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Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27
SPECULATIVE ARIZONANS.
A Trio of Tucs0n People Purchase a Large
 Tract of Land.

Tract of Land.
 The Los Angeles Times of Sunday notes the sale of a large tract of land in that county. The Tines says:
 As is well known. there IS a body of very fertile land lying between Santa Monica and San Pedro, comprising the Centinela and Sausal Redondo ranches. This tract, capable of supporting a pop ulation Of several thousand, if divided into small farms, has never been opened to settlement, the owners preferring to rent it out after the fashion of the Eng lish landlords. By good management a company of Pacific coast capitalists, with the assistance of A. E. PomerOy. of PomerOy S Mills. have succeeded in purchasing 1l,OO0 acres of the Sausal RedOndo rancho, and in the near future will place it on the mar ket in small tracts at a low price. The gentlemen interested m the enterprise are Judge Silent, Mir. NOsburg Rnd Mir. Vail, of Arizona, and F. J. Harrison and James A. Clayton of San Jose. All of these gentlemen are well known and mean business, and the fact that they have invested heavily in Los Angeles lands IS the best possible proof that capital, always conservative, has no fear for tine future of real estate Tn this sec tion. It Is understood that the purchas- IDg price was about S20 an acre. Within the next five years there will doubtless be five hundred families on this tract or twenty five hundred persons, and the improvements made at point SO near this city will add largely to the volume of our business.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27
NORTH AND SOUTH RAILROADS.

This Territory should have two of these railroads; one running 10 Globe and beyond, from Flagstaff or some point on the Little Colorado rlver. The other from Ash Fork, Williams or some other point on the A. r. to Prescott, Phenix and beyond. Two such roads would instil new life into two great sec tions of Arizona. They would run through the heart of the Territory, bring in immigration, and in couple of years give us sufficient wealth and pop ulatIon to support State Government
 Arizona is, today, far richer Staie than Nevada; has almost as many voters and twenty times as much latent wealth.
 Narrow gauges would do the business for many years to come, although stand ard gauge roads would please our peo- nle better. The road to be built via Prescott should, in order to get plenty of business, be built through the min- ing distrIcts south of here, where there are scores of good mines which cannot now be worked with profit, but which, with cheaper transportation, etc, would give profitable employment to thou sands of people and let loose great deal of gold, silver, copper, lead, etc With such roads Arizona would indeed be A favored land. Her people would come very near producing almost every thing they vouli need and would hHve ,o import but little. Let us work Tor them in un honest way, and success will croun our etforts.-Prescott Courier.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

Hart's theatrical comique at Broadway,
 opposite the New York hotel, was de-
 stroyed by fire this morning. The the
 ater cost S126,000. There was no insu-
 rance on the building or contents The
 books and money belonging to tine ac-
 tors Fund Association in a safe in their
 rooms on the second floor, are supposed
 to have been totally destroyed. The
 safe in the treasurer's office of the thea
 ter contained the bonds and books of the
 establishment, S2,000 in money and the
 manusCrips of several of Harrigan's plays. The excitement in the Colorado
 hotel was, for time, intense. Walters had gone through the building and aroused the guests. Many of the latter became terrified and ran down stairs in their night clothes. The proprietor succeeded in quieting them after a while. The interior decorations of the theater cost S3.OO0, and the scenery for the Major, which was the opening play of the new house, cost 5000. Since that time the scenery for ten plays had been added, which increased the value of the stage settings to S75,OOO. Besides this, the mountings for Harrigan's new play, McAllister's Legacy, which cost Sl0,000, was in the house. Everything was lost as the insurance -gJ ont a short time ago and in the press O9 busi- ness its renewal lad been neglected. The total loss by the fire will be about s20O,00O.
 WAsHISGToS, Dec. 23.-Senate-Jo- mas presented a memorial from the joint assOciatian of New Orleans, protesting against the ratification of the Spanish treaty. Vest submitted con current resolution. providing that con yressional speeches shall be printed as delivered, with the exception of verbal When speeches are held Or revision for more than one week, the speech shall be printed as deliy- red. Referred. Hale called up the naval appropriation bill as reported by him, from the committee ,n appropriations, and t passed.
 TRoY, N. r., Dec 23- Cambridge, county, was visited by great confagration this morning. Four arge business blocks were completely destroyed. The probable loss IS between .150,OO0 to S200,O00. The estimated insurance is between S50,0O0 and '75,000.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, Dec. 23.-The Dem cratic state central committee has de- .ided by a vote of 2i to : to endorse Colonel Geo. Tourney for the secretary 4 the interior. in Cleveland's cabinet.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

