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Year: 1877

MESsRs. HARAszTHY & BAKER, late of Los Angeles, California, have lately pur- chased the mineral water works, formerly attached to Alex. Levin's establishment and have fitted up a factory on the south side Of the Church Plaza. 4 good article Of soda wafer and sarsaparilla is some thing desirable anyW here in hot weather, and there is the best kind Of a field for success in that line here. These gent le- men are Of the right stamp and will be successful in their undertaking. The ma chine is one Of the Allen patent, rarely found on this coast, and the most approv- ed in the States. The present owners have put 1t in perfect working order and their first product proves number one article. They are going to manufacture extensive ly, and besides the stock on hand, have large orders on the road; one order soon tO arrive from California being l5O0 dozen bottles. They will soon commence 10 ship 10 Florence, and will probably supply the larger stations and posts east Of here. They deserve encouragement at the ouistart and will make their own way in the end. They have the capacity now or making 200 dozen bottles per day. Their first days orders reached thirty dozen, and as they spread out. they will probably have need Of their full capacity. In addition to their other manufactures they will also make pure champagne cider, bringing the stock from California and putting il up here.
Year: 1877

WHAT, if anything, are our people go- ing 10 do in the way Of Fourth Of July enough for preparation for a creditable observation of tue day. For many years, Tucson has fitly celebrated the day, and an exception ought not to be made this year. This office will contribute, and we think nearly everybody would give lit tie if called upon to aid Il celebration, and not very much is needed. Will not some body lead in the matter?
Year: 1877

TIE Southern Overland Stage line is now, and has been for some time, equal to the best in the whole country. The grand essentials are good horses and stages. and better could not be desired. The horses are especially remarkable for their good order and life and strength. Had the proprietors hunted the country over, they could not have found. in our opinion, a superior horseman to Smith Gray, who is assisting on this end of the line. MT. Gray Is a we'll known and efficient stage man. He had charge of the celebrated Hill Beachey lines in Idaho and Nevada. The proprietors of the Southern Overland spare no pains to have the best of employees, and the regu- larity and promptness with which every thing is done on their line, show how well they succeed in this as in other respects.
Year: 1877

GEo. W. TREANoR oi the Pioneer livery, feed and salo stables, presents the public with programme Of what he is prepared to do for the public in his line, and he can and will do all he promises. He has fine turnouts for any place and we are glad to know is getting deserved patron u
Year: 1877

his body is carried to the grave in his
basket cradle, which is covered with a
fringed canopy and hung from pole on
the shoulders Of men, and left at last up.
side down on his hst resting ,place..-.st
Nieholas for January.
Year: 1877

light Of the revelations concerning the pres
ent and past administration Of county affairs,
to give their attention to the selection of
County Commissioners this fall. Let no
man vote for any person for Commissioner
unless the candidate be one whose personal
character gives assurance that he will not
initiate his predecessors. No party nomina-
ton can fit q man for the Office of Commits
sioner. Ho must have something better and
higher than that to qualify him, or to justify
any person voting for him. No man who
seeks the Office should be nominated, or, if
nominated, elected. The entire income of
Commissioner should not exceed $3.50 year,
and for any man having an honest way Of
living to accept the Office will be sacrifice.
No other kind of man should be elected, and
will not be if the voters are true to their
own and to the public interest.
Year: 1877

In broad daylight, before the ad=nlring
gaze Of many spectators, convict broke
out Of the Western Penitentiary, Pittsburg,
and faded from view like nightmare. TIE
only effort made to stop him was by tree,
against which he run full tilt, and the pale
air is streaked with the explanations OF look
crs-on, who all present valid provocation for
not arrcsting his fight. It might perhaps
be profitable to appoint that tree Warden OF
the Western Penitentlery. Pittsburg.
Year: 1877

