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Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

IS Dervio, on the shores of Lake Como, last week while performance was in progress iD puppet theatre, It took fire and forty-seven persons were burned to death. A Bengal light was used to represent fire, and the sparks from it set fire to a quantity of straw in an adjoining room. On perceTing the flames the snowman shouted ''fireT" but the audience thought the cry was merely realistic detail cf the play and remained seated. The cries of fire were soon raised outside the hall, and the audience thinking an affrsy had arisen in the streets barred with heavy table the door leading from the hall, and did not discover their. mistakes until the flames burst into. the room. A large portion of the charred bodies were wo- men and children. A week ago over 2OO women and children were killed st Sun derlsnd, England, and now we have repetition of Sunderland on smaller scale, in Switzerland. From whence will come the report from the next 'desth trspT It may be nearer home
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
New Roads in Mexico. n.ffa. uar.I1

Late advices from the interiOr of Mex leo bring important railroad news. Sew eral new charters have been granted, one for line from Sulla, on the Central, to Cenetos, on the TamIioo and San Luis Potosi line, thus connecting the important branch of the Central with the trunk line The MeIican Central Railroad company of Mexico has a char ter to build line of road from Zacacs- tas to Durango and thence to the Bay of Topolobampo, connecting with the line, thence to the frontier. The line must be begun in niue months and fin- ished in ten years. It IS to be three feet gauge. and will receive subsidy of S4,000 per kilometer, the payment of which IS guaranteed by 5 per cent. of the Custom House receipts of the repub- lie.
 The State of MichoRcan has also been authorized to give companies the right to build roads from Patzsvero via Moreley to point on the Central rail road near Clsvs; one from PIedsd Cav sdas to Logas, in JalIsco, and another from MsrRuvstio to Queretsro, with branches to various imp' rtant towns. If it is broad gauge SS,000 subsidy per kilo- meter is to be paid, and fl narrow gauge, 5000.
 The charter of the Cameron Ind Pus- tosico railroad has been amended. and subsidy of $500 per hlometer given. This last line is to be built by local capital. The rsmpico and San Luis railroad is in operation ior9O kilOmeters from Famous, or TRmeIi river. About 95 kilometers have been completed and graded.
 The Morel railroad IS completed to Eutepre and the Frisbie line, 80 miles south of Piedrss-Negrss, to the Afnss river.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

Now is the time for those who have been in Arizona for years prospecting for mines and have failed to strike bO- nanZRs, to keep B sharp lookout for stock ranches. Almost every one who has been around through the various mining camps has at one time or other found water near to. or al good grazing lands, which with very little develop ment could be converted into good stock ranch Such property will be io demand before long, and then it will knowledge of such places, that they have neglected an opportunity to secure valuable ranch property. The attention of stock men IS but just beginning to turn towards Arizona. Hitherto it was supposed that this Territory was good for nothing except mining, but now both agriculture and stock raising have be- gun to attract the attention of the esst and the Pacific States, and men with capital are coming in and investing their money. They are more thrifty class than formerly came to Arizona, and what is better than all they are coming to stay. Formerly people came to Ari- zons to make money and then get out of the country; now they are coming here to make permanent homes and to re- main with us, which is the best indica- tion of permanent growth and sugurs well for the future.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
sEEoHgR,s sEYENrIErH BIRTHDAY

