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Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
District Court-Freneh. J.

MONDAY, December 13. c. E. Bartholomew ys. L. Zecken- dorf ct al.-Plaintif was allowed to amend cost bill, and the Clerk was instructed to correct the records ac- cordingly.
 $. W Carpenter vs. IN. D. Ander- son-Trial by jury and verdict for plaintiff, finding valuation of property al S1, ,775.
 r. Charanleau vs. Solomon Warner Trial by Jury pending.
 District Court-French J.
 TUESDAY, December IA. Win. Hutchinson vs. J. W. Camp bell-Dismissed for want of prosecu- ton.
 A. Piranni vs. c. Cason-Referred to Ben Goodrich, Esq, for hearing and to report judgment
 E. J. Smith vs. Mary Tooney-Dis- missed on motion ef respondent. c. Charanleau vs. Solomon Warner Trial resumed, and jury out as we go to press.
 WEDNESDAY, December 1j. James Carroll vs. J. W. Chipman- On motion and by consent placed at foot of calendar
 R. F. Coleman vs. II. B. Jinks ct al.-Same as above.
 Chas. D. Poston vs. R. r. Wilbur Same as abave.
 John Fitzgerald vs. Jos. Neugass, Administrator-Order vacating decree heretofore entered was ordered filed of record.
 James Reilly vs. NJ. E. Clark ct al. On motion John Haynes, Esq, was entered associate council ofrecOrd for plaintiff.
 F. Charanleau vs. Solomon Warner Jury failed to agree and were dis charged.
 David Dunham vs. E. A. Carr Motion to show cause being heard. Thomas Cashon vs. Ed. Fields Judgment reversed in the Court be- low,
 D. J. Merrill & Co. vs. P. McMena man-Stay of execution granted for twenty days.
 Judge George G Bowey, of Neya- da, was admitted to practice as attor- ney, on motion of Col. F. NJ. Smith
 FRIDAY, December r. Court met at Q o'clock a. m, but adjourned for the day without trans acting any business of importance. An error of Thursdays paper gave the name of Judge Geo. C. Bowey," instead of Geo. G. Berry, as being admitted 10 practice in this court.
 SATURDAY, December IS. Garcia ys. Barnett E Block-Re- ferred to Benjamin Goodrich, Esq, for hearing and report of judgment, with leave to defendants tO file amend ed answer
 Fickers ct als. ys. Clark ct als.- Stipulation filed and order entered Tn accordance with stipulation.
 Charanleau vs. Warner-Placed at foot of calendar by consent.
 Markham vs. JohnsOn-Addltional stipulation on appeal filed by appel lant. Cause heard on testimony of plaintiff; no appearance by defendant; cause submitted and plaintiff 's coun- sel directed to prepare findings in the case.
 Court adjourned 10 December 20th at Q 30 o'clock a. m,
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
Edisons Light.

NEW YORK, December 13.-Ihe electric light has az in taken posses sion of the public mind. Edison, the well-knOwn inventor, says: "l am preparing test for the subdivision of the electric light, and will soon have it all ready. 1 am already satisfied and wish To show the gentlemen who are to put their money in this thing its practical workings before they take further steps. There IS tO be no guess work about it. We will know exactly the cost of everything before we go ahead. Because l have been a few months perfecting this thing, the public said | had failed They for got that there are millions of dollars invested in gas, and they must not ex- pect one little Jerseyman to revolu- tioniZe the light of the world and render all this capital useless. The light produced is better and cheaper, and these are two qualities shat will kill gas. Besides, there Is no dirt from my light, no danger from escaped gas or combustion. The light Is an incandescent. simple light, produced by the impact Of electric particles upon carbon. It is a clear, steady, unfllckering blaze, and does not pos sess those disagreeable properties which the public have come to asso- ciate with the idea of the electric light gained from those distressingly glaring balls which you see sus- pended in front of theatres and other buildings. Tho difficulty has hitherto lain in the subdivision. A great many writers upon the subject have declared this impossible. but it is not. l have proved it. Electric light may be fur nIshed at cost of something like $30O,O00,0O less than if would cost by the original method. calculate that New York City can he lighted by my method at cost of something like S2,0O0, GOO, which is very reasonable amount. My light will be perfected before a great while 1 am working very hard now. ."
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
Assessment Work

