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Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-15
Real Gstate.
TO RENT
FOR RENT

kess THREE STORY basement and attic brick #ia house cor. of College and Grove streets. with NEIL all the modern improvements; house in per feet repair. ALFRED WALKER,
 ja14 6t+ 35 Orange st., or 139 College street.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-15
THE WEST.
Illinois.
Remarkable Drop ii, the

Remarkable Drop i'm the Mercury.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-The lowest point reached by the mercury at the Chicago signal office during the present cold snow was 12 below zero. At 7:15 O. m. December %, 1880, it went to 15 below, and January 10 to 10 below. This is the coldest winter in Chi cago since 1875, when the thermometer dropped to 20 below as recorded at the signal office.
 QUINCY, Jan. 1.-The thermometer this morning at o'clock marked 16 below zero, 8 difference of 50 since yesterday at the same hour.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-15

Scnr " d JOFO2n JOnn, BaIt1mOr6.
 Notice to Forbid. N HEREBY forbid any credit to be given to anyone 1 on my account unless upon my written order, ja15 St EDWARD MALLOY.
 LOST, SS-SSI POINTER, liver and white. suitable re- A ward will be paid on his return to ja15 It" 219 ORANGE STREET.
 SleighS For Sale. ZINE elegant three seat family Albany sleigh :; O also one single Albany, both new. The family is the belle of all sleighs. Call at ? jal5 St -.+== 59 CHURCH STREET.
 LOST, ' AST Thursday evening" light Swiss gold watch, A reward of $5 will be paid for it's return to ja15 It. No. 56 GEORGE STREET.
 NOTICE. FWHHE annual meeting of the stockholders of the 1 New Haven Insurance Go. will be held at the office of l.. Candee Co.,, Tuesday, January 18, at o'clock p. HENRY L. HOTCHK1SS, Sec'y.
 $25 REWARD. OST Thursday evening, Jan 14th, in going 1A from Grove street, through York, Broadway and Wha1ley avenue, to Dwight street, roll b1lIs The finder will be paid the above reward. Inquire at this office. ja15 1t*
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
MINING AND SCRIPTURE.

The New York Herald intimates that
 our English mining stock operators can
 give Us points on mining nomenclature
 and in gracefully weaving scripture quo
 tations into mining prospectuses, and,
 carrying out the idea, gives some sug-
 gestions which our stock operators we
 doubt not will be slow to avail them
 selves of. Among the various tricks for
 forcing mining stock upon credulous
 people is that adopted by an English
 company, which has been named after a
 gold region mentioned in Scripture, the
 passage describing the land-not the
 mine-being quoted in the company's
 prospectus. It is mortifying to find our
 English cousins getting the better of us
 m stock market games, but it is not too
 late to take pattern after them, for there
 are still plenty of Scriptural names and
 quotations available for American op-
 orators. Some one might get up a She
 ba mine, no matter where, and quote
 the Bible story that tlTa Queen of Sheba tF00';lght eeiIy much gold to Solom0n1 Then there might be Tarshish," with
 mention of the shiploads of gold that frequently came from there. The King Solomon would be the most taking
 name for a gold mine, however for the great monarch used to receive yearly about as much gold as the whole annual output of California, This name, with quotations from the numerous passages of Scripture detailing the auriferous glOries of Solomon's abode and his tenn pie, would be simply irresistible if prop erly advertised an the religious weeklies. 1 Smart Sunday school boys might make | an honest penny oy taking family sub 1 scriptions for the stock, a gold-plated model of Solomon's temple being given !. to the boy bringing in the largest list 1 As for silver, there should by all means | be a Jerusalem company, with the | motto |" And the Klng made silver to be | in Jerusalem as stCnes" There might | also be a Sc Promisel Land Brass Mining | Association with the quotation " out of 1 whose hills thou m5yest dig brass as a | sort of responsibility, if it were not that mining stock operators already are carry 1 ing fully as much brass as the public can | stand. The Herald forcets that some ! stock operators in ths country have | worked the church dodge for all there is | in it. We have had the Methodist. Bap- | tist, Presbyterian and other companies | that were bound To unregenerate cus- toner should have a dollar of their stock. And godly men proved not to be wise as serpents if they were harm less as doves, but they bit, and if they did not learn to swear III the operation | their faith has stood very severe test. The Heralds sugg astious are little late. the rehgious dolge is played out
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
TaRDY JUSTICE.

