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Year: 1878

One of the exhibitors at the recent
Texas State Fair at Houston, gives an
amusing account of his experience at
the hotel. which illustrates the crowd
ed condition of the public house at
that time:


When l got there, just said. Cap
tain, | wrote you about six weeks ago
to save me room; | hope you have
done So


Certainly have; waiter, show the
gentleman to number ninety. one.


I'm blessed if there wasn't forty
Others beside myself in the same apart.
ment, and when they we2t to undress
at night the room looked like an arse
nal, for every man had a knife aid u
six shooter or two. My partner had
an immense pistol, which he coolly
took off and placed in bed between us


Say, stranger, says |, IF had to
carry thing like that, blamed if
wouldn't put it on wheels.


Guess if l choose to wearit, it's no
bodys business, he replied.


Well, says |. lis all this artillery
company in this roomY


The next night. after we had all
turned in, there came a rap at the
door; the beds were all full but one'
and in this there was tall Texan, who
after the rarping had been several
times repeated, got up, and in cos
tune little better than the Georgia full
dress, but with revolver in his hand,
opened the door and deminded:


What do you mean by kicking up
such an Internal row here?


'They.told me there was a vacant bed
here said a dapper-looking fellow.
with .satchel in his hand, and |
came to occupy it,


Come iu, replied Texas, fourishing
his pistol, there amt no vacant bed.
but you kin bunk in with me-


Thank you, said the new conner, at
the same time evidently wishing him
self out again.


| can tell you that young fellow
wasn't long 'shucking' himself and
sliding easily into bed but he had no
more than stretched himself, when his
bedfellow said


You got any whisky?


Yes, sir: L Was-afraid Of the
water, and


Water if your got any whisky, be,
have like a gentleman and produce it


The young man got out Of bed and
SON banded over a small wicker flask.
Year: 1878

There will be a meeting this evening at
the best method of preserving the sanctity
of the Sabbath. A full attendance is de-
sired on the part of all interested.


Judge Malon will lecture to the Soldiers
and Sailors Memorial Association and their
friends this evening at their hall, southwest
corner of Court and Walnut, on Marriage
and its legal and social sanction, relations
and obligations"
Year: 1878

Mr. Charles Putnam & Bro. proprietors
of the Globe toll-road came down from
Riverside on Wednesday. We learn from
them the exact distance from here to Globe
City according to odometer measurement.
Messrs. Clark and White made the trip
with the odometer attached. They found
the distance from Florence to Riverside to
be 80 miles, from Riverside to the summit
25 miles, and from the summit to Globe
City little less than 26 miles, making the
total distance from Florence to Globe City
little less than 81 miles. The Globe
country is not so far of after ALL Citizen.
Year: 1878

The other day we took stroll by some
of the ranches in the valley below town,
just to inform ourself how our farmers
were pro crossing with their work and
what were their prospects for the season.
We could not have undertaken a more
pleasant task. The great fields of barley
are as fresh and vigorous as could be wish
ed The alfalfa is thick and strong and in
a few weeks will be really for the sickle,
the peach trees are literally covered with
blossoms. the grape vines and roses are
putting forth their hardy shoots and every
thing in the vegetable kingdom seems
fresh and new. One could scarcely imag-
inc, amid all this wealth of vegetation that
he was IN the very heart of the often social
led dry ard desert-like Territory of Ari-
1ona." The fact is that Arizona is far from
being desert, and our valley is closely
allied to garden.-[ Citizen.
Year: 1878

dressed and surrounded with all
the personal effects, is placed up
on a funeral pile and consumed.
No disposition is ever made of
the ashes. A feast is celebrated,
and if the deceased was possessed
of any horses, they are killed and
eaten; his possessions are said to
be bad, and are burnt or destroy
ed. The female relations of the
departed mourn for many days,
manifesting their grief by tearing
out their hair, cutting their bod
les, and destroying everything
they possess, not even saving u
vestige Of their garments. If
any member of the tribe should
kill another, whether in the heat
of battle or in cold blood, he re-
turns to his home and atOnes for
the necessity of having been COM
PEELED to commit the deed by
keeping a fast for one moon; on
such occasions he eats no meat
only vegetables-tlrinks only Wa
ter, knows no woman, and batheS
frequently during the day to pu-
rify the flesh.


