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The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1880-09-04
Refunding the Debt.

Next year some $75O.00O.O00 of
five and six per cent. bonds will
mature, and, as yet, no provision
has been made for their liquida-
ton. President Hayes, doubtless
at the iustigation Of Secretary
Sherman, transmitted special
message On the subject to Con-
gress last December, IN which he
suggested that, in order to pro-
vide funds for the redemption of
obligations about TO mature, the
requisite Legislation he had to en-
able the Secretary of the Treas
ury to float an even amount of
four per cent. bonds wherewith
to retire the ffves and skies. 1t
was urged that such a course
would result in saving of SILL
100000 annually in interest but
as the scheme contemplated a
term of thirty years for the bonds
tn run, Congress very properly
refused TO act, holding that such
a contract would be vastly to the
advantage OF the creditor and
oppressive TO the people. In in
terest alone $500, 100000 would
have been paid, and the debt
would yet remain intact in 1911.
There is no doubt this question
will at once occupy the attention
OF Congress in its ensuing Deem.
Der session. During the past fiscal
year tie debt was decreased some
SIG, 900, 900, and, should saving
be made of 81, GOO, 900 in the an.
nual interest account, our capaci-
ty for reduction would be propor-
tionately increased. Even at q
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1880-09-04
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

The Commissioners for New
York's Worlu's Fair in 1883 are
about to Issue dn address calling
on the people of the United
States to enthuSe TO the extent Oi
putting a few millions into New
fOrk's pockets three Years hence.
What with a bonanza boom aud
Il Senatorial campaign this fail,
Virginia City Is likely to be quite
ii lively camp. Workers in Ivory
in San francisco have already be-
gun TO overhaul and display to
Inc best advantage their IurU lay
outs and Keno outfits.
Enough young Germans just
under the military age have land
ed in New York This year 10 have
formed ii full army corps. They
will do noble service in the field
of Industry here aud leave to
others the dirty woik of kings
and emperOrs
There are 1924, 795 landhOlders
i'm France, ana she !, therefore
the sIrOug .St nation III Europe.
Her people are aDuntianuy aisle
and willing 20 pay their debts ana
defend their country. We are not
surprised to learn that German
Generals now lOuk upon FRANCE
with fear and dread. Small land
holders and Il Republican form of
government gives france the
cunltnanu of the political situation
in Europe, and England viii ere
long be compelled 10 take Il back
seal. France Wi. DICTATE the fu-
lure policies of the old world.
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yearly reduction of $40, ZOO, 900
our entire bonded debt could be
extinguished in twenty five
years, and, should the revenue
and expenditures remain as at
present, and the surplus be ap-
piled to redemption, then in less
than fifteen years our entire
national debt would be extinct.
In the face of these flcts it would
be folly to commit the country to
an issue of thirty year bonds.
The better plan would be to issue
per cent. bonds, redeemable at
any time within fifteen years.
There could be semi-annual lot
teries, or drawings of the num-
bers of the bonds, upon which,
after due notice, interest should
cease, and the surplus revenues
be applied to their redemption.
The very fact that from 5 to 10 per
cent. of the issue would be re.
deemable every year would keep
the bonds at or above par. And,
once redeemed, they should be
Immediately cancelled, and so
lessen the interest account. Be
sides the danger of holding ne.
gotiable bonds in the Treasury
to draw interest from the right
hand pocket to the left-it is
manifestly wiser, when a debt
is actually paid, to so enter it on
the nations books. It would en-
nance our credit. We invite Sen :
ator Jones's attention to this
scheme, believing he could make
it a success.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1880-09-04

We are glad San Francisco has
been chosen as the place for the
next Conclave of the knights
Templar, We shall then have a
chance of showing how much
better than Chicago we can do.
The visiting knights won't be
camped out on The Ocean beach,
for one thing.
A consignment of enormous
horses has been received in Boston
from Normandy. The lot COM
prises twenty stations aud six or
eight mare colts, and is to be sent
to Bloomington, I'll. Three of
the ho' ses weighed 2Ol0 pounds
each when shipped, and The rest
averaged about 1900. They are
magnificent lm,king animals,
standing about sixteen hands
high, very stOutly limbtd, and
with heavy names and tails.
Three Of them are valued at
$1,000 each, and the ore at
$3.50 each for stock purposes
They are brooded with common
Western stock, and the cross is an
animal weighing from 1900 to
400 pounds, and worth IN the
West from Sl75 u $500. They are
used prinri .ally for draft hor>es,
but are also easy drivers. They
are noted for their dJcility and
intelligence.
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New York's Worlds Fair.

