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Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14
Beyond His Comprehension

| He didn't appear to be bank castl or a newspaper editor, as he stro-t into an Atlanta (Ga.) grocery.
 He was simply q sIx-fOOt Cls!1 county lad, and was looking for 2 depot.
 Do you know whether the agent there or nO?" he querried, after btl directed to the right place.
 "I don't" answered the propret impatiently; "you can call him thrOu the telephone and find out" waving hand toward that instrument.
 The countryman looked first at | telephone and then at the merchant. last he blundered out:
 Mister, I reckon I looks purty gree but femme tell you, I knows when feller's trying to make fun O me, an won't stand it."
 What do you mean?" asked the ne chant.
 "How'n the blazes air that agir, goIn' to git through that little hole exclaimed the Claytonite.
 Smiling softly, the merchant arCs' trAnsmitted the mans message, and 2, ceived a satisfactory reply.
 For moment the countrymsn loOks blank, and then seizing the grocer mans hand, he said:
 Mister, I'm an idiot; forgive me t1 my rough words; an'," here be pause. looked thoughtful for a moment, az. "an' tell me how you got tts agint penned up in such little boI. = Atlanta Constitution.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

The New Orleans Exposition has the advantage of general popularity at the outset. which the Philadelphla enter prise lacked; it will also benefit by all proceeding experience, and this is worth considerable money to it's management. The Atlanta Cotton Exposition resultei in widely extending the trade in north ern machinery and agrIcultural imple- ments, and stimulated invention in the direction of the production and handl- ing of cotton. The display, at New Or leans, to which that at Atlanta will have been as a Constsntinople bazaar to the great Russian far at Mini -NovgOrod. should enormously influence commerce., manufactures, and agriculture through out the entire south. It is a praise worthy undertaking. and Congress has done well to aid Tn forwarding it.-New York Herald.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14
Arizona News.
c. D. P.
(Pheni1 Herald.

Capt. Hsncock's thIesher is running ID full blast west of town. The barley is yielding about 2OO0 pounds to the acre.
 Judge Pinney and family leave this afternoon for the east where the latter will spend the summer. The health of the Judge IS very poor.
 The new headgate for the canal which IS to supply the Salt River and the MarlcOpa ditches is being placed in position and water in these two ditehes will soon be more plentiful.
 Mir. Beverly Cox is placing material for two brick dwellings on the lots next east of Mir. Luke, on Monroe street. This will add much to the locality, Mir. Luke having already erected one of the neatest residences in the territory.
 MT. J. P. McAllister, of Tombstone. returned yesterday from the Vulture, where the firm of McAlllster & McCone have a small branch of their foundry. NIT. McAllister speaks highly on our val ley and may possibly invest with us.
 NIT. Ward, of Tonton, expresses the belief that Tom Moore was not killed by the party, composed of Fred Schiess, F. P. and J. l.. Cline, who followed him. NIT. Ward has not yet been in the vicinity of the trouble, but thinks he has good evidence that Moore was alive two days after the shooting.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

THE climate of Arizona is changing for the better For the past fourteen months there has been rain each month. With the planting of trees and cultiya- tion of the soil by man, nature seems to be willing to Ssip him along. In 1895 there was a sudden and marked climatic change. Frost was observed here by the inhabitants for the first time. The climate of Arizona was probably more favorably when the Aztecs built the big houses of the Gila. Climate does change and now 1t seems to be doing so for the better.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

''CLEvEUAND, June Hon. James c. Blaine.-OUr household joins in one great thanksgivin-. From the quiet of our home We send a most earnest wish that through the turbulent months to follow, and on the day of victory you may be guarded and kept"
 (Signei), LUCRETIA E. GARFIELD.
 IT. tis~ss ....-l- --.---t tLr5u tI4D hearts of the American people as they read them! What memories they recall What heart burning=; and what hopes "The household joins m great thanks giving" How full wus the heart of Mrs. Garfield when she penned the words. The dead husband and mur- dere1 president stands with the wife and the friend. He stands to-day with the friend and the people. It is his wish that this friend should take the seat from which he was thrust by the hand of an assassin. ''The household joins in great thanksgivingr 50 do the peo- pie join in great thanks giving.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

