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Year: 1877

The practice OF boys carrying gravel
shooters concealed about their person, to
be used slyTy when the police are rot about,
has become quite general, and every effort
should be made to bring the offenders to
justice. It frequently happens that windows
are broken or other damage done by these
mischieyous urchins. A lady up town had
a pet canary injured very badly on Tuesday
afternoon by boy with gravel-shooter.
We ask the police authorities to keep an eye
an fbou, ..Fs
Year: 1877

TIE MIGHTY DoLLAR.-The Florences
had fine matinee Saturday, and that night
quite good house. After the latter per-
Torrance Mr.. Florence was called before
the curtain and made speech, returning
the thanks of his wife and himself for the
cordial reception in Richmond, and eX-
pressing the hope that they may soon be
able to return to this city.
Year: 1877

Found Dro,cned.-On Tuesday between
and 9 O'Clock P. III. the body OF a young
man named John Kelly was found drowned
in a pond attached to the Bright Hope pit,
near Glover Hill. Kelly has been subject to
fits since boyhood, and it is supposed that
in passing across the dam Of the pond he
was seized with a fit and fell. at the time
his body was found he was lying on his side,
with about an inch Of water covering his
head. An inquest was held, and verdict
OF accidental drowning rendered.
Year: 1877

The Ne1o Ehurch.-The building commit
tee OF the new Methodist church met Fri
day night and reported favorable progress.
The signs are very encouraging for the
speedy completion OF the edit1ce.
Year: 1877

The EASTERN WAR.-Tbe war be-
tween Russia and Turkey progresses
slowly So far but little fighting has
been done, and that little was done in
Asia, where it is not likely that very
much heavy fighting will be done at
any time. The real seat of the war
must be in Europe, along the Danube.
Having crossed the Pruth, into Rouma-
mia the Russians appear to be in no
hurry to advance toward the Turkish
lines. The latter content themselves
with remaining on their own side Of the
Danube, and waiting for the Russians
to begin the attack. In this they will.
in all probability, be accommodated
just SO soon as the Russian gets his
forces what and where be wants them.
In what be has done he has manifested
a military skill which betokens rough
times ahead for the Turks. So far all
the advantages ofstragetic points gained
is with the Russian. and he can now af
ford to wait a while until be can amass
an army as large as he wishes for the
invasion of Turkey The Turks have
many strong fOrtresses along the Danube
and all their posts arc well fortified
These, it will give the Russians some
trouble to capture, and the Gear evil
IDENTIFY does not wish to attempt their
capture until he is reasonably sure of
victory. What his mission" is that
be intends to carry out this time,' Or
course is not definitely known, but
when he gets his army in trim and be-
gins his march upon the Turks, if the
rest Of the European powers will stand
off and let him alone, he viii give the
Moslems the severest thrashing that
they have ever had in the history of
their nation.
Year: 1877

We must beg the indulgence Of our
readers this week in the shortness Of
our reading matter So much new ad-
vertisiDg came in on us this week that
we we're obliged to leave out-in order
to accommodate it--a large amount Of
interesting reading We have endeav
Orsd, however, to give the usual amount
Of local. This press of advertising will
not last long, and then We will be able
to do better.
Year: 1877

The northeast portion of the roof o
the new post-ofice building in New
York tumbled in Tuesday afternoon,
killing three men and iDjuripg several
others. A party of men were at work
putting a new girder in place to
strengthen the roof when it fell.
Year: 1877

THE CITIZEN OFFICE is now letter than ever supplied with job papers. and is pre- pared 10 do better and cheaper work than IS done elsewhere in Arizona. The bnl bend and letter papers are the very best and they will be printed to order at very small profit; also have great variety Of .sards which will be printed and sold from sS {la per tb ousspd upwards.
Year: 1877

