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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-08
Without Words.

Two little Indian children acc0mssq
panied man with harp out of the
city, along the country roads, skirss
ed BY fields and woods, ana here and q
Athcre farm house by the way. aAs'
Their voices were sweet and the &
words in an unknown tongue. The
old ladies came out to the door, and j,
held their hands above their eyes to
see what il all meant; and from be-.
hind them peered the faxen headsd5
of timid children. q asagte 1a' aslsi
Here they we're given an apple,
there q generous slice Of bread and
butter, and sometimes q cup Of milk ]
and handful Of pIums. There. was
something beside this we were OBJ.
iiged to get and take ont to the swar-
thy man on the roadside, or else shesil
|frowned and seolded them--thatvasaa
money!. Not knowing how to make 81
themselves understood, the little
children when they had finished
singing sliyly held out theft little :
brown hands or their APRONS TO get
anything that might be given them,
and take it to the dark man out at
the gate. who, stood ready. to re-
ceive it. ei ,is 4,.,as3y sa,asT. 81.
One.day the dark larpist went to-
Isleep, and the little boy and girl be-
coming tired Of waiting iorhin, went
of to a cottage under che hill,s andl5
began to sing under the window!s.a5a
They sang as sweetly as che voices
Of birds. Presently the blinds wessa
opened wide, and they saw sby9the'1
window fair lady on q sick bed re-
garding them, Her eyes shone With,
a feverish light, and the, color Of her.
icheeks were like beautiful peach in !,
the sun.,l She. smiled as an angel
might, and asked them Il their feet,
were tired. They said fen words
softly in their own, tongue.
She said, "Arejthe green felds'not
better than your cityr 9iisaa sssa
They shook their heads. gllaa 80
1 - : : . i q
She asked them,l "Haye you d
mother?' q q. 1881 sTaasref
They looked perplexed. a.is lis
She said, aWhat do you think
while you walk along country
roadsp''a1e tsisi iSaa lleH stl seaaoft
| They thought she askedufor anli
other song, SO eager was the face,
and they sang at once . song full Of
sweetness, and pity; 90 sweet the
tears came into her eyes. Thai. was
a language they had learned. s, :.
So they sang on sweeter still. AZ.
this she kissed her hand and waved
Il
lit to them. Their beautiful faces
lkindled, and, like a fash, the timid
hands waved a kiss. S .,s.',..'
/ She pointed upward to the sky
and sentIa kiss upthitheH .salf--
/ At this they sank upon their.
knees, and also pointed tlither, ss
much as asking, "Do yon also know
the good Coda Il edAJ ss.4ai9 EIga
IA lady leaning by the vindcw
said, sSoetears and kisses 'selt sha
1 earth. and msae tie whole world
KIM ,Aad the sick, one added;
"Aud God IL over air. gaiiliH bar
> .als<-ssrs44-- I. Ysstttets
4 RFEECH-LOADINH~ SHOT-GUNS,
!, Jk1iER0M $35 to $65,. AT FERGU-
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RFEECH-LOADINH~ SHOT GUNS,
~ FROM $35 to $65,; AT FERGU-
SON 81 SCHNACK'S, WATCH-MAK.
ERS AND JEWELERS.i lEf1pga9I5 %
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The Phoenix herald., 1879-04-12
xcyv lsafl Routes.

TWO new mail routes are soon to
be opened, having their starting point
at Silver City, New Mexico. One OF
them is 10 extend into this territory.
The first of these routes, We learn
from the Herald will extend from
Silver City via Richmond, Solomon
Vile, Stafford, Camp Thomas, San
Carlos Globe, Silver King and Pick
ct Post to Florence The other is
from In Cucsta via Tajica, Montezu-
ma, Abo Pass, San Pedro, Paraje,
san jose, Canada, Alamosa, Polomas,
New Mines, Hillsboro, Brockman's
and Georgetown to Silver City.
Tie department has given notice.
of The establishment of 4 route from
Silver City by san Carlos to Globe
and one from Anton Chico to Silver
City These are really the same
routes as those first mentioned, and
.he department Will doubtless be
promptly notified Of the facts. The
postmaster general makes inquiFies
rs TO distances, character of country,
etc, to the end that advertisements
may at once be prepared, inviting
proposals. for service, and that the
-outes may he properly located on the
maps of the denMment.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-04-12
NEW SERIES-NO. Is.

