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Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

THOSE who have returned from in the legislature as working har- moniousIy and diligently for the interest of the county at large. l. now becomes the duty of ihe1people of this county to sustain their repre- sentauves-instead of endeavoring to annoy them and defeat their every effort, which apparently seems to be the desire of some of us who should be found in the front rank of every effort to promote the development and resources of the county and the prosperity of the people at large.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

Let the legislators of Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa counties put their heads together and see whether we cannot have a railroad built that will be of immense benefit to all three counties A railroad to Maris copa would be of great value to Mar icopa county alone, but of less value than one to Calabasas or Benson via Florence and Tucson. If we cannot have the latter road, let us have the former. There is no opposition to a road 10 Maricopa except such as springs from business rivalry. The m ass of the property holders of the county want the road, their interests being properly protected. These are are the facts in the matter, and let our Legislators govern themselves accordingly.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
WE have made it our businesss for

WE have made it our businesss for some time to talk with those of the leading Democrats of the county wfsm we met concerning the un- iI1llG s:=;E---ted attacks of the GaSette upon Judge Porter, and, with one exception, these gentlemen cons demn that journal in the course it persues in language more forcible than eloquent, and attribute its ats Jacks to petty personal malice, which is the correct source. We can ass sure Judge Porter and the legisla- ture at large that the Democrats of Maricopa county do not sanction that journal in th1s matter, as has been time and again expressed to us, in several instances voluntarily and without our bringing up the matter at all; and In one or two instances we have been asked to say publicly for them what is expressed in thls article. As has been already Inti> mated through these columns the manager Of the Gazette attempted to dictate 10 Judge Porter what course should be persued and was very properly and promptly sat down upon, and hence the dirty filings al d abuse of the Judge and an attempt to nullify whatever he may under- take by dishonest criticism and low abuse. Again we say the Democrats of this county are indignant and the Gazette will discover, and very short> ly too, that the bottom has dropped out of it's nest.
 Nor is this indignation confined to Democrats; Judge Porter's Repub- lican friends are of course indignant and will stand by him in his en- deavors to do something for tLe county ali the more heartily. We opine, however, that Judge Porter takes no more notice of this dirty work than he did of its instigator.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

JUDGE c. A TWEED advances an Idea concerning the matter ot polyg- amy winch is worthy of censidera- ton and of beng put into practical operation by our law making pow CTS. It amounts to this, that upon an individual being found guilty upon trial of the violation of law, judgment is suspended for time and the opportunity gwen for the offender to abandon the offending practices, and in case he does not judgment is rendered without further trial. If the offending practices are permanently abandoned, judgment is never rendered against the indi> vidual. This is a practice long in vogue in the courts of the State of Massachusetts with good effect, and the suggestion of Judge Tweed is that our laws for the punishment of polygamy be so framed that like amnesty be extended to offending parties of that class. The idea is entirely practicable, and in conson- ance with the principles of our gov~ ernment and the tone of public sen- timent with regard to that matter. Revenge is not the idea of our gov ornment or our laws; they aim at the suppression of illegal practices and offences against the welfare of the community, and Ieniency is one of the characteristics of the republican form of government, and if by such amnesty as that which Judge Tweed suggests, the object of the laws against polygamy can be accom- plIshed, it is obviously far better, more concllliatory and more hu> mane than that force, which im- prisohment and fine really are, should be used. The effect apon an intelligent people is better and they at once are made to understand that they are not to be made the victims of stern persecution if there should be other recourse.
 The incorporation of such an idea into the Edmunds bill would doubt less prove beneficial, while it would not weaken its force in the least and there are doubtless many practical polygamists who would be glad to recede from the practices of that doctrine when they learn they must do so or abide more serious copse quences at the hands of the offended law. A memorial to Congr ess from our legislature might lead to the careful consideration of such a proposition as the one 10 which we have alluded.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
Washington is fast growing in the

