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Huntsville gazette., 1881-08-13
ATTORNEY GENERAL MACVEAGH has

! ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MACVEAGH has,
at the request Of Postmaster General
James, given an opinion as to whether under
fhe act OF Congress of April 7, 1880, allow
ance Tor expedition in carrying mails is linn
nlea 10 % per cent Of the original contract.
Inc Attorney-General holds that the law
speclhcally makes this limitation, and
thaI 1t can not be exceeded; that
,the fostmaster-General can not 90 be-
9onu thls limit, and the expedited
service must provide an increase of
once and material employed to correspond
WIN the Increase of pay as compared with
'I'ne original contract. This opinion is an
oilclal condemnation of the system followed
os brady IN the star-route matters of in
creasing the pay Of expedited routes out Of
al proportion to the original service con-
lfactedf for and to the increase of material and
men actually employed to carry out the ex-
pedited service. The Department will fol.
low this opinion, and stick to so Der cent
limitation in increase.
HERE was an exciting scene in the
british House Of Commons, on the 4th.
caused by Bradlaugh's Is attempt to force an
.a'iance IN spite OF the resistance of SQUAD
~ Poheemen, commanded by DR.. LYON
pn' ps,alf' Deputy Speaker of the Commons.
masa "ush ialled, though not until he had
,+tas, desperate struggle, in which he was
wos w. exhausted and his clothes torn. He
and nloveu a-l from the lobby by the police
stool eoi'eu 80 into the palace yard, where he
tbros ~, VI. some time with his arms folded,
n ~ 0IlceFs barring his way to the House.
A. 60. louise there was a wordy war, quite
Th 'A'itns as the muscular war outside.
rirh4 'eaAef decided that Bradlaugh had no
So " enter, and both Gladstone and Sir
I,hon Northcote indorsed this decision.
al vuonefe s. and Sir Wilfrid Lawson protest.
ot,. m asa'hst the exclusion Of BradIa and
W. resolutions which, if passed,
tin. nave the effect of permit
ST. Diauiaush to take his seat. The
raa, peaAer refused to entertain Lawson,s
xon V'u'iohs' and both Labouchere and Law
d. "n,ie speaking We're declared out of or
Ri.,. nsoadhurst, Joseph Cowen, and John
to ,sn: -. aiso protested against the treatment
Rri,,h. h.'n bradlaugh was subjecle ed, and Mr..
Pa, ny was called to order for irrelevancy.
tona A"iaush subsequently went to Bow Street
rraf,,.s, summons against the police, which was
infom.' out the magistrate urged him to file
s%-oilnallon for assault,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07
\ French Ball.

French women. says a Paris cores pondent, not only have the taste and aptitude for invention, but the courage and the opportunity to carry out their ideas. No two women in the vast com pany at the ball were dressed alike, and each seemed to know by intuition what best suited tO her shape and beauty. It was'nOt worth, but ir Individuality. Strik- ing individuality in some cases, for in one of the lower tiers of boxes l saw a gloriOus-lOOlIng Rubeus woman with an attire cOrsage Of forget-me-nOts. The flowers were artificial, of course, but perfect imitat{ns and SD grouped and mtertwlned that they climbed naturally and gracefully from her girdle tO where the more ambitious sprays Ist touched each other from either side at the sum- init of her shoulders. An American lady, to whom I attempted to describe this costume, said Well, there must have been gauge or something under meath the fUrget-me-nOts.' No, there was not gauge, for, like the rest of the spectators, J looked often and looked hard; but there was something, and that the rich, warm flesh peeping out between the flower stems. In fact. inside the fOrget-me- -nOts the woman was naked from her waist up. The cos tune was not indecent-it was surpris- ingly pretty. So was the raven dress of a blonde temptress, whose cOrsage was throat-high with a ruff, but from her chin to where her waist began, a strip of flesh color, bridged like the Seine at night by cross bands of genuine black. But | must not particulariZe further.
 
 terre of plump shoulders and finely rounded arms and forms, magniticently draped and displayed If there were any of the scrawny present, they had the sense to be covered up. There were pretty shepherdesses and peasant girls, and odalisques from the harem, and re- gal beauties from the court of Marie AntOinette and the time of Maintenou.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07
The Profits of Mining.