The celebration of Henry Ward Beech
 CTS 10th anniversary was made the sub
 gect of most fulsome eulogies, which
 might better have been left unsaid. All
 will con0ede to Mir. Beecher ability, but
 1t is hard to understand how sane men
 can look upon him as model Christian
 and.a safe leader, when all the world
 knows that his example is not such as
 can be recommended-even to the
 worldly, much less a Christian people. Professor West said "they had come to- gether to honor a philosopher, the poor mans friend, lover of nature, of flowers and children; to honor one whose name will stand for centuries, like Mont Blanc, alone in his fame" Can it be possible that history will ever be so fslsi- lied! Mir. Beecher has said many things that will live; but much that was for the time which will pass away and soon be forgotten. As a teacher and as an ex- ample for Christians to follow, Mir. Beecher has certainly proven failure. His teachings are transitory. his example iil as no honest Christian can recom- mead or follow. Why, then, do men try to make a saint of Mir. Beecher, when he Is only of flesh and blood-hesh and blood that supports being in some respects as gross as the vilest man that walks the streets.
 Mr. Beeeher may be euloglsed by his own congregation in Brooklyn, who shut theIr eyes to the bad, and pretend to see only the good; but they speak only for themselves and the history they make like Mont Blanc" will be only for themselves. The American people who live outside of Plymouth church-snd there are quite number of them--do not look at MT. Beecher through Plymouth church spectseles, and while that church IS making false history of their idol, the Outside world, more honest in their con- victions, and less infatuated with an oratcry they have never heard, will write his history from the words that he has spoken, and the life that he has led Robert Collyer was there,-snda rather strong place 1t was, for Mr. CoIlyer to be-but he was not misled by what the Plymouth church people said of ''their beloved pastor" But he said all there 1 was to be said. He spoke of Mr. Beech CTS ability as an orator and as s writer; l and referred to his visit to Euaaand in 1883. on which occasion he succeeded in | wining English sympathy to the side of the Union. We are in favor of giving l credit to Mr. Eeecher for every worthy l act of hls life, but he should not be honored for unworthy ones.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
THE BOURBON COACH STILL BEHIND.

There are some democrats who favor
 the nomination of Tilden because they
 believe him to be a strong man, snd if
 nominated that great enthusiasm will
 spring up from evefy nook and corner.
 Governor Crittenden of Missouri, is for
 Filden. That gentlemen thinks there
 will be two issues in the next campaign,
 tariff-reform, and the frauds of 1876.
 But he thinks "the outrageous fraud will
 be the principal issue, and that it
 will create an enthusiasm for the old
 ticket that no other would" This is
 certainly new idea of strength but
 how many other democrats there are,
 who will look at the candidacy of Mir.
 Tilden as does the Governor of Mis-
 souri, 1t IS not easy to ascertain. But
 as usual, the democrats are looking at the past, rather than the future, mourn ing over what they have lost, rather than what they might have. Bour-
 bons they are and bourbons they will con- tinue to be. There is no hope for the democrats, unless new blood is injected into the party and the management given to young men who can realize that what ever is done must be done, for this day and the present time, and not wait until next year for the old leaders to come together and hold class meeting and teil-not how the devil tempted them, and how they finally overcome them, but how they have been wronged and how the country has been wronged by the republican party. They lock away back and tell of things that have passed years and years ago, from the days of Calhoun down. But they have never caught up with the times; from three to five years is as near as they can p"sslbly come to fastening outo the liy- in-; Issues of the day. If the democrats would throw MT. Tilden overheard with much more of the same kind of rubbish they have stored away, and begin anew and build their ship with sound timber and of the latest pattern, with some re- gard to attaining speed as well ss car rying freight, there might be some hope of the ''old democratic ship" riding the waves, but when they talk of old models and select old deeayed timber with which | to built their craft, they will be wrecked l on the same shoals that have attended 1 their voyages during the past thirty | years. Democratic managers are al- | ways getting up something to suit the 'died in the wool" portion of that party. | and do not seem to understand that it is to squsnder time on the forgetting entirely that in order to succeed they must induce some DOT ton of the independent and floating vote to join them.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
Arizona News.

