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Year: 1868

ever gratifying, is to be regarded as a
mere personal favor 10 me as an individ.
ual. and II votes are TO be given or with
held upon any such consideration, ! most
respectfully decline il II, however,
every citizen is by his ballot to express
bis views and his convictions upon pub
lie affairs, accept il, since you, my
friends, have not deemed me incompetent
or unfit TO faithfully represent and carry
out the principles and policies which are
the issues 10 this election, as have just
set them forth.


As TO the result Of the canvass, allow
me word. You know that this district
was six years ago made heavily Republl
can, as that party was then organized.
But times are changing and election re-
turns with them; and the vote six years
or two years ago anywhere, is small evi-
dence Of what it shall be 10 October or
November next. Resting the campaign
solely upon the great questions which
now come home to the hearts and the
pockets, too, Of the people, and asking
the Judgment OF the voters OF this dis
trict wholly upon them, i have but little
more of personal interest in the result
than any other citizen. But my conf
dence in the intelligence and honesty OF
the people, and in the power Of these is.
sues is very great; and without sounding
manifesto or boastful promise or pledge,
| only say to you that / propose
calmly, quietly, steadily, and with
determined purpose to 90 To work
and carry this district. Great cheer
ing Whether | shall succeed, can
tell you better on the morning after the
election. Laughter. But meantime,
my friends, while you spare no honorable
effort for success, do not concern your
selves about either the idle boasts or the
vulgar assaults and falsehoods and fab
relations of the enemy. 1t is the mission
of little creatures to abuse Vallandig-
ham, and it is his business to pass them
by with profound contempt. [Cheers. ]
As for myself. l propose to deal fairly,
honestly and kindly with all adversaries.
In this spirit / shall, at the outset, meet
the gentleman who is to be my competitor,
and it is for him TO say whether he will
reciprocate the courtesies usual among
gentlemen.


And now, my friends, once more
thanking you for this kind and cordial
surprise party" upon an occasion most
unexpected, aud trusting to meet you
again when better prepared to extend the
hospitalites Of former times, l bid you
good night Loud cheers.


As soon as the nomination was made
known, on yesterday afternoon, the can
non was brought out, and continual
firing was kept up until after the delega-
ton arrived at the residence of Mr.. Val
landigham.
Year: 1868

PArISG DEBr.-Elsewhere we publish let ter from Mir. Jas. Grant, of Wickenburg, which embodies an account of the killing of some bad Indians at La Paz on the night of the 25th ut. It is almost needless for us to say that we re- joire at the death of the fends. To fll the meas ure of our revenge and make us even with the murderous Indians of this Territory wonld re- quire large stream of Indian blood. yet we do not banker after revenge of that sort All We want is to get the upper hand of them. and keep them from imbruing their hands in our blood. and stealing our property. To do this, it is ne- cessary to slay them W whenever opportunity offers, until they are made to fear and respect us We have tried moss, and must now try something harder.
Year: 1868

Great complaint is made by citizens and sol diers of this county about a certain treaty said to have recently been made by Dr. Rogers and others. of La Paz, with the Indians known as the "Apache Mohaves." Indeed. some people go so far as to say that the people of La Paz are no better than they should be, else they would not allow this murderous tribe of Indians to visit their town, as 1t is claimed they do, whenever they please.

 We have been informed that short time ago, Captain Davis of Camp McPherson chased a lot of these Indians. who had been committing depredations, to La Paz, and would have chas- tiscd them for their evil doings had net some of the citizens of La Paz interfered by telling the Captain that they were friendly Indians, and that i; wonld be murder to kill them. Now if those Indians were Apache Mohaves, it is our cool. de- liberate opinion that they deserved killing. But we think and hope there may be some mistake about this treaty matter, as we are 10th to be- lieve that the smooth-tongued red rascals are sharp enough to pull the wool over the eyes of our fellow-citizens of Yuma county. Even were they good Indians, citizens have no right to make treaty with them, as that is the business of the Military or Indian Departments of the Govern ment. Let us hope that the people of the river have no more love for bad Indians than have those of the interior, and that every Arizonian- soldier and citizen-will do the best he can to put an end to the red rascals
Year: 1868

THE Los Angeles Star of a recent date, copies our article abont Indians, etc. and says:

 The demand for troops made by the people of the Territory is SO urgent, SO vitally important to the maintenance of the various settlements in Arizona. and the want of Government aid SO ap- parent that we cannot understand why it is that the military authorities continue to turn deaf ear to the appeals and remonstrances of the peo- pie.