Legitimate mining iu the United States offers better Inducements c. per sons seeking investments than any otbel industry, not excepting agriculture Ol commerce. Carefully compiled statis ties show that for every dollar expended in searching for gold between four and five dollars are realized. A great pro portion of the failures Is due to gross mismanagement. Men who would not entertain a thought of embarking in 5 mercantile venture without an extended experience and corps of equally vel posted assistants, will rush blindly into mining and place reliance in luck. SucE men regard their efforts as mere gam. ble, and are successful as often as the faro player. The other class of mine owners who, developing their properties put every dollar where it will do the most good, require their employees to dc good days work for good wages, save a dollar wherever they see an OppCrtu- nity, are practical miners of wide expe- rience, or else have iu every department trustworthy men; while they themselves are shrewd tiuapciers these men are al- ways successful Failure with them is the exception, while with less shrewd in- vestors 1t is the rule.-l Nevada TTms- cript
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07
TEE Denver RepubEcan says:

There is tract of land, one hundred and sixty miles long and thirty miles broad, north of the Panhandle of Texas, which does not belong to any State or Territory. It is bounded on the north by Kansas and Colorado; on the east by the Indian Territory, on the south by Texas, and upon the west by New Mex leo. The tract has never been apprOpri- ated by any of the States encompassing it, probably because they all have more territory than they know what to do with, more land than population. But it offers fine opportunities to the men of money and political aspirations. Let three or four of them buy 1t, and make a State of their own, and distribute the offices-the Governorship, the Senator ship and the position of Representative in Congress among themselves. They might keep the new State fors' several years as completely in their control as the Bayards and the Saulsbury's have for generations kept the little State of pelaware-a State that would scarcely make a respectable township in the new West The proposed State would be considerably larger than the Bayard- Saulsbury borough, and would be about twice as large as Rhode Island.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07
4 Minister of the Olden Time.

The New York Graphic's portrait of a minister in the Olden times: There was once of the gospel who never built @ church.
 Who never preached in one. Who never proposed church fair to buy the church a new carpet. Who never founded new sect. Who never belonged to any sect. Who frequented public houses and drank wine with sinners.
 Who never receIved a salary Who never asked for one. Who never wore a black suit and a white necktie.
 Who never used a prayer-bOok. Or hymn-bOOk.
 Or wrote a sermon.
 Who never hired cOrnet solist to draw souls to hear the "wOrd." Who never advertised his sermons. Who never even took text for his sermons.
 Who never went through a course of theological study.
 Who never was ordained.
 Who never was even converted" Who never went to conference. Who was he?
 Christ
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07
UNITED ACTIoE.

Private enterprise does much to build up a city. In fact, where private enter prise does not exist it is useless sn look for public spirit or expect any strong efforts for the common good. =
 Pnvate enterprise is fh2-fdtifer- pub lie enterprise. United effort form a com mon and public good is one of the first products of the efforts of man to iin- prove his condition.
 There are matters which private effort cannot reach and which for a commu- nifty of interest all should participate in.
 Organization and united action is the watchword of success in government, politics, religion and all larger business enterprises. Without it our civilization would be of the crudest character, and We would have few of the comforts and conveniences of life which we now enjoy.
 An individual may undertake some great improvement sinGie-handed, and unless he possesses the necessary mean he will fail. But if he can excite an iI.- terest sufficient to induce his neighbors to take hold, the impossible becomes pos sible to the united efforts of determined men.
 That city or town in which the busi- ness men can lose, sight of their petty business and local iealousies long enough to push unitedly public enterprises is il a fair way of becoming a place of i'm portance.
 With this spirit among the business men of Tucson our population will double in the next five years, and our business quadruple. The united efforts of our citizens will secure additional railroad facilities, which will give us competing freighi---l-Src --5ncfi11 works and other iPcidental manufactor- ies which will mats Tncson to tbis Ter ritory what DepSS is to Colorado
 The great ehies of the country do not become S4-y accident. Denver, Kan sas City, Chicago, Toledo and hosts of other cities whose names are as familiar as household words in the business cir cles of the country, did not attain their commercial pre-eminence through any accident of location. The only accident was the fortunate location in them of business men with views broad enough to grasp their future possibilities and
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07
Photographic BrevitieS.

