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Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

Western Republicans, especially those | from the silver producing States, arc not pleased at the recommendation to limit silver coinage, but they console themselves with the belief that Congress will not carry ont thG- recommendation.
 Secretary Hunt will retain his Cabinet position and James will remain until the end of the present fiscal year. It IS re- ported tonight that kirkwood has also been enjOined by the President that he desires him to remain. FreIinghuysen and Brewster are to be Secretary of State and Attorney General. and the Treasury has been iill- ed. This makes up the complement of the Cabinet.
 It Is evident the Republicans are de- termined to push matters in the aduis- sion Of Southern Dakota into the Union. Senators WindOm and Sanders have in- troduced bills for this purpose, both do- ing substantially the same. Sanders IS Chairman of the Committee on Terri tories, and all bills of this character will go into his hands. The Democrats h. tend tO fight the measure, and the chances are against them.
 Congressional.
 WAsHIvGTOS, December 7.-SENArE- Edmmds' resolution, revising and con- tinr'us the committeesS passed. 4 number Of biils were introduced and iaid oyer.
 AOJsE-The House appointed a com mittee to devise a token of respect to the memory of Garfield. The message was ordered printed and referred to a Com --'tte' of the Whole. Adjourned til ia,Ic. y, with the understanding a future will then he taken till Mou- lav
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
KEIFER FOR SPEAKER.

General Keller, Of Ohio, has beennom- mated by the Republicans for Speaker of the House of Representatives. Anna iority of the whole House is I74 votes
 The Republicans have 146 votes. The Democrats have 136. To secure the one additional vote necessary to a choice, the Republicans have to draw from Greenbackers, Repu5lican. f: Green packers, Democrats, 4; Readjusters, 2; Independents, l. The Readiusters will vote with the Republicans, which will give the Republicans l49 votes, or two more than Is necessary to elect, and they will probably receive three or four more votes from Greenbackers and h. dependents. Keller may, therefore, safely count on a majority of from six to ten when a vote is reached in the House.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

THE Surveyor-General's full opinion and recommendation in the Sopori Mex ican land case appears in this days CIT- HEN. We are informed the proceedings in the case covers nearly a thousand pages of transcript paper. The Survey or-General appears to have thoroughly exposed a fraudulent and invalid title covering about 250 square miles of land, extending from San Xavier to Eubac. Our Delegate in Congress will surely prevent the confirmation of this enor- nous fraud. To-day's CITIZEN should be preserved and its contents made known to every one who has the power and will to assist in defeating this SoPori fraud.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

lEnterprise.l
 There are sixty-seven pupils attend Ing the male school now.
 A good tinsmith would do well in , lFl!aaTssHEleeeb !. So
 Charlie Finch cani5 U rom ,s eu,iidi addi al Pill Sunday, and brought 'is ,.5 sS.,'- -. tional specimens of high-grade galena from the Gila Monster.
 Mir. s. C.. Shale, a conductor on the Southern Pacific, was here this week looking after some mining interests he has at Mineral Hill.
 Mrs. Chas. Rapp who has been visiting relatives at Pinal for some time past, re- turned to her Florence home this week.
 Louis De Puy, of Casa Grande, was in town this week making preparations to start on his Eastward journey.
 Mir. Frank Wilkinson came down from Mineral Hill Wednesday and left for Los Angeles the next day in response to a telegram announcing the dangerous ill., ness of sister.
 Gus. Schamp has turned over the hotel at Casa Grande to Jere Fryer and returned to Florence, Friday, with his family. We are glad to welcome them back as residents of the prettiest town in the Territory.
 MT. Ed. Reed is negotiating a sale of the Aguirre mine, located on Mineral Creek. The sale would have been con- summated some time since but for the interference of outside parties, who have axes to grind.
 Messsrs. Buckalew ,S Ochoa have at their store about twenty pounds of ore from their Sonora mine. It consists of massive horn silver, wedged into and spread over cOpper-stained quartz. The mine has large ledge carrying a strong vein of this rich mineral, and will be come a bullion producer as soon as works for treating the ore shall have been erected and set to work.
 Bob Whiteside, under sheriff, left for Stockton, Cal, Tuesday, with $. 0. Cor ham, who was adjudged insane. 4 few years ago this poor unfortunate stood high as an accountant and business man, and at one time filled the position of head book-keeper in the mercantile house of Lord x Williams. Tucson. That hIs mental faculties should have become so seriously impaired IS a mat ter of surprise and regret. We hope the medical treatment at the Stockton asylum may restore him.
 Judge J. W. Anderson and Recorder J. J. Devine returned from Tucson on Wednesday. Their business at the hon. OIable and ancient pueblo was to con- sumate a sale of mining property located in Sonora. They were successful. The purchasers were San Francisco capital ists. The purchase price was about S250,000, but not all a cash consider ation. The owners were Messrs. Ander- son, Devine and Jennings, all of Flor ence. The sale includes four or five mines, the names of which we did not ascertain
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

