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Year: 1869

We had not thought in punching up
"the Lion OF the Lord'-by which
beasily sacrilege the boss po,ygamist OF
Utah is known-that his little atten.
dant mammal, the Nesos. would emit
such a shocking bad odOr as it infused
into a column of soap stick English In
the issue of March 5th. One can tell
how much some people are hurt by
the volume of their believing, and the
Meas was evidently doubled up with
several kinks in it's collie apparatus on
that occasion. We had entertained an
idea that tho Ne1es Was trying 10 be
respectable, but as it seems inclined TO
dip into indecency and try ridicule when
the arrows of argument are exhausted
in it's quiver. all that remains TO be done
is to teach il little respect for our
shoemaker, and leave it among the gut
ter garbage.


We have asked no instructions in
composition from paper whose faces
tiousness is lugubrious, nor in morality
from a Church where incest is a mile
post on the road TO eternal glory. And
II we choose 10 break lance with the
New York World while il carries a
shield with a Mormon coat of arms Oh
it, we will not consult "One of the
Twelve Apostles" as 10 the quality OF
the timber or the girth OF our stecd, OF
submit 10 it's decision OF the contest
All these things we might possible
yield to il located in Salt Lake City, be-
cause we hav'nt enough of the heroic
martyr in our nature TO envy the tate Of
DR. Robinson or Brassfeld or the men,
women and children at Mountain Mead
ows, but owing To- the deplorable NOR
al state of the neighboring communities
of Utah'-according TO the HOrLd-"t
demand these privileges. Having
raped the mammal over the head ioi
its impudent attempt. by very foN
means. TO drive US from favorable pc
sition for studying the huge animal II
protects and divert our attention 10
pocket handkerchief, We shall in sue
ceeding issue consider the very unhappy
plight in which the Latter Day SANS
are by the admission of their Church
paper.
Year: 1869

GLACIERs.-"In former age the
whole United States was covered with
ice several thousand feet thick, and this
ice. moving from north TO south by at
traction of tropical warmth, or pressing
weight of snow and ice behind, ground
the rocks into the paste we call soil.
These masses of ice can be tracked as
surely as game is tracked by the hunt>
er. The stones and rocks ground and
polished by the glaciers can easily be
distinguished from those scratched by
running water The angular boulders.
found in meadows and the terraces on
our rivers not now reached by water.
can be accounted for only In this way.
Prof Agdssis =
Year: 1869

THE Salt Lake Reporter says the
force OF military at Camp Douglas is be-
ing rapidly reduced By expiration of
time. We understand the lime of some
s40 of the troops in the District of Mons
tana will expire within the next few
weeks.
Year: 1869

WE see both our radical contemporaries
give the new Post Master General hand
some Puffs" He will no doubt reward
them fror it.-GdzettS.


IF he don't the next puff will be s.
blowing up"
Year: 1869

Hoseers United States Almanac for 1870 for distribution,
throughout the United and all civilized countries
Hemisphere. will be published about the rst
January understand the philosophy
should read and ponder the valuable suggestions
contains addition admirable medical treatise
and great variety OF diseases
Of information interesting to the
merchant the mechanic the the planter
and the calculations have been made for
such LreTdians latudes suitable for
and comprehensive NATIONAL CALESDAR.


The nature extraordinary sanitary effects Of HOS
TETTBR STOMACH BITTERS staple tonic and alterA-


than half the Christian world fully set forth
pages which nterspersed pictorial ustra-


ons valuable recipes for the household and farm humorous
anecdotes and other instructive and amusing reading
original selected Among the Apnuas appear with the
opening the year. will be the most useful and may be
had asking Send copies the Central ManufAcO-
Pttsburg, Pa the dealer
STOMACH BITTERS. The Bitters sold in every city.
and village and extensively used throughout the
tire civilized world. decl-lm
Year: 1869

SAD TRAGEDY AT CHEsrER.--0n Saturday
afternoon a sad event occurred at Chester,
which cast gloom over the whole city, and by
which a young couple lost their lives. Within
a cemetery in the city is a small lake or pond
which is used as skating pond in winter. On
Saturday Mr. Herman Cochran and Miss Mat
tie Irwin, two well known aud highly respected
young people, went to the lake to skate, tax
ing with them little girl. Leaving the child
near the shore, they buckled on their skates
Just as they reached the deepest part the ice
gave way beneath them, and they were precip-
itated into the water, and before aid could
reach them they had disappeared beneath the
ice.