Under the new law passed last Jan uary, the assessment work on all claims upon which the work (under the old law became due after the 22d day of January, 1880, was extended to January 1, 1881; or, ID other words, the assessment work should be done on or before the lst of January next. This applies to all claims located since 1872 and up Co January -, 1880. The assessment work on mining claims located since that date becomes due January 1, 1882. Prospectors and miners should see to it that the assess ment work on all the old locations is done on or before New Years day.
 In addition to the above, claim owners should also remember that assessment work done on a claim last year will not cover this years assess mcnt work. For instance, if a miner located a claim in June, 1879, and did the assessment work in that year, he will still have the assessment work to do this year. In other words, assess ment work on all claims located in 1879 must be done in 1880, whether work was done on such claims in 1879 or not
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
- - MnaI EliInrh

CHICAGO, December 12.-The Times Washington special says: Hayes heard story of thrilling interest told from the lips of a Special Mail Agent. It seems that German editor of Phil adelphia wrote the President stating that he took no Press dispatches, and wanted the message mailed direct. The message was sent out on Friday as third d-Class matter, with note on the corner of the envelope 10 deliver only on Monday. A German distrib- utor did not notice the instructions, and threw the document into the ed itor's box The editor worked a while at translating, grew tired of the job, thrust the message into his pock- et, and went out for beer.
 Meeting the editor of rival paper, and being on friendly terms, he gave him the document tO translate or com ment on, but the latter thought 1t better to wat ill the English papers printed it, and flung it into the waste basket They only got mad on find ing that it would have brought a thou sand dollars at any hour on those three days.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
,1oxioo.s Nou Gnrrrnment.

NEW YORK, December 13.-News from the City of Mexico to the 4th in- stant. The new Cabinet is as follows: Foreign Affairs, Senor Mariscal 1; Treasury, F. Landers y Co. Public Works, General POrfric DiaZ; Jus tice, Ezequil Montez; War, General c. Trevino: Interior, Carlos D. Gut ierre-. General Diaz takes the port folio of Public Works with the view of completing the policy of his ad- ministration in regard to internal i'm provements. Diaz left the Executive Chair with the finances in better con dition than ever before. Diaz' last official act was to give banquet on the night of the Both ut. to the French Minister. The dinner lasted until ;he expiration of Diaz' term that night.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
New Mining District.
Tucson Star.l


 At mass meeting of the miners of Palmetto District, in Pima county, Arizona, il was
 Resolved, That the said Palmetto District be governed by the mining laws of the United States, and that no local laws be passed that would in any way conflict with the said laws of the United States.
 ART. 2. Be it enacted that the said Palmetto Mining District, of Pima county, be bounded ss follows, to- wit: Commencing at point on the SOnoita River, at or near Sanford's house; thence down the Sonolta River 10 the junction of the Sonoita and Santa Cruz rivers to the Sonora line thence along the Sonora line to pass between the Patagonia mountains and the San Antone mountains; thence along the summit of the Patagonia mountains to point on the SonOita River, about two miles eaSterly from the old Aztec mill-site; thence down the Sonoita River to the place of be- ginning.
 ART. 3. Be it enacted that the County Recorder be Recorder for the Palmetto District.
 ART 4. That the minutes of this meeting be published in the Arizona Daily Star.
 Dated December 6, 1880. A. W. OSBORN, c. w. ATKINSON,
 Secretary. President.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18

Nai Tor County Legislative Caucus The following document explains itself: '1-'-'
 TUCsoN, December F. DEAR SIR: The undersigned mem- oers of the Council and Assembly. residing in Tucson. desire caucus of all the members of the Legislature representing Pima county, to be held al ihls place on December 21. 1880 at 10 % clock a. m., for the purpose of considering upon our line of action. and especially upon the questions of the removal of the capital to Tucson and the division of the county. We nave liked upon this day for the caucus as 1t can be then attended by delegates from other parts of the county without the necessity of returning home before going to Prescott, and we deem it de- sirable that there should be an entire unanimity on the part of the delegates Tn regard to all details of both oues- tions. If you cannot attend, please inform us by letter what your views are upon these questions and as to the best means of securing their accom- piishment. Yours, respectfully,
 JOHN HAYNES,
 B. H. HEREFORD.
 NJ. s. SNYDER,
 E. B. GIFFoRD,
 w. G. SAMANIEGo.
 JOHN ROMAN.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
THE OKLAHOMA EXPEDITION.
The Colonists Rapidly Degenerating
 Into d Mob.

