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Year: 1874

WASHINGTON, May So 1874
the House Appropriation Committee ON


tho Postal Telegraph Question.
The House Committee on Appropriations find
themselves compelled, in view OF the near ap-
proach OF the adjournment OF Congress. to notify
the counsel for the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany that the committee cannot give them further
oral hearing on the postal telegraph question, but
will carefully consider any briefs that may be SUBJ
mitted 1t is not considered at ali probable how
ever that action will be taken on this subject by
the committee this session.


The Conference Committee on the FL


nanciaI Bill.


The Conference Committee on the Finance bill
held long session to-day. but adjourned until
Monday without coming to a conclusion on any
point. They, however. discussed the situation,
including the Presidents position. Several OF
them intmated that 1t would be well to avoid, il
possible. the passage OF any bill which would be
vetoed. One OF the members OF the commItte ex-
pressed tue opinion to private citizen that 1t did
not seem probable any finance bill would be
passed this session.
Year: 1874

THE health of Dallas is as near per-
feet as can be imagined in town of
its size. The whole of the year just
closing has been remarkable through
out for the bealthiness of the place.
1t is remarkable because of the great
number of unacclimateG persons, the
large number living in temporary
houses, the great amount of earth work
done on the streets and in railroad
grading, both generators of disease,
and the number of persons of irregular
habits, naturally congregated here for
the time being. Added to all which,
the bottom opposite the city was over
flowed for some time in the heat of the
summer. Yet, despite all these causes,
we doubt if any town of the same
size in the United States has had fewer
deaths in 1878.
Year: 1874

do not believe that that consideration
would influence him in giving his legal
opinion. While we do not regard him
as among the able lawyers of the State,
we do not believe he would yield to a
consideration so paltry, so far as he Is
nersonally concerned.
Year: 1874

The San Antonio Herald says large
quantity of land situated on the Frio
river was sold lately in that city at five,
six and seven cents an acre. The
quality of the land is not stated, but the
Frio valley lands have generally been
spoken of as good, and better timbered
than the lands of the West usually
are.-TGalveston News.
Year: 1874

leans of that state many who have long
been disposed to be independent, and il
has been with the greatest difficulty that
they have been kept quiet within the par
ty, Last year the Republicans there re-
solved that, in restoring the salaries of
OF public officers to their old standard
before the adoption of the salary grab
law, the president should not be forgot
ten Now it is thought that ii the party
can take its stand in New Hampshire
against Grantism, boldly and firmly, a
neucleus can be formed about which the
party may be rallied A victory in New
Hampshire, brought about in this way,
would inspire the party elsewhere with
new life The obstacles in the way OF
such action as this are very great. The
office holders and those who hang upon
the party for its patronage would oppose
1t because they know Grant too well to
doubt for moment that he would cut
off the official heads ofevery one fthem
who should consent to sacrifice him to
save the party. He would temporarily
" suspend the c;vil-s service rules il nee
essary.


From the conversation of these and
other Republicans now in Washington,
it is conjectuged by some that quarrel
is likely to occur, during the coming
winter, between Grant and some of the
leading members of congress The presi-
dent does not think that he is in the least
responsible for the recent defeat of his
party, and it is quite certain that con-
gress will be unwilling TO shoulder the
possibility.
Year: 1874

lFromthe Regular Cor. of the N. y. Tribune.l


WAsHINGToN, Nov. IT,


Almost every Republican politician
who arrives in Washington has some
new explanation of the overwhelming de
feat of the party in the fall elections, and
some new plan for winning back the pub
lie confidence. Several New Englanders
who came yesterday are of opinion that
the only way to save the party is to
throw Grant overheard They say that
it is nonsense to attribute the Republican
defeat to the weakness or mistakes ofthe
present congress. Its record last session,
except on the currency question, was
good; and that the late uprising OF the
people is not particularly a protest
against imitation, is proved by the fact
that the revolution has not been confined
to any single section of the country.


