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Year: 1878

Attempt TO Assassinate the Emperor


Wiiliam-G.reat Excitement


In berlin.


LONDON, May IA dispatch from Ber-
lin says an attempt to assassinate the
Emperor William was made as he was
returning from his accustomed drive in
the Unter den Linden. His daughter the
Duchess of Baden, was in the carriage with
him at the time. The city Of Berlin Is fearfully
excited and all sorts OF runors as to the motive
OF the attempt upon the Emperors life are
ailoat 1t Is said only three shots were fired
and that one person, a woman, was seriously
injured. The would-be assassin and his ac-
complies have been arrested
Year: 1878

We were impressed not long
since with q brief experience Of q
good old man who was slightly in
toxicated, for one night only, as
related by himself: II went home
angry and ashamed" he said, "and
half gone with horror, in anticIpa-
tion of what my wife Sarah would
say about 1t. l took off my shoes
and hung them on the gate post in
the excess of my timidity. I got
into the house with marvellous
dexterlty and into the bedroom
without making the slightest
noise. Sarah always slept in front.
The footboard was unusually high,
and / never was much of u gym.
mast; but my success thus far had
impressed me SO that felt equal to
almost anything"


His sadness was such that his
hearers were sad too, and one
young person was SO much agitated
at his long pause and deep signs
that he burst forth, III sea how it
is; you probably fell and broke
your neck"


"NO, my young friend" replied
the old man, ''it wasn't that; 1
climbed that foot-board slowly,
painfully. and with the utmost
caution aud secrecy. You have
heard, perhaps, how excessively
large aud threatening every noise
is In the stiffness of u dark night,
when you are trying to keep still
yourself and occasionally straining
your ears in fear of some sound
that is nevertheless expected and
pretty sure to come. That was
what allied me. My heart beat like
drum, and the clock ih the room
licked as if 1t would like to arouse
the whole neighborhood. 1 got
safely down into that bed and un.
der the clothes. L laughed to N.Y.
self until the bed shook. My fear
had given place to an unnatural
hilarity. grinned and chuckIed
and was exceedingly absurd. |
can never think of that time with.
out shuddering and wishing that
somebody would hand me sponge
wherewith to wipe it out. 1t struck
me suddenly that Sarah was uu.
naturally still. 1 put my hand
over to her side of the bed and,
merciful heavens! -r


Was she dead?" inquired the
young person. his jaw falling and
his eyes standing out with intense
anxiety.


"No, young feiier," replied the
good old men, "she was not there.
She had gone to neighbours to pass
the night, AID, insuffarable idiot
that l was, l had forgotten all
about it," He bowed his head in
his trembling hands, and the tears
trickied through his fingers and
ran down his long gray beard.
Year: 1878

WHEELwRIGHT & BLACKSMITH


respectfully announce to the
public that keep on hand all the
different materials appertaining
to sewing machines, Of all kinds
and more especially to the Singer:
and also the genuine machine oil
I also have bnggies and hacks
for sale, and make and repair the
same at prices to suit the times.


Sept-7'7S.
Year: 1878

Some one in San Diego asked Professor Cunning, short time slnce, what he thought would be the chance of finding artesian water ct that place. He said "the presumptions were that arteslan water could be found everywhere by going deep enough. II there were places where it could not be found, they were exceptions to the general rule" This opinion is in accord with that of most persons who have given the subject proper attention The developments that have been made, from time to time, for years past, also favor this notiOn.-L A. Republican.
Year: 1878

While in every other county of Arizona the papers are loaded with announcements of candl- dacy, here, in Yuma County, no one has yet published or declared his intention to seek local office.

 The reasons for this are: That none of the County offices pay enough to properly support man qualified to fill them; and that office holders here have been sub- .lected to so much hostile criticism and slander, that self-respect has impelled them to resign, and makes other good citizens unwill- ing to expose themselves to the same anuoyances by filling the vacancies. Every vacancy has been filled by persuasion and strong appeals to sense of public duty. But one Supervisor was chosen at the last election, there being a tie-vote. Six vacancies have been filled in the Board during the past eighteen months,

 The office of the late Sheriff was paying him less than $200 per mouth gross, barely meeting ex- penses of board and serving pro- cess. He resigned.

 The office of Treasurer paid S780 during the year 1877, and is the least difficult office to get filled by any good citizen who owns q safe and is doing some other busi- ness.

 The minor offices are less sub- lect to attacks or hOwls of Cor ruptionr' and are likely to be filled by men who will hold them as an accommodation to the people, or by invalids who will be elected from motives of charity.

 A rush is likely to be made fo, election to the Legislature by cer. tain citizens who believe that g fight will be made next winter for another removal of the Capi- tai, and that much money is to be spent to bribe legislators 10 effect 1t.

 Unless our reputable citizens and taxpayers take more active interest in County affairs thar they have shown for the pas year, the next election is likely to give us some officers as desti ute of ability as they are of de cency or honesty.
Year: 1878

For several weeks grapes have been exposed for sale here that were grown at MT. HanlOn's vine ward, seven miles from here, on the San Diego Desert. We have often called attention to the adapt ability of the country for grape raising, and take pleasure in re- producing the following article from the Los Angeles Republican:

 "It seems strange to see ripe grapes from the Colorado desert while those in our own vineyards are yet unripe and not fully grown But yet the sight Is true and the grapes are ripe and sweet. In the Republican of the 18th we published an article en- titled Defense of the Desert from the Arizona Sentinel, in which the productive power of the desert was set forth, and the !lealthfuInesS of the climate clear Iy pointed ont. As an illustration of the productive power of the desert soil we were yesterday treated to an exhibition of ripe Mission grapes from Walters Station, raised by MT. J. Burnap, formerly of this city. The fruit was in large clusters but not equal