THE minority report Jf the committee
 to investigate the Danville riots has
 made its report. The report consists of
 calling the other fellows the same kind
 of names the maj jority called the rioters. That Is, the minority say that Congress
 might as well investigate the riot at Cincinnati as investigate riots in NIr- gina. l. does not defend the muTdel- CTS, only that if such riots are investi- gated in the South they want them investigated Tn the North. The case is not analogous. If riots occurred iu the North at elections they would not ouly
 be Investigated, but the murderers ar- rested, tried and hanged. IL is a weak defense they make, and will not excuse the Democracy for committing murder for the purpose of intimidating colorel voters. That tune Is passing. 4 few more years, and the colored man will be a much greater factor in politics than he IS today. They are learning to stand up for their rights. The wonder Is that the whites in the South. ieing in the minority, have been able to keep tbema- jority down as successfully as they have Such riots as that at Danviile, and in Mis- sissippi and South Carolina and Louis jana in the past, where 10000 negroes so estimated. have been murdered for political purposes, furnishes the world with the reasons. An ignorant people. only few years from bondage. was com paratively easy to intimidAte, and j. was the only hope Of the Democracy. hence the bloody riots and the murders The minority report is like kettle calling pot black.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

The scene Of the stage robbery cOm- mitted on Sunday night was at the foot of Arrastra creek hill about ten miles this side of Gillette. It occurred Just at dusk. The passenger robbed was a man named Robinson. who took passage on the stage st Rumble Bee station. He, in company with deputy Sheriff Nichols and two other citizens, returned from Gillette tO the scene of the robbery early yesterday morning and took the trail of the robbers, which led down the road The feet of both men were wrap ped m gunny sacks. Mir. Robinson was armed at the time and claims be could have killed one of the robbers but feared the other would kill the driver, having him covered with his pistol He pro poses to continue the search until the men are found, or until all traces of them are hOpelessly lost. The riiled mail sack vas returned to Prescott last night. It was slit open at the bottom, and from appearances very duli knife was used for the purpose. e.-PrescOtt Journal.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14
Cartwright's Muscular Cbri,,,,...

Peter Cartwright Was tbe ,s-.., well known Methodist pio1ee- ie Ei v. sort of peregrInating pigeon -I~s'-- over the hills and swanrs ---- 'i5' t.. apostolic wings. He isarej -,.t=-S = and was as strong as he Vas b--ys ,,--'--s <, s a certain camp meeting hs ,rs ;,-- . trouble with a set Of rOughs zbo I.s tried to break up the services. Y.;,. L., who was a prominent citizen. ;br-', :. a great simmer" identified himsel v'.- ,- the roughs, and, flying into a de.,.,.' rage, said if he thought Carts-y. would fight him a duel. he would | lenge him.
 "MaIOr," the preacher answersi , you challenge me 1 will accept it.
 Well, SIT, dare you to morta! s-. bat"
 "All right, sir; I'll fight you h sir, according to the laws of horg suppose 1t Is my right to choose :, weapons with which We are to fight
 Certainly" the Major replied.
 "Well then, We will step over h, into this lot and get a couple Of Go, stalks. 1 think I can finish ynu VI. one"
 The Major waxed hotter. He clincb- his fists and foamed with rage. sa7,, If I thought could whip you Es.. smite you in a minute"
 "Yes, yes, Major" the militant mn, ter asserted; but, thank God. you ca. whip me; only don't you attemp. , strike me, for if you do. and the lsr gets into me, l shall give you the v5s whipping you ever got in all your u. That ended 1t.
 Another bully threatened to whip ta Rev. Cartwright, who answered, "'Si; never like to live in dread II you ,s- ly intend to whip me, come and io now"
 The bully continued his curses a, threats, and the minister jumped ,d , horse, and going to him, said: ~Loa here, you have to whip me as you hsF threatened. or you will have to stop iEl cursing, or will put you in the n't and baptIZe you in the name Of ! devil, for surely you belong to him.
 The bully repented, and aiterEsa became one of the preachers bs friends.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

