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Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25
FOREIGN.

LONDON, March F. An enormous crowd has gathered at the scene of the explosion. The government inspector estimates the damage at Gi.OO0 IL IS the vessel which contained the explosive material was placed in the cellar of the building.
 4 later and closer inspection shows the explosion to have occurred from the outside Of the building: no arrests have yet been male The police say they mo- ticed nothing suspicious about the build ing prior tO the eXplOsi, D.
 LONDON, March 1S-Lady Florence ixie was attacked at Windsor yester- day by two men disguised n vumeu's clothes. She was walking in a secluded spot near tue woods when a man asked her what time it was. She replied she had no watch and noticed that though they wore women's clothes their faces seemed tO have been recently shaved. Much alarmed she started to walk away; she was followed by tine men. one Oi whom selZed her She struggled tO a. cape but seeing their daggers fell in a swoOn. This occurred at o'clock n the afternoon and she did not recover he senses until AIS. Lady Florence is
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25

TaE Earl of Daihousie, of London, England, under date of February 23. ad- dressed a letter to the CITIZEN inclosing circular letter which he states he has d. so addressed theGOvernor of each State. The circular is issued for the purpose of sscertaining the feelings of the people in this country upon the question of marriage with a deceased wife's sister. " He says:
 am rightly informed. these marriages have now for many years been legal in every part of the United States of America. and you have theyefnrr had ampie e1perence or tnelr effects on sO- cial and domestic life, and can say from practical knowledge whether morality has suffered from marriage with R de ceased wife's sister. The opponents of the legislation of marriage with a de- ceased wife's sister in the United King dom are fond of referring to America as illustrating in marked degree the bane- ful evils which it IS alleged must follow if these marriages are reconiZed 3s le- gal.
 While such marriages are made in this country they are not common. But how baneful evils must follow such mar riages more thau any other, We are at a loss to understand. Indeed, from our standpoint there is SO little of common sense or reason in the negative of this question, that it is scarcely worthy of . ...-.y..,-, ,,r,,,,,I o-,4-o, TI,- sbo,,TI Y,, [ such marriages be made? and why should they not be as happy as others? They are not related by blood, and if they love and are adapted to each other, we can see no reason why they should not be lnited ID marriage. Had the Earl, of Dalhousie brought up the question of marriages with blood relations, We should have taken quite a different view of tue question, and would not hesitate to give such mar riages our unqualified disapproyal. Such marriages, however, are often hap py ones so far as the principals are con cerned, but the issue from such mar riages are not always such as desired and were 1t Is necessary, We could cite many cases where they have been most unfortunate. We have no doubt that the feeble intellects of the average crown-heads of Europe as well as the titled class to which the Earl belongs, are chiefly owing to the marriage and inter-marriage of blood relations.
 But the real subject of the Earl Is to secure favorable reports from this coun- try upon the question he has asked, that be may use it in favor of bill that was introduced in the House of Lords last year, to legalize marriage with a deceased wife's sister, but It was lost by I32 to 12S The passage of such bill would remove the disability of the hus- band of Alice, SO that he could lawfully marry Queen Victoria's youngest daugh- ter. who was also AEce's sister. The Royal family of England IS very anxious that this bill should pass.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25
The Sanatler.. Spirit.