HONEYWELL, Kansas, Decembe l3. There has been no change in the position of the Oklahoma settlers and the soldiers. They are camped facing each other, with an imaginary line that separates the State from the Ter ritory between them. Reports that large numbers were entering the Ter ritory from other points caused great dissatisfaction among the colOnists. They would say: {" We are holding the army while other parties are going in and getting all the best land. The excitement was increased when com mittee, headed by the Mayor of Cald- well, came over and invited the col ony to come to that place, offering mp-grOunds, wood, etc. This should have been a starting point, as Okla homa is directly south. A report which the Caldwell party brought, that from five to ten teams were going in oaily, brought matters tO a head, and the settlers declare that they will remain in camp no longer. The offi- cers at first held an almost military control over the settlers, but in the last day or two they have ceased to exercise any influence or control over them, and they are fast degeneratng into an uncomfortable mob, and un- less something is done to restore dls- cipline, conflict may be brought oD at any time. The settlers labor under the delusiOn that under no clrcum- stances will the soldiers fire OF them. The good judgment of Colonel Cop .pinger and Lieutenant Mason of the Fourth Cavalry is the only thing that has prevented conflict. The Col onel and Lieutenant have walked about with the men, reasoned with them, and won the respect of every settler. This conduct was done more to restrain the men than anything else. So completely beyond the control of the officers were the settlers getting that something had to be done. A meeting was called and Dr. Robert Wilson, of Texas, was appointed a committee 10 go to Washington to see the President and Congress as to whether something cannot be done at once to relieve the critical situation on the border. The colony has men in it from Oregon, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio, and it seems 10 be widespread in organization, as hun dreds of letters are received at head quarters each day asking when they shall come. There are fears among the conservative part of the colony that when Dr. Wilson leaves, as he Is the old, cool head of the party, the officers will be powe-less to control the men.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
COLD SNAPS.
RecoIIeetions of Uncle sammy Hon.
 nfwell.
Brooklyn Easle.l

Brooklyn Eagle
 We're havin' some pretty wintrish weather" said old Daddy Wother- spoon to Uncle Sammy Honniwell, as the two gentlemen met near the City Hall yesterday ' Right for'ard weather for this season.
 Jist SO; jist so;' conceded Uncle sammy. Reminds me of the fall of 1881. It commenced long the fore part of November and froze stiff till March. Good, smart weather, too. Brooklyn that November that bilin' water troZe over hot fire. "
 Daddy WOtherSpoon looked at him and braced himself. Yes, yes, said he, mind it we'll That's the fall the milk frOZe in the COWS But the cold season was in 1927. It com menced in the middle of October and ran through April. All the oil froze :n the lamps and We didn't have a light till spring set in
 Ay, ay, responded Uncle Sammy, growing rigid. 1 walked l40 miles due east from Sandy Hook on the ice and slid back, owing tO the conveXity of the earth, you know. It was down hill comin' this way But that wasn't as cold as 1891. That season com menced in September, and the mer- dury didn't rise a degree until May. Don't you remem Der how we used to breathe hard, let it freeze, cut a hole in it and crawl in for shelter: You haven't forgotten that?"
 Not l" said Daddy Wotherspoon after short pause. That's the winter we used to give the horses melted lead to drink, an keep hot fire under 'em SO it wouldn't harden till they got it down. But that was nothin' to the spell of 1877. We be- gan to feel it in the latter part of August an she boOmed stiddy until the 30th of June 1 got through the whole spell by living in an eshouse. 1t was too cold to go out doors, an l iist camped in an ice-house. You re- member the season of 1S17l That's the winter we wore undershirts of sand-paper to keep up friction"
 |" Well, l should say dId,. re- torted Uncle Sammy. '' What re- member 1877? Deed 1 do. That was the spell when it took steam grind stone four days to light match. Ay, ay, But do you know that l was un- comfortably warm that winter:'
 '' How so:' demanded Daddy WotherspOon, breathing hard.
 |" Runnin' round your ice-house to find out where you got in. It was an awful spell, though. How long did it last? From August till the 30th of June? l guess you're right But you mlnd the snap of 1913, don't you? It commenced the first of July and went around and lapped over a week. That year the smoke frOZe in the chimneys and we had to blast it out with dynam- ite. 1 think that was the worst we ever had. All the clocks froZe so we didn't know the time for a year, and when men used to set fire 10 their buildin's so as to raise the rent. Yes, indeed. 1 got S3,000 a month for tour burnin' buildin's. There was a heap of suiierin' that winter, because we lived on alcohol and phosphorus, till the alcohol frOZe, and then we eat the birthstone ends of matches and jumped around till they caught fire Say you"
 But Daddy Wotherspoon had fled. The statistics were too much for him.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
Personal.

