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Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13

nnmber of pairs he can wear out ID ,hot blessed month of January l r;1e i, mn. The drawers he wears, l have concluded, are to protect DIS Iegs from sunstroke, and the rest oi ms hodv. being like turtles shell, needs no covering. Probably when lt gets ,oo hot he draws hIs head into hls s,omaeb and keeps it cool in that pro fonnd receptacle of frijoles.. A Vsoui MT. Editor, dresses identically ,be same as d Papago, be it summer ar winter. the cut of his hair even heing the same. Your readers Will
 LOW indge that "Sonora must nave been writing about one of Gulllver 2 lands. which he saw in dream ;Wbeh he gave us that pretty little thlng lh which cotton drawers and socks taKe sucb a prominent part. In the lSsI mari of his communication the Chron- irle's man remarks that Nearly a years residence here has conVlnceu those who came full of the halluclna- lions of the United States regarding Mexico-her great opportunities and vast wealth-that the facts mlght as well be faced and the consequences accepted" 1 have turned that sen tence over until 1 can't rest, but l can't understand il, aud neither can anybody else. It sounds grand enough, hui ii won't bear dissecticn. Hal lncination of the United States IS simply splendid, and l would cer. tainly have believed that Sonora
 was 4 poet laboIing under a severe at- tack of l" I've got 'em,' If most people here had Hot come to the conclusion tbat he is | dissatisfied railroad man, who was possibly expecting to be dis missed for good an sufficient cause.
 NIT. Carter Tevis, of the San Fran cisco branch of Messrs. William B. Hooper & Co, well known in your city. has opened branch house here for the sale of coal and lubricating oils. etc, and opened to-day. We all hope that he will succeed, and Tor the matter of that, he cannot fail to; MT Dargie, who was also connected with Messrs. Hooper in Tucson, and IS going 10 open an oil store in Hermo- sillo, came down here a couple Ol weeks ago. regret to say that he has been very i'll of pneumonia and inflammation of the liver. but he IS now improving quickly. The end ol the railroad track is thirty miles from Guaymas. When the Sonora arrived here on her initial trip the merchants gave a big ball Tn her honor at MT. Camon's new building, one of the largest and comfortable houses in Guaymas, and there was big fun. There is quite lot of wealthy Ameri- cans here just now and everything looks prosperous, though there IS but little new otherwise. c.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
Men to Fly Like Birds.

The Russian journal Golos an nounces most emphatically that one of the oldest problems Tn mechanical science has been solved and that men henCetOrth will be able to fly through the air after the manner of birds.
 The inventor of this process or ma chine Is the learned mathematician Prof. Jouvenalief, of the University of Kief. He has invented an sDpar- atus winch, when put into motion simply by the human muscular force of the wearer, enables him to fly through the air in any direction.
 Thus is resolved, it is claimed, a problem, the success of which will throw into shade every other inven- ton of the nineteenth century. The Academy of Sciences to which Prof. dvenaliet submitted the model of his apparatus, with instructions in re- gard to its use, recognized its i'm pOrtsnce and conceded to the in- ventor the prigdtiUa, that IS, diplo- ma or permanent patent reseIving to him the so'e and perpetual monopoly of his invention.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
Our Weekly Mining Review
Decline in P-.ee.-Irrsru ar ma--Set.

NEW YORK, February 26.-A large business has been done at the mining boards during the present week, put prices in the majority of cases show a slight decline from those ruling at the c;ose last Saturday. The total sales st both exchanges gre officially report ed at S0i, 276 sh .res for the week, which consisted of but i've business days. Although transactions Tn tae sgrregate were large, most of the stocks were duli, a few of the proper ties oIbing nearly tbe whole atten- ton. of these, Hibernia has been the most active, recording sales Oi All $50 sha es, and has, because ot It's Sc.iyIty and irregularity, rece we'd the almost exclusive attention Oi the ma ioiitv of operators. Is decline and s1bseuuent weakness had a bad effect upon the entire mining market, anu 10 the manipu ation of this, more than 10 anything else, is due the general depression which has existed m mn Ing s.oc..s during the week. Various Othes causes have also contributed to this end, such as the failure, or re- por;ed failure, of certain operators inc attachment of the Little Pittsburg mine for taxes, etc. These effects are however, looked upon as merely tenn Dora~y bv the street, and there prevails s generally hopeful fec 'ng tbat the bel Ter class of mining stocks will soon become more active than they have vel been, and that the early spring will witness a very lively and advan- eng marLet.
 The Leadvil'e stocks have received an unusual amount of attention dur ing the week, and of these Hibernia, as just stated, has been tne most act i've. This stock opened on Monday al 81. 20, anu almost immediately sold up 10 S130, and then began to de cline, under very large sales, until Il reached S2c, the sales for Monday alore amounting 10 157, coo shares. the largest number of sales in a single stock ever recorded in one day al either board. Since then the sIoch has been very irregular between 6lC and $l, closing to-day at roc. As i is officially reported that there is now ia tfe treas lry of the company sufli- cieut money to pay dividends Of lC cents each per share on the stock, anC as reports from Leadville represent the mine as being in good condition and fs proc ucing rlch ore, the street i' ve-y much at sea as to the cause of Ih' break.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
Legislative Nonsense.

