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The Arizona sentinel., 1879-07-19

Advices from Fl Dorado Canyon inform us that the steamer Gila arrived and dis charged her cargo Of III tons there in seven days from Yuma, and returned to the Mohave Valley where load of wood was purchased from the Indians. They passed the Fourth at Hardyville. Alter moving about 800 cords of wood, they went to the mouth of Virgin River The mine at Fl Dorado is now turning out more and better ore than ever before and the new mill would be running in B days Major Hubbard is live man whose motto is "work For leave the camp" Only two of the old company's hands remain at work
 The Gila left Fl Dorado Canyon on the 7th at s. 90 a. m., tied up at Callville thai night, and reached the Virgin river on ths evening of the Sth in time to catch the St.Thomas mail by which we received oul letter.
 The scenery is described, by one wht has seen much of the world, as beIng tho grandest on Earth,and steamer look almost out of place. The Mormon inhab itants seem wonder struck 10 see steam boat, and youth of eighteen or more say it is the biggest thing he ever saw in water
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-07-19
r,.so, To-day md One Year Ago
 To-day.

About 1 o'clock today lightning struck o.d instantly killed William Quinn and ,.nocl,ed down (but did not inJure) James Carr. while standing in Chas. T. Etehelfs shop at the foot of Congress street. The shop is within a court and under roofs supported by large posts ot squal timber At one forge there was heavy crane for handling heavy tires ana other irons, which was knocked to pieces. The men were standing near this crane. It was at first thought the lightning came through the roof, but an inspection on top showed not trace of disturbance on any part of it. A blacksmith standing ill door with in and on the north side of the court said the flash came from the north and evi- dently moved in almost d horizontal line.
 Quinn had just stepped into the shop as shelter from the heavy rain then falling. Rain fell fast for half an hour and the streets were transformed into small riv- CTS. There were several sharp flashes of lightning and deafening claps of thunder. One year ago to-day was q remarkable one ill Tucson. During the afternoon a storm came on accompanied by lightning and thunder and the heaviest rain on record heye-time considered. In one | hour and ten minutes five and one-half inches of rain fell; many of the streets were transformed into literally raging riv- CTS; houses were undermined and crum- bled down; perhaps S20,000 of damage was done; men and ooys swsm in the streets, particularly in Main and at some points on Mccormick street; it was with difi1- culty women and children were rescued ] from dangerous situations: and all in all, it was for 8 couple of hours, a day of frigh;ful and injurious events but not at- 1 tended by loss of human life.
 We may here add that the Vim. Quinn ! killed to. day is the same man who caused the trouble at Tombstone last Sunday 1 evening, which resulted ill the killing of John Hicks and seriously If not fatally wounding his brother. The cause of the death was so well understood that it was decided that an inquest was unnecessary, and the body was at oDec removed to E. 7 J. Smiths for a coffin
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-07-19

apportioned as follows: "Twenty five per centum SHALL be appor- toned to the Territorial treasury for general Territorial purposes: seventy-ive per centum SHALL be apportioned to the county treasury, and SHALL constitute road fund, to be used and oi' bursed by the board of superVi7o-' : IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND NE PAIR OF PUBLIC ROADS
 WAYS AND BRIDGES, AS fho' DED BY LAW"
 Some taxes, though not much as vet. have been paid from the Cos,,a Dome Mines. If only one cent where is 1t.
 This same board of supervisors that refuses the just petitions of q large number of citizen taxpay- CTS, has ordered blanks to be fur nished the Assessor for the pur- pose of taxing these very mines of Silver District. No taxation without representation, should be no taxation without benefit
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-07-19

The following from the Miner contains several errors. The century plant, 50 called is the agave; one species is called, ID Mexico Maguey not magua D. mes cal IS one of the beverages distilled from the sap oi the plant: it blossoms in Mex. iSo' oouth America and the West Indies every sourOr five years, and the blossom Ing does not kill the plant.
 A. me century plant, better known lin dani.li laiEoia as mdgaa or mescal, is just how Jesno Jeumou ouC m It's hnest suit. An abun- dance can be found in the hills rrrrorud. ing Prescott, and the blossom which only comes once in century, killing inc ,,lant for that perod, is no curiosity to Arizo. nans."
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-07-19