Ex-President Buchanan has always had to bear in public estimation the re- sponsibihty for the virtual abandon ment of Major Anderson at Fort Sum- ter. on the breaking out of the war of tbe rebellion. The terrible stupidity, want of decision and eowardice which characterized all the military movements during the closing months of Buchan- ans administration have been laid to the imbecility of the then aged Occu- pant of the White House. This has been the impression south as well as north. as is evidenced by the recent as- sertions of Jefferson Davis, President ot the late Southern Confederacy, that Buehanan's timidity led him not to order the abandonment or the forts in Charleston harbor. Judge Black. who was Bucbanan's Secretary Of State, ca fs a different light upon this interesting historical point. He states that the President ordered the reinforcement Of Forf Sumter, but that General Scott pocketed the order. Buchanan was weak and hesitating, but he did decide to uphold the national honor, but Gen. Scott failed to do his duty. This throws the final responsibility upon General Scott. if Judge Blacks statements are to be credited, and certainly he sustained such confidential relation to the ad- ministration that he must have known the inside history. He does not shield Buclapan from the charge of weakness, but he does relieve his memory from the charge of failing to decide for the Union. He should have seen that his orders enforced. Blacks story reflects little credit upon the hero of the Mexican war. but then it must be remembered that he was in his dotage, and hardly eoual to the emergency which then pre- sented itself. It is well that Judge Black has done even this tardy justice to the memory of President Buchanan, and he will stand better for the vindica- ton, though he can never escape the odium of allowing treason to openly blot in his Cabinet, and use positions of trust to cripple the general government.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1881
BLESSINGS OF THE RAIN.

There are two sides to the rain ques- tion: though, after going to the Post office from day to day for a week or more after mail and getting the invari- able answer that the washouts will pre- vent its arrival, one is apt to conclude that too much water is not an unmixed blessing. Still, there are many consld- erations on account of which the rain will prove of great advantage to this Territory.
 Iii true the railroad lines have suf- fered severely, and travel, traffic and mails have been greatly interrupted; the mills have been stopped and the bullion output reduced. These dis advantages are only temporary, how ever, and will be more than compensated for by the gains the Territory will make in other directions.
 The stock ranches and vast grazing regions of the Territory are already showing the effects of the frequent showers. in the increased verdure and growth of the grass The character of the present season, and the fact that seasons of this kind seldom come sing Iy, will greatly stimulate this interest The past dry seasons and the severe winters in the northern grazing country, causing great loss of stock, has increased the demand and improved the price, so that there is little doubt that stockmen who are in shape to avail themselves Of the situation will reap handsome profits during the next few years.
 Then it will stimulate the agricultural and horticultural interests in many sec tions. Young trees and vines will not suffer as they often do from the drying up of the sources of irrigation, but will increase and grow and become we'll rooted before another dry spell.
 In spite of an occasional, or semi occasional drenching, the prospector is not the least benefited of any by the rains which have marked the season as phe- nomenal. There is now no place in mountains where he cannot find water, and Tn many places hitherto unsafe for the prospector, because of the great scarcity of water, but rich in minerals, he can carry on his work of discovery for several months to come. There is a vast section between this city ard the Colorado river which, as far as man knows, is absolutely devoid of water, and prospecting in-that region has been attended, heretofore, with loss of life. This section, from the little prospecting that has been done in 1t under great difficulties, is known to be well stocked in precious metals. The next few months will undoubtedly be employed by the hardy and adventurous prospec- tor in thoroughly examining it Let the fact of its wealth be established, and the enterprise of man will find means to overcome the natural disad- vantages and the mines will be worked
 These are some Of the advantages which the Territory will derive from the present wet season, and they seem to be sufficient to reconcile LIS to the tempo rary interruption of mails and travel, and in the end all will be greatly benes IfV
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
LEGAL
SheriG- Saie.

