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Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
News Items.

A rseler of silk in New Orleans, who has hitherto employed some nineteen | hands, proposes to go into the manu- | facture of silk fabrics, and to organize a | joint stock company for that purpose. | He has already reeled l,jOO pounds of | silk, and has an importation of oocOOns
 on the way from France of ,20O pounds The laborers blasting rocks on the railroad extension beyond Bedding, Cal are slaughter1Dg hundreds of snakes that have taken up their quarters there.
 Every blast of powder sends into the air
 a wrlthing mass of snake flesh, and the noise made by the rattlesnakes can be plainly heard at a distance.
 The Continent has offered three prizes of $50, Sf0 and S2j. for the best speci- mems of wOOd-engraving from the mem l bers of the classes m engraving at the Philadelshia school of design for wom- en. The awards will soon be made, and some of the enyravings submitted will appear 10 the magazine in connection with an article by John Sartain on "En- gravlng as an Occupation for Young Women"
 The fame of Mir. Ignatius Donnellys -AN4autA7 L AA per anu BEotAtls ss huuAA.l4- ersl has extended Co Spain, and one of the foremost of Spanish scholar IS en- gagged m makIug a translation of this fascinating work for publication m that country. The book has passed through ten large editions in the Uni ed States, and has also had an extensive sale in England.
 It Is charged nov that ze Hoadly, of Ohio, is 11 Iuilel. and circular to that effect Is being distributed through out the State hort time ago. when Generul Leievre was talked of as a Democratic candidate for Governor, he was scared into the woods by le charge O Catholicism. It seems that out in Ohio 1t IS about as dangerous for pol ! Itician to believe too much as too little l in the matter of religion.-World.
 The largest rapch m Texas IS that of l Charles GOodvright al the head of Red ] river. He began four years ago with 1 21O,O0 acres bought at 35 cents per ac- | re, and has continued buying. paying as | high as g. per acre. and now controls | 10000 acres. To inclose the land 25O miles Of fence IS required. He has A l herd Of 40,fOO cattle. As the state of . Rhn Island covers only 674.944 acres. 1t will be seen that this mans possess ions cover territory enough for a com mOnwealth.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
AMERICA NOT BRITANNIA - LEADS THE
 WORLD.

John H. Stevens, who was recently
 married to Virginia lady, at the age of l twenty-seven, IS the son of the late
 Commodore Edwin A. Stevens. Mir.
 Stevens, notwithstanding the great
 wealth left him by his father, which was estimated at from ten to fifteen million dollars, and being chief heir to his mothers estate, who next to Mrs. Van derbilt IS perhaps the richest woman in America, his life up to few years ago was shadowed by terrible nightmare which made him an object of the great est solicitude to his friends, and all who knew him At an early age he became a victim to that, in many respects, ter rIble disease-the goitre. A membrsn- ous sack formed on one side of his head which gradually increased iu size in spite of the efforts of the most skilled physicians, until it hung down below his shoulder, and was fast ex- hausting his strength and threatened bis life. He went to London, Paris and Berlin, and consulted the most eminent physicians of Europe, but they inform cd him that the membrsnous substance could not be removed without causing death. In his dispair, it Is said, young Stevens offered Sl 100000 to anyone who would remove the deformity success fully, but no one was found willing to undertake the difficult and uncertain operation. Dispirited and discouraged he returned home to die. On his arrival home at Hoboken. N. J., he called Dr. Willard Parker the eminent aud skill ful American Surgeon as last hope. And to his great joy Dr Parker told him that in his opinion the operation could be successfully performed. Dr. Parker at once proceeded to perform the operation, and did it iu such skillful manner, that young Stevens was entire ly cured m the course of few weeks. Four years have now elapsed since the operation was performed, and there is no doubt of the permanency of the cure. Mir. Stevens presented Dr. Park CT with check for slOOOOO for the sue cessful operation, which the most emin- ent physicians of the old world said "could not be done and save his life" It is said that Mr. Stevens IS one of the most greattul and happy men in Amer tea. and never tires of praising Dr Parker whom be speaks of as "his Savior" and expresses the belief that in difficult cases of surgery he has no equal in the world.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
Notes of the Day.

