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Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
The Reason Why.

The avi dity with which San Fran cisco seize upon items like the an- nexed is perhaps one reason why San Francisco is losing her grip on the trade of a Territory which we assert, without fear of successful denial, is one of the most prosperous sections of the United States to-day. If the editor of the paper which published this mess of lies had applied little intelligence 10 the matter. he would have known that such statement is as near the truth as the average Bodie- ite gets. We do not believe there are even one thousand men out of en- ployment in AriZona-that is, men who would work if they could get it. Here is the " Bodie mans statement :
 A Bodie man, just returned from a visit of inspection to Arizona, thus summarizes affairs in the Territory Thousands of men are broke, with no prospects for work. Business of all kinds is generally overdone. Arizona IS about three years ahead of it's pop ulation. At the expiration of that time it may be good country to To- cate in, but at present the great mass will do we'll 10 give it wide berth. of all the old-timers I have met, not one but wanted to get back. They are very sick of the country"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
The Lone Palm District.

NIT. J. NJ. Bauman, of the firm of Bauman & Thomas, the well-knOwn commission merchants of Harshaw, informs us that several very fine strikes have recently been made ID the Lone Palm District, new and compara lively unknown camp, about nine miles from Harshaw, on the western slope of the Patagonia mountains, and the District is bound 10 come into prominence some day in the future. Prospecting work IS being conducted vigorously on several claims with eX- cellent results. The Lone Palm is an exceptionally fine showing, belonging to Tucson pPrties, and MT. Bauman had just received an assay certificate from the croppings of copper claim belonging to himself and MT. Thomas. It shows 27 per cent, and is in the best possible form for reduction. The vein shows four feet wide on the sur face. We hope it will prove a bon anZa to the owEers-certainly no young men in Arizona deserve better luck.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
The National Debt.

Charles D. McGuifey, of Chatta- nooga, has been endeavoring "io get some idea of the magnitude of the national debt at the close of the war He has made the calculation that if four men were to sit down to pay the interest, and count silver dollar a second, and work every second in the year, they could not keep down the interest on the original debt; and if another should sit down at two years of age 10 count the principal at the same rate, he would be over l07 years old before he counted the last dollar, interest on the principal having ceased from the first tmoment. The pile of silver dollars, moreover. which he would make in counting that princi- pal would be four feet square and if teen times as high as Lookout Noun tain q, 600 feet above Chattanooga {; and if the silver were conveyed in a continuous wagon train, each wagon carrying a ton, and each wagon and team occupying thir,y-ive feet, the train would stretch from Chattanooga 10 Columbus.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
A "Roomr at Wilcox.

Capt. A. F. Burke, the recently ap- pointed Justice of the Peace at Will COX, informs the CITIZEN that he has been instructed by Sheriff Shibell to take a censussof that place, as a pre- liminary step toward its incorporation
 The growth of Wilcox has been re. markable. The population IS now estimated at from three to five hun dred. with new aecessions being made every day. It is less than two months since Wilcox was a "howling wilder ness" with the exception of few tents erected by the pioneer merchants and others. Now the main street is built up for a considerable distance with substantial structures. The Govern ment. Messrs. Norton & Stewart and others are building extensive ware houses, and the railroad company have inst completed a depot of similar di- mensions 10 the one at Casa Grande. Altogether the prospects of Wilcox are very fattefing.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Timely.

A Washington dispatch states that the National Board of Trade has adopted a report indorsing the work of the National Board of Health. The report of the committee of experts ap- pointed soon after the last annual meeting, upon the subject of adulter- alton of food and drugs, together with draft of national law to pre- vent adulteration were presented and adopted.
 The butter and cheese associations of Chicago finding their trade injured by the introduction into the market of oleomargarine, butterine, suIne and other compounds of the fat of ami mals, made to do duty as genuine but ter and cheese, have been iu council and propose to make war upon the manufacturers of these mutations and bompel them by legislation to expose their products in the market under their proper names. This is right Every tub should stand on it's own cotton, and if they can sell their commodities for what they are, oleo- margarine, etc, then no one can find fault with them.
 But perhaps the worst phase of all adulterations is the adulteration of drugs. A man may depend upon the efficacy of a certain drug, that drug may be spurious and the patient may die, and who is to blame? Not the doctor or the retail druggist, for they have both acted in good faith, but the mnuufapfurar Wa a-a rlad fO eaa such useful reforms inaugurated, and being under national laws, much good will result from them.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
K of F.