NTER-OCE.S.-It is said that the Ob .7e, Of Mr. BayarTs visit to Albany was simply to explain his geographical posi- l'n. MT. Cleveland did not wish to paee the Delaware statesman in the V4olnet until he knew where to locate nm and whether his appointment should Dc charged up to the North or South The Senator was equal to the occasion '-l when the President elect asked Which state he dropped into when he fell ol' ot led, the answer came promptly '1a' be would naturally fall into Phila' ''iphla, but he always managed to fall .t lar South as possible so as to be sIafgei np to tue South's quota Thli a5 a5''iea -', and Mir. Bayard can have hI' '-O.e- ci Cabinet positions.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

IHE railroad freight war between the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe and the Texas Pacific seems to be one of those oispenSatlOns in which the people ob- tan temporary rebate on their previ- ols investments in freights. If the cut should continue any great length of time It will be of great benefit to the merchants of New Mexico and Arizona even so far west as Tucson. The Atchi. soo' Topeka < Santa Fe have a contract Tor the right of way over the Southern faelhc road as far as Benson, and the cut rates will undoubtedly extend theil Advantages thus far, and by re-shipmen' Ineson can avail itself somewhat oi these low rates.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

IHE Sar thinks "the important ques- tiln t5 be determined is who Is respon- s.5ls for the non-publication of the p'ocseiings of the Board of Supervisors tlrs3 lDas time after the meetings sli traasactio1s of the board. The people who pay the bills have right to kl)F" O, curse they have. The D=lls-It.c BpIrl of Supervisors are dJlblgss responsible. The CITIZEN has sclatra,. fbr publishing the proceed lags Of the Board, and it cannot do so uni. the "copy" is furnished 1t. A ba,ch ot a dozen columns, covering usariy two months Of time, was given i4.s paper for publication during the pas, week, which completes the record up 10 Gate.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

HENArlR MILLER, of New York, has .-''oiu;ed bill for the protection of '-7 forest, on the pubic domain, which "0'ides. among other things. that the deserved public lands of the United ''a'5s' embracing the natural forests, '-i all inc public lands which have been i''lFne by the public surveys as tim '7' lands, shall be withdrawn from sur 'e!' sale or disposal under the existing '-"' ani that a commission shall be ap- P'-l'ed b. the President to examine and Classify these timber lands and de- 'e'nine what portion shall be perma- -en'Iy reserved. A heavy penalty IS ro'ided for any vessel owner or agent,
 agent of a railroad company who ADoTingly receives for transportation @1! timber product which is taken from 'ne timber lands of the United States, ana in addition thereto the confiscatlon " The vessel in which the timber IS transported.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

THAT was indeed a farcical plea of J. (. H5rudon, counsel for Bishops Tsl1ey and Kemp, the convicted poly gl2! Is, just previous to passing sentence by tine Court. He pleaded for usrcy on account Of the families of the convicted men. some of them having ss many as three to provide for. It is rather an Gousual circumstance for an attorney D interpOse the criminal act itseli as a claim for mercy. They were convicted Of the crime of having too
 many families and We suppose that, ulier such plea, the po>sessor of the largest ba-em would be so overwhelmed with mere lat he would be in con- a.tifr 80 spare some of it to the court a-s lry iLat convicts him.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

HE Los Angeles Board If Trade, at -ss.ias held Wednesday night, ap. ,,j-ted s committee with power to call S,s.e Silver Convention for California, n nee; at Los Angeles The people of C,!..5ruia are taking very active in- ,s-ss. ID the silver question, and Ari- ,1a. whose chief product is silver, should f4l iu line and protest against 1T. Characterization.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

TaE name 0: Henry B. Clifford of New Jersey, Is mentioned as the person likely to represent this country diplo- ul.ica..y ia Mexico. under the new ad- u.1is;ration. NIT. Clifford is well known ID Arizona as an cratic mining engineer, somewhat addicted to scrib- t-.1g for newspapers. If he is as wise ID diplomacy as he Is learned in his chosen calling, Cleveland should by all rsaus give him an opportunity to Hs- t9li,l the natives in the halls of Moe t-ZgLla
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

