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Year: 1877

MT. Gus. Chenowth arrived in town, yes terday from Salt River, with his team, which hs loaded to day, with lumber. He brought a load of barley to Date Creek for the Miller Brothers, and from that pllce came on to Prescott empty. Mir. Chenowih. who is a reliable gentleman, informs us that when he left Ph9nix, there were thirteen cases of small pox in that settlement, and it was confined to two or three families

 He also informs Us that the servant who was with the late J. W. Owens at the time of his death, and who was suspected of hay ing used foul play with the deceased, had been watched, and, that the officers of the law had been instructed to follow the man in case he left Phoenix. and if any proof, in the way of money or papers was found upon his person, to arrest and bring him back. That at the time he left Phoenix, the Sheriff had returned with the man in charge, and the supposition was that sufficient proof had been found against him to warrant the ar rest. If the man had hand in getting rid of MT. Owen, who was an excellent gentle man, we hope he may receive the punish ment his crime merits.
Year: 1877

HORSE SroLEN.-Charley Spencer, of Bones and Spencer, had horse stolen from Date Creek, at the time of the stage robbery by one man, below Antelope, under circum. stances that led to the belief that the rob- Der and two companions were the thieves John Ranger saw three men camped where the horse was stolen, who, as he has reason to believe, were then on their way to the scene of the robbery for the purpose of ta- king in the stage. When they were gone the horse was also gone, and both he and NIT. Gilson are quite sure that they went directly to the place where the stage was robbed.
Year: 1877

VILLAGE MARsHAL.-The election of Vii. lage Marshal will take place early in mex, month, and as the place is one of consider able responsibility, it becomes matter oi interest to property-holders to see that a good man for the position is selected Not only should he be man of good business qualifications, resolute and determined, to do right, but he should be man of self re- spect, and man who can command the re- spect of others; who will do his duty fear lesslv, without reference to who are his friends or foes, one. in short, who would rather quarrel with the whole world, than with his own conscience.

 We do not say that it is possible to get such man for the position, or that we have not already had such, but merely mention the peculiar traits that we consider essential in Marshal, and leave the voter to make selection as nearly sproximating the picture as he can.
Year: 1877

Judge John Howard is interested in fifty cases at the present term of the Dis trict Court. Some of our Tucson friends, a short time since. took occasion to make light of the MINERS remarks about Judge Towards being q hard worked man, there fore Re make mention of this fact.
Year: 1877

We had call yesterday from awide-awake member of the firm of Berry X Place San Francisco, the latter gentleman being the person we had the pleasure of meeting. This firm have given the MINER an adver- tisement which will appear tomorrow, when people will find out what their business con- ciSfS of
Year: 1877

The litany for the dead was read over the remains of the late Rev, Father Murphy in Luke's Hall at midnight last night. In the absence of an ordained priest, the services were conducted by Mir. Richard DeKuhn.
Year: 1877

|. J. Bentley, from Humbug district IS in town, and informs us that the Foy mine, where he has contract from the Tiptop company for sinking a shaft no feet, states that the mine is looking exceedingly we'll in the bottom At a depth of so feet, he struck quite a seepage of water, which he considers sufficient for running an engine for hoistiuo works
Year: 1877

Way should the proprietor of the MINER want the Grand Jury to suppress the Enter prise, when it is suppressing itself as rap- idly as any one could desire What we want the Grand Jury 10 do, is, 10 punish crime already committed, and if the pun ishment falls upon Us VIC want to stand it, and If. on the other hand, real thief has cried thief to divert attention from his own yillainies, we want that fact investigated and the culprit punished.
Year: 1877

SHORTHAND AND SHORT WoRK.-Owing to the fact :hat the District Court has been able to procure the services of Mr. Weed, the very efficient short hand reporter, to take down tie testimony in the Bixby case, business has been expedited to quite degree

 Had it not been for the presence of this gentleman it would necessarily have taken several days longer to have concluded this important case
Year: 1877