cess which has been found to answer
for tie ores Of Eureka district, New
ada, did not succeed in other districts
in that State. Under these circum-
stances, We hope to see capital and
science unite for a thorough investi-
CATION Of this branch of metallurgy.
The stake is most tempting one,
and one which we do not believe to
be beyond the reach Of the ingenuity
cf our poople.-Ne0 York Mining
Rec0r4.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-04-12
THE PHOENIX HERALD.


The Myers District lies about the
fanks Of . small granite mountain.
which rises up alone, ont of a broad
volcanic plain about hundred and
twenty-five miles nearly due west
from Tucson. There is no other hill
near ii, except that 10 the southwark,
about six miles there is small range,
where are old worked out gold lodges
and several deserted arrastras. Here,
too, is the nearest water, which is fur
nished by an old tunnel. Twenty
miles farther west arc the Aio copper
mines. The safest road TO the Myers
is by way OF ella Bend and the Aio
Between these places there is Il good
natural road, and no distance gilmore
than twenty-five miles without water.
Any other route now in use is dan
gerous because Of The scarcity Of
water, and many persons have suffer
ed very greatly through having tried
to 20 across country. \ nam named
Hvton left The district February 18Th
10 come to Tucson, and another went
southwarJ On a prospecting Trip, and
neither have ever been heard from.
: few weeks ago Il mans foot was
found ont on the desert in an English
walking shoe; II had probably been
dragged there by wolf These are
recent cases, but there is much
longer story OF death connected with
these plains, running back many
years. The Myers was discovered 10
the man after whom it was named
and his three companions by an In
dian. These men now hold nine To-
cations, Of which the principal is
the Gunsight; and about forty other
claims have been taken up by new
comers. The whole Aill is covered
with claims, und cur informant, an
old prospcctor does not consider it
worth while for any more people to
go there.
The Gunsight IS The only claim
which has been worked, and it is
that which has given the district its
reputation. 1iyors and his partners
have been Shipping assorted ore got
ont By skimming ,he principal stroak,
which is about a foot wide They
have shipped four tons Of this ore, I
which they got out at the rate Of a
hundred pounds day TO S~n Fran
cisco, and have credit Of @8,000 on /
account OF it. The ore is a black I
.hloride, with a slight copper stain.
The lead averages about forty feet in /
width, stands up boldly, and is tTac-
,ble for more than a mile To the
lorth It divides into two forks; from
appearances it is thought that the
cad continues southwest through
he mountain and across lhe plain to
small hill about TWO miles away.
rhc quartz is white crystalized
water formation San Francisco +
nen have been out trying to buy the
3unsight, bat no deal, as yet, has
,cen made; 100000 is the modes.
,rlce put upon it.-CHt-eu.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-04-12
WE WILL HAVE THE
PAY OR KEEP OUR
GOODS!

We hereby notify our
friends and the public
generally that from this
time forth we Will cease to
sell for credit on any
terms whatever. We are
aware that in order to do
this we Will have to sell
cheaper than our neigh
bors, and we are prepared
to do so. AS we are
building we are very much
pressed for cash, and
therefore it Will be better
for us TO sell for cost than
to sell on ever so short q
time, no matter how good
the buyer. The facts in
the case are just these: it
is a necessity with us to
have our goods or to have
the wherewith to buy
more. Of course we do
not expect to do so much
business, but we are de-
termined to do what we
can.
Our Lumber Yard is
now full and nearly com
plete.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-04-12
Interesting ancient Relics.


\ letter to the Herald, Silver City,
from Grant county New Mexico, gives
the following interesting information
concerning prehistoric relics found
near Richmond: A resident here
some time ago, while excavating in
an old building for the purpose of
making Il cellar, found two skeletons,
one Of a grown person and the other
Of child. The building is sixty
feet IN length, interior, and eleven in
width, built of box adobes. 1t had
lhree partition walls built of the
same material The wallis are about
two feet thick. The skeleton of the
crown person was found about six
feet below the surlace of the ruins,
almost intact The skull WIS well
shaped, except for 4 small protuber-
ance about where phrenologists To-
cate amativencss. The teeth were
small and sound. Placed near the
skull was found q small ola, contain
ing what seemed to be thigh bones of
q turkey After the skull was taken
from lis place, hair was discovered
which on examination proved to be
brown; but when exposed 4 short
time it became so much dust.