BI virtue Of am execution issued ont of the Justice Court Uf Ireyo- Lloyd, EsIr., Precinct N0. Ij, iu and for Jhe county ol Pima, Territory c' Arizona, Co me directed and delivered, ul a judg- meut rendered. .u said Cour- ou the 18th day oI July, A. D. lSNl, in favor oi hOg- ers BroL E G., and against II. \. Bragg, for the sum oi SIS with interest thereon at the rate oi ten per cent. per muum from date of sand Judgment uuul paId, together with so sI-lUu costs and dis 5ur-emcUts at the time 0f sad judgment and aecruiur costs ] ann required Co make the said sums and -li costs first UU, of the following described property -L.-ulllE- .rl-.--4 tl44. 1-.l-la-s -r "A i-l- -i- U. 1881, ielCu uEuu a- the pro! erty of the defendant under and by virtue Of ana attachment issued out of sad Court iA sa.d action and known as the Mark Twain IlIuo, situated and being iu the Iat1gOna Mining District. county of Pima, Territory Di Arizona and more particularly described us follows -O-Vit: all of that cCraiu lead. lode o9 veiu of mineral bearing quartz lying between tue W. G. Davis clam. the Phoenix claim and the Red Chef clam and bounded as follows. commencing at monument Oi stones at tle westerly end of claim and running s1utle-ly 5UU feet along the sidc Ines ,f the IluuiE clam Go mon uMeut oi stones: thence easterlF iOUu feet along tle side EIcs ot the V. C. DdvIs mine to a monument of s-oues:. thence westerly lot feet along the side lines oi ttc led Chief claim Co a mOuu- meIt of stones thence 5Uu feet southe-- lr along the side lines of the Phoenix claim C. the place of beginning This claim IS SiiuateI ono quarter of a mile from the Washington Camp and known as the Mark Twain mine. And notice is hereby given that on SatUrda-, tie -Ith day Of August. A- D. 1881, at 10 o'clock a m, in front oi She Court House duor of Justice Trevor Lloyd. at the town of harstaw, county oi Pima, Territory of Arizona, [ will sell at public auction all of the de.ondau-. n. N. Bra gg's right, title and uteres, in and tu the above described property to the highest and best bidie- for cash, legal currency, ro satisfy sad execution and all costs.
 R. H. PAUL. Sheriff
 SLcrif-s office, Tucson, July 2Cth, 4. | D. 1881.
 J. W. EyEBTs, Deputy, Harshaw
 First publication July 3n-jw.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
GOES FOR THE sLANDERER.

The New York Financial and Mining News thus sets up those unpnncipled papers which either from desire to black-mail or ignorance are constantly running down Arizona properties:
 The wealth of Arizona IS vet unesti- mated Coal, copper, gold and silver are the mineral resources of the State, and of these there Is an apparently mex haustible supply. The letter recently printed in the Tribune is only another link in the long chain of evidence that can be easily produced Co show the lm- mense wealth of this territory. IL Is, then. at once puerile and shameless for any sO-called newspaper to attempt to deny that these treasures exist and can be developed. It is the best of pre- sumptive evidence that something Is wrong, when a paper attacks properties situated in the midst of the richest dis trict of one Of the most promising ter ritories in the world. We have time and time again called the attention of our readers to the stupid islanders of an ob- scure, black-mailInE circular. We now ask our readers to observe the evidence heaped up, of the value of Arizona mines, and to compare 1t with the pUny attempts of this nameless abortion to detract from their importance. There is a fable in classic literature of a gnat which perched itself on the horn of an OK. Do l annoy youY asked the gnat. " Why l did not know you was there, ' replied the OK. Let the scribbler of the so-called paper, the circulation of which is confined to gents toilet rooms,' prOperlles do not know Le is there They never will know it. When the stocks which can now be bought at req s0nable figures are selling away up, the idiot who now sulks because he cannot drive any mining official into making him a present of few hundred shares, will be forgotten by the few who are un- fortunate enough to know him as he is now desuised bv them.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
Notice for Publication.

LAND OFFICE AT TUCsOS, ARIZONA,
 July 29th, 1881. NOTICE IS hereby given that James K. Brown has filed notice of intention to make final proof before the Register and Receiver of the U. <. Land Office at Tucson, Pima county, Arizona, on Tues day, September 9th, 1881, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day on Pre-emp- tion Declarltory Statement No. 40, for the west half of northwest quarter and west half of southwest quarter section ls, town Y south. range 1T east.
 He names as witnesses Horace B. Smith, Frederick Maish, Thomas Dris- coll and Frank Proctor, all of Tucson, Pima county, Arizona.
 HENRY CoCsINs. Receiver. First publication uly 5O-jw.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
soHUnz ON THE spons SYSTEM