After an hours search their bodies were
found tightly casped in each others arms
Year: 1869

THE CIvTL SERVICE BfLL.--1he question of
reform in our Office seeking system is likely to
be an important one with the present Congress.
Already Senator Trumbull, of Illinois, has set
the ball in motion, not by urging Mr.. Jenckes'
"civil service bill, J" (which he favors) but by
introducing measure co-important with it. 1t
is bill making it misdemeanor in Senator
or Representative to recommend man for Office
unless information is sought from him concern
ing an applicant, BY the President or the head
of a department His argument was that
under present ussges appointments to Office
were in reality made by the legislative depart
nieut instead Of the executive department of
the government as provided iu the constitution,
aud that Congressman were the mere tools of
ofhce-hunterS; that so numerous had the Offices
become, and so insinuating and determined
were the place-Seekers, that systematized
bribery was being resorted to by them. This
bill proceeds to declare that the recommenda-
tfon Of any person to Executive appointment.
by any Congressman whose opinion has not
been asked for by the appointing power, shall
be accounted a misdemeanor, punishable by a
fine of 81 900 for each offence; and also that it
shall operate to prevent the person so recon-
mended from being lawfully appointed.


The real object of the bill is to relieve Con-
gressmen from importantly 1t must be a
great annoyance, as we'll as great loss of time
and of working power to Congressman, to find
their constituents harassing them and dogging
them from one end of a session to the other
and even throughout their vacations, to fulfil
certain imaginery I" pledges express or i'm
Piled, made by them during the canvass in
which they we're elected. 1t is certain, also
that certain unworthy officers have been ap-
pointed on the ground of their Congressiona
Endorsement, produced by just such solicita
tons.


Pass this bill and the intolerable boreings o
Ofice-hunters is avoided. Pass the civil seryicl
bill and the terrible robberies of ofice-holder
are avoided. BY the passage of the latter n
man could get an Office unless he were thor
oughly competent, and after once getting it h
could hollit SO long as his conduct was unim
peachable, no matter which party was in powe
Republican or Democratic


I'm favor Of this latter bill the New York In
dependent says: =" 1t is a demonstrable fac
that about one hundred millions year, justl
due to the government, fail to reach its treasury
This mountain Of loss is made up about equal
of rascality and incompetency. 1t is to strik
adouble bloW--6rst at this rascality, and mex
at this incompetency-tha the present bill wa
framed IF the leading Republicans of Cor
gress do not wish to tinge the whole Republ
can party with rotten reputation, they wi
make haste to show their fidelity to the publ
welfare by the passage of this needed but to
moderate bill
Year: 1869

Town HALL FEsTvAL.-As stated last
week, festival for the benefit Of the Town
Hall will lie given by number of the ladies of
the town, in the Hall, next Friday and Satur-
day evenings The entertainment will con,
sist Of oysters in all styles salads, creams water
ICES, cakes, &c, which will be furnished exclu-
lively 10y the ladies' who have been interested in
the Fall enterprise, entirely independent of any
p, cuniary aid from the gentlemen. They con
tribute it as the ladies' offering to the Hall, and
it should be mrde success, out of compliment
to their generosity, if for no other reason. We
believe it will be a success, because the people
are interested in the completion of the Hall
and because it would be manitestly ungallant
and unbecomlng in the " Town Hall party" to
slight this we-intended effort on the part oI
the ladies of the town. The string band is ex-
peced to be present each evening. The ad-
mission will be 25 cts.
Year: 1869

In the Supreme Court of the United States
Monday, Chief Justice Chase delivered an
opinion sustaining the constitutioDality Of the
act of Congress laying tax Of ten per cent
upon the circulation of State banks justices
Nelson and Davis disseuted.
Year: 1869

you're smart Guess | know a thing
or two. I'm mad at you, anyhow,
cause yistiddy if it hadn't been for you
a gittin them curls you've got on, dog
gone ye You needn't turn so red in
your face, cause / cant sec it for the
paint They amt no use in you wink
ing at me with that glass eye of yourn
cause I amt going out'n here, that IS
what's the matter with The purps. I
don't care ifyou are twenty-eight years
old, you ain t no boss Of mine, you old
fool"


That is all tho story that John related
Ile says he don't know how he got out
Of the scrape.