Hon. John J. Gosper will go east in 6 few days.
 Copper bullion IS now being shipped to San Francisco vla Florence.
 E.O. Kenneday of Globe, has bought BOOn's ranch on the San Pedro.
 The ladies of Florence will picnic on Aaron Mason's rauch, on the 4th.
 There will be a match game of base ball in Tombstone on the 4th, for SlOO slde.
 It IS rumOred that the Third Cavalry IS to leave Arizona and take station m Wyoming.
 Mayor Carr and his friends of Tomb stone, have presented Webster Street a gold handed cane.
 Butte, Penal county now boasts post "fiice service to that place will com mence the 18th inst.
 The school census shows 400 children of school age in Florence, and $50 in the county, a slight increase.
 Littledon Price has returned from Oregon. He will locate in San Francis co. Price Is not webtoot.
 About thirty deaths have occurred in Clifton during the past six weeks, mostly from diphtheria, among Mexicans
 Two thirds of the citizens of Graham county, says the Clarion, have petitioned Judge Sheldon not to postpone holding court in that county.
 The air is very hazy in appearance, in consequence of large fires ID the White mountains in the timber. Report says the Apaches set the ire a gOing.-Orion Era
 There does not seem to be much pa- triotism boiling over thIs year in ArizO- na; nearly every town in the Territory that has made an effort to celebrate, have failed.
 Tom Bennett, who was arrested yes terday by Chief Coyle for threats sgaInst the life of Capt. Rafferty, has been com mitted to the county jail in default of S3OO bail.-RepublicaD.
 Charles Hudson, senior member of the old established and reliable banking house of Hudson < Co, Tucson and Tombstone, came up from the ancient and honorable pueblo yesterday.-Epi- taph.
 The CITIZEN says there are just five men m Tucson, as far as heard from. who are in favor of placing the Chirica- huas on the reservation, and that is just four more than can he found in Tomb stone.-Epitaph
 The official survey of the southern boundary of the San Carlos reservation leaves the Tweed properties some dis tance off the reservation. Ihls fact will probably silence those who have persist -ntly asserted that this group of mines were on the Florence En- ,erprise.
 Frank Moore, the contractor, launched the flat boat built at his shop last Thurs day, and the day following the two Americans, for whom it was built, em- parked On their long voyage, thelr ulh- mate destination being the Colorado river.-ChftOn Clarion.
 It is feared by naany that the Indian varriors left in the Sierra Msdre noun tains, since they have been relieved of great burden, VIZ, their old men, women and children, will go forth and commit depredatiOns on grander scale than heretofore. e.-PrescOtt Miner.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
FLOODS ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

IL looks as though some portion of ,he country along the great father of waters was suffering from floods pretty much all the time. Last spring the flood was general on the lower Missis- sippi. where many thousands of people for the time being, Nere rendered home less and vast territory of country in- undated Last spring Arkansas sui ,srsd severely again from floods, and now the Missouri is playing havoc on tbe low lands from the mouth of the hsw to the Mississippi on the Missouri, and on the Mississippi from Alton to Cairo The town Of Harlan, opposite Kansas City was inundated, and almost dspopulsted; thousands of farmers along the rich bottom lands of the Missouri have lost all of their growing crops. Tue water at Alton is higher than Ii was in 1858. and the flood at last accounts was steadily growing higher. The great Madison levee has broken and the entire American bottom is inundated, cutting of every eastern railroad running into East St. Louis. The Chicago 6 Alton, the Chicago. Burlington < Quincy and the Indianapolis roads will be compelled to transfer treights and pas ssngers to steamers of Al. ton for St. Louis. Forty thousand acres, nearly all in wheat, just heading out, was destroyed in Madison county, Illinois. At last accounts the Missoari was rising at St. Joe at the rate of an inch an hour, and at Hannibal, on the Mississippi, 1t rose four inches the succeeding tweDty-tour hours. The con- ii-i0u Of Nenlce, Brooklyn and East St. Louis IS deplorsble. The houses of the two towns first named are buried to the roof ID water, and the worst has not come. Even now the water IS higher than t has been since 1s44, the highest ever known. The islands of GebArt, Chateau and Carr are covered with water and probably everything de- s,r5yed. At East St. Louis work was being manfuIly kept up on the Bowman dike, but 1t was feared that 1t would ylye way at any moment. It seems thai this food should be lesson to Illinois. The levees could be made sure against the floods from Alton to Cairo, and that great and rich state is abuud- antly able to make the necessary expen- ditures for that porpose. The lands subject to overflow in that region of country will average 30 miles in width by 100 miles in length, and are without doubt the richest iu the world, and it is 6 shame that such valuable property should continue in jeopardy when the people have it within their power to make the levees secure
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