(From the New York Worldly


The discovery on Sunday of still a
third moon Of Mars, who seems to be
taking up in the skies the place Just
vacated by Brigham Young on earth,
gives additional interest to the circu.
lations of Professor James G. Wat
son in regard to this whole subject.
The outer satellite revolyes around
the planet in thirty hours and twelve
minutes, at mean distance of IA, =
430 miles from the centre. The in>
ner one revolves in seven hours and
thirty light minutes, at mean dis
tance of only $40 miles. The only
way in which to form an estimate of
their size is to compare their light
with that of the planet itself, or with
that Of some other body whose di-
mensions are known. Comparing
thus, Professor Watson concludes that
the probable diameter of the outer
satellite is four and half miles, and
that of the inner is two and three
quarter miles The distance Of the
former from the surface Of the planet
is II, $50 miles, and Of the later 8,7l0
miles. Mr.. Jacob Ennis says that
the inner moon every night rises in
the west and sets in the east, All
night long, while the other stars are
moving slowly westward, as do ours,
that juner moon hastens rapidly past
them all in q contrary direction--sO
rapidly that from rising TO setting it
occupies less than four hours, Stands
ing under tall tree a person could
see its motion plainly over the top,
When it rises in the west socn after
twilight it appears as very thin
curved crescent, like our own when
only a few days old. But it wall
grow rapidly and become a full moon,
and set in the east before midnight,
BEFORE morning it will rise in the
west again. There may be two new
moons or two full moons visible to
the same people III one night, all
made by the inner satellite, with
out saying anything of the outer 1t
must make around the entire planet
three full moons every day. The in
uer moon must be totally eclipsed
three times a day. The outer sateI>
lite performs its revolutions around
Mars once in thirty hours and four
teen minutes; therefore it will go
around nearly as fast as the planet ro-
tates, and in the same direction. If
it appears in the west, just after twi-
light, as thin crescent, it will be a
full moon sometime during the mid


die hours Of the night and become
totally eclipsed. Before daybreak it
will be far in the east, a thin crescent
again, but with this difference now
its rounded side is turned eastwardly
towards the sun, whereas in the even
ing its rounded side was turned west~
wardly towards the sun. The inner
moon passes the outer one very rapids
ly in their ceaseless play, The inner
may then be called the swift moon or
it may be called the lower moon and
the outer the higher moon, for when
they are near theone always appears
above the other. To the inhabi-
tants on the equator the upper will
sometimes be hidden by the lower il
the lower be large enough.
Year: 1877

A farmer, POLITICALLY inclined, gives tn
following definition of good COW
Long in tho face, she's fine In the horn,
Quickly gets fat without cake or corn;
Clean in the jaws and fSll in the chine
Heavy in flank and wide in the loin
Broad in the ribs and long in the rump,
Stright and flat backed without o'era bump
Wide in the hips and clean in the eyes,
Fine in the shoulders and thin In the thighs
Light In the neck and small in the tail,


Wide in the breast and will fiji the milk pail
Fine OF the bone and silky Of slin,
Airy without-a meat market within.
Year: 1877

Theirs has beautiful library of
twenty thousand volumes, and it is
lighted from the top. His eighty years
have hardly slackened the rate of his
labor. He is up by daylight, brews his
own coffee, and is closeted with NJ. Bar.
tholemy Saint Hilaire when the busy
quarter around him Is still silent. He
is a great economist of his time and
health, and sleeps twice in the course Of
the day. His drinks are milk and coffee,
and he eats plain meats. When be
wants to gather strength for long effort
in the tribune, a copious glass of coffee
appear. before him.
Year: 1877

The GregOrian Chant, was introduced
into the Cathedral last Sunday morning
The choristers acquitted Themselves sur
prisingly well, considering the very short
time they have been in practice, fact
which implies decided compliment to the
energy and ability of Professor Hurley.