Washington is fast growing in the esteem of tourists as one of the most beautiful capitals of the world, and the drift of literary and fashionable people toward it as a winter resort is giving it a social importance aside from it's political interest. In line with the new development is the growth of a domestic architecture that gives It much of it's external character. An interesting paper, giving "A Glimpse of Some Wash> ington Homes," iii their exterior and interior architecture, has been pre- pared for "Harper's Magazine" by MT. E. w. Lightner, and will appear in the March issue. Among the homes illustrated will be those of Senator Pendleton Justice Stanley Matthews, w. L. Payne, and other notableS.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
DEsPOTIC RAILROADS.

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 16-Mrs. Mary M. Futile, of Ann Arbor, Mich igan, started for Cleveland on Feb 10, 1883, arrived at Toledo, and took the New York and Chicago limited express on the Lake Shore Road without having purchased a ticket. The rule was that passengers should have tickets for this train. She pre- sented money, but the conductor re fused It and told her to buy ticket at Sandusky. When she reached the latter place she bought a ticket from Sandusky to Cleveland. The con- ductor informed her that she should have purchased a ticket from Toledo to Cleveland, and put her off the train at the Sandusky depot; she falnted and the train steamed away. When she got here she entered suit for $10,000 damages, and the jury have just awarded her 2,50O.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
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Special to the HERALD.l
 COUNCIL.

COUNCIL.
 PRESCOTT, Feb. 17-Council met at il o'clock with President Ainsworth n the chair.
 Minutes of yesterdays session read and approved.
 Stevens introduced bill to create and prescribe the duties of Attorney General; also bill to prevent dis trict judge who has already decided ease below from sitting on the case in the supreme court.
 A communication was read from Director General Burke, asking whether any action had been taken by the legislature for having special day at the New Orleans Ex> position for Arizona. Accompany ing the communication was let ter from Governor Tritle, strongly recommending that some action be taken by 10th houses. and that all members should attend. The bill to prevent the introduce tion of diseased cattle into the Ter- ritory passed.
 A bill for the construction of a railroad from Fairbanks to Tonb- stone referred to a special committee composed of Yavapai and Cochise delegations.
 HOUSE. House met at Il o'clock with Speaker Rollins in the chair. The Franklin and Arm strong bill 10 prevent discrimination in freights in the hands of the. Judiciary Cons mlttee was ordered 70 be reported back tomorrow, and will probably pass the House.
 The bill fixing the salary of the district attorney of Pima county at $3,600 per annum and allowing him travelling expenses when he goes beyond the county, passed.
 Browns bill for reducing the legal rate of interest to two per cent. per annum was referred back 10 the Judiciary committee. Brown Of Pima and Watkins of Glla spoke ln favor of it's passage. Watkins speech was 6 telling one. He scored un- mercifully the blood-suckers who were now charging eXhorbiLant rates, and strongly urged that the representatives ot the people take some action to prevent such an outrage. A motion was made 10 indefinitely postpone the bill but was lost by a vote of 8 to 16. The bill come will up tomorrow and very likely pass.
 Adjourned till o'clock.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

d GREAT deal of indignation is being expressed by citizens of all parties at the proposition of the Fund ing Bill which we published last Saturday, which was in effect to make the county pay from seven to eight hundred dollars taxes more per annum than we are already pay ing 10 raise a sinking fund to liquidate the debt. Very properly bill was forwarded to Prescott, which it was thought embodied such funding proposition as would be of benefit to the taxpayers of the coun> ty, and if the matter is touched at all it is tke duty of our Legislators to sec that t4e county at large is not saddled wlth more tax in this matter
 , it noT bears.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

SENATOR THURMAN, of Ohio, is being named by his friends for place in the Cabinet. Cleveland has as yet given no indications of his choice, but it is tolerably safe to say that Thurman will scarcely find q seat prepared for his coming owing to his disposition to bring the great railroad corporations to time. They will doubtless carefully guard against his introduction to a posi- tion so near the chief executive, and whose advice might go so far toward influencing him at times critical to the interests of these great corpora- tions. Though the indications are that Cleveland will make an able, wise, and tolerably independent President, yet we hardly dare hope that he will take the bit entirely in his teeth with regard to such matters.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
A DOUBTFUL STORY.