IT is of interest to note the keenness with which English lawyers are watch ing the Guiteau trial The English law as to insanity is like ours. but the Scotch Courts differ in not permitting any tes- timoDy as to hereditary insanity, the de- fense being limited in their evidence to the prisoners own actions. English his tory has a case which applies somewhat curiously to that of Guiteau. At the trial of Oxford for shooting at Queen Victoria, Lord Denman said: But, al though he labored under delusion, if he fired the loaded pistol at the Queen knowing the result which would follow his conduct, and although forced by his morbid desire for notoriety to the act, he would be responsible for his conduct and liable to criminal punishment" These words apply with peculiar aptness to Guiteau.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
WATER.


 The correspondence published else where, from St. Louis banking house to parties interested in supplying Tue son with a system of water supply, dis poses of the only formidable obstacle in the way of speedy accomplishment of that important project. With proper guarantees, the money for completing the system can be procured, and the work of construction begun in a very short time, and it only remains for the City Council to grant the desired fran chise to have a good supply of water through our streets before the heat of another Summer is upon us.
 Water must be had, and that, too, without unnecessary or prolonged de- lay, and the plan propOsed, which has already an assurance of adequate fnan- cisl backing, seems to be the only avail able one for speedy determination of the matter
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

To prevent national banks attempt ing to hold the threat of retiring thelr circulation over Congress, to control legislation, as they did when the last funding bill was passed. the President recommends that the banks be required to give notice of intention to retire for 8 certain length of time beforehand, m order to enable the people to provide against any serious contraction of the currency.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

THE Alta California has the following in relation to the new transcontinental railroad: "The connection of the South ern Pacific and Texas Pacific roads, at point nearly a hundred miles east of Fl Paso, gives us a through line to New Orleans. The route will be open in a few days clear through. This should be of benefit to California, affording, as 1t does. a line of transcontinental travel below the snow belt. The legal difficult ties between the two companies appear to be at an end. They will be run prae- tically as one read, for the present at least. The Southern Pacific, however, is not likely to pause in the completion of it's own line to New Orleans. Whether the Texas Pacific will continue on to this coast is not known" It is thought that this arrangement will make no change in the relations of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific, but they will continue to exchange freight and passengers at Deming as heretofore.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

THE annual report of Comptroller Of the Currency, Knox, shows that there are National banks located in every State and in every Territory except Ari- zona. The total number Of National banks in operation on October lst last was l232, the greatest number ever in operation at any one time. The total number of Natiosal banks organized from the establishment of the National banking system February 26. 1863, to November lst, of the present year, is 25Sl. From the establishment of the system to November 1st last, 3l0 banks have gone into voluntary liquidation by a vote of the shareholders, and S6 been placed in the hands of Receivers for the purpose Of closing up their affairs. The total amount of claims proved by the creditors of these insolYent banks was S25,9GG,602, and the amount of dividends paid to creditors was S1,S6l, ,69S. The estimated losses to creditors from the failure of National banks during the eighteen years since the passage of the Act, is S6,2400O0, an average annual loss of about S3i6,OOO in the business of the corporations having an aggregate capi- tai of about S45Q0OO,0O0, and deposits averaging about SSOO,G90,009.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

PRESIDENT ARTHUR pronounces in ia vor Of stable tenure of office. If re- moval would operate as it did in his case and Governor CornelTs, most off cers would prefer an uncertain tenure.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
EXTREME UTTZRNEsS.