Fx-Secretary Sehurz is using his posi- ton as editor of the New York Evening
 Post to air his views upon civil service. AIr Sehurz was the bright and shining civil service reforIner of the Hayes ad-
 ninigtration. though we believe he has not made public his views upon sundry upnoiptments made by his chief, which did not smack very strongly of civil service reform. However, Mr. Schurz $ the ablest and most consistent Gdyocate of civil service reform, and his views are entitled to consideration The reason tbere is so little faith in civil service reform is that no practical scheme has fs vet been suggested. It has usually heen the crv of the outs to get in, and civil service reformers have shown just ;s great a desire to reward friends, as so-,alled machine politicians. There IS 10 question as to the abuses of the pres ent method of appointments, and Schurz | as as keen an appreciation of the Tact and as pointed a way of stating it as any man in the nation. In recent editorial il the Post he says:
 Under the spells or patronage system of the civil service people are permitted and encouraged to believe, first, that tley can 20 to Washington and obtam an office as a mere matter of favor, and second, that it depends upon the mere pleasure of the President or Cabinet Minister to give it to them. \ person comes to Washington with that beheL Fe has paper setting forth his merits and bearing the signatGIes of some prominent men. He presents that paper to the President or the head of a dcpart' nent and receives the reply that these dignitaries are unable to do for mm what he wants. "Why," he says, it costs you nothing but mere stroke of the pen to give me such a place as l ask Tor. Then he continues tO hang around the White House and the departments, still hoping. Gradually his means are eX- hausted, perhaps his family suffering and his mind embittereL "Iou can give me the place" he says tO the Presl- dent or Secretary, If you only will. IT you do not give it to me you show that your will is not good toward me We have heard this sort of speech scores Of times. The applicant thus remaining uuprovided for frequently considers the dispenser of appointments hls personal enemy, and then, if he is yiciously dis posed, he begins to threaten, with more or less evil intent.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
OFFICE HOLDING

The New York Herald must have an ex-ofiice holder on its editorial stan, for it is hardly possible for the following to have been written by a mere theorist:
 Of all occupations oflice-holding is the most precarious and fhe least satisfac- tory. To be at the mercy, at the whim or caprice of a politician, himself the creature of a superior, Is to be m pur- gatOry. But few offices pay well. The work as a-rule is not hard. lazy habits are engendered, dissimulation and treachery are apt to be developed, sturdy independence Is undertoned and un- American ideas are sown in fallow soil. To professional politicians the life of an Ofiice-holder has charms. To men at the top of the ladder come power and infiu- ence; but to the ordinary, dependent subordinate there is wearing restless ness which IS burdeHed often with dis tfF42i@o and is never free from un- certainty and 5Ii4pIsrehension. Unless a man gives an honest day work he has no right to a fair days pay, and the fact Is that quite cne-half Of the ofiice-hold- CTS of to-day do very little labor, and that grudgingly.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14

THE recent opinion of the Attorney General, which has been adopted by the Secretary of War and concurred in by the Secretary Of the Interior, relative to the right of the President to establish a military reservation on public lands, may be in accordance with law but it will certainly work great injustice to the settler who holds under the pre-emption law. The Attorney-Gen eral holds that this power IS conceded to the President by the Courts, and is sanctioned by Va ri1us acts of Congress, that such reser- vauons may be made upon lands claimed for pre-emption settlers who have not made final proof and payment for lands, but that homestead entry segregates land from public domain by tine original entry. and therefore cannot be declared upon lands entered under the homestead laws.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
NOTIa

TTNHE CNDERsfGNE HEREBY EIr-f ! uli per-uu- that they arc rlc owr.-- .. taln mining claim -i-uated in Na-LiE -.. . iu the Patagonia Mountains, Pima CnGl.-. A zona, krowu a- t1c EMPIRE MINE
 That pateut for ssid mining claim es. .ned on the i1th day of Febrllry, I-ll. Il United Sia.cs Government Co The rrl. --.4l which patent i- on record in ths Hec1-Is- of iu Tuc-on, Pima County, iu Book D. 1- Ni hc eOrd-, and llT a more particular rsrrr. .- - mining claim rcicroT cc is Thereby made ,- -- record.
 All pc-sor- are~ warned against working .- claim, as an trc-pa--er- thereon win D. fu- CIted according to law.
 VIC. FOBBUSE-
 Iylf STEPHEN O-lJNtE-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14

