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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-05-26
Philadelphia and Readin, /,
Rail Road.
Arrangement Of Passenger Trains
OCT, 5Jth, 1880.

Trains leave Harrisburg as follows:
For New York, via Allnctowa,
8 0b q m., and Las p. m.
For New York, via Philsdelphia anl
"Bound Brook Route. 600, sos o. M.
and Lao p. IN.
For Philadelphia. 900. sos (tbrough
car), 900 a. IN .1.i5and 400, and 800
p. m.
For Reading, 600, sc5. s.5oa. M, Lij
400 and 8 90 p, m.
For Pottsvilie, eco. sos. 900 q. m.
and 100 p. m, and via Schuylkill 4 sus.
quehsnna Branch st 2.is p. IN. For Au-
burn. 6.3o q. IN.
For Allentown, 500 aud sp5. 900 an.
Las and 100 p. IN.
The sos a. m.. and AS p. m.
trains have through cars for New York.
via Allente wn.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-05-26
The WHITE stands
acknowledged Kny
of all Sew ng Ma
ch mes.
Important and CaniiOnarY Notice 10
.all intending purchasers Of
sewing Machines,

Oqlco WHITE SEWING MACHINE 10.
CLEVELAND, o, May 80. 1880.
We particultrly call your attention to the
fact that wo stamp n number In plain, distinct
figures on the back shuttls.racs sliio OF each
machine and keep a record OF such numbers.
WHOM sold, q wARuASrY VoR FIVE YEARS Ia
given to the purchaser. This warrant bears
tue name " the agent who purchased tho ma.
chine from us, Rs also the date OF purchase and
number corresponding " tue slide number
The warrant Is signed by US. and has tho oPPI.
CtAL SEAL Of our company stamped upon II.
All other warrants In our name nre spur lous,
and parties finding the SLIDE SuMngRs NurIL.
ArEp on pgFACEp, and no warranty to CORE.
spoud with tho above description, may know
at onco that sooner or later the owner will bo
involved ia trouble, with no one to fall back
upon.
Tho aEHuiSg "whito" IL to.day tho most
popular ma ,hino upon tho market, the cheap
a., AMI tho bsst 20 own or sell. a large = mum
Der OF tho "Whitc" have been made aud sold
since they were placed upon tho market. than
any other make In the sAmo lenSth of time
since sewing Machines were invented. Their
llghtpcss, speed space, beauty, qnitcposs, du.
rahili'y, and pri,o, rpmbiuo 70 'uakc thom the
machine that every family desires to own, aud
thoroughly satisfied when once they possess
the "Whito"
THE REGULAR AUrHoGIHgp DEALER FoR
Snyder and di,ininS c6unties, IL ~. @. SEE
BOLD Miillcdurg Pa, and wo advise intend.
ing purchasers e. pAtronile mono other, and
thereby ge, the genuine "white"
WHITE SEWING MACHlNECO.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28
Tncson CathoIic Schoois.

There are no better educational fa0il- ities in the Territory than those offered at the different Catholic institutions in Tucson, al of which are under the charge of Bishop Salpoirte. That they are approached by the people is proven by the large attendance at the schools. At the San Agustin parochial school for boys there are three teachers and DO scholars. At St. Joseph's Academy, con- Guctcd by the Sisters of St. Joseph. there are 13l scholars. There are seven teachers. all of whom are under the supervision of the Superioress, Mother N. Tlyacintl. This lady is highly culti- yat q, and her suborLnates are chosen with great secretion. The St. Joseph's Now .ia.. it i.ulIug school for teach CTS. presided over by Mother GOnzaga. There are two other Catholic institutions in Tucson worthy of mention-San Ag-stiu Church and St. Nary's Hospital. IT., former .s m old edifice, having no arl litCcturai p-etensiOns, but substan- tiaIly built. located on the east side of Church Plaza. and large enough to ac- commodate 1900 people. Father JOuven- ceau IS the officiating minister. The hospital is IF feet long, 26 feet wide and two stories high. It is built of cut stone. Another story and two wings will shortly be added to 1t. There are two wards for county patients, one ward for railroad patients, and several private rooms for people whose means will permit them to pay for them. Dr. Handy has charge of the hospital, and is well fitted, by his professional skill and experience, for the position. Professionally or otherwise, be is thorough gentlcman.-iGlobe Silver Belt.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28
IN THE TRANSITIONAL STATE,

