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The Osceola times., 1881-11-26
The 'f1aCllInc'ia Politics.

This curious combination of words
is now in constant use. Its origin is
modern, though the thing aigniied
has been ia use from the beginning
of parties. Politicians and states
men have discussed the merits of the
caucus system, but it has come to be
regarded as a necessary evil. 1t has,
however, as grave objections to it as
the machine, both of them being in
mstrumentalities to limit liberty Of
action in the political party.
The "luaclliuo" IS nbination
OF schemiug politicians. managers
and leaders, who iu. +. animation
party su.H -r 1s ihev pre-
flresl ishas of the
nd cen % 30 take
ehine ear o- so 20 vote
-elp the o,. ..ou. lu this
c.,Y each party, a. each faction Of
party, has It's clique, or combina-
ion Of managers, generally profess
sional politicians, who give their time
TO the bu iRess. making money out
Of the party, AMI putting up such
candidates as VIII be the best for
thcir purposes, without the slightest
consideration for the public good.
We have no reason to suppose that
this abuse prevails in this city more
,iciously than in others Ii is the
present vice Of politics all over the
United States.
And it is next to an impossibility
to work a reform. Party discipline
cannot be maintained without a Sc
lection of candidates, and their cleo
ton promoted by drilling voters to
fall into line and support the party.
And as parties are inevitable under
free governments, it comes to pass
that few adroit aud often unscru-
pulous men get the control and run
them for their own private interests.
TO abate this nuisance, if not To-
destroy it utterly, il is only nccossa-
~ for good men to take an active
part in the machinery Of party poll
lies. Having for The most part re-
tired from the preliminary arrange
ments, they have left the party in
the hands Of The politicians who now
"rm the machine Sometimes the
people rise in their righteous wrath,
and by voting for the opposing can
didate, express thcir disapprobution
Of the nomination. But tins is pay
ing a heavy penalty for independence,
as they thus elect man to whom
they are opposed in politics. Yet
ills is bettJr tLan 10 allow the "ma-
chine" men 70 impose an unfit man
upon the party.
There are honest and intelligent
men in numbers sufficient TO break
up this system. We often appeal to
them before election to be true TO
their principle, and TO vote only for
upright and fithful men, But it is
easier and better 10 throw one's IN
fuence into politics beforehand: to
break up this clique Of trading poll
ticiaus, to assert the rights of the en-
tire party in every district, to have
a voice in tie nomination Of candi-
dates, and SD to purify the stream by
making th1 fountain mre. IL Nsw
York GisIye-.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

A " crank" shot at Guiteau as he
was being remanded to Jail from the
court room last Saturday. but fortu-
nately, perhaps unfortunately, as the
crank would-be avenger Of Garfield
had to shoot through the van, in
which he was being conveyed, he
was only slightly wounded in the
arm.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

JuDGE Cox of the Criminal Court
Of the district of Columbia, sustain
ed the motion to expel the informa-
tion in the " star route cases; hold
ing that the crime was infamous, and
that the accused should be proceeded
against by Indictment. For the pres
ent the star reuters enjoy a rest.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

a--s=z
The Little Rock Gazette does not
know everything, For instance, it
SAYS that Isaac Fisher was convicted
at the last term Of our Circuit Court
of murder, and sentenced to the pen
itentiary for the remA,haJlfpcrio of
six months. From whom did YOU
get your information? The truth is,
Isaac Fisher was convicted of INvoL-
rNTAGY MANsLAuGHrER, the statuto-
ry penalty for which is, confinement
in the penitcntiary NOT EXCEEDING
TWELVE MONTHS. The period is
limited to twelve months, and may
he as low as a single day. The low
est penalty for murder in the second
degree is FIVE YEARS in the peniten-
tiary. We should have thought tina;
great journal ike the Gazette would
have been the last paper in the state
to fall into such a hlGnaer. as 10 sup
pose that Circuit Court would al
low msn to be found guilty Of MUIR
DER and sent to the pariteutiary for
six months. The truth is Isaac Fish
cr should have been pardoned, but
in his ease tie pardon machine shut
up at the wrong place, and Ike had
to atone for the sins Of the guilty al
ready turned loose. For the sake Of
those to whom a term Of six months
in the pcnitentiary is an anomaly,
and wonder, we will copy Section
1917, Gantt's Digest Of the laws Of
Arkansas, which is in the following
words: "Every person who shall be
convicted Of the crime of involuntary
man-slaugntcr shall be imprisoned
in the pcnitentiary for a period not
exceeding twelve months.
Now what is remarkable about O
sentence for six months in the pen
iteniiary on a conviction Of ;nyolun-
iary man-slaughter, as was the ca
with Isaac Fisher?
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

