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Year: 1878

integrity and patriotism What pubiie
man in Texas holds his place in
the government, or in public estimation,
by reason of his hostility to railroad en-
terprises2 How is it with Governor
Hubbard Even the gentle shepherd
of the grangers is on the record in rail-
road matters. and his devoted illustra-
tor well knows this. Was il thought
that Tom Soott's nominee" could be
made to deny his railroad record, or
change his policy because his devotion
10 that great enterprise gives little folks
the opportunity to hurl such epithets as
these at him. How wonderfully do his
detractors mistake the public sentiment
of Texas, so far as railroad development
goes. The whole world has turned its
eyes anxiously toward this great enter.
prise. 1t has become one oflthe neces-
sities of the age in which we live Ii is
not only to bind together by iron bands
two great oceans, and cement in still
stronger bands, the widely separated
states of this great republic. but it is to
be an active, living. bond, binding the
people OF the far east in an unseverable
bond with those of the active, energetic
vest. While, locally, we catch short
giimpses of such central figures in the
enterprise as Tom Scott, Frank Bond
and Governor Throckmorton, yet the


vast millions interested do not Men
sink out of sight compared with the
gigantic enterprise itself and the tre-
nendous objects it essays to serve Lo-
celly, we hold them in reverence, only
so long as they live or the novelty
exists, but it remains for mere party
prejudice. and partisan frenzy to make
the effort to stamp those central figures
with infamy. for devotion for which
all the rest OF the world applauds.


a broad, liberal government, strong
enough to make itself respected, and
railroad facilities, are the only needs of
Texas at present. These will push our
vigorous young empire ahead of all her
western competitors. Her climate, soil
and population have each in themselves
deposited the germs of this wonderful
future which is gradually and surely
unfolding itself, and Texas will
take care of any man or any influence
which proposes to work for this future
which, even thus far in advance, fore
shadows what is to come. Ii is the
right of any man who chooses to do so,
to oppose the grand nomination ofGov-
eruor Throekmorton, but we cannot
but blush that puerility can 10 no high
er than to seek to defeat him for doing
that very thing for which all the re-
mainder of the world is applauding.
What would be the weight and force of
the opposition to him in this section,
were they to announce their opposition
as grounded upon his advocacy of the
Texas and Pacific guaranteed Tom
Seott's nominee has already done q
noble work for Texas, and please God,
we will see him do more in the future


and IN the newer and higher sphere to
which the people propose to elevate him


next November against the opposition
alike of the Texas and Pacific company


and its enemies. Extremes do meet.


it seems, and politics do make strange
bed-fellows"
Year: 1878

sSHoULD a gang of train robbers bounce
on to train some evening just as you
are contemplating the beauties nature
has bestowed upon tie country over
which you are travelling. do nothing,
If you would emulate the excellent
law abiding precept set by the chiei
executive Dare not even throw pea
nut hull at them.
Year: 1878

As the state convention is to be held


At Austin on the lTth Of July, it be-
comes our county executive committee
10 issue its call for primaries and a
county convention at an early day, TO
select delegates to the state convention.
Year: 1878

ErGHT to seven again in the matte r
OF the place for holding the state CON
yention However. Austin will do very
well for us. odd Throck' has friends
by the million in and about them
digggins
Year: 1878

THE Statesman wittily decapitates the
editor of the HERALD and the citizens Of
Dallas on the subject of train robbery.
How about municipal murder. brother.
and the " fat " editor Of the Statesman ?
Year: 1878

THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS FOR THE NoMI-


NATION OF DooRKEEPER-GENER


CHARLES L. FIELD CHOSEN.


WASHINGTON, April s, 1873.


Notwithstanding expectations that the
Montgomery Blair resolutions would be
acted upon, the democratic caucus to-
night confined its work to the selection
of candidate for Doorkseper in place
of Mr.. Polk, retired. One ballot was
taken resulting as follows ;EFleid 69 I;
Shields, 20; Mccoy, IS: and French, T.
The choice of General Field was there
upon made unanimous.