An English newspaper, The NercaS-
lie Chronicle, contributes to the list of
curiosities of wills: "Somc years ago
an English gentleman bequeathed to
his two daughters their weight in fl
bank notes. The eldest daughter got
E51 200, and the younger e57, ,344. Here
is singular bequest by Frenchman
it may truly be styled "A new way to pay
old debts. Vaugas, the famous French
grammarian, was in the receipt of sever
al pensions, but so prodigal was he in
his libcralitics that he not only always
remained poor, but was rarely out of debt.
His will contains much that is original,
but the following is an especially char
acteristic clause. After disposing of all
the little he possessed to meet the claims
Of his creditors, he adds: Still as it
may be found that even after the sale
of my library and effects, these funds
will not suffice to pay my debts, the
only means l can think of to meet them
is that my body be sold to the surgeons
on the best terms that can be obtained,
and the product applied, as far as it will
go, toward the liquidation of any sums
It may be found / still owe; l have been
of very little service to society while
lived; / shall be glad if l can thus be-
come of any use after / am dead.


Whether the creditors accepted this
well-intentioned bequest in part satisfac,
ton of their claims is notrecorded. The
following is an extract from the will Of
John Hylett Stow, proved in 17Sl; 4
hereby direct my executors to lay out
five guineas in the purchase of picture
of the viper biting the benevolent hand
of the person who saved him from per
ishing in the snow, if the same can be
bought for the money; and that
that they do, in memory of me, present
to -, Esq, n kings counsel, whereby
he may have frequent opportunities OF
contemplating on it, and by a compari'
son between that and his own virtue


be able to form certain judgment which
is best and most profitable, grateful
remembrance of past friendship and al


most parental regard, or ingratitude and
insolence. This l direct to be presented
to him in lieu of legacy of three thou


sand pounds had by former will
now revoked and burnt, left him."
Year: 1877

From the Galaxy for.Octobcr


As his life has been made solitary by
misfortune, so death found him alone,
coming one early morning into his
silent chamber, and summoning him to
that rest which the world had denied
him.


The great actor slept, leaving behind
him charity which he had hoped to
perfect before he died, by which his
fellows might be made happier, leaving
behind him a fame such as no American
may'expect to orival for many generations,
but taking with him a power and a
manliness which he could not bequcath,
n royalty of soul which despised all
cowardicc where the dramas interests
were involved and scorn FOR profes-
sional mcanness of every kind.


/ can testify to the warm interest
which Mr.. Forrest took in all young
actors who seemed earnestly to desire
advancement, and were willing to labor
for that end. While was fulfilling an
engagement at the Chestnut street thea
tire, in Philadelphia, many years ago,
Mr. Forrest, then at home for his vaca'
tion, occupied box nearly every even
ing during my performances, and
between the acts he would send me
few lines upon card of an encouraging
character, or point out some error
which he had detected. was only to
happy to be thus instructed, and felt
deeply the compliment paid me in this
way. In all his suggestions and cor
rections found him to be in the right.
l never rebelled but once, and he kindly
referred me to the authorities upon the
subject, when l was taught humility, and
my apology and thanks covered the
shame of my rebellion.


To the indolent and unworthy his
wrath was sudden and unsparing; to the
earnest student he was rs gentle as n
child. All the stories of his cruelties
sprang from his unsparing hatred of
halfness in his profession. Studious
and constant himself, he could tolerate
no indifference in others. He has left a
space which it is scarcely possible to fill.
Muny nuNe stllNen W Posoooo enehi
selves of the cast-off robes of the dead
king. But how shrunken and shrivelled
do their lean anatomies appear in those
ample garments! They copied only his
defects and fancied they graspea his
excellenccs. But all actors may hope to
profit by his instructive career; preserv-
ing the same high aim for the drama;
laboring to keep the actors fame as
spotless as his calling; striving with the
same honest purpose and fidelity to at
tain deserved reward; and scorning all
those external means OF notoriety by
an ephemeral success is gained, at the
cost of sincerity, truth and the very
integrity of the drama itself.
Year: 1877

Correspondence of the London Daily Telegraph.