 Notwithstandng'the prevalence of murder and rapine throughout the Territory, the MINER de- votes nearly a couple of columns to exhibiting the progress made in agriculture in the county of YaTapai. of which Prescott is the principal city. It is most creditable showing for the young community, surrounded as they are by the prowl- ing mnrderous savage.
Year: 1868

AN Eastern exchange says: The most in terestiBg subject considered at the Chicago meet ing Of the American science Convention the antiquity of man. Some of the savans c0ntended that there was evidence that several races exist cd on this continent before the Indians.N
Year: 1868

lN one of Chief Justice Chase's letters he says " Four years more of the rule of such men as are now dominating Congress will leave us little of morality and republicanism worth preserving"
Year: 1868

correspondent of the Ohio State Journal, who
has recently visited Gen. Sheridan, writes as fol-
lows:


The papers report you, general, as having said
that Grant was more radical than yourself: how
do you make that ont! al said so,n returned the
general, land prove il thus: When / first took
command of the fifth district Gen. Grant sent me
an order 10 allow no man to sit on a Jury who
could not take the iron-clad oath. / mildly re-
monstrated against this, and wrote to the general
requesting q modification Of the order, so that all
who might vote might also sit upon jury.


This he did accordingly, aud il was for this
very radical order and its modification to suit me
that / said he was more radical than myself"
The oath referred to requires man to swear that
he never bore arms against il, or acknowledged
allegiance to the Southern Confederacy, or gave
to the enemies of the United States aid, comfort,
or encouragement.


1t is, therefore, called the "Ironclad.n But
Sheridan found many who could not take this
oath who had been forced into rebellion, and who
had been clothed with the night Of suffrage and
to this class he very properly accorded right to
sit upon the jury.


"Is it your opinion, general, that Grant did all
he could TO sustain your"


Undoubtedly" was his reply. Everything I
did was under direct order from him, or under
his Endorsement and approval. To fall out with
me, therefore, was to fall out with Grant him
self. In few days you will read q letter from
Gen. Grant protesting against my removal"
mot then published), (which will demonstrate
to The public what | say to .you.n


Will Grant certainly be q candidate for presi-
dent mot by his own choce,n promptly re-
turned Sheridan; "but if he accepts the nomi-
nation believe he viii do SO from motives OF
duty TO his friends and country, in the spirit CT
sacAifce and patriotism, for which he Is 80 re-
mari ably distinguished.r


NiIl lhe congressional policy Of reconstruction
succeed? Another Whit at his pipe, and his an
swer was ready as an old time statesman. "Of
course II must succeed IL Is too late to go back
ward. The negro has been admitted TO the ballot
box. All the power on earth cannot keep it from
bin now. He has not only been taught to read,
but TO vote also. He can unearn neither the one
nor the other. When he was mustered into the
military service a soldier, his right to vote was
decreed. In assuming the highest and most
solemn duty Of the cilizen-the defense Of bis
country-as a soldier, all minor privileges and
duties at once attached to him. He u therefore
voter by virtue Of having become fighter. a tax
payer, a citizen"
Year: 1868

- .- New Orleans, La, Jan. 21, 1868.
Prevst MAJOR General J. Reynoidr Commanding Disret


GeneTdl-I am directed by the major general
commanding to acknowledge receipt of your
letter Of the 9th inst together with copies of tele
grams and other documents, showing that dis
turbance was created at public meeting In Mar
shall Texas, and the arrest of certain parties by
military authority and the release Of said parties
by writ OF habeas corpus. You also ask for in
structions upon the following points: when
military officer makes arrest Of q civilian, shall
the hitter be delivered up at once, the applica
tion Of himself or friends 10 the civil authority,
as vas done at Marshall or shall the military
officer hold the civilian In custody until the case
or superior Headquarters"


