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Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05
WORLDS FAIR AT SAN FRANCISCO.

The people of San Francisco appear to be Tn real earnest about the holding of worlds fair in that place in 1887. It will be remembered that some pre-
 hminary meetings were held Tn that city short time ago with view of sscer- tanning the feelings of the people, which was responded to go favorsbly that fur ther action is deemed advisable. An adjourned meeting of the committee for making arrangements for holding the fair will be held in San Francisco at the Grand hotel on Thursday evening, Jan uary Sd. The CITIZEN acknowledges the receipt of an invitation to attend, signed by Governor Stoneman, presi- dent, and NJ. D. Boruck, secretary, and while We regret our inability to be pres ent on the day appointed, we can assure the committee that the CITIZEN is with them in the movement, and will do ev- erything in its power to make it a grand success
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05
The Mysteries of Draw-POker.

According to the rules that govern ' that mysterious pastime called "draw- | poker" straight flush" is a hand far | superior to -four of a kind" but 1t re- quired such flush and one hours ar
 gument before Magistrate Smith, yester-
 day to decide which of two men who
 held those rare hands was entitled to
 the pot"
 On Dec. 9th, John H. Cunningham, a
 saloon keeper at No. 620 Montgomery
 avenue; Patrick Tierney, of Twenty
 fourth and Spring Garden streets, and
 another man whose name has not been
 divulged, sat down to play little
 draw" Matters moved along smooth
 ly for awhile, and Cunningham, accord lag 10 bis statement, was winner by 9 cents, when hIs breath was almost taken away by being dealt straight flush, and that "pat." IL IS not known wheth- CT Terney or the stranger dealt, but there was an expression of satisfaction observable on the face of the former as he tightly clutched his cards, and bet what he intended as a cOsxer. ifierney held four aces. Cunningham prcmE ,i- [ saw the bet and raised" the pct Tierney smilingly saw the raise" and Michael OHsre, who sat behind him. l offered to advance him all the money he | required to meet Cunningham's bets. 1 The stranger, who had quietly 4 laid down his cards, also became fl interested and observing what an ap- II parently sure thing Tierney had, prompt ly loaned him $50 to back up his hand. Finally Tierney threw down his four aces and grabbed the money before Gun nlngham had an opportunity to as- tOund his opponent and the spectators by showing hIs straight flush" Tierney refused to surrender the pot" claiming that Cunningham had extra cards on his knees, which dropped during the ex- incident to the betting. Gun then brought suit under sn Rct of assembly of 1794, to recover the $50 that he claims he had in the ''pot"
 Magistrate Smith said that he was not sufficiently posted on the relative value of hands in the game to decide which of the two under discussion was he better, but Counselor Murphy came 10 his relief.
 "Joe," said the squire. "which is the better hand, straight flush or four .ces?"
 "A straight iush," promptly replied he lawyer; "but 1 would like to add hat do not play the game"
 Judgment for $50 and costs of prose 'utiOn was rendered Tn favor of the laintiff-Philadelphi Press
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05
EASTERN

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-A Washington special says: Judge Payson who was in the West this summer in the investiga- iton of the Pacific roads states that he is the most modest, un8ssumIng man m the House, but he IS doing the most effective work of any of the Western members. He has completely mastered tbe whole subject of railroad land grsntssnd you will find before this term of Congress is over that through his work, some of those many million acres now held by spectators will be thrown open for public settlement by bona hde settlers.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Rose Horan, formerly ladies maid to Lord Mande- vile began suit to recover S2O,UUO damages for false arrest and imprlson- mept at the instance of Vaudeville, who charged the maid with larceny.
 LITTLE RoCK, Ark, Dec. 9.-tor a long time past the northwestern part or this state and the southern part or MS souri have been infested by horse thieves whose headquarters, 1t IS be lieved, have been Cape Glrardeau. A farmer, named Kimball, living north or hlSeOuIl, QhQ EuIct nOEete sLOiChs A- organized a posse of seven men, started in pursuit of the thieves, who numbered three, and overlook them near Forsythe, Mo. The thieves turned on their pur- suers, when 8 sharp fight ensued. Two of the pursuers were seffoa-.-- injured. Two of the thieves, James and Andrew rs.S,ss- formerly residents of Cape Gi- , .,.sa were shot dead, and inc third 5ied at WoodDa3s1
 morning, aged dOhdIo9 7Oi IS9L Longvorh, wt0 Santsssa ths s's great 1 as Gss 5
 hi b;s I iona life managing the iaIs g%oril S5a
 left him by his father. Jos. J;cbohs
 leaves a wife and son JudgS ,TIoIo,el T.onOvorth, his daughter wife O''0'' t Geo. Ward Nichols.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Ths ubllshe' :, oorrespondence between nntlng'" Q Od CaIton has dlsappointec many; e e sha sbat fl has not disclosed nc, spscan s E Satails. and that no ve9 tromineIi 'e u0 msmbers are directly inI csted'
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