The skeleton of the child was found
in niche in the east wall, which
was securely closed by thin rock
two feet square. The building mad
evidently been burned at some time
as all the timbers used in its struct-
ure were in charred condition. The
timber used was cedar. Who were
the people who must have been so
numerous from the mouth of the
ella river to its source? How many
millions must there have been? We
cannot answer these questions. The
whole valley was at one time
thickly siudded with buildings 1
have read, think, the history of all
The abort g;nal races of the continent,
and I can find nowhere a record of
any race with the pTotuberance afore-
said. At first when I saw this NAL.
formation / believed it was caused
by some accident to the skull, but
since, I have been assured that it was
hereditary to the race. The protub-
erance was about the size of 4 hens
egg. We know this race cultivated
he soil, because we find corn about
he size OF = small sweet, pumpkin
)r SQUASH seed, a seed which is the
,Xact counterpart Of our hemp, and
numerous kinds of seeds resembling
our melon varities. We must believe
hat they had a beast of burden, be-
:ause we find the teeth of some ami
nal that must have been very large
The first European that visited the
lila was Father Nisa, in 1889, who
vas the first to write about the pre-
historic civilization to be found in
Arizona and New Mexico. He says
hat the traditions of the Aztec were
ull OF stories relative to the old civ
llzation and its fabulous wealth.
historians differ in opinion but many
'elieve that this people were extinct
.efore the Aztec race knew anything
bout this country. The tradition of
he Apaches is that they have been
iying here about 900 years, and that
rhen they came they found the ruins
bout as we find them. If such is
he case it may have been several
ehturies previous to the arrival of
be Apache, when this people aban-
oned the country or were destroyed.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-04-12
THE PHOENIX HERALD.

Published every Saturday ard Wednesday,
G0SPER q RscLiNTooX ProPrletoTs-
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CONTINUED from last Issue.

ART. 1GO. The General Assem-.
bly, may determine the mode of fill
ing vacancies in Office for which
provision is not made in the con,
stitution.
ART 161. All officers shall con-
tinue todischarge the duties of their
offices uutil their successors shall
have been indicted into Office, ex-
cept in case of impeachment or
suspension.
ART. 162. The military shall be
in subordination to the civil power,
and no soldier shall, in time of peace,
be quartered in any house without
the consent of the owner.
ART. 1853. The General Assem-
bly, shall make it obligatory upon
each parish to support all infirm,
sick and disabled paupers residing
within its limits; provided, that in
every municipal corporation in a
parish where the powers of the po-
lice jury do not extend, the said
corporation shall support its own
infrm, sick and disabled paupers.
ART. 1854. No soldier, sailor or
marine in the military or naval ser.
vice of the United States shall here
after acquire a domicil in this State
by reason OF being stationed or
doing duty in the SAND.
ART. 165. Itshall be the duty of
the General Assembly to pass such
laws as may be proper and necessa-
: ry to decide differences by arbitra-
tion.
4 ART. 166. Thepower of courts to
punish for contempt shall be limited
by law:
ART. 167. The General Assem-
bly, shall have authority to grant
lottery charters or privileges; pro-
vided each charter or privilege
shall pay not less than forty thous,
and dollars in money into the treas
ury of the State; and provided
further that all charters shall cease
and expire on the first of January,
1885, from which time all lotteries
are prohibited in the State.
The forty thousand dollars per
annum now provided by law to be
paid by the Louisiana Lottery Com
pany, according to the provisions OF
its charter, granted in the year 1868
shall belong to the Charity Hospital
Of New Orleans, and the charter Of
said company is recognized as 9
contract binding on the State fol
the period therein specified, except
its monopoly clause which is hereb,
abrogated, and all laws contrary t.
the provisions of this article ar.
hereby declared null and void; pro
vided, said company shall file writ
ten remuneration of all it's monopol,
features in the Office of the Secretar,
of State within sixty days after thu
ratification of this constitution.
Of the additional sums raised b,
licenses on lotteries, the hospital a
Shreveport shall receive ten thous
and dollars annually, and the re
naming sum shall be divided eacl
year among the several parishes il
the State for the benetit of thei
schools.
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tons, shall be an elector and shall!
be entitled to vote at any election
by the people, except as hereinafter
provided:
l. He shall be an actual resident
of the State at least one year next
preceding the election at which he
offers to vote.