Is it not about time that our cousins over the water should cease twitting us with being in the transitional state? From childhood they are taught that America IS the new world, but does it necessarily follow that everything in America is new and crude, and, though We are of the same flesh and bloOd as all England, We can never aspire to any thing higher than raising pork and corn, and that everything over here smells of paint, and must continue to do so for generations to come? We might, with some showing of reason, say that the old states of Europe are passing into a state of decadence, but we have too much respect for their feelings to make any such statement. They may overawe us, and try to ignore us yet little longer, but the time Is coming when Johnny Bull and other European states will mourn over departed great ness. True, we have never produced a Newton, Darwin, Shakespeare or Scott. We have been busy putting our house in order, and have not had the time to devote to science, art and htera- ture that they have had in the old world. But We have not been behind in the things that came our way, and in all great emergencies we have proved equal to the task assigned us. We not only discovered electricity, but we have util- ized it to the greatest possible extent. We did not discover steam, but we built the first steamboat. The cotton gin, inc sewing machine and a thousand and one other useful inventions were the out growth of our necessities, but show what is in us. We have produced a Noah Webster for Sam Johnson, Dan- iel Webster for Pitt, Clay for Fox and Sumner for a Wilberforce. But Europe has never yet produced Wash ington or Lincoln. The United States are now second in population among the civilized nations of the world, and the first in general intelligence. In our so- called transitional state" We feed the hungry of Europe, and the famine stricken of every land look to us for re- lief in time of need. Our treasury pos sesses more gold and silver than that of any other nation or people, and more than was ever possessed by any nation of which history records. But because the doors of our public buildings are not rusted off at the hinges, and our land strewl with the ruins of despOtic great ness, we are put down as being in the chrysalis state. We have had but 300 years to build up our country, yet we have placed 1t at the very head of the great nations of the world. Give us an- other 300 years, and we may show you Newtons, Darwins, Shakespeares and Scotts without number, for we have the brain and muscle of every nation and country to draw from, and even Con fucius is not among the impossibilitiesl
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28
Foreign Gossip.


 An American lady in Austria said, "Al I understand are my own ques- tions."
 At Paris the thermometer recently reg istered 97 degrees in the shade.
 The Municipal Council of Paris in tend to tax telegraph and telephone wires in sewers.
 At European watering places some of the ladies carry Japanese parascls while they are in the water.
 The Countess D'Eu, daughter of Dom Pedro IL, Emperor of Brazil, at present staying in Paris, has been delivered of q son.
 A table of official statistics shows that the wages 0f thirty-six different trades in France in 1877 averaged J2 per cent. higher than in 1853.
 In Austria at hotels guests are served at separate tables. The dinner hour ls between l and o'clock and the supper is from 6;30 to S o'clock.
 The printers Of Vienna propose to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the introduction of Guttenberg's art in that city in a manner befitting so memorable an event.
 The Egyptian government has declined NJ. de Lesseps' irrigation and canal pro- posals, affirming that the provinces of Charkieh and Dakalieh would be injured thereby.
 The decision of the German govern ment to dismantle the Schleswig fortress of Duppel-SOnderbOrg Is interpreted as a proof of the confidence now felt in the friendship and loyalty of Denmark.
 It is asserted that a large proportion of the magnificent wedding presents given in London now are procured on "tick," and that if ready money were re- quired they would be of a very different sort.
 Lord Napier, of Magdala, is in Lon don. His tenure of office as Governor of Gibraltar will expire in October, when, being II, he will, according to the pres ent regulations, be compelled to retire from the army.
 A young man of 19 and a girl of l6, arm-in-arm, jumped from the seventh story of an old palace in Naples to com init suicide. The young man was killed and the young girl lit upon her feet. They were lovers.
 The Princess Leineb Hanoun, the only living daughter of Mehemet Ali (whO, by the way, is shortly expected to visit London), is very charitable and is labor ing at present to establish hospital at Scutari.
 A European dentist has been paid 100 ducats for yanking out tooth for the Shah. The work was done in the pres ence of the entire court, and they ex- pected to hear his majesty howl, but he managed to hold in.
 At recent Children's Flower Service in London, when the church was quite full and the organ was playing softly, . side door admitted three fair-halred children who quietly handed their bas- kets of flowers to Mir. Teignmouth Shore, and followed the Princess of Wales to a pew.
 An old inn at Blaekheath, once the haunt of Dick Turpin, IS plumber and painters shop. Of th,s inn Queen Eliza beth, missing her servapts, said: l sup pose they are at the Sot's Hole" Then 1t became the "GeOrge and Dragon, then private inn, and now 1t Is shop
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28
TIE COuRT HOuSE