THERE Is class of modern heroes,
 who have attained distinction in their
 peculiar spheres, that has not yet been
 assigned a place in the temple of fame
 commensurate with the great and abid-
 ing benefits Its followers confer upon
 mankind. The genus of this unap-
 preciated class Is so varied and ennobl-
 ing, that 1t excltes wonder that the
 world has not sooner recognized its
 merits and clothed its followers with robes of royal purple and showered
 upon them profuse honors on every possible occasion. Among this class stands Sergeant Bates, whose wonderful exploits in tramping across the country on the borderlsnd of contending fac tions of our countrymen, carrying the American flag, was productive only of callousness of sole and a crop of bun- ions to that hero. Sam Patch added much to the intellectual greatness of human kind by hls famous leap, while the heroes now engaged in the laudsble undertaking of pushing a wheelbarrow across the continent from San Francis co to Boston. expect a grateful country to highly honor them for their exhibi- tiOn of an endurance that would greatly distinguish them as hewers of wood. The slogger Sullivan IS also one of this class of neglected philanthropists, and he has been subjected to the horrors of a common plebeisn bsstile in Leadville for engaging Ill a drunken and boisterous saloon fight, his peculiar genius Is highly honored in cultured Boston, and his presence there is the occasion of great social sensation. The late Captain Webb, Tn his unsuccessful attempt to prove his superiority to the clements in the rapids of the Niagara, has added to the worlds lore additional evidence that man is a feeble being after all his boasted greatness. Captain BOyn- ton, in coquetting with death on the river. has startled the scient- fife world by showing that E man can achieve the rheumatism even though he had failed to inherit its racking pains. The flying trspeze; the great circus leaps and cnntortions; the many other tests of human endurance and trihIng with life, are some of the adopted by this class for notor- iety, and about the only applicable name deserved by them. as class, is "Modern Fools"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the readers of

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the readers of the CITIZEN. The past year has been one of unusal fatality; thousands of peo- pie have been swallowed up by earth quskes and destroyed by volcanic eruptions. Many have died of pesti- lence, and crime has increased apace. Let us hope-always for the best, and may the results of the coming year, prove of more lasting benefit to man. kind than that which is closing upon us. The world is better than is general ly believed. Our attention is daily be- Ing called by telegraph, to the bad deeds of bad men from one end of the land to the other, but We hear nothing of the deeds of good men performed in almost every neighborhood. Let us all strive to be better and do better, and we will surely succeed.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

While boating, baseball, cricket, and other athletic sports have been cultiv- ated at American colleges, the noble science of pugiiIsm has unfortunately been neg iected, and thousands of youno men have been sent forth to battle with the world in utter ignorance of even the rudiments of the manly art. If is gratifying to observe, however, that this necessary branch cf education is begin. ming to receive some attention at our in- stltuhons oi learning At Willistou seminary, EasJhgmptOn, Mass, pugilIsm is engaging the scholarly thought of the fzrultv and tha hest affe-.s, es s-A.e.---s , ,.s s..s.,. Disptates among tt- ,.oA oroken settled according tPed in mourning, -inr- and only tb.sm prevailed. The sss.1 olsY winch this addition 10 its cur- iEulum will give the Williston institn- tifn vii doubtless lead all the eolIegss to establish chair of pugilism. and lniulgent and hopeful parents msv thEeafrer be spared the mortifcation of seng their sons come out of eoIIaca inapsble of taking even the burhIsst p ition as a prize-hghter.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

FROM reading the Tombstone papers, it seems, that very large proportion of the citizens of that town are willing to accept office, while all the people take lively interest in the coming city elec- tion. That is right. If tke people do not look after the character of the men to be selected to fill the offices, the men who slip in will pay about ss much at- tention or more, to grinding their own tools than they will in looking after those of the people.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05
The Oldest Troo