Brooklyn had a holiday Thursday, postponed from the Fourth of July, on account of the Presidents condition. Buildings are gayly draped, and public offices closed. Fireworks were let of at night.
 The official figures for the wheat acre. age in Minnesota for 1880 was 2,960,O00, and for 1881 only about GOO acres more. The average yield last year was 1490 bushels per acre. Reports differ cOnsid- erably concerning this years yield. Storms, floods and bugs have done some 7 favorable I1' particularly i Iiy fTom n6rt % ern section. Other cereals promise more than average results. In Minnesota the chief product is wheat, she having raised last year but 13S,OOO acres of corn, 47600O of oats and 203,O00 of bar ley.
 At the review of troops by General Sheehan and the Governor at Glenbrook park, Grass Valley, Thursday, there was not a large attendance by citizens of Nevada and Grass Valley, only about 800 persons being present. The review was successful. Then followed a skir- 
 side was artillery and cadets, on the other all the other companies but one, which was held in reserve. There were advances and retreats and-hot firing and fianking, and finally attempts to capture. Taptain SheelIan's and Captain Browns men captured the battery and part of the cadets, as per programme, but Tn the conflict the men got excited and came to close quarters. They cut and thrust all in fun. but SO vigorously that injury resulted Captain Houghton was thrown down, and in fighting broke his sword over a musket. Many men were cut by bayonets in the back of the hand. One cadet and Captain Sheehan had powder blown into their faces, not seriously, but enough to satisfy them, and had it been in the eyes 1t would have destroyed the sight. Captain MacEwen is cut on the arms and private Carroll o1 the neck, and twenty or more men were bruised and scratched. There was great cheer ing and much sport, but the spectators alleged it was dangerous play.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07

THE latest species of gambling Is se- curing attention in Maryland It is speculating in human lives by buying life insurance apon other persons lives in whom they have no friendly interest The State Life Insurance Commissioner thus speaks of the practice, which is be- coming quite common:
 The insurance so effected, being made for the use of persons who have no insur- able interest whatever in the life that Is the subject of the insurance, are nothing better than most demoraizing form of gaming. Recognizing this system as being at once contrary to public policy and dangerous to good morals, 1t IS my intention to inquire into all cases that may come to my knowledge in the future, and to appear before the grand juries in the respective counties SS the city of Baltimore and present all persons whom I may find engaged in transactions of this kind.
 We hardly see how an indictable of fense can be made out of this It is only a different way of buying or loan ing money with life insurance policies as security. That has been practiced ever since life insurance became an es- tablished business. Public attention has been drawn to this matter by the death of an old man whose life had been insured by gamblers for several hundred thousand dollars. The result of the Maryland Insurance Commissioners ef- forts to suppress thls species of gamb- ling will be watched with interest.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07

