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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-03
ALL SORTS.

All the year round-The earth.
Stands to reason-A debater who won't
sit down.
Cannibals sometimes have their neigh
bors ut dinner.
Maiden lady's aphorism-''Where sim
gleness is bliss, it is folly to be wives"
A young lady resembles ammunition,
because the powder is needed before the
ball.
Much rs he loves roast beef John Bull
IS continually getting into an Irish
Stew.
As is the COLDER tress of hair in butter.
SO are unkind words from the lips Of
beautiful woman.
You should never give advice. If the
person to whom you offer it is wise, he
doesn't need it, and if he isn't he won't
take it.
There is painful rumor afloat that the
ice crop has beens touched by the frost
and that high prices may be expected
next summer.
Be not cast down, impecunious sir.
there is plenty Of good things in store for
You. All yon need is the money to get
them out.
The man who signs: How soon we are
forgotten" has only to leave q hotel
without paying his bill to fad out how
sadly mistaken he is.
When u man says: Il hear a noise," it
probably never occurs to him that there
is nothing in this wide world that any.
body can hear but noise.
George Alfred Townsend claims a re-
lationship with George Eliot. With -
delicacy that is as delightful as it is un-
expected, he waited until she was dead.
A travelling printer who, for want Of
employment. went to work on farm,
came in one day and asked his employer
if he should set that hen solid. "-Ex-
change. The old man lead him out.
The New York Tribune asks: lis the
new Louisiana liar red-headed or other
wise?' We think he is. At least his lies
give color to his belief. Anyhow, his lies
are read if his head is not.
Philadelphia Chronicle: By a fall on
the ice a Philadelphia woman fractured
her overskirt. As the doctors fear it vii
have to be amputatd, this is the saddest
accident OF the winter season.
A woman was recently convicted OF
CAMPING IN New 1Ork city ana sent 70
Jail There are no male gamblers in
New York. At least we have never
heard of any being convicted and sent TO
Jail. 1t seems strange that . woman
should have fallen so low.
Said prim teacher to the class in COM
position: Make rhyming couplet in
GLIDING the words, noes, toes, corn,
kettle, ear, two and boil" There was
silence for little while, and then hoy
held up his hand, in token Of success.
Read the couplet," sAid the teacher,
and the boy read:
"A boil In the kettle Ii worth two on the nose,
And corn on the ear Ia worth two the toes.
Fashionable young lady at social
gathering remarks, jestingly, to Gil
hooly: II wonder how much l would
bring il / we're put up at auction and
sold TO the highest bidders" Just
about Ave hum red dollars" why,
my jewelry alone il worth that" "Yes,
that's what / put il down 1t in my esti-
nAtet"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-03

A writer in the London World is deep
ly versed in the geography of the Mill
on the Floss" and Jane Eyre" "The
scenes of George Eliot's earlier stories
are laid, for the most part, in Warwick
shire and Derbyshire. The Mill on the
Floss, however, is an exception. 1t is
not, I believe, generally known that the
town called St. Ogg's in this novel, and
where most of the action takes place, is
Gainesborough, an old fashioned coun-
try town in Lincolnshire; while the Floss
is the River Trent itself, where it broad
ems ont toward the Humber and the
sea. Nor has the scenery of the latter
portions of Jayne Eyre hitherto been
rightly identified. Most people imagine
those fine descriptions to have been in
spired by the Moorland solitudes sur
rounding Miss Brontes OWL home at
Haworth. But Hathersage, an obscure
village in the Peak of Derbyshire, was
the real source Of her inspiration. The
house called Moor House in the novel is
still standing. and there are many other
associations connected with Charlotte
Bronte in this neighborhood, which the
world rs yet knows nothing of.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
.Indenendent." Forsnnth ,