Not long since a member of the California Legislature introduced a bill which provided for the segrega- ton oi California, and also provided for joining the territory so set aside 10 the Territory of Arizona. Some wissacre ut Prescott, also introduced a bill asking that portion of Ar'zopa be set aside with a view of attaching it To southern California and thus make Arizona 8 tail Ihe southern California kite. And now we have before us bill which provides for holding Q constitutional convention preparatory to asking admission as one of the sovereign States of the Union.
 We hardly think the people of Ar izona are prepared to take upsn them selves the responsibilities of State government, with all the neces- sary expenses that would fellow. We believe that Uncle Sam Is better able to pay for the formality of asTerritor- ial government than the people of Ar izOna are prepared to pay not faI short of $1OO,OOO per annum for 8 State government, and that too, when iarge portion of the property of tho Territory is exempt from taxation. Il would be very nice for a number o | Gin their own estimation, wise mem tC occupy the euviable position of United l States Senator, member of Congress Gov eTnor, LIeUtenant-GOvernor ant so on down, but they are the class |, be benefited: tue poor tax pay CT is tn, one who would be called upon to pal the piper When Arizona shall hav l increased her population To lj0, 900 O
 goo GOO Il will be time enough 10 tall about State government
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
A Gorgeous Fraud.

On Wednesday last, says the Psri- ian, young man elegantly dressed, black mustache, gentlemanly appear ance, rides up n carriage to the shop of Samper, the jeweler,. "Mcn- seiur, 1 wish to have a sapphire or inc value of 92,000 francs" |" Very good, munseIur, have not what you desire, but 1 will get one for you, if you will call again in a day or two. Might I ask for what purpose you de- sire a sapphire?" {" To have my arms engraved upon" ." It will be almost too fine a stone for that" Nothing is too fine for me, mouseiur, je vous salue." On. SatJrdsy last the gentle tman returned. Have you obtained that sapphire?" |" Yes, here it is.' .. Ahl pas nal. Now show me some earrings and q locket in brilliants,
 be finest that you have. " The gen tleman then chose articles to the value of 67, 1000 francs. Then taking a check book from his pocket with a nonchalaut air, he handed to Samper check on the Credit Lyonnais. What name, mOnseirr?' '' am the Prince SIroZZi." You are a swirdler, monseiur." Monseiurp'
 A month ago the same gentleman had been to Boucher ems and bought jewelry to the amount go, 900 francs, for which he offered a check on the Credit Lyonnais. BoUch. con, mi>trusting his man, delayed the conclusion of the operation until tae following day Meanwhile he went to the Credit LyonnaIs and found that the gentleman had to his credit 2 f-ancs and 50 centimes out of a sum deposited of 1900 francs. Of course the Prince StroZZi did rot return tC Boucheron's, and Samper, who haC heard the story, very naturally senI for the police. The Prince was fin ally induced 10 confess that his nam6 was Tamin, that he lived in thiId
 rate hotel meuhle, that he lived by swindling. and spent his nights il gambling hells. Only a few day ago an English pick pocket disguised as clergyman, robbed ihe pruden
 Boucheron of jewel valued at l00,00I | francs
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13

PRESIDENT GARFIELD's inaugura- ton address is the subject of uniyer- sally favorable comment by the press of the United States. Even the most bitter partisan newspapers cannot find aught but of hopeful import in the manly expressions of the able docu- menI, and augur harmonious admin islration of National affairs. The Louisville CouIier-Journal, in com menting upon the address, says it "presents a strong contrast 10 that of Mr. Hayes, four years ago. IL abounds in strong and vigorous thought. Il comes as from a man who knows where he stands, knows what his duty is and means to do il though the heavens fall. There is an absence of partisan colorinE and a palpablc consciousness that the office he hold: must not be prostIluted for base party purposes. There is evidence that tho man knows the country wants res from sectional unrest, sectional ieal- Ousy, sectional bitterness, and that, a. far as in him lies, he WI. labor to tha end m
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
The Last spke.