1t is all due to the blunders Of Grant,
tbey continue, and is also rebuke to the
leaders of the party for their cowardice
in not setting him right or publicly pro
testing against his course. Grant held
these timid men under his thumb by
means of the public patronage. They
knew that if they did not support the
president through thick and thin, he
would not only refuse to appoint any OF
their friends to office but would turn out
those who were already in, while sub
servient senator stood always by, ready
to gobble up the patronage in any dis
trict represented by a man who could not
be depended upon. The people had some
idea of these things two years ago, these
gentlemen say, but they felt that their
financial condition was not vely stable
and thought it was safer to re-elect Grant
than to make change. But now that
all the disasters that were predicted as
sure to follow Mr.. Greeleys election
have come during Grants administra
ton, the people feel free to show by thelI
votes Just what they think Of The great
silent men.


The plan proposed for the salvation OF
the party. then, is to throw Grant over
board. The Republicans of New Hamp
shire are soon to hold state convention
and an opportunity will be afforded FOL
an open and vigorous remuneration o.
! Grantism. There are among the Kepuo
Year: 1874

Now that the Signal Service Bureau has

 taken charge of the United States tele- graph in Arizona, we hope Co soon have several signal stations in the Territory, and surely one in this city. It is the capital, has the largest population of any town in Arizona, and it's climate is of s character that will attract the favorable attention of invalds and others seeking a uniformly mild atmosphere. Daily reports from here to Washington, and the frequent publication they would have throughout the country, would very soon make our genial climate generally known wherever the English language is spoken.

 We hope and believe that Lieutenant Smith. superintendent of the line, will at an early day recommend that station be established here. The vast country lying between the eastern bases of the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains, and eX tending from the Gulf Of Mexico to British Columbia and farther north, has but very few stations, and without more, it is inn possible for the Chief Signal officer at Washington to perfect the service as It may and ought to be done. In the course of time, stations will be established all over the main land and on hundreds of islands in the various oceans. IL would only be carrying forward the necessities of the signal service to establish stations at Tucson, Prescott, and Yuma. These are prominent points several hundred miles apart, anu hence the propriety Of their be- ing made stations.
Year: 1874

TN AUGUST ANNOUNCED MY l self as an Independent Candidate for reelection to the office of

 County Recorder, And I still am before the people on an h. dependent basis and intend to remain in that Independent position. I expect to serve all parties with equal fidelity, if elected, and cordially ask the support of all in aid of my election. Any report contrary to the foregoing statement. is and will be a misrepresentation Of my position before he people.

 IA. BRICHTA. Tucson, September M.16T4s 50-td
Year: 1874

are men who do it every day, and such men permit themselves to be governed by ignorance or pre- judice, or both.

 Fellow citizens, let us endeavor to truly and fairly enlighten our selves in regard to the fitness of men offering themselves for our suffrages, and thus relieve our selves of the imputation of ignor ance, and at the same time let us discard unreasonable prejudice and then when we go to the polls on the 3d of November let us do it with a determination to con- scientiously and honestly exercise the sacred right of American free men and discharge the sacred duty of American citizens. If we do this, we are confident that in every County we will roll up a large and overwhelming majori- ty for HIRAM s. STEVENS, the peoples choice
Year: 1874