New York is going diligently
about the work of getting up ii
boom for its International Exhi-
bition of 1883. Already Commits
siOners have been appointed and
have taken unuer advisement the
first question to be decided-the
selection ola site for the buildings.
Brooklyn was very anxious that
the buildings should be erected
on it's beautiful Prospect Park,
but the New Workers did not
want the attraction TO be on the
other side of East river. The
site most likely 10 be selected is
Manhattan square. an area ex.
tending from Genital Park to the
Hudson river. The result of Sc.
Letting this site will be the erec-
ton of several exhibition blu Id
ings which will permanently
remain as some of the finest
ornaments to the city. Other
locations which have been sug.
gested, are more central, but will
not admit of any permanent
buildings being erected. Inuica-
tions, even at this early date,
clearly indicate that New York's
World Fair will be something en-.
tirely grand, quite in keeping
with the city which proposes to
show off by it, and turn an honest
penny at the same time.
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subdued and his power for evil
unchecked. After his insolent
conduct toward our Commission
erS who were sent to him to offer
him the privilege of returning, 1t
seems rather incomprehensible
that he is left to so threaten as to
cause our Commissioner, or agent
to leave his post and fee through
fear.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1880-09-04
A Historical Retrospect.

General Hancock very explicit
ly declares in his letter OF accept
ance that the amendments to the
Constitution of the United States
meaning, of course, the thir-
teenth, four;e enth and fifteenth
must be maintained in good
faith. Crediting the Democratic
candidate with all sincerity in
this declaration, it may be worth
while to inquire to what extent
he is authorized to speak for his
party on that point, what reason
is there for believing that he ex-
presses their real sentiment and
purpose, and what reasonable
assurance the country has that i'll
case of his election it will be i'm
his power as President to make
good his pledge as candidate.
No one who is tolerably famil.
lar with the history Of the Demo.
cratic party during the last fifteen
years need be informed that from
the very beginning it has steadily
and s,ubbornly manifested its in
flexible hostility to each and ali
of the amendments. They 0p-
posed their adoption until they
passed in spite of that opposition.
After they were adopted it strove
in every practical way to nullify
them aud defeat their execution.
1t has never to this very day
acquiesed in them, except in the
spirit in which men OF 4 stoical
temperament accept the inevita.
Bile. Active hostility only ceased
when it became useless. There
is no reason to doubt that 1t would
be energetically revived the mo-
ment circumstances showed
prospect of success.
By the Thirteenth Amendment
slavery was abolished. In April,
1864, the vote On that amendment
was taken in the United States
Senate. Thirty-eight Senators
voted for it, all of whom but two
were Republicans. All the votes
east against it were those of Dem
ocra!s. In January Of the follow.
ing year the House agreed to the
amendment. Of the 119 Repre-
sentatives who voted for it, lob
We're Republicans. The entire 56
votes recorded against it were
| LDOSG vi DGllIOCTdtS.
On the 11th of July, 1870, the
following resolution was offered
in the House of Repl esentarlves:
Resolued, That the Fourteenth and Fiji
| teenth Amendments To the Constitution
of The Untec States having been duty
ratified by the Legislature OF lnree-fourihs
of the several States are valid, to ali i'll
tents and purposes. US part OF the Consii-
tuition Of The United States. and are, a>
such, binding and obllg itUry upon the
Executive, the Congress, the judiciary,
the several states mud Terrtrri. >, and all
citizens Of the United States.
Of the 1873 Representatives who
voted the resolution, only four
were Democrats. OF the thirty
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two who voted against it, all were
Democrats.
Two years later it was made
apparent that, hopeless as the OPP
position to the amendments had
proved, the temper Of the Demo-
cratic patty in regard to them had
undergone no change. In Feb
ruary, 1872, a resolution was offer.
ed in the House to the effect that
the amendments, having been
duly ratified by the State Legis-
lature, and having "been sane.
toned by the most significant
popular approval, the highest
patriotism and the most enlight-
ened public policy" all political