He asked her, as onward -hey strolied
 In path thnt was rus-ic and dGFioua. If she noticed The beauty of scene; She replied; Its peiiucidy y tier.
 Irisatedly, astraliy rreviousr He asked her sCain as they eat
 On the top of a lofty stone fence. How she liked the position ol thiurS. '3he answered: ~It's periparef callv.
 Iritesceutly. spect-,l-y imueu=e-' While swectly like doves .hyy dId c8c. He caught sight of her snug little shoe.
 Sle asked what he thought of it's mitencss. Acd he said. Its cCnsUmuateiy. ayf iilr. Crystaliinely. csteusihly. quitely,
 fzthetically. st sllularly t0OH'
 And they both iit ont. PucE.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
SlLON M. ALLTS.

g ifLSaINE.2 AND q. S. DEPUTY MINERAL
 SURVEYOR igD SOTAEE PUBLIC, HAS REMOVED HIS OFFICE TO CORNER ti nf palIIugtou and Meyer streets. Iopo r--l-se-l Maps a speciality. All business en- '-lsfal % air will be attended Co with prompt l.-- l-. I.~rtfeu.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

I.r,rq -Tavr40E PIMA toTNTY, NOTARY PUB
 inc NixlSG AND CIVIL ESGINEEE- t<u-. ROADS. DITCHES, MINES. TOWN 4 -s... Hra Surveyed, and maps of same made rr ..- mos. reasonable terms O1lce-No. ra1.. Iaser street, Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

V. |. EICKARD, r. c. S,
 a--.y-r AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST. AF#EgES TUCSON AND TOMB
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
IL RTFHNIAN < CO.

BHUTbIRAPUERS-A LARGE ASSOBT- l.-1r of Arizona views ou hand; Picture laIa- made rp order and Mouldiugs on hand. D. l5 N1asre-- street. opposite Western Cnon
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
iuniarCuS.
fSentincl.l


 The rich strike in the Silver Glance mine has called NIT. Cargill to Silver District. He went up on the Monday morning stage.
 One car load of horses and two car loads of wagons, for the surveying party of Col Scott arrived yesterday. They are to be used in re-surveylng the road Co Port YsabeL
 Supt. W. T. Lambie informs us con- corning the discovery of the bones of a mastOdOn, that the bones were found in well at Bowie station 93 feet deep. They consisted of part of the vertebrs, jaw bone and four or five teeth, which latter NIT. Larbie says, were as large as a l ip irio ores,t Q st.
 mans I4Ir. s. M0fgs6, sSlb1aa ,baISa ab6sa 6nI
 Mir. Lotus 1rTest of the Iotal. Wra-97i at the Needles boring in the river at that place to find bottom upon which to construct the bridge for the A. and F. crossing at that point, came down on the last steamer. He says that they went down in eight places loo feet but failed to find a good foundation. The result will probably be that the crossing al that place will have to be abandoned
 We sincerely regret to chronicle the departure of Mr. Frank B. Wightman. for Fort Rice, Texas. which occurred last Sunday morning Frank may almost be said to have grown up amongst us; and while We regret tO lose him from our business and social circles, We con gratulate him upon his increased good fortune. He takes charge of Sisson, Wallace < Co.'S business at the above place. We wish him well in whatever sphere he may be placed.
 THERE is a little trouble in the Bap- list church at Champaign, Illinois. The deacons requested the pastor to resign. and he did so, though he denounced the proceedings ss persecution. One of the vigilant guardians of the flock explains the expulsion of the shepherd in this way: " Though he amt handsome, he is full of palaver and tricks. He can help lady over a muddy crossing with the grace of a city beau, clasp her around the waist with the charming fervOr of a Broadway policeman, and shakes hands with her III a most captivating manner. ! Shaking hands is bis forte. He is not pretty to look at, but he has winning ways The deacons, it would seem, are triile particular. There can surely be ' no harm in shaking hands cordially, or 1 ia helping lady over a muddy crossing 2 in graceful manner; and as for Occu- pying waste places, that IS duty.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

SINCE the resumption of specie pay ments ID this country S1s7, 7,4S4,l14 ID gold has been imported.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
WI A. SCOTT. JR.,