LONDON, Feb. 16-The Standard this afternoon published dispatch from its correspondent at Korti, stating that messeI ger had just arrived at Korti who declared that Khartoum had not been captured by Ell Mahdi. The messenger asserts that he left Kbartoum six days after Col. Wilson appeared before the city ln boats Sent from Gubat, and that Gen. Gordon still held the city. This is not believed.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
LATEST HORROR .

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-Eleven bodies were found yesterday in the ruins Of the burned Insane Asylum at Blockley aims House. They were removed to the dead house and laid side by side with the bodies of seven suffocated persons removed from the building last night. The burned bodies are horribly disfigured, some of them being burned to crisp. A thorough search shows that all are saved except these eighteen.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
SHARON wILL NOT PAY

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1.-The Evening Post publishes an inter view with Sefator Sharon relative to ihe decision of Judge Sullivan this morning in the case in which Sharon is defendant. In response to an interrogato1y if he would pay the amount ordered by the court he said: "I shall neither pay promptly nor shall I pay at all. My counsel will at once proceed by writ of error to take the matter before the supreme court and stop all proceedings till that tribunal shall have made final determination of the case" To the question whether he thought any compromise could be had he replied: "There can be no compromise, she is not my wife; my honor and the honor of my children is at stake. would not purchase peace at any price. will win peace by the de- cision of the court of my countr.' D
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

WE have received general rail road bill from some of our legisla- tors, calculated 10 apply to any or several counties of the Territory, which provides for county issuing bonds to such an amount as it may elect, bearing seven per cent interest on the completion of each ten miles of road, to an incorporated company making application for the same and building the road. Each county is left to determine the amount it will pay per mile, but the bill does not indicate whether th1s is to be done by vote of the people or by the Board of Supervisors.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19


 WHEN Maricopa county fails to get any anything at the hands of the legislature she will not attribute her failure to her representatives at Prescott, but to those who are mak, ing it their business to endeavor to copper everything that does not look like job from which they might be able to squeeze tribute. Public sentinee1n negizs-1~yefy properr ly to turn it's attention to the enemies of public welfare wherever they show up.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

Judge Porter is entitled to the thanks of the entire Territory for the resistless energy with which he has supported the bill providing a Territorial Insane Asylum in It's passage through the House. As passed the bill provides for the ap- propriation of $1O0,OOO for the estab~ llshment of the institution, which sum will be saved to the Territory in less than five years, as the annual cost of transporting and caring for cur insane in California would far exceed it in that length of time.- Miner
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

The Hon, Alonzo Bailey, of Globe,
 ores some one through the columns 'the Courier who has started the re- brt that Gov. Tritle had endeavored
 influence him by arguments to sup ort certain bills. It appears that a cal of dirty work is being done by le third house in Prescott, and lembers of the legislature are be- ming to understand the motives.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
alatiOn of Phoenix, 4.OOO
rsday February 10. 1885

HE Controller of the Treasury ms business concerning the sala-
 of legislators commencing at
 time when they are organized sworn ID. Arizona's lawmakers
 some forty dollars each by the flock.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
SELLING CHILDREN.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16-Mrs. Laura M. Wilson, convicted of a misdemeanor in having sold a white child to a Chinese doctor, was sen- fenced this morning by Judge Law Ter to six months Imprisonment 1n the House of Correction and to pay a fine of $500.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