The Tucson Journal a few days since published an article under the head of Impartial Criticism" dur ing the progress of a trial in court, which was intended to apply to the case of Paul vs. Shibell, now being tried before Judge French. The pa per referring to the case averred at the conclusion "that it was altogether wrong and unfair " to criticise during the progress of a trial because the most insignificant journal exerts an influence upon some minds, and the popular will is swayed before the facts have been fairly presented to the pub lic."
 Such a homily might not have been out of place had it appeared in any other journal in Tucson, but certainly was out of place in the journal re- ferred to- On the first day of the trial of Paul Ns. Shibell that journal, in re- porting the evidence of MT. Johnson, makes this little bit of "improper criticism:"
 |" Altogether this witness managed to make himself out as stupid rascal as ever attempted to gull court. Col. Zabriskie's cross examination tore away the fiimsy mask and showed the Court just what he was; and MT. Johnson may consider himself fortu- nate if before many days the pres Sheriff does not have him in his GUS tody." Now we should like to know what kind of criticism this wasg Certainly not proper criticism. We fully agree with the Journal in the conclusions arrived at in the article "Improper Criticisms" and it should be applied very near at home.
 We would also make suggestion. It is that evidence should not be dis torted and made to appear different from what it IS. The journal referred to in the case of Paul vs. Shibell re- ports MT. Williams as having "ad- mitted that he had been mistaken about placing the seal of Wells, Far go & Co. on the wax of the Tomb stone ballot box, when MT Williams made no such admission in his evil dence.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
RETURNED.
Work on the Grand Central South to
 Commence in Earnest.

The return to Arizona of Messrs. F A. Tritle and R. F. Pixley, ln com pany with other California and Neva- da mining operators of note, will mark an important epoch In the progress ol Arizona, inasmuch as their return will be followed by active work on the various properties which they now control. The CITIZEN has before noted the purchases which have been made by the companies of which these gentlemen form 6 prominent part. NIT. Pixley Tuesday informed a CITIZEN reporter that active work Of development will at once commence on the Grand Central South, at Tomb stone, recently incorporated Tn San Francisco. This will, of course, be rapidly followed by work in other directions, and the gentlemen above mentioned may now be denominated ArIzonans.
 In this connection it might be we'll to give the following, from the San Francisco Post of fhe 22d inst, as it. lustrative of the growing interest now being manifested in Arizona by the best class of California and Nevada mining men:
 It Is very plain, from the move ments of our operators, that the mines Of Arizona are most in favor There are few COmstOck operators. who have been able to hold their own through the vicissitudes of the past three years, who are not now interested in the development of the southern coun- try. We may name Lent, Gashwiler, MacAneny, Morrow, Head, Skae, Dean, Burgess, Grayson, McDermOtt, Hoffman, Roberts, Bradley, Tritle, Tozier, Smith. Brown, Pixley, Eyre, Castle, Graves, Gallagher. and could fill up a large portion of our space with the names of others. The oper- atiOns of these men are straws which plainly indicate the way the wind Is blowing. After the operators, come that great public which is always led and never leads in the market, but whose dealings assume the greatest magnitude. The mines which have recently been developed by these Oper ators are already having an import ant influence on affairs in Pine street, and an expansion of the business may safely be counted on, now that the movement has assumed definite shape. We feel positive that the number of dividend stocks on the list of the San Francisco Board will be sthadily increased through these means, and tLat a grand future is be- fore the market, no matter what the COmsiOcks may do.
 During the week a slow but steady shrinkage took place in the values of the Comstock shares, while, as before stated, all the good claims of Bodle, Tuscarora, Eureka, Columbus, Ari- zona and other outside districts con- tinue to improve.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
Ananrernns InnoYatinn.

Incredible us it may seem to occa- sional readers of the Tombstone Epi- taph, that eXterminatOr of wild cats contained ID recent number an item of local news. It is immater- ial what the nature of that item was. It is a most dangerous precedent for the Epitaph to establish for it's self conduct, and is liable to paralyze Its readers. However, as it was the Epi taph's first Offense (of the kind) within the memory of ordinary people, and as it is not liable to occur again, the Epitaph is let of with a simple ad' monition as to the future.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
Around the Depot.