THE special grand jury will be known in the future as "The Political Grave Diggers. Star.
 An, Is that the quality of the milk in the cocOanut: Does the Star propose to make the grand jury ont political concern for tue purpose of smirching Republican officials for political pur- poses, so that the Democratic party can ride presumably easy into office. We hope the Star is not so short sighted, if it has any sight at all, as to attempt such a thing. It would, Of course. de. stroy all the good the grand jury was able to do. It would brand each juror as a tricks.er and dishonest. Let the people once understand that the grand jury resolved itself into political grave diggers," and the community, as one man would rise mp against them.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14
"HURRAH FOR BLAI,r~

The First California Contrihn,
 paign Poetry Ca Hurrah for Blaine of the S+... ne eagles serea the glad -as- v NsS-s Der every river woven plan a'a Ano mountains cast 1t back s,..
 From sea to seal Why do se meet and clash tb.t While Names primeval forests And Caiifornla's golden sand sr---
 Shout Victory"
 Hurrah for Blaine of the s,,,. Wherever freemen's bsnJs a-. ei ls,. A heritage, not bought ip van Kings of an eminent d0msiT
 Goes up cheer:
 The nations drOss is swan. . The haunting genius of D.csr4' Hatred and Fear and Ararcby And Caste, with ill-onana} ..
 Ali disappear Hurrah for Blaine of the Srs-s ,s n Our star benign leads all tbe ,-S- " ---sz Our heroes hopes are born sy.,- And Truth and Justice reatfs;-
 The highest sea, The rOttIng empires pale tO sas Far m her grace and symnef-r Columbia, being. and tn h- The universal sOvepeignty
 Where brothers meet Hurrah for Blaine of the Srar.ssv. To reign, wherein all freena-, ~ o- -a-s Without a bond, without A cis,ss1 Iriunphant-an American
 No more. ID less
 Yes. God with us" shall sir ,s.ss. Truth -hOnOred, bold and salia-, t--,. Guide thou our nations cou-se - - Its love of loves hath thee bs5i,-.s '--
 Which God 1iil bless -s-~ San F-o,ois.o r,u,s -,lFEASz Ros. sr,s,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

IN speaking of ths transaction of inc city council borrowing 5000, for which the members have been indicted the Silver Belt says:
 "Iu our opinion the law was not great ly outraged by the action of those gen. tlemen. The city needed the money and It IS questionable whether either one of the above named gentlemen voted for the creation of the loan without beliey- ing that their action was authorized"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

ALETTER from Guaymas received to- day says: Certain parties here or Her mosillo are trs ing tp get up yellow fever scare, but il will not avail. Quay mss is today heatay as before the advent of the fever" This is reliable. The prefect was then about right when he issued his edict that he should arrest, fine or imprison any one guilty of re- porting yellow fever in Guaymas.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

HE California Democrats held a con vention yesterday at Stockton and cleo ted delegates to their national oonven- ton. It was Q terrible effort at whist ling to keep up courage. They pledged California against the Plumcd Knight Of Maine if Tilden is nominated. To say it is easy, to carry the State for 1il- den is another thing. While they say ]; and split their throats yelling. they do not believe it. Blaine will carry California by the largest majority the State ever gave for any Presidential candidate.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

A. J. Law who came in from Crook Canyon yesterday brought with him a very fine specimen of ore from Bigelow & smiths gold mine on the Hassayampa, MT. Rarasdell expects to start the ola Crook mill in operation about Thursday on a lot of 20 tons of ore furnished by them A trial of the machinery was re- gently made and every thing worked to satisfaction. J. Ramsdell will be gen eral manager. James Smith. amslgam- ator and A. J. Law, chief engineer. There Is said to be plenty of free milling gold ore in the vicinity and the prospects, are favorable for successful seasons work for the mill.-Prescott Journal.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

THEo. ROOSEVELT, the reformer legis- iator of New York, a young man oi great brilliaucy and promise, was an Edmunds man. He and George Wm Curtis led the Edmunds fight al Chicago. Much speculation has been indulged in since the nomination as to what course these men would take. The telegraph informs us that Mir. Roosevelt is satisfied with the result and that he is convinced that Blaine is the man the great body of the Republican party desire should be nominated.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14
SOLID REPUBLICAN NORTH.