We mean the sovereign people. the voters of Arizona, they are still coming and swelling the ranks Of that grand army that will on the 3d of November trium- phantly elect HIRAMS. STEVENS, the peoples independent candi- date, Delegate to the Congress of the United States. Wherever MT. Stevens goes, in hisquiet and transformations tour through the Territory, he makes new friends. His appearance and conversation tend tO inspire confidence. And this is particularly so with the solid, thinking intelligent voters of the Territory. They are be- coming more and. more satisfied and convinced that ofall the candi- dates in the field or likely to be at this election. Hiram $. Stevens is the man best fitted to represent this Territory in Congress. We say this is a growing conviction. We receive evidence of it from the best men in all parts of the Territory. That demonstration at Tucson last Saturday was very significant. In the most populouS town in the Territory, the County seat of the most populous County and the Territorial Capital; there was held a convention of the peo- pie, without regard to partisan politics. That convention was composed of delegates from every precinct in Pima County, and HIRAM s. STEVENS was o01Q1li. 7ooIsLy indorsed for Delegate to Congress l! At noon on Saturday we received 9 telegram from one of the most prominent citizens of Yuma, the Hon. c. w. C. Powell, giving the above facts. AS the SENTINEL had been issued at g o'clock a. n., we published said telegram in an extra, in the after noon. We say the action of that convention was very significant. It shows bow the people feel and how they will act on the Sd Of November. That feeling is not confined to Pima County. It ex. tends all over the Territory. We don't say that MT. Stevens will be unanimously elected. That is too much to ask and no reasonable man can expect it.

 All men who are of any account in the world have their enemies. We know that we have ours, and yet we can say conscientiously, that we never Intentionally, did any thing to cause any reasonable person to harbor enmity toward Ills. But ignorance and prejudice still exist in the world, and will  continue to exist until the mill iennium shall down upon the earth. We do not admit that any man has right to abuse, vilify and traduce the character of an- other. merely because he differs from him in political opinion, or because he does not agree with him as to the relative fitness ot certain men for office Yet there
Year: 1874

! respectfully announce myself ss can dldate for Delegate to Congress at the election on the third of November next.

 The reasons which induce me to depart from the ordinary routine of private busi- ness that l may devote some attention to the public welfare, at least for this cam paign. shall endeavOr to explain at such times and places as my friends may deter mine, notice of which will be duly given in the newspapers

 cordially invite the voters of the Terri tory. without party distinction to give me their support and if successful. will do my best tO see that no man in Arizona shall regret having cast his vote for me

 c. c. BEAN. Prescott, A. T., September l, 1874.
Year: 1874

At the request of large number of friends throughout the Territory, hereby announce to the People of Arizona that l will be an Independent Peoples Candidate for DELEGATE TO CONGRESS. at the ensuing Election. If am elected. l will fairly represent the people and the in' terests of every section of the Territory No one could do more less, would be un- just and ungrateful to those whose support l now ask.

 ap I6-tf H. s. STEVENS.
Year: 1874

Of the freight live stock TO about double Its former
rate The basis Of the increased rate was fHed at %
cents per 100 pounds from Chicago TO New-York The
agents then adjourned to meet next week. TRIBUNE
reporter was informed that the intention Of tho man.
ayers ia TO increase and not to decrease charges on
all classes OF freight.
Year: 1874

z The Fire.
One of the most disastrous fires tha,
ever occurred in this city, took place on


Wednesday morning last, at little afte.
two O'Clock, resulting in almost the entire
destruction Of Densmore Brothers iron
foundry.


The alarm Of fire was first given by DR..
Hoyt, who was sleeping in the Office so
near by that he heard the cracking of the
flames, and rushing out scarcely awake
commenced the terrible cry of fire. When
we reached the spot the fire was yet very
small indeed, and if a line of buckets could
have been formed from the cistern or the
river it could have been easily quenched'
but there was no preparations for any
thing Of this kind. The fire then being
down behind a large stone wall was not
then affected by the wind at all. A few
minutes with the hand engine would have
easily subdued the flames.


As we watched the fire creeping from
timber to timber, and along the joists and
roof Of the engine house, making slowly
but surely for the main building, iucreas-
ing and gathering strength with every mo-
ment, gradually extending the circumfer-
ence Of light of which it was the center as
the flames grew more intense, and making
more pitchy black the darkness beyond
as we saw it at length gain an entrance in
to the main building, lashing its fiery fangs
around the beautiful machinery, leaping
from door to window, from floor to floor,
apparently exulting and reveling in the
tinder of the moulding material, and fan
ming mill stuff, until the flames shot forth
from the windows like flaming meteors,
and yet no water, it seemed as if an age
was passing.