The Board of Supervisors, in consider ing the bids received for the construc- ton of the new Court house, find them- selves in little dilemma. They find that taking the lowest bid made at the recent letting, the sum total of the cost of the building, lot and furniture, etc, will over-run the sum they are luthorized by law to expend for that purpose. It was intended when the plans were pre- pared to construct [. building costing not to exceed S55,O0O. The amount allowed by law for the purchase of grounds, the construction of building and furnish ing everything complete is only S75,0O0. The cost of the lot was $500, the lowest bid received for the construction of the building was S5S,00O, making the total cost of building and lot S67,500. It is estimated that architects fees and super intendent's salary will amount to S2,50O, and other incidental expenses, printing bonds, advertising, etc, will amount to 5000 more, making the probable cost of Court house and ground without fencing the lot or furnishing S720O0 It is, of course, impossible to complete the work of furnishing and fencing for S3,O00. That being the case, of course, tlsy can not make the construction at the present bids come within the limits allowed by law. The Board is now con sidenng what to do under the circum- stances. It is evident that they must devise some plan to cheapen the cost. The only way to accomplish that appears to be to alter the plans so as to enable builders to construct within the limit.
 There is a certain amount of courtesy due to the parties who have made the lowest bids in this case. It Is not likely that any of the others will care to com pete, if they consider their previous propositions as at all reasonable and it has been suggested that to save time, after making the necessary alterations in the plans, the two lowest bidders be requested to make figures and that the contract be awarded to the one offering the lowest terms.
 If that is not considered wise, the only thing left to do is to reject all the bids, prepare new plans and specitica- tions and readvertise for proposals. The only objection to this latter plan is the delay that will insure if they conclude to readvertise We hardly think that any saving would te made by doing that instead of adoptin.; the first suggestion.
 Our Supervisors are competent busi- ness men and We doubt not that they will do what is best for the county. That is all that the people can ask or expect
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28
Luttren After Wood and Perrin.

Ex-Congressman J. K. Luttrell has commenced suit against E. B. Perrin and John $. Wood for an accounting and SG0,OO0, which he claims Is his share Of the proceeds of certain Arizona mining speculatiuns. The complaint sets forth that in 1879, the plaintiff and defendants entered into partnership for the pur- pose of bonding, selling and working Arizona mines and speculating in mln- ing stocks: that in the course of the partnership the firm became the owner of upwards of S2NOO worth of stocks and property, which the defendant Per rin was authorized to dispose of in the east, and after retaining his share to re- init the remainder to the plaintiff and defendant Wood. Pursuant to such authorization Perrin effected a sale of the property to eastern parties, and now refuses to render an accounting or to pay plaintiff his share of the proceeds San Francisco Chronicle.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28
THE CAUSE OF THE RAINS.

