be projected on an sp-
manhattan hill with the belief that this side
u;II oo,sor,,ou We bsvs s.. bars NIGHT
and dav and bass aided the o,b,r side tn
ns.s o,nronr;.,;o, hill altar annropr;s,;on
lin Los, Mordavw W. votsd almost solidlv
. a. ,.s,;o,or
h;,,. % avoid wbat M s.ns man in
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A., -. m;,h ,ha hJI m.t;n, anna
n,i.,ion, f,r rs,.;,, arrs,r. and with tho
-; 49,, 49, h;u T,.,,,s;,, man,
..a h,l;.,i, .h,,
;.,,;. 49,, n;.I,,..;,
,ha o,ho, ia, now sa.ts =, IN. oxnorso Of
ar evt,a soss;or 10 erowd this Ise;slat;on On
-, wo.,nno and will mot s,d,,oi,
D. o,,.n.,a Tho, N. ranuhli,,n
49,, nb;oh had ;,s, ,obbod -. i-,s-i,.,
-. So ,ho M, h,x sh,n1,
st,nt nm ,o-dsv and talk about furtbering
law To preserve the purity of elections. The
law which it WAS sought to repeal instead
of preserving the purity of the ballot box
furnished GU. of the national treasury cam
paipn fund for either party which might be
IN power.
Chittenden said he had voted Tor repeal
OF the jurors test oath because 1t was absurd
to admit southern men to Congress and ex-
clude them from the jury box
lie warned the other side. how
ever, that the "sOlid south would be
met By a solid north. 1t was too soon
for gentlemen who had sacrificed their all.
save honor, to destroy the union l5years
ago to appear now TO resume us CONTROL
That seemed to the north an expression OF
audacity which could not be tolerated. lie
regarded the pending measure the as hugest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-21

TuE House, on Monday, passed bills ap-
propriating over $4,000, 600 in two hours
The bill reported from the Committee on
Appropriations, apprcpriating S27 900, 600
for the payment Of arrearages oil pensions
was passed. under..a suspension Of the rules,
BY vote Of lis to e.. The river and har-
Dor appropriation bill reported from the
Committee on Commerce was also passed, the
rules being suspended by vote of lI3 to 10.
The amount appropriated in the bill is
SIS SOC, 900. The general deficiency bill,
calling for the expenditure of 81 100000
was also passed under suspension OF the
rules. While thus lagishing the public
money. Congress is burning its candle at
both ends by cutting down the tax on
tobacco, and other taxes.