THE PRESIDENT AND THE SOUTH.
the policy of the present administration is
charged with having Overthrown the repub-
lican party and reduced it to the minority
position, the charge is made In utter forget
fulness of the fact that long before Hayes
became president the republican party had
lost control in fourteen of the sixteen South
ern states, while the civil service, as ad-
ministered by President Grant, had brought
the party into disgrace The history of this
country proves that a party can survive ac-
tual treason much easier than it can carry
such weights as Belknap and Babcock. The
republican party was i'll a state of demorall-
zation, which civil service professions OF the
Cincinnatii platform and nominees of the
Cincinnati convention were aimed to retrieve.
1t is not at all likely that any other man
than X. b. Hayes, on any other than civil
service reform platform, could have. carried
at least four OF the States which In the
presidential election gave republican majOri-
ties. Hayes administration found the demo-
solid South That fact au.ured unnistaka-
bly, tie early restoration of democratic supre-
macy and the indefinite continuance of its
power. The southern policy of President
Grant had lost the republican party the
South, while the spoils system in the civil
sprvice for which his second term will re-
main memorable, had worked forfeiture of
the confidence of the people OF the North.
\ continuation of Grants Southern policy
would have confirmed the South to the de-
mocracy, and made democratic restoration
SD unmiStakably certain that the event
would have discounted Its future, and set up
at once. The republican party was in the
throes of death at the time it stole the presi-
dency, and the policy of Hayes had nothing
to do with the collapse.
Year: 1877

MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE. - We see it
stated that company or congregation of
learned and devout Hindoo Brahmans, who
having travelled and having been shocked
and amazed at the gross indulgence of SEN
sual appetites in christian countries. have
come TO the conclusion that it is their duty
to teach these benighted people religion
which will save them from so degrading
themselves. 1t has sometimes been wonder
ell at that the Asiatic herarchies have never
attempted any missionary enterprises OF this
kind before but the explanation probably
is that the Asiatic rarely travels far out of
his own country, and that he is. therefore,
seldom brought IN contact with those sights
which are calculated to inspire missionary
zeal.
Year: 1877

TIE SILVER QrEsTcN.-Nevada Jones,
one Of the four senators from California Is
reporte,l to have got mad over the president S
message in reference to the silver question.
He saws the president is in favor of silver,
and believes in its coinage and circulation,
but is not in favor of anybody taking it; that
he wants silver dollar as big as 4 cart-wheel,
spokes and all, with as much silver III 1t as
the bondholiers want, and then does not be-
lieve n anybcdy being made to take it with
out the boulholder's consent. He thinks
the president viii find before many rnonths
that none except the rich men are with him,
and that tie laboring classes and the people
generally all over the country will oppose
the silver portion of the message.
Year: 1877

The NEGRO IN New RoLE-in the con-
gressional debate on the currency question:
Morgan introduced really new argumentu IN IN
SAID that where he lived g majority OF the
people were negroes. That a negro conid
not be persuaded that any kind OF SILVER aol. "
lars was not good enough to pay any kind OF
debts with; and that as they were entirely
IGNORANT of the laws Of finance, it would be
altogether proper to give them the dollar OF
our fathers
Year: 1877

HoSoR IN Politics. New y ork board
OF state canvassers, composed entirely of
democrats, have just given an instance, that
where point OF honor is concerned, it can
rlSe above politics. In the ninth senatorial
district, the local board of canvassers threw
out enough votes that had been cast for Judge
Robertson, republican, to elect his democratic
opponent When the state board came to
review this action, it reversed the proceed
lngs and gave the certificate of election to
Judge Robertson
Year: 1877

Last evening, about four O'Clock, the
eyes of hundreds of persons on the streets
were directed toward the top of the
spire of the new Catholic church, where
was seen a fountain spouting numerous
Jets high in the air.


A large iron pipe is carried up through
the steeple and up the large cross sur
mounting the same. The pipe then
takes the form of the cross, behind which
it is hidden, and from holes perforated at
proper intervals the jets are sent up.
From the top of the cross and from the
end Of each arm large streams ascend to
the height ofabout twenty-five feet, and
between these are thrown up great
number of smaller Jets.


The height of the topof the cross from
the ground is one hundred and seventy
feet, and last evening, the air being
calm, the numerous jets spread out in
shape of fan. The rays of the declin.
ing sun tell upon the jets and spray at
Just the proper angle to light up and
bring out the whole in beautiful rose.
ate glow, which surrounded the top ot
the cross like glory.


This novel fountain was not construct
ed for mere ornament, 1t is intended
for use in case of breaking out OF a large
fire as a protection to the spire and roo
of the church. 1t is but the work Of {
moment to turn on the water and drenef
the spire. The height to which thc
water is thrown above the cross show
the great force of the waterworks of thu
city.