Last Monday MT. E. B. Ryan appeared efore the Board of Equalization on behalf of the s. P. R. R. Co.,, and requested that the assessment valuation of the track be reduced to S2 900. per mile, MT. Robinson and MT. Lan- sing, Auditors, were called and gave sworn testimony regarding its value. The Board reserved its decision for consideration.
 There are g miles in our Coun- ty, which valued at S2,000. per mile, gives $164,000, which at $500 per s10O, would turn S4 920. into our Treasury. This we un- derstand the Company is willing 10 pay, but that at any higher valuation appeal will be taken to the courts, entailing expensive litigation, which the finances of the County can lilly stand. and with much uncertainty as to the result. A bird in the hand etc.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-07-19

Considerable feeling was expressed during yesterday, 11th, over report that man, nome supposed to be Leopold Pratz, had been murdered in Sonora. The marks upon the body indicate unusual brutality in the deed, which is supposed to have been committed by couple of Mex!cans, believed to be now in Arizona and may be in Tucson. The crime having been committed in Sonora, punishment Is out Of the jurisdiction of our courts. II the murderers are in Arizona and their Identity known beyond doubt, there is a court that might take jurisdiction this side the line-Citizen.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-07-19

Six thousand Chinamen are at work on the Texas Pacific railroad Gov. J. c. Brown declared that none should work on that road.
 This item will be of interest to our San Diego anti Chinese friends.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-07-19
An ArIZOna Town Flooded .

Casa Grande GA. T. ), July 10.-The first heavy rain storm of the season occurred here yesterday. completely inundating the town and causing larg amount of dam- to the business houses of the place. The
 firms of E. Germain, Barnett & Block, J. Riley, Loss Bros, Major Fryer and David Neahr are the heaviest losers, their places being completely flooded, and a largd amount of merchandise being des- troyed. The railroad track was washed away between here and Sweetwater, but was soon repaired by Conductor Martin
 and trains are running as usual.-Chronicle
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-07-19
SiOuntX Roads,

and it is moved by Mir. Shult2 th;.t they be laid on the table un. til next regular meeting of the Board"
 The mines of Yuma County must necessarily, for many years, be its chief source of revenue; ev. cry consideration therefore shows that it is to the interest of every taxpayer and of all who have any. thing at stake in the County to foster and assist the development of our mining industries.
 Silver District about fifty miles from Yuma contains many valua- hle mines the development or which is retarded by difficulties of communication. The very ln- frequent trips of the steamers do not suffice, nor, as yet, is the trade Of enough importance to induce ereiter frequency, for the actual needs of the District parties wishing to work upon their claims, 3neu them up in order to at- t-tC, capital. haze been detained E5la ogC4uae there was no way of gs.lIag yools ;:ud supplies to the st'slrlat save by pack mules, and, as these claims are mostly in first hands, means are lacking to pur- chase animals.
 The distance from Castle Dome Landing to Silver District is some fifteen or sixteen miles. Between Yuma and Castle Dome there Is a practicable road (no thanks for # to the present Board of Super Yisols though, which has refused to pay for work done upon iD. These sixteen miles can be very Inexpensively made serviceable for wagons.
 Were this piece of road opan the mails for Ehrenberg and a portion of Mohave County would pass over it, furnishing postal facilities to the District and very much shortning time and dis tance.
 An argument for denying the petitions of citizens and taXpay- CTS for this piece of road was brought forward, that these mines have paid no revenue to the County and therefore il -would not be right to expend public funds for their benefit. Does the farmer say, this land has produced me no crops so I will not waste my money buying seedi Or the merchant, that he has re. ceived no account sales and sc will make no invoice? Or the business man that he has re. ceived no dividend and for thai reason will make no investment:
 There is still another view of the question: how far should the wishes or opinions of three taxpayers, to a small extent, out weigh those of dozens as express ed in the petitions referred to and still another view, which ma, be of one right as well as petition and is presented in the Compilet . Laws, Chapter 33 Oh Revenue section 46, pages 34S and 349, t w:t:
 !" Esch male In labitant of thi ; errlt try over the age of twent. one and under the age of sixt. H-afs, ard moi by law eXenp ,om poll tax, SHALL pay a pol
 A o' two doharS, seven eighth -of Which said poll tax SHALL b paid into the county treasury a''d constitute road fund, to b usen aud dishursed by the board of supervisors in the construc ctio and repairs Of public reads ct, etc.. '>
 What has become of seve e'ehths Of all the poll taxes pai by citizens Of Yuma county?
 Where is this "road fund for the " construction and repa of public roads," |?
 Where is there a rod of publ road constructed or repaired the county:
 Is there another County in Il whole United Etltes that has n
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-07-19
NOTICE. Ho More Credit,