The selection of the caucus, General
Charles l.. Field, graduated from West
Point about the year 1919, and at the out
break of the rebellion had risen to the
rank of lieutenant colonel of calvary. A
citizen of Virginia, he resigned from the
army TO cast his fortunes with the Con-
federacy and rose to the rank of major
general, serving good portion of the
war in Virginia under General Lee. In
the year 1875, with, it is said, some help
from General Sherman, he succeeded in
getting an appointment from the khe-
dive of Egypt; and, with Generals Loring
and Stone, participated in the campaign
against the Abyssinlans. He returned TO
the United States last year, and, having
decided to enter politics, had his disabih-
ties removed by an act of the present
Congress. General Field is type of the
old school courteous Southern gentleman
and is exceedingly popular with his
friends. He is siX feet three inches in
height and robust in proportion. He Is
credited TO Georgia in the distribution
of the House patronage.


Speaker Randall, in the opinion of
many of the democratic members, made
a mistake to-day in not deciding prompt
ly that the motion of General Butler TO
proceed to the election Of a Doorkeeper
was not a privileged motion. If the
House was dissatisfied with the decision
an appeal could have been taken from it
and the responsibility then would have
rested upon the House. As it is the
sequel is not likely to be pleasant for the
democratic side of the House. Great
stress will be put upon the fact that
General Field was a West Point cadet
and a major general in the rebel army,
covering The final movements of General
Lees army.
Year: 1878

The tender-foot" manager of the Salt River Herald, in his first struggle for life, so far forgot himself as to re- mark that THE CITIZEN was inclined to misrepresent Maricopa county by claim ing the Duryea mill for Pinal county By this remark the "tender foot" evi- dently intended to intimate to the pub lie that THE CITIZEN was sometimes wanting Tn reliability while the Herald must ever be considered infallable and immaculate This was a play to make the Herald popular at the expense of THE CITIZEN.

 The great Charles Emerson McClin- tock, immaculate manipulator of the mighty Maricopa Messinger should not have been so cruel, so brutal in fact, as to attempt our overthrow by one grand stroke of his thoughtless quill Well, we have survived the shock without apology or explanation; we don't intend any now We simply wish to call attention to the fact that the tender-foot" Y" has let himself a leetle ouit " in his last issue, and brief review of his article on "Marico- pas Rich Mines may show that the Herald is not always infallable.

 Mr. McClintock in this article spreads himself over a quarter Of column on the subject of the Yulture mine, the crowning sentence of which is the company was compelled to shut down " and that is all the Vul- ture amounts to at present. He next takes up the Moore district which he concludes "is a new field and not much prospected." Next comes the Cave Creek district where he says two or three stamp mills vii be started the present season" wl:ile the fact is the Golden Star Company's mlll is the only one likely to De start ed in, on or about Cave Creek this year. He next states that "the ship ment of $75,OOO from McAiillen's Camp was an item of news only last week." when in reality this shipment was made nearly two months ago.

 In the next paragraph he commits the very offence he accused us of, by claiming the Miami mill as one of the great institutions of Maricopa County, which until now has been universally conceded as belonging to Pinal Coun- ty. His next piece of information is that the Duryea mill is situated near Salt River at the mouth of Pinal Creek " and that the mill is "kept up to its best running capacity during the pres ent season." If the "tender-foot had lived a little longer in Arizona he would have known perhaps) that the Duryea mill is situated more than ten miles from Pinal Creek and al least twenty miles from Salt River, and most any one could have told him that this mill has not been running for near ly three months.

 If the Herald is disposed to ques- tion the reliability of THE CITIZEN its l editor had better be a little more care ful hereafter in compiling his mining briefs. That's all this time.
Year: 1878

IT seems sorrowful that the super excellent gentlemen of the Prescott press should be unearthing their own unsavory records because of certain al legged crookedness of the late lamented and extinguished Commanding Gen eral K. The public will not forget this development of true inward ness" and may have an opportunity of turning it to some good account.
Year: 1878

KAUTz has gone, and took all he could with him, viz; his " Leedle Sherman Pand," his theatrical company, and his wardrobe He likes to dance, and of course must have his music, and also likes to display his talents as heavy tragedian. He ought to apply for leave of absence, and make a tour of the States, he would draw like a house fire. He may not be much on killing Indians, but he murders comedy, trag edy, or any thing else in that line No doubt the Prescott journals would advertise him in advance and print his bills and THE CITIZEN would give him a puff occasionally and mark the whole business "dead head"
Year: 1878

