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Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21

| SuhW Adiup ". lS III l'lN II Ou ludl hu~l- ness. The mine Is bonded to New York parties for $40.0O0, which k re garded very low price, as the ore in sight has more thar that value.
 0b Say! Have you seen, on the main thorough | fare, the fresh arrival or choice table supplies just received by the boss fruit dealers, Pierce t Wood. Cast your optics on their stock and you will be certain to tickle your palate, rejoice lyOur stomach and not a made of trOu- ble roll across your peaceful breast.
 JUDGE JOIN S. WooD informs us that he has negotiate.l the sale of the { Alta and Ohio mines, situated in Pata- gOnia, the sum Of $21, 500 being the amount paid for them. Judge Wood has been instrumental in dispOsing of SS2, 900 worth of mining property ill this county.
 | H. RAMBoz, ESQ, and family are now livIng in Tucson. MT. Ramboz, we believe, was the founder of Globe | District He is one of AriZOna's best citizens and has done as much a. any one man to bring out her resources. He will leave in few days on two months prospecting trip. SIX thousand dollars have been sub scribed by twelve citizens of Prescott for the erection of Masonic Lodge in ! Tucson. Grounds will be selected and building commenced at once.-L Bull letin.
 We had rot before heard Of the gen. erosity of our friends at the capital. ENGINEER GILLETT, of the Southern Pacific. came in from the end of the line this morning and went on t0 the Cienega. He states that he will have force of a hundred men at work in the Cienega in few days.
 ONE hundred cords ot wood have been contracted for in Tucson. at st per cord, for the Southern Pacific h. cumOtives. This contract was closed yesterday
 1 MR. J. L. PRIEST, who has 2000 sheep and some 200O goats east of Low ell, says he lost over 1000 lambs during the late storm and few goats. The goats did not suffer very much. THE Maison Doree's bill of fare is a sumner tn the insiders when they ! first reach the city, a"d we'll it may be, comprising as it does shell oysters, ! fish from the Pacific and finest wines. MR. JOHN L. BURNS left this morn ! ing for Tombstone. He is travelling in the interest of well known liquor firms. The trade will find MT. Burns pleasant gentleman and fair dealer. V. H. STURM IE Go announce that they have 10000 Domestic and 20O0 Key West cigars that must be closed out without regard to price.
 THE artesian we'll is now down over 700 feet and the prospects for speedily reaching bedrock are good.
 CIRCULATING Library in English, Spanish and German at the Pioneer News Depot
 WE understand Henry Buchanan Icontemplates selling his photograph gallery.
 A LIGHT four-seated top carriage, pair Of horses and harness complete | for sale. Inquire at Palace Hotel. | RYE and Rock, at the Pima Bank Exchange.
 i MRS. 4. A. WILT is spending a few days in town.
 MR. GEO. KING, the efficient officer of Patagonia, is in town.
 SAMUEL KATzENsTETN, of Greater vile, is spending a few days in town.
 W. T. OSBORN arrived Thursday | from Phenix.
 TIE largest stock of stationery and legal blanks at the Pioner News Depot, FINE Cigars, st the Gem.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21

A GUAYMAs letter Of the 5th says ; Nothing new. All quiet. M details regarding railroad matters from City of Mexico.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21

GERMAN lunches specialty at the Pima Bank Exchange.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21

THE best brands of cigars and tobac co at the Pioneer News Depot
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21

HExNEssEY, Cutter and Jesse Moore: whiskies at the Gem.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21
PIERCE & WooD, Wholesale Fruit and Produce Dealers
 Meyers Street,
 Are Constantly Receiving FRESH GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS.
GunsmIthIn.D

For Cunsmithing and all kinds of repairing and work of like nature go to J. Gruber, west side of Main street, opposite the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21

FRESH stock of northern California fruit just received at Wsrren's.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21

THF old Gila fossil has taken up hi: quarters at Pin Heads office.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21

PRrzEFIaHTKRs should diet on pourd.cske.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21

Toys and fancy goods at lle Pioneer News Depot.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21
Church Chimes.

Religious services will be held to. morrow Sunday in the new church, at II o'clock in the morning and : :30 in the evening, conducted by Rev. Mir Mills, the pastor, who will preach on each occasion Sunday school at o'clock in the afternoon, in which an interesting Bible class is taught. The public are cordially invited to attend. Seats convenient and free.
 PARTIES are now in Tucson endeav- bring to buy the w c. Davis mine, siI- uated in Patagonia. It is expected that some conclusion will be reached today. MT John W. Davis, a good man and successful merchant of Har- shaw Camp, is in town on that hu>i- ness. The mine Is bonded to New York parties for $40,0O0, which Is re garded a very low price, as the ore in sight has more thar that value.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21
Our Store at Camp Bowie
A Bargain.