The oldest tree on earth, 80 far aa any one knows, IS the "Bo" tree in sbe sacred city of Amarspoora, Burmab IT. was planted, says the Timber Trades 0urnal,, Tn 2So B; c., and Is, accordingly, 4lh years old. lts great age is 9-o~ad -45A- historic documents, according to ST James Emerson Tennett, wEa says. Io lo 1t kings have even dedicatel their II ;z nlnionss' Tn testimony of belief iha' aI~isr ii branch of the identical fg rTee ,,eIva ,-,-i which Buddhs reelinei at t.fan.1a foI.I 2 when he underwent bis ...Igrirns Its leaves are carried away by ,.5 P n L1ifs. but It IS too sacred to to1cL T'-, 5e,bersd and therefore they ore onIi
 when they fall
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

AFTER reading one of Petroleum V. Nasby's cross road letters with Its pecu- lar orthography and awkwarily con- structed sentences, one would never for a moment suppose that either he or any Of his progeny would be likely to secure a real bonefide office, yet Nasby's pet boy Capt Robinson Locke, has been ap- pointed [. $. Consll at New Castle on the Tyne. But the elder Locke has ac- quired a competency by the use of his pen, and Is above accepting a govern ,r,nrf rnsIfInn-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05
rrr ns NOT IupaE OTHERS.


 The New York Post thinks that tho season of mourning should be governed by specified time us ID England, where the upwritten law allows lone year for 8 usrent." "six months for brother" etc. It also would stop the funeral looking Rosiere in strolling up Fifth avenue and ask: "Why wear such deep mournlng! The manner in which relatives and friends mourn for the departed dead, in our opinion, is something that shoull be left entirely to the parties interested. IT they think best to put On mourning, let il be done. If they want to wear mourning one month, SIX months or six wears. let them do so. If they decline to wear mourning 8! all it is matter that concerns themselves alone, and they should not be subjected to unkind re- marks. II is not always the person who makes the greatest show that feels the loss of a friend most.
 We once knew well to do and honorable man, who lost his wife ID the prime Of life, leaving a number of children to be cared for by the father. In her lie time the remark was often made by neighbcrs and those who knew them best, what perfection; WAS there ever 6 happier family"
 After the death of this estimsble lady, the neighbors noticed that the usual formu s, of erecting a monument or stone 70 mark her last resting place had been neglected, although the hus- band make regular weekly visits to the grave of his departed wife, kept the grounds in the best order and with his OFn hand cared for the towering shrubs that bloomed over the grave. fhs was continued for years but no tlonumeut was erected to the memory tt the dead. It finally became so noticeable that people began to make 'emarks about the seeming neglect, t 'AiCL 5plAC "Ctb SO unkCuCLOub ss to attribute to psrsimony, though in all other matters le was looked upon ss liberal man, shile his contributions to charity were $ large n proportion to his means ss nat of any other man in that locality. The talk became so common that it cached the ears of his brother, who uietly informed him of what was going 1. He replied: Brother George, for qle past eleven years I have visited Ma l.'s grave every Thursday morning fin or shine-snd it tras been great iomtert. to me. have looked forward t.as ie tme when 1 expected to place 8 M 1nent gt her grave; but 1t has al-
 F seemed 10 me that when this WAS
 fE It tNould be tine lsst that I could
 sbr m5 dear wife, who still holds ss
 m place in my heart as she did on
 liar oi her death. 1 am, indeed, sor-
 eat8here IS such a feeling existing hN community. Why cannot they ssF ms alone with my dead?" Let ev- siry nan do as may seem best with the hepGted dead; for we know not the leelags or motives of those who are hos Interested.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

THE national republican conventions that have been held in Chicago have resulted in giving to the United States its most able executives. That of 1860 gave us the immortal Abraham Lincoln; that of 1868 nominated Gen. U. s. Grant, while that of 1880 resulted in the selection of James A. Garfield. This record of the Chicago conventions augurs well for the results of the com ing national convention in that city. Its nominee will become the next pres ident of the United States.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

FAsHIoN's freaks are almost Rnac- countable. In eastern cities il IS now tAe proper thing for men to wear brace lets, a decoration hitherto extending only to the ladies and criminals. The new innovation WAS probably introduced by the wealthy bank cashiers who were short in their accounts.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

Mir. and Mrs. c. II. Whealon enter. tained friends dt their residence, on Lake street, with a keno party, this being the second of n series which she intends giving this winter. Keuo, of course, was the feature of the evening. but other smusements were indulged in, and the whole affair was a most pleasant success. One of the features of the evening, after the supper, was the dis trlbutIon of consolation prizes, all of which were of different character from those given at the previous keno party. Refreshments were served during an interval, and the guests departed con graduating themselves upon bayiDo partsken of the hospitality of suob a genial and accomplished hostess.-Oak- land Tribune.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