At Russian headquarters it is stated
that no overtures of peace will be lis
tened to until after some overwhelming
victory, when the czar can dictate his
own conditions. Unfortunately this is
no vain conjecture. A politician nrecent-
ly conversed with the Emperor Alexan-
der on the possible issue of the cam
paign, and suggested that in case of an
Other defeat like that of Plevna it would
be wise to make peace on the basis of
the status quo ante bellum. Never"
exclaimed the car, will l expose myself
to the fate of Napoleon Ill, and re-
peating the words of Gen. Ducrot after
the battle of Champigny, he added, "Je
rentrcrai en- Russie mort on victorieux." "
The conclusion of peace, as | have al
ready shown, is not wholly dependent
upon the imperial will, nor must it be
imagined that the reluctance of the czar
to enter upon the war originated from
considerations of clcmency and human
ity. 1t has since been averred that what
made the emperor hesitate was the fear
of his army's inefliciency. and his I'M
willingness to expose Russia sinferiority
in the face of Europe. 1t is true that
he was driven by the Pan Stavonian
committees and his own encourage to
the extremity of war; but now that his
troops are once in the field they are not
likely to stop halfway in the terrible
task they have undertaken. If the czar
looks toward home he beholds his half
ruined people ready to make the last
sacrifice without murmur but the re-
suit must be victory, the Turk must be
beaten at any price, and according to
the Grand Duke Nicholas and his staff,
Constantinople must be occupied. To
Judge from the result obtained so far,
these are long-winded plans, if indeed
they are ever to be achieved. Interven-
ton before the Russians reach the gates
of the capital simply means information
al coercion toward the Turks, and the
recognition of Russia as the mandatory
of Europe. Thus, whatever may be the
intentions and dispositions of the porte,
no victory short of actual humiliation
can be looked upon as the actual fore
runner of peace. 1t is quite as much a
question of life and death to the czar
to suspend hostilitics before attaining
his ends as it is to pursue the campaign
even after signal defeat. Hence all
hope of the rapid success oftho Russian
troops being now abandoned, people
here have made up their minds to see
the campaign prolonged for many
months to come.
Year: 1877

mechanical skill Of improved imple-
ments, you should seek for broader
knowledge and culture, and moro per-
feet acquaintance with the things which
pertain to your daily life. If true to
yourselves, you will seek to place your
position on higher grounds than has
been occupied yet. The world is full
of life, and it is amatter of universal in
terest that teaches us that there is no
such thing as death, no matter how
many changes are undergone.


Gov. Seymour concluded his remarks
by cxtolling the merits of the men who
made their living from the tilling of the
soil; by warning young men of the
country of their errors in believing
that city life has more attractions and
promises of success than can be found
at home, and urging them to devote as
much time as possible to increasing
their store of knowledge, so as to benc-
fit themselves and their fellowmen.
Year: 1877

"A distressed mother" writes to a
newspaper for advice which she gets
thusly: "The only way to cure your
son of staying out late o'nights is to
break his legs, or get the girl he runs
with to do your house work"
Year: 1877

1t appears that the only way in which
the latest job of the counterfeiters-the
five dollar bills on the First National
bank of Tamaqua-can be detected is
in the superiority of their workmanship.
They are 30 much more skillfully exc
cuted than the genuine that experts,
with the genuine bills before them,
can very readily detect the counterfeit


Otherwise they are so near perfection
that is has been determined to call in
all the banks bills of that denomination
Year: 1877

Alaska has been practically given
over to the drunken Indians there by
the withdrawal of our troops. The few
remaining whites of Sitka are in mortal
fear of losing their scalps before the
government awakes to the necessity of
sending troops there to protect their
traffic in whiskey.
Year: 1877

Gen. Joe Johnston says that both
sides were greatly demoralized after tho
first Bull Run battle; and that he now
believes it would have been better for
the south if the north had won that bnt-
tie, for in that event the war would
have probably ended there.
Year: 1877

On the recently robbed Union Pacific
railroad train there were silver bars OF
nearly ten tons weight, but the bars were
so heavy that the thieves were unable to
carry them, and the whole shipment was
consequently left untouched. 1t must
have been severe trial to the road.
agents to be compelled to ride away and
leave whole carload of the raw mater
ial for the dollars of their daddies, but
there was no help for it.
Year: 1877