MORAL. Beware Of knowing chill
dren
Year: 1869

Judge Beck, OF the Supreme Court,
has discharged the Board of Super
vlsors of Lee County, from arrest,
and the conflict between the State
and Federal Courts wakes hot, as
will be seen by the following extract
from an editorial in the Keokuk Con-
stitution Of the 7th inst:


We have not yet seen the opin-
ion delivered by Judge Beck, conse-
quently we can form no opinion with
regard to its merits, nor Of the points
on which he based the discharge OF
the members of the Board of Super
visors; but shall publish it IN full Tor
our readers, as soon as we can pro-
cure copy of it. The end of this
case is not yet, by any means, for it
is pretty certain that Judge Drum
mond will not accept the Marshal's
return to the writ as sufficient, but
again order him to arrest the defend.
ants. That, we don't believe he can
do, by any posse he can raise in Lee
county, nor in the State Of Iowa, who
will aid him in forcibly resisting the
highest judicial authority in the State
at the command Of Judge Drum
mond. The issue in this case is al
ready made up between the authori-
ty OF the Federal and State judiciary,
Year: 1869

A great many suggestions are be
ing made by statesmen, and by the
leading papers of tho country, just
now, in regard to what should be the
policy of our government toward the
Island of Cuba. The revolutionists
Of the Island are battling manfully
for their independence, and not with
out hope of success, and it is thought
by many that the United States sho'd
not only recognize, bit assist
them in throwing OF the Spanish
yoke, and annex Cuba to the U.
s. The Southern press are almost
unanimous in thoir desire to "gobble
up" this province Of Spain, even at
tho cost Of war with that power to
accomplish it. While we heartily
sympathise with the Cubans, in their
heroic efforts to achieve their liber.
ties, and believe our government
should recognize them as belliger-
ents, and that our people should ex-
tend to them moral support and SYM
pathy, we are opposed to using force
to gain possession Of the island
Spain would not tamely submit to
the "gobbling up" of the Queen of
the Antilles, by our government, be-
cause the value Of this colony is so
plainly apparent to every spaniard in
the present dilapidated condition of
their home finances, that war to re-
tain control of it would be immense.
ly popular. The principal part of
the revenue Of Spain comes from
Cuba, and when you touch it, you
most nearly touch their pockets
We think our government, with its
present debt to be paid by the taxa
ton of cur people, can well afford to
swatch and wait" until this pear is
ripe enough to fall into our hands
without the use of force, which time
we hope is not far distant.


Spain has just underwent revolu-
ton to secure greater freedom, and
if revolutions are good for Spain we
can see no reason why it would not
be good for her colony, and we think
craftsmanship, courage and persis-
tency on the part of the gallant Gu
bans will yet secure to them what
they most desire-their indepen-
dence.
Year: 1869

and one or the other will have to
back down. There is no use in at
tempting to avoid the issues by our
State Judges now, in attempting to
postpone it. If Judge Drummond
attempts to enforce his assumed su-
perior authority, which we presume
he will do, by directing the Marshal
to re-arrest the Supervisors, Judge
Beck ought to mect the issues fairly
and squarely, by ordering the sheriff
of Lee county TO arrest him and COM
NIT him to Jail, and thus bring the
matter to speedy termination,
which will be the best course for all
parties concerned.
Year: 1869

Five masked men entered Wells, Fargo
& Co g Office at Truckee, on the 22nd early
in the evening when people were constantly
passing on the sidewalk and attempted to
rob the office and store in which it was kept,
a clerk struck one of the robbers over the
head, the Cashier shot at them, the fire was
returned by the would be robbers, but they
finally retreated without booty, without be-
ing arrested and without doing or receiving
any damage by the shooting.
Year: 1869

