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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-29

could not be aroused by the telephone to his
boarding house The man under excitement
said he had not received the pass the member
had promised to send him by his servant who
was 10 meet him at the depot and he could not
consequently, get on that day. The telephone
user places the utmost confidence In the ope-
fator. III ne cannot get what he wants he tells
the operator at the central office what he
wanted and how the disappointment affects
him.
ALL SORTS OF ORDERS
go over the company'S wires. Orders for ice
cream, for flour and for groceries OF all kinds
even aIsmall as half pound OF sugar, sfly
travel from customer to merchant. Carriages
are orcered by telephone, and a couple OF boxt
OF matches directed to be sent up. Ia tie
houses where there are children and telephon S
too there is considerable fun. The children
never get the exact hang of the concern. SeV-
eral Instances have come to the knowledge II
the company where the children Of two housi s
on the same block after talking for some tin e
stand what was said, ran around TO the house
with which they had been In conversation TO
ask OF their little friends "What was that you
said?"
THE PEoPLE IN PRIVATE HOUSES
are The greatest complainants OF any wlo use
the telephone. They generally have it located
In room in which Io member OF the household
is present more than once or twice q day. They
then proclaim that they can neither be ssput
ON their friends, nor their friends who stow
their telephones away In the same manner
put On" them.
DON'T KNOW HOW 70 ADJUST THE THING.
Wien one Is through using the telephone the
thing must be adjusted as it was when the
Ginning commenced; other rwfse q buzlng
sound Is heard both In the ONCE Of the sub
scriber and In the central office. II the sub
scr1per dot not take notice OF the buzZing and
properly adjust the concern man has TO be
sent down for that purpose or the circuit Is
destroyed Ole man, who did not Understand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-29


TEE NOMINATION OF STANLEY MATHEWS
Touching the nomination hanging fire of Mr.
Stanley Matthews to be an associate justice Of
the United States Supreme Court Senator told
STAR reporter to-day that Senator Davis OF
Illinois, was OF the opinion that a nomination
for the Supreme bench should not be hastily
considered. AS Mr.. Davis is member OF the
judiciary committee this may account for the
delay There Is undoubtedly fight being made
on Mr.. Matthew'S confirmation. aud 1t Is untor-
tunately before the Senate at time when sew
eral Senator'S feel disposition to get even with
the President for other appointments StilI
there fs.no doubt Mr.. Matthews viii eventually
be confirmed.
ALL OF THB REGULAR APPROPRIATION BILLS
have now been reported by the House commit
tee on appropriations except three. These are
the legislative, executive and judicial, the sum
dry civil and the general deficiency biz. The
legislative bill Will be reported next week The
river and hartor tin Is being prepared by the
already preDared by the Agricultural commit.
tee, and will be reported by Mr.. Covert on
Monday.
COUNTING OF THB ELECTORAL VorR.-Mr L.
gals to-day called up in the Senate his re solr-
ton declaring that on next Wednesday week
the Senate will be ready to meet the House I,
tie purpose OF counting the electoral votes.
Mr.. Bayard moved to refer the resolution to the
select committee on the subject of the electoral
vote MI. Edmunds cou not conceive Il any
reason why the resolution shou'd NOT be acT.-,
upon at once. he ", ed 1t vot u oon and
.nher adopted or rejected. Mr.. Bayard SAID
hts motion was intended to facilitate the bus.
ness; 1t was In the way of usual legislative
ousiI Is. and by the reference the two houses
could act together. Mr.. Ingalls, said there was
not word In the resolution in regard to any
disputed point; all such points had Deen stu
diously avoided The time for the count was
drawing near and action was necessary. After
further discussion. In which speeches were
made oy Senator'S Hin tGa.), Morgan nd others
10 Iavor OF referring the resolution Mr.. Bay
vote.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
A MaII-street Monarch.
IN. |. Corr. Cincinnati Enquirer

