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An Exciting Incident ON the Alabama
River.

I once found myself on a steamer 90
ing down the Alabama River. These
steamers have on the saloon deck very
long cabin, and at one end of the cabin
is bar where liquor and cards are sold.
One evening, for the voyage occupied
several days, passenger asked me
whether would play at whist; assent
ed, and whist party was made up. /
soon perceived that l and decent
looking old man, who was one of the
players, were being victimized by the
two others, but l played quietly on un-
til every one except the captain, who
was seated at the other end of the cabin,
had gone to bed4 then my brother vic
tim, AFTER Faying his losses, which
amounted tO<Beseral hundred dollars,
went to his cabin. took the cards in
my hand and asked what 1 owed. 1t
was two or three hundred dollars.
"Captain," said, "be good enough
to come here; I've been cheated" Up
jumped the gamblers and asked me
whether wished to insult them. The
captain, a sturdy looking man, was now
by my side, 80 I handed him the cards
and requested him to examine them.
They were marked in the manufactory,
the stars on the backs of each particu-
lar color being made either higher or
lower at the corners. The gamblers
swore that they knew nothing Of it, and
had bought them of the bar-keeper.
Half-a-dozen citizens were at once call
ed up to act as jury, and the bar-keeper
interrogated. After some shilly-shally-
ing he owned that one of the gamblers
had given him some packs to sell. This
was enough; the engines were stopped,
and the gamblers landed on a swamp,
where probably they died, for it was a
very long way from any habitation,
and, as the captain said, place where
only snakes could live. 1t is almost a
pity that there is not this sort of prompt
justice nowadays in Europe.-London
Truth.
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sensible conclusion that the dogs &C.
quaintance was worth cultivating.
Coaxing the terrier to her side, she
folded her paw round him and took him
to her breast; and there he rested every
night afterward, ready to pounce upon
any rat daring to disturb the slumbers
of the lioness.
The last time we visited the lion-house
of the Regents Park Geological Gar
dens, we watched with no little amuse-
ment the antics of dog, who
was evidently at home in
a cage occupied by a tiger and
tigress. The noble pair of beasts were
reclining side by side, the tigers tail
hanging over the side of their couch.
The dog, g,unable to resist the temptation,
laid hold of it with his teeth and pulled
with a will; and, spite of sundry gentle
remonstrances on the part of the owner
of the tail, persisted until he elected a
very deep growl of disapproval. Then
he let 60, sprang upon the tigers back,
curled himself up, and went to sleep.
Such friendships are, it must be owned,
liable to come to a tragic ending, like
that recorded by an ancientwriter, who
tells how lion, dog, land a bear, lived
together for long time on the most
affectionate terms, until the dog, acci-
dentally putting the bear out of temper,
had the life put out of his body; where
upon Leo, enraged at losing his favor
ite, set upon Bruin and made an end of
him, Chanabers's Journal.
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PITH AND POINT.

THE wise man placeth the stock of
his gun to his shoulder before he ireth,
but the fool looketh down the barrel to
see the ball start.-ROnae Sentinel.
SAYS the Captain to Pat,
"Come, I'll have none O. that"
AS Paddy of whisky was drinking his fill.
With a satisfied sigh,
As he finished the" rye"
Says Paddy, "Be jabers, I don't think ye
ABOUT this time of the year every
third man you see pass your window is
carrying slip of some house plant that
he doesn't know the name of, which his
wife is going to keep next month, for
the pleasure of seeing it freeze about
Christmas.-Hawkeye.
WADE HAMPTON faced cannon courageous
and cool,
He charged on the fort and fought many a
But he's lived to be hove Off and kicked by a
mule.
Graphic
How to rise: Resolve you will, take
in a long breath, kick off the clothes
and make bound for the middle of the
room, cold or no cold.-Chicago Jour-
nal. The man who resolves on this
subject is lost. The only way is to quit
thinking and kick off the cover. Gin
cinn0ti Commercial.
PERSONAL---VERY. the young man in a
blonde overcoat and liver-colored hat,
who sang "The heart bowed down with
grease and hair' out on West Hill, at /
q. M, please repeat his concert this
evening at the same place, and stand
little away from the lamp-post, so the
audience can get good crack at him
with lump of coal, without endanger-
ing the property of the gas company?
A 5-YEAR-oLD son of family the 9TH
er day stood watching his baby-brother,
who was making great noise over
having his face washed. The little fell
low at length lost his patience, and,
stamping his little foot, said: "You
think you have lots of trouble, but you
don't know any thing about it. Wait
till you're big enough to get lickin',
and then you'll see-won't he, NAM
ma?''
SWEET SIXTEEN.
As Peter sat at heavens gate,
maiden sought permission,
And begged of him, if not too late,
To give her free admission.
"What claim hast thou to enter here?'
He cried with sternest mien;
"Please, sir" she cried, 'twixt hope and fear,
"pm only just sixteen"
"EnoughP' the hoary guardian said,
And the gate wide open threw;
"That Is the age when every maid
Is girl and angel too"
-Elmira Gazette.
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A Beer.Drinking Horse.