THE Star IS of the opinion that New Mexico would be too far away to take the Chiricahuas Neither the people of New Mexico or Arizona," says our neiehbor, "would feel safe under such an arrangement" We imagine so; es- pecislly the people of New Mexico would not feel safe. But the people of New Mexico would feel comparatively safe If they were placed on the San Carlos agency, as the Chiricahuas could then depredate in Arizona, The Star IS still of the opinion that ''the correct propo- zition is that of Crook's-to place them for the present on the San Carlos reser- vation." A large proportion of the citi- gems of Arlzons, however, don't believe any such thing. They believe that An zona is not the place for the Apsohes, and that they should be removed from the Territory.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

THE yellow fever is already raging in Vera Cruz, and there is great danger of it spreading over into Texas. The press of Texas is nrging upon the State health authorities to be on their guard at all points against possible yellow fever con- tsgion from Mexico. The disease at Vera Cruz is of the most virulent type and increasing, the death rate now av- ersging over fifteen large death rate when We consider the size of that city, which IS not ss large as Tucson.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

TEMPERANCE island, in the Psssaic river at Patterson, N. J., which for fifty years has been the place for all outdoor temperance meetings, has recently been turned into beer garden, and the name changed to Pssssic. This does not speak well for the efforts of the temper snce people in New Jersey.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

lS the east they celebrate St. Johns day by riding the goat" In Arizona the day IS celebrated by men on horse back grabbing at chsnticleers fastened 10 he ground, the successful grsbber gaining the privilege of wearing the fooster out over his comrades. The df- ference in the customs of the two sec hons IS only matter Of taste, but the native Arizonans gets the most fun out ot hls mode of observing the day.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

HE Southern Pacific Railway Con- pauy continue to improve their track snd Increase their capacity, in view of a large fall carrying trade. Twelve or thirteen locomotives passed through this place fiom Sacramento for San Antonio, Texas, yesterday, to be used on the Houston division. Each locomotive WAS provided with an engineer and fireman, sho will remain with them.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
COLONEL DAv1p B. PARkrR. Chief In.

COLONEL DAVID B. PARKER, Chief h. spectOr of the Post Office Department. has declined the appointment of Post master at Washington. It is not easy to understand how a man who has S2,5O0 position can decline a position that pays s4.O0O 8 year. The Colonel evidently does not hve for money alone
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

TEE New York Sun says "Vanderbilt played Q very clever little trick on the boys n unloading large lots of New York Central and Lake Shore stock upon them before leaving for Europe. This statement of the Sun may or may not be so. It IS very hard to get at the movements of such men as the Wander bl-ts and Goulds, and we doubt very much whether the Sun knows anything more of what has been done than other neorla
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

GENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN's friends are giving him forty-three thousand dollar house in Washington. We ven- iure to say that these same big hearted gentlemen would not give one of the subordlnates who helped the General earn his fame, SO much as a forty-three Cent pig-sty.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

IT IS usually the case, that when any new branch of business starts up in a town or community, that others who never thought of such thing, follow the lead and set up business in opposi- tion to the pioneer. There may be a good opening for a single firm in the business, but when divided up, it may prove B losing investment for all who engage Tn 1t. Just now the capitalist of the country seem to have a mania for trsnscontinentBl railroads, and not with standing we now have completed or nearly completed, five such roads; it is given out that another one is to be built, connecting the At lgntic with the Pacific. But the new road will differ from those already in gauge and will reach from ocean to ocean, and all under one manage ment. It is believed that narrow gauge roads can do overland business with & profit at less rates than the broad gaugs roads can. But such a road is long way in the future, as it will require a number of years to build and equip a new road such as IS contemplated. be- sides the building of the road will re- quire a vast amount of capital, and it re- mains to be seen whether sufficient csp- ital can be secured for this new ven- ture The men who have the new pro- iect in hand. claim to have a capital of s25.0OO,OOO to begin with.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

IT is rumored that the youngest daughter of General Sherman. Rachael, is engaged to Emons Blaine, the second son of James G. Blaine. Our advice to Emons is to keep a sharp look cut or the old General will "plsy 8 Laban trick on him"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
THE GRAND CANYON.