N. |. Corr. Ctnctnnati Enquirer
 "Who has been the most success ful operator during the yearr'
 William Vanderbilt, D. O. Mills and Jim Keene. Vanderbilt has got more money than all the men in thIs street put together. You see very wild stories printed about the resources Of the large operators. l tell you that Vanderbilt's pile is bigger than the whole of them put together. Next to him comes Russell Sage, who has mcre money than Jay Gould. Sage saved Gould once or twice. Two years ago Gould was practically broke and had to surrender hIs Union Pacific stock to make 8 settlement. He had been bearing Northwestern and on the compromise had to give up Union Pacific, .for which he had paid par, or nearly SO, at 65 cents on the dollar. That is why he is out of the Union Pacific. Vanderbilt, Mills and the rest are buying it up."
 What do you consider Jim Keene to be worth with all his success"
 Seven million dollars at the out side. It is more nearly apt 10 be some where between three millions and five millions. IT he is worth $7,000, 900 ihe best judges are deceived. Russell Sage has got about $l l,00O,0 GOO. Mills is a rich man and a prudent one. He told me iu a recent cCnver- SatiOn that he was out of the street and was going into real estate. He has bought ali hIs property along Broad and is about Co put up an Im- mense office building, and he has bought lots on both sides of the city opposite and above the park. Van dcrbilt has also been "A large buyer of real estate. l infer from the general outlook, from the necessity of some thing 10 speculate in, and from the operations of men like these, that We are now to have a big movement in real estate, first in New York, and then 10 the other cities of the country, till it resembles the real estate oper- ations up 10 1872"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
Men oI Grit.
New York Witness.

Many a life has been lost because the left hand has been neglected. Tn, large majority of men do not use a tIthe of the power they possess. Then talents are mostly in a napkin. One of the wealthiCst men in Wall street to-day broke down in business a good many years ago. He went into an office where h. was acquainted and said Go the members of the firm that he had no bread for his family. am ready tO go messages for you or perform any other service lie hung up his coat there and commenced Go work around, at the lowest runy of the ladder. Previously this man s check was accepted anywhere in the street. You may be sure that such a man gradually mounted. Over in Boston a like-min2cd man fell out. He was without bread and would soon be without shoes unless he wakeHei up and stirred his energies. He was a hOOkkeeper and at one time earned handsome salary. What did he do: This he dId: He took a d cotton hook and went down tO the whad tu load and unload cotton at 80 much an hour. Behold auo-her man of grit. The owners of the cotton and the ship eyed this hero. Soon the decree went forth. Come up higher. He resumed The quill aud laid aside the cotton hook. Encouragement never weakened the Boston boy. Winners, with hanging lips and chicken heart, who cure their tTOuble- with bottle or pistol, are pitiful crea- tures who should never have been born
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
MINES WANTED.
Prospect Holes Below Par in the
 East

The New York Stock Report has the following, which may be ot Inter est to miners and mining men Tn the far West:
 The time once was when d Western man might visit New York and offer mining prospect to our moneyed men with almost d certainty of selling il at a good round figure, even II IL were not developed beyond depth oi 50 feet. Almost any statement which the would. be seller might make about the extreme richness of the prospect, the easiness with which the ore could be mined, and his numerous other statements, all of which were intended to make hIs listener believe that this was the one chance of his life, and that few persons, if any, had ever been offered such a rare opportunity or ac- auiring rapid and extensive wealth, were likely tO be eagerly swallowed. In that case the dose would act in so powerful manner upon the recipient that it would occupy his thoughts by day and fill his dreams by night, un- til he could not resist the temptation To buy. But things have changed wonderfully within the past twelve months, and the man who brings A prospect here now stands q very poor chance of making fortune out or li by selling it for seven or eight times what it Is worth. The people have had their eyes opened by eXperlence ; they have seen mining companies or ganiZed in prospect holes, and they have seen them fail to carry out their promises because of the great amount of labor and money necessary tO de- velop theIr prospects into mines. A comparison has been drawn between those companies who purchased mines that were developed, and that were in a condition to pay dividends almost from the start, and those who pur- chased prospects and have been in more or less trouble ever since they did SO, and the verdict is decidedly in favor of the mines. Bring us mines mines that will stand the most thor Ough examinatiOn-and there can be but little doubt about your dispOsing of them; but bring us prospects, and your presence will be regarded more as an intrusion by those whom you seek to interest than in any other light.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
TelegrannIc RreNIties.