The spirit Of tue renowned old squat ter still fingers m Jhe land.
 (Which load shall ] tate:' asked @ traveller of a man who sat ou the steps Of crossroad store.
 "Whica OEe do y0U wauts
 ''i intended Go ask which one suas'a ! take tO lead me Co tIe rlyer
 "Iake your choice.
 (Which one leads t1 the rivers"
 "What rIverc'
 "Why. the Araansaw.
 ''You want to know which road leads there2"
 -Yes. sir.
 "How long have you been in this country
 That makes no difference. my friend. 1 want tO know something o' the geo graphy of this community"
 "No, it makes no difference how long you've been here. but there amt Ee- ography of thls neighDorbood, but there was lot of lem in the school-house when it burned.
 "HOw Tar IS 4 to the rIvcr, any wayt "Well, any way. it is ahout two hun dred miles"
 Oh. how far is Is:
 lnA tt4A AAehr A- aT l.a NT .FI- please"
 "I mean how near Is it.
 "Thatll sOrter do. l don't know" ''Is this a temperance comm ;nity: "SOTter."
 How longha it been since you had d drink?"
 "It aiut been more than a month, but 1t seems hke a couple of years.
 What would you give for a driuk:' "A common sized mule.
 live got some very fine stuff Lrre. In Q bottle; have some?
 The native grasped the bottle eagerly and drank. "N hat Is lt yOu want Go know
 "The road to the river
 The native took another drink aud said: 'rhe rivers right over wonder, but the ferryman will charge you like thun- der if you amt got poo vLlskey. Good day. When the traveller arrived at the fer " he found his friend of the store stand iug in the b0at waiting for him.
 ~Hal.Ca, here vs are again. N hat will you take to row me acrossg
 How much have you got?' ''l mean, what is your price,
 Three drinks and tie co, k
 What do you want Of the cork
 "Want to put it m the rbnrn to make the milk taste natural. Arkansas Tray ellen.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25
The Pioneer Smelter. |.

Mir. c. R. Wores. as has been already stated, a short time ago completed the erection of the pioneer smelter of Tue son, and on Saturday he put it in prac- tical operation with the most satis- factory results, running through half @ ton of galena ore which yielcei a ba- of metal worth $50. or 93 per cent. of the assay value.
 His smelter is built of adobe, l1ned with fire brick. It IS about four feet square, outside, and about twelve f, ct high to the top of the chimney. The blast Is furnished from a huge forge bellows propelled by hand. The smelter IS an improved pattern of the Mexican shelter, with capacity of one ton Der day of ten hours. The cost was perhaps S2j0, which includes every expense up to the moment Of starting 1t in opera tiOn.
 The old Mexican style of smelter can be constructed for a nominal sum where adobes can be made, and althoueh 1t will not stand more than a week or ten days continuous run, where the ore assays above Sl00 per ton 1t can be used to a good D oft even when one has to be rebuilt every week. Many miners with small veins of good smelling ore can not only make quite a business profit by this method. but at the same time develop their mines. The entire sue cess of MT. Wores' experiment. has proven that but little intelligent effort and some energy are required to produce bullion in paying quantities, even by the poorest Financially miners if they have the ore.
 This pioneer smelter, small tholgh it k, wifi be kept ID operation as fast as ore can be procured, and 1t is possible that 1t may form the nucleus of works on a scale of some importance
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25
FICE: No. 314 Congress Street.
NALEDICTORy.

HAVING disposed of my interest in the CITIZEN to ". W. Hayward, I now take leave Of the paper, having been con uected with it for the past two years The paper has endeavored to represent .b- better element and to foster every ,binr that tends to advance the material social and moral progress of the Terri tory. The best evidence of its progress has been the rarid growth of the busi ness and influence of the paper. Our ne-sonal relations with the patrons ot ,be paper and with the gentlemen of the pr,fession in the Territory have been most pleasant, and We are under obliga- tons fo- many favors.
 Our regret at retiring from the CITI- zES Is somewhat lessened by the knowl- .j-a that our successor wlll continue the progressive policy of the paper. W. W. Hayward, late or the Joliet, H., Sun, has an established reputation as a sue rsssful journalist, and is stauncl Re pu5li,aa. We have had an opportuRity 10 observe Mr. Hayward's capacity as a business and newspaper man during ,he brief period that he bas been con pested with the CITIZEN, and We have no hesitation ID recommending him to the confidence and cordial support Of -he community. We therefore retire with the warmest feelings Of friendship for the patrons Of the paper and the bast wishes for our successor.
 Very respectfully,
 J. 4. WHrIMORE.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25

SEVERAL years ago the Democratic
 party passed a law authorizing the
 State Treasurer of Virginia to re-
 ceive coupons of the bonds of
 1871 as taxes, as they be-
 came due. The amount thus reclaimed
 was so large that there Was little cash
 left in the treasury to meet cnrrent ex- penses, and nothing to pay on other bonds of the Stai,, winch had not been so favored bs the Democratic Legisla- ture. The Readjusters passed law against receiving these coupons for taxes putting all debts on an equal footing. The Democrats made a test case and carried it to the Supreme Court of the United States, which has affirmed the right of the State Legislature to repeal the law The effect of this decision is to depreciate the value of tax receivable ill., terest coupons of the bonds issued in 1871. The Readjusters have fought with all their strength, the tax-receiyable of these coupons and when they got control of he Legislature they passed law imposing restriction that diminished to very large extent the uf coupons offered in payment oi taxes. These tax receivable interest coupon bonds were mostly held in Eng lana nd Baltimara- ---'-l ruey nave been -eaping quite little harvest, but will uow be placed ona level with all other creditors of the State of Virginia. The decision is regarded as victory for the
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25
Lnmber In NexIco.