Is always supplied with an ample variety or Well-cooked food. No exaggeration in this. Stage passengers and travellers by there understand 1t, and to them all un. acquainted with the fact are respectfully referred for information
Year: 1878

There seems to be widespread inn
preston that all water, if viewed throuh
a microscope, will be found to be TEEN.
ing with animal life. This popular mis-
take may be due to those wonderful pic
lures of "drop of water, to be found
in almost any small book on the micro
scope. Pure water contains nothing
that can been seen with any microscope
ever made; no solid particles, no animal
cules, no minute vegetables, no spores
or germs. Good water, such as is ordin-
arily procured from wells, and such as
has been obtained by carefully filtering
rain or rain water, contains nothing that
is visible by any of the microscopes
commonly used by scientific men. The
creatures ordinarily pictured as the ''in-
habitants of drop of water ARE in al
most all cases confined soley to stagnant
pools, and to see many of them requires
no microscope at all. We might search
the water from dozen average wells be
fore finding any of them. Many per-
sons depreciate the magnifying power of
the microscope because with them they
can see nothing in their drinking water.
The lenses are all right, but the owner
does not know what to expect. Again
favorite objects with street exhibitors
are the cells in paste or vinegar, when
the fact is that these objects may, if
properly illuminated, be seen with the
naked eye.
Year: 1878

A traveller thus describes that portion


of Bombay inhabited exclusively by ma


tives You come iuto the native town,


not by any approach of struggling huts
and low houses 10 prepare your mind


for the change, but plumply and sud-
denly, as you step from water to land
or from land ID watsfi A glance tells
you where you are European faces are
few and far between the shops are ma
tive, and the crowd pressing through
the streets are DIS un-English as possi-
BILE. Here are Parsees with their flow
ing frocks and hats which only an Illus
tration can clearly describe Hindoos
with turbans of varied shapes and coiors,
some fitting closely to the skull and
some spreading almost like umbrellas ;
Moslems with close caps or with tur-
bans differing from all others, and cool
les of the lower castles or no caste at all,
quite uncovered as to head, or sporting
only a thinly-wound and dirty rag.
Women pass us, some with heads par
TALLY or wholly covered, while others
expose their faces completely to our
gaze. They have ringe on their toes as
well as on their fingers, and some of
them have ankles and wrists thickly
hooped with bands of silver. Ears and
noses have a profusion of ornaments,
and if Kissing be known in India some
of the nose decorations must be seri-
GUS inconvenience. Not content with
piercing the ear, after our Occidental
fashion, they perforate its entire cir
cumference for iewelry, and this fashion
is not confined to the gentler and pref
tier sex. Many of the men do likewise !;
a wealthy and intelligent native of high
caste and prominent social position, who
sat opposite me at a private dinner,
sported row of pearls on the upper
part of his right ear, where they formed
an ornament unknown to Europe or
America. The women have sometimes
enormous ear drops, with triple hold
ing they are fastened to the hair above
the ear, and are then attached to both
the upper and lower extremities of that
auricular organ. A wise division of
labor, as the weight of the ornament is
so great that the lower part of the ear
alone would be in danger of parting
company with the upper if left to bear
the whole burden.
Year: 1878

Never sacrifice safety to large expect
ed returns.


Never make loan on importantly.
than Mryes you GsH afs HwASg ASrayi8s @ fFeR5 II I'd
pay.


Never speculate deeper than you are
able to lose if you lose it all.


Never borrow money to speculate
with.


Owe no man any thing.


Be satisfied with modeSate rent to
good tenant.


II you are insured, watch your
policy.


Never consult man on business who
does not manage well his own.


Avoid q second mortgage for fresh
loan.


He that maketh haste to be rich is not
wise.


Poverty is no bar to marriage if both
parties will work and save.


The gods help those who help them
selves-men or women.


God promises nothing to idleness.


A man must ask his wife if he may be
rich.


Little coins, like little drops Of water,
will fill o bucket.


