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Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21
Banquet to Major Truman in Los
 Angeles.

Los Al -eles Herald, April I2th.
 About seve o'clock yesterday even ing a number of leading citizens of Los Angeles, assem Oled III DOPs restaurant to do honor to Maiur Ben. C. Truman, for many years editor of the Star, of this city, and a journalist Of national reputation. The banquet was rendered to our sometime fellow citizen, at pres ent the literary agent of the Central and Southern Pacific Railways, h recOgnl- tion of his persistent and effective ser vices 10 this section. His Semi Irop- ical California" was a work which dld much 10 bring Los Angeles L. the mo- tlce Of the Eastern people Among those present We observed Judge Ross, of the Supreme Court; Judge HgnacIo Sepulvada, of our own Superior Court: Captain Thorn, Mayor of the city (who presides); Colonel T. b. Mott, the Messrs. Harris Newmark. I. l.. Rowan, W. J. Brodrick; Mir. Herbert, of the Central Pacific Railway; General k. H. Chapman: A. W. Potts, ( ounty Clerk; Eugene Meyer, French Consul; Colo nel E. E Hewitt and Mir. J. D. Lynch, of the Herald.
 MT Dol surpassed expectation Tn the completeness and perfection of the ap- pointments of the banquet. The menu would have done honor to any chef de cuisine ID the world.
 After the numerous courses had been dispatched, with the advent of the cham pagne began a memorable feast of req son and flow of soul. Major Iruman's splendid capabilities as a raconteur are known all over the American continent, and eniivened many a camp during the late war. Last evening he was m hls haDpiest ven. IoasJs were numerous and they were responded to, with excep- tiOnal wit and appropriateness by many of the participants. The recipient of the banquet was made the subject of many pleasant speeches, Iu which his staunch and continuous devotion to Los Angeles and her interests were warmly dwelt upon. Gen. K. H. Chapman ap- proved himself the orator par excellence of the evening, and he claimed a num- Der of poetical improvements which were happy in the extreme, and a credit to his spontaneity of his intellect
 Towards midnight the party broke up with hearty chorus, the burden of which WAS that our old time Los Angel es friend who avows his possession of both house and cemetery lot ID tnIs city, and who regards Los Angeles as his home for aye, was a jolly go d fellow -a sentiment which the Herald heartily lndOrses.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

FROM time to time the rumor has reached this clty that Captain Joyce, with his company of rangers, was going Co San Carlos to attack the Indians on the reservation, and as often the rumor Gas been denied. We have not the honor of Captain Joyce's acquaintance, and know noihing of the character of the man, but We hardly believe that he, with handful of rangers, would openly make all attack on the reservation In- dians, which could not result otherwise than iu disaster to Captain Joyce and hIs command, and at thIs time would cause su outbreak of the reservation h. dIans which would result ID the total anuihilation of many settlements ID southeastern Arizona. The time has not come for such action. Let us first appeal to Congress to remove the Apaches, and If that IS denied us, We can act as may seem best. We are strongly in hopes that General Crook and ne Mexican authorities will cap ture the renegades along the Sonora line. This done, We can go to work to secure the removal of the Indians from the Territory, and we believe it can be done.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21
Fortunes in Single Nuggets.

Sierra County, California, Tribune.
 On the 18th of August, 1880, a large piece Of gold was taken from the MOnu- mental Quartz Mine, Sierra Butes, which weighed l,596 ounces troy, the value of which was estimated at from S2l,0O0 to S3O,OOO. The Nugget was sold to H. B. Woodward, of San Francisco, for S2l, ,636.52. A fine specimen was taken from the Rainbow Quartz Mine, Chipp's Flat, in 1891. IL was taken from a depth of 2OU feet. Later 1t was shipped to London and worked there. It yielded S22O0O. In 1855 8 nugget was found French Ravine that weighed 532 ounces. and was worth Sl0,OOO. It contained considerable quartz, which Is not calculated in its weight. In 1851, at French Ravine, a nugget was found which weighed 426 ounces, and was val ued at SS,0O0. A nugget is reported to have been found in Minnesota valued at S5,000. In 1850 piece of gold quartz was found in French Ravine which con tained 26S ounces of gold worth S4,S92. At Smiths Flat, in 1866, piece Of gold was taken from a claim which was worth S2, 7l6, and 5wei yhed l46 ounces. At Smiths Flat, in 1864, a nugget was found weighing 40 ouuces and worth $2.605. At Little Grizzly Diggings, in 1880, 6 nugget worth s2,0OO was found.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21
The Boss Rustler.