The valuable timber resources Of Mex leo bid fHr Co see merIted development under the encouragement offered by the Government. Hitherto says the Mex icau FmaDcier, these have been almost entirely neglected, and Mexico has sui- cred tbe anomaly of drawing large sup plies of lumber from American markets. Ereights at sea and the cost O.. inland transportation have, Ot course, SD lu- creased the price of this lumber as to have prohibited it's general Use ID the country. Experience has taught Mex ico the importance Of developing her own great resOrces Of lumber supply. Hence. there is slre8dny an active move ueut to secure the rich timber lands Of the ReuubIc, either by Government grants or by private purchase. In SO- nora, Chihuahua. COnhuila, Durango, Sinama, MichoucaE, JalscO, Mexico, Hidaigo and Vera Cruz there are vast quantities of fine woods largely consnm- cd in American markets, and the coast districts are covered with virgin forests Of cedar, ebony. mahogany and o5her rich woods. while m all the greater g.,I- tudes hickory and hard ceder, plss. larcl. oak, sycamOre and walnut hou:- ,sh to perfection. The rapid advance Oi railroads ls making these suppEes more available. and for the eucourl msrt of tins industry the varlous StIte Governments, as well as the general Governmet, are offering liberal concess- l0ns tO all who Will utilize and further develop these great lumber -e-oGree' CT tu. land.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25
raE USELESS DgLEsArg TO CONGRESS.

There is but little dignity or honor
 attached to the position Of De'ega'e 10
 Congress from Territory, and Eo far
 as any good be mly render the people
 he is supposed to represent, he might
 about as well never enter the halls of Congress. Arizona noT has c popula-
 ton larger than the State oi Nevada,
 and almost enough Co entitle her to a
 full member Of Congress on the basis of
 the number apportionel to Congression-
 al districts under the rule. Yet that
 State has a member of the House and
 two Senators. Not being a State, We
 have no representation in the Senate.
 The otfice.of Delegate to Congress IS farce and fraud on the people which the citizens of the Territory should no longer quietly submit to. 4 delegate to Congress has nc vote, consequently be Is without influence. At least he can only serve IS a kind of privileged lobby who may speak on questions, fl he can ever catch the eye Of the speaker, which does not happen on an average once during the entire session. The system of delegates is wrong in the ov and Tn fact Give ps al full hedgei member os Congress, one who cannot only be seen and heard, but who has a right to vote. If that i. asking too mucL. t'lsze7ve ns mem- l bss for two Territories. The people Of ! the western Territories have submitted | to this imposition long enongh and it k | high tune that they shnuld have some in Congress, which We claim ;aev do not have under the pres ent system of delegates. We do net | ask for representation ID the Senate, ! nor can We have 1t under ihe provision of | the constitution until We have been regularly admitted as one of the States oi the Union. But We do claim that as of the United States for the citizens or the Territories are ninety nine out of every hurdred born m some of the States of the Union, or are we have rights, and should have representation in Congress. We believe that fl the citizens of tue Terri tories would go together, and ask for that it's justice to all fair minded meu would be SO apparent tat t could not toe deUied.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25