There remain six debatable or so- called doubtful states-Ca California, with $ votes; Indiana, with 15; Nebraska, with 3; New Jersey. with 9; New York, with 8; and Ohio, with g. Of these so- called uncertain states, casting 93 cleo toral votes which seem to stand between the solid north and solid south, Califor- nia, Nevada and New Jersey were car lied hy tine democrats in 1880; Indiana. New York and Ohio went republican in that year. New York and Indiana were carried by the democrats in 1876. Ohio hGs gone republican at all recent presi- deutial electiOns.-Ex.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

THE New York Times, which has ionC since ceased to be true Republican paper, boils over and declares 1t will not support Blaine. The Times man may swell to enormous size Tn his own estimation, but the amount of harm he can do will be mostly in his imagination. There will be a newspaper kick in some quarters and a kick from q few sore heads. but it will not harm the great Republican party. It will harm those who attempt to do the party an injury. Dissolve the Republicans party! It cant be done this year-paste that in your hat. It has stood too many threat ened volcanoes and too many storms from without to be shaken by a few newspaper howls. The saiuts in the party who proposed to rule or ruin on the principle of saintship can hold up their hands iu holy horror to their souls satisfaction if 1t will do them any good: the rest of the party Is large enough to O4tAAAiC tshAA A-teah hANA4but NAAtll assistance. Such is the feeling of every true Republican. No man is true Re publican who flies the track because he cannot get his man nominated; how ever, it is quite while yet before the election, and we feel satisfied that all differences will be understood and over come, except in a few instances where the parties make this their excuse to climb the fence and get on the other side, where they righttully belong. The Democracy need take no comfort to themselves on the score that few sore heads are inclined to make fuss. The vast body of the great Republican party will march to the polls on election day and cast their votes for Blaine and Logan.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

MR. LYNCH. who was called upon to temporarily preside over the Republican National Convention at Chicago, acq1it- ted himself remarkably well. He Is one Of the finest parlIamentarians in the country. IL was but fair that the cOlored race should be So represented. The Republican party did not lose, bU! gained in thus honoring Mir Lynch.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14
Great Place for Game.

"So you have just returned from t-. West, have you, Mir. D.:" said n'- meeting an old erony on the stree; v terday.
 'Yes, sir; been all through the Ierf' tories"
 "Game abundant thereY
 Game IS very abundant. SIT, very- What kind predOnlinates% "Well, faro takes the lead, with P0s' a good second"
 "Oh, good day"
 Good dsy."-Oil City Derrick.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

Dr. Herman Kerr, celebrated statis- ticiaD, says that the annual mortality from intempersnce m Great Britain is 40,jO0.
 The late Cardinal Sbaretti was the thirty-third of that rank deceased dur ing the present pontifcate, and the fourth during 1884.
 The popular opposition in Germany to the bill increasing the taxes on bourse and other financial operations is increasing to great proportions.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

FEMALE medical practitioners are rapidly increasing. There are now over four hundred women practicing medicine and many of them are making a success which Rstonishes the male practitioners It is doubtful if they ever rise to the dignity of surgeons, but they may be, come physicians.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

MANY of the presidential candidates have had some queer symbols, as 1t were. It may have been a hatchet with Washington. It WAS a log cabin and hard cider with Harrison; rail splitting with Lincoln, tanning with Grant, and white plumes with Blame With Tilden it Is a "bar'l," and with Butler an obliuue optic.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

Since the 18th of last month, on which day the smelter of the United Verde Copper Company resumed opera tions. 1t has produced IT tons of black c pper, averaging S6is fine, and carry ing 120 onces in silver to the ton. The monetary value of the gross product of copper being S44. .460, and the value Of the silver S20,421, which, when sold in market. will net the company abolt S2J.O00 clear of all exT enses; being CD average profit of nearly Sl.6O0 per day for the sixteen days run, with the use If an S0-ton smslter only.-Prescott Mine-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14
THE NOMINATING SPEECHES
oa the Chicago Inter-Ocean, an Arthur
 n,uer--June 6th.l

lEroua ths Chicago Inter-ocean, an Arthur
 paper--June 6th.l
 MR. BRASDAGEE, who presented Wash burne's name in 1880. did better lss. night in presenting the name of Hswley. He had studied both his man and his subject better, and he had the first blow at a receptive audience, and he indulged in less scerbity toward other candidates. He was dramatic, rhetorical, fervid and poetic. He made speech notable for it's finish, for its grace, for its symmetrical movement toward climax. and for its shrewed presentation of strong points in the character and career of his candidate.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14
The Electoral Vote of ISs4.