There are 5000 full grown men
dairanchised ia Rhode Island, on ac-
count Of lacking tl,e property quail
hcatjons required hy law to enable
chem TO vote. Among those who are
excluded from voting are large
number Of soldiers, who fought for
the preservation Of the Union.-
Rhode Island is strange Republican
State. Toledo Democrat.
That is to say, that in The Repub-
licaa Ssata Of Rhode island thcre are
5000 slaves under Republican rule.
Fort Smith Herald.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

Ar, RNEY GENERAL MCNEAGH's S
resignation has not yet been accept
ed by the president, hence, it is held
he is still attorney general, his form
al leave taking to the contrary not
Mithstandng.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26
ton Of party lines.
nnnnf4l-nh...L L.

One of the best hits Of l Y is
in a recent number Of puca. Grant
marshals before the pr sil.nt
chair a number of his friends Muir
ply, Belknap, Williams, Robeson,
Babcock and Shepherd and says to
thc astonished Arthur; "DUn't be
discouraged, slr. President. because
some Of your friends refuse TO serve.
Here are some friends of mine who
feoe' refuse Office. >" Van Buron
Argus.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

TnE party that east a majority Of
33, 3,22j vote for the amendment, will
be found hard to divide by the TO-
0j3 who voted against, it and not
leave a remainder.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26
The Coming EssUc.

The eOtliiieS EsSs:c.
From the ST Louis Rcrblcan.
1t is evident that our national rev
enue system is about to furnish the
chief issue to political parties now
nearly divested of all ether questions
of dispute, and, perhaps, force re-
arrangement Of parties. We are pay
ing off the public debt with aston
ishing rapidity with the surplus rev.
enue, and the time is not far distant,
even if ii is not already at hand, when
it will be absolutely necessary to
take resolute and important measures
TO diminish our too aiiluent revenue.
Every payment Of Sl00,000,00o on
the debt decreases the annual inter
est charge on it $3,000,000 to $1,000
GOO, and leaves that much more
money in the treasury to be paid on
the principal. Tao problem IN other
countries Is how 70 increase the v-
enucs; H. our ,a -.ae
r.
I4eprotecti,
ta7 danger wli.h
change threatens their
and are already in the fell 4-
defensive measures. The @ lion
20 be decided is this: Shall tho re-
duction be made in the customs de-
partment or in the excise depart
ment? Shall the tariff be reduced or
the internal revenue taxes? If the
import duties ON foreign goods are
to remain as tAey are, then all the
excise system-whiskoy, beer and
tobacco taNcs-will have 10 be abol-
ished. If the excise system is re-
tanned, the import duties will have
to be largely reduced. The protcc-
tionists have suddenly discovered
that the taxes on spirits, beer and
tobacco are very oppressive: they,
therefore urge that they be abolished.
But the explanation Of this sudden
horror of excise taxes and cspousal
of the interest Of the consumers of
spirits, beer and tobacco is not hard
to find. The protectionists' plea for
the removal Of the excise system is
really an adroit argument against re-
ducing the tariff rates. They claim
the benefits Of an undiminished pro-
lection, and TO secure them, are hear
tily willing that spirits, becs and to-
bacco shall be absolutely free and
cheap. But, on the other hand, it is
argued that these articles are mXu-
ries; that those who consume them
do not complain Of the tax ON them;
that they yield large revenue with
out hardship to the people, and that
it would be far better 10 continue 70
tax them and give the people the
benefit Of reduced taxes on imports
in the form Of cheaper clothing, ma
chiuery, iron, steel tools aud imple-
ments, and cheaper raw materials for
our industries. The taxes on spirits,
beer and tobacco all 60 to the gov
ernment; but the tariff on imports
goes one-third to the government
and two-thirds to the home mnnufac-
turtrs; Therefore lage reduction iu
the tariff
a wu
ton Of party lines.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