THERE seems to be diff renee of opinion among ou- citizens upon the question of how to expeud the S200OOC Of the bonds of Pima county authoriz il
 by the Legislature, to be issued, SO that their investment will prove most advan- tageous 10 {, VII and county. The best way to settle this question is by an ex- pression O: the taxpayers Of the county who are not only the parties to be bene- fited but are the ones that will be called upon to foot the bill. IT the pro ceeds of these bonds are well and judi ciously expended, they will return to the people four fould; but if they should not be so exp nded they may do us no good, and possibly may result in ultimate loss to the county. h view of the great in- Portance of e1pending the bonds SO that they will prove to be in the best in- terest of the county, We would suggest that public meeting be called at an early day in order that free and dlspasslonate discussion of the question may be had, that the people may decide what is best to do. There can be DO doubt but Tucson has arrived at that critical period in her history when wIse management will place her on the high road to rosperi- ty and permanent growth, or Il mistake ton which she may never overcome. This is the crucial test: do your duty now, regardless of fear or favor. Place the means authorized to be expended where it will do the most good to the town and couaty, and we will soon have a city second Co none other iu all this region of country.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25

prostrated. The story of the affair has been elicited from her only a. intervals.
 The saving of her life Is attributed to her St. Bernard dog. Lady Florence had no reason to suspect immediate danger, although she had been some what fesrfnl since the recent letter about the Land League. The last thing she remembers is one of the men pushing quantity Cf mud in her mouth. On re- covery she found both palms cut across. the gloves severed; two dagger holes, two inches apart in the right breast of her dress A broad steel corset ribbon was broken by the weapon. Lady Flor ence supposes the scoundrels were dis turhed by a cart passing. She received threatening letters while in Ireland re- gently. No arrests have been made. The police have slight clue. It IS be- lieved the men were bitten in the strug erla
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25
A FALSE PROPHET.

Prof. WiggIns takes a very peculiar
 view of the results of his prophecy. He
 claims that it was literally fulfilled and
 that the tidal wave at Halifax was the
 highest ever Known. He prophesied
 that the storm would be the greatest
 ever known on thIs continent, while the
 fact is that had 1t not have been for Mir. Wiggins' prophecy it would not have at- ! traeted any attention whatever. He has.
 however, fulfilled his promise to tell the
 world how he was able to fortell so much 1 lie says: "I may state what I know to
 r-s an absolute fact, that the hour at
 which great storms will arrive at differ
 ent points on the earth's surface, also
 where severe cold periods like that of
 January just passed IS to occur, when
 remarkable floods will take place, abd
 when winters will be distinguished by
 great quantities of snow, can be pre- dicted for any length of time in advance.
 Surely the public of this continent must
 be convinced that the millions Of dollars expended on meteorological bureaus are Of little service to seafaring men," This explanation Is as follows: This storm satisfied me that the theory of an oppo- site tide which I advanced in 1864 is cor rect namely, that it is caused by the vibratory motion of the earth from east to west. If you will look at terrestrial globe and see the peculiar position of the Gulf of Mexico and the tendency of Cape St. R0que to glance northward the tides moving west, you will not wonder at my alarm when, observing that the forces had been to the greatest possible extent, and that, too, when she IS hasten ing with other planets from the south to the north across the equator This he claims was the case when his storm should have made its appearance, and but one element was lacking to make It terrible affair for America. For" he said. mark it well, II the moons conjunction with the sun had taken place at o'clock on the meridian of London, instead of 1 o'clock 1 in tbe morning, London time, or in oth- | CT words. if the conjunction had taken | place over the Gulf of Guinea instead of | the China sea, the whole American ! coast would have been put under wa ter" He predicts that this thing may | happen sometime. though he gravely in- forms us that it may be thousands of | years first. When Wiggins puts his so far ahead he shows that he has at least learned something by bis of the past few weeks. Ton are not going to catch him in a box again, where it must storm on three days grace; hereafter he spreads it over thousanGs of years, and We are quite certain that no man now living will be on hand to tell him of his failure WIgsirs has had a good deal of adver- Iising and it has been done for much less than Lydia Pinkhsm gets hers done; but so far as We can see the one is about as reliable as the other and is de- serving of about the same consideration by the public.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25
The Arizona Sonihrrn Mine.