lcnator Fleet Tor the Sta-e 0l New 40rk-
 Hlbridge Gerry Lapham was born in
 Ea1mingtOn, Ontario county. New York, ol lthe 18th of October 1Sl4 His pa rents were far from wealthy, but their huul lble circumstances seemed to exer- else Inc depressing influence upon their son who even as a lad gave tokens of natke cheerfulness, energy and ability, andl who soon evinced that thirst for knOF Fledge and love of independence
 wllih lie at the bottom of all successful | chaIbcters. To meet the eXigencies of the lnntOward circumstances by which he lwas surrounded, young Lapham | struggled early and late to obtain an cd ucatiOn, and yet contribute tO the sup port'of himself and his family. To this end he attended school and studied closely during the winter months, and
 worked as a farm hand throughout those of summer. In course of time he en- ! tered the Canandaigua Academy, where Ms proficiency was most marked, and where he was a classmate of Stephen A. ! Douglass. Alter having studied civil | engineering and law, he was admitted to ! the bar in le44, and commenced the practice of his profession in Cauandai- ! qua. In 1867 be was elected to the 1 Constitutional Convention, in which ] body Le may be said to have made his entrance into public life Here he dis | played such acknowledged ability that his constituency, which vas composed of the counties of Livingston, Ontario and Yates, elected him in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress, and has from that date tO the present continued him
 in the itional legislature. As a civil engineer he had been employed on the ! Michigan Southern Railroad. but per celvlng in the law a wider scope for his | ab1Iues and ambition, he soon adopted It as his sole profession, and, as may be
 perceived, with the happiest results.
 The past record, the experience and the mature years of Mir. Lapham must exert a marked influence in the Senate. and tend to the advancement Of the ma terial interests Tot only of his State, but
 of the country a large. He Is a ready | debater, a fluent speaker, and stands ! high n tha profession. Better than any or al uI these characteristics, he is a man of mrtscLabls integrity. Of course tle circumstances Ot his election will provoke tLc hostile criticism of cer- tain parties, but this Is Go be expected. | it k ou ImIr. -siuu, however, that he will survive sust st,acs-, and that ere [ long all parties VIII settle down in the conviction. WLc.ie- expressed or other wise that. all ,hiu-s considered. Mir. ' Laphau is the night man l the right uIgrg
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07

AN effort is beng made to show that Postmaster-General Key knew of the star route frauds, but did nothing either to stop them or expose the rascals who were engaged in them. If the Postmas- ter-General did not know he must have been derelict in his duty, for it was certainly his business to know that the department was honestly run. This se- lecting Cabinet officers for anything than their fitness to conduct the depart mlents over which they preside, is a mis- take, and abuses will grow up in the purest administration unless the heads of the departments master the details of their positions sufficiently to detect dis honesty and corruption right under their
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07
MI A.on. L.cL ll.ndLer.

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 it one time. while the High Joints were in session here, a rupture oH some point a upiomacy wis very likely to take place, and the whole thing proved a fiat failure. Mr. FisL was iu a wonder fui state oi excitement about the matter, becausa lJ was his personal OK that was to be goredby any mishap. The English representatives had received instructions not to yield the point in dispute, and, if they could not obtain the concession, to come homes This ominous word came direct from Her Highness the Queen, and the British diplomats lost no time in communicating that fact tO the Secretary of State. In his sore dilemma he in- yited the President and Cabinet tu dis curs tha problem over a diuHer- plate at his house that evening, and all were on hand It was, of course. the general opinion that our Government must insist on the point, but how to do SO in a diplo- matte way was the question. At last Mr. Fish suggested that Xack Chandler, then in the Senate, bc called in as consulting physician; and, there being an evening session, the stalwart MicLigander was soon driven Co the cOnclave in MT. Fishs carriage.
 "Well, what's the matter uowy' de- handed old Zachariah.
 Alr. Fish proceeded Go unfold the di- lemma iu his polished phraseology, max ing the whole matter clear C. Mir. Chan dler's miud
 Now. Senator, vlat would you sUg- gest? What shall we do:"
 The Senator brought down his caneou the floor and said: Do about it2 Why. tell the old lady to go Co the devili You can put it in better diploIh hatic language: but that s the idea. '-. Washington Capi- 4a1
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07

kt the Fenians, so called, |Ri Erving matters too far. The 4 |R is not disposed to interfere |= Id Y expression of opinions, how
 Bcendiary against a foreign na- I#nor prevent the contribution of
 |$hey for any wise or foolish scheme of Evolution; but when it comes to using 'tbe protection of this government to manufacture internal machines to be sent into populous cities to work the death and destruction of innocent people, it is abusing the privileges which our gov ernlnent extends to all. Peter Grove, of Peoria, Illinois, has confessed the au- thorship of the internal machines re- gently seized in Liverpool and boasts that he is constructing more and will soon make it unsafe for English ship ping. This is straining personal rights, and furnishes the British government with just ground of complaint. The general government does not seem disposed to overlook the mat ter, but has arrested Grove. The prisoner is defiant and takes matters easy, and says he has disposed of his affairs here and is now going to devote his life to the cause of Irish freedom. He intended going through the country raising an army. It is understood he Is arrested for violation of the navigation laws and will be held on that charge. We made England pay for the damage done to our shipping by the privateer Ala bama, and if he carries his threats into execution We may have a similar bill to pay The Irish better abandon Ireland if they don't like the Government. There is more and better land on this side of the water to be had for the asking. Mi grating is cheaper and better than fight ing; but ifthey persist in kicking against the inevitable We must insist on not be- ing involved in the trouble. The ill., judged and hopeless schemes of Irish patriots have cost the poor people of Ireland and their friends in this country treble what the whole island is worth, and then a majority of these schemes have been swindles from their inception and the contributions have enabled a set of worthless vagabonds to live in luxu- rious ease. This class are probably out money and it is time to arouse the necessary fanaticism to replenish their pockets.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07