A CORRESPONDENT of the Phenix Ga zette urges the erection of works for the manufacture of sorghum sugar and molasses in that city. He claims very great natural and commercial advant- aoes over similar works in the east, and thinks they will not only prove highly remuneratlve, but will stimulate con genial and profitable branch of agricul fure
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

PRESIDENT ARTHUR Is making his sd- r,,s., a. tie Nicaragua canal the .-4r.is. l-io-t of his official career. r5. ID ltement is a popular one in this 1a.ry aal 1t is feared by European ,5uz,, SIouid this canal be built it ra7j Y.acs the United States much f,-hsr in tle list of leading powers of ... ra-'
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27
A New Process of Reduction.
Lbs Angeles HeraId.l l

Professor James Warren, of the elec- tric light station, is the inventor of new process of reducing ores, which IS done by the aid of electricity. One day while examining piece of gold bearing quartz be accidentally let 1t fall into one of the dynamOs, which was in motion at the time. On looking for the piece of quartz the next day he found 1t in the dynamo, and to his surprise the gold ID the quartz had been melted and had run to one side of the rock, forming a beautiful button. Professor Warren immediately instituted serIes of ex- perlments, and has succeeded in evolv- ing a process by which gold, silver and copper can be instantly smelted from concentrations by a powerful electric shock, which almost equals in its inteDs- ity stroke of lightning The experi- ments SO far have failed on lead and antimOny ores, but he hopes to be suc- cessiul also with them. Several capital ists have offered to put Professor Var ren's process into practical open ation, but he wishes to hold it back till the patent if fully perfected. Professor | Warren Is also at work on the model oI | a new kind of dynamo, which promise' to reyolutienlze the electric world.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

A TEMPORARY organization has been effected by the cattle men Of Apache countv for ths mutual protection of stock growers. At this time there are over 40OOO horned cattle in Apache county, representing a capital of sl .5OO'- mn If ia the chief industry ot that county. and is destined to acquire very formidable proportions.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

INNER thinks he has discovered .-r..e abou. thirty miles north of -.qx There are but few known met s.,1.t are not found in greater or less .-.,,--y D UT favored land ot sunshine
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

~rr Apache Chief urges the people =. Jolrs 10 make an effort to be- -a station on the Mineral Belt p.-1ai.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

Nearly all the parents of Tucson are purchasing their Christmas confeetion- cry at Rothschilds.
 MT. and Mrs. J. '. Ecclestou have re- tprned from California. MT. Eccleston seems improved in health.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

PHRSIx is assuming metropolitan at- tributes. It will soon have an ice fac tory, gas works and city water. Has the garden city reserved a favorable site for the capital, also?
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

THIS is the season when generosity oyeroomes the judgment, and people buy and give away to others great deal moro than they can afford.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

, sr1gN IS il progress in California, --9-.ft. cad Is threatening to spread ..... u1-e moisture over Arizona.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

The approaches of the bridge at the arroyo beyond the depot are said to be in a very bad condition and need re- pairs.
 E. W. Dobbs came in from his ranch last evening with his lariat hunting up Santa Claus. He will return home Wednesday morning.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

Now IS the time to buy your Christ mas hardware.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11
Got itin His Hat.

There was some fun at the Union de-
pot this morning. A man was standing
talking to a friend when a wasp came
buzzing along and he took off his hat and
struck at it. The wasp disappeared and
the gentleman replaced his hat on his
head and continued his conversation with
his friend. Suddenly he jumped up in
the air and swore with big d, and pull
ing his hat OFF his head he rubbed the bald
spot on the top in a vigorous manner,
Soon d little lump became visible. He
had been stung by the wasp. When he
struck at it with his hat the wasp flew into
il and the gentleman imprisoned it when
he put his hat on again. 1t is perhaps,
needless to add that he will examine his
head covering before putting it on in the
future
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11
Standard Clothing

The Golden Eagle clothing house this
season discounts all competitors in fine
display of desirable seasonable goods in
mems, boys and youths wear, in fact their
assortment is more complete than at any
previous season. They are laying all
their competitors in the shade because
their goods are of better make and cheae
per in price than can be purchased at
other establishments. In addition to the
bargains in clothing, that you will res
ceive, Waterbury watch is given to you
if your purchase amounts to S15 or more.
Go to the Golden Eagle and purchase
your fall or winter suit and get a Water.
bury watch.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11
All on Account of a Dog.