parties should acquiese in their
validity, and in such reasonable
Legislation by Congress as might
be necessary to make them effect
ual. But time n I'd not modified
the political animosities of the
party, then as now the ally and
instrument of the solid South.
Fifty eight Democrats voted
against the resolution; only eight
of the 124 votes in its favor were
cast by Democrats.
And the manifestations of this
sullen, embittered feeling were
not confined to Congress. New
Jersey ratified the Thirteenth
Amendment when the Republi-
cans had the State; but two years
afterward the Democrats came
into power, and the first thing
they did was to repudiate the
ratification. The same thing took
place in Oregon and in Ohio. In
New York the Fifteenth Amend
ment was ratified by a Republi-
can Legislature. The next year
the political complexion of that
body had changed. The Demo
Gratis found themselves in a ma.
jority and Immediately proceeded
10 rescind the Act of ratification.
These are historical facts that
should not be forgotten. They
have not lost their significance
with the lapse Of few years.
The Fifteenth Amendment is to-
day dead letter in Il large parI
the South. In five States the
colored people do not enjoy politi'
cal freedom or civil equality be-
fore the law. BY partial lpgisla'
ton, by rules of action tacitly
adopted among the "ruling race u
the free Omen are deprived of the
rights which it was The object oil
the amendment TO secure them.
Looking at the whole questi IN in
the light Of history, and of the
present political situation in al
least FIVE of the Southern States
it cannot but seem that General
Hancock rashly promised more
than it will be in his power tG
perform as President owing hi.
election to the solid Solih wher
he declared that the amendment,
must be maintained. - 5. F.
Chronicle.
The Villainous Sioux.
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Will leave LOS ANGELES as follows:
OtS A. M.-DAILY-Via L. A. 4
y - r. R.-Local Passenger Train
% Santa Monica. ARRIVES at 500 A. M
tO.OS A. M.-DAlLY-Local Pas
~ sCC sen.er Train to Wilmington.
tArrives at 9:l0 A. NJ
tI.1O A. M.-DAILY-San Fran
| i'1U cisco Through Freight aud
Third Class Accomp. ,datiun Train.
(Arrives ut l2:30 ?. NJ
f.tS P. M-DAILY-San Francisco
L L y Express Train, connecting at
Lathrop with the Atlantic EXPRESS Train
Of the Central Pacific Railroad.
tArrives at :55 NJ
or. M DAILY-Arizona Ex-
40 press, connecting at Yuma
with daily stage for Ehrenberg, with Colo
RADIO River steamers, and with daily trains
of the Southern Pacific Railroad Of Ari
iona for Casa Grande, (lSO miles east OF
Ynma). Daily stages at MaricOpa for
Prescott, Phoenix, Florence and Tucson.
Returning the train leaves Casa Grandr
at 5 :25 A. NJ, Maricopa at Z A. NJ, and is
dueat Yuma at AIS P. VI.
tArrives at t0:15 A. NJ
On 2. M.-DAILY-Local Passen
> .CO ger Train to WILMINGTON.
ARRIVES at 2:20 P. NJ
IN P. M-DA1LY-LOcal Passen-
f.UU ger Train to Santa Ana, con-
Meeting with stages for San Diego.
(Arrives at $50 A. NJ
IN P. M.-Sundays Excepted-via
+ sCU L. A. d I. r. R.-LOcal Passen-
ger Train to Santa Monica.
(Arrives at 4:3O P. NJ
NOtice.-On Sundays this train VIII
leave Santa Monica at $50 P. NJ, and Los
Angeles at $50 P. NJ.
TICKET OFFICES:
Commercial Street X. r. Depot;
DEPOT OFFIU E 5. P. R.
An TOWNE,
General Superintendent.
L. II. GOODMAN,
General Passenger and Ticket Ag't.
E. f. HEWITT,
Asst Superintendent, Los Angeles.
S7-u
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TICKET OFFICES:

Commercial Street X. Il. Depot;
DEPOT OTFIC E s. p. K. r.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07
SHOES IN JAPAN.

One of the most striking sights that takes
the attention of the traveller in Japan, Is
that of the wooden sandals worn by the
thiry-five millions Of people. These san
dals have separate compartment for the
great toe, and make clacking noise on the
streets. Straw slippers are also worn, and .
traveller setting out on journey will strap
supply of them on his back that he may put
on a new pair when the old is worn out.
They cost but q cent and half pair.
They are rights and lefts, and leave the foot
free to the air-we never see those deformi-
ties of the foot in Japan which are so fire.
quent in this country. They are never worn
in the house, being left outside the door !;
passing down a street you see long rows OF
them at the doors. old and new, large and
small. 1t is surprising to see how rapidly
the Japs step out Of them, and pick them
up again with their feet, without stopping
when leaving the house.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07
THE POINTS OF LAW.