IT is rumored that the Atchison road has at last secured the heaviest interest in the Atlantic and Pacific, and will within thirty days assume full control of the line between Albuquerque and Needles. But as the rumor lacks con- frmation we shall have to await further developments, before accepting it as a fact
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

w;Il be necessary one of these days |. .oms foreign power to take charge of oi =; and stsch the ssvages of that 10, .,ry that it IS better to work little,
 to fight aud kick up qusrrels themselves with every fulr and
 ra of the moon. The petty revo
 n among themselves, leads them or ,,ore daring deeds. The U. $. ,,ooner s. J. Watts, while sailing in
 hav of Port-su- Prince or the even cof November 2s, was boarded by the
 o, a Hsytien mAn-ot-war, and from ,nts were roughly handled. The of the party w's shite uS'SS, uS'SS ssaol ,tsr going throu Ae watts a. , .49 s%5TFsd ssS5- = .,,.. .sg.-,aI ,... pers, ,snDoiwar rs,n Dissallir The pfS,s porsrn. the man ,D;on of Hsyti isso poorly s;or so to populls there is so little prOteStl04b ,s he ' ed. and md property that it would s"r ,,pon, po life and act on the part 9t 9tat any ooUntr! o humsne1 to take take-nmant. Imss
 gOyra gOyeTnmi;ts ;t a stable governmeH
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05
Volcano in Alaska.

\ San Francisco dispatch of the
 says: Professor Davidson received
 Alask ka to-day the particulars of tEe
 canIc disturbance in October last ncN the entrance to Cooks inlet. On the morning of the 9th of October the set clement of fishermen of English bay heard & heavy report, and looking in the direction of the sound saw immense vol tunes of smoke and flame suddenly burst forth from the summit of Mount Augustine. The sky became Obscured 8 few hours after and great quantities os pummice dust began to fall, some and smooth and some gritty. Ak p. m. on the same day an earthj
 wave thirty feet high came rush
 over the hamlet, sweeping away al
 boats and delCging houses. The
 the time being low saved the
 from utter destructlOg<- s'.- = s-'I z z ! 70TTefrOy two OtheFv@-ves about aighteeu feet high, which were sUcceed..t -t irr-a, ular intervals by others. Pummce aC1 | ashes fell to the depth of five iuchS making the day 80 dark that lamps haj to be lighted. At night the surrOundiD- | country was illuminated by flames iron the crater. Ordinarily Mount Augustine IS covered with snow, but this year 1t is completely bare. Examination after the disturbances subsided found the noun. tain split Tn two from the base to the summit. The northern slope had fallen to level with the surrounding cliffs Simultaneous with the eruption was the creation of a new island in the passage between ChernabOura island and the mainland, seventy five feet high and one mile and a half long. The violence of the volcanic action was so great that two extinct volcanoes on the peninsula of Alaska, lying to the west, and an active volcano, Iliamna, twelve thousand feet high, burst into activity, emitting in. meuse volumes of smoke and dust and flames visible at night. It is stated tha; tine wives of a party of AleutIan Indians engaged in that locality in otter hunt. iug became afraid of the subterranear noises and refused to stay and returned home. None of those who remaire can be- found.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

Na,vIand man has secured a .nt u
 A MsryIAbb;H ,ncn, b;s wife on the ground @ that vOrce cfr15n't iron 4' let him read the bible. There are are ,nS msu is one of the kind who no and ii the ons nsT bIs {, bible just when be starts to TesG SS doinp p, chores and bringinl oughs .Ie 'V mornings S supply of wood VI m tne ns,b;Ze 1I mostly with the woman
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

THE first of January will witness wonderful activity in the location and ,,Oin tue ~1---ining claims, judging oiAnAs' The Crr1zs sor location notice ana sola more than V office has printed or in'' h'no turing thA .horsand hl..l-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

WHILE the Galveston PAople want ,,;ll;on dollars appropriation for deep .-...,- Rem Butler is hunting for some ,r;endly shoals on which to rest after his a;sastrous voyage amid the periiou' 5antbs of the political sea.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