 John Kinney, the leader of the New Mexican rustlers, who was recently tried and convicted at Las Cruces, and who has been such a terror to the cattle men of that territory, Is about thirty five years of age, five feet seven inches in height, stout, rather bloated, weighs one hundred and siKty-five pounds, tiorid complexion, full and round face, and "A light mustache. He is a braggard, talks loud, drinks hard and lacks prudence, has killed two men. and brags of killing others IS bold, but lacks nerve. He Is believed to be an Irishman. Kinney has been operating in southern New Mexico Texas and old Mexico for three years. He was formerly a soldier in the Eighth United States cavalry. He has ranch in a cottonwood grove south of Rincon, where be has spent most of hls time since leaving the army, butcherlng and shipping stolen cattle. He IS said tO be worth about Sl000O0, the proceeds of his nefarious practices. Kinney was a sort of maior-generAl, having command over all the rustlers, and so perfect was the or xanization that each county m the southern part of the territory had its properly chosen chief who led the gang. m his particular field, under orders from Kinney
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

THE Alta Ariz5na, in a lengthy ar ticle on the resources Of Mohave county, states that "tnere are thousands of acres of the very richest of soII' in that county which could be easily put m cultivation by a proper system Of irrigation. There are large tracts of bottom land unsur- passed n fertility, and water can be found anywhere at depth of only few feet, and that In the near future will be put under the blow. The water ot the Colorado river can be utilized for IrrI- gaiing the bottom lands. It is also a fine grazing country, and her mines eH- tend clear through the county from north t1 south The climate IS fsvora- ble Go the production of wheat, corn, cotton. hops and most kinds of semi tropical fruits. Now that Mohave coun- ty has an outlet by rail, winch after all is the great ci7illzer, We have no doubt she will come to the front as an agricul- tural and mining region. Emigrants in search of homes would do well to look Mohave county over before making per rnanent settlements elsewhere.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

IS the early days of the war there was perhaps no man in the country north of the Mason and Dixon line, who made more bitter speeches against the Union cause and President Linocln than Henry Clay Dean. But like many ex- tremests, he has grown more conserva- tive with age He has been delivering a course Of lectures in Iowa and Missou- II, and among other things he admits that he was wrong ID denouncIng Presi- dent Lincoln for the emancipation proc lamatIon. His bitterness Is all gone and now being an old man would sit himself right with the people while he he has the strength and will to do 1t.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

TIE Washington Star says: Failing utterly, with all their. hard swearing, to shake the government case against them ths star route defendants seem to find some satisfaction in --sassiug'' the gov ernment counsel They have been pleased to refer to Rerdeu as assistant counsel" and as one after another of the accused las repeated the imperti- hence. 1t would seem that there was something particular gratifying to them in it. The court yesterday rebuked Miner for his impertinent manner to- ward counsel for the persecution. In the very probable event of convection 1t may, possibly, be consoliny to the de- fendauts that they made MT. Merrick angrg. There Is certainly nothing In the present stage of the case or in the outlook from which they can extract much comfort.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21
A CongresSiopaI Ron Mot.