"You see, boss, dar's a niggar Ihin' up
my way who orter be tooken car %, +" said an
old darkey to the captain at the Central Sta
ton yesterday.
"What's he been doing now2"
"waal, sab, las fall lent him my az,
and when wanted it back he bracsd night
up an tole me that possession was nine pints
O. law, and refused to give it up"
"Yes.n
"Waal, de odder day I sent de ole woman
ober and she borrowed his buck-saw, an
when julius cum for it I tole him jist like he
answered me, and stood on my dignity"
"Well?"
II had nine points O. law, didn't n"
yes"
"An' how many pints am de law COM
posed OFF,"
II don't know exactly"
"Well, dat's what bodders me, fur dat
niger saw dem nine pints, shet up dis lef
eye for me, pitched de ole woman over q
bar'l and walked of wild his saw an my
shovel to boot If had nine pints
he mus hev had ober twenty, and eben den
de did't half let himself out"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07
ny calico dress and the meal-stains on my

my calico dress and the neal stains on my
hands.
However, there was nothing for II but to
obey the summons; so I went up 10 the
house. A sort Of blur seemed 10 como be-
fore my eyes as I entered the sitting room,
and heard my mother saying:
"Colonel Hay, this is my eldest daughter,
Kate"
And then the blur cleared away, and I
knew the man had twice before seen that
day-the pale, tired traveller. whom Ihad 50
recklessly abandoned in the middle of the
Red Swamp.
IL beg your pardon, Colonel Has," I
cried out, impulsivoly. ~ thought you
were thief"
The burst of laughter that followed from
every inmate of the room efectually scat
tered all embarrassment
That was my adventure And Colonel
Hay has long since forgiven ne that un-
kind desertior of him In fact this is
quite private and confidential, inind-wc are
to be married soon, and / am going with
him to Florida, to try the effects of South
ern climate cn his health. Tha. Is alL
Isn't il enough
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07
TIE SAME OLp GAnf.

The other afternoon the took, Implement,
fixtures, appurtenances and whatever slss
belongs to the game Of croquet, were put In
position on lawn up Woodward avenue
and as young lady and young man who
seemed to be her lover, took up the mallets
to start the balls, a bony looking old tramp
halted and leaned ON the fence, and got his
mouth puckered up for something good
The young man took the frst shot, and, BE-
fore the ball ceased rolling. tho girls voiss
was heard calling:
"You didn't knock fair-yoa've got -
try it over!~
Before either Of them were half way down
she had occasion 10 remind him that he
wasn't playing with blind person, and that
she could overlook no cheating. As she
went under the last arch, he felt compelled
TO remark that her playing would rule her
out of any club he ever heard Of On the
way back she asked him why no couldn't be
an honest man as well as jockey and a fall
siher, and he inquired why she didn't write
q set of rules to tally with her ssyle Of play
ing.
"It's eoming-'tain't FIVE minutes of "
ehuckled the tramp, az no took new grip
On the fence and shaded his eyes with his
hat
Don't you knock that bah away" shout
cd the girl minute after.
"Yes, will"
g Don't you dare to-"
"pm playing according TO regulations"
mo, you aren't. You've cheated al the
way through"
~ never cheated once"
"And now you are adding the crime Of
perjury Sir, dare not intrust my future
happiness to such q man. I could never
trust or believe in you"
Nor in you"
"Then let us part forever" abe said, %
she hurled her maIlet at stone dog.
$50 we viii, he hissed as he hung bis
at her sleeping poodle.
She bowed, and started for the house 70
pack up his letters.
He raised his hat and made for an ap-
preaching street car to get down town in
time for the Toledo train.
That's all wanted to know" sighed
the tramp, as he turned away. "Pve boen
out in the woods for few years past, and
I didn't know but there had been some
changes made in croquet, but see it's the
same old game clear through. ."-Fres Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07
A CHINESE CONPIDRNCR MAN.