The rainfall this season seems to be general throughout the region that has hitherto been considered a desert. Ne vada is reported to be blossOming like the rose, and this Territory and New Mexico is one vast field of green. This leads to some speculation as to the cause of these excessive rainfalls. The Virgin ia City Enterprise has the following in relation to the railroad theory:
 The theory that railroad tracks serve the purpose of reducing earthquakes III number and force was advanced by well-knOwn scientist, and IS to-day held by many intelligent men. This theory is sustained by tbe experience of the peo- pie of the Pacific Coast. Since the con tinent has been spanned by iron rails from ocean to ocean we have had no alarming earthquakes west of the Rocky mountains. It has also been noticed that within the same period the earth quake area has been increased The tremors of Mother Earth have of late Aears become common occurrences in the Eastern States and in places where the startling sensation was never before known. We still have a gentle quiver- ing now and then in this country, but nothing like the violent shocks of old. The explanation of this more equal dis tributiOn of earthquake shocks IS that the rails act as conductors in carrying of surplus stores of electricity with which the ground may be charged.
 The belief is gaining ground that rail- road tracks serve another beneficial end. I. II T Al | .,aN surplus electricity, they attract rain from the clouds. The editor of one of the San Diego dailies is quite convinced that the belief Is well founded. show CT fell upon the first day the ship Ira falgar commenced to discharge her car go of steel rails. As rain IS very mus nal in San Diego in August the occur renee naturally extites comment. It IS difficult to say whether railroads had anything to do with the climatic changes in Nevada during the last few years, but one thing is certain-Our annual rainfall is increasing in these attitudes.
 All over this Territory are to be found the evidences of excessive rainfalls be- fore the time of railroads. There are arroyos, dry washes and vast holes, evil dently excavated by water power, which all bear unmistakable evidence to the terribly wet epochs through which this Territory passed in previous times. There are also evidences Of former cul- tivation. Whether these evidences of heavy floods were left in the period dur ing which Arizona evidently yielded rich returns to the skillful agriculturist, can not be told. If that should be the case, the great water fall of this season may indicate a return of fruitful epoch to this region. No one would object to seeing this Territory self-sustaining in an agricultural way. The present dearth of many of the necessaries of life, occa- stoned by the cutting off of railroad communication, reminds US all that 1t would be much better if we were only dependent upon adjacent fields for agri- cultural products All would welcome change of climate which would make this region productive. Whether such a ,la,,oa will coma m One can predict
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28
The Restle.s Indinns.

From George Oretell, who lately re- turned from Fort Mcdowell, We learn that news has reached that post to the effect that the Mescalero Indians have united with Victories band, and threaten to sack the San Carlos Agency and take therefrom the squaws and pappoOses be- longing to the latter band. Considera- ble trouble is apprehended should these Indians make good their threats. The troops stationed at Mcdowell have re- ceived orders from headquarters to pro- ceed at once to the scene of the antici- pated trouble and to station themselves at McMillenv.lle, Gila county, with pick cts thrown out at different points be- tween that place and the agency, but Ow- ing Co the prevailing high water in the different streams which are to be crossed on the journey 1t is impossible to get the supply train over at present. We are also informed by Mr Oreteu that the Navajo Indians held a council of war last Saturday to take under considera- tion the advisability of joining and as- sistiug the above mentioned bands, though what they have determined on doing We are unable to say at present, but hope the report may prove untrue PheniX Gazette.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28
MINERAL WEALTH OF ARIZONA.