In reply, Major General Hancock directs me to
say, by virtue of the third section Of the act OF
Congress of the I'd OF March, 1857, il Is made the
duty of the district commanders " to punish or
cause to be punished all dsturbers Of the public
peace and criminals. and, to this end, he may
allow local civil tribunals TO take jurisdiction Of
and try offenders; or, when, In his Judgment, it
may be necessary for the trial of offenders, he
shall have power to organize military commis-
sicDs or ,sns ssunaIs for for that ETC. Is
commander to determine before what courts
offenders shall be tried. When the accused is
turned over for trial to the civil tribunals, he ia
subject to their custody and Jurisdiction, and he
must necessarily be turned over forthwith to the
proper civil officers for that purpose; for In that
class Of cases the military can exercise no control
over the civil authority. IT, on the contrary, the
offender is to be tried by military commission
or tribunal, he is held in the custody of the mill
tary, and the civil courts are forbidden to inter-
fere under color of State authority. These two
classes OF cases are entirely distinct, and different
rules apply to them. General orders No. 40,
from these headquarters, expressly refer to this
distinction. In proper cases the offender may be
held for sufficient length Of time, to enable the
commanding general to determine whether the
party ought TO he tried by military commission.
When writ of habeas corpus issues in cases sub
mitted to military jurisdiction. a return of that
fact is sufficient and the civil court is bound at
once to dismiss the application. When the report
of Colonel Wood, special inspector. in reference
to this affair is received, further specific orders
will be given in this case.


1t is the intention Of the msjOr general COM
mandDg to support the civil authorities where
they require assistance, and to that end he will
discharge all civil officers who fail to perform
their duties.


For further advice. as TO your proposed action
on this subject see letter to Governor Pease,
copies Of which have been furnished you.


am, sir, very respectfully,


Your obedient servant


ROBERT CHANDLER,


Captain, Assistant Secretary or Civil Affairs
Year: 1868

The New Years gift of Major Campbell Wal.
lace, superintendent Of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad, TO the poor Of Atlanta, was magnln-
cent one; an extensive train heavily loaded with
good. sound oak wood, at such time as this. Is q
gift worthy of the donor and will be highly appre'
Grated and thankfully received by the needy re-
rfr
Year: 1868

The Atlas is vindicating the char
acter of the American hotels against
the misstatements of certain English
travelers-John Oxenford among the
rest-concernlng them. AS an off
set, we have a graphic exhibit Of the
shortcomings of the hostelries' in the
course Of which we are told


''In one of those, if you order special
dinners your expenses are trebled.-
4ou must 90 outside of the hotel for
a bath. If you want to play billiards
you must tramp over the town until
you discover a table unengaged. To
dispatch a Telegram you must employ
a conlnaisstonair. \ porter must be
sent to order your horse or carriage ;
another Is necessary to procure tick
cts for the Jheaters. If you desire to
learn the news, boy must be en-
ployed to buy your papers, or you
must patiently await your turn to
pour over the advertisement sheet of
the coffee room Times. If YOU like
ice IN your drinks, the fact is reprov-
ingly mentioned IN the bill. 1t is
impossible to get supper later than
eleven o'clock, and so you are driven
out to get it. Unless you hire pri-
vate parlor you have no place to re-
ceive your friends, unless you take
them into the coffee-room, where 9TH
er people are eating, or into the
smoking-room, where everybody else
is drinking. The menu consists of
about twenty dishes furnished with
remarkable but wearisome regularity
al the year round. To procure a
good cigar inside London hotel is a
miracle, and so on through whole
chapter of miracles and inconvenien-
ces. The fact is that there can be
but one improvement in an American
hotel We refer to the customary
clerk and his posity-not to say
insoIence-his selfsufficient assump-
tions, his gaudy but not neat trap
pings, and his thorough disregard OF
all that approaches spirit of accom-
modation If these could be altogether
reformed, we could say that the Amer
lean hotel system is unsurpassable.
Year: 1868

Some of our Chesterfeldian ex
changes have the following, on side
walk etiquette, which we commend to
the attention of our readers.