TIE Gray Bittern is a bird which is often found along the Colorado and Glla rivers but is looked upon as extremely rare eve rywhere else. Its chief value lies in its

 possession of three remarkable and beau tiful feathers. These spring from the back of the neck and extend along the birds whole body, underIaying and concealed by the outer plumage. They are of the purest white and of texture of incOncevable delicacy. In Europe they sell at retail at from S2.50 to S5 each, according to length &c. Some enterpriS:ng Yankee

 will come In here directly and make good raise by employing Indians to hunt them
Year: 1877

WE would call the attention of our read CTS to the notice by the Sanitary Commis- sion. printed below. Our Councilmen deserve credit for thus taking time by the forelock, and it is in the interest of each and every one of US that we follow faith fully their suggestions even should some of them not meet our appreciation. as oth- erwise we obstruct organized, systematic action and de feat their beneficent intents. Prevention is better than cure.
Year: 1877

WE call attention to the advertisement of H. Newmarket 6 Go. With the rail- road facilities now offered we can obtain goods at a less cost of freight than at San Francisco and obtain what our local stores may he " just out " of.
Year: 1877

SELF-HELP.-People who have been
bolstered up all their lives are seldom
good for anything in a crisis. When
misfortune comes, they look around for
something to cling to or lean upon. II
the prop is not there. down they go.
Once down they are perfectly helpless,
and they cannot find their feet again
without assistance Such persons no
more resemble men who have fought
their way to position, making difficult
ties their stepping-stones and deriving
determination from defeat, than vines
resemble oaks, or sputtering rush-lights
the stars Of heaven Efforts persisted
in to achievements train a man to self
reliance. and. when be has proved to
the world that he can trust himself, the
world will trust him One of the best
lessons father can give his son is this:
Work strengthen your moral and
mental faculties as you would strengthen
your muscles, by vigorous exercise
Learn to conquer circumstances you
will then be Independent of fortune.
The men of athletic minds, who left
their mark on the years in which they
lived, we're all trained in rough school.
They did not mount to their high posi-
tion by the help Of leverage; they
leaped the chasm, grappled with the
opposing rocks. avoided avalanches, and
when the goal was reached, felt that but
for the toll that strengthened them as
they strove it could never have been at
tanned,
Year: 1877

Tricks OF MANNER. If it we're as


easy to drop little personal peculiarities


as to acquire them, one need not OBJ
ject so bitterly to forming the habit Of
indulging tricks of manner. This same
habit is universal Looking around
among our friends and acquaintances,


we shall find scarcely one who has not
bis favorite word, his perpetual formula,
his automatic action, bis unmeaning
gesture-all tricks caught probably
when young. and by not being corrected
then, next to impossible to abolish now.
Who does not know the familiar I say,
as the preface to every remark I? and the
still more familiar ''You know" as the
middle term Of every sentence 2 Then
there are the people who act as perpetual
ejaculation points; who say Goodness! p
as mark of surprise. and Good gra-
ciousr when surprise is a little mixed
with reprobation. Lower in the social
scale it is. Did you ever ? and indiffer-
emily to all stations, You don't say sol
Or in voice of depreciation, MOP
and Surely not! To judge by voice
and word these ejeculatory people are
always in state of surprise They 90
through the world in Intending astonisb-
ment, and their appeals to their good
ness and that indeterminate quality call
ed Good gracious 7 are incessant, and,
to people of good taste. annoying.
Year: 1877

About eleven o'clock in the morning
a haggard-looking stranger entered
saloon on Grand River avenue and asket
for a glass Of beer. When his nicke
had been raked in the saloonist tool
bis seat and began reading newspa
per.


"Hers is my last nickelT' solemnly
began the stranger when swallow
this beer l am a beggar and an out.
cast. The world does net care for m,
why should / care for the world?
will mix poison with this, my last
glass !"


He turned to the man with the paper,
but the saloonist didn't seem to care.


Eyes; will poison myself and die
in my tracks !" exclaimed the stranger
in low voice.


The man with the paper didn't look
up.


$50 here goes to end my worthless
self" continued the stranger as be took
out a paper and poured out white
powder into the glass.