NINE SET OF NEW WALNUT FUR t niture for sale cheap. Inquire of VsizsSo.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21
DGiiy MaH to Tombstone.

As an evidence of the prosperity of Tombstone a contract was to-day awarded to Howard c. Walker, of Ohnesnrgen & Walkers popular stage line, for carrying a daily mail to Tombstone and tri-weekly mail to Huachuca via Tombstone and Charles ton. This is much needed service and the public are to be congratulated that the contract has been let to theSe courteous and efficient gentleman.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21

ENGINEER HooD, of the So,,hor,, Pacific, came in this morninr fro1l Snet ,i, U U llne near Shakespeare, N. M and passed right on for San Francisco on important business connected y,itb oa 0rder 10 extend the furyey from Fi faso to San Antonio, Tevas TLa working line is now completed fin RI Paso and the surveying party viii move on to that point This move m. dlcates quite clearly that the Sontbern faclnc Is to be an independent and through overland road between Sam Francisco, San Pedro and Santa Mon lea on the Pacific to the Gulf or inc Atlantic. This is of great conseoucnce 10 all interests along the line.
 QUITE large number were present on yesterday at the track to witness the running race between Ironwood " and Texas" Notwithstanding inc poor condition of the track very good time was made. Ironwood won, mak. Ing the half mile in fifty seconds Rn- nor has 1t that Texas has been little under the weather for several days past and that an offer was made last evening by Texas packers to raise the wager $2500 if the other side would postpone the race a few days. On the 2oth inst. Bullet Neck will run against Fox, and we may anticipate a little sport, as both these horses are favorites.
 JUDGE JOSEPH NEUGAss and ND. Anderson have formed a co-partner ship al law. Judge Neugass is thor .ough business man, as we'll IS carrful and successful attorney. He is entire. ly familiar with the business of this section; knows nearly everybody A. well as any man in Tucson; speaks the Spanish and other languages, be sides the English, and possesses many peculiar qualifications for success in the law in Arizona. Judge Anderson IS comparatively a newcomer, but we understand comes highly recommend edtrom California.
Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21

Parties having good mines for sale will please communicAie direCt with me, Aau Send full particulars.
 EDWARD BATES DORSEY
 President.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21
QUEER SIGNATURES.
Some Curious Facts from An
cienl and Medieval
History.
Boston Globe.l

Boston Globe.l
The practice of signing as a mode of
giving formal assent to written con-
tracts or charters is probably as old as,
aud in one sense We may say older
than the art of handwriting. Among
all peoples the art of authenticating
document was accomplished by the
most illiterate persons, either by
afixing a stamp with the signet ring
they carried, or by initiating the pro
cess of signing by some other and
ruder device. Conspicuous among
these more rustic maneuyers was that
which Gibbon mentions as adopted by
Theodore, the great Ostrogoth, king
of Italy. He had gold plate mado,
in which the first few letters OF his
name were cut in the Greek character;
and when a paper had TO be signed BY
him the plate was laid upon it, aud his
majesty, passing the pen along the
paper in the interstices of
the metal, traced by these means
the royal signature, which he
could never remember in any other
way. A still more barbarous and
ungainly device was that which was
invented, or at least practiced, by the
Turkish sultans of Iconium, when
that town was their capital. They
simply dipped their hand in the bowl
Of ink presented to them, aud laying
it fiat upon the paper or papyrus, lett
the indelible impress of it in a gigantic
and most conspicuous shape. A some
what similar habit is reported from
India, where landowners in the Nah
rata country are, or were until lately,
accustomed to dip their thumb in the
sandal eye, and by pressing it on the
paper leave their sign.manual, or, as
in this case, it should perhaps be
called their sign .digital. This was in
the case of rajahs or semindars, who
could not write their own name; but
it is said that in another part of India
Brahmin who was highly educated
resorted to a practice very like that
of the Iconian sultaps whenever it
Wag bis intention TO maze a very
generous aud comprehensive grant,
the character of which he thought
would be well typi6ed by the mark of
the open hand. The origin of the
'mark" with which illiterates now
sign is envoloped in some doubt; but
it would be quite wrong to sup
pose that the cross they now use was
employed IN VaFy early times. On the
contrary, It is said THAT for many cen
turies after the dark ages those who
could not afford to wear ring or keep
q sighst pssd. TO make somespecial and
peculiar marx, such as an arrowhead,
In Which u was supposed,Rnd perhaps
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21