.asEat1. INSURANCE AoEN-. .s--ffg PIMA COUNTY BANK. TUCSON. ~ H.. companies and lowest rates. Send 1. .t..-.--. Ca. .i.ars. etc.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
FLLERY c. FORD,
date C.Iaf af Mineral Division. General LanC
 ntIlen-
ATTORNEY AZ LAW,
-s l.a pro.t Building Washington, D. C.
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 ..pE.IiL ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL lN ra.-er- rn.a;inE to Mines and Mineral Lands h.-.-. tt- Genera Land Office and Department ,f -'. Inferior. Patents for mineral and other -u.,- uro-u7ei Nlne years experience n tile Ga1ar- Laud Office. Six years ID charge of the Nl.s1. Division. ji. l.. O. deciding mineral con- tsrt~ .l.. .I-.- .ar.a- mIAeral lands
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
L. r. BLACKBURN,
L. D. CHuLLSON,

u-r-rT -. $. Fl I.Gss!AL AND COLLECTOR. Agfl.s- WIFE JUDGE WELLS SPICER ' f.E.. -.r.a-. Iplet-to1e. I. IT.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
T. DEXTER LYFORD.
DR. HONG COONG,

s.s.-..-.r. -. TIE Tr-s-lrv MEDICAL AND
 -g.a1r>s. C1llE5E OF CaNroS CITY, I-oo. LTsItRitL. DISEASES A SPECIALITY. VI r .-Ha- uale or female. Would state te t.. rr-lr that l am prepa7e4 70 cure hns ana .ir .-as..-f--- rF the Eye or Ear. having had s.--taar years practice. Oaice. No. 3lO PennIn E. ---- ------.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

Experiments are to be made with six and eight-inch steel guns, with view to arming the new war ships of the United States.
 Builders along the New Jersey coast say that this is the busiest and most prosperous season they have ever kn 1wn- Hundreds cf Summer cottages are m course of erection, and hotels are heEg enlarged. It is almost imp0. s.ble to se- cure enough labOTers, mason and car penters to do the work.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

.Herico .fdyertiSeHleRtS.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
u n. spATI-nTNG
-nIIANI J. OSBORN.
WI J. RERRY.

ATTORNEY AND CoUNsELLoE-AT-LAw. ,-n -tN-rSTIIA STREET. TUCSON. ONLY ' rl-1l aa-iue-s attended Co. Collections a
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

WASHINGTON, December 6.-General Miller to-day introduced in the Senate bis bill Go carry the Chinese treaty into effect. IL was ordered to be printed and laid on the table to await the action of the committee, when 1t will be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
 Senator Grover also introduced bill to-day Co restrict Chinese immigration. His bill is a copy of the vetoed fifteen passenger bill, except in allowing cer- tam classes of Chinese to come here. Except this, its other features are simi- lar to those of Miller's bill. Ordered printed and to be referred.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, December 7.-The Pres ident's message IS generally received with satisfaction and commendation. Some disappointment is expressed that he did not more distinctly and definitely enunciate a policy. The feeling, how ever, seems confirmed to those who hoped for the domination of faction Of the party. Republicans generally thiak the President means tO entirely ignore factions and % heal dissention, sad are glad he refrained from saying anything that could be seized On by other factions.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

CHCAGo, December 6. Yesterday evening capiases were issued for the ar rest Of Wm. R. Larabee, late School Treasurer of Lake View, and Elmwood Jarrett, ex-Treasurer of Hyde Park and Lake School District. Larabee was in- dicted for failing to turn over S2S,0O0 held by him, and Jarrett for an alleged dedication of S60,O0O.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
Jen Davis on the ocean.

NEW YORK, December 6.-It was learn ed in this city yesterday that Jefferson Davis had sailed from Liverpool on one of the steamships now overdue at this port.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

California. "To enforce the treaty stip- uIatiops relative to the Chinese; by Conger, ssro promote tue efficiency of life swing service" by WindCm, To incor- porate the Garfield Memorial Hospital; by Logan, To place U. $. Grant upon the retired list of the army" Recess was then taken until 2;40 D. m. to await the notification of the organization of the House. Among other papers intro duced and temporarily laid on the table were a number against unjust discrlm- nation in railroad rates, and to forbid the extortions in freight and transpOr- tation charges. By Logan, from army officers, " For the compulsory retire ment of all officers after forty-five years service"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
Florence Facts.

lEnterprise.l There are sixty-seven pupils attend Ing the male school now. A good tinsmith would do well in EQ-ence,.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11

WASHINGTON. December 6. - The ComptrolIer's report shows the number of National banks in operation at this time. The increase in the circulating medium since resumption, including silver certificates, is S3GO03.3l7. The bonds held by National banks to secure their circulation are mainly 3l5 and f per cent. the former greatly in excess.
The Rock Island Argus., 1881-10-28
Not the Cat but a Ooppsrhead.