Although the connection of the raIu loads was made on Monday, the last spike was drIven Tuesday after noon at 3 o'clock. A few officials O; each railroad were present. The fol- lowing dispatch was sent to the head quarters of the AtchIsOn, Topeka and Santa Fc and Southern Pacific roads
 PREsCoTI, March S.-To the Presi- dents of AichiSon, Topeka and Santa Fe and Suuihern Pacific Railroads Congratulations of the Eleventh Leg islslive Assembly of Arizona are ten dered the Atchi-on. Topeka and San ia Fe and southern Pacific railroads upon the junction of their roads, au event which wlll mark new era in the prosperity of our Territory, and which gives the second grand route for the trade and travel of the world.
 J. C. FREMONT. Governor.
 NJ. MASTEEsON. Pres. Of Council.
 !. F. KNAPP, Speakero of House.
 The formal opening viii take place abou. the 2Ojh instant, when the first passenger tram will pass over the road.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
Hare. Administration.

When a new President comes to be inaugurated We are apt 10 lose sight of his predecessor for the time being. Ex- President Hayes has retired to his home in Ohio, and 1t is not at all likely that he will again become q prominent leader in politics Now that he has retired from the PresIden- tial office, it is but fair that he should be accorded whatever is due him in the administration Of the highest office in the gift of the people. Owing to peculiar circumstances under which Mr. Hayes entered upon the duties of the effice he had to pursue a concili- atory policy toward ihe South, the wisdom of which has been seriously questioned by such stalwart Republi- cans as Roscoe Conkling, Don Cam eron and JohD A. Logan. This opposition was no doubt partially due to the independent course pursued by the ex- President, who chose his own advisers rather than accept the advice or these men, who had for eIght years been in the habit of receivin. respectful hearing from c1-Prssi- dent Grant, if indeed they had not in many instances dictated his Southern policy. IL is not the pur- pose of this article 10 enter upon the discussion of General Grants South ern policy; but when fair aDd i'm partial history shall have been written, we are inclined to the belief that the cOnciliao ory course pursued by eX- President hay es-notwithstandIng it fell short of accomplishing all that Its friends hoped from It-was the more statesmanlike of the two. It was no fault of ex-President Hayes that his | confidence was abused in some of the Southern States. lie solved a problem which could not have been solved iu any other way and one which will greatly aid the present administration in shaping its Soutt ern policy. The ex-Presidsnt was fortunate in the se- lection of his Cabinet officers who have proved themselves able aud eff cient. He let his office in peace with all the world; the financial condition Of the country is better than at any time since the organization of our government; the Indian rings have been utterly annIhilated; the Interior | Department has been thoroughly rem ovaled, honestly and ably administer ed, something which had not been dope for he twelve years preceding. | There nave been no scandals attached to either the head or subordinate off, cers ol Mir. Hayes administa ation, and while he has made some mls- | takes, he has in he main pursued a consistent and siatesmanlike course,
 and history will assign him place above the average men who have been
 honored with the chief office of this | great Republic.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13

WHEN an act of violence to the law or a community IS committed, it is mol only the duty of the officers of tht law to bring such offending parties t} justice, but it is the duty of every law abiding citizenI:o give his moral sup port in aid of such officers in suppress ing such lawless acts. If man stealk a horse he is at once arrested and cass into prison; yet, aside from the act oi violating the law, he may have injured but single individual. But when h great fraud has been committed which in it's nature involves the good name of an entire community, it IS matter oi much more import, and every good cIJizen of a community where such an outrage has been committed snoull uol only give his moral support in aid of the enforcement If the law, but should insi-t lnat speedy justice be ueted ou. tu the offending parties. here l., such thing as palliating ,a great wrong in community, bJt wherever such thing Is done, it cal only be regretted once-snd that is forever aiterward
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
AHn.hia Cnr as,.on