Men engaged Tn different breweries of St. Lotus have demanded a reduc ton of hours of labor, and unless their demand is complied with will strike.
 The second division of the Colo rado and California excursionists from Philadelphia arrived al Manitou, Col oradO, Monday. Tuesday .hey wis ited Grand canyon.
 John W. MInturn, of the iOng es- tablished firm of Grinnell, Minturn X Co.,, New York, shot himself dead iu his private office Saturday morning Temporary alteration of mind was the cause.
 The east and west bound stages from Galveston were robbed Saturday near Sablnal. The mail sacks were ripred and registered packages ex. lracted. Major Tell, the only passen ger, lost So: $1S00 in checks he sue. cessfully concealed.
 The elegant new passenger depot of the various branches of the North western Railroad in Chicago was opened Tuesday. It is situated on Wells and Kinzie streets, and is of colossal dimensions. The building cost nearly S25e,O0O, and is consid- cred the handsomest one in the city.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
A Thrilling Tragedy.
IBy John Carncross.l

That night, when the bell of Miqui- let t0lled the midnight hour, Isabella stood on her balcony, which Overhung the garden A slight movement was soon heard among the orange foliage, and A tall figure, shrouded in a flow ing mantle, advanced and stood be- meath the balcony.
 "' Are you ready?" asked the mask
 70 K" answered the maiden in a breath scarce audible from terror.
 Secure, then, this ladder 10 the rails and descend. And throwing a ladder of silken cords, it was caught by Isabella, who, having fastened it as desired, the next moment was in the arms or her lover.
 "' Now then, for the chapel of the nearest Justice of the Peace. Ere the sun glints fali upon the Alhambra Sa- loon you will be mine"
 That morning you must never seei" cried a man who advanced from an umbrageous shrubbery close by, and struck Pedro a powerful blow be- hind the ear.
 "I am slugged!" cried the unfor- AuudlN hAnA uc lN ohIh oNuSNANoo ADNb the arms of his assailant, who bore him swiftly away.
 The next morning the Donna Isa- bella was buried in grief and percale wrapper. COrsetless and with tear stained cheeks, she sought her moth ey. They have taken my PedrOW she cried despairingly. Who could have done it:"
 '' It must have been the ien-spOt or jack" responded the mother. Nothing less than that could take the pedro"
 In one corner of the Valencia cem- etery may be seen grave, kept beau tiful by flowers which loving hands have strewn upon it. IL is the grave of the Donna Isabella. She died at the age of seyenty-four, having seven children. This is not romantic, but you can bet on its being center shot on the truth.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
The Dried-AppIe Case.

Contrary to the expectations of ai- most every one, the jury in the case of the Territory versus the Meyers Brothers failed to agree-seven being in favor of acQuittal and five for con- viction. After a careful reading of the evidence it is hard 10 understand why the jury did moi " bnng in yer dict of guilty" The people had a right to expect such verdict. All of the evidence went to show tLat Meyers Brothers perpeIrated the crime with which they were charged, yet seven of the Jurymen who heard all the evi- deBce' ID the case have declared by their verdict that they were innocent. IT this Is the way justice is to be meted out in Pima county, we might as we'll abolish our courts and the jury system. Had the culprits been poor men, working our streets at a dollar a day, we have no doubt that they would have been punished 10 the full eXlent of the law; but, fortunately for them, they did not belong to this sclass and other ways than those known to the poor may have helped them through this time. The case will be tried again the August term, when ii is to be hoped the jurymen to be se- lected may have a clearer conception of law and justice than q portion Of the one which has gone through the present farce.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
For Arizona.
Eau Claire CwisJ Free Press.