CAVE GREEK district, in this coun- ty, is slowly, but none the less cer~ tainly, coming to the front as one of the most important mining regions of the Territory. The district now has one quartz mill at work, another is on the ground and is being put up, it will be at work the coming month, and a third mill will be on the ground by the last of May, mak- ing, in all, five quartz mills ln the county, three in that district, all Of which will be in active operation during the summer and onward, and one of these mills is the largest quartz mill in the United States. Yet Maricopa is regarded as an agri> cultural county. So she is, and the only agricultural county of any conN sequence in the Territory, but she has a vast extent of rich mining region whose ores can be worked at less cost, owing to the proximity of the source of food and provender, than 1n any other mining section of the Territory. Cave Creek is one of the largest and most important miD- ing districts in the county. It is known to contain numerous rich and extensive mines, and we mean by
 that that mines have been tested to the thorough satisfaction of the owners, but winch have remained unworked except so far as a small amount of labor was necessary to keep up assessment work. There IS no speculation about the value and extent of say at least hundred mines in the Gave Creek region, and we verify believe there are that many whose character is as well known as those upon which mills will be at work within the next few months. It is not pretended that so far as known there is anything extraordl~ narily rich in this district, but what is known to exists without doubt is immense bodies of what are termed low grade ores, that is ores that will run from $10 upward, some above hundred more below fifty. The lock from the great majority of the mines in this district is a sort of de- composed stuff that could never be put in better condition for milling and reta1n the precious metals. Again, rock can be found that re- quires smelting but the majority of rock is milling ore.
 The matter of the feasibility of working these low grade ores has been thoroughly tested in this coun- ty. For years the Vulture mill has been at work upon them, at times, as the manager has informed us, on ore as low as two and a half dollars per ton, which could be made to pay a small profit. With this fact be- fore us it takes no stretch of ;--<ssiisfs nation for those who are acquainted with the mining dis.xScts along the northern siie lariey to see the ds5 dss555ssen senn very near too, when hun- dreds of these mines will be in ac> tive operation. The essentials for cheap work are at hand, wood water, flour, meats, potatoes, fruit, beans, butter and eggs, hay and barley, all in quantities and cheaper on the ground by a hundred per cent. than anywhere else in the Territory, except possibly immedie ately along the railroads. Again our mines are all most accessible. The conditions are all favorable and it is safe to predict that Maricopa county will within very few years become one of the most important and ex- tensive mining counties of Arizona.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
STANDARD TIME,

VALLEJO, Cal, Feb. 16-From and after February 16, time ball will be dropped at Mare Island, the gov, ernment navy yard, at the instant of mean noon of the 120th meridian, Pacific standard. This will cores pond to eight hours of Greenwich mean tune.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
Special to the HERALD.l
 COUNCIL.

PRESCOTT, Feb. 1S-The Council met at Il a. m., President Ainsworth in the chair.
 The Judiciary Committee reported back Weedin's bill taxing Chinese wash houses as unconstitutional and conflicts with existing Chinese treaty recommending that it do not pass.
 Bailey introduced bils fixing the salary of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Gila county at $500 per annum and making the Recorder ex>officio Clerk.
 Weedin introduced a substitute bill making railroad companies re- sponsible for loss of life and prop erty through their negligence. Stevens bill prescribing duties of Attorney General and fixing his sal ; ary at 1,SOO per annum read third tune. Weedin offered an amends ment fixing the salary at $1,0O0, which was opposed by Stevens and Stewart. Weedin supported his amendment by a strong speech. It was the livelles! debate yet had in the Council, and was listened to by an attentive lobby. The amendment was carried by vote of 6 to 5, How ell being absent.
 The bill for the protection of live stock growers was read third tune and passed.
 The bill giving right of way and other privileges to parties who may build a railroad from Fairbanks to via Tombstone to Bisbee was made a special order for Tuesday next. Weedin's Chinese wash house bill came up and was amended by the authors striking out the word "Chi- nese." This was opposed by Stevens in an able speech in which he said that this would impose a hardship on every poor washerwoman in the Territory and deprive her of a chance to make livelihood. After wasting an hour on other amend> ments, the Council adjourned.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
PHELAN's CASE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16-The exami- nation in the Short-Phelan case was begun to>day by Justice Patterson at the Tombs court. The court was crowded with spectators. Captain Phelan's arm still hung in sling Police Cook took charge of Phelan's revolver. Short came in later, he looked pale. The prosecutor called
 phelan to the witness stand and after being sworn in response to questions by his counsel he sad: My name is Thomas Phelan. I live in Kansas City. On the 9th day of January, I was sitting in O'Donovan Rossa's office with my left side to the table and back to the door, Richard Short came in with long knife in his hand and said, now I have got you then he plunged the knife into my breast; he pulled it out again and stuck it in my side. l tried to get away from him by running around the table but he managed to strike me three times. Two men who were Tn the room ran out, and 1 tried to escape. 1 got out and made my way to the street. l became ac- quainted with Short last July" On cross>eXaminatlon he said: "I never was in the employ of the British government. never made the acquaintance of any government offic CTS while abroad Counsel for tn c prosecution here objected to the scope of the cross-eXamination. The court decided that the examination must be confined to the evidence of defense.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