As we SOW in temporal affairs we shall
reap.


Short settlements make long friend
ships.


Fortunes are made by earnings and
savings.


Money easily gotten is soon spent.


Money earned is money valued.


It is easier to loosen up good property
than to re- establish it.


In discussing business disagreements
keep cool.


Less wisdom is required to make
money than to keep it securely when
made.
Year: 1878

A notable little bird often met with in
Europe is called the turnstone. 1t has
earned this singular name by the man
ner in which it procures its food, which
is by turning over, with its strong,
curved beak, the stones on the seashore,
in order to obtain the insects under them.
Walking along the seashore on the
Scotch coast, one day, an eminent natur-
alist once saw two Of these little birds
trying hard to turn over Goldfish, but
as it was six times as large as themselves
they found their task rather difficult.
Still they set bravely to work, pushing
away first with their bills and then with
their breasts /; but in spite of their push
ing the fish would not turn over, so
they ran round to the other side of it,
and began to scrape away the sand to
undermine him, so that he might turn
over more easily and then with fresh
energy they set to work, but still the
heavy fish would not move. They tried
again and again without success. Pres
emily another turnstone came to their
assistance. There were three Of them
now, and after repeated trials and fail
ures they at last succeeded in rolling the
fish over. You may imagine how much
they enjoyed the rich feed of insects
which they found where the fish had
lain. Their energy and perseverance


might be copied by many idlers Of the
human race.
Year: 1878

A Bird That Has A Cabin and Garden.


The garden and cabin-building bird


of Australia" is described as follows in


,Scri6ner's Magazine: This bird selects


for its hut and garden q spot on level


with the plain, having in its center a
small shrub, with trunk about the
height and size of o small walking stick.
Around the base OF this central support
il constructs OF different MOSES sort Of
cone, about q span in diameter. This
cone of moss serves to strengthen the
central pilaster, upon the top OF which
the whole ediHce is sustained. The
height Of the cabin is at least half
meter. All around, from the top OF the
central pilaster and diverging' onward
therefrom, arranged methodically in an
inclined position, are long stems, their
upper ends supported on the apex OF the
pilaster, and their lower resting on the
ground, and thus all around, excepting
Immediately in front. In this way is
made the cabin, conical in form and
quite regular in the shape the whole
presents when the work is completed.
Many other stems are then added and
interviewer in various ways, 80 as to
make roof at once strong and impervi-
ous to the weather. Between the GEN.
tral pilaster and the insertion in the
ground there is left a circular gallery in
the shape of o horseshoe. The whole
structure has q total diameter of about
a meter.


But the aesthetic tastes of our "gar-
deners" are not restricted to the con-
struction of a cabin. Their fondness for
flowers and for gardens is still more re-
msrkable. Directly in front of the en-
trance to their cabin is level place
occupying superficies about as large as
that of the structure itself. Il is min
iature meadow of soft moss, transported
thither, kept smooth and clean, and
free from grass, weeds, stones, and other
objects not in harmony with its design.
Upon this graceful green carpet are
scattered flowers and fruit of brilliant
colors, in such manner that they really
present the appearance of an elegant
little garden. The greater number Of
these ornaments appear to be accumu-
lated near the entrance to the cabin.
The variety of the objects thus collected
is very great, and they are always of
brilliant colors.
Year: 1878

We quote as follows from the Eu-
reka Sentinel, the leading Democra-
tic paper of the Great East:


A private letter from Silver City
informs us how Lyon county was
carried for Bradley. The contest
centered in the delegation from Sill
yer City. Jewett Adams and the
Governors private secretary, Gar
rard, arrived there the night before
the primaries, and scattered their
money right and left. Not a dollar
was used on the other side, and not
withstanding that all Of the strikers
and purchasable material were
bought up for Bradley, he only car.
ried the day by seven votes. And
these are the men who are crying
out against corruption, and asking to
be retained in office on account of
their superior honesty!