A sueak-thief entered the open front | door Of the residence ot c. R. Burns, al | St Louis, the other day, and seiZiug some articles which lay conveniently on
 parlOr table, made nasty retreat. | Ills departure was observed through the cellar window by Mir. Barns little l daughters, tEo of whom immediately
 started m pursuit They chased him to
 the corner of Cardinal and Washington
 avenues, and, although he was a full
 grown white man, frightened him into delivering a portion of hIs plunder, and then with the aid of a gentleman who fortunately came to theIr assistance, se- cured bis arrest.
 When a man chooses to sit on the dress-circle railing of the Youngstown (O.j opera-hOuse and hang his legs over, he can do so hereafter without interfer- ence. Mir. Mcdonald found that pOsit- ion to his liking one evening last winter but just because tImId people sitting under the shapOw of his boots saw lit to protest, ihe usher elected him. McDOn- aid brought suit for 5000 damages, and the jury, while not rating bis injur- ies so high has vindlcated the rights of fFee American citizen by bringing in a verdlrt of S2jH.
 The fist pastor of the Congregation nl society in Grea' Burlington, Mass, was Rev. Stephen Hopkins. His grand nephew, ex-President Mark Hopkins of WIl''ams college, IS exprcted to preach the Is of August the dedication sermon m the new editice erected on the site of that burned a year or more ago. Mrs. NarA Hopkins, widow of the late Cali fornIa millionaire, has contributed largely to the construction fund and has built an elegant stone parsonage in sd- dItiOn.
 The garden court or quadrangle of the Bank of Elgiand lying between the banking and issue debartments IS says a London paper just now gay with the abundant crimson blossoms of numer- ous rhodonendrous. The effect of this unexpected display, together with the
 ender green foliage of the lines, and the
 alling wateas Of the glObular fountain in the midst, is not a little striking to visitors who have just come out Of the noise and hustle of Cheapslde and Corn bill.
 An s-year-old boy at Port Jervis, N. I. while giving his 2-year-Old brother an airing in a baby carriage the other day, wheeled him out on the tow-path of the canal and left hin there while he went to play vi h the other boys. A sudden gust Ot wind struck the carriage and set 1t ID motion, and it rolled of the bank into the canal An employe ot the Erie road who was passing rescued the help less child.
 The sheepshead, which Is now in sea- son off Atlantic ciiy and the Jersey, swims about sulken logs, along the bot l tom rocks, and is enabled by his pro- Jecting teeth to bite off the different mOllusks which form the food of the sheepshead. The grazing habit of the | fish mas given rise to an arrangement on | the Virginia coast by which the certaIL- ty of an annual call is secured.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
RALLY ROUND TRE POLE.
The Line of Cfreumpohir Observatories
 About To Be Broken.

I H. V
 About To Be Broken
 At the meeting of the Royal Geo graphical Society on the 18th ut. its president. Lord Aberdare, favorably commented on the scientific value or the observations now being taken by the nine international polar settle ments. These circumpoiar statl"ns are SO located that the observers will be able to gam some accurate knowledge of the seasonal temperature, pressure, and wind-changes occurring within the Arctic circle. Although geographical exploration formed only very su0ord- mate part of the work marked out for these stations which IS chiefly the col lection of data for the solution of im- portant problems in terrestial magnet ism and meteorology-yet, says Lord Aberdare, geographical science can not fail to be greatly benefited oy their success"
 By the recall this summer of one or both of the United States, tat POlns Barrow and Lady Franklin bsy) the chain of international stations around the pole will be broken and gap from 55 to I35 degrees of longitude iu width will be made. But even should both these stations be abandoned, there will still be left in Arctic America the Ger man station at Cumberland sound, Dsv- is strait, and the English station at Great Slave lake. As American meteor ology is more affected by the great Arc tic air waves which reach Manitoba from the vicinity Of Point Barr"v than by those moving from the vicinity of Lady Franklin Bay, the abandonment of the former place would be greater loss to the cause Ot weather science in this country than that of the latter. American msterOlogists may console themselves, should the work at both these stations be given up. with the fact that the English observers tst Great Slave lake in tn. heart Oi British Amer iea, are ID an admirable position to se- cure the sci-ntific data bearing most directly on the solution of the still Ob- scnre problems of American weather changes.
 This station Is the only one, unfor- tunAteiy, selected by the international polar conference situated III the center of a great continental area boring the frozen ocean, the other stations beiug nearly or wholly maritime. Had there been no continental Arctic station Occu- pied by the cooperating Observere, prob ably the most important problem Of American meteorOlogy-the effect of the cooling and beating of the great Arctic land masses on the weather and seasons of he temperate zOne-wOuld have been left to solve itself, But, with the English observations at Great Slave lake and our own at Fort Barrow available for intercomparsOn, It Is to be hoped most interesting and practically valuable results may yet be obtained.
 Should a encouragement of the polar stations be necessltated by the aban- dOnment of the American posts, 1T would be well If next year more of them were located in the interior of the froz- en land masses, so that the observations might be connected with those of inhab- tied regions and the observing parties might be more easily reached and re lieved than Is possible on the remote shores of the polar ocean--Nev York Herald
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
Arabian NIllef.