Fred Dean, of the Moline Dispatch, is
mad at the town, and the poor town, we
suppose, is trembling in its boots, so to
speak. 1t all comes from Dean being
reckless enough to own dog. Some
time ago he bought 81 check and at
tached it to the dogs collar. The dog
happens to be of the female persuasion
and the tax on them is S. per year. Yes
tcrday dog tax collector had Dean ar
rested and taken before justice OF the
peace. When he got through interviews
ing the justice he was out just S12.SO.
He promises to appeal the case to the
circuit court, in which event the dog will
probably cost him more. What breaks
Deans heart more than anything else is
being brought into court by dog catcher.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11

The Sidney passed down today
The Pittsburg passed up last evening.
The White Eagle will be the next boat
along on the SAINTS line.
The river is slowly falling again, but is
now at good stage for the large steam
boats.
The Josephine is expected to be ready
for service again the first part of next
week.
Biehls band returned last night on the
Pittsburgh from st. Louis, after week S
successful engagement.
Capt Whitney has about completed his
work of dredging the harbor in front of
this city.
The St. Paul is expected from the south
on Monday, bound for the city of her
name.
The following rafters passed up the
river yesterday and today: Tiber, Dan
Thayer, Mountain Belle and Tenbroecke.
The GI0be-DemOcrdt, of St. Louis on
"Wednesday, said: Capt. George Lamont,
agent of the Diamond 10 line at Rock
Island, is in the city, guest of Capt.
Alex. Lamont, of the Dora.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11
Pnnrla Wafer.

Peoria is again on the ragged edge of
despair in regard to her drinking water
facilities. The people are raising q great
hue and cry, and say they would rather
drink slough water than that which flows
along the banks of the Illinois. The per-
picked question has now crawled into the
council chamber, and the city dads" are
wrestling with it tooth and toe nail One
of the aldermen wants to dig well in
Bradley park, which is situated on high
bluff. What the average Peorian wants
with drinking water is conundrum to
those who know the critter Distilleries
are located promiscuously around the
town aud the natives imbibe the juice
with much gusto. Perhaps they are get
ting modest and desire to weaken the
whisky.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11
Political,

The Hon Charles Durham. of Gencseo.
spoke in Namur hall, Moline, last even
ing to large and enthusiastic audience
The democrats of Moline turned out in
large numbers to hear the gifted Gene
scOan Mr. Durham is an ardent free
trader and the way he arraigned the re-
publicans on the protective tariff issue
made some of them tired last night. He
held up the glazing frauds Of the repub>
lican administration for the past twenty
four years, and demonstrated that a
change IN the government was absolutely
necessary. Mr.. Durham was frequently
applaudcd during his remarks.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11

Supervisor L. S. Pearsoll, Of Coo town
ship, was in the city Friday. 1t has been
many days since the genial face of Pear
soil has been seen on our thoroughfares.
He was one of the heavy exhibitors at the
Coo fair and he had blooded cattle there
by the stallful. We followed the Judges
around for awhile while they were tying
blue ribbons on the bovines ears, that
belonged to Pearsoll, but becoming tired
of the journey fell out of the march.
Pearsoll's absence from the city is proba>
bly, tracable to the large number of premi-
ums he received at the fair, as he has no
doubt, filled in most Of his spare time in
counting them over.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11
Niurods

This morning L. NJ. Buford, Capt. j.
NJ. Beardsley and other Kindred spirits
took the early morning train on the C.,
NJ. and St. p road for Cordova, from
whence they intended to go to the Mere
dosia on a hunting expedition. All are
experienced gunners, and it is probable
that there will not be any game left in the
vicinity of Cordova when they get ready
TO return to the city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11
"BCcking" Each Other.

In the expressive language of the street,
the buyers on Market square "bucked
each other on the prices paid for potatoes
today. The price per bushcl has been 25
cents for two or three weeks and was the
same this morning when the competition
began. Before noon the price had been
run up one cent at time to - cents per
bushel. Some of the farmers were not n
a hurry to sell their loads hoping that
the buyers would continue the fight and
run the price up to 30 cents, or more.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11
A Traveller.