Referring to the reform in music at the
Cathedral, the American Gays:


"It is difficult to state accurately what
the effect was on the congregation at the
Cathedral of the Gregorian chant. There
were doubtless several who would give a
preference to the style of singing the Macs
which had been snpplsnted. The new
choir, however, labored under the disad-
vantage of being too short time in train
ing to act as eff :ieutly as they will after
they practice a month or two longer.
Under all the circumstances, however, the
new choir did well, end there were num-
Der of the congregation who were confident
that in short time it's performance would
be more popular and appropriate than that
of the old. Prof. Hurley was formerly Or
ganiss OF st. Paul's Church, New York,
aud introduced the Gregorian chant there.
There was considerable opposition to it at
Year: 1877

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



 bondAolders chan they do for the tax payers of Arkansas. The bond holders have never yet said they would, or contracted to, surrender all the evidences of indebtedness against the State for sum LESS THAN OUR JUST AND LEGAL INDEBTED NESS. It is a bare faced deception for any one to tell the people that the Holford Bonds, the Lcvee Bonds and the Railroad Bonds are to be surrendered to the State for NOT ONE cEST.". The bondholders are to get enough for these bogus bonds to considerably more than make up the discount which they propose to knock off from their undisputed bonds. The contract says they shall have 3S cents for the Holford, l9 cents for the Levee and 19 cents for the Railroad bonds.

 If the bondholders mean what the Gazette tries to make the people be- lieve they do, i. e., that they will turn in all the bonded indebtedness of the State for $i,000,000, why do they not put such proposition be- fore our people? If they will make such proposition, we will advocate the acceptance of it by the State. Then we don't care how much or how little they pay the holdels of the fraudulent bonds. But for THE STATE to place valuation upon these fraudulent bonds and to fund them at a figure far greater than their value has ever been, is the height of tom-foolery. Does the Ga zette give the people credit for hay. ing no sense at all? Do the frienus of the bondholders, more commonly known as the scalers, not suppose that the people have sense enough to see the grand speculation underlying the terms of the contract between the bondholders and Messrs. Adams and Redfeld2 If the Gazette means to befriend the people by guarding their interests, let it insist upon the bondholders saying In plain words that they will engage to surrender all the bonded indebtedness of the State for $4,00O,000. Leave out all stipulations binding the State to recognize bonds which all qualified authorities say are illegal, null and void The Gazette well knows the bondholders are no fools, and before it gets through wish the matter it will also find out that the people are ao fools either.
Year: 1877

Whenever the people of Arkansas understand that they can get in ALL evidences of indebtedness that are against the State for sum LESS than they actually owe, and at the same time pay NOT ONE CENT for the fraud nlent part of the debt, they will ac- cept the proposition, the howls of the repndiationists to the contrary notwithstanding. The repudlation isls might just as we'll give the peo- ple credit for having a small amount of common sense.-Gazette.

 Let the people be not deceived by the misrepresentations of papers which show more friendship for the
Year: 1877

The State Immigration Society will hold it's regular annual meeting at Little Rock, on the Second Tues day in October. It is desired that every County in the State shall be represented by a delegation of live men. Counties which nave Immi- grafton societies should by all means make an effort to have something ia vorable to report at the State meet ing. We think it would be a good idea for each President of the va rious County Societies to prepare . paper to be read at the meeting of the State Society, setting forth the condition of crops in each County, the advantages offered to immigrants, the outlook for the immediate flu ture of each county, the wants of each section, the condition of the counties as regards their supply of meat and breadstuff, the opportuni- ties for investments, the prospect fer securing dense- population, and any other information which may be deemed of interest to new home seekers.

 Recent events which have trans pired in the older states demonstrate beyond all controversy that the pop ulation there is more dense than the good of society demands;-the sup ply of labor exceeds the demand i; the production of manufactured goods is overdone, and idle labor cannot find employment at that bus mess. There must be change Thousands must seek new fields of labor. The surplus labor of those sections must be turned into the pro duction of bread and meat. Agri- culture is the only field of labor that offers remuneration to the idle. Ar kansas, with her millions of acres of rich, productive soil, lying unoceu- ped and unproductive, will afford homes and employment to thous- ands of the sturdy sons of the north.