BaooMISGToN, H., Feb dary H. Geo. A. Rousn, a prominent stock raiser, died thIee years ago suddenly enc night i1 his bed. It was supposed 10 Oe heart disease. His estate, amounting to fifty thousand dollars, was divided among his three children and wife, the latter following him to tEe grave about a year later. His esd est scu. Peter, went to Nor,heTn Iowa, succeeded in adding 10 h!s wealth, ma .ied well, and was accounted a va.uaDle citizen. A few days ago he died. When informed that he could not live, in the presence of his physi- clan, pastor and family, he made a confession that he had murdered hIs father in order 10 get his share of the propefty. Mrs. Roush was in the habit of placing a glass of water near the bed, and Peter slipped into the room, emPtying a deadly poison into rhe water, which his father unsuspest- ingly drank during the night.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
Copper

Probably there is no metal capable of producing so many very distinct alloys as copper. These q Be c1t alloys are distinguished as much by iheir characteristics as by their colof. And in the latter case the cOIO- may bs made to vary from the red 0. the original copper to me almost uiauE white of silver Take the cOmpOs - ton of tue' wide y used Rabbit . metal, employed th-Oug1oCt the world as bearings for journals and ln places where friction comes. IL is nearly pure white, and yet out of one hundred parts of tin, auJimoly and copper, Inc copper makes one-lwenty- fifth, the exact proportion ue.rg tin, S9; antimony, 7.3; copper, 3.1.
 And there are bronZes used in the ar,s which have so slight an adm -,- ture of lighter colored metals with the ! copper as sea cely to charge the color of the original and basic meal. ln | iron the compounds, or changes rather, are so slight that 1t is puzzle as yet not entirely solved, 10 discover and l produce the exact change from tibrous
 wrought iron to crystalized hign steel. There are mediums between these two extremes, and to produce these from
 the original metal, and to produce any of the grades between, requires a
 nicety of manipulation and knowl- edge of chemistry and metallurgy thai
 it takes years of application and pa
 tience to compass.
 Itseems as though a promising field
 is before the metal worker in the work
 ing of copper and its compounds. The number of metals with winch copper will form useful alloys is so great, and the variations in the character of the alloys are so many, that there can be little doubt that there are resources in copper, in its use in the arts, which have not yet been exhausted.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13

IT is reported from Los Angeles that a great discovery has been made on the Mojave desert, which seems destined 10 revolutionize yitlculture in Southern California and Arizona. It has been found that grape-cuttings inserted in the trunks of the cacti on the desert grow and thrive as vigor- ously as in cultivated land. This fact is of great importance to the peo- pie. By the Use Oi chlsel a man car plant large vineyard in a day and the vine so planted will clmb the cactus and grow iuxuriousiy without cultivation or irrigation. The dry hot sands of the desert will afford a fine place for drying raIsins In ad- dition 10 grapes, II has been proved that melons, cucuaibers and tomatoes will grow from cactuss stock. Ii this proves to be fact, the deserts ef Ari- zona will at last be turned 10 a use heretofore unJhought of There are thousands of acres oi otherwise bar ren land in our Territory, upon which no vegetation can exist save huge cacti similar to hat on the Mojavt desert. If there be p ssiUility of transforming these wastes into pro- ductive vineyards by the means stated our deserts will become almost as val usble as our mines There may be truth in the assertion, yet We pause for a practical test before giving il full ere dance.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
DRINK? Deacon

DRINK? Deacon Hogwhist,e wouldn't di X for anything. But he got hold of a receip pt for making mince pie. u was as follows: "First take some chopped meat; add andy; add chopped apples; add brandy; taste 1t; {; add more brandy; add little chopped potato; add brandy; put in some ra.sirs, ad l brandy; stir well and add some brandy; put in Ii tie nutmeg i; add brandy; use teacdpful Of sugar i; add brandy" The deacon conc lded he should like some m.nce pie, and he decided that instead of making the pie and then ealing it, he would put the different Ingredients ore at time into bis stomach and let them become pIe there. This was the exp,anati 0n given to and accepted by the society when it hauled him over the cOals for intOXicatlOn. Boston Punch.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
The Charleston Mill.
Special Correspondence of THE CITIZEN
 TOMBSTONE, March