ON AND AFTER THE NINTH DAY V of March, 1879, no more credit will bt given at, the Yuma City Meat Market No EXCEPTIONS MADE. Those wanting beef of us must pay CASH. All particI indebted to us will please settle imme diately and save trouble.
 IS-tf L. 4. SMITH& BRO.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-11

good harbor at both places. One must be
sacrificed for the benefit of the other. It is
very apparent that nature designed that
harbor should exist at Duluth, and it is to
the interest of Minnesota that it should be
maintained. While we desire to live in
amity with our neighbors, We must resist
any attempt that may be made by Wisconsin
to deprive us of a lake port.
The railroad development Of Wisconsin
during the year has been gratifying, but
not to be compared with that of Minnesota.
While in Wisconsin but ninety three
miles of new road have been constructed dur
ing the year 1878, Minnesota boasts of three
hundred and seventy miles. Our wheat
crop, too, has been largely in excess of that
of our neighhor, and in almost every other
respect the progress of Minnesota compares
favorably with that of Wisconsin. We say
this not in spirit of vain boasting, but SIM
ply to show that while other States are making
healthful progress, our own commonwealth
is making giant strides, and will soon over
take those that are older than her. Willis
Wisconsin has no occasion to be ashamed of
her progress, Minnesota has reason to plume
herself on still greater advancement.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-11

The Wisconsin Legislature will 90 into
joint session Jan. 81 to elect United States
Senator.
The Countess Stenbock, who came over
from Germany some years ago, and settled
in Sheboygan, is dead. She died Jan. 3.
In the county of Dane, of which Madison
is the county seat as well as the State CAPT.
tai, there were in 1873, 4O1 marriages, 1888
births and 294 deaths.
It will be remembered that through the
efforts of Governor Smith and Congressman
Pound, the State was allowed to select some
5000 acres of farming land from the United
States, in order to make up the deficiency
due the State. E. s. Mcbride, of Madison.
is making the selections for toe State. and
has just taken 300 acres near the mouth of
the Flambeau.
Mr.. VIM. Stewart is lying seriously i'll at
the Home of the Friendless. Mr.. Stewart is
IS years of age, was Waterloo soldier under
Wellington, was afterwards in the United
States army, and marched with detachment
of troops from Fort Winnebago to Fort
Howard. in 1885, over the territory which is
now the city of Fond du Lac. There was
not white man in that neck Of the woods
then, except the soldiers, =
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-11

izing the chief clerk to subscribe for six daily
newspapers for each member and officer of the
House, or the equivalent thereof in weekly
newspapers. Passed under suspension of the
rules.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Bohan offered bill to extend the time
for the payment of seed grain.
Mr.. McCracken offered a bill to abolish the
office of public examiner.
Mr.. Dunbar offered bill to legalize tho plat
of the town of Caledonia, Houston county.
Mr.. O'Hara offered a bill to extend the time
for the payment for seed grain in Renville
county.
Mr.. Comstock offered bill authorizing the
board of education of the town of Detroit, in
Becker county, to issue bonds for the redemp-
ton of bonds issued for the purpose of erect
ing school house in 1872.
BILL PASSED.
Senate bill No. l, to authorize the board of
education of st. Charles township to issue
bonds for the purpose of funding the floating
Indebtedness of the district was reported, and
on motion of Mr.. Kauphusman the rules were
suspended, the bill read a second and third
time, put on its final passage and passed.
Adjourned to Tuesday at 800 P. II.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-11