A correspondent Of the White Pine
News says the route surveyed from Carhn to
White Pine, which it was believed would
prove shorter than the Elko road, turns out
to be 141 miles in length, over some almost
insurmountable hills, while that from Elko
by what ia known as the Glllsen route is
only los miles and the road comparatively
level. A later issue of the News says the
construction of a road TO Carlin has been
abandoned, and that Elko will probably be
the town after all that has been said Of the
proximity of Carln to White Pine. An
Elko correspondent says the alkali flats sur
rounding Carlin were by the magic eloquence
OF Captain Palmer, at a public meeting,
changed into fruitful soil, Carlin was brought
fourteen miles nearer to White Pine than
Elko by the same influence, but that before
the truthful and mathematical accuracy of
the surveyors chain the Captains facts all
resolved themselves into fiction, and the
country remains as Nature made it,
Year: 1869

saIuctus Garfield was nominated
by the Union Republican Convention at Van
couver by acclamation for Delegate to Con
gress from Washington Territory. Garfield
will show up the rottenness of the old Dem
ocratic hulk during the canvass as no man is
better capable of DOING and will doubtless
be elected by handsome majority.
Year: 1869

The Boise Democrat must have whole
corps OF Soap Creek contributors. The last
number was filled with both editorials and
correspondence very suggestive of soap p-locks
Secession is advocated in very lathery style.
Year: 1869

Wo.D TO FARNERs.--WithOut wishing to scem wiser than our fellow citizens of the agri- cultural persuasion, we wish to say few words to those men who toll in the field from morn till night, in order to support themselves and their families. pay taxes. etc. Another harvest is ap- preaching. and with the favor of God, it will be a bountiful ono. Soon, Government will need more corn, fodder, etc, and contracts will have to be let for supplying the posts with these vari ous commodities. for which Government is able and ought to pay fair prices. When contract time comes around, each farmer wishing to dis pose of his produce to Government, should make out proposal to furnish whatever he may have to furnish, at price or prices little above the cost of production, furnishing. etc. and we feel certain that their bids will be accepted. Do not, some of you did. last fall. enter into league to furnish grain at a certain price. That mode will not win. You tried 1t once, and 1t came we'll nigh working your ruin. Do not undertake, publicly, to force Government to buy your pro duce at O certain price Action of that sort would look extremely bad at Headquarters, especially when represented in it's darkest light, in which light 1t would, most assuredly, be rep resented. There are other modes by which you can assist each other to hold your grain until such time as purchasers come along and offer you the valne of it. Should the mining enter prises now being carried on prove successful, of course, you will not have to rely solely, upon the Government to buy your produce. The successful working of our mines will give em- ployment to many more teams. at home, as well as to many more freight teams. and, as a conse- quence, new demand will spring up for grain hay, fodder, etc.

 Again. farmers should turn their attention more to the raising of wheat, and our merchants should. in time, send for the seed. Next fall, we will have one or more Touring mills in this sec ton of the country. but we regret that they will not find much to do, owing to the fact that bu little wheat will this year be raised. Yet, VI cannot blame the farmers for this. Wheat, tc mature and do well in this section of the Terri tory, should be sowh late in the fail and. las fall, 1t was impossible to procure seed wheat II the country. However, we think like circum stance will not occnr again. and we sncerel, hope 1t will not We consume enormous auan titles of -four and bacon, for which we pay Cali fornia great deal of money. This is entirel wrong. We can and must raise our own hou and bacon, and until we do. times here will b. tight, and money matters short.
Year: 1869

WERE 1t not for past and present developments made in the mines of this section of Arizona many faint-hearted men.-displeased with the slow progress the country has made-would no doubt, long since, have loft it and tried their luck in some other section Of Uncle Samis broad domain. We, ourseif, at times, have felt as though we wished to emigrate from a country that, since its acquisition, has advanced at a snail's pace. But, when we come to seriously contemplate removal, and compare the mineral wealth known to exist here with that of any of the popular. hashy mining regions of the present day, -e become satisfied, and generally conclude to wait for the good time that is bound to dawn upon Arizona, We have here, mines as rich and as large as any in the world, yet, owing to our isolation, the hostility of our savage population, and many other causes. we have, so far, failed to enrich ourselves by working them. and to make the great outside world "see itr We now, how ever have reason to believe that it will not be long before things will assume different aspect The outside world, st least that portion of it's people that have watched the career of our Ter ritory, now believe what they have heretofore doubted-that the country is rich in mineral; that 1t Is blessed with good climate. well tim bered, tolerably we'll wstered, besides, contain ing immense tracts of farming and grazing lands. Knowing this. it is fair to presume that they will, henceforth. direct their attention and their foot steps hitherward, as we believe they are now doing. The old-time fallacy abont this Territory being parched-up desert has long since been exploded, and men know better now. General PsiRsr's report on the country bordering the 18th parallel line, will enlighten the people of the East and the Press and citizens of the Terri tory have about converted the people of Cali fornia, Oregon, and Nevada from their old ideas, by making known to them the truth in regard to the country Let us keep on laboring to prove our assertions, until we shall have convinced all that Arizona is really good country to live and make money in.
Year: 1869