By the kindness of Mir. J. D. Rum burg, We had the pleasure this morning of examining a samplei of Arabian Mil let, which he is raising on his ranch near town. The stalk was about five feet in length, large, pulpy and soft throughout, and furnished with large green leaves, all of which are eagerly de voured by stock. The head was heavily loaded with seed which has ve-y much the appearance of flax seed and Mr. Rumburg informs us it VIII bear about 1000 pounds to the acre of this seed, which, with the stock and leaves makes the richest sort of provender. The sam pie shown us had been growing but about sixty days. It stools out and covers the ground very closely and prob bably furnishes more feed tO the acre for a single crop, than any other cf the grasses. MT. Rumberg informs us that cattle on breaking into his enclosure where there was sorghum, cors. alfalfa, grain and miHet, left all others for the mlllet. The Arabian Millet Is reported to grow without irrigation on dry soil. If this is the case 1t IS certainly one of the most valuable feeds for stock that has yet been introduced m the Terri tory. Phoenix Herald.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
THE AMERICAN FAMILY.
A Dissertation on the Busy Housewife ,
 the Pre.eut

|
 | There are some families who seem Co
 be in continued state of unpleasant
 surprise over the natural order Q, | events, who Tn maintaining perseveriRs- | ly the attitude of ''waItIng for some thing to turn up" are overwhelmed | with astOnIshment when the something actually happens. The weather, for In- | stance, causes perpetual discomfort.
 "lhe rain, It ralneth every day, when tte sunshine was looked upon as fore | guue conclusion. The frOs: IS apt iO
 mp the tender leaves of the plants too | sOO1, and the snuw-wlnds sound dismal | ly around a shlvering house. When the
 sultry warmth suddenly comes, when the early spring Is transformed into
 summer, and all nature reioIces m the transformauon with easy adaptabIlIty, the greatly surprised household IS al- most reduced to despair, for their pre- psratlons for the season are never com
 pleted at the proper moment. Then
 the dIrectress of the household, who has
 tha guidance and management of aiialrs,
 Is sorely pressed. SIghing over the
 work before her, which looks mountain
 ous m the warm weather, she tries Co
 smooth the tangled thaeads of family
 life until she k quite distressed at the
 conplexlty. There IS so much to do,
 ant 1t IS not her fault that the much Is
 not done; for IS she to be blamed for the delay of the painter, the plumber, the carpet man: Is she entirely re- spCnsiOle for the heaps of sewing that
 will require the stitch, stitch" of weary fingers beyond midsummer? So in her signing thoughts she becomes nervous
 and tired, and the whole family Is troub- led Theoretically and practically thls stale of the household IS unpleasant:
 but unfortunately 1t IS not an exception al phase of American life. From mis-
 tress Co maid there IS always the restless. ceaseless struggle to accomplish the many things, so that all the require ments of our sOclal life shall be met; from the heads of the houses Co the smallest members there Is the constant desire fer more, that Is the characteristic of our political and sOcial system. And SO the years revolye, and We are never quite ready for the day of the month. The hurrying, nervous, typical Amer Ican family who have never the means to grssify all desires and who are apt Co misunderstood even blessings which come unexpectedly, will yield ID time most possibly to a cooler, more quiet, and more self-restrained type of house hold At present. the life of the Amer Ican woman s made up of emergencies which would severely tax less compiler nervous system. Whether she lives m Chicago, where the majority of citizens move fifteen times in fourteen years, or whether she resides m ArOOstoOk coun ty. where life Is more tranquil, she must encounter the unexpected SO often that ItIs no wonder that her nerves are unstIung and that existence becomes sometimes to be feared. But in the fu- ture, when Amercan life becomes more stable and when women will not find happiness only ID continued excitement. the family wll become more composed, more harmonious. Health, which brings
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

JoHN KELLY. the Tammany Boss, re gently delivered speech in Springfield Mass, ID " tich he accuses Tildon of de. fvat'ng Hancock in New York In hi, remarks he stated that he found tha 'the impression prevailed that he op- posel Hancock in 1880" "What inter est," said NIT. Kelley, "would we hay. in defeating Hancock We did as much as We coIld 10 nominate him, and prob bahly no people worked harder thar TRmnaDy hall for hls election. He was defeated by Mir. Tilden and his friende. TIlden wanted the nomination himself, and wrote that letter which some peoplt say IS 8 great letter for that purpose. That great letter was given to the press before it was brought before tLe Convention. The country didn't believe in him Tn 1876; they believed in his ability but doubted his courage. He made up his mind to avenge himself, and tbe figures show that the vote fell off when the Tilden Element predomi- mated, vhile increasing ten per cent where Tammany influence prevailed. So after all Boss Kelly did not defeat Hancock in New York state. Kelly says T T.lden did it, and Tilden says Kel- ly did it ; but we imagine they are both wrong, and that neither Tilden or Kelly did it, but the republicans did it. The trouble was that there were more republican votes than there were demo cratic votes, consequently, the stronger party carried the day. They will carry the next presidential election in New York also, for the simple reason that there are more republican voters in that State than there are democratic 70 ters
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
AN ARIZONA DISPUTE.
Suit to Prevent assignment of Valuable
 Mining Property.