2. He shall be an actual resident
of the parish in which he offers to
vote at least six months next pre-
ceding the election.
3. He shall be an actual resident
of the ward or precinct in which he
offers to vote at least thirty days
next preceding the election.
ART. 1856. The General Assem-
bly, shall provide by law for the
proper enforcement of the provisions
of the foregoing article; provided,
that in the parish of Orleans there
shall be a supervisor ofregistration,
who shall be appointed by and with
the advice and consent Of the Sen
ate, whose term Of office shall be
for period Of four years. and whose
salary, qualifications and duties
shall be prescribed by law. And
the Genersl Assembly may provide
for the registration ofvoters in other
parishes.
ART. 1856. The following persons
shall not DO permitted to register,
vote or hold any Office or appoint.
ment Of honor, profit or trust, in
this State, to wit.
Those who shall have been con-
victed Of treason, embezzlement of
public funds, malfeasance in Office,
larceny, bribery, illegal voting, or
other crime punishable BY hard la
Dor or imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary, idiots and insane persons.
ART. 1S7. No qualification Of any
kind OF suffrage or office, nor any
restraint upon the same, on account
of race, color or previous condition,
shall be made by law.
ART. 1SS. Electors shall, in all
cases except for treason, felony or a
breach of the peace, be privileged
from arrest during their attendance
OIL elections, and in going to aud re-
turning from the same.
ART. 1S9. The General Assem-
bly, shall by law forbid the giving
or selling Of Intoxicating drinks,
on the day Of election, within one
mile ofprecincts, at any election held
within this State.
ART. 100. Until otherwise pro-
vided by law, the general State cleo
ton shall be held once every four
years on the Tuesday next following
the third Monday in April.
Presidential electors and men,
bers of Congress shall be chosen or
in the manner and at the time pre-
scribed by law.
ART. 191. parochial and the
municipal elections in the cities of
New Orleans and Shreveport shall
be held on the same day as the
general Stnte election, and oftener
than once in four years.
Art. 1872. For the purpose OF
voting, no person shall be deemed to
have gained a residence by reason
of his presence, or lost it by reason
of his absence, while employed in
the service, either civil or military,
of the State or the United Stetes;
nor while engaged in the navigation
of the waters of the State or the
United States, or the high seas, nor
while a student Of any institution
of learning.
ART. 1913. The General Assem-
bly, shall provide by law for the
trial and determinations of contested
elections Of all public officers
whether State, judicial, parochial 0,
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prescribe by law after the adoption
of this constitution.
ART. 1T. The General Assem-.
bly, shall provide for the interest OF
State medicine in all its depart:
ments for the protection of the peo.
pie from unqualified practitioners of
medicine; for protecting confden
tial communications made to medi.
cal men by their patients while
under professional treatment and
for the purpose of such treatment,
for the establishment and maintain
ance of a State Board of Health.
ART. ITS. The General Assem-
bly, shall create Bureau of Agri
culture, define its objects, designate
its officers and fix their salaries, at
such time as the financial condition
of the State may warrant them, in
their Judgment, in making such OK
pendilures; provided, that such ex
penditures never exceed ten thous
and dollars per annum.
The New Canal and Shell Road.
ART. 179. The New basin canal
and shell road and their appurte.
nances shall not be leased nor alien
ated.
The General Assembly, at its
first session after the ratification Of
this constitution shall provide by
law for superintendent to be ap
pointed by the Governor upon the
recommendation of the captains and
owners of vessels plying in, and Of
merchants doing business on, said
canal, to manage the same; and shall
enact such other laws for the regu
lation, maintenance and manage
ment of said canal and shell road
provided, dues shall not exceed ten
cents per ton on the measurement
tonnage of all vessels entering there
in. The depth of water in the ca.
nal basin and on the bar at the
mouth shall be kept at the depth OF
at least eight feet; provided, that
all expenses of improving and main
tanning said canal, shell road and
appurtenanees, including the wages
and salaries of employees, shall be
paid out of the revenues thereof
and not otherwise.
ART. $50. There shall be exempt
from taxation and license the CAPT
tai, machinery and other property
employed in the manufacture Of
textile fabrics, leather, shoes, hats
flour, harness, saddlery, machinery
agricultural implements, furniture
and other articles of wood, marble
or stone, soap, stationery, ink and
paper stock of all kinds, boat build
ing and chocolate, for a period OF ter
years from the date of the adoption
of this constitution; provided, tina,
five hands are employed.