GOVERNOR SaFroRD was to have taken his departure from San Francisco for this Terri tory, on the steamer of the 5th inst. We understand that he intends visiting the south ern portion of the Territory before coming here. Letters from men of standing and character in San Francisco, speak very highly of him. Being thoroughly posted on mines and mining, it is quite natural to conclude that he will take up his residence somewhere north of the Gila.
Year: 1869

CHICAGO. May 10. 1869.

 ED MEER.-Ths has been much of day of iubilation in this city for Chicago has celebrated with wild enthusiasm tue great eveai of the age. The completion of the Railroad across the continent is certainly the grandest enterprise of any age or country. This city came mp to the occasion, in all her wonted, whole soulcdness," and arrayed herself in splendOr. The turnout in procession was grand, and the presence of the Vice President of the United States gave great eclo4 10 the occasion. For Mr. Coliax is great favoriic in the Northwest Wherever he Is pres ent there is good time.

 Already shipment of tea from Japan to Chi caso, has been made over the continent. and this is but beginning of that immense trade which is to spring up between the Occident and Orient. Already the capacity of the road is taxed to its utmost to do the business demanded-at least. three roads across the continent will be deman- ded and built during the next ten years.

 In my last, some plain words were spoken of our public servants, civil and military. Now l wish to present q few facts to show that there was no severity or injustice in what was said. For have no disposition to missrcpresent or malign those in authority. Alter Congress had incuba- ted about six weeks on a nest of added eggs we find the following nice little items that then and there laid by that brood of Congressional fouls. Fortunately for the people they were not matched. There were introduced into the Sen. ate bills granting government lands and moneys for various purposes of the following amounts;

 Sstl0fe RiUs
Year: 1869

POWER OF A GROWING TREE.-
\ story has been going the rounds
about a tilbert tree which grew up
through the hole of a milestone, fill
ed it and ultimately hoistcd il of
the ground and wore it like ruf1ic
around its trunk, although it was
five and hall feet in diameter and
seven inches thick. Some are skep.
teal about this story; but ncverthe-
less growing trees have great lift.
ing power, as may be proved by
sight any day inthe cemetery at Old
Cambridge, where small tree which
has apparently sprung from seed
enclosed in heavy stone tomb, has
grown through II chink between two
stones, lifted the heavy superincum.
bent masses of stone some inches
and pushed stout iron railing of
the perpendicular by the force OF its
growth. 1t is quite q curious thing
to look at, and furnishes very decid


ed evidence of the power of patient


perseverance, on the part of nature
Year: 1869

ScHosL NEErrn0.-Evsry citizen should
attend the School Meeting At the Court
asuse this evening at 8 o'clock. Il 10 .
conceded fact that the schools are never run
better than when every body is manifssting
some interest in them. and the best way to
show sach interest is to attend this primary
meeting.
Year: 1869

RxrInED.-Tno ferry boat made hes reg
ular trips all day yesterday and at six
o'clock steamed down below the point to
wait for warmer weather The heavy ice
floating into the Rock Island shore made
it difficult to land.
Year: 1869

TNHE Memphis on Company wish TO pur-


L chase, during next fall and winter, a
large quantity Cotton Seed, for which they
will pay the market price, furnish sacks. and
have Seed correctly weighed on their large
platform Fairbanks scales. They urge their
friends not to store their Seed in large guam
titles. and thereby have their value destroyed
or injured by HEATING. Planters who wish
to make contracts for delivery of Seed Will
please call at Oil Work, Center Landing.


ia OIL Cake and Meal for sale in any guam
titY, iy2l