Whatever hard things we may say about Congress. We have Co confess ID our just moments that It differs rom the poor Tn this world ID one respect We can not always have It with us- Con- gress has risen for good, contrary to a widespread opinion that the late body was incapable of rising, and left us only the precious legacy of its records-pre- ciOus, but disappointing Co the historian, for some of its best mots are not m the Congressional Globe During the last days Western member of the house, vindicatinp himself upon the floor, struck a Henry Clay attitude, and cried out, with ali the fervor of original convic- tion. Sir, I'd rather be right than Pres ident" Don't worry yourself about that" shouted another member across the aisle; you'll never be either. "- HArpsr's Magazine.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

IT k a common thing for cities to find fault with the United States Marshals If they fan to make the population or manufacturing interests come up to the general expectations of the inhabitants. St. Louis was greatly disappointed at the paucity of her population in 1880, which allowed Chicago. her great rival, to lead CT about 1S0,00O. and Philadel- phia, which was given the lead as a man ufacturing city in 1870, fell to the second or third place in 1880, whereupon the broad brims were much put out, as was Lord Blodget, who made the former fig ures. Mr. Blodget was so greatly disap- pointed at the result of the United States report that he went to work and did the work over again, and by the aid of few personal friends the result will soon be laid before the country in the shape of a book containing an exhaust i've report which places Philadelphia in the front rank once more. But if the government report Is faulty as to Phila- delpbia, may 1t not be so as regards other cities These special private re- ports are not always the most reliable. It may be that if Chicago or New York would employ men to increase the fig ures over those made by the census bureau that 1T could be done. So, after all. Philadelphia will not receive any benefit from this special report, and will not be put in the front rank, but will have 10 take her place where the census bureau mas placed her. We have often noticed that compilers and publishers of city directories place the population of cities from 10 to 3O per cent. higher than the United States census taker could find names to make when the time for enumeration came round. While it IS no doubt true that more or less names are omitted by the regular census takers they are n1t apt to place the population higher than 1t IS, and the same may be said as regards manufactured goods.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

A PRIVATE letter from ". ". Bennett who is now in Oregon, to friends iu Prescott, gives a rather uniayorable account of that country. The soIl Is barr Y white clay, interspersed with mud holes OF lakes; the trees are massed over, even the apple tree Is SO massed over, tLat the apple blossa ms are almost obscrred from view. He states he would not give ranches he has seen in the vlcln- ity of Prescott for the whole State. He considers the grasing lands of Arizona far superior to Oregon. He has visited the chef towns Of the State, all Of which he reports as exceedingly dull From what he reports 1t would be well for Ariz1uaus to not emigrate to Oregon with view of bettenng their condi- ton.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

SATEN years ago last January a couple near Bennington, Vermont. quar- relied as t. who should light a fire in the parlor, and from that day to this none has been lighted in that room. It Is not often family quarrel results In inaugurating such an economic turn
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

HE Albuquerque papers are lament ing their failure to secure visits from the Raymond excursion parties, and are try ing to hunt up the cause of their beng slighted. But they should bear in mind that all towns and places vf interest can not be visited by these excursion parties, as they have inst SO long to make the round trip and so much time Go spend on tine road. Another year and the am bltion of Albuquerque may be gratited.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21
Missouri

THE smallpox is raging in Missouri, Indiana, Illinois and Kansas, with un- usuS fatality. A dispatch from h. dianspolis states that in Indiana 1t has become widespread and 1t can no longer be concealed inst ia certain sections It has become epidemic. In St. Louis the sanitary authorities are exerting them selves to the utmost to suppress the nest
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

4 KANSAS deacon said h prayer meeting, "brethren and sisters, let us pray for G. NJ. Smith and make better man of him. The deacon's word must have been worth a good deal IF that community, as Smith sued he deacon for islander, and was awarded S6OO damages by the jury
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

THERE are two hundred and fifty men employed n laying track on the Allan tic 6 Pacific railroad, and iE is claimed that three miles of track are being lad per day. F SO they will be at the Col orado river some time during the pres ent month. It IS believed that the bridge at the Colorado rver will be completed by the time the track reaches that point.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