 Letters received here yesterday an nOunce the arrival at Kansas City Oi Hon. Henry Cousins and J. A. Whit more, EhO left this city last Thursday for Arizona. Mir Cousins goes Go as sume the duties of Register of tn, United States Land Oftice at Florence, tO which position he was appointed by President Garfield. Mir. Cousins Was one of our best known attorneys, and ibe Territory of AriZOLa will gain In him a citizen which Eau Claire very much regrets to lose. Mr. NhilmOre will probably engage in the newspa- per business in Arizona, and we be- speak for him a cordial welcome by the profession and the public of that Territory. He has been connecte q with the Free Press for nearly two years past as Vice President and eii- tor in chief, and has served the Re publican party as Chairman of the County Convention the greater part of that time MT. WhitmOre IS gen tleman of exceptional ability and lIb- eral education, and being trained for the profession of journalism, he will prove d most valuable acquisition to the newspaper interests or the great and growing Southwest. Tc both of these gentlemen their former assOci- atgs and the public of Eau Claire bid cordial gOdspeed.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
Mi All Rad

The worst of men are human sOmetimes-as the following incident goes Co prove. A burglar entered a house in which a mother was sitting up with sick child. Sir, she said to him in d whisper, as soon as she could compose herself to speak, '' there is nothing of value in this house except that child's life, at least tO me, but you may find otherwise. Here, take my keys, search every where, tske what you want, but speedily and without noise, implOre you.n She handed him the keys and placed her finger on her lips and pointed to the door. The burglar moved quietly away, then turned and said in low voice, " Is he very sick2' q" His life hangs on the continuance of this sleep" Then he will re- cover for all the noise I'll make the robber answered, laying down the keys and taking his departure, but absolutely nothing else.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
Secretary L,ncoIn,s Callers.

Secretary Lincoln is the most beseI of the new Cabinet officers by those who wish to pay their respects 10 him
 This class of visitors is much more soothing to the spirit than the horde of office seekers that are pounding at the doors of the other Secretaries, and as the son of his father, every old freedman in the city wants to see him, and many of them walk miles oyer the Virginia turnpikes to shake his hand. A legion of the lowly are waiting in the corridors of the War Department every day, and when the Secretary's door is thrown open they reverently shake his hand, look up with devoted eyes and withdraw A thousand blessings are called upon him, and with the same kind heart and consideration that so endeared hIs father 10 these people, Robert Lin coin has time and kind words for the poorest and most infirm of them.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
Territorial Items.

The measles are still bringing down children all over our city. Yesterday there were four striken down with the disease.
 Three children died in our city to- day. The daughter of Mir. Prime, aged ' years, months and II days the infant son of Andy Port, of Tempe, and a child of Mexican par entage, name to us unknown.
 Prescott Democratl
 The prisoner Berry, who lies in our county jail, has been examined before JustIce McAfee, of Tip Top, and con- mitted to jail on charge of wilful mur- der of Shone, alias old Tex, to await the action of the grand jury at the June term.
 It was rumOred at military head quarters to day that Quartermaster Grimes, whose name has been ap- pended to a large number of official advertisements for military supplies recently published in this Territory, has been ordered 10 Oregon.
 Dr. J. B. Laurence, of Wickenburg, was brought to the Williams House, in Prescott. on Monday night, by Dr. Ryder. Dr. AinswOrth was sent for and found pr. Laurence perfectly des- titute. He at once, acting on his own responsibility, placed him Tn the hos pital and became responsible for the board of his professional brother. This morning Dr. Laurence slept a few hours, for the first time in many weeks, and with good treatment may gradually recover.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
IT MAY BE YOUR TURN NEXT.

Judge not too harshly, oh, my friend, of him, your fellow man, But draw the veil Of charity
 About him if yon can. He once was called an honest man Before some trial veXed- He stepped from the narrow way It may be your turn next. Painting upon the great highway A suffering soul doth lie; Go staunch his wounds-quench his thirs Nor pass him idly by. God will not brook the swift excuse, The thoughtless vain pretext, A fellow mortal bites the dust IL may be your turn next. You heard, one day, single word Against a persons name; Oh, bear il not from door to door To further frurt his fame. Ifyou're the man you claim 10 be, Remember, then, the text, To "speak no evil, true or talse- IL may be your turn next. The world Is bad enough, we own, And it may need more light; Yet, with true love to all, may be Help in the cause Of Right. Lin up the sinful and the weak, The soul by care perplexed. Well knowing that 10 drink the gall lt may be your turn next.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08