Only villagers, or persons with
rural ideas, any longer contend that
ladies should always be given the in
side Of the pavement In passing. The
rule adopted IN all cities is to turn to
the right, whether the right leads to
the wall or to the gutter. An OBJ
seryence of this common-sense rule
would obviate much unpleasant
.scrouging' by over-gallant gentlemen
who persistently crowd for the out
side of the walk. Another common
custom, not required by common eti-
quette, and which is as nearly mex
planably absurd, is the practice q.
men filing out of church pew, max
ing themselves as ridiculous as an
awkward squad practicing catch
step in order to give the women the
wrong end of the pew. Another, Is
that of man, when at promenade or
walk with lady, keeping himself on
the outside OF the pavement. a lit
tie exercise Of judgment will convince
any person of the perfect uselessness
of this bobbing back and forth at ev-
cry corner. The common rule is this :
If men and women are walking to-
gether, she should always be at his
right arm, whether it be toward the
inside or the outside OF the walk
then the women will not be showed
against the passers. Those who gig
gle at persons who follow this rule
are themselves the 'greenies, and
should read the book of manners be-
fore they indulge in the laugh Of fash.
ionable fools
Year: 1868

The CHIN FEvER.-This affection /,
usually prevelanl among boys from
fifteen to eighteen years old. y ou
don't know what chin fever IS perhaps.
The first symptoms are frequent
inclination to pass the hand over the
chin, sometimes over the upper lip.
The sufferer has an expression as
though impatiently expecting some
thing, which is delayed in coming. He
will frequently gaze ca efully into the
looking glass, as though it were the
mirror of fortune As the trouble in
creases the afflicted boy may be seen
stealing away to some retired place
and striving to get little ease by
applying strong soapsUds to his face;
so anxious is he sometimes to get rid
of his trouble that he has been seen to
threaten his throat with his fathers
razor. As usual, the quack medicine
dealers take advantage Of persons III
such trouble, and advertise com pounds
warranted to cure the worst cases in
from three TO six weeks bat their
applications only aggravate the
symptoms, and cause more frequent
tnrnIngs to the glass and Z, ore violent
manipulations Of his face 1t Is a relief
to know that this trouble IS not fatal,
and disappears as the beard grows,
though we have known cases where
some of the symptoms especially pas.
sing the hand aiTectionetelv over the
face, have remained through life
The best treatment for the patient is

such cases usually aggravates the com.
plant. If any, however, should really
wish TO know what 20 10 with the beard
when 1t first appears, VIC answer let it
alone until it becomes unsightly, then
cu, it. Too early and frequent shaw
ing will make it troublesome in after
years. IF not abused by continual cut.
ting it will be much more likely tc
remain soft and silky.-Amcrican
, Agriculttutst.
Year: 1868

FoUNDLINGs.-It is a curious fact that the
demand for children for adoption is in adya
OF the supply. The number of foundIings re-


celved by the police was one hundred and sew


enty six In 1867, and this is an increase on the
previous year; yet the authorities of the Home
for the Friendless and other benevolent asso-
Citations assert that they are unable to meet the
demand for healthy infants for adoption. The
number OF persons without children Of their
own, who wish TO have a child to bring up is
large and increasing. Girls are preferred TO
boys, and even crippled children are not re-
Year: 1868

o. A MAN was lately invited to
a dinner and a dish of ice
cream was placed before him.
He tasted it, then beckoning
to the waiter, sad audibly,
"that's a very good pudding,
but do you know its frozew iIr
Year: 1868

A SHARP youth borrowed a
stick of candy from a little
comrade to show him that he
could pullit out Of his ear. He
swallowed it, and then turned
himself into various ways to
extract it, but atrlength inform
ed his companion that he had
forgotten that part of the trick.
Year: 1868

company with Gen. Sherman, and, after
some preliminary conversation, it was
remarked that an article in the National
LgteHigeRceT OF that date did you much
injustice. replied that had not read
the Iatetiigencer OF that morning You
first told me it was your intention to
urge him TO resign after you had with
drawn. / carefully read the ar.
ticle of which you spoke, and found its
statement of the understanding between
US was substantially correct On the
l7tb caused 1t to be read to four or five
members OF the Cabinet, who were pres
ent st our conference on the l4th, and
they concufred in the general accuracy
of statements respecting our converssr
ton on that occasion. In reply to your
communication have deemed It proper,
to prevent further misunderstanding, to
make this simple recital Of facts.


Very respectfully your ob'df serv't,


ANDREW JOHN ON.
Year: 1868

Will continue to receive throughout
the season all the Novelties and New
Styles that may be introduced In the
New York market. and will sell all
goods in his line fully as low as they
can be bought in the Eastern cities.
Year: 1868

Being desirous to get back all his old
custom, is selling goods at the small
est possible living profits, and war
rants every article sold at his house
to give perfect satisfaction in all cases.