OLIVE LOGAN writes to a Philadelphia paper that the Prince of Wales last new fancy is Miss Chsppell, beautiful New York girl. Some young ladies may take prlde m hirtations with royalty, but when the filtration Is over the unfortu- nate girl has little left except her pretty face. Our advice to yoIng American ladies IS to avoid royalty if they have any regard for their good name or any hopes for the future.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

TIE CITIZEN iu speaking of mines in Cabsbi district. yesterday, stated that ''the ore will assay up in the thousands, and the dumps at the mine has a large quantity Of like grade ore" The CTTI- ZEN should have stated that AIr. Bivins informed us that the ore would assay in the thousands, etc"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

IRE CITIZEN recently published a re- port of the iuding of little Charley Me Comas, which has slnce proved to be un- true. The report came direct from a brakeman D the railroad, who told hls landlady that be had seen the boy and talked with him. after the murder of Judge McComas and wife. Had his story been truethe boy would have been restored to his relatives. They have of fered a reward of 1000 for his recovery, and sums are being raised for an ir- creased reward in the hope of finding him alive.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

THERE seems to be no end to Demo cratic timber for Presldential candidates now. Tilden is 8 live corpse again; Me Donald Of Indiana and Denver of Ohio are also spoken Of ID connection with the Presidency. IL Is not a very dlfh- cult matter to find candidates, but to find one they can elect Is quite another fh5r,.r
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

Two cyclones have already appeared in the Eastern States this yesr-one Tn Arkansas and one In northern Illlnols and Wisconsin. The latter killed sew eral people and destroyed considerable property. So far the signal service has done but little toward warning people of the coming of these destructive storms
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

TIE banquet given by the Iroquois Club, m Chicago last week, was a grand affair. Many Of the leading Democratic lights Of the country were in attend auce. while others sent regrets. The Iroeuois Club IS perhaps taking the ini- r.s ve step toward securing the Nation al 4JeLcocratic Convention in that city.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

ARIZONA will be greatly benefited by the completion of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad. which will enable the northern country to open up her mines and enable settlers to take up the agricultural and grazing lands.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21
WEEKLY CITIZEN.

TIE President IS having fine time fishing on the Akochobee; be has already landed a FIX pound bass. Secretary Chandler dses not take much interest in casting a fly; it is believed however, that he will take more active part, when they begin on the aligators.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21
Earatfa


 Major C. P. Dake Is confined tO his room in Prescott, with an old wound re- ceived while ID the service years ago.
 Alfred Allen was badly bitten by JIG. Reynolds Newfoundland dog last even ing while paying the latter gentleman s visit.
 Lloyd Hill, late of Tucson, has pur- chased the Tiger saloon, and in a few days will have Carpenters overhauIng and rei,ting 1t. Mir. Hill proposes put ting in some club rooms and with other improvements will nave one of the finest saloons in the city.
 A man coming ID on the McDowell road yesterday had his horse bit by rattlesnake when about ten miles from here. The horse was driven on Co Phe- nix before anything was done for him, and beyond a siAht swelling Of the leg from the knee down does not appear to be materially affected, from the effect of the bite.
 Mir. Webb, of Gila Bend loaded two teams with supplies for ms force of men engaged on his Gila River canal From Mr Webb We learn that bis project Is progressing satisfactorily, and men with fan. lies are settling there and buying e al stock, which indtrates pc -manarcy. Inns is the oldest water franchise on --.e riv.r. and was mafe by Webb lS Miller ID Isi9. and tha Durchasa of the Grila Bend canal from tha Sheriff which VA. constructed in 1872 glves this com pauy water privileges equal 70 any in the country On both sides of the river water will be turnei firm the canal in a few days and E enlarged sufficient to carry 1000 inches, with a width vary ing from thirty to twelve feet. When three miles more of the canal is com pleted, it will then have a combined length of thirty-tvo miles, lnd will s1p- ply water Co thousands of acres of aStne agricultural land as ever a blow turned.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