At the special meeting of Tucson Lodge. No. 3, Knights of Phytmas, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:
 P. C.. NJ. Cratic; C. C., J. H. Har- rison: V. C., Joe Bayer; P, J. C.. Perry; NJ. of Ex., NJ. T. Brown; NJ. of F., C. R. Drake; K. of R. and S., II. D. Corbett; Mat A, Chas. \. Shi- bell; 1. G., A. Goodman; O, G., Pierce Ford.
 A clace at the list of names will show that many of our leading citizens are members of the new lodge, and that it is certain 10 be a grand suc- cess. The Free MasOns should now follow the excellent example set by the OdG Fellows and Knights of Pythias. There can hardly be too many of these organizations, and the CITIZEN most heartily endorses the move.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Municipal.

The local municipal election grows gradually more interesting. A good many want to see Col J. H. Toole back in the Mayors seat, and although the ex. Mayor is averse 10 the position, It is believed that he will serve if elected. Certain it is that If he will run he will be elected, and it is as cer- tain that he will again make one of the best, if not he best, Mayors that Tucson ever had.
 For the City Council, few names arc yet announced. A number of cit izens have asked MT. Alex. Levin to be candidate for reelection, and he will run. There is no doubt of his election, and he is most emphatically a good man for the position. We have no more enterprising or public spirited men than Alexander Levin, and we need him in the Council.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
London's Xastness.

It is the population of our whole New York State rcowded into one metropolis. It is almost all of New England inclOsed within a circumfer- ence whose radius is scarcely seven miles. The traveller does not realize the vastness as quickly as the immen- sity of Paris, through its magnificent lY radiating and extending avenues, or the greatness of New York City by glance up Broadway from Trinity Church. The British capital, twice the size of Paris, and three times greater than New York, must be lived in for several weeks at least, and these weeks laboriOusly spent with cab and omnibus, overground and underground railways, steamers up and down the river, what is still important, a great deal of pedestrianism, before the mind grasps the idea of 4,000 900 peo
 pie within the bounds of one city.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Administrators Notice

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF PIMA | County Arizona Territory the matter cT the estate of Thomas Davis, deceased
 II appearing iO the Court by the petition presented and filed by \. D Shucurt. Ad- ministratOr of the estate of THOMAS DAVIS deceased. praying for an order Co sell the mines and mining interests belonging tO said estate, thal it is for the hest interests of said estate that such min ng property or interest of said estate should be sold.
 IL is therefore ordered by the Couri that all persons interested in the said estate appear before the said Probate Court ou Monday, the forenoon of said day, ai the courtroom of sand Probate Court, in the City of Iucsou, County of Pima, Co ThOw cause why an order should not be granted Co the said Administra- to sell all of said mines and mining interests of the deceased.
 And that a copy of this order be published once a week at least four successive weeks m the Weekly Arizona Citizen, a newspaper printed and published in said city and county, and the Clerk cause notices Co be posted mp according to law. J. <. W ODD. Judge of the PrOblie Couri of Pima County. Dated at Tucson, this 10th day of December, A. D. ISs0.
 Ofice Of the Clerk Of The Probate Court of the County of Pima, A. IT. John x. Wood. Judge and ex-0flicio Clerk ofthe Probate Court Of Pima County. Arizona Territory. do hereby certify the foregoing Co Dc true and correct copy of an order duly made and entered upon inc minutes ot said Probate Court.
 ee-- Witness my hand and the seal of --f SEAL said ProbGie Court, this 18th day ol .---, December, 4. D. lSs0
 J. s. WOOD.
 Probate Judge and ex-onicio Clerk.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
The Loves of the Czar.