 We took a stroll 10 the round-house and machine shops of the railroad Tues day, and visited the Ice-house, which is about completed. The saw-dust received from Truckee was being filled in the outer wall, and train of ten cars of ice will arrive in a few days to be stored away for summer use. The house has a capacity ol 100 tons.
 At the depot we found MT. O'Leary with q crew of men extending the office room for the Superintendent and other officers.
 We found Superintendent Curtis and Agent Lungstrass busy as usual.
 Taking it all together the business of the railroad at this place has as sumed an importance little dreamed of by the railroad management when they first started in. The round-house has had its capacity doubled over the original plan; the same may be said of the machine-shOp, car-shoP and other buildings. The capacity ot the pump has been increased fOur-fold, and now the depot is being remodeled to make more office room.
 Superintendent Curtis could glye no definite idea as to when the Atch- ison. Topeka and Santa Fe would form A connection with the Southern Pa cific; he thought it highly probable that the first connection would be at Fl Paso, though he was not certain that such would be the case.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
The Registration Law.

We devote considerable space to- day to an exhaustive summary of the registration bill introduced in the Council by MT. Hereford. The atten- ton of our readers is called to a care ful perusal of the document. In many respects it Is an admirable measure, and should it become law,
 the psrpetration of such outrages as was witnessed, for instance, at San Simon at the last elecuon, will be- come thing of the past. The pas sage of a wise and effective election law is one of the most important du- ties before the present Legislature,
 and the representatives of the people at Prescott should spare no pains to place upon the Territorial statute book such a measure as will insure a free and fair election-such a measure as will insure a representation of the majority. Every possible safeguard should be thrown about the ballot box. The CITIZEN will cheerfullY give space to any seasonable sugges- tions, in this connection, that will aid the Legislature to enact such an cleo ton law as will best further honest elections, believing that the prosperity of Arizona depends much on the purity of the ballot and the protection which'can be given it against fraud.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
Developing.

Harry Maxson, the surveyor Of Tomb stone, is in town, and Tuesday morning told CITIZEN reporter that he had commenced the work of development on two of his claims in Tombstone District-the Minititlan, near the True Rlue. and the Martha, which lies sIoncside of the Bradshaw. On both of them the work thus far cone shows satisfactory results Mir. Maxson will soon commence work on some prop erty which he owns in California Dis trict. He states that Galeyville Is growing rapidly, and the outlook of the District is very flattering.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
A SUGGESTION
In Regard to the New Registration Bill-A Contemplated Hardship to FOreign-Born Citizens.

TUCsoN, January 9.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: In compliance with your request for suggestions in relation to the new registration law introduced in the Legislature, would most respectfully submit that section : of the proposed Act contains a clause liable to lead to much mischief. 1t requires the naturalized citizen to answer under oath the following Ques- tions:
 In what State, county, court and year did you declare your intention to become g citiZens In what State, county, court and year were you finally admitted to citizenship"
 It seems to me that, upon due re- tlection, any fair-minded person will agree that the word |" court " should be stricken out and the word "place inserted in lieu thereof. There are unquestionably hundreds of natural iZed citizens who could not name the court in which they were finally ad- mitted to citizenship or in which they first declared their intention to become citizens. IL is obvious that the per son who has been naturaliZed in States where there are many courts, both Federal and local, under many names, such as "Court of Common Pleas" "Superior" and District Courts" Municipal Court of Ap- peals," " "Oyer and Terminer," etc, all of which are by statute authorized to issue naturalization papers, could not, after having exercised for many years unchallenged the elective fran chise, remember the name of the court in which he was granted that privi- lege. The author of the bill did not certainly premeditate such a hardship upon the voter; the object of the clause is undoubtedly to prevent fradulent registration; naturalization, however, being a matter of record, answers as to time and place give ample oppor- tunity for the discovery of fraud, should such be attempted. IL is true that the California Legislature one year ago enacted 6 registration law requiring a similar test, but it was generally admitted upon the floor of the Senate and in committee, that 1t was enacted for party purposes. Its effect was to deprive hundreds Of voters of their rights to registration, who could not swear as to the court in which they were naturalized, al- though they could answer questions which made it morally certain that they were legal voters. Some most respectable citizens who for over thIr- ty years had been voters, and who at times held positions of public trust, were debarred under this harsh stat ute from voting at the last Presiden- tial election. While every safeguard should be thrown around the ballot to make it pure and honest, yet l hope no one would desire to surround it's exercise with such difficulties and hardships as to deprive the humblest citizen of the land of his right thereto. Very respectfully, CIvIs.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
Miners in New York.