THE people of Maricopa county will stand by their representatives without regard to party, so long as those representative work for the
 interests of the people of the county :.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

from errors and indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness. early decay, loss of man hood, &c.. 1 will send a receipt that will cure yeu, FREE OF CB ARGE. This great remedy was discovered by mission ary in South America. Send self-address ed envelobe to REV. JOSEPH T. LYMAN, Station D, New York.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
SEGREGATION OF COAL FIELDS IN
 ARIZONA.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-In the Senate the chair lad before that body memorial of the legislature of Arizona urging that certain coal fields in the White Mountain Indian reservation be separated from the reservation and that the rights of discoverers thereof be recognized. Referred. The postoffice appropri- ation bill was also laid before the Senate and referred.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
STILL IN SUSPENSE.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Feb. 16-The senate and house met in joint session at noon yesterday. The roll was called for the vote for United States Senator. The Speaker voted for Morrison, which was the only vote cast for any one.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
NEWSPAPER WAR .

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 16-A speclal from Bolsee City, Idaho, says the Republican newspaper of> flee was gutted and sacked last night. An attempt to fire the Democratic newspaper resulted in bitter politi- cal fight and great excitement.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

Gov Tritle has received an ap~ pointment as one of the Bi metallic commissioners of the National Coins age Convention at Denver.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
HOUSE

The House met at il a. m., Speaker Rollins in the chair.
 G. w Browns bill, fixing the rate of interest at 12 per cent. per annum and depriving those who charge more of both principal and interest, passed this morning by vote of IT to 6.
 The House then devoted itself 10 debate on Franklin's insolvent bill, and without arriving at any conclu- sion adjourned until 2 p. m
 There is nothing special 10 chroni- cle in either house. The important bills of the session are not yet acted upon. The railroad bill has not yet been introduced, nor has the new county bill. The asylum bill still sleeps and will until Mr. Todd returns from his four days leave. There has not been scapping match for the past 24 hours; the only ex~ citement in town is the press ban quet which comes off tomorrow.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
REAGAN's ADVICE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Reagan has sent to President-elect Cleveland 8 petition signed by about one hun~ dred Democratic members of the House, asking him not to commit himself on the silver question in the inaugural address.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
SYMPATHETIC RESOLUTIONS.

VALLEJO, Cal, Feb. 16-The mes chanics of Vallejo, in mass meeting g assembled, passed resolutions sym> pathyzing with the strikers ip San Francisco, add pledging themselves to render them financial assistance if necessary.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19
RECEPTION TO EYARTs-

NEW YORK, Feb. 16-Tne Union League club rendered a reception to U. S. Senator Evarls last night. The senatoreelect spoke briefly in ac- Acknowledgement of the reception and his appreciation to his friends, after which a collation was served.