At length it came from the hand engine
at first, then in two great foods from the
steamer. 0 if it could have been there five
minutes before everything almost could
have been saved. Considering the propor-
tions which it had assumed before the
water came, it is almost wonderful that it
was subdued while one brick or timber re-.
mained upon another. Yet it was extin-
guished before the building was rendered
useless.


The books have been found in pretty
good condition, considering the baptism Of
flames to which they had been subjected.
The machinery, too, is in very much better
condition than was at first supposed possi-
BILE, yet the loss will nearly reach $4,000,
which is an immense sum for the proprie-
tors to lose. But we understand the Dens-
mores, with the true grit Of men are about to
build again upon the ruins of more than
half a life time, and in short time we shall
have machine shop and foundry surpas.
sing the old one, by all that the experience
Of years has demonstrated and suggested to
be necessary or useful
Year: 1874

%THE DIAMOND PLow which is
warranted to scour in any soil, is the light
es. draft plow in use owing to its shape: and
exceeding hardness; does superior work
in both sod and stubble, is the most dur
able, and the+best, and therefore the cheap
est plow made n'.t besides, it is sold BY Nelson
8 Peterson at their new store opposite the
Post Office, and you can call and examine
and see for yourself. 49,. 6w447
Year: 1874

Some people estimate the ability OF
a newspaper and the talent Of its editor
by the quantity of original matter. 1t
is comparatively an easy task for a
frothy writer to pour out daily a col
umn of words-words upon any and all
subjects. His ideas may flow in one
weak. washy, everlasting food, and the
command of his language may enable
him to string them together like bunch
es of onions, and yet his paper may be
a meager and poor concern. Indeed
the mere writing part of editing pa
per is but a small portion of the work.
The care, the time employed in select
ing, is far more important. and the tact
of good editor is better shown by his
selections than anything else, and that,
we know is half the battle. But, as
we have said. an editor ought to be es-
timated, and his labor understood and
appreciated, by the general conduct Of
his paper-its tone, Its uniform, con-
sistent course, its aims, its management,
its dignity, aud its propriety. To pre-
serve these as they should bepreserved
is enough to occupy fully the time and
attention of any man. Ii to this be
added the general supervision Of the
newspaper establishment, which most
editors have to encounter, the wonder
is how they find time to write at all.
Year: 1874

We have heard of the lady of rare
beauty who said upon a certain oeca
sion that the only real, disinterested
compliment she ever received was from
n coal-heaver, who asked pei mission
to light his pipe in the cleaning of her
eyes.


Another compliment, true and gen.
uine, was paid by sailor who was sent
by his captain to carry letter to the
lady of his love- The sailor, having
delivered the missive, stood gazing in
silent admiration upon the face of the
lady, for she was very beautiful.


well, my good man, she said, ''for
what do you wait? There is no answer
to be returned" "


Lady" the sailor returned, with
humble Difference, Il would like to
know your name"


Did you not see it on the letter"


Pardon, lady, | never learned to
read Mine has been a hard, rough
life"


"And for what reason, my good man,
would you know my nameY'


Because, answered the old tar,
looking honestly up, in storm at sea,
with danger or death afore me | would
like to call the name of the brightest
thing I'd ever seen in life. There d
be sunshine in it, even in the thick
darkness.
Year: 1874

COggia's comet is now plainly visible
to the naked eye, and can be seen any
evening in the western sky after dark.
At present it is approaching both the
sun and earth with a constantly accel-
Grated velocity, arriving at perihelion
| (nearest the SUM aud perigee, (nearest
the earth) about the first of August.
1t is asserted by astronomers that
during the greater part of the two
months to come, 1t is likely to be a
conspicuous and beautiful object In
the western 8 Ky, though it will have
no such length of train as some pre-
vious comets. Prof H. NJ Parkhurst,
of New York, calculates that the tail
of this comet will touch the earth on
the twentieth instant. If the tail were
solid, this would be a startling an
nouncement. The nature of comets,
especially of the tail, is a matter of
great uncertainty. The nucleus obeys
the laws of gravity, uninfiuenced by
the motions of the tail The material
of the tail first moves toward the sun,
and then is repelled from it. This evi-
dent polarity leads to the natural con-
lecture that the tail is electricity itself
In this case, contact with the earth
might simply develop electrical phe-
nomena, like the aurora.