"For ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain, the heathen Chinee Is peculiar" !"
says the Kansas City 7inss, and case in
point recently shows little sharp trick
which places "John even with the most
intelligent of confidence men. The celes-
tial who played the last trick for pecuniary
profit is Hop Sing, who occupies the posi-
ton of proprietor Of washing establish
ment on Fourth street. H. had as Gus
toner about week ego young man from
Kentucky, on his way West, but who stopped
OF the Metropolitan Hotel for few
days. The customer, in calling for his
washing, was so indiscreet as TO leave his
pocket-book lying within the reach Of some
Of the sharp-eyed celestials attached to the
concern, while he walked away few steps.
The pocket-book mysteriously disappeared,
and after searching some time for it the
stranger offered $50 reward. Hop Sing i'm
mediately produced the book and pocketed
the money.
The book contained valuable papers, and
as the customer was in a hurry to leave the
city, he took the wisest course TO regain ii.
He returned and unfolded the scheme to
Chief Speers, who at once sent an officer to
Hops place Of business to demanda restora-
ton of the money. The almond-eyed fol
lower Of Confucius saw the point and gave
up the money, complaining that the man
who took the book was another Chinaman,
who had "glon west to grow up with coun-
tlee
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07

Rome is by far the most English city on
the continent of Europe, and foreigners WIS.,
iting the place or frequenting Roman society
often wonder how it is that there is scarcely
Roman lady or gentleman who does not
speak English to perfection. One Of the
reasons why this language is 50 much in
vogue is that the mothers and grandmothers
of many children born in Rome are or wsre
of British extraction. II you happen to find
yourself hunting far away from the capital
with a field of some thirty Romans, you
hardly hear a word of Italian spoken The
huntsman and the whip arc English o.
American, and never dream of speaking
italian to those who follow the hounds.
The Roman aristocracy is by far the most
conservative in Italy, and the ambition Of
oil young patricians to imitrSe the English
aristocracy has largely contributed to the
formation Of great conservative party.
Men dress in the English fashion; ladies
give tea a rAnglaiss people read English
novels and English papers as if they lived in
Belgravia or Mayfair.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07
WHAT BECOMES OF ALL THE PINS 4,


What becomes of all the pins? asks the
London Leisurs Hour. II is now as much
as forty years since the daily supply of pins
from the English factories was 10000, 900,
and ever since that time the daily average
has been steadily increasing, till it now
stands at $4,000, 900 every day. Notwith-
standing this enormous supply, one can
hardly be in the company of man, woman
or child for q day without being asked,
"Have you such thing as a pin about
your" OF our daily O,OOO,OO0 pins, Bir
mingnam produces 81, 900, 900, leaving 49,
600, 900 as the production of London,
Stroud and Dublin, where pins are also
made. The weight of wire consumed an
nually in the pin manufacture Of England u
about 1,275t tons, or 2,s57, 12o pounds, one
eight of which is iron wire, used in manu-
featuring mourning and hair pins. The
brass wire consumed amounts to $500, 600
pounds, which, at lid per lb. in money
value, reaches the sum Of Ella, 5S3. The
iron wire consumed is 344.SO0 pounds, its
value f7, 1873 Is. Cd, and to be added to
these amounts are the wages, power and or
namental envelopes, boxes, wear and tear OF
machinery, manufacturers profits and the
like, bringing the whole amount to not less
than GOO, 900.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07
, SOLDIERS PRESENCE OF MIND.

A Russian paper contains the following
among several hitherto unpublished anec-
dotes of the late Emperor Nicholas. One
day the emperor, who was one OF the strict
est and most infexible of disciplinarians,
met in street in ST. Petersburg drunken
dragoon. who was riding in Il drosky In
grea. rage the Car stopped the droSky and
ana,ily asked the soldier what he was doing.
The imminence of his danger partially
sobered the latter lie rose in his car
riage, drew lis sword, and, saluting the
Car, said:
Il am taking a drunken soldier to the
guard-room, your Majesty"
The Emperor Nicholas smiled, gave the
soldier fiye-rouble piece, and told his
coachman to drive him, not to the guard
room, but home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-07
mcmillan affair has lust transpirrd

4 peculiar affair has Just transprcd at
ST. Petersburg. A young widow. leit
pennies, who tried every ordinary means
10 earn "A living. but failed, resortcd 10
strategy Assuming the name of her de-
ceased husband. she donncd male attire.
obtained employment In Il factory, and
worked theIe for years, undiscovered ana
contented. After a while she met ayoung
woman who was maitrcated by her parents.
and. In order TO save her from further per-
Secutiou, propose,! marriage, ailer having
informed her of her own sex. The we'd
ding ceremony was dnly performed, and
the pair lived happily until the facts were
discovered and exposed. The pair were
arrested and held for trial, but the courts
are so puzzled by the case that it has been
sent to the Senate for decision.