John H. Golfer, of Mohave county, \. T., has filed 5ill in the circuit court of Chicago against Frank Upman, Jas. D. Tanning and. Martin Conrad, of the General Logan and Finch Mining Con- pany (cOnsolidated,) to prevent them from assigning stock to the company beld by them. The complainant says that in February last he owned the General Logan and Finch mines in May rard mining district, in Arizona. and tided in organizing the General Logan and Finch Mining Company. with a capital of S2O00000, which whs to buy the above mines and develop them. He took 100000 shares and induced Frank Upman to subscribe for 49,9SO shares, J. D. Tanning like amount, J. ID. Adair 10 shares and Abner Taylor 10 shares. L. was agreed that the complainant should contribute half his stock and Upman and Tanning half theirs toward A working capital This stock was to be put n the hands of Conrad as trustee and sold at less than one dollar a share. The first S20,OO0 raised was to be used ID the development of the mines. Com olRlnant was then to be paid Sl5O,OOO Tor the mines, and afterward assign all his stock remaining to Upman and Fan ming. Golfer claims that he carried out his part of the contract, but Upmsn and Tanning have not kept their agreement, and asks that the original contract be Sc. aside, the mines to be redeeded to him and defendants restrained from assigning their stock. The defendants claim that Golfer has satisfied himself that the mines are more valuable than at first supposed, and wants to gobble them up.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

OUB Sonora friends have many nove ways of raising money with which tC meet current expenses, Their latest manifesto places tax of 90 cents 6 head to every owner of a bullock killed for entering a town with team, 90 cents to go out of town with the same JC cents more; taking a load of lumber into 8 town tor pueblo $500; monthly tax upon 8 m'll in operation, $500. The above embraces only portion of the new levy, but il is enough to show the absurdI;y of the system. There is no tax levled against ranch no matter how many thousand acres of land it contains nor how many cattle there may be upon it. The duty on some imported articles IS enormous amnunting in some instances to 800 per cent. Such high tariff, prohibits importation and en- cnurAges smuggling, which a majority of the people of that State not only justify but encourage by assisting the smugglers in hiding the plunder and refusing to inform upon them.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
Mrs. YanderbIIt's Drag,

Mrs. William K Vanderbilt will drive a curricle at Newport this year. It IS a sort Of twD-wheel chaise, with a pole and a bar across the horse. It is to be built by an Amsriean firm, but will be closely modelled after the old English style, with two wheels and 6 seat for the groom behind. It is as dangerous a vehicle to drive as dOg-cart or Stan hope gig. Mrs Vanderbilt is a capital whip. In fact, there are few better hOrsewomen in New York. She will probably be the first of her sex to drive 2 curricle ID America. IL is said tle last man who drove one of these vehicles m London was the old Marquis Of Ang- lesey, Cf Waterloo fame He did not allow his grOOms to sIt beside him. but had two of them following behind on horseback. Though Mrs. Vanderblt's vehicle IS Co be made in America, she imports all of her harness from England. She has great liking for showy equip ages, by the way.
 Last year she drove to the races in s Victoria, with four horses and pOstil- hons. Ir was The first tiae such turnout had been seen ID New York, though If IS common enough ID England Postil- lions have since been employed by Mrs. August Belmont and MT. J. l.. Anthony. The carriages attract great attention here. They are certainly foreign to the spirit Of republican country.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

Isador Goldbsum, a young Hebrew of Gloversville, N. r., eloped with Ann Meyers of the same village. The coup le went to Fonda and were married by justice of peace within an hour. The girls father learned of her departure and attempted t) head her off. but was unsuccessful, When he arrived she had been bride for an hour. de was very angry and told her not to darken his door agaIn, but she calmly told him that his indignation was useless, for 1t was too late, that she knew he would be coming alter her before long.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

IT is telegraph,d over the country that General Crook, ID the course of an in- terview at Chicago regarding the Apache question, stated that "I have done my work; the department" (mean- ing the Indian department must now do its work" It hardly seems possible that General Crook made the above ststement; but if he did, he Is lsboring under a great mistake, as he has but half "done bis work" aud the smallest hall at that. So far as he has gone it is we'll enough, but be has not gone half far enough Most of the able-bodied warriors are still on the war-path. and there IS no immediate prospect of taking them of of it. The best thlng that Secretary Lincoln can do is to cease quibbiing over the disposition of the women and children and send Crook after the warriors.