Among these tribes they have
a ceremony for celebrating the ar
rival of a virgin to the age of pu-
berty. When the old women as
certain the fact, the whole tribe
collect together and celebrate the
occasion with a feast. The ap-
plicant for womanhOod is placed
in an oven or closely covered hut;
this is made by digging a hole, in
which they lay heated stones, cov-
ering them with twigs and bushes,
upon which the novice is placed;
hot water is then thrown upon
the stones, and when completely
steamed and saturated with pro-

fuse perspiration, she plunges in
to the river and takes q bath.
This process is kept up for three
days, maintaining a fast all the
time. The feast celebrated, the
girl is considered q woman and
ready for marriage. The maidens,
however, do not generally marry
early. They become fully devel-
Oped at about twelve or fourteen,
and grow so rapidly that in few
years they look coarse and fat.
Previous to a birth, the mother
leaves her village for some short
distance and lives by herself un-
til a month after the child is born;
the band to which she belongs
then assemblies and selects name
for the little one, which is given
with some trivial ceremony, and
the mother then returns to her
home.
Year: 1878

The river-gauge ought to be set above
the mouth of the Gila instead Of on the
bridge-pier. 1t frequently happens thai
the gauge indicates rise of the water and
conveys an idea of good steamboating on
the upper Colorado, whereas the rise is
only local and due to some swell of the
ella by iains in the interior.
Year: 1878

coarse cotton cloth, three or four
feet long, passed between the legs,
the ends drawn over a cord tied
around the waist, and then allow
ed to fall loosely down. The wo-
men wear very becoming and a
very pretty dress. They take the
inner bark of willow, cut into
strips about an inch wide and suf-
ficiently long to extend from the
waist to the knee. A number of
these pieces are woven together
at one end and selvedged, the
edge being long enough to go
half way around the body; two of
these pieces-the one called the
a-be-hike and the other the alter
dick-are secured in front and be-
hind by means of strips composed
of the same material, and cover
ing the body from the hips to the
knees. The front portion is WOW
en- plain, but the back into an an
gular shape, with lump at each
side, answering the same purpose
and appearing like hustle. On
this protuberance the women car
ry their children of two and three
years of age, rope passing
around the groins of the child and
the ends tied together in front of
the mother; as she approaches
you, nothing is seen of the child
but little foot dangling down on
each side. The bellies of the tribe
ornament these petticoats with
bits of cOlored cloth, etc. When
these Indians lie down to sleep,
they strip and cover themselves
with their clothes, having nothing
beneath them; in winter they keep
warm by lying near fire. The
hair of both males and females is
cut square across the forehead
above the eyes, the sides and back
left long; the men wear it very
long, as it is considered a great
ornament, and braid it in small
rolls; the latter are used in secur-
ing their bows, arrows and clothes
above water when swimming a
river. The women do not wear
it as long as the men. They speak
Of one of their celebreties, now
dead, with great respect, as the
warrior with the very long hair.
Both sexes paint; the usual colors
are vermilion, black and blue.
A very few are tattoOed. This
operation is performed by prick
ing the skin with the sharp point
of a flint, and sprinkling in the
wound the dust of charcoal. Very
few ornaments are used. The
chiefs of the various bands seem
to have a distinct official badge,
consisting of pearl-shellS suspend
ed by rings from the nose. Both
men and women are passionately
fond of glass beads.


Although their language is not
sweet, the sounds being cultural
and harsh, still their names are
very pretty. Three of the bellies
of the tribe were named Ma-vah,
He-pah and Le-och. There ap-
pears to be no marriage ceremony.
If man and woman like each
other, they live together; if they
afterwards disagree, they can sep
arate, provided there be no chill
dren, and even then they can
marry again should both consent.
Unmarried women are taken care
of by the tribes; children can go
from one hut to another, and will
be fed and cared for as belonging
to the tribe. Nor do they have
any funeral ceremonies. When
a death occurs, they move their
village, although sometimes only
short distance, but never occu-
pying exactly the same locality.
The dead is burned; the body,
Year: 1878

The character of a wise man
consists in three things, to do
himself what he tells others to do,
to act on no occasion contrary to
Justice, and to bear with the
weaknesses of those about him.
Year: 1878

the counsel In prosecuting this causa


ttN MIR coNKLINas ARGUMENT.