1t is argued by those who desire an
excuse for using alcoholic stimulants
that it is taste natural to man, and dis
tinguishes man more than any thing
else from the beast. DIR. Richardson,
who has himself tested the matter, as
serts that cats, dogs, horses, birds and
all animals upon which he has made the
experiment grow fond of alcoholic stim-
ulants from frequent use. One instance
which he relates is of a horse which
learned to drink beer. He says: "One
day when I was riding in q hired car
riage near to Canterbury, the horse stop.
ped short at wayside public house. l
asked the driver what that was for.
The horse said he, salways stops
here for his beer; he wouldn't 90 by
on no account; you couldn't whip him
by, sir, till he has had his beer. His
former master taught him to drink beer,
and invariably treated him to it in this
house, and he'll stop till he gets it, It
was the fact. A large tankard of beer
was brought out for that horse, and he
disposed of the fluid with as much rel
ish as his master, and then went his
way. It's shame,' added the driver,
but young fellows from London, who
like joke, and who also like beer them
selves, will sometimes give him q lot
and make him very drunk. Then he is
awkward to drive, and bad for two or
three days afterwards, and we have to
give him more beer to keep him up,
which costs a lot +" He facetiously re-
marks that overworked oxen (and street.
car mules) should have bourbon I"
put into their drinking water to keep
them up and make them lively.-Louis-
Utlle COuTter-J0urraI.
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The Fox as a ReasOner,