JOIN BRIGHT, who has long been a practical advocate of measures for the benefit of the Irish peasants and the English laboring classes, is enthusiastic in his support of the Land Bil. In a recent speech be stated that he had studied the subject and felt as strongly upon it as he had on any political ques- tion. He believed the Land Bill was as great and noble a measure as it was possible for the Parliament to pass. He did not doubt that, whatever was the p; ssing passion of the Irish people, the time would speedily come when they would recognize the enleavor of the government to do them right and jus tioe He ignored the amendments oi the House of Lords, and spoke of the bi as almost ready to receive royal as- selt.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
Notice for Publication.
LAND oFrrcrAr Trcsoy. ARIZONA,

LAND OFFICE AT TUcsoN, ARIZONA, {
 July 29th, 1881. { NOTICE is hereby given that Alther VI. Feldman has filed notice of intention to make final proof before the Register and Receiver of the U. S. Land Office a. Tucson. Pima county, Arizona, on Sat urdav, September }d, 1881, at 10 o'clock m the forenoon of said day on Pre-emp- tiou Declaratory Statement No. ell, for the northwest quarter of northwest quar- ter of section .; southwest quarter of southwest quarter section 6. town l4 south, range 14 east, and south half of southeast quarter of section ], town l4 south, range l3 east.
 He names as witnesses :. \. Maulove. IT. Dcis R. Drake, \. 1L Townsend and James Buell., all of Tucson, Pima coun- ty, Arizona. HENRY COUsINs,
 Register. First publication July 30-Jw.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14

THE Democracy are trying to make capital out of the fact that the Bepuhli- cal Governor of Wisconsin called ont State troops to quell the recent strike among the mill hands at Eau Claire. W sconsin, or rather to prevent the de interferes with the extraction of much capital out of the circumstance is that the troops were sent at the request of the Democratic Mayor of the city. It is a small matter-the difference of opinion as Co the necessities of the case-to make. political capital out or. In this case, however, honors are easy.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
Notice for Publication.

LAND OFFICE AT TUcsoN. ARIZONA.
 July 18th, 1881. NOTICE is hereby given that H. E. Smith, the Administrator of the estate of Thomas c. Roddick, deceased, has filed notice of intention tO make final proof before the Register and Receiver oi the [. $. Land Office at Tucson. Pima county, Arizona, on Tuesday, Sep tember Crh, 1881, at o'clock on the af- teruool of said dag ou Pre-emptiou De claratory Statenen; No. 449. for the east half of northeast quarter and east half of southeast quarter section l3, town l south, range l3 cast.
 He names as lis witnesses James K. Brown, F. LaisL. Thomas Driscoll and Frank Proctor, all of Tucson. Pima county. Arizona. HENRY COUSINS,
 Register. First publication July 30-5w.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
NOTICE

TVU VIM. SPIVEY AND ALL PEa,w. | claiming under him The under-i- -a.. -.. notice that they have had the necessary .--.-- meut work done upon the Gro Fino, Fcir-.. l CissapOi-, C.baha and Silver Chief mines 1 Ariyacs District, BOhOquiv.1 Mountain. El County, A. T for the year ending JaullrY rl l., aud paid .or Che same, and t within ninety sau rom the date Of this notice by publs.f.. r a. Eul Or refuse Co coutrjhUts yOur pruu.--'
 such expenditure a- cO-ow1er-, your ir..-.-. sad claims will become thr property .t r...l GersigLed uuder section Z}5f, Rev-eI -.s-e-s of tle United states. E.. N. III U~UE
 CuES. HENU
 Tucson, X. IT,, May 70, 1881. -.-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
ADMINISTRATIONS SALE OF PER
 SONAL PROPERTY

N ofl 'E Is hereby given That unde- and hy yir- 1N tue of lH order of sale, made by rhe Probate Judge ot The t0uutv Of final and Territory of Ar'zora. on Che 6rh day lf AUgu-t 1881, The uu- CHr~f-f l. admir i-trufOr of rrr eFfaIe of Martin l. stiles. deceased. will, on the let day of Scpiem- hcg- lssl, ~e ] tt public 4gct'on, -he hishe-t bidder, Tor ra-h, certain stock cattle. cous-tr 0f COWS and calves. vcsriin-s and two years old winch --td sale will rlkrplacc at the ranch of the lt'- ". l.. -til.s oa the Gti4 River. about fffeeu miles above tre town Of Fioruc And iu the meantime bids will he received for ffty head oi t cllle- ordered to br cold at private sale sub Iect iu The approval of The PrO1ur- Judge of said Q ouury Of piuIi W C. SMITH, Administrator ol the estate of M. L.. stiles, de
 Crl-ed.
 Florence. A. IT., sugustS ISsI au3