H. -t.-.1He ..asHa.a oi thc
Up mat
clearly
.Ir o..
L.f
la n.- i.l
.u.. eNeaes, four
la tle cauHt'a. migration, OF
course, viii pou- in.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

DAKOTA TERRITORY is knocking
at the door Of Uncle Sans house for
admission into the brotherhood of
states.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

/. r.. Gaz tte; According TO the
census bureau reports, the various
riycr or valley sections Of Arkansas
yield in cotton, as follows: Ouachita
river, $4,000 acres, 5000 bales;
White river, 1j5,000 acres, 81, 900
bales; Arkansas river 2Sl,000 acres,
l36,00Obales; Mississippi river, ILL.,
00J acres, l20,030 bales.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

DuE.NG The late election in Mis-
sissippi, six men were killed. at
Ma.ion. The riot was instigatcd b
sa negroes who went to the polls
armed; all the killed were whites,
who were unpropared for that sort Of
voting, Subsequently, the Sheriff
with posse, succeeded in taking
prisoner one Of the leaders, but the
y-groa being strongly barricaded
drove tho Sheriff and posse oil. Fur
thcr developments are awaited.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

OsCEoLA CIRCUIT, NJ. L. c. $.
Usceols-lst Sunday, at II IN. and s p. N .
,arson's Lakc-2nd sunday, at II s,m
Williams school housc--3rd sunday, ut II
m aud at Lynch's School house at p. m.
Mil Dayou-- ith sunday, at II a m,
b.. u MOON, r G.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26
Professionals.

Will attend richly 10 all lcgiu
mate business pertaining TO the pro
.esssion. n2IIl.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

THE following items Of the cost Of
running the last Circuit Court are
furnished by the Clerk, and will be
of interest to the taxpayers;
Grand Jury fees, S35i,00.
Petit Jury fees, 5+L,00.
Witnesses before GRID j., 1000.
Jury Commissioners. 600.
Summoning Jurors, 1850.
Issuing G. j. Wit. supp~nas, 1900.
Total, s1.109,j0.
Amt of fines levied, $4,000.
This does not comprise all of the
expenses Of the court No fee bills
in state cases have as yet been made
out, and there are moreover other
items that will not be ascertained
before the next session of the county
court, which will swell the costs some
four or five hundred dollars more.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-26

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a wu
t.H. I
perhaps.
t.on Of party lines.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-13
Business of Benson.

We are indebted to Wm. Ohnesorgen of Benson for the following news items.
 Mir. Carr's feed mill will be ready to begin operating in about ten day.
 Travel 10 Tombstone is very brisk there are two siX-hOTse coaches and one four horse coach which make regular daily trlps, and occasional hacks are called into requisiiion.
 OhnesoTgen & Co. have in course Di erection a large livery, feed and sale stable 15Ox35 feet, intended to meet the growing demands of that branch of business
 There are four stores doing a gen erai trade, besides several smaller es- tablishments which do more or less trade-the usual compliment of sa- looms, and three blacksmith shops. Most all of the larger stores do a gem eral commission business.
 There is continuous line of freight wagons on tie road 10 Tombstone, Bisbee, Charleston and other mining camps on the upper San Pedro.
 The Benson Hotel is a two story frame building, kept by NIT. Logan, and fully meets the needs of the trav- cling public.
 Water for use in the town of Benson is obtained from San Pedro river, about three quarters of mile from the town.
 Wood for fuel is obtained at dis tance of from one to two miles from town.
 Benson is one of the most lively stations east of Tucson, and promises to grow into a town of consider able size.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-13
A Thrilling Adventure.