The news received from St. Peters burg continues 10 be very alarming respecting the Emperor. He Is not only distracted by the terrors ot the Nihilisis, but by the opposition of his family to his morganatic marriage with the Princess DOlgOrOuki. Such an act on the part of the Czar, his son considers, Eill destroy the attributes associated with the head of the Church of Holy Russia. The Prin- cess desires to become an honest wO- man as rapidly as possible, knowing there's many slip 'twiXt the cup and the lip. All her pecuniary fortune is invested in French financial schemes Every million of roubles she can Ob tain is at once forwarded to Paris. Yet when she first made the acquain tance of His Majesty, and won hls heart, she was so poor as not to be able to pay ten roubles for a silver ring on her finger. IL was the de- ceased Empress who selected the Princess as one of her ladies in wait ing, and fitted her out in purple and gold, and as a result of her kindness The rival stole the husbands heart from that first presentation. The late Empress had jewels valued at twenty one million francs; the CZar has pre- sented some, of valuable and histor- ical character, to the CZarina, and next to the Duchess of Edinburg, but his princess mistress has received not only the lions share, but the pret- test of the gems. The Princess has three children by the Czar, and anoth- CT may soon be expected.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
IonrnaIistic Enterprise

There is nothing so encouraging to the proprietor of a great modern jour nal as to be able to make improve ments on hIs organ. Artemus Ward tells good story about visit he made to tie sanctum of the Bungtown Bu- gle. and the interesting interview he had with the editor. The editor was preparing his leading editorial which he read over to Artemus. It was to the effect that ' we have just had some extensive repairs made on our sink. A new bottom has been placed in it at an immense expense, Tn which two holes have been bored, through which the water passes into the en- tirely new bucket below. What has the hell-honnd of the Gazette to say to this? We shall continCe 10 make improvements as great and as exhaust i've as our rapidly increasing circula- ton will jnstify. We have also closed a contract for the purchase of new paste-pot." ."
 It was the same editor of the Bugle who got out an extra with head lines announcing:
 "sThe course of the Bugle indorsed by the people. One more subscriber yesterday"
 The same paper also claimed that it had trebled its circulation, which was a fact, for at the time il had three subscribers instead of one, the number it started out with.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Prosperity Dawning on Northern
 Arizona.
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Prescott Democrat

co Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, and continuous failure and dis
 appointment are apt to lessen ones faith Tn the future and lead one to take a jaundlced view of coming events. The miners of Arizona have.
 perhaps, borne as many disappOint-
 ments as fall to the lot of miners any
 where. They have seen many a gorr geOus castle built out of the supe
 abundant hope, strong and abiding faith which they felt in the ultimate outcome of this Territory, vanish like the fabric of a dream. They have seen many a promising enterprise in augurated with bright prospects Of success turn out lamentable failure. They have heard the Territory de nOunced by men whose ignorance and incOmpetency have been a curse to it.
 But, against all these failures and all this fierce denunciatiOn, the faith of the old Arizona miner in the bright future of his adopted Territory has never wavered. His belief, founded on the rock of actual knowledge, has been proof against enyiOus attacks from abroad and discOuraging failures at home He felt certain that other men and other times would do justice to the country and vindicate the cor of hls judgment. Time. which rights all things, is proving the soundness of his belief. The won derful richness of Arizona mines is becoming understood and appreci- ated, The influx of capital which has followed the railroad in the southern part of the Territory is already being felt in the North.
 Those whose sublime faith in the Territory and its resources has been tried in the long years of weary wait ing, isolation and hardship, are about to reap the reward which is justly due them. Many of them have fallen by the wayside and crossed the silent river. Others. who have secured good properties and held the fort so long, can already see relief at hand The time for which they have waited so long and SO patiently will soon be here. And so surely as the iron rail crosses northern Arizona SO sure will there be a boom in every mining camp in this section The dawn Is near al hand Hold the fort little longer.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
vANDERBILT's AMBITION.
Trying to Get Control of Line Acros,
 the Continent.