Farewell, cold world, farewell Let
them bury me in the sunshine or the
shadow-I care not p


He drank his beer, but the saIoouist
had his nose close to the paper and was
spelling out big word. The stranger
started for the door, but too mad to con-
tain himself, be returned aud demanded,


"Will you sit there and see me poison
myself?'


Have you taken poison ?"


81 have ?" I just swallowed fatal
dose of arsenic p


GOOD !" chuckled the saloon-kesper,
as be rose up. Il have regular con-
tract with the doctors, and you'll net
me twelve dollars. Come in here !'


He grabbed the stranger by the neck
and dragged him into 3 closet at the
back end of the room. saying as he
locked the door


"Glad you took arsenic, as it leaves
the body in moist, timber condition p


The stranger yelled and pounded, and
explained that be had swalloweda little
chalk powdered up, and after half an
hour he was let out.


"You have robbed me of twelve dol
lars ]" bitterly exclaimed the saloonist,
and be led the man to the dsor and gave
him lift with bis boot. "Yes, you
have robbed me, and now


But the stranger left without saying
goodbye, and was afterwards heard
asking boy if he knew of any man who
wanted to hire gentleman to spade up
a garden
Year: 1877

MOTHERS lNFLUENCE.-It is hard for
a young mother, who has not yet over
come the Wayward tendencies Of her own
youthful nature, to realize the influence
she exerts over her little ones. She is
constantly surrounded by critical imita-
tors who copy hsr morals and manners.
As the mother is so are her sous and
daughters. If family Of children are
blessed With an intelligent mother, who
is dainty and refined in her manners.
and does not consider it necessary to be
one woman in the drawing room and an
entirely different person in her every
day life, but who is a true mother and
always tender, charming woman, you
will invariably see her habits of speech
and perfect manners repeated in her
children. Great, rough men, and noisy
busy boys, will always tone down their
voices and step quietly. and try to be
more mannerly, when she stops to give
them kind word and pleasant smile
for true woman will never fail to say
and do all the kind and pleasant things
she can, that will in any way help to
lift up and cheer those whose lives are
shaded with care and toll The mother
of to-day rules the world tomorrow
Think of it, dear sisters, and guard
well your home treasures.
Year: 1877

Be COURTEOUS There are a thou
sand little courtesies and salutations and
compliments of life, but it would be we'll
if there we're still more of them. Blunt
ness does not mean honesty, and a re-
cognition Of whatever is good in men
does not mean insincerity. It would be
promotiVe of happiness if every time
men descended in the morning they
would look for that which is oomely and
praiseworthy, and single it out, and tell
it to their wives Oh, if men would
only court after they are married as
they do before, what joy there would
be! What praise there would be dis
tributed among the community But
the faults of men are generally first
thought of, and are condemned. There
are a multitude of little, imperfect, ir-
regular things in human conduct; and
a man says: II am not one of those
who 60 around and hatter folks l tell
them what | think of them ; if they
have faults hit them strong" But It
is not necessary to be hard and repel-
liant and unsympathetic in order to be
honest There is good as well as evil
in men. and it is surely as worthy of
.-Christian Union.
Year: 1877


The stream is calmest when it nears the tide
And flowers are sweetest at the eventide,
And birds most musical at close Of day,
And saints divinest when they pass away.
Morning is holy, but holier charm
Lies folded close in Evenings robe Of balm,
And weary man must ever love her best,
For morning calls to toll, but Night to rest.
She comes from Heaven, and on her wings


doth bear


A holy fragrance, like the breath Of prayer /;
Footsteps of angels follow in her trace,
TO shut the weary eyes of day in peace.
All things are hushed before her as she throws
O'er earth and sky her mantle Of repose;
There is a calmer beauty and power
That Morning knows not, IN the Evening


hour


Until the Evening we mus. weep and toll
Plow life's stern furroW, dig the weedy soil
Tread with sad feet our rough and thorny
And bear the heat and burden of the day.
Oh when our sun is setting, may we glide,
Like Summer Evening, down the golden tide,
And leave behind US, as we pass away,
Sweet, starry twilight round our sleeping


clay.