For some good instances of reasoning
in animals am also indebted to Dr.
Rae. Desiring to obtain some Arctic
foxes, he set various kinds of traps !;
but, as the foxes knew these traps from
previous experience, he was unsucces .ful.
Accordingly, he set kind of trap with
which the foxes in that part of the coun-
try are not acquainted. This consisted
of loaded gun set upon stand point
ing at the bait, so that when the fox
seized the bait he discharged the gun,
and thus committed suicide. In this
arrangement the gun was separated
from the bait b; distance of about
twenty yards, and the string which con-
nected the trigger with the bait was
concealed throughout nearly its whole
distance in the snow. The gun-trap
thus set was successful in killing one
fox, but not in killing a second; for the
foxes afterward adopted either of two
devices whereby to secure the bait with
out injury to themselves. One of these
devices was to bite through the string
at the exposed part near the trigger,
and the other device was to burrow up
to the bait through the snow at right
angles TO the line of fire, so that, al
though in this way they discharged the
gun, they escaped without in jury
the bait being pulled below the
line of fire before the string
was drawn sufficiently tight to discharge
the gun. Now both of these devices ex-
hibited a wonderful degree If what
think must fairly be called power of
reasoning. have carefully interrogat-
ed DIR. Rae on all the circumstances of
the case, and he tells me that in that
part of the world traps are never set
with strings, so that there can have
been no special association in the foxes
minds between strings and traps. More
over, after the death of fox number one,
the track on the snow showed that fox
number two, Notwithstanding the
temptation offered by the bait, had ex-
pended a great deal of scientific obser-
vation on the gun before he undertook
to sever the cord. Lastly, with regard
to burrowing at right angles to the line
of fire DR.. Rae and friend in whom he
has confidence observed the fact suffi-
cient number of times to satisfy them
selves that the direction OF the burrow-
ing was really to be attributed to thought
and not to Nineteenth Centxru.
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Two parties Of medical studsns'
Vermont went out after the y
corpse. The first to arrive on ,I
Ground ambushed themselyes ana
the second party exhume the cgr
then rushed npon-them withwna sac
of "Body.snatchsrs!"' and az
them!n and when their rivals hao
carried off the corpse deficit ct =
leisure.
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A LITTLE boy in Sunday-school put
a poser to his teacher. The lady was
telling her class how God punished the
Egyptians by causing the first-born OF
each household to be slain. The little
boy listened attentively. At the proper
interval he mildly inquired: "What
would God have done if there had been
twins ?''-IndepeuCleu,
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FIRST preparatory student (angng
!" If you attempt to pull my ears ~
have YOUR hands full" Second =
paratory Cooking at the ears) W ~
yes; l rather think shall. n''''
LdDlp00n.
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sued by Flora. The chase did not last
long, one of them quickly falling a VIC
tim to the terriers teeth, much to the
experimentalist's alarm, as his eyes
could not distinguish one rat from the
other. Looking around, however, his
mind was relieved, for there in his cor
ner was Scugg, with Flora standing
sentry before him-a position she held
until the man and the dead rat were out
of the room. When his master took q
wife to himself, new home was found
for Scugg; but the poor fellow died
within month of his removal, and it is
not improbable that the separation from
his canine friend was the primary cause
Of the rats untimely decease.
St. Pierre pronounced the mutual at
tachment displayed between lion at
Versailles and dog to be one of the
most touching exhibitions Nature could
offer to the speculations of the philoso-
pher. Such exhibitions are by no means
rare. Captive lords of the forest and
jungle have often admitted dogs to their
society and lived on affectionate terms
with them. Not long ago, an ailing
ioness in the Dublin Geological Gardens
was SO tormented by the rats nibbling
her toes that little terrier was intro
duced into the cage. His entrance elic-
tied sulky growl from the invalid; but
seeing the visitor toss q rat in the air
and catch it with killing snap as it
came down, she at once came to the
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Salt River herald., 1879-01-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.

The board of supervisors meet next Saturday,
 Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobaccn.
 They say that S- is agent for q new laundry.
 Our job office is ready for business. Send in your orders.
 Plant trees now where needed, and trim off the old.
 Geo. E. Loring's residence is mall- ing excellent progress.
 Dr. Goodrich has bought the vacan. lot east of Goldberg's store.
 Born, January 15, to the widow of John A. Shultz, daughter.
 Sheriff Thomas first sale appears in our advertising columns on this page.
 1 Hon. Thos. Cordis, internal revenue collector, arrived from the north Wed. nesday.
 A large number of people from Southern California are daily arriv- ing in Phenix.
 J. Stewart, of the G. tS S. stage con- pany, arrived from Maricopa Wells last Wednesday.
 We are pleased to learn that the wife of Recorder McNulty is rapidly improving, she having just passed through dangerous illness.
 McKim, the tree man from Los An geles, has arrived with his orders. He is unpacking in the storcroom for merly occupied by Nathan S Co.
 The attention of fine ladies of this section is called to the new Domestic Sewing Machine, and its superiority over all others. Cheap for cash. Ma chimes can be seen at the postoflice. George E. Mowry is the agent for Arizona.
 Mir Goodhue leaves for Prescott to- day, having delivered all the trees and shrubbery ordered by our citizens from MT. Armstrong some months since. The trees were in the very best condition. and gave complete satisfaction. When MT. Armstrong again appears in this section on his annual trip of orler-taking, we be- speak for'him hearty welcome and al increased list of orders over all previous visits.
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ton it had taken upon Council reso- lution No. six.
 X message from the Governor, ac- companied by the annual report of Territorial Auditor and all the cour- ty trcasrTers' reports, not including Pima and Pinal reports, wee Ill de special orders for tomorrow.
 On motion of Mir Wells the Coun cil adjourned until the usual hour tomorrow.
 ASSEMBLY,.
 The Assembly convened at 10 o'clock.
 Mr. Mead gave notice that he would introduce bill to authorize the Con- miSsioners from Pinal county to is; le bonds to raise money for Court House and Jail purposes.
 MT. Hamilton introduced bill to secure the construction of certain railroad and telegraph lines. Read the second time and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
 A Council memorial relative to land grants in Arizona was read ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Memorials. \ message from the Council that il had concumed in the House resc- lulion relative to per diem members also non concurrence in the IIous c resolution relative to printing 15O copies of each bill offered for the use of members; also that Council has adopted the memorial asking for the establishment of a branch United States mint at Florence was read.
 The bill making it grand larceny to steal any kind of animal was read the second time and referred 10 the Judiciary Committee.
 Mr. Alsap introduced q resolutio n requesting the Governor to send to the House q report of the finincial condition of the Territorial Treasury
 On motion of Mr. Fitch the editors of the Eataprtse and Miner were granted privilege of access to the pa pers on the Clerk desk for the pur- pose ofmaking up the daily journal of proceedings.
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LEGISLATIVE. A Full Days's Work in Both
 Houses. COMPLETE PROCEEDINGS. A Court House and Jail for Flor ence. but Nothing for Phe-
 nix, Thus Far. ReincOpOratiOn of Prescott and Incorporation of the Gila Bend
 Road Company. Divorce Bills and Name Changing in Large Quantities.
Divorce Bills and Name Changing
 in Large Quantities
Special to the HERALD.
Wednesdays Proceedings.
COUNCIL.