The Sentinel is unjust on the DEM
ocrats of Silver. Although there
was a great deal of sociability, and
repeated visits to the saloons in con-
sequence, no attempt was made to
purchase votes. Had there been we
have no doubt but that the individual
guilty of such an outrage would
have been incontinently " bounced,"
after the most approved fashion.
Bradley carried this city because the
anti Bradleyites, supposing they were
in the majority, went off about their
business, and made no effort to poll
their votes. Yet, Notwithstanding
the remissness of his opponents,
Bradley only carried the city by
three straight votes.
Year: 1878

"Verbum Sap" of the Carson Tri-
bune, would like to induce us to dis
cuss his personal record and character,
under the impression that we would
be afflicted with nausea, and foul
stomach. "Verbum" is right in his
impression and hence we decline the
task. We are satisfied to allow the
Deacon full swing because he is known
widely as a corrupt absureity. The
old male person, although in his
dotage, we hope will live long years
yet. He will go down to posterity
as the six-legged calf of the Nevada
press. Reno Gazette. .-
Year: 1878

THE Southern Democratic journals are
generally or as class in favor of the income
tar imposition. They believe its practical
working would compel "rich Yankees, who
"are living on the boarded gains of the war, "
TO pay money into the Treasury for the set
tlement of those s2Oo,OOO,OOO of Southern
War Claims. The intelligence and energy
of the average Southern Democrat are now
combined to raise money for that purpose,
and they appeal to Congress to adopt this
great imposition in something after the style
of the following, which we extract from
recent editorial in the Nashville american:


at Is no credit to the East that its capital
lists offer such opposition to a measure so wise
and just and equal Offering fair equipoise to
the tobacco and whisky tax of the West, and
still leaving the tariff bearing most heavily
on the West and South"


The American studiously conceals the fact,
or ignores it, that the tax on whisky and
tobacco is eventually paid from the pockets
of consumers Of those luxuries, and the fur
ther fact that the tariff, as it now exists,
amounts to a protection of Southern indus
tries-a protection for which Northern con-
sumers of Southern products pay roundly.
Year: 1878

THE Great Scandal-fears Of tho revival
Of which have lately been enter
tained-is happily on the wane again.
The Hood-gates of its filth have been closed
for the present, and the demorafzing cur
rent is stemmed. That indescribable and
unaccountable taste for the nasty and the
corrupting, from which very few human be-
ings are entirely free, compels otherwise
respectable newspapers to print the details
Of such affairs as they are developed, under
pain of being considered behind the times.
For these reasons the moral newspaper
reader, the fathers of families and those
who take proper interest in the moral well
fare of communities will continue to shud-
der with fear as they open their morning OF
evening journals until this seemingly in
terminable scandal has been finally ban.
ished from public sight. That it will be
thus banished is as certain as that wise
though inscrutable Providence affiicts hu-
manity with scourges and plaques, but
never permits them to become chronic.
Year: 1878

Ex-GovERSoR FRANK MOSES has reached
kis former home in South Carolina by this
time, and will soon be tried for his crimes
before jury of his former associates in the
Democracy, for il should be known that he
was formerly and originally q Democrat.
This latter fact may account for some of
the pecularities of his more recent conduct.
Original sin takes deep root.
Year: 1878

Isn't II about time to revive the several
State political organizations among De-
partmental people that were abandoned SO
hastily last year, Secretary SHERMAN
says the boys can go to work again that is,
he says every legitimate effort should be
made to reclaim the House from Demo-
Year: 1878

WHAT kind of salaries would the mem
bes of the present House earn if they were
70 be paid in accordance with the real value
Of their services9 Verify the equilibrium
Of things needs adjusting.
Year: 1878

nriy-sixth anniversary Of his wedding yes
terday with q family dinner-party at his
residence, on q street northwest, at which
were assembled three Of his children
all that remain on earth to bless his hale
and hearty old age-four grandchildren,
and one great grandchild. Such occasions
arc 30 rare in these days that this one is
deemed worthy of especial notice by the
sold Gentleman's' Office associates, all Of
whom join in the public and earnest con-
gratulations this paragraph is intended
70 convey.
Year: 1878

GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND is q know
ing sort Of chap for one possessed of SO
many exceptional qualities of character.
He sets up now rs political prophet with
the prediction that HENDRICKS will be
nominated for the Presidency in 1880 on
the first ballot The Boston Post remarks
Shat GEORGE is a little too previous.