On Monday of last week Represent. alive Seymour, of the Michigan Leo islature; Collector Chandler, of t6a port of Sault St. Marie, and three French wood choppers, found them selves on the Ignace side of the Str,its of Mackinac, awaiting an opportunitv to cross. Being anxious tO reach ma State Capital at the beginning of tbe session, Mir. Seymour urged his com paniOns to attempt the passare a, once, though severe storm was driv. ing the snow in clouds down the pres, fields of ice. Three guides, Iopis Peyrse, Jack Lasley, and Slmnson OeFOrrest, volunteered tO lead ma voyagers over the Straits, and SD sbouf noon the perilous undertaking va. bs gun. When about half over tbs squalls became terrific, and the ice was felt undulatiug under the feet If the skaters like the long, low roll Inf waves at sea. Mr. Seymour was t1or. oughly alarmed. Reyrsr, the bo,de., and ooldeSt and most intelligent Inf the guides, refused tO give any fur- ther information than tO utter rep4ar- edly, A first class cake of lee p What Reyrse meant was understood fifteen minutes later, when, on sn- preaching the shore, MT. Seyuog- saw that the field of ice upon which the party stood was sweeping d,Vn
 the Straits at a speed not less than fva
 miles an hour. Between the p,r,v and the shore was 200 feet of oDr1 water. The situation was alarming IT. return was impossible, and there was nothing to do but To stand await developments Fortunately, there was bend to the eastward just below. and the yoyagers saw that the head of
 their ice-field was being driven by rbe wind against shore. The force of the collision was so great that small cake, of Ice were thrown twenty feet in ,be air, and great masses were ground 10 powder. Going through this liue of ice-surf was no chIld's play, but every | man of the party at last succeeded in
 reaching the shore. They had been
 three hours in making the passage.
 and had travelled fifteen miles.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-13
An Adroit Swordsman

Pulaski, as is well known, was as adroit a swordsman as he was perfect in hOrsemanship, and he ever rode a powerful and fleet charger. During the retreat of the American army through New Jersey, Tn the darkest hour of our national diversity, Pull aski was, with a small party of horse men, pursued by a party of British cavalry, the leader of which was a good horseman and mounted nearly as well as Pulaski. Pulaski rode in the rear of his detachment, and the British captain came in advance of those he commanded. The morning sun was shining brightly, casting Ob- lique shadows, and as the party en- tered a long, narrow lane, Pulaski, having satisfied himself of thg super for speed and command of his horse over thst of his pursuer, slackened his pace, and kept his horse to the side of the lane farthest from the sun. The pursuing officer came up in hot haste, his sword elevated so as tO make the decisive cut upon Pulaski as soon as he could reach him. Pulas- Xii rode as though he heard not the advance upon him-yet he kept his eyes fixed warily upon the ground on the side of his horse towards the sun on his right. As soon as he saw the shadow of his pursuer's horse gain upon hIm, and found that the horses head, by the shadow, had gained about half the length of his own horses body. he gave the sudden sword cut of St. George with his pow erful arm, and saw the decapitated head of the English officer follow the stroke. His mathematical eve had measured the distance by the position of the shadow SO accurately, and his position giving a long back reach to his right arm, while rhe cross stroke of his pursuer must have been made at a much shorter distance to have taken effect, that pursuing officer lost his head before he suspected that hls proximity was known, or that blow was meditated.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-13

A FRENcHNAN of twenty-six years residence in this country tells New York, through the papers, that there is moi a single scientific oyster in America. He never saw but one on these oyster-breedlng shores, ana he was imported from Paris. The true oyster-opener. says the FTench- man. does not hammer and staO anu murder the oyster, and bhan lay the mangled rem aims out on the hat or convex half the shell for the eater tbus wasting all the juice, when Is The hest of the bivalve. But that s the way oysters are opened, and the eaters are cheated in this country The French artists, without any ham mrrins or smashing of the shell, finds tbe joint and sewers ihe hinge, which is e sIly ana quickly done after learn ing how, and leaves the oyster whOie' alive and kicking in the deep shell' anxious 10 be eaten. He also claims that an oyster-opener on the Euro pean plan will open oysters twice as fast as the Ameri. an bungler. There are three things which, according 10 th French standard, Americans can do-act on tbe stage, cook good cin- ners and open oysters, ana frehch artists come high.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-13
Hereditary Descent Of Beauty,
lcornhnI Magazine ]