KIDNAPPING DNDER COLOR OFL4W.
The attempt to hastily transport a citizen
of st. Paul to Chicago appears to have been
a high handed outrage. It is true that there
was requisition from the Governor of IL
linois, which the Governor of Minnesota
acting under the advice of the ATTORNEY
General, too hastily honored. 1t is also true
that the Chicago officer, when armed with
such documents: would not have stolen his
man away if he had felt that he had lust
grounds for taking him.
There has been decidedly bad look upon
the Frank failure from the start, and all chat
is alleged against the man may be true.
That has nothing to do with the question at
issue. An officer from another State. after
securing hasty requisition, visits the resi-
dence of the accused, decoys him out upon
tho street, forces him into close carriage and
drives outside of Minnesota as RAPIDLY as
possible. We do not want to see anv citizen.
no matter how guilty, torn from his home
in this manner. It would be precedent
terribly dangerous to the rights of citi-
zens if such procedure should pass unre
buked and unnoticed. If the case against
Frank were good one, he could have been
taken in legitimate manner, and allow
ed a hearing if he desired.
If guilty, the ends of Justice
would be protected by due process of law.
If not guilty, no was entitled to tho protec.
ton of the lazy.
Mayor Dawson's course in suspending the
Chief of Police for his participation in the
matter will meet with general approval.
That officer doubtless supposed he was acting
in the line of duty, but he made serious
mistake. A temporary suspension will prove
a warning and prevent recurrence of such
game where the law is invoked to perpe-
trate wrong.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-11

HE act of Mayor Dawson in suspending
the chief Of police for the part he took in
splriting Frank, of this city, over into Wis
consin, will meet with general approval. 1t
is not the design of the law under which
acquisitions are granted to deprive the per-
son arrested of the privilege of the habeas
corpus. This writ was specially designed to
prevent arbitrary arrest and transportation
to the jurisdiction of foreign State. While
Chief Weber may have been influenced
only by pardonable zeal to secure the pun
ishment of persons guilty of crime, there is
no doubt but in this case he overstepped the
bounds of his authority. 1t is dangerous
precedent to establish to carry citizens off
by unusual means and routes of travel with
SO evident purpose as to prevent them from
employing the machinery that the law gives
them for protection against unjust arrest
and prosecution.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-11


Mr.. Donahue offered the following reso]u-
ton:
WHEREAS, There are current reports of cruel
ty to prisoners and general mismanagement of
affairs at the State prison at Saltwater; there
fore
RESOLVED, That committee of seven be ap-
pointed by the Speaker to investigate said
charges and report to this House, and that snch
committee have power to send for persons,
compel the attendance of witnesses and admin
lister oaths.
Mr.. Benson said that he did not think the
charges made would warrant such an investiga-
tion, but if there was any truth in them the
committee on State prison hereafter to be
formed, would undoubtedly look into the mat
ter.
On motion of Mr.. Bertrandt, the resolution was
laid on the table temporarily by vote of a.
to 26.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Gearey offered a resolution allowing each
member five daily newspapers during the ses-
sion. Lost.
On motion of Mr.. j. N. Stacy, the sergeant
alarms was directed to purchase such supplies
and furniture for the committee rooms as
might be necessary.
The resolution offered on Tuesday authoriz-
ing the printing Of the Journal was called up
by Mr.. Benson and an hour consumed in its
discussion. Amendments were offered by Messrs.
Grazing, Gearey, Denny, McCracken, Open
helm and several Others. finally AUTHORITY
was given to supply each member with two
copies daily, the issue being limited to 800
copies.
Mr.. Hyland moved that when the House adj
journ it adjourn to Tuesday next at $3.50 P. NJ.
Several amendments were offered hut rejected,
and the resolution adopted,
T Mr. 4, ]. Saith offered Q resolution eutAos-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-11
WISCONSIN,S PROGRESS.