Some of the New York mining jour- nals are wonders in more ways than one. For what purpose they exist is one of the inscrutable mysteries which mo fellah can find out" The marvellous ignorance which some of them display with regard to mining in general is semi occasionally eclipsed by their bewildering innn- cence of any knowledge in other par ticulars. For instance, the Mining Record evolves the following:
 Seventy-siI nline, at Silver City, the San Simon District-Lies south of the famous Tombstone District, and Gov. Wallace unhesitatingly states that the ore deposits of San Simon will be found to be the richest of New Mex ico.
 Our neighbors at Tombstone will be greatly surprised to find that Silver City, New Mexico, lies south of them. Now, if the mining editor of the Re cord would only be kind enough to locate Leadville and the Black Hills over in the Papago District, he will confer an equally great boon on Tue son, and thus kind of even things up, so to speak.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
At the Depot.

On Saturday last 3400 feet of track was laid on the Southern Pacific Rail- road in New Mexico. The terminus of the road is now advanced to a point 43 miles beyond Deming, or about 16 miles from Fl Paso. Track-laying for some weeks has been very slow, owing to the detention of material on the Eastern roads. A large quantity of rails, etc., is now nearly here, and during the week the intervening dis tance between the terminus and Fl PasO will be very much lessened.
 Monday morning number of carpen- ters commenced work on the ex'en- sion of the Tucson depot, as men toned in the CITIZEN last week.
 L. Zeckendorf & Co.'s big ware house near the depot is rapidly ap- preaching completion.
 IL IS expected that the well at the tank will be sunk considerably deep CT, and possibly drifts will be made to increase the flow of water. The SUD- ply is large enough for present needs, but it will prove inadequate when summer comes, as a large quantity of water will be wanted to wet down the grounds, and a number of additional trains will be run.
 The Crocker party ought to have favorable impression of the manage ment of the Tucson division of the road. They were "yanked " from Tucson to Yuma, distance of 250 miles, in hours and % minutes, run ming time. This was an average of a mile in a minute aad 20 seconds. Old No. ? engine did it, with Bruce at her throttle-and no better engineer ever drove an iron horse on any road. This is considered the fastest time ever made between the two points. Still faster time was made between Tucson and Casa Grande. The distance is 6 miles and it was made in 70 minutes. They say that MT. CrocKer likes to ride fast, and certainly his wish was gratified On this occasion.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
A Soldiers Funeral.

Corporal John Lyons, Company M {, Sixth Caqslry, who died at Fort Low ell on Friday night, was buried on Sunday with military honors from the church of San Augustin, Father An tonic officiating. The ceremonies were very imposing, and large num- Der of people were present both at the church and at the Military Cemetery, where the remains were inferred Corporal Lyons is spoken of by his comrades as an exemplary soldier and a man whose loss is to be regretted in any community.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
OLD HAT.
A Citizen Correspondent Visits the Santa Catarinas, and Relates Much That is Pleasant-some Very Fine Claims, and Their Owners.
WELpox's CAMP. January 1a.