Militia.
ART. ISL. The General Assem-
bly, shall have authority to provide
by law how the militia of this State
shall be organized, Differed, trained
armed and equipped, and of whom
I it shall consist.
| The officers and men of the militi;
and volunteer forces shall receive n,
pay, rations or emoluments whel
not in active service by authority 0
the State.
ART. 1S2. The General Assem-
bly, may exempt from military ser
vices those who belong to religious
societies whose tenets forbid then
to bear arms; provided, a none,
equivalent for these services shal
be exacted. The Governor shal
have power ty call the militia int
active service for the preservation
of law and order, or when the put
lie service may require it; provide
that the police force of any city
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'no o'a'e and Tie Il Id
zens and taxpayers on who,s 4. Il \
nation and at whose request \ n h
suit was brought, or any o.. i
them' shall have the right to ANY,
both on the law and on the ~ ~
from the judgment of the can. /,
In cases against district at,o,., H.
clerks, sheriffs and recorder, y 4,
appeal shall be to the Sum-. N
Court, and in cas-. apsip., !,
other officers the appeal shall !. +
the court Of appeals Of III. =.
circuit.
Such appeals shall be retu,,,. !,
within ten days to the aD,.,,, !,
court wherever it may be sitlip, !. h
wherever it may hold its s,s,.. n
and may be transferred BY orb, !. b
the judges of said cour. TO ,pe,,, Il
parish within their circuit, and j. d
appeals shall be tried BY prsi,,.s. /,
over all Others. In case Of IN Il
fnsal or neglect Of the distre. ),
torney or Attorney General ia; IN !
tute and prosecute any suit pr.,a I
cd for in this and the preceding b
ticle, the citizens and tas.pa,n d
making the request, or any On, ! d
them, shall have the right By ma,
damus to compel him to perIo, /
such duty. d
Revenue and Taxation. /
Art. POI. The taxing power m,
be exercised by the General Ases |,
bly, for State purposes, and Oy M, !,
ishes and municipal corpora,pa !,
under authority granted to them h
the General Assembly, for psna
and municipal purposes.
Art. 2O2. Taxation shall BE- eousI
and uniform throughout ths IN i
ritorial limits Of the authority lsv,
ing the tax, and all property shall
be taxed in proportion to its yalp
to be ascertained as directed by lar |,
provided, the assessment shall never
exceed the actual cash value them
Of; and provided further, that th
taxpayers shall have the right Il
testing the correctness Of their Is
sessments before the courts Of jh
tice. In order to arrive at tha
equality and uniformity the Gen
eral Assembly shall, at its first ss
sion after the adoption ofthis co.,
stitution, provide a system ofeqnl
ity aud uniformity in assessments
based upon the relative value d
property in the different portiousd
the State. The valuation put upon
property for the purpose Of Staa
taxation shall he taken as the propd
valuation for purposeso Of local tara
ton in every subdivision Of lls
State.
Art. 2O3. The taxing powersbaI
DO exercised only to carry on ssd
maintain the government Of ih
State and the public institutes
thereof, to educate the children
the State, to pay the principal aa
interest of the public debt, to sF
press instruction, repel invasoaa
defend the State in time Of wal, y
supply the citizens Of tue State Fna
lost a limb or limbs in the milItar
service of the Confederate Slah
with substantial artificial llna
during life, and for levee pnrross
as hereinafter provided.
Art. 204. The power to tax @
porations and corporate propM
shall never be suspended BY ade
the General Assembly.
Art. 2O5. The General AsSenul
may levy a license tax, and 10 s
case shall graduate the amouH
such tax to be collected IRON
persons pursuing the severoI frae'
professions, vocations and Gang
All persons, associations Of psne
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Suffrage and Election.
ART. 1873. In all elections by the
people the electors shall vote by bal.
lot; and in all elections by persons
in a representative capacity the vote
shall be viva voce.
ART. 1874. Every male citizen of
the United States, and every male
person of foreign birth who has been
naturalized, or who may have le-
gally declared his intention to be.
come citizen of the United States
before he offers to vote, who is
twenty.one years. old or upwards,
possessing the foil inv ""n'iffca-