TH theory that quartz Is the growth 5t ayts seems to be exploded by facts -spried by the Carson Appeal as hay ng nme under the direct observation of 1iu.pg men in Virginia City: "The ,1sE ID question was taken out of the felow Jacket mine from between the imers. Int timbers were put in fif- sel sears ago, and the material forming he quartz had apparently oozed through rhck and adhered to the timber. It va, about the size and had the appear .nce of cauliaowsr. There was mass aiaer soft and crlmbling to the touch, q in places woven together like lt1eds, and Tn tis mass, and part of A sere three istinct End perfectly -utd quartz crstsls. The mass had ,nlpushed thrugh the crack while in taflc state, sIi then formed in the
 ck described The specimen in the s8ssion of NJ Hsvenor shows where
 Erred ;o thdimber. He also has
 eApf sandstoe taken from the creek
 Mens' millesr Dayton. The mill built twel' years ago, and DOT woodl stske driven into the
 st that me is solidly imbedded
 ssndsioe, which IS Gs firm and els any ssistone of the old sand
 period. here is a rusty nail in dge. Aout twenty years ago a e,ln tdug American flat. Week As,ast it was found that a hard .;scatiOn of slate had formed on the s' It WAS broken up with an ax "a ' Mfr. Hsvenor secured some good VI .-.o,s. Tho slate was half an inch ,erfectly hard and brittle, and v .dsptei itself to the conformation spripg, where it had formed like lG on s teakettle. Will some geolo- a,ulain how the theory will hold =. that all these classes of rock are fS'' ..nlt Of thousands of years of Saricsl action?
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

he President has approved the sen. teee e or dismissal from the service of ei.pialn Iouisssnt MespIies, U
 any, convicted by duplicating his nav
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05
CONDENSED TELEGRANS.
Archbishop Perche died in NeV Orleans last Thursday night.

Archbishop Perche died in Nev 1. Orleans last Thursday night.
 In a wrestling match in San Francisco
 between MuldOon and Bauer, the formel
 won.
 The Eclectic Medical College of New ] York k charged vi h issuing bogus dip.
 l1mas.
 1 It is stated tha; Willard is to resign
 the presidency Of the Northern Pacific iu day or two.
 ! Bngadier General Andrew 4. Hum- ! purey- died suddenly iu Washington ! Thursday night.
 There were S5 less business failures iD the United States last week than dur- lng the previous week.
 General Hancock and party are in Los Angeles. They will dine with General Phineas Banning al Wilmington, on Tuesday.
 The Argentine government Is about .C issue S4,O00,00O to advance public in- s'ractlnp .l the p-Orirces and for huIld- log oBU schools.
 Martin Frost, desperate character of Little Lake valley, California, was killed m self defense by his cousin Joseph Frost, last week.
 Premier Ferry states that the French government will not allow the coming year to pass without the introduction of constitutional reforms.
 The Abilene stage was stopped near the Colorad1 river, Texas, Friday night, and a variety troupe robbed of S400. The malls were not molested.
 The Boston navy yard is to be con- ,yert,ed into rope walk and League Is- land navy yard will be converted into a construction yard for steel vessels.
 Archbishop Tache, of St. Boniface, Manitoba, Is in Montreal arranging a scheme to establish industrial schools for Indians all over the northwest.
 The Merchants Exchange hall, St. Louis, has been rendered the national democratic convention, If that body can be prevailed upon to meet in that city.
 The commissioner of the land office has cancelled 21 entries of land in Col orado, I2 in Dakota and r in New Mex leo, upon evidence of fraud in making entry.
 The Baltimore socialistic congress adopted demand for the abolition of | the offices of president and vice-pres- ldent, and the U. s. senate, substituting ! a federal council.
 In Yazoo city, Miss. on Saturday | night, 200 armed men entered the jail, | shot and killed W. l.. FOote in his cell | and lynched Robert Swayzee, Mijah | Parker and Richard Gibbs.
 Col Rathbone, who killed his wife | and attempted suicide ID Hanover, IS His mind Is wandering and | 1t is thought he was laboring under men, tai sbberation when he committed the l deed.
 The Surveyor General of New Meuco | vii be directed to ascertain the truth of | the allegations that the western bound | ary of a grant patented by Pedro Arme- iarIs had been thrown two and one-half ! mlle- too far to the west by fraud and | gross error.
 A coil of manila rope was found on | Saturday n the cell of J. J. O'Brien, ! af HarnUr Commissions ex-secretary. | n San Francisco, which was Intended ] 70 effect hls escape ID case of conviction. | His pail which was to have been re- iuced Go one-half has been maintained | It tLe previous amount.