coming known that the entire amount
involved in thesuits summed up less
than $25O,0OO, aided by the market
bulls, the value rose up to 1856
The day closing with the quotation at
1.3O The sudden blow was serious
at first, and all classes of stocks
we're affected. st. Louis and Chatta-
nooga stock dropped only 2 points
and seemed less hurt than any other.
The foregoing explanation affords
fair specimen of the frequent break
downsin the New York stock market
and shows upon what fimsy founda-
tions many values are based. In
alluding to the circumstances next
day the, Herald's financial writer says:
The louisville and Nashville stock.
which has been pufed up to most un.
considerable figures, and for this rea-
son tabooed by prudent spectators,
began to show signs of a collapse.
There was perturbation in prices to
begin with, serious slipping off to
follow. and a harum-searum stampede
to sell at any price to finish up the
decline. On registered sales of some
5000 shares the price fell from 15l to
lis. How much further it would
have declined, had not certain largely
interested friends, with a good back
ing of money, interviewed to support
it, is an unguessed conundrum. Under
this support the price rallied to 130,
aud so closed. The trouble seems to
have arisen-frst, from the fact that
the stock had been preposterously in
fiated, and second, from reports in
circulation that the managers of the
Chicago, st. Louis and Southern, and
the Cincinnati and southern roads,
finding their business in danger of
being supplanted by the Louisville
and Nashville extensions, had devised
a scheme to head off the latter prop.
ersy by constructing an opposition
railway system Of their own. Whether
thisis amere threat, devised for stock
jobbing purposes, OF whether the man.
ayers referred to mean busines, will
be developed in due course of time.
The Louisville and Nashville break
down disturbed the whole market,
effectually snubbing such stocks as
were inclined to rise, and imparting a
degree Of weakness to those that were
in a tottering condition. Conse-
nuently the whole list was irregular
feverish and much demoraIizedl
although even in the worst cases the
decline did notexceed thatof fractions
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21

LOUISVILLE, April 2l.--River fall.
ing, with 8 feet, 4 inches in the canal
and Z feet inches in the chute on the
falls. Arrivals and departures-Andy
Baum, Cincinnati to Memphis; Car
rier, st. Louis to Pittsburg.
PTTsBURG, April 21.-River 3 feet
9 inches aud stationary. Weather
clear and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, April 2l.-Up: Will
Kyle, l pm; Sam Roberts and tow. 8
am; Idlewild, IL. Down: j. S. Neel
and barges, am; Dick Fulton and
barges, 8. Clear and warm. River 2
and LILO feet and falling.
CINCINNATI, April 2l.-River fall
ing. Weather clear and pleasant.
Arrived: Eldorado, Huntington; Cliff
ton, st. Louis. Departed: Clifton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21
BY CABLE.

LONDON, April 2l.-Yesterday
Harrington had an interview with
Lord Granville. Gladstone was Wis
tied by Lords Granville, Harrington,
Selbourne and Wolverton.
The leaders have come to general
understanding regarding the course to
follow when the queens summons ar
rives.
At a meeting of the privy council
Lord John Manners, Asheton Cross
and Sir Stafford Northcote wers in
vested with the order of Bath, and
Lord Cranbrook with the Star Of
India. Bothwick was knighted, and
II. S. Northcote, member elect fol-
Exeter, was created companion Of
Bath.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21
FATAL BUCKSHOT.
Death Growing out OF an At
tempted ElOpemen1.

CINCINNATI, April 21.-Yesterday
afternoon, at Mayfeld, KY, w. w.
Ezell, Of that place, shot and killed
DR.. Dalton, of Galloway county.
Nine halls from Ezell's shot
gun took effect in Dalton's breast
and neck. Three pistols and
two opeR knives were found on the
deceased. The trouble between the
men grew out of an attempted elope-
m,nt of Ezells sister-in-law with
Dalton, a year age, which Ezell pre-.
vented, Ezell claims that Dalton hat
repeatedly threatened to kill him anc
that he acted in seif-defense.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21
ndHartford
THE STORM IN ARKANSAS.
The Terrible BIOw---Churches,
Houses and Fences Scattered
TO the Four Winds.