NEW YORK, December S.-The ru- mors that have prevailed iu Wall street for some time relative Co Will fam II. VanderbilI's ambition to con trol the Union Pacific Railroad were to-day positively asserted. A very near acquaintance of Mr. Gould's said that Mir Gould had more schemes on hand than he could attend to. and having already made a fortune out of Union Pacific in buying it at twenty and being able now to sell il for more than one hundred is willing Co relip- quish his hold upon it that he may devote more attention to his Soutb western properties, in which he k greatly interested. Vanderbilt, on the other hand, is said tO be ambitions to control route to the Pacific Coast and here is his opportunity. It was said by this gentleman that Wander bilt has at least 7j, ,0OO shares of UD;op Pacific stock, purchased recently. and that he seeks more. It is said that most of Nanderbilt's purchases have been m open market, although some of the large holders of the stock in Boston have parted with their stock
 It is hinted that Vanderbilt, by making a close traffic arrangement between New York Central, Lake Shore. and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and th,a getting control of the Union Pa ciic, will have a chain of roads reach. ing across the continent, and with his Northwestern property, a chain that will reach the wheat growing country of the Union. He already has line or grain-carrying steambOats 10 Eu- rope. He is closely allied to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail road folks, and combination with could easily be formed.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Who Knows Him 2

The Las Vegas Optic of a recent date contains the following item re- garding an alleged ex-Arizonan:
 " William Bonny, who remitted a dollar for the Optic some weeks ago, his letter being published at the time, proves to be none other than the mo- torious Kid who is now at the head of twenty-five well-armed, desperate men in the neighborhOod of Fort Svmmer. The Kid is possessed of considerable talent and is one of the best shots Tn the country. He spent a number of years in Southern New Mexico and Arizona. Several indiet- ments for dark and damnable crimes are hanging over his head, and it is quite certain that he would rather be killed than captured aliye--one or the other awaits him."
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
\ Handsome Display.

NIT. P. F. Nilsson, the Congress- street jeweler, is more than meeting the demands of the times with the beautiful display at his attractive store. His stock is most complete and IS arranged with rare taste Vrrly the Holidays now bring with them something more than the mere name, as our merchants are making snch ex- traordinary efforts at proper observance of the time that our city takes on the say appearance expected in the older communities of the East. Mir. Nilsson Is not behind his contemporaries, and we assure our readers that his adver- tisement in to-day's supplement may be verified by a visit to his handsome store on Congress street.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Summons.

TERRlToRY OF ARIZONA, COUNTY Il oi Fima-iu Justices Conri. Before J Neugass, J. P. Thomas Brady. ulaintiH Ns. L. :. IaphaU. defendant Demand. S2qge5. V The Territory of Arizona sends grcetisg to L. S' LATHAM, defendant You are hereby summoned and required Co appear before me &t my office, In The town of Tucson. and County of Pima, on the 8lst day of Js1usf-r. A. D. 1881, at 70 o'clock a. m.. io answer the complaint oI the ahoyenamcd plaintiff who demands Of you that you are indebted to him in the sum of two hundred and ninety nine dollars and ninety-siX cents And if won fail 10 appear and answer said complaint'as herein required, the plaintiff will take Judgment against you as demanded and for the costs of thissuit Given under my hand this 2d day oi December, A ID. ISS0.
 JOSEPH NEUGAss, J. P.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Bosli

|" At Tombstone, Arizona, 1t is re- ported by private letter that there are j0O0 miners at present, and work for only 400 Yet there are people by the hundreds arriving there daily. Those who are making comfortable living in California had better keep quiet. "-[ Santa Barbara Press.
 Ridiculous statements like the above would do no harm were all people gifted with the faculty of keen obser- servatiOn and habit of careful inves- tigation. But unfortunately they are not. The people are not few on whom a paragraph like the above would have the effect of changing a well-set- tied determination of visiting Tomb stone. The Press, which Is a very clever, honorable little newspaper, should have known better than to make such a statement. If its editor reads his Arizona exchanges he must know that the population of Tomb stone, all told, is hardly 5000, and it certainly could not all be composed of miners. He should also know that nearly a score of mines, tO say nothing of prospects, are hard at work eith CT taking out ore for the ten stamp mills which will soOE be working, or preparing to do so by development work. It is more than pOssible-it is certain-that in Tombstone a compar- atlvely large number of men are out of employment, but we assure the Press that the number is no great CT than in any new town of Tomb stones size, and we have yet to hear of an authenticated case of destitution from our neighbOr city.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Mrs. CIum,s Death.