The sixteen Southern States counted as the solid South cast 153 electoral votes; the sixteen Northern States which form the solid North cast l53 electoral votes The following table ranges the numbers of the two opposite sections in opposite columns:
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

SMAsHEs are on the increase through out the country, the most remarkable. however, is that committed by the Re publican party at Chicago last week Star.
 That's so. It smashed the Democratic party into smithereens.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

SENATOR CULLoM. m presenting the name of Logan last night worked to- ward his candidate by wEy cf Lincoln, Grant and Garfield. It was an artful beginning, a working toward with the art of statecrsft and the orator, and 1t
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

was most effective. Senator Cullom knew well the man ot whom he spoke and the men to whom he spoke, and he adroitly managed to put Logan forward with all the picturesqueness associated with his army career. Making bis pic ture striking and strong, he made his appeal for the man be believed to be nearer the people than any other. Many warm speeches have been made for General Logan by his ardent ad mirers. but none of them ever spoke sc effectively as dId Senator Cullom last night.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

NE. TOWNSEND. of New York. in presenting the name of President Arthur made some good points, but was not n speech to take the crowd. The dele gates. however, must have appreciated what be said of Platt and Robertson. The galleries would probably vote Mir. T0Tnsend's speech failure. But there Was iD 1t Q deal of good, hard sense, and IL was a novelty among nominating 2 speeches. What it lacked in fire and vchemence General Bingham, who seconded the nomination, supplied. Townsend spoke to the delegates and Bingham to delegates and spectators, but neither was equal to the candidate or the occasion.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

Now 1t will be in order for the Repub- hcan campaign clubs to wear white plumes in their processions.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

TIE first whirl in the convention last night came with the mention of Maine. The Blaine people did not await for speaker or speech. They broke out with tremendous uproar the moment the name of the State was mentioned, and kspt II up after the style of 1880 for several minutes. No better man than Judge West, of Ohio, to present the name of Mir. Blaine could have been selected. Ills blindness. his bodily feebleness, gave psthos to his pleading and strength tO his argument. Natural ly he wodld have had the sympathy Oi any audience. With the record of the Republican party and James G. Blame as n subject, he had more than the sym pathy of his audience last night, for alI m the immense hall were more than willing that the blind orator of Ohio should say his best words for the states man of Maine. He said them we'll; he made the effort O; his life, and as an historical picture the presentation oi the name of Blaine in the convention of 1881 Is one worth remembering.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

JUDGE FORMER, who presented the name of John Sherman, won the gym pathy of the audIence by his manly at titude. He did not beg the nomination If a citizen of Ohio on the score of it's being a doubtful State, for he frankly conceded that it was sure to go Repub- ican this Presidential year. Tine en- phasis which he laid upon the safe Re- pUblicanism of the State was in effecr a reiutatiOn 0f one of the sock arguments in favor of Blaine and against Arthur. Having fairly stated the political situa- ton in Ohio, and referred gracefully to other eminent citizens, he set forth Tn superb details the statesmanship of john Sherman, elci;ing enthusiastic applause for the subject of bis commen- aGt!On.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-02-13

President received the delegates in the
East room of the White House. We
received digni6ed but genial rocep.
tion, which was appreciated by all.
On making our exit from the White
Honse we met file of soldiers bear.
ing aloft the glorious stars and stripes,
and | am happy to say that the old
flag was honored by earnest, hearty
and prolonged applause from the
Southern as we'll as the Northern
voice. Such actions confirms ones
belief that the great and good men
of the North and South have indeed
blOtted out the animosity of che past,
and that we are again one nation, in
sympathy and universal accord.
Washington is grand and beau
tiful city, and is an honor and credit
TO our progressive nation.
All at present. Yours,
SAM'L w. CALVIN.