The ground promised to-day in the supreme Court
by Mr.. Conkling was that this is an action on tne
case for damages claimed by the defendant IN
from the wrongful ana malicious use
planned Of Is the institution Of lroeeeamss rs
for involuntary bankruptcy BY plaintiffs N error Of
those statutes of the United States known the
Bankrupt law. But it makes no difference in this
part OF the Bankrupt law part OF the
statutory law OF the State of Alabama, part Of
the common law. for it is not alleged or proved
that the defendant in error brought his action
pursuant 10 the provisions and sanction OF any
statute State OF federal. His action is simply com
mon law action on the for damages which hs
claims TO have sustained because the plaintiffs in
error instituted suit against him in the United
States District Court Tor tho Middle District OF ALI
bama aud failed in said suit.


pREcEDENTs ESTABLISHED.


There are some decisions made BY the supreme
Court of Alabama which may be rolled on to sustain
the proposition that action on the case can be
maintained for the mere wrongful suing out OF an
attachment and 1t may be contended that the prnci-
pal of those decisions can by analogy be extended to
this case.


part Of tic damages eiaimed @ med by the painti aoi
only the counsel and attorney fees expended by.him
in defending the bankruptcy proceedings, but also
for bringing and prosecuting the suit against 4. I.
Stewart & Go. The amount claimed for these
two items together was placed at che sum or
h "a as na hs aer.ey sns and
fees paid and to be paid for defending the bank.
ruptcy amounted to $4,000. thereby Leaving the Jury
TO infer that he claimed the sum OF $4,000 as DAM
ages for attorneys fees prosecuting the present suit
In this the record shows. ON motion OF SOME.
born, the defendants gave an attachment
bond in the sum of 5000 to hold the plaintiff harm.
less by reason Of the seizure Of his goods. This
bond he accepted. and made no objection TO the
amount for which it given, and it was approved
by the Court. He was, therefore, in the absence OF
malice and probable cause confined to suit on the
bond il its conditions had been broken and the


measure of damages limited to the amount Of the
Year: 1878

clude the indirect loss OF t0bse passengers who.
driven yesterday To the elevated roads, may ia their
% y w. 80 ana ana ns
company can afford II. They can afford almost any
thing, tell you.'


Shortly after seven oclock in the evening two men
boarded the front platform OF car ut seventy ninth
street and while ono pushed the driver into the
the other the horses free The driver show
inclination TO resist ana the horses showed their
appreciation of liberty by running away As fast as
their legs could carry them. Their libcrssor, how
seized by policeman and marched to the
Twenty eighth precinct station house. in Fiftynnl
street where he gave The name OF james Kenny ana


Inspector McDermott had force or about one hun
dred and ATTY men under his command. After dark
the avenue between Eighty-sxth and l06th streets
placed under strong patrol. The number OF
duty there was about four to each
to Ina anu m avanas ~ Ing
loneliness of the for sonc distance below and
above Tooth street. the strikers showed no little
things long gas pipes. foot
in diameter. which shortly to be laid in
h.sce ~ ~ s apS in one nst.nce rome
drawn across the street aud made fast to
column OF the elevated road on either side. This.
fortunately. was discovered in time to save
drivers face from being badly cut.
For some time after nine O'Clock almost
every delayed the ncighborhood alluded TO.
while driver, conductor and police dismountcd to
clear the way. But the number of patrolinen was
too large to admit OF any serious demonstration
against the drivers themselves At about ten clock
the Inspector drove from the depot short distance
above Tooth street and found everything III good order
Director Hart ut the depot until . late hour.
He said the only question ut issue was whether the
company should DO governed by the President and
Board OF Directors by the striking drivers None
of the latter. he said, would be allowed to resume
their positions il his will was consulted


At midnight there We're policemen walking be-
tween the tracks above tho depot far up
1oSth street, and looking out for strikers on
the way. None seen. and the police
men responded the inquiry whether there
any disturbance Oh the road by the answer that
all quiet and there is prospect OF amy trouble
The cars were running as usual above the depot and
violent symptoms OF the strike were exhibited.
Year: 1878

Succession of Jules Dore.


Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in the said
succession, or having any opposi-
ton to make to the tableau of
debts and final settlement of said
succession, to file the same in
writing, in the Office Of the Clerk
of Court within ten days from the
date hereof.


Given under my hand and seal
this 18th day Of Arpil 1878.


LAsTIE BROUssARD clerk.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON. June "a. Inquiries con


tinue to be made of the president from
persons occupying federal Offices in different
parts of the country as to whether the
presidents civil service order remains in
force or whether it has been modified. It
can be stated on authority that the order
will be enforced This order prohibits
persons holding federal Offices from taking
part in caucuses, primary meetiogs or
conventions, while they will oe permitted
to support any candidate they choose and
assist 10 any way that will not interfere
with the proper discharge of their official
duties. Voluntary contributions to cam-
paign funds are not considered by the
president to be violation of this order.
Year: 1878

The Liver is the imperial organ of
the whole human system, as it controls
the life, health and happiness ofman.
When it is disturbed in its proper
action. all kinds of ailments are the
natural result. The digestion of food,
movements of the heart and blood,
the action of the brain and nervous
system, are all Immediately connected
with the workings OF the Liver
1t has been successfully proved that
Green's August Flower is umqualled in
curing all persons afflicted with Dyspe-
psia or Liver Complaint, and all the
numerous symptoms that result from
an unhealthy condition of the Liver
and Stomach. Sample bottles to try
10 cents. Positively sold and in all
towns OH the Western Continent.
Three doses will prove that 1t is just
what you want.
Year: 1878

1t is said that one out Of every four real
fnvalds who go to Denver, COL, to recover
health, never return to the East or South
except as corpse. The undertakers, next
to the hotel keepers, have the most profit
able business. This excessive mortality
may be prevented and patients saved and
cured under the care of friends and loved
ones at home, if they will but use Hop
Bitters in time. This we know. See
other column.
Year: 1878

The attendance at Mrs. Van COTS revival meetings
in the Eleventh Street Mathoiist Episcopal Church
was somewhat smaller yesterday than on the prcccd-
inp days but the number of strayins sheep that
led back into the fold in way diminished.
The ladies' corps of assistants increased at the
afternoon meeting by the accession of number II
ladies belonging TO the Union Temperance Society.
while Brother w. r. Pattern city missionary led in
praycr and gave instruction and advice to the congro-
cation founded events in his own religious X
perence.


her movements to-day. to enter protest against
those who describe her as being opporci to Murphy.
..who wants to oppose anyone 7. said shc. II Will
speak Tomorrow not TO oppose him, but because
love the cansc love to labor for God. NJ one can
dare say they over found me opposing the cause Of
te,npcrsucc" Later in the meeting shc offered up
prayer tor the success Of the Murphy movement


At the evening meeting regular form Of service
was adopted The congregation all joined in singing.
under the leadership of Mr.. W. Fator, and mar y
members OF the church offered prayer.
Year: 1878

SOUND WORDS OF ADVICE FROM THE GREAT RE-


FoRMER-A TOUCHING STORY


.The good work still goes on said Brother Francis
Murphy yesterday he surveyed the great crowd at
the noon prayer meeting in the Seventh Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. II the good work cen
tnucs TO grow in strength he viii have to provide
better accommodation for those anxious 10 hear him.
The feature OF the noon service was the story told
by Murphy of a visit to the state Prison OF Rhode
Island where he went on the invitation of tho Gov
ernor Of that little State some time since He was
ouested he said to say few words to the inmates.
and entering the place noticed man reclining on
a cot and older man sitting beside him trying
to console him. The jaier informed him
that the man on the cot con-
Wet. and that the old gentleman who
was talking to him his father who had just
rived to console the last moments OF . dying son.
could see the sad face of the young man: his eyes
were sunken but wonderfully bright. heard him
say to his father, who was weeping bitterly,
Father. take me home with YOU; can't go with
YOU? The father went to the superintendent to i'm
plore that his son might be allowed to 50 home with
him. giving the most solemn and fcrvent assurances
that il he recovered, which was very doubtful he
would be returned to the jail. II was no use. the
rules we're inexorablc. and the poor youth
had to remain in jail to die learned that the poor
fellow had been addicted to drink and hs father had
turned him away from home nc went from bad to
worse and finally came to Jail broken down in
the morning of his prime. The father when he
learned that his must die in jail was almost be-



for his harsh treatment OF his own boy. In
his agony of heart he exclaimed:-O God!
had / only had charity and forgive
ness in my heart, this would not
be mine Let those who have relatives who
under the blight of liquor take warning and seek
to bring the erring ones home By Kindness and not
drive them to desperation by harshness."