1t has been suggested that other larg
buildings in the town might be cheapl!
protected from fire by having large per
iorated pipes laid along the apex 0
their roofs, as, BY simply turning cocI
on the ground floor, a perfect sheet Q
water might be poured down both sideso
a roof Virginia { Nce) Enterprise.
Year: 1877

"Do you believe that the creed of the
Mormons is based upon what appears to
them to be true religious principles ?"


Perhaps ! have said too much al
ready, | should dislike very much to
get into a controversy with them but !
will say that it is my private opinion
that the majority Of men who 60 into
Mormonism do it for the purpose of
gratifying their passions"


Among the gentiles even one wife is
often regarded as an expensive luxury.
How is it that among the Mormons a
poor man is able to support several
wives ?"


con, that is easy to explain. A man
who joins the Mormons generally makes
money by it. Let us suppose case.
Say European peasant comes over here
with his wife, having been induced to
Join the Mormons in Utah He i'm
mediately takes possession of one hun
dred and sixty acres Of good land under
the law Of congress. Now, this is great
thing for man who has probably never
owned n foot of ground before, The
land out there, you must remember, Is
very good. The soil is rich aud deep,
and the rainfall has increased | suppose,
about one hundred per cent. in the last
! fifteen years. Still the land has 10 be
irrigated to some extent. Well, the
man goes to work and puts up little
hut made of slabs or logs, raises crops,
and pulls through the first year, lie
may have brought over a peasant girl to
work for him at, say -, OF 81 q week.
He sees that he can Just as well marry
the girl and save the wages he would
otherwise have to pay. He gets a baby
as soon as he can. and the next year he
puts this new wife of his, with her baby,
upon another one hundred and sixty
acres of land. Perhaps he has been
smart enough TO build his hut just on
the boundary Of the farms, 50 that by
putting up an extension the new family
can live in the same house and yet or
another farm. Then, as he extends hl'
dominion, he will marry more wives, anC
with each of his additional children he
puts up another one hundred and sixty
acres. Now, you know, after the settle
has occupied farm for five or six years
built upon and worked it, he gets a iul
title to the property from the fedora
government. Each of his wives, ate
he has lived on another one hundred anC
sixty acres for the same time, can swea
out a clear title rs head of a family.
This has always been done, and is don,
still. And thus the head of the concern
who came into the country a poor peas
ant, often becomes a regular patron, liv
ing in ease in the center of his dominion
while his wives and their children 80 ol
increasing their numbers and his wealth
Now you know just bow it is donc.--A


Y World
Year: 1877

last time ! saw him was in Martin coun-
ty. got to his rancho at night. The


night ! got there he received a letter in


fact, brought it myself from a place
called Kanaya. which stated that trOops
were on Lees track, hunting him up.


and he had better move on a little fur
ther. Heshowej me tLe letter, and said:


"Lee, this is all an internal lie there
are no troops on your track {; this is all
put up by those Mormons in st. George,
(where Brigham Young wasl, whom Brig
ham has influenced 70 get you out of the
way" ] told him to take my advice,
and go into the gentle camp and give
himself up, and make a clean breast Of
the whole thing and he would get along
first rate. asked him if Brigham
Young was interested in the massacre.
He at first said "No" said al know
better; a good deal" He says, cot
course there is no use lying to you. As
a matter Of course was under orders.


Brigham Young knew everything with


me from the time we left Salt Lake but
his intent was to let them pass on to
Muddy, and then catch them at Muddy.
Do you suppose that any of these men
you know were of them? Do you sup
pose they would have entered into this
arrangement if they had not believed in
the Mormon church, and that this thing
emanated from Brigham Young, their
Mormon prophet" Captain Morse
Gays that no attempt was made to pro-
cure his testimony, further tkan that lie
was sent for to attend the first trial, but
did not appear, being down on the Colo
radO river, near Fort Youma. Lee was
confidential with him on account Of their
frequent solitary companionship on pros
pecting and other expeditions, and be
cause he knew Morse had other sources
Of information from the Indians. Cap
tain Morse is now a resident Of this city.
Year: 1877

else An engine always works better Mt


night, for some reason. They say it is
50 with all machinery ! know it is al.
ways so with a locomotive. An engineer
who il familiar with his road knows Just
as well where he is at night as when he
can see. can tell by the sound of the
wheels on the track about where | am on
the road. can see a danger signal
further off at night than IN daylight. |
tell you, sir, there is always danger IN
our business, and there ought to be a
law forbidding the companies employing
any man to run an engine who has not
passed an examination and received a
license. The newspapers can make 'em,
and they ought to do it.-N Y Heroid
Year: 1877