This morning one legged man. poorly
clad, got on the Milwaukee train bound
northWard. A travelling man who was
standing on the platform, remarked, u
saw that man in Omaha day before yes
terday He then said he was travelling
around for the fun of it, and had no par
ticular place to 60 to-" A reporter who
overheard The remark spoke to the one
legged man, and found him to be very
pleasant person. He said that his name
was Wallace McGinsley. He is an old
railrOader, and lost his leg in a railroad
accident. He has no relatives living and
his home is wherever his hat is off. He
travels around for the pleasure there.is in
it, and being a railroad man, it costs him
little or nothing. He was on his way to
Milwaukee this morning.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11

The following appears upon The docket
CTvTT. CAISES

Ic iblIO"ii9 appears upon thC ubtktl-
CIVIL CAUSES.
1O-Appcal by plaintiff: John c. Nogcl
VS. Ralph Atkinson, jury trial, verdict
finding for plaintiff, damages $S1, motion
by defendant for new trial
Oct. 11-Rcplevin: Lippincott, john
son & Co vs. J. Frank Ankrnm; motion
by plaintiff for a cent.
Assumpsit: Amos Stephens VS. Richard
B. Ellis; continued by agreement.
Appeal by defendant: VIM. Vanatta
VS. Commissioners of Highway in towns
ship 1G, range 4 west; motion to dismiss
sustained and suit dismissed at plaintiff 5
costs.
Trcspass: Ellen Mckay VS. David Graz
mcr, ct al. trial concluded and jury re
tire. Jury return verdict finding the
defendant guilty and assessing the dams
ages at $500. Motion by defendant for q
new trial
AssUmpsit: Greeley, Burnham Grocer
Co. VS. James w. Watkinson, ct al; de
murrer to the fourth plea
IN CGANCERY.
Partition-Albert Cool VS. J. D. Quick
ct al. Commissioners report filed
reporting that the premises cannot
be divided and approving the sale or,
dcred.
Partition-Mary E Grinnell VS. Roswell
Richmond, ct al. To be heard in vacation
as per slip on file.
Forecl0sure-H. H. Feno VS. Henry Il
CLANCY ct al Henry r. CLANCY called
and defulted. Bill taken pro confcssc
as to him Minority of Albert F. Shep>
pard suggested, and w. j. Entrikin app
pointed his guardian ad Item Answer
filed, report and reference to the master
Mechanics licn-J. S. Kcator Lumber
Co VS. d. NJ. Mabie, ct al. Dismissed by
plaintiffs at their costs.
Foreclosure-Gco. W. Maish VS. Henry
Fluegel, ct al. Hearing. Finding fol
complainant. Decree of foreclosure.
Forcclosure-Guttlieb Weiss VS. Mary
Gormley, ct al Certificate of publication
Defendant called and defaulted Bill
taken pro confessO. Hearing Finding
tor complainant Decree of foreclosure
and sale ordered.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-11
Poor Paddy"

Paddy Ryan feels very bad about the
way he was written up in the ARGUS
He says that his spirit is troubled to such
a degree that it is with the greatest diff
Guilty he is enabled to WOO slumber We
feel sorry for Paddy" There is no
doubt he is good boy when he is asleep
therefore he should get as much sleep as
possible, Paddy" gives it out cold and
fiat that Miss Kaufman tried to capture
his tender affections and because he
wouldn't he ''mashcd" she got angry at
him and wouldn't answer him through the
telephone Here again our sympathy
goes out to Paddy" 1t is hard luck
when girl insists upon MASKING" a
fellow. But somehow or another the gen
eral public is of the opinion that Mr. Ryr
an has made booty of himself in this
matter. He has been the cause of the
discharge from The telephone Office of two
young ladies both of whom were very
popular. Especially was this the case
with Miss Mamie Kaufman who for over
four years served the patrons of the office
promptly and satisfactorily with :he sim
gle exception of Mr.. Ryan. People who
know Paddy" say that he is of cranky
nature and the fact that he is the only
person who clicked" about the telephone
operators here goes to show that the
statement as to his crankiness is pretty
well founded. We understand that two
petitions are being circulated for the pur-
pose of having Miss Kaufman reinstated
They will be presented 10 Manager Crit
fifth at an early date