Ed. Hudson is in town.
 J. II. Galley is in town.
 J. NJ. Vizina is at the Palace
 F. B. Knox is at the Palace.
 Oscar Buckalew is in town.
 Isaac Flood is in the city from Ari- vaca.
 T. Atkinson is in town from Ben son.
 ID. Emory is in town from Tomb stone.
 Col. A. F. Burke is at the Palace Hotel.
 Capt. s. s. Arnold is in the city again.
 John T. Yong is in town from the Old Hat District
 J. W. Good, of Vulture, is a guest at the Palace.
 Capt. McCafTerty is in the city again from the Con. Arizona.
 R. Johnson is m the city from Guaymas.
 s. 5. Campbell. of Leadyille, is al the Palace Hotel.
 Gen. E. Rice is to be seen on the streets occasionally.
 John Altman, of Oakland, is a guest at the Cosmopolitan.
 VIZ. Boone, of Lordsburg, N. NJ. is a guest at the Cosmopolitan.
 A. Goldberg, a well-known liar shaw merchant, is in town.
 J. R. Farrell, Superintendent of the Sulphuret, is in town from Tombstone.
 s. w. Craigue is in town from El Paso, and IS stopping at the Cosmpoli- tan Hotel.
 J. D. Anderson, the old pioneer prospector, is back from Patagonia District.
 John R. Magruder, the well-kn6wn mining operator of Sonora, is stopping at the Palace.
 James NJ. Stanford and NJ. V. Glea- son, of Tombstone, are late arrivals at the Palace.
 B. Block, of the well-knOwn firm of l0Af0GLl l)lOChs lOl VI s4thAAl thANs NNAlA mission merchants, is in the city.
 Juan N. Acufla, the leading mer- chant of Ochoaville, registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel last night.
 R. c. Brown, proprietor of the Cir HEN, left Thursday for a holiday visit to Los Angeles county, California.
 T. L. Stiles, the popular young lawyer, is rapidly recovering from a recent illness and will soon be around again.
 NJ. L. Peralta, a prominent mer- chant of PheniX, is in the city on a visit, with headquarters at the Cos mopolitan.
 w. A. Cunningham, of the Signal Service. is back from a trip to the mountains, whence Ire brings big load of beautiful moses and other specimens of interest.
 Paul Moroney, proprietor of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, returned last night from a visit to Tombstone, look ing hale and hearty as usual. We would remind the Tombstone NuSEel that MT. Moroney ;s still host at the Cosmopolitan, as il mistakely asserted to the contrary in its last issue.
 RE. Kirkland is in the city iron. Maricopa county, having come to attend the funeral of his uncle, MT Alexander Mickey. MT Kirkland was elected Recorder of Maricopa county at the late election, and his popularity in that locality may be ruaged by the fact that he was the only Republican elected in Maricopa l county.
 We had the pleasure Monday of meeting MT. E. C. Hall, who is visit ing Arizona as a representative of the Census Bureau for the purpose of col lecting statistics regarding the stock raising industry of the Territory. His mission is one of importance to that branch of the Territorial resources, and our stock men will no doubt afford him every facity for the ac- comnlishment of his mission.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
The Late Railroad Accident.

From Judge B. $. Eaton, who re- turned from Fresno on Sunday, we learn that the railroad accident near Mojave on Saturday was a most de-
 structive one. The cause was a broken wheel. and out of train of twenty cars thirteen were ditched and made into fine kindling wood. The locality of the accident was ten miles this side of Mojave Station. A wrecking gang of one hundred men laid a tempora y track around the wreck in time for the express train of Sunday to arrive about four hours late, The debris will probably be
 entirely cleared away by this evening.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
Summons.