Rev. J. N. Pierce, who recently visited the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, writes very glowing account of Ari- zons's great work of Nature, which he caused to be published in the Springfield (Mo) Herald. The reverend gentleman says: Stand at the bottom at monday, and looking up you can see the stars as at midnight. The chasm through which the river breaks in B narrow channel IS six thousand feet deep; the walls are penpendiculsr and so narrow at the top in one place that you could almost jump across" but be would not advise anyone to try it. We would suggest to those who may visit the canyon to take small pole along with them, which, according 10 the reverend gentleman's story, may be thrown across the chasm and then the passage to the opposite side can easily be made by "cooning the pole"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

TIE State of Nevada is now attached to California collection district, the new district to be known as the Fourth District of California. Where was Senator Jones, that he allowed his State to be swallowed up by district Tn California! The first thing we know Nevada will lose her identity all t. gether.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07
FOREIGN.

HAvRE, June 30-The steamer Kate
 from Bombay, was obliged to stay in tbe road and perform the quarantine with the steamer Bernard which arrived yss-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07


 silver mine of this locality. The vein IS : feet in width. Os carbonate ore. which assays $50 to the ton in value and car ries both gold and silver. It IS opened by shaft 90 feet in depth and other openings are under contract.
 The Panther Is a neighbOring location and Is opened by several shafts and tun- nels. from which good ore IS belng e1- tracted. The vein IS large and similar 10 that of the Carbonate Chief Both of these mines are owned by the same com pany, which intends at an early day to erect 8 40-stamp mill for the treatment of their ores.
 Considerable work has been done on the No. 2, Galena Prince, Gold Hill, Ma ricopa, Hunters Rest, Catharine, Chico and Deseret, from nearly all of which good ores have been extracted.
 Near Reno mountain IS located the Brown Brothers mine. upon which large surface developments III the way of open cuts have been made, from three of these some 500 tons of ore has already been taken that will assay about S35 to the ton. The company owning this property intend building a 40 stamp mill on Cave Creek.
 The Red Rover in the principal mine in Magazine district. It has been opened by shaft 80 feet deep, at which point a large body of ore was found that runs from 5000 to 5000 to the ton in silver. The ledge Is large and can easily be traced by its croppinEs. Shipments of small quantities of selected ore have been sampled ID San Francesca, which yielded from S6OOO to SS,OO0 to the ton The entire ledge has been located and is beng actively prospected.
 We are indebted to the Phenix Herald for the summary of mining news from Msricops county.
 FINAL COUNTY.
 From the Enterprise: The Pioneer South 10-stamp mill has been started mp at last. The company has about 800 tons of ore at the mill to start with, and will take ore out of the mines as fast as possible. The Pioneer mill IS running regularly and turning out the usual amount of bullion and concentrations. Mir. W. B. HellIngs Is now superintend ent of both these companies and makes a good one.
 The Copper Bell group of mines in Copper Basin have been sold for SlOO, OOO.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

Bank Cashier-"You must have some body to identify you" Srsnger-"Un- derstand all that; brought this gentle man with me for that purpose" Bank Csshier-"But I don't know him." ," Stranger-'-Of course not, but I shall make you acquainted Permit me to introduce to you my friend, Mir. Smith. There you are. Now, Smith, introduce me to your friend, please. e."-Boston Transcript.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

Do you believe that woman, now sdays, would dIe for the object of her love| asked bachelor friend. T don't know whether she'd die or nos, sns- wered the benedIct, "but I've known her to go wild when the trimming didn't suit her"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

TIE Daily Silver Citizen is at hand. IL is neatly printed little paper of five columns. We wish 1t success.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

HE Dutchess of Edinburgh, it IS said, is never knowr to smile. Perhaps that lady has read ''rhe Bsrkeeper's Guide"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

Professor to 8 young lady student Yodr mark is very low, and you have only just passed. Young lsdy-Oh, I am so glad, do so love . tight squeeze.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-07

The sand witches will soon hIrt with the dudes down by the sad sea waves