 Let such showing be made at the meeting of the State Immigration So- ciety as will point these new home seekers and labor seekers to our own highly favored State. There ought to be large and enthusiastic meet ing at Little Rock ill October. We have been blessed with most boun- tiful harvest of bread and feed -furn- ishing grain. Our crop of cotton will be unusually large and excel lent. Never was there more favor able time for inviting immigration. Laborers by the thousand will soon l be wanted in the cotton fields. A hundred thousand hands can ind profitable employment here for the next four months in the cotton fields.

 There is work for the State Imml- grafton Society to do. Let the State Society see to it in October.
Year: 1877

The wagon and foot bridge over the Barring Cross Railroad Bridge, at Little Rock, has been completed and IS now in use. The pontoon bridge crossing from Commerce St, to Argenta, is also about ready for usc
Year: 1877

The Little Rock Star warns the public that the Union depot is be- coming a dangerous spot, an account of the number of thieves, despera- does and murderers who rendezvous there and almost daily rob and beat the unwary traveller.
Year: 1877

The following rule Of Court was adopt
ed this morning by the Court Of Com
mon Pleas, and was ordered to be en-
tered upon the minutes Of the joint Sos
sion:


Acceptance OF service Of summons on
waiver OF issuance of process and en-
try OF appearance by an attorney, except
in proceedings in error, will not be
recognized as sufficient unless upon
written authority from the party, duly
ratified by affidavit, and fled with the
papers in the cause. If entry Of appear
ance is made by a party In writing, his
signature must be proved"
Year: 1877

A San Francisco drunkard staggered
into his house with pine coffin on his
shoulder, and told his startled family
they would all understand the joke be-
fore morning. Two policemen were
called in, and alter admonisning the
joker that he was carrying his sport too
Tar, they clubbed the coffin into kInd-
ling wood. The realistic Toodies sup-
sided,
Year: 1877

A man may face misery and misfortune
with brave, firm heart; may stand ON
the slippery edge of the abyss OF death
aud never shrink; may look into hungry
jaws OF ruin and disgrace and yet keep
up his courage. But it takes man OF
stern fortitude and great courage TO
walk upright and straight when there in
a hole in the end OF his stocking which
causes his big toe to :eel as ifft were
wedged in the narrow aperture OF red
hot piece OF gas pipe.
Year: 1877

nuE . 04tk VAECy u OQ1H1Ou On THe EaEEeG~


SON Habeas Corpus Case.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-Judge Humph-
rey has delivered his opinion in the habeas
corpus case OF Senator Patterson. He
denies the power of South Carolina TO
vacate Senator Patterson's commission,
which must continue until eenstitutionaly
revoked, in pursuance of organic authority.
1t could not be said that Senator Patter-
son was fugitive from Justice, as he was
here in the discharge Of his official duties
like all other members of congress, and
besides, he had acted in the capacity OF
senator for years before the present in.
dictment was brought against him in the
South Carolina court The judge con-
cluded his opinion as follows: Il think
am bound to take judicial cognizance OF
the fact that party organization is one
thing, and faction to destroy
it is another; otherwise cruelty
and tyranny would be the applica-
ton of civil forms of law to the domination
and triumph of passions [ cannot recon
clle it to my sense of duty to give aid in
placing manacles and handouts around
and about an individual citizen for the
purpose Of surrendering him bound into
the hands of those who may not be dis
passionate enough TO vjndicate the true
right of the individual. or to those who
might be led by impassioned appeals to a
condition of mind that could not resist yea
for correction of wrong has led to the con
viction of innocent. Let the man be re-
manded to the body of which he is a mem
ber. That body is legally y,constitutionally
morally and intelligently capacitated to dis
pose of the question involved, and to con
demn or acquit.
Year: 1877

1t was the purpose OF the management of the forth
coming carnival pageant to have held meeting OF
merchants and business men, last evening, Mt the
Metropolitan Hotel, Tor the purpose of putting tho
project fairly before the public Subsequent expert
encc however, led TO the conclusion that it would DO
desirable TO start the matter at a meeting be
held in the day. and somo OF the prominent down
town hotels, 'whcrc merchants most do congregatc. "
No attempt was therefore, made to hold the contcm-
plated meeting last evening II was, however, gcnor-
ally stated by Colonel ST. Martin, tho chof mover in
tho NATTER that tho prospects Of most
successful pageant aud industrial procession
the 4th OF April growing RAPIDLY and that all
the machinery OF steady and unobtrusivc organization
will be soon put In motion.