TERRlTOBY OF ARIZONA, COUNTY | of Pims-In Justices Court, Before J. Nengass, J. P. Thomas Brady, plaintiff, VI L. \. LaphnH, defcndant-Dem s2qg yG.
 The Territory Of Arizona sends greetiEg 70 L. S' LATHAM. defendant. Ton are hereby summoned and required Co appear before me At my ohee, in the town Ot Tucson, and County of Pima, on the sl-t dsv of January A ID. 1881, at 10 o'clock a. m., % answer The complaint or the abOve-named plaintiff, who demands of you that you are indebted to him m the sum of two hundred and ninety nine dollars and ninety-six cents. And if YOa lail Co appear and answer said cOmplainiras herein required, the plaintiff will take Judgment against yOu az demanded and for the costs Of thissuit- Given under my hand this 3d day Of December, \ ID. lso0.
 JOsEPH NEUGASs. J. 2.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
Good Newspaper.

The Tombstone Nugget, under the new management of Messrs. Woods. Penwen and Mitchell, is emphatically a good newspaper. It now comes to hand regularly as clock-work, full oi interesting local news of our neigh boring city. It well deserves the liberal patronage which Tombstone bestows upon her newspapers, as the getlemen who now have charge are s.rustlers" in the full meaning cf the rrnrl
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
General Sherman sneaks.

Genera sherman does not relish the ldea of having place created for General Grant which would be above that of the General of the Army. This is very natmal. X man who has been at the head does not like the idea of having others put over him. The Gen. tells some wholesome truths which it would be we'll for Congress to heed |; he says there arc 600 many genera's in the army already; that it Is very hard to provide suitable places for the stock on hand. The General IS about right, and we imagine that it takes his ingenuity 10 its utmost to keep our Major and Brlgldier Generals in places suitable to their rank. With a handful of men we have enough gen. erals-real and by brevet-tO com mand great army. They should be gradually weedcd out and placed on the retired list, until the number Ot officers m actual service is reduced in proportion to the size of Our army. Should this result from the agitation of the Captain General business, then, at least. some good will have been done.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
,Irs-LP. Clum.s Condition.

Mir. George A. Cum last evening received telegram from Tombstone that his sister-in-law, Mrs. John P. Cum, who has been seriously ill for some time, was not expected to live, and he left for Tombstone on the night train. This will be sad intellI- rence indeed for the many, many friends which that most estimable lady possesses m this community, who can only hope that the danger will be passed safely.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
Incorporated.

Articles of incorporation were filed in inc Recorders office Wednesday in corporating the Black Jack Mining Company. Situation of mine Tom D. stone District; principal place oi business, Tombstone, Arizona; amount of capital stock, $500 GOO, divided into 50, 900 shares at par value of Slo per share; duration of incorporation fifty wears.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
of Course. Paris Paper.

A drummer, who had never dined anywhere but at table d'hote. is in vited to dine with one of his most i'm portant cuStOmers-whO is no end of swell
 The soup being removed and a clean plate placed before cur commis- voyageur, he instinctively brushes iis surface clean with his napkin.
 The host mods severely tO the ser va mt, who removes the plate and sub ii tutes another one, which is simii arly wiped off and removed, and so on.
 Al the sixth removal the drummer says cOnfidentially tO his neighbOr:
 Say, does old stem windcr ex- pect me to polish all hIS crockery for him?
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
Tnmhstnne,s Railroad.

What has become of the much talked of railroad to Tombstone We have not heard much of it lately. This is an enterprise which should not be allowed to die. Tombstone is live camp, and gives promise of being much more so. There will soon be eight mills in operation there, and more are likely to be built. A narrow gauge road could be made to pay from Benson to Tombstone, and If the mat ter were laid before Eastern capitalists we have no doubt money could be se- cured with which to build 1t.
 WE were shown some handsome specimens of copper-silver glance this morning, from the Telegraph mine, m the Gold Belt. The silver is plainly discernable, and the rock is way up. A contract has been let for sinking 100 feet, by Messrs. Peel and Kimball, the fortunate owEers.-[E Epitaph.