IT is stated that the late Justice Cliff ford had prepared a complete and de- tailed history of the proceedings of the Electoral Commission, of which he was member, to be published after his death, unless his wife, who was the GUS todian of his papers, should decide oth- erwise. The Justice told Governor Crittenden that the publication would produce a sensation throughout the country The public will await the wife's decision with no small degree of interest.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07
p!sastrous Wreck.

4 Canadian government paper says, regarding the story that Canada was using United States mailbags, that it Is equally true the United States are using Canadian pouches. Although the bal ance of the trade is probably against the United States, the matter Is somewhat trivial for international excitement, and win speedily be adjusted. Tie paper intimates the United States postal au- thorities have been venal in the matter
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07

THE Presidents attempted assassin ation and his condition from day to day, has played an important part in the af- fairs of Wall Street, New York, and will continue to have its effect upon the stock and money market until he has entirely rnnnNnrnl
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-07
.TEL.EGRAPHIC.
COAST NEWS.
stuartls Movements.

SAN FRAsCIsCO, August 3--A gentle man of this city reports that last Sun day, Stuart the missing County Clerk, went to Napa Junction on the morning train and there bought a ticket for La throp. That at LathTop he took gassage for Les Angeles, and on his way inquir- ies regarding a trip to Tncson and con nections from that point for Mexico. The gentleman referred to has just fe- turned from Bakersfield, and says he got his information there from person who had came down on the train with Stuart and was personally acquainted with him.
 Opening of the Mechanics Fair.
 SAN FRASCIsCo, August 3.-The Me chanics fair opened at the pavilion this evening. The exhibition is, as yet, quite incomplete, but important additions are promised within a day or two.
 Youthful Suicide.
 SAN FRANCISCO, August 3.--MaIy T.. Lyons, aged fifteen, committed suicide by taking strychnine, because her mother forbade her to leave the house during the evening.
 The Mazatlan Explosion
 CITY OF MEXICO, August 3.---The off cial report of the Mazatlan explosion gives ? deaths, 20 wounded and F. miss ing. L
 Sails on a Secret rrs.s-
 SAN FRAScIsco, August 3.---file cor vette Pensacola has received telegraphic orders from Washington to go to sea without delay. Her destination $ not stated, but is believed to be Central America.
 Bishop Haven Dead.
 SAN FRANcIsoo, August 3.-BishOp E. 0. Haven died at Salem, Oregon, yester- day afternoon. The immediate cause of bis death was uraunia. He was aged 50 years.
 Bifurcated Democracy. SAN FRANCIscO, August At the conference of the Yosemite and Man. hattan wings of the Democracy, this evening, negotiations were resumed The Yosemities, as their ultimaturl, of- l fered their opponents One-third repre- sentation, which was rejected, and the Manhattans withdrew. The breach ap- pears at present beyond repair. The Yosemities have effected arrangements with the Desmond wing of the Working men. There are those who believe that the Manhattans will eventually fall into the line of terms offered them. A Bold Break for Liberty. SAN FRANCISCO, August 5.-A Folsom dispatch says: Yesterday, five cOnyicts at the Branch prison, Geo. Lupton, Geo. Walker, Bob Durkin, John Cooney and James Gordon made break for liberty. They knocked down the guard and ran for the river. Officers and guards pur- sued Durken was wounded in the leg and captured Walker was shot dead. Cooney was captured, being afraid to at- ! tempt to cross the river. .LUptOn tried | to cross, but was drowned