NOIN
 PREscoTT, January 15.-The Coun- cil met at 10 A. M.
 Mr. Wells introduced q bill enti- tied an act 10 change the name of Alice Pestle and Robert Nestle to Alice Ruse and Robert Reese.
 Council bill number six was read a second time and ordered cngrosscd.
 \ message fIom thc House that the Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred Council resolution No. six, reported that they had consider cd the same and that it iS inexpedi- ent for the House to delegate to two of its number the consideration Of q question as to the adviSability of adopting the California Code.
 On motion of Mr Head the Clerk was directed to return the communi- cation of the 14th to the House ask ing for an explanation of the same message from the House asking con- currence in the resolution that the Judiciary Committees of both Houses are instructed to prepare a memorial 10 the Department at Washington, asking for a review of the ruling of the Comptroller of the Treasury, with respect to the per diem of mem- bers of this Legislature. Resolution cOncU-red in
 \ message from the House that it had passed the concurrent resolution that all bids or reports ordered print cd by either House one hundred and fifty copies be printed and distributed as follows: ten copies to the Clerks of both Houses and five copies 10 each member of both Houses.
 On motion of Mr. Wells the House concurrent resolution No. 9 was re- ferred to the Committee on printing.
 \ message from the House that it had passed the House bill entitled an act to amend section q. chapter ) of the compiled laws bill was read in Council the first time.
 Adjourned till BPM.
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ASSEMBLY,.
The House convened at 10 A. ,r

On motion of Mir. Vail the rules were suspended and House bill No. 9was read the second time and re- ferred to the Committee from Pima county delegation.
 MT. Hamilton, Chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining, reported that the House bill entitled an act concerning mines and mining claims reported they have considered the same and made amendments thereto, and respectfully submit a copy of the bill as amended with recommendations that it pass.
 Mir. Behan introduced q bill en. titled an act to provide for the punish ment of larceny in certain cases.
 Council bill No was read a sec Ond time and referred to q special Committee of Yavipai Delegation.
 X message from the Council that a memorial relative to Spanish and Mexican land grants in Arizona had passed.
 Motion ofMr. Fay the Chief Clerk was instructed to take copy of the minutes of House proceedings on re- port of House Judiciary Committee on Council concurrent resolution No. 6.
 On motion of NIT. Fitch the House adjourned until the usual hour to. morrow.
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Thursdays Proceedings.
COUNCIL.