Says the Painesville (Ohio) Iele-
qraph: Quite an unwslcomc, and cer-
tainlY unusual, visior ttappeared in the
house of Mr. Joel Crofoot, in Leroy, on
Saturday night. Mrs. Crofoot had been
ironing during the evening. and, having
hot fire, left the outside kitchen door
open. The kitchen floor is on the level
with the ground. the sitting-room floor
one step higher. About nine o'clock
she stepped down from the sitting-room
to the kitchen for the purpose of hang
ing some towels by the stove. and as
her foot struck the floor she felt what
she supposed was the cat, at the same
time feeling scratch on her ankle;
but noticing that the cat made no out
cry, she looked to see what it was, and
the reader can imigine her consterna-
ton at discerning q monster copper
head snake and realizing that she had
been bitten by it. She at once called
to her husband, who soon dispatched
the snake and applying camphor and
saleratus to the wound, came toPaines-
vile as soon as he could hitch up his
team and drive here. Going to the
residence of his brother, Mr.. A. ID. Gro
foot, on st. Clair Street, DIR. A. L.
Gardner was summoned, who adminis-
tered the usual aniidotes. The foot was
swallen to an unusual size, turned
purple, and caused some pain during
the night. Sunday afternoon the pain
began to decrease and the swellings
to subside, so that she rode home Sum
day evening. Mr.. Crofoot measured
his snakesfip on Sunday. and found
him to be thirty-nine inches long and
and as large round as his wrist.
The Rock Island Argus., 1881-10-28
A Great Singers Meanness.

Between Patti and her sister Carlotta,
as the world knows, there is undying
hatred. The last mentioned is q great
artist and woman of great heart She
is really loved by many in her career,
and when dreadful operation was per-
formed ON her in Paris two years ago
The whole world sent messages, letters
and dispatches, all of anxious inquiry.
but from the sister whose arms had
proGered many childish embrace
there came not one word of love or
sympathy. All the while that Carlotta
Patti was in the hospital with the good
sisters of ST. Joseph Adelina was at
the Hotel du Rhin. and during fourteen
anxious days. while lowering between
life and death. an own sister, she never
sent word to know how she was. and
said. when asked 10 come and witness
the operation and join in the sentiments
taken with the family before the chlor-
oforin was given, that 4tshe did not care
whether she lived or died, aud not to
annoy her any more" Nine. Stra-
kosch did not dare tell Carlotta the
truth. and the poor invalid believed un-
I'll she was quite out of danger that an
old fend had been healed over, and
that farorite sister had scarcely left
her bedside during so terrible . trial.
We will not repeat what Mime. Carlofta
said when she learned the truth IL
was the talk OF sill Paris.
The Rock Island Argus., 1881-10-28
Breaking Down.

Men often have their hands full, are
overcrowded with business and drive
hurriedly along at it, but they may not
be overworked. We cannot always tell
when we are oyerworked. A man does
not always know himself, no more than
he knows the strain on the handspring
of his watch that will break it. But
there comes time when it breaks-a
click, a snap. and the watch stops.
Men break down in this way. They
go on, day after day, the pressure bear
ing harder each successive day, until
the vital force gives out. and the ma-
chine stops. 1t is great pity that the
indications of this state of things cam
not be seen beforehand. and if seen re-
garded. 1t is one of the last things
that men will admit TO themselves.
much less 10 others. They datter
themselves that it is only q little weari-
ness of the flesh, which viii pass off
with few hours rest, when, in fact,
every nerve. power, and resource are
exhausted, and the system is driven TO
work by sheer force of viii. When the
oil on the shaft or in the oil-box is ex-
hausted, every revolution of the wheel
wears on the revolving part, and soon
will ruin it The same is true of the
human body.