Dardanelle Arkansian (extra) 1911
About 5 o'clock on Thursday even
ing, the 10th inst, a hurricane and
hail storm passed through Gardens
bottom and down the river, doing con
siderable damage.
From the mouth Of Mill creek to
Galley Rock, the storm crossed the
river three times, aud was from a
quarter to halt mile in width. The
old Bata mill was blown down, and
the church and schoolhouse was lifted
up be Oily and carried thirty feet into
the graveyard, where it was literally
blown to pieces and the timbers scat
tered for halt mile. The old Trout
buildings were blown down to the
plates and the brick chimneys laid
low. Mr.. Robinson's house, on the
Vandiver place, was lifted up with his
family in it and moved fifteen feet,
where it was literally crushed together
and torn to pieces, and house and CON
tents blown away. Mr.. Robinson had
three ribs broken, aud was badly
bruised. Mrs Robinson was badly
hurt by being tumbled around, and
their little boy had his head cut and
was considerably bruised. Four large
trees were blown down in his horse lot
and his horses completely penned up
but not hurt.
AT the mouth of Mill creek the
storm crossed the river and went
down for three-fourths Of a mile, do
ing considerable damage; when the
hurricane crossed back at the Potter
place and blew down Mr.. Ridley
house, scattering bedding and furni
ture for half mile, but fortunately
not hurting any one seriously. The
storm passed on due east to the Potts
place, where timber and fencing was
laid waste and wagon torn up.
The storm passed on to Mr.. Hol.
lands farm, where the residence of
Mr.. Sharp was blown down and fine
mare killed. At the old Guest place
two houses in which Mr.. ICain lived
was blown all to pieces, and he
crippled. Mr. Bentley's house
was blown down aud Mrs.
Bentle with child in her
arms, was blown 200 yards out into
the feld, but not seriously hurt. The
storm then passed over Rube Coles
place and blew down 800 trees across
a quarter Of mile of fencing. At DR..
Higgins a small house was blown
down, aud the storm passed on across
the back part Of Joe Wilson's farm,
tumbling down his fencing, and struck
the mountain below, when the hurri-
cane crossed the river again. What
damage las been done on the north
side we have not yet learned. At nc
| Vicker's place we omitted to mention
! that a threshing machine was literally
| blown to pieces, and the roof of his
house hlqYp of.
Timber was blown in every direc-
ton and in many places lapped SO qs
to blockade the country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21

WEpresume thatnone Of the readers
Of the morning papers observed let
ter from Mr.. Tilden declining to be con
sidereda candidate for the presidency.
The reason was that the letter failed
to appear. The proceedings Of the two
conventions held at Syracuse yester-
day were eagerly read, but not a word
was found from Mr.. Tilden. The pre-.
sumption is that his health has failed
to such a point that he was unable to
write the expected letter of with
drawal. Atany rate the letter failed
to appear, and the great expectations
raised by the ubiquitous "confden-
tial friend" have vanished. The
Kelley convention Denounced Tilden
in way to keep him on the track,
even if he had half a
mind to get off. He is heartily
denounced in a style that would dc
credit to any republican newspaper OF
mass meeting On the other hand
the Tilden convention endorse the
sage Of Grammercy park in terms o.
unlimited eulogy just what will
come of all this, it is hard tC
foresee. Two sets of delegates
will present themselves at the
Cincinnati convention, each calming
to represent the Simon pure democra
cy. The Tilden- Kelly breach has nov
become very serious matter and il
likely to give no little trouble. 1t i,
! time the leaders of the party wer,
4 taking some steps to effect a compro
mise. Neither Mr.. Tilden nor Mr.
Kelly have right to imperil the sue
cess of the national democratic part!
to crafty personal feeling The on
that gets out of the way first vii
deserve the highest credit and prov,
himself the better patriot Of the two
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21
TERRIBLE REVELATION.
A Story Of Outrage and Murder
Three Years Ago Com
nA llA N fessed. "N"

ATLANTA, GA, April 2l.-James
jolly has been brought back from
Mississippi on a charge of the murder
of Miss Norris, in DeKalb county,
three years ago. He took the officers
to the spot where she was buried. The
body was found near the surface.
jolly said his brother-in- law, Weaver,
attempted rape on Miss Norris, and in
the attempt killed her, and threatened
his life if he did not help him to bury
her. lie now says Weaver did not do
it. jolly is IN Jail, closely guarded.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21
Personal AND POLITICAL.