 PRESCOTT, Jan. 1G.-The Council convened at 10 o'clock
 House bill No. 3 was read the sec. Ond time and referred to the Judicia- " Committee,
 Amessage from the House that it had passed a bill to amend certain sections of chapter IS of the proceed ing in civil eases Was read in Council for the first time
 MT. Head gave notice sthat he would introduce a bill for the better protection of stock Also a bill to amend IL c act relating Co estray ami mals.
 MT. Wells introduced q resolution that the Clerk be instructed to make inquiries of the House as 10 what ac.
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The stockholders of the Griffin Ditch Com. pany ard hereby notified than an assessment of Twenty dollars per share has been levied on each shaae in said company, by the To .ri of directors 10 pay the indebtedness of the com pany and the expenses of incorporation. dse on or before inc 3d day of March. 1879. All per. sons holding certificates of shares in inc Griffin Irrigating Canal Company must pre- sent the same to the board of directors and pay said assessment on or before said date.
 M. WORMsER,
 W. D. FEWER,
 M. P, GRIFFIN.
 Directors. 93itw
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FROM PRESCOTT.
Local Events at the Capital.
STecial to TEE HERALD.

Special to TEE HERALD.
 PRESCOTT, January 15.-Thc dra- matic association gave an interest ing entertainment last night.
 The wheels of the Legislature arc now moving along rapidly.
 PRESCOTT, January 1.-The Su. preme Court adjourned yesterday, and Judge De Forrest Porter left fol Yuma today. Judge French will re. main here several days yet.
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Notice

For sale cheap, on reasonable terms, d steam threShing machine, engine, seDarator, derrick forks and rigging complete, mess outfit and tools, also one set of 24 inch French burrs for cracking wheat, barley or corn.
 WM. A. HANCOCK.
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Town Property for Sale.
Notice.

All persors knowing themselves indebted to the undersigned will please call and settle i'm mediately thereov saving costs, as suit will be commenced if they fail to do so
 JOHN II BURGER.
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ASHER & ELLIS.

EY- The National Gold Medal was aw ardsd to Bradley X Rulofs on, for the best Photo- graphs in the United States, and the Vienna Medal for the best in the world.
 429 Montgomery Street San Francisco
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Fridays proceedings.
COUNCIL.

PEESCoTT, Jan. 11.-Thc council convened at 10 A. sf. | Mr Thomas presented a petition from the citizens of Pinal county praying for the fence law for that DOT tion of the county east of township ten. Referred. The Committee on Mines and Min ingto whom had bceh referred the bill entitled an act to encourage mining reported back with amendments and asked for their consideration.
 Tie same committee reported that they had examined council bill con corning mining claims, mill sites and placer claims and respectfully recom- mend it's passage. On request of Mr. Hughes, Mir Head took the chair and Hughes in troduced a bill entitled an act to pro vide for the segregation of mining claims.
 One hundred and fifty copies of all bills and memorials pending before the Council were ordered printed. The Territorial Auditors report for the years 1Si7 and 1878 was read and referred to the Finance committee. Adjourned until the usual hour to- morrow. ASSEMBLY,.
 The Assembly convened at 10 A.. M
 HamiIton's select committee on per diem and milagc, made report which was referred back 10 the committee.
 Mir. Nichols introduced a bill en. titled an act to separate the office of County Assessor from the office of Sheriff and Collector.
 Mr. Park gave notice that he would introduce a bill entitled an act to in corporate the Prescott and Gila road Company.
 Mir. Mead introduced a bill to au- thorize the County of Pinal to issue bonds to raise money for courthouse and jail purposes. Referred to Pinal county delegation.
 On motion of MT. Alsap the report of the Territorial Auditor was ordered printed and referred to the committee on ways and means.
 Mir Alsap took the chair and the speaker introduced q bill to change the name of Clay Beauford to Vel ford Chapman BridweH
 Rules suspended, read 1st, 2d and 3d times and passed
 MT Mead introduced a bill to di, vorce George Sarrick and Anna J Sarrack.
 NIT, Behan introduced a bill to di- vorce Ledia Jane Russell and George. Russell.
 MT Purdy introduced a bill to di- vorce Candilano Arnold and Wm. F. Arnold.
 Adjourned until usual hour to-moF- TOW.
 All committees at work.
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otice.

The interest of the undersigned in the firm of ASHER & ELLIS, doing business m PheniS, this Territory has ceased from an after the 18th day of October. 1878. All liabilities incurred bef5re and after that date will be liquidated by the remaining pardner. Lyman Ellis, my re- spOnsibilitY eeasing on the above date.
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