 EDITOR CITIZEN: I Arrived here last evening after tedious, yet not unpleasant trip.
 Messrs. Jackson 6 Cotton now run a tri-weekly mail stage, for which en- terprise they are to be warmly com mended, as it not only affords the boys more frequent intercourse with Tucson, but It will no doubt have tendency towards further promot- ing the mining interests of the Old Hat District.
 " Weldon's is indeed a lovely spot tor a mining camp, bearing a strong resemblance to the country round about Camp Huachuca. Wood and wa ter are in abundance. The "boys" are jolly set, working their claims and waiting patiently for the "tide" which, il is generally supposed, over takes each and every genus homo in his ;urn. It is my idea, however, that the presence in this section of live men (wlth capitaD who would thoroughly develop one or more of the really fine claims now lying idle, would tend to hasten said tide" and the boys" sacks of "frijoles" would become the heavier thereby The "jovlal spirits" of the camp gather nightly at the rendezvous and indulge in the game of whist, at which the postmaster and Andy" insanely imagine they are invincible. Misguided youths! they have my deepest sympathy in thelr severe af- fliction.
 visited number of the claims, VIZ:
 Christmas-a fine-lOoking property, owned by Mckay, Weldon & Co. The main shaft is down GO feet in f. foot vein of gold quartz. Water was struck at 40 feet Negotiations are pending for the sale of this property, but as it is Ion the quiet" nothing positive can be asceItained.
 Oracle - another fine property, owned by Lee and Leatherwood, is on the same ledge, and south of the Christmas. The shaft is down some 50 feet, and no work is being done at present. This claim was bonded for $40, 900, SSO0O being paid as bonus by purchasing parties, who forfeited that amount in not responding to the other payments.
 Merrimac-Looks very well. The shaft is down 40 feet on 3-toot ledge of fair gold quartz, carrying a slight trace of galena. The owners, Van Bepthuysen and Box, will resume work shortly.
 ValliesO-Owned by Alex. Camp bell, Jas. s. Robinson and F. R. Read, has shaft down 50 feet in good free milling ore, lowest assay of which is S57 and highest $3S3. There is considerable ore on the dump.
 Alex. Campbell and Merchant are adjacent claims, owned by the same parties.
 The Tiger and Fashion are showing | finely. Work has been done on both with fair average assays. The Tiger is bonded to Eastern parties for $l5,- 900. These properties are owned by Fowler, Stewart & Go.
 The Gypsy and Mexican claims, owned by Robinson, Ingersoll and Wester, are in course of development, a double compartment shaft being sunk on the shaft by Messrs. Wester and Nat" " Ingersoll. Nat " is the prince of good fellows-in fact, the life of the camp. Luck to him.
 Work will soon be resumed on the Lucky, fair-showing prospect owned by Coombs and Sparrow. More anon. Adios. A. NoMAD.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
ENGINES ARD B0HERS
High Pree-ur- or co'aryaaa.

ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when at visuhlr.
 STEFAN BOuEEs-b Particular .tteufl,.u ctvsn 70 the quality Of the material and Vorymar- ship, and none but dsstcie-- work produced.
 WATER PIPE. of boiler ci sheei irar pt any size. mude in suitable '-H-tns iur c1ulectiug together, or sheets rolled, ubncLed and packed for shipment, ready to be riee-ci ou fsr . luud-
 HYDRAULIC ES EriSG-Eo.icr work and wafer pipe made by thi- r-ishl- -ament ritcied by hydmulic rivet.ug machinery thnt qua.ity cf work being far superior r' hand work
 FUslPs-For mining of any caparity and oi any style- Our style of direct acting, r'mpounu engines, with double lime Qf uumps, are par- ticulariy recommended. We refer t1 tho-c now in use not one hsviug ever hr-u broken down.
 DwEcr-AcrrSG ENgpE- iur underground work, irri SatI0u or citv u.fer1For.-s ulrpnses built with The csle.rlIrI uayay valve notion, superior Co any Ofter.
 MSrEa MACHINERY -Qnartz mills, paus boilers. hoistiuz machinery siLli1c hoei7t cn1ue-, or other machinery ieru!rea
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Council.

1OAnCAts PRESCOTT, January 24.-Rolllin. gave notice of bill to protect tho railroad companies in tbe enjoyment of their franchises.
 Baker introduced Jill incorporat- ing the city of Phenix. The act was read the first and second times, and referred to the Judiciary Committee. It meets the approval of the Council,
 Rollins gave notice of bill to in- corborate Tombstone.
 Assembly.
 Robb introduced a memorial rela- tive to having the Mexican Colleague mining law abolished.
 Brown-An amendment to the Yav- apai fence law.
 Steadman gave notice that he would introduce at an early day ! bill to aid in the construction of certain rail- roads.
 The Committee of the Whole con- sidered the bill to repeal the bullion tax, reported progress and asked leave to set agaIn.
 The bill to create the new county Gila was amended by Barton so that Tonto Basin would not be taken from Maricopa. The amendment was sec onded by Bolan in halt-hour speech.
 Sharp and Mccormick stated that it was the desire of the Tonto Basin people to go with the new county.
 Brown said he had received a letter from prominent citizen of Ph0nix favorlng the new county, bur refused to give the name The amendment was lost by vote of Q for and II II against.
 Rogers moved an amendment to name the new county Mineral" Lost.
 BOlan moved to strike out the sec ton relating to the new county going off without the proportion of debt. Nery ably argued by Haynes.