The New York Tribune of August 2d contains a communication relative to Arizona, its great mineral wealth, its pe- culisrities of climate, geography, etc, occupying over three of its broad col umns- The correspondence is a fair pre- sentation of the great advantages which this Territory has over nearly every other mineral producing section. Speaking of mineral wealth of the Territory, the writer says:
 The mineral wealth of the Territory is its sheet anchor. IL Is not confined to a section, and embraces many of the more valuable metals known to science. Wherever the miner has stuck his pick into the ground the upturned rock has revealed unquestiOnable evidences of the riches below. Silver, gold, copper and coal are imbedded in practically in- exhaustible quantities. Because of its inaccessibility until recently, the vast deserts to be traaersed after the Terri tory is reached, and the presence of the most cruel and relentless race of savages on the globe, progress III development has been very slow; but this has not been an unmixed evil for Arizona. A better class of miners has been drawn thither, and Eastern capitalists, not too strongly infected with fever of spec;ila- ton, have been induced to risk their money.
 The Territory thus far has been almost wholly free from the wild riot of specu- latian, --leli i-a attendant train of ills and frauds. The class of men who pros tituted the stock market in San Fran cisco, and made the mines of California and Nevada a curse rather than bless ing, have, until recently, belittled her mineral resources; and 1t has come to pass that Boston, New York and Phila- delphia are the owners of the best min- ing properties. The effort thus far has not been to disclose incipient bOnanZas in order to feed the credulity of the masses, but rather to realize from the work done and money expended an ade- quate return. It has been demonstrated that mining managed with ordinary prudence, coupled with business tact judEment, Is scarcely more hazardous than many other forms of investment.
 The above is a fair statement of the case. The mineral deposit in this Ter ritory is universal, and there is nc req son why any one section should decry another. Tine difference in richness as a general thing, is measured by the diff ference in development, and in no dis trict has the subterranean wealth been exhausted, or even fairly prospected. There is not a mine in the Territory down one thousand feet. With mines which pay almost from the surface, and growing better us they go down, certainly Arizona offers most promising field for legitimate mining.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28

Gov. FREMONT seems to find defenders outside the Territory, if not inside of 1t. The Las Vegas Optic in recent issue has the following:
 It is a notorious fact that, for some unaccountable reason, the newspapers all over the country have taken an in finite pleasure in attacking and abusing Gen. John c. Fremont with periodical regularity. What does the Fl Paso Her ald know, absolutely, of the General 8 motives and acts that should induce 1t to give hlm such a benefit as 1t has? Few men have done this nation more service than the " Pathfinder of the Rocky Mountains" and no public man ever placed a lower estimate upon the claims to distinction than he. Let him alone. He asks no favors of the people, and his removal from the Governorship of Arizona would be no great privation 4, him
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28
The Tichborne Claimant.

Apropos of the Tichborne sensation that has been SD widely discussed in the public journals, thereby giving San Diego considerable nOtOriety, the Sacra- mento Record Union says:
 The attention of the San Diego claim ant is invited to a statement recently made by the London Standard, to the effect that whoever now claims the Tlch- borne title and estates must be estopped by the disagreeable circumstance that since the last trial of Orton am act of Parliament bgs been passed called the "Tichborne aHd Doughty Estates act of 1874" by which the death of Roger Iich- borne is formally asserted, and the legit- imacy of the present Baronet. This act would, as the Standard points out, con- stitute that disagreeablc thing known m law as an "estoppcL' IT would, in fact, render it impossible for the Sun Dle-u person tO take any steps in the matter until he had carried through Parliament private bill of his owu repeating the Tichborne and IeuCi ty Estates ect of 1874. This consider ion does na. ar- ucar to have been GuoWu t1 the San Diego person, and a knowledge of it may cool his ardor, since tLere are few things more certain in advance than that he wculs find it utterly impossible to get such an act passed In fact, thls one circumstance may be regarded as putting a final stopper on his entire r act, and thereby probably saving him )m the penitentiary.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-28
STOCK RANCHES.

Mining is the chief business of Ari- zona, and it is very gratifying to know that large amounts of money are being invested in mining properties. But We would call the attention of men of means to the almsst boundless extent of graz ing lands in the western portion of this county, which only require water to make them valuable for stock ranches, There is no doubt but that water in any quantity may be obtained by sinking wells in the high ranges of mountains, which at comparatively little cost could be conducted in pipes to the valleys be- low. This will be done at no distant day, and those see it and take hold of it first will be the ones to profit by it.