The sad news was received in this city on Saturday night of the death of Mrs. John P. Cum, at Tombstone. The news was received with unfeigned regret in this city, where the lady for merly lived, and where she was uni versally esteemed for her qualities of head and heart. Her immediate rela- tives will not alene mourn with the most profound sadness Mrs. Clum's untlmely death; her circle of warm friends was large. and the sympathies of all % out to the bereaved husband in this hour Of his great afflictiOn.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Probate Notice.

IN THE PROBATE CFUBT. COUNTY Il of Pima, Territory of Auzona-m tht matter of the estate of $. C. Whipple, de. ceased.-Notice is hereby given that l.. A Nhippie has filed with the Clerk of this Couri a petition, praying for an order Co sell all oI ihe real estate of =. C. Nhipple. dece ised, and that Monday, the 27th day of December. A. D. lss0 at 10 o'clock a. m- of said day. he. ing day of regular term oi this Court. to- vii: Of the October term. X. D. ISsl. st the Courtroom Of said Court, in the City Of Tue son, in said County of Pima, has been SCI for hearing said petition. when and where any person interested may appear and show. canse why said petition should not he granted
 Dated at Tucson A. T. November 2q. 1880.
 N. GEBKAIS. Clerk.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
AHeaNy Firm suceumbs.

NEW YORK, December l5.-Ihe an nouncemGnt is made today of the fail ure of Seidenberg < Co, manulactur- CTS of olgars and importers of leaf to, bacco. at tine corner of Reade and Church streets, and at Key West, Flor ida. They were the largest manu- facturers of cigars in the country and their credit was unlimited. Their liabilities are reported to be s5O0,OOO The assets consist of real estate, mer- chandise, machinery, open accounts and bills receivable. IL Is thought that the firm may be able to settle ID full
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Mining NotIee.

VHHIs IS TO CAUTION ALL PERSONS | against purchasing a certain Copper Mine unless from the undersigned and associates located in two locations oi fifteen hundred feel each on May 2ijh, lss., as the " Omcga' mine. and the "Omega" mine lrsi Easiery extension, situated oE Western base of the Santa Rita Mountains, about thirty miles a little, East oi south from Tucson. The ueces. sary lawful work required by law to hold mining claims nas been done upon each or those lo- cations, year by wear, from date or location On Fehru0ry ith, lS5s, one Virgin located l5J3 feet taking in part Of each location. calling his location the "Gnbrsltar.' Persons purchas- ing or intending Co purchase The |" Gi6raltcr. ~ will do well tO examine tiile. as mvSelfand associates claim Co be the legal owncrs. and shall not part with our title unless for con sideraJion uuul legal reme3ie- are exhausted.
 <. l}. DELONG.
 Fort Bowie, A. T., Nov l2, 1880.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Ope Execution.

In hIs last vail over the defeat oi his party, Nasby relates the folio" ing: l wuz m the car and l sot me down aside a man whose nose pro claimed his polytix. It was fearful nose, a beacon lite. Groanin, said unto him, LO, we wuz Scooped m the eleckshun.' And he lifted up his voice and sed, What do you mean by saying we wuz scooped? And | sed The Republicans have got us Then he scOfiinly sed, IOo mlstak me gentle sir. I am not Dimocrit. The color on my nose is piles.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
Who Are Theye

The Expositor hurls the following grim defiance at the heads of our sporting fraternity:
 We understand some ofthe Tucson sporting men have sent word to Dave Balz that they would match a trotter against his stallion Dexter for any sum from $500 10 5000. The Tucson boys had better look out, for if Dave gets in the potion he'll make them squeal on the money business, and put Dexter over the track in less than 2:25.n
Arizona weekly citizen., 1880-12-25
For Clerk of the Assembly,.

We understand that an effort will be made by his many friends to se- cure for Richard Rule, the cIty editor of the Star, the position of Clerk of the Assembly at the approaching session. Although '' Dick trains on the other side of the political fence, if s Democrat is to be elected, we can recommend him as 8 young man whose qualities in every way fit him for the responsible pOsition-a posi- ton to which he will bring the experi. eDce gathered ln the Legislature of another State,