 MT. Darwin believes that the gen. eral beauty of the English upper class, and especially of titled aristoc- racy, is probably due to their constant selechon of the most beautiful women of all classes-poetesses, actresses or wealthy bourgeOise-as wives through an immense number of generations. he regular features and the com pleXions of the mothers are naturally handed down by hereditary to their descendants. Similarly It would seem, that we account for the high average of personal beauty among tue ancient Greeks and the modern Ital- Ians by the high average of general taste, the strong love fer the beautiful difused among all classes in both traces. The preitier women and hand somer men would stand better chance of marrying, all things equal, and of handing down their refined type of face and figure to their chil- dren. If thus be so--and evolution ists at least can hardly doubt it. then we should expect everywhere to find the general level Of personal beau ty highest where there was the widest diffusion of 8stheiic taste. Now, their own squalid poor are noticeable, as a rule for their absolute and repulslve ugliness, even when compared with those of other European countries. Gaunt, hard-faced women, low brOwed bulldog looking men, sickly shape less children, people the back slums of our manufacturing towns. Their painful ugliness cannot all be due to their physical circumstances-for the lszZaroni who hang about the streets of Naples must lead lives of about equal hardship and discomfort-yet many of them, both men and women. are beautiful enough to sit as models for Leonardo. On the other hand, every traveller speaks of the beauty and gracefulness displayed by young and old among the esthetic Polyne- sians; while in many like cases I note that Europeans who have once be- come accustomed 10 the local type. find decidedly pretty faces extremely common in savage races whose primitive works Of art show them in other ways to possess considerable esthetic taste. In India, where artis- tic feeling is universal, it seems al- most every man or woman is hand some. On the whole, It seems fairly proved that the average personal beauty everywhere corresponds to the average general love for beauty in the abstract
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-13
How is ThisY
Prescott Democrat.l

We don't know whether the Legis- lature is not taking an unfair advan- tage of the newly appointed District Judge Stillwell, who absent from us, and IS now on his way out 10 Arizona. IL has repealed his extra salary, which it had granted to Judge Silent, his predecessor
 h has also also abolished the short hand reporter for his Third District Court, while retainining Judge Por- ter's reporter, in the Second District, who does not do one weeks work for the District m a year for his salary of 5000.
 Altogether, it does not seem to us that the Legislature is disposed to deal at all generously with our new Judge Stillwell.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-13
Our New Teachers.

We copy the following compliment tary indorsement of our new Super intendent and his estimable wife from the Los Angeles Herald of January 25:
 We regret to learn that Prof. G. c. Hall and wife, both very eminent teachers of this county, are about to emigrate 10 Tucson, Arlzona, where they have accepted positions in the public schools. Mr Rall is one of the foremost men in his profession. He has been an honor to the Board of Education, of which he has been Q member since the creation of the Board, and we shall surely miss him Mrs. Hall, beloved by her pupils and esteemed by her neighborS and friends, will certainly never be forgotten by them. Knowing, however, t1at nothing but a desire to better their condition prompts them 10 leave our county, we gladly join in the farewell wishes for their success of all who know them. At the same time we congratulate our friends in Tucson on paving secured the Professor and his wife, who are indeed a credit 10 the best schools.
 Ex-State Superintendent Carr, who was one of the best qualified and most thorough Superintendents California ever had, made the following hand some endorsement:
 Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. %.
 To whom it may cOnceTn-I have been acquainted with Mr. G. c. Hall for a number of years, and know him 10 be a faithful aud excellent teacher and most worthy gentleman.
 His wife Is an old teacher-one ot the best in the State, and most worthy lady. E, c. CARR,
 Ex-State Superintendent of Public Instruction.