A strange sight was witnessed one after
noon recently by a writer in the Corlnne
Record Office, Our attention WAS attracted
by several lusty squeaks from the inside of
pail, almost full of water, into which a
half-grown mouse had fallen. The alarm
had hardly died away before four or five
more mice appeared on the scene, and be
gar clambering to the top of the pail For
several moments after gaining the top, and
catching sight of the mouse in the water,
a squeaking confab was held First one
mouse and then another would cling to the
rim of the bucket with his hind legs, and
while almost touching the water with his
nose, squeak out either consolation or
advice to the immersed. But while all this
was going on; the swimming powers Of the
unfortunate mouse in the pail were rapidly
giving out. At last happy thought seemed
to strike the largest mouse in the crowd,
and almost without speak, he firmly fast
ened his fore feet to the edge Of the pail,
and let his body and tell hang down. The
drowning mouse saw it, and making a
a last desperate effort for life, swami to the
spot, seized the tail of his brother mouse,
and amid squeaks of delight from all the
mice present, was hauled high and dry out
OF the water and over the edge of the pail.
Year: 1877

The authorities of Jamaica Long Island,
have found way to utilize the tramps
who take up their abode in that city. They
make them work on the roads. A similar
policy applied to our streets would have d
beneficial result.
Year: 1877

PHILADELPHIA, July 20.
The officers of tie Pennsylvania railroad
say the immediate concentration of troops
on the road will be very large and amply
sufficient to restore and preserve perfect
order. The company is making arrange
ments at all points for the protection of its
property and the safety Of men who remain
loyal.
Year: 1877

Commercial interests, especially the oil
trade, suffer by the railroad strike. To fill
engagements maturing early next week for
European transportation the blockade must
be Immediately broken.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, July 5.


During conversation to-day between
the president and western senator allusion
was made by the latter to the speeches de-
livered yesterday by Chamberlain and
Blaine, when the president said he had not
yet read but only heard something of their
remarks, especially in condemnation of his
southern policy. He had high respect
for these gentlemen, and, as far as
he knew, his personal relations between
them and himself were of friendly charac-
ter. He could not object to free express
sion of opinion by them. Their ideas of
his public duty were different from his
own, but of that he did not complain. He
had acted from sense of duty in order to
accomplish complete reconciliation in the
south. He was willing to leave to time q
vindicatlon Of his course.
Year: 1877

which country he is native. Young
Tagen first evinced his talent little
over four years ago, when his father
at once took him under instruction,
and about two years ago he had made
such progress that the old piano upon
which he had learned was replaced by
the $3.50 Chickering, which he now
uses. The instrument is kept in re-
pair and tune by Mr.. Tagen. The
old gentleman is quite intelligent, and
talks we'll on all subjects, but music
is evidently the one nearest his heart.
The young man seems rather peculiar,
owing to the fact that his life has been
passed entirely in this secluded spot on
the mountain, he having never attend
ed school, and never has been taught
much beside music, in which he seems
to be more wrapped up if possible
than his father. A year or so ago he
tried his hand at an original compost
tion, but was stopped by his father,
who wishes to give a thorough and
rigorous training in the mechanical
and practical part of the art before
admitting him to the mysteries of
composition. At present he practices
several hours per day on "Thalberg's
and Heller's joint-racking exercises"
some of which he executes in q man
ner calculated to take away your
breath. The old gentleman intends
keeping him at these exercises for at
least three years more, when he thinks
he will be ready to present to the
general public. All in all the boy is
a splendid performer; one of the best
we ever heard. Whether he can be
called prodigy or not we won't un-
dertake to say, but the popularity Of
his surroundings certainly invests him
with an interest distinct and separate
from that created by his playing. We
can, however, safely say that unless be
falls into neglect or faults, and is
properly managed, he has a tremend-
GUS future before him.-Cnm,beriand
Daily Neys.
Year: 1877