A number of ladies. who wished to show good
example to the faint-hearted ones among the men,
came forward and signed the pledge.


SOUND FROM MURPHY.


During the evening session Brother Murphy told
his listeners that mans first duty was to help him
self and that he incapable OF helping any
else until he learned 10 help himself. They might. he
said dismiss from their minds the delusion that any
man or do2cp could convert New York and make
il Temperance city. Liquor selling here. he
claimed was a. much branch of trade selling
cloth or calico. II have something else to
do besides backguarding men who engage in this
traffic have made up my mind not to deal in the
goods they offer. and if majority Of New Yorks cti-
zens will follow my example and sign the pledge
these men will have TO close up their shops for want
Of custom. That's the way to stop the liquor traffic.


Brother Bounce said 'I'm like Alexander Won Hum
boldt after he had made rambling speech Of some
minutes duration, and Brother Murphy catching
him by the coat-tai' said Time! young time"
and summarily cut him short
Year: 1878




SATURDAY, Nov. 2i-G p. NJ


II the parties who inaugurated raid upon the
stock market yesterday and repeated it to-day have
any faith in the French adage which proclams that
there is mo success like success they must have
been rather disgusted ct the complete miscarriage OF
their attempt. As prices recovered their pounding
yesterday 50 did they to-day--they even did
more. for closing quotations showed considerable
improvement upon lowest ones well as being
within fraction of the best OF the session. The
drive was especially directed this morning against
the grangers. with the result of weakening prices
about half per cent 1t would probably have
been extended to Lake Shore well had
it not been for "noVe tan
gere'' look about the stock which warned
OF bearish trcspassers. In fact it retained this ap
pearance the day through, and by way of proving
that there real strength to back it figures
advanced from 80 to 6Dsa and the rise sustained
within an eighth per cent in final dealings. Later in
the day the grangers pucking up fresh courage fol-
lowed suit with rally from their depression, and
finished with gain in the OF the st. Paul proper
ties of clear Il per cent on opening prices. or
course the whole street set to work cudgelling its
brains to discover what it all meant. Unfortunately
the brains of the street not those Of Jove and
liable information seldom never springs from
them, like Minerva, full armed with the panoply of
truth Intfe Was no want Oh Soou sueSSWorh,
however, which is next door to it. and
this had it that the Osborn-N Nanderbilt III
tcrest largely engaged in the purchase
OF Lake Shore and tllat Mr. Gould paying equal
attention to the buying of st. Paus. Certainly the
personality Of the brokers employed would suggest
that the street had correctly backed their opinion
upon this double event" Although the advance
made to-day in the Northwestern speculation in
significant the stock continues 10 retain the conf
dencc OF operators, both lay and professional The
talk profusely INDUCED in previous to the
compAnys last election anent Gouds continuance in
the direction is being revived with fresh display of
morcd that new attempt will be made to cut off this
alleg ltion that he is bear the stock. This
burst OF virtue from his immac ulate
directors who probably not short only
because there is money in being
long, is refreshing, to say the least of it.
But the query arises. lis Mr.. Gould short of the
stock, after all = There change in the coal
stocks the small improvement. made at one time be-
ing lost at the close. The same may be said of the
rest of the semacve list which shclved for the
day ont of speculaton's way. In fact the bulk of
the days dealings were confined Lake Shore and the
grangers. At present the bullish feeling is confined
to these stocks, and holders quite confident that
handsomc Christmas will be the reward Of those
who bold enough to buy. The general market
closed strong after day OF small fluctuations and
more than usual dulncss.


The opening highest, lowest and closing prices of
stocks and gold at the New York Stock Exchange
Year: 1878

Arrangements have been made through Major Tul-
ton manager Of the Columbia Rife Range. at West
End. y. j.. for some fine shooting Thanksgiving
Day The Amateur Rifle club. which usually shoots
its matches at Crecdmoor viii have it, regular fall
competition at the Columbia Range ON that day, and
there will also be very ine long range shooting