 TOMBSTONE, March c.
 EDITOR CITIZEN When at Cb3-le. ton. I went over the two mills ov,,- by the Tombstone Milling and Vi7;n- Company for working the ores of tbe. Tough Nut and Good Enough mi1cs Here is what l saw:
 COrbin mill Steam has ten s,sm,. five dry and Ave wet; White HoVti furnace (rotaryl, which has Do, vo, lad occasion tO be used, the ore n~ov ing, 10 the advantag. of the comtsrr very tree milling.
 They have six amaleamatiur nan. and three settlers. Also one fi-s e, zine, which runs most ecou0micsIr- with he expenditure of 3si ro li' cords of wood daily.
 Wood Is p.enufnI at Charleston c.., S l-jO tO SS pc COrd.
 Gird mil (water power has -e, stamps of 1JO pounds each. and aT additional five are now beiCg added all Of winch are ,ec' s.amas Tbis mill also has 8 White rotary u-,.cs itIfNi ' ft I-Nf.. atI tue Sane T.t-uu 5- above. The mill is worked b, esf. inch Turbine wheel and has w,fsr. fall of 36 feet, from ditch dr.N.rg wafer from lhe san Pedro rlrer. The capacity uf this mill i, abarr 63 10 GA tons daily. Under The abIa ] suPerinieudcgce of Mir. WoeI ar works well and as smoothly IS any mine l ever entered.
 The proportion of ore crushed by wet versus dry stamps Is as I1 D, 10. hear th.t SuperiGtende., Dick GrI has recently sold out hi, interest i1 | T. NJ. & VI. Co fIr the large sum of | Sl,2OO, ,OO0, he desiring to sJ and re- side on the right royal proDerty he has lately bought near Los Angeles. corsistlng If about G5 square miles to keeping up the great responsibility connected with his present position. Professor John C. Church. of Phila- de'phla, is named as hi, successor. who no doubt will bring with hlm an army of suborInate-. thereby causing many change. in Tombstone. AETHJE LA.NG.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
small spuds.


 The special committee to whom was referred the appropriation bill in the ropnc,I has recommended an extra comnensatIon to each member, chief and assistant clerks. It provides no nav for District Court reporters, ana reduces all newspaper bills one-half- This apgust and distinguished (D hodv ordered newspapers with a grand aonrisb and then, in order 10 add a l;,,ie more 10 their own pockets, cut down all newspaper bills one-half. IL seems 10 Us that this Is about the low est order of legislation We have heard of this season, but we trust there IS s,ili enough manhood in that bcdy to defeat inc measure when it comes to a final vote. Had his distinguished hodv of Solons adjourned when forty days were up, they would have stood much better with the people. IL seems as thougD We have a very low average of men in the Legislature of Arizona, who are try ing to spin out the session as long as possible solely for the puf- pose of securing their per diem. There are a few honorable exceptions, but they seem 10 be in the minority Thls state of things will continue to exist 30 long as the people continue 'c nominate men who are "iihng J' serve instead oi men ot integrity and ability who are capable of serving Let Us have no more makeshifts, bul representative men in the Legislature of ArIzona.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-13
4 Goyernment Prisnn.

The memorial 10 Congress askin 2 an appropriation of SEQ, GOO 10 aid in the construction of a Ter'itoral prison introduced ID ibe Legislature by Hon J r. Knapp, is % time y move, inas- mu-h as II supplements The recom- merdation of Attorney General Dev- ems in his recent annual report to Congress, to the same end.
 This matter has been the subject Of some correspondence between Chief Justice French, Of Arizona, and At torney- General Devens, and it IS the opinion of the latter that Congress will actnpon his recommendation at an early day after reassembling. The following is the tgXt of the Attorney Generals recommendation
 The cost of transporting United States prisoners from Auzona and New Mexico to dn available peniien- iiary in the States, although not great CT than keeping them ln those Teri tories, is very heavy From the eX- perience ot the department iu the mailer, il is thought advisable to sub nit to Congress tue ploprety O. building a United Slales penii,ntiary at a suitable place m either Arizona or New Mexico for the imprlSonment of United States I.ris. uers lrom those Territories. This matter I> earne>ii, recommended Co your iaNorab.e con- sideratiOn.
 This TecomE ,ndaJion, together with the Legislative petition, will un- doubtedly secure favorable and >peedS legislation for governmental 5astile.