1t has involved a majority Of our
people in debt, who are no more able
to pay to-day than they were the day
they contracted their Indebtedness.
At least large majority Of them may
be so considered. 1t makes men ex-
travagant and Indifferent when they
can buy what they need without
paying for it at the time. They be-
come Indifferent about collecting the
money due to themselves, and there
fore lose great many accounts which
might have been collected if attended
to in time, whereas, not being required
to pay cash at the time, they become
Indifferent as to whether the bills due
to themselves are paid. The conse-
quence is they lose great deal by
neglect and have eventually to pay
their own bills with interest, which
often takes the profits of many months
and even years of hard toll. Then
let our people look to it in the future
and pay cash, or do without many
things which may be considered lux
uries and not among the necessities of
life. While this system cannot be
adopted in a day where the credit
system has been go long in vogue, yet
our people will find it greatly to their
advantage to begin at once to reform
the system of labor and business, and
pay cash for what they get, and do
without many things for which they
could not pay. When this system is
once adopted, there will be fewer
Constables' or Sheriffs' sales, and
more independent men among US.
The competition in business is one of
these evils. 1t causes men to force
sales where there is the least possible
show to get money, in order that their
sales may be large or larger than
their neighbor's. The first thing they
know their shelves are clear of goods
and they have no money to buy more.
Then one note after another natures
in bank. SO that their credit is either
gone or they must make sacrifice of
some article Of property in order that
they may keep up their credit or keep
out of the hands of the Sheriff.


1t is true that many men have made
fortunes from small beginnings, and
often those small beginnings were bor-
rowed capital, but where one man has
risen to eminence or to fortune in that
way, thousands have amassed wealth
by paying cash for everything they
bought. They were careful not to ex-
tend their business faster than their
knowledge to control and manage it
was required, and this is just as i'm
portant as the means themselves, and
may with as much propriety be called
cash capital, for without such skill it
is utterly impossible to succeed at any
business.
Year: 1877

He that never changed any of his
opinions, never corrected any of his
mistakes; and he who was never wise
enough to find out any mistakes in
himself, will not be charitable enough
to excuse what he reckons mistakes
in others.
Year: 1877

We are called upon to announce to-day
the death of another child Of Henry G..
Gamble and wife, 605 East Fourth street,
who died yesterday, being the third child
that these afflicted parents have lost during
the past twelve days, all falling victims Of
that terrible scourge diptheria. The little
one will be buried from the residence Of the
parents this afternoon.
Year: 1877

Poisonous CoLoEING.-Some years
ago number Of miners around here were
laid up with sweled legs and feet, and in
each instance it was almost directly trace
able to wearing gum boots Of particular
make. We hear that M. Philip Gull
laume of New River, is at present laid up
from the same cause. At the time it was
generally considered that the attacks were
caused by the green coloring matter Of
the flannel with which the boots were liz
ed
Year: 1877

SANE HERE.-The Shasta Courier saws
mat IN that county there was eleven ma
Jority for the Tilden Electors and four for
LH''reII' which shows that parties are so
evenly divided that neither can afford to
indulge in any foolishness " this year.
The same remark will apply to this
county where the Tildenitcs got twenty
majority and Luttrell nine, especially as
the average voter is getting to be pretty
independent about the way he cuts and
sIashes his ticket. \ nomination is not
equivalent to an election now, by any
means.
Year: 1877

n CLOSE DIsTRICT.-This county and
Shasta being an Assembly District, its
political complexion is too close to be
healthy for either party. On the Presi-
dental ticket the Democrats had 81 ma
Jority in the district, but it does no. fol-
low from that that they can elect whoev-
er they choose to the Assembly. II the
Trinity Republicans put out the right
man he will make his opponent think the
district is not Democratic one bit vixen it
comes down to local matters.
Year: 1877

FINIsHED.-Mr. G. w. Sleeper in


forms us that the mining season is at an
end in Hay Fork, that himself and part
ner quit piping last week. This season
has been terrible short one everywhere.