In the New York Tribune of Satur-
day we find another conjecture from
Professor Parkhurst. He says: After
July 14th, when the head of the comet
will begin to be dimmed by the suns
rays, it will carry with it the brightest
portion of tail on successive days; so
that on the twenty-second or twenty
third, when the tail will be very near
us, probably one half or more, and that
by far the brighter half, will be between
us and the sun, and therefore invisible
and it will be the fainter end Of the
tail which will be in position to be
visible. 1t is known, and was men,
toned by Mr.. Proctor, in his lectures,
that such body does not grow brighter
by proximity or fainter by distance.
That portion Of the tail above the hor-
iZon, and nearest to US, may be so ex-
cessively faint that to eyes unaccustom-
ed to such accurate discrimination. if
not to astronomers themselves, it may
be wholly invisible. But, on the other
hand, the portion extending beyond
our orbit, ''tapering off rapidly toward
the end, as [ suggested, will be so
foreshortened as to be for that reason
very much brighter 1t is possible,
therefore, will not say that it is
more than barely possible-that the
tail, being separated into two parts,
the one toward the sun being entirely
invisible, and the other being of a
tapering form, growing brighter toward
the Smaller end, the latter may re-
semble a new comet in the east, with
a long tail pointing toward the west.
Year: 1874

The true origin of one of the New
Haven churches is perhaps unknown.
even to many of the present worship
ers within Its beautiful gates. Not to
put too fine point upon it, it began
in a dog fight. As young man,
whom it will be sufficient to describe
as being at present the surgeon of the
United States Marine Hospital at Pug
ct Sound, was on his way to church
one Sunday morning, about eight
years ago, a couple of yagabond ours
fell out directly in his path. 1t was
in part of the city where Bibles and
Sundays and sanctuary privileges were
separately enjoyed, for in less than five
minutes from the first grapple of the
combatants, no fewer than twenty
eight children had gathered to act as
umpires. The surgeon-to-be at once
decided that then was the time, and
that the place for mission school on
which his heart had long been set. The
shop in front of which the fight took
place happened to be that of a rag
picker, and after some difficulties the
loft above it was secured for two years
at moderate rent, the rags swept out.
benches were furnished by the old
Center church, and the Sunday-school
opened with eighty at first session.
The numbers and interest constantly
increased from month to month, until,
to make long story short, this school
of street arabs has now become the
strong West church, with its stately
edifice of stone and sterling member
ship.-Chrishdn Union.
Year: 1874

Which will you do-smfle and make
others happy, or be grabbed and make
everybody around you erable
You can live as it were among beauti-
ful flowers and singing birds, or in the
mire surrounded by fogs and frogs.
The amount of happiness you can pro-
duce is incalculable, if you will show
a smiling ard kind heart, and speak
pleasant words. On the other hand,
by sour looks, cross words, and fret
full disposition. you can make a num-
Der of persons wretched almost be-
yond endurance. Whichwill you do
Wear a pleasant countenance, let Joy
beam in your eyes, and love glow in
your face, There are few joys so great
as that which springs from a kind act
or a pleasant deed, and you may feel
it at night when you rest, at morning
when YOU rise. and through the day
when about your daily business.


A smile! who will refuse smile,


The sOrrowing breast to cheer,


And turn to love the heart of guile,


And check the falling tear


A pleasant smile for every face,


Oh, tits a blessed thing!


1t will the lines of care erase,


And those OF beauty BRING