Mss SHAw's landscape painting, Sun mer," Is said to be strong work, handled with breadth and decision, and is noticeable for its truth of color and Its out -of-door feeling. In other words a good picture for invalIds to look upon.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

IT is believed that a subterranean river underhes the city of Denver. If that is all, they can go on with ther wickedness, as the bottom is not likely to drop down for some tune vet.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

New flannel suits for children are made of chevoit Asnnels. garnet blue. dark green and gray being the fsvorite colors.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21

Azsleas are the house plant of the psssllg moment.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21
Phenix Facts.
Herald

MT. e. W. Webb has sold an eighth interest in his ditch Co MT. Barkley, and Is rapidly accumulatlng a colony at the Bend The family of Mir. Henry, of California, IS expected to arrive soon, Ony.
 The smallpox has extended to Pres cott Fight 1t, neighbor, and don't be wheedled into the idea that it Is black measles, swlne-pox. or anything but the genuine stuf, and you will probably be rid of 1t soon. Phenix has made mis- take m allowing herself t1 believe that 1t was anything and everything out what 1t really is, until sue Is forced to the proper conclusion.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-21
TO The West.

There are a number OF routes leading to
the above mentioned section, but the direct
and reliable route is via Saint Louis and
over the Missouri Pacific Railway. Two
trains daily are run from the Grand Union
Depot, Saint Louis to Kansas City, Leaven.
worth, Atchison, st, Joseph and Omaha.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars oithc very
tirest make are attached to MI trains.
At Kansas City Union Depot, passengers
for Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Cal.
!f1rnia connect with express trains of all
lines.
At Atchison connection is mado with
express trains for Kansas and Nebraska
points.
AT Omaha, connection is made with the
Overland train for California.
This line offers to parties enroute to the
West and Northwest, not only fast time
and superior Accommodations, but beautiful
scenery, as IT passes through the finest por-
ton of Missouri and Nebraska. Send for
illustrated maps, pamphlets, &C., of this
line, which will DO mailed free.
Q. Is. KINNAN, +. CHANDLER,
Asst Gent Pass. Agent. Gon'l Pass Agent.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-21

Mrs. Dalton replied.
II am quite ashamed to be so trouble
some, but would you be so very good as
to write the address for mep | really
have no head for names; | never can
remember names of places or people,"
"Oh, certainly, I'll write it with pleas
ure, said Mrs. Dalton, going to table
at the other end of the room, on which
stood blOtting-book and inkstand.
The strange lady received the written
address, and then took leave with
profusion of thanks. Mrs. Dalton i'm
mediately took the ring-case from the
little table where it had been standing,
and, going upstairs, locked it again in
her dressing-boX. 1t was the same
morning, only few hours later, when
Bertha's telegram arrived, that she
went to the case and found it empty
Sarah accompanied the lady down the
garden to the gate, and stood looking
at her for minute or two as she went
along the road
well, | never" was her exclamation,
as she closed the gate and returned to
the house.
Close search was made for the ring
1t must have slipped out of the ring
case, and have rolled away in the draw
ing-room, or on the stairs, and Sarah
must find it, Mrs. Dalton averred.
Things were always going wrong in
that uncomfortable manner, for the sole
purpose Of tormenting her, she de-
clared. She wished Bertha had only
had the good sense to keep her own
counsel about the ring, and then this
trouble need not have happened. 1t
was 50 ridiculous of Bertha to mention
1t when there was no occasion.
Sarah nearly got her dismissal for
asserting her belief that the strange
lady had taken it, "Such utter nom
sense, Mrs. Dalton said; AS if were
not a sufficiently good Judge Of charac-
ter to know lady when see one!"
On Sarah repeating her conviction, she
was desired sharply to hold her tongue,
which she accordingly did, but with a
determination to give her version Of
the story to Miss Bertha when she
came home.