TIE people of New York are at tIibuung the Ill health of that city 10 diversity of cause. Some aver that the sewers are imperfect and made guaie to the wants of the city. Olh- CTS say the croton water is bad-tastes Of fish, of cucumbers, of political venalIty and other corruptions-and studiously avoid its use. Sull another class think tie quarantine authorities are blameable for the introduction of peslilential disease from foreign ports, while many censure the street commissioners and seriously enough believe they cannot cleanse the filthy streets by making public speeches in their own defense and writing articles to the public press. Vigorous meas ures will soon be needed in that city to save its people from the scourge-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
Anunpubllshed story of Lincoln

IL was during the liercest stage of tbe great war of the rebellion that several of our ministers called on President Lincoln on an important errand. Mir. Lincoln received them with great courtesy, and gave them d cood audience. When the brethren arose 10 leave the room, probably Dr. l., Davis. said, e Mir. Lincoln, you have been very kind and painstaking, to answer our questions. We have vet one which our people are deeply interested in and which We wish 10 put before you to answer. What do you here at Washington intend to do with slavery That interrogation opened mOmentOus question.
 Mir. Lincoln was really ready for the emergency Rising to his feet and straightening up hIs bOny form he said, ' Gentlemen, 1 will tell ou how it is. The treatment proposed by the officials here for the slavery question is about like what would be proposed by a set of doctors for wen on q person. There is a man with a large ugly wen on hls person. He cOnsults number ot physicians about it. They all agree as Co two things. They all agree that it IS a wen; thai is the fir,t thing They ali agree that it must come of. About the method of removing Il they do not agree. One says the best way Is 60 pat knife into it and with the knife remove lt. One advises powerful external appIi- cations with view of its removal. Another thinks the better way is tu put cord tightly around 1t and every day draw 1t tighter, until at last a severance will of itself occur. That.
 gentlemen, is just the way it is with us here. We are all agreed that sla- very is a wen on the government. We are all agreed that it must come of. We are not yet agreed about how Go do it. With this the clergymen all shook heartily the hand of the good President and went away.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08

GENERAL BRADY asks for a fair and impartial investigation of the al- legged star route frauds, and President Garfield has given instructions to Postmaster General James to prose cute the investigation without mercy, no matter who may be hurt hy the disclosures. That Is what makes Brady SO mad. Instead of being 6 martyr 10 designing men, he is afraid of being proven the arch scoundrei of the irregularities. Brady's aslronOm- ical experience is not very encourag- ing to beginners in his peculiar sci cnce.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08

A PAIR of Italian twins are now be- lng exhibited in Vienna. From the sixth rib downN ard these boys arc grown together. They have but one abdomen and two feet. The upper part of the body completely develop ed in each, and the intellectual fac ulties of each head are of normal character All the operations of eat ing. drinking, sleeping, speaking and thinking are performed by each child independently of each other. Fur ther than thls, it is quite impossible for one to suffer an indisposition without affecting the other. The children are in perfect health, and now over three years of age.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
The Law and the Dogs.

If anybody is attacked on any high way by a dog the party has right tO kill the dog, and the owner cannot be held responsible for any injury aiiiict- ed by the animal. Even on the prem ises of the owner of the dog should a party be attacked and injured, after endeavoring to protect himself, the owner can be held responsible for damage afflicted, provided that it can be shown that at that time he was Tn pursuit of busI- ness or on a friendly visit. If a dog by barking ct passing horses and ve- hicles occasions any damage its own CT is liable for any loss sustained. Thus the law properly affords ample protection for loss or injury caused by dogs.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08
The Square Man.

The square man measures the same each way; he hasn't any crooked edges or shaky lumber In him. He is free from knots and sap, and won't warp. He IS clear stuff, and l don't care what you work him up into, he won't swell and he won't shrink. He is amongst men what good kiln dried boards are among carpenters; he won't season crack. lt don't make any difference which side Of hin you come up to, he is the same size each way, and the only way 10 get at him anyhow is to face him. He knows he is square, and never spends any time irving to prove it. The square man is one of the best shaped men the world has ever produced; he is one of that kind of people who can't alter to fit a spot, but you must alter the spot to it. him.