Several of the members OF tho Committee OF General
Railway Passenger Agents held informal meeting
last evening These gentlemen say that they Will AID


the project to the utmost OF their power by endeavor
ing procure reduction OF rates wherever their In.
nucncc extends. The admitted dcsidcratum at present
Is the procu rcmcn OF the names OF some prominent
New York Gentlemen to head the undertaking and tho
appointment OF a suitable committee on finance.
Year: 1877

SLANDER.-Pay no attention to SLAM
derers or gossip-mongers. Keep straight
on in your course and let their backbitings
die the death of neglect. What is the us
of lying awake of nights, brooding over
the remarks of some false friend, that
run through your brain like forked light
ning2 What's the use of getting into
a worry and fret over gossip that has been
set afoat to your disadvantage, by some
meddlesome busybody, who has more time
than characterP These things can't pos
sibly injure you, unless, indeed, you take
notice Of them, and in combating them
give them character and standing. If
what is said about you is true, set yourself
right at once if il is false, let it 20 for
what it will fetch. If bee stings you,
would you 60 to the hive and destroy il /?
Would not thousand comoslupon You |?
1t is wisdom to say little respecting tho
injuries you have received. We are gen
orally losers in the end if we stop to refute
all the backbitings and gossippings we may
hear by the way.
Year: 1877

A Coon BARoMETER-Take a COM
mon glass pickle bottle, wide mouthed;
fill it within three inches of the top with
water, then take a common Florence oil
flask, removing the straw covering and
cleansing the flask thoroughly, plunge the
neck of the flask as far as it will 90 into
the bottle, and the barometer is complete.
In fine weather the water will rise in the
neck of the flask even higher than the
mouth of the pickle bottle, and in wet,
windy weather, it will fall to within an
inch of the flask. Before heavy gale Of
wind, the water has been seen to leave
the flask altogether at least eight hours
before the gale came to its height.
Year: 1877

ANOTHER USE FOR PETRoLEUM.-Con
sui Stevens, in his report on the trade of
Nicolaieff during the past year, states that
that part Of South Russia continued free
from cattle plague. But his attention was
drawn in the summer to several cases Of
sudden badness Of oxen aud COWS, and
the loss Of tails and names among horses.
He recollected that former servant of
his, prcmaturely bald, had got the habit,
when trimming the lamps, of wiping his
petroleum besmeared hands on the scanty
locks which remained to him, and the re-
suit was much finer head of black, glossy
hair than he ever had before. At the
consuls suggestion the owner of several
black cattle and horses affected as above
mentioned tried the remedy, aud found
that it effected quick and radical cure.
The consul observes that the petroleum
should be of the most refined American
qualities, and be rubbed in vigorously and
quickly with the palm of the hand at in
tervals of three days, six or seven times
in all.
Year: 1877

A gentleman, says Thackeray, is a rarer
thing than some of us think for. Which
Of us can point out in his circle-men
whose aims are generous; whose truth is
constant and elevated; who can look the
world honestly in the face, with an equal
manly sympathy for the great and small
We all know hundred whose coats are
well made, and score who have excellent
manners, but of gentlemen, how many ?
Let us take a scrap Of paper and each
make his list.
Year: 1877

A bill will be shortly introduced in the
Virginia Senate doing away with the send
ingof persons convicted of the lower grades
Of crime to the penitentiary, and instead
to make them work on the roads in the
county in which the offence is committed.