John Sperry, New York's million
aire bootblack, was married in that
city yesterday to Miss Mary Broome..
Sperry still carries on the boot-black-
ing business, though he is said to be
worth a round million, made by stock
speculation.
Richard Van Voorhis, an officer Of
the United States navy, died at Wash
ington on Monday, at the age Of
ninety eight years, having served in
the navy for eighty-one consecutive
years. Both in years and service he
was the Oldest officer in the federal
service.
Lord Roseberry, in addition to pay
ing Mr.. Gladstone's expenses, what
ever they may be, for Midlothian,
contributed twenty-five thousand dol
lars toward the election for Southwark
of Mr. Cohen, a very able Hebrew
barrister, who is relative of Lady
| Roseberry.
When the czarina of Russia alighted
| from the railway which took her to
ISt. Petersburg, on her return from
her last journey to Italy, she ex.
claimed, Alas l have done with
travelling. Farewell railroads; fare
we'll coaches and locomotives. My
next conveyance will be the hearSe,'
The widest dream never surpassed
the romance Of the widow of the third
Napoleon sailing from England to
|. touch at st. Helena on the way to look
upon the spot in Eululand where fell
the fourth and last Napoleon. The
empress is said, as she left, to have
4 looked sadly broken, and her hair has
turned gray.
New steel works are to be erected
| in Chicago at a cost, including seventy
Il five acres of land, of 100000. They
are to be completed within year, and
will consist Of four blast furnaces,
Bessemer converting works, and steel
rail mills. They will employ 2;OG
men. consume 260, 000to Of ore year
/ " and turn out 10000 tons Of rails.
{ Recently . girl applied to the prin-
cipal of the State N2rmal school, at
Salem, Mass, for situation % cook
and exhibited With pride the follow
| ing testimonial from Gail Hamilton.
, Margaret L. - has lived with
, ms fourteen weeks. Ihayc found hel
invariably good-tempered, immunda
dirty, cheeYful, obliging, exitio 50
Tdestructivel respectful and incorri
5 gibie. She is a better cook than any
r Irish girl / hRye ever employed, anc
, ono Of the best bread makers ! evel
! saw, With neqtness and psrefulnes'
Z and economy, she would make al ex
cellent servant, ! heartily recommen(
A her to all Christian Rhllanthropists
and her employers to divine mercy
A Rap IL the carving knife betoken
/, that spring chicken has been in tn,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21

THE Knox county republican con-
vention recommended Capt. VIM.
Rule, editor of the Knoxville Chroni-
Gle, for governor. This was quite
proper, for Capt. Rule is one Of the
worthiest and cleverest gentlemen in
the party, but he cannot be governor
yet. In the first place, he is postmas-
ter, which pays better, and therefore
ne prefers that position as long as he
can hold it. In the second place, nc
republican can be elected, not even
Horace Maynard or D. M. Key.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21
THE LATE STORM.
Further ParticuIars---LOss OF
Life and Property.

ST. Louis, April 2O.-A Times
special from Marshfeld says num-
Der Of the killed have been buried
without Identification, and as no rec
ord is kept, it is impossible to obtain
a list of the dead. The citizens have
organized into committees for various
purposes, with r. NJ. Barnes as treas
urer. A relief committee. with J.W.
Thompson as superintendent and j r.
Hundal corresponding secretary, was
also formed. kilograms offering as
sistance were received from Chicago,
Philadelphia, St. Louis and 0swego,
and Columbus, Kansas. One hundred
and twelve residences were destroyed
besides numerous outbuildings. The
loss on buildings is estimated at
$500, 900; on business houses 100000;
covered by fire policies amounting to
SIiOOO, IN Springfield, Mass, Lyco-
ming, N. Y, Underwriters, Ph@niz
and Hartford.
A report comes from Butler valley
fifteen miles from Marshfeld, Of sever
persons being killed by the storm, anC
numerous deaths are also reported
from Green county and from Hender
son.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-21
River kilograms.

CAIRO, April 2l.-Arrived- Pitts.
burg, Pittsburg, SPIN; Colorado, St
Louis, midnight Sherlock aud Con,
Millar, 4 am; Fannie TatEm, Iror
Age, II. Departed Samson ant
Pittsburs, s., Louis, 8 pm; Colorado
Memphis, 2 am; Honqss, Nashville
B. Cons Millar, Memphis, ?; Rqtp@l
st. Louis, iii Iron Age, Ohio river
noon, Weather clear and pleasant,