Ladies will always find large stock
Of very select styles of well-madelSuits
for Boys of all sizes.
Year: 1868

Not rich is he, though wider far


Ills acres stretch than eyes can roll,
Who has no sunshine In bis mind.
No wealth Of beauty in his soul.
Nor poor is be, though never known


His name IN ball or city mart,
Who smiles content beneath has load.


With God and nature In his heart.
Year: 1868

MYSTERIOUS ArrArR.-Mr; sheldon Keeney who
has lately bought the old Harvey tavern stand In
windsor lust above the Hartford line, went Satur
day AFTERNOON the sth instant to West Suield, for
the purpose of purchasing q horse, taking with him
$500 in his vest pocket. owing 70 the delay OF the
parties with whom he was to DEAL he did not see the
borse until evening when II was nearly dark. and he
proposed TO finish the purchase on another day.
ReturninQ rain came on as he was driving through
a niece OF woods short distance from West Sufied,
and lust as he had raised his umbrella his horse was
stopped man suddenly appearing with his hand on
the bridie and at the same time three other ap
peared. when Mr.. Keeney says he felt the wagon GO
mo over and received sstunnng blow upon his head


he woke TO consciousness next morning about day.
light when he found himself lying IN barn, about
o,iarter OF a mile from the spot where he was as
saulted and his head was resting In box Of salt.
lie ohtsned assistance and found his horse and car
raqe hut his money had been taken. gold watch
and chain were not disturbed. Mr.. KS head Is
badly bruised, and the ground showed marks indi-
eating that ne had been dragged across the road to
atone wall where ne thinks he was thrown over aud left
for dead How he came 10 be In the barn is n mys-
tsry 10 him. He thinks he was subjected, after be-
ing knocked senselcss to the supplying influence OF
chloroforn as he has been unable since that time to
taste or smell.--HdrV0rd Times August IL.
Year: 1868




The farce Of calling up the case Of JEFF
fersOn Davis in the United States Court
in Richmond, and then pOstpOning il, is
performed As regularly as the spring and
fall sessions ofthe court occur. 1t Is be-
coming BY this time SonEewhat DopotO.
nous, says the Baltimore Sun, and the
public begin 70 lock upon il asra bore, to
say the least Of Il. The case is said TO
have been entirely ready at the late ses-
sion Of the court in Richmond, theyenire
summoned, the Chief Justice present
when it is postponed for FIVE nentha
Mr. Davis has now been in the hands of
the government three years, a consider
able part Of that time q prisoner He Is
poor and in feeble health, with q depend
ent family, and is becoming old Is it
proper to subject this man for the rest OF
his natural life to such practical denial
of his right to trial7 If as seems prob
able, the trial win never occur, il would
be both just and magnanimous to give
him his discharge. But whether tried
or not, no rational being now wants Mr..
Davis life; and as to the nonsense Of
making treason odious, which some in-
dulge, had the rebellion in which he
took part succeeded We would have heard
nothing Of treason, and failure, Of itself,
constitutes the most impressive and
salutary punishment which can be-
fall in such cases. TO undertake
at the end Of so gigantic a struggle
a struggle in which the most earnest con.
yictiOns in regard to great fundamental
principles we're involVed-to seize upon
an isolated individual and make him q
victim, simply because he happened to
be chosen by the many as their repre-
sentative in their cause, is unworthy Of
the nineteenth century, and especially of
the great American nation. We have
800 high an estimate of the people of the
country TO believe that any considerable
portion Of them have sympathy with it.


is there not courage somewhere among
those who have the power to give Mr..
Davis his discharged As did, for the
time, the proposed impeachment Of the
President, the case Of Mr.. Davis hangs
thrsateningly and .forbidding in the sight
Of the people, and they would as gladly be


rid Of it as they were Of the impeachment
business Calm wisdom and fOrtitnde
breasted the temporary passien Of the
hour in the one case; cannot they do it
in the other, and pass us to that point in
regard TO the present great criminal


when il will be universally said that
"all's well, Just as it was said in regard
10 the otber great criminal whose trial
80 resenfly ended in aeqaittal2 The pro.
liabilities are that if Mr. Davis should
ever come to trial, under anything like
lsir and proper circumstances, he also
will be acquitted of the technical charge
brought against him. .'