At the annual meeting Ot the stock holders of the Arizona Southern Mill and Mining Company, held in Camden, N. J., the following directors were elect ed: Messrs. Jas. Calhoun, Geo. E. Dresher. ". H. Dresher, F. 5. D.ld ne, w. J. Jones. J. N. Kerus and II. 5. Scale Subsequently Mir. Jas. \. K-rns was re- lected President; Mr. Jas. Calhoun Secretary; Mr. Win. H. Dresher, Treas urer, and Fl. .. Ssarle, Superintendent.
 The President n his report says:
 ''Ihe total cash sales sInce last annu- al meeting have been J0,Sil shares, re- su!tlng Tn an average price of nearly 27 cents per share. When fl is cJnsid- cred that tue par value of the company s stock IS but Sl.O0 per share, the direct DTS feel that the company IS to he con gratulated upon the fact that their shares have been sold for more thaH one-fOurth of their par value, when stock Of other companies, some of them enjoying larger priv .leges than ours, aud in possession of better plant in the shape Of mIlls, which your company does not possess. are selling in the open hAl AFf hA nun o Ao " NNhAo tiNA Hhai tt and drug at that.
 To those stockholders who may de- sire to dispose of their shares, your Board would beg to advise that nu -tockholder dispose of hIs or her hold ings, as they confidently believe that the day IS not far distant when the shares will be selling at par.
 The Board feels it 10 be an act of justice to bear testimony herein to the solid integrity and sterling worth or your superintendent, for the able man ner in which he has managed the affairs at the mines. To his active efforts in the purchase of the San Jose property the stockholders are under heavy obli- cations. In the face of strong adverse monied interests, who were desiruus of -cquiring the property, and offered a larger sum of money, your superintel d. en-, by strong personal efforts and sacri- tices, succeeded in securing the property to the company"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25

TIE provision inserted in the army bill 1y the lower house ot congress, for tine gradual extinction of the pay corps as .. separate branch of the service, and for iae performance of the duties Of the paymasters by tine quarteEmaster's de- psrtmeDt, vas disagreed to by the sen- ate e; but the conference committee in- serted a paragraph which opens the pay corps and the commissary and quarter master departments to appointments from civil life. The section provides that vacancies that may hereafter occur in the pay corps of the army in the grades of lieutenant, colonel and major, by req son of death, resignation, dismissal or retirement. shall not be filled by original appointment until the pay corps shall by such vacancies be reduced tO forty pay masters, and the number oi pay corps shall then be established at forty and no more, and hereafter vacancies occurring In the quartermaster's and clmmissary
 departments of the army may, in the dis cretion Of the President, be filled from civil life. The passage of tbis bill ~i'l open way for many good, Tat appoint ments by and by.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25
Tine Murdered Nahlson.
EpItGph.

Deputy Sheriff Hatch yesterday re- turned from Contention and an Epi- taph reporter learned the follovsn Ing ad- dltional facts concerning the mysterious death of F. Madison, an account ot which appeared in yesterday mornings issue: On the I1th instant the decea-ed received from Hudson S O., of Tue SOD, through Wells, Fargo S O., S392.- 60, and in .nediateiy started for home. On the following day his partner, whose name IS Nelson Frellerson, went to Con tentlon and doubtless learned Of the money having been received. He left that evening, when no doubt the plans between him and his confederate were coucocted. From the nature of the wounds 1t is extremely probable that theI- first object was to secure tbe mon ey, but Madison being a very strong and nervy man. resisted, and as last resort, the partners in crime shot him. Both wounds show that the weapons were held in close proximity to the body of the deceased. To add further to the belief that his partner was concerned in tbe crime, two horses are missing from the ranch. as well as the more valuable effects belonging to him. IT the parties have not gone to Sonora, the chances for their recovery are very hatterinr. as a description of Frellerson has been sent along he l1ne of the railroad.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25

THE Star says: There be those m Tue son who think that all enterprise should be controlled by old ArizOnans. This spirit must be submerged, or Tucson will suffer. New corners, new blood, new energy is what Tucson needs. Let the obstr1ctioDist stand out ot the way. We are DO; ready to go quite so far as the Star, in submerging old Arizonsns, but we do believe in letting the obstruct- ionists' stand out of the way, no mat ter who they may be. We fully agree with the Star that We must have new blood and new energy, or more energy, otherwise Tucson will wake up one of these fine mornings and find that she IS already growing feeble with age and de- cav
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25

HE Albany Argus gives an account o' ,he production of the first gold bar ever r1insd in that State. It IS from placer mines in the Adirondack noun 'a-ns, weighs 20 pennyweights and IS vaiaed at S235 S7 in gold and s 96 in silver. It does not give the cost of pro- ducing this bar.