The annual message of Gov. Smith, of
Wisconsin, is a brief, business like docu-
ment. He wastes no words in stating his
facts, and therefore they are clearly stated.
There is an individuality about it that
is refreshing. On no topic considered
does he fail to enunciate principle or make
recommendation, and as rule his recon-
mendations are judicious and apparently we'll
considered.
There is little shown from the message
relative to the condition of the Badger State
that is not already known. The past year
has been marked with general prosperity.
The affairs of the State have been econom
lcally administered, and there is now a
handsome balance in the treasury. There
has been no change in the debt of the State.
One fact, however, is stated, that will prove
of general interest. While the State debt
amounts to S2,252,057, the Indebtedness of
counties, cities, towns, villages and school
districts in the State amounts to $9,831.-
1880, showing the necessity for some pro-
vision of law which shall restrain nunicina,
corporations from involving themselves in
debt, and thus placing burdens upon the
shoulders of both the present and future
generations. The bulk of this local indebt-
edness has been incurred in aid of the CON
struction of railroads, and bonds have been
issued to many wildcat concerns that never
graded mile of track or laid rail.
The penal, charitable and benevolent in
situations of the State appear to be in
good condition financially. The ex-
penses have been comparatively light,
and the management in careful
hands. Education is in flourishino
condition, one-fourth of all the taxes raised
in the State being devoted to school pur-
poses. The current earnings of the prison
ers in the penitentiary amount to two-thirds
of the current expenses, fact of which the
people of the State may we'll be proud. The
statistics show that among the State institu-
tons the insane asylums are perhaps the
most important. There have been under
treatment in the two establishments devoted
to their care total of 1857 persons, who
have cost the State 1921, 263. This is ex-
elusive of the inmates of the county insane
asylums, and seems to indicate a large pro-
portion of insane in our neighboring State
at least one in five hundred of the popula-
ton.
Gov. Smith calls attention to the adverse
decision of the supreme court of the United
States in the case of the State of Wisconsin
against the City of Duluth, brought for the
purpose of enjoining the defendant from d.
verting the natural flow of water through
the harbor at Superior and out
through the mouth of the st. Louis river,
and thereby seriously iniuring the harbor.
This decision, he says, imposes upon Wis
consin the necessity of seeking redress and
protection in Congress. It may be we'll to
direct the attention of the representatives of
Minnesota in Congress to this matter. The
merits of the dispute between the two towns
are we'll understood. They are SO situated
as to render II pext to impossible TO form
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-11

REPRESENTATIVE DoNoHUE made an excel
lent move yesterday in presenting a. resolu-
ton in the House for an investigation into
the charges of cruelty and mismanagement
at the Saltwater prison. 1t was not surpris
ing that the resolution met considerable op
position. When the GLOBE first published
the reports of cruelty, the warden and his
friends announced that they demanded an
investigation. At the same time they imme-
diately went to work to guard against allow
ing an Investigation, and now every member
of the prison is earnestly laboring to pre-
vent the inquiry. It will not be surpris
ing if the ring succeed in preventing the
investigation, though we are not vet
prepared to believe that the representatives
of the people will be SO derelict as to re-
fuse to ascertain how one of the important
institutions of the State is being conducted.
AS matter Of fact. such investigations
should be frequent, AMI especially 50 when
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-11

AMONG the bills introduced in the House
yesterday was one by Representative Nc
Cracken to abolish the Office of public ex-
amlner, and it will no doubt receive careful
consideration. The tendency to multipi,
cation of Offices that has been manifested of
late IS decidedly reprehe nsible. Besides be-
ing expensive to the State, they complicate
the business unnecessarily. The Office of
public examiner is one of doubtful useful
ness. Perhaps he has performed good SER
vice in discovering that the bonds of many
of the accounting officers in the State are
detective, but this defect can be remedied by
law which shall more clearly define the
nature OF the bonds to be accepted. We are
firmly of belief that the Office is unneces-
sary and should be abolished.