 10 the full sized ordinary Mission grapes in Los Angeles. But this
Year: 1878

THE Hualpai Indians are said to be get ting troublesome in upper Mohave county They have not killed any one, but are said to be killing and eating cattle. Nearly all the springs of water formerly used by them have been occupied by cattle men, and as the Government has made no provision fo1 them, the Indians are often driven to great straits and exposed to much temptation Certain mean ones among them of course steal beef. or anything else, even when not pressed by hunger.
Year: 1878

IT is with regret that we to day publish Judge Porter's refusal to becOme 8 candidate for office. Beng unskilled in politics, we were sanguine enough to believe that he could have been elected. This belief was based on ample evidence presented to us, that the people of Arizona want to be rep resented at Washington by Del egate possessing more industry and capacity than has been attri- buted to the candidates now in the field; and possessing dOmes- tic and public record that would enable him to come into social contact with Members of Congress from whom he must ask favorS for his Territory.
Year: 1878

THE Gila has come off the ways looking like new steamboat. She has been thoroughly oyerhauled and painted and has had a new fire-box put to her boiler A trial trip was made yesterday down to Hanlon's Ferry and back; everything worked to a charm.
Year: 1878

DURING the fiscal year ending June 30 there were received at Wilmington and shipped over the Southern Pacific railroad 100000 feet of lumber. For the same period there were received at and shipped from the same port and carried over the railroad 34 900 tons of merchandise.-L A Republican.
Year: 1878

I FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT IMPORTANT
MEETING OF OFFICERS. meeting OF the
officers OF the First regiment held Satur-
day night q resolution was adopted appoint
ing committee to invite Rev. DR.. Hoge,
the chaplain, to deliver lecture for the
benefit OF the regiment.


A committee was also appointed to inquire
into the feasibility Of an excursion down
the river by the regiment.
Another committee was directed to ,mske
the necessary inquiries in regard to camp
for the regiment for week during the sum-
mer.


The Committee on Armory reported that
it was their intention to publish an address
to the citizens generally, asking signatures
to petition to the Common Council to
build for the regiment an armory over the
n1eat-market corner OF Sixth and Marshall
streets.


In this address will be shown that, as q
matter OF economy to the city as we'll as Tor
the good OF the First regiment, the present
offers the best opportunity likely to be pre-
sented to make this Improvement, and that
the interest on the appropriation for the ar
mory will be about one half Of what is now
annually expended blythe city for the regl-
ment, leaving out Of the question the in
creased value Of the surrounding property.


The chairman also stated that the scheme
met with the appreciation OF nearly every
propertY-holder who had been approached
on the subject.


1t is hoped that no one will refuse to en-
dorse this movement when the petition Is
presented to them. and that when the mat
ter is laid before the city government it will
receive prompt and favorable consideration.
Our military should be encouraged in every
reasonable way. This is an all-important
matter-one which affects the vitality and
general usefulness Of the regiment.
Year: 1878

Editors Dispatch: The "point" " raised
by "H." in Saturdays Dispatch is preg"
nant with truth and interest. :,


1t is simply shameful that the city should
ertort thirty per cent (why not 1907? OF the
assessed amount OF taxes IN the case OF eve
~ poor man who, Of necessity, puts OIL the
evil day until the screws are put on that
brings the blood even out OF turnip.


I venture to say that in ante-computinS
the income to the city the sum almost sure
to arise from this eXtortion source can be
and is predicated with a good degree OF ac-
curacy.


The city is safe in forcing this highland
ed measure, since the sufferers are OF that
class who are not able to ''test" the legali-
ty of these abuses, and none OF the other
class (the money-lenders and renters-out,
who will always draw check on the last
day OF grace and escape whole are so SELF
sacrificing as to cast their bodies into the
breach and bring this abuse to the light just
for principles sake. Raise the rate ever SO
high, but don't count the money to be raised
y II. II.
Year: 1878

recital of the claims OF the volunteers upon
the people of the city. Of the expense they
have incurred in uniiorming and equipping
themselves, of the laborious work they have
done in perfecting themselves in drill aud
discipline. OF the admirable manner in which
they at all times, at home and abroad, de-
ported themselves as citizen soldiery, or Of
the efficient aid they would render auxiliary
to the civil authorities in upholding law and
of our citizens in the event of any now un-
looked-for lawlessness and disorder.


Suffice it to say they are impressed with
the conviction that they are entitled to some
aid and encouragement from our "city
fathers" and want to know what they are
sgoing to do about it, so they can vote in-
telligently at the approaching election, and,
as they intend to DO, for the friends OF the
volunteers. RIFLE GUN.
Year: 1878

A NOTABLE DAY.-Sunday was the seven
teenth anniversary OF the great Pawnee eX-
citement, or the day on which Richmond
was excited by the news that the United
States man. of-war Pawnee was en- route Tor
the city. Then it was that Richmond all
her banners waved and charged with all her
chivalry. The whole fighting population OF
the city reported at Rockets with all man
ner OF arms ready and eager for the fray,
but the Pawnee came not. The First Vlr-
glnia regiment were mustered in on that
day. and on the day following the Purcell
battery was organized and left the same
night for the Potomac. The Grays left for
Norfolk. and the Blues and old # Company
also left for other strategic points.
Year: 1878

TEMPERANCE MEETING AT MOZART HALL.
The course Of temperance meetings which
has been held at the Theatre during the
past week under charge OF Mr.. Doutney
will be continued during the present week
at Mozart Hall. A portion Of the seats at
the latter place will be reserved, for which
a moderate price will be fixed by the COM
mitteP.
Year: 1878

DON'T co WHERE YOUR LOVE LIES DREAM
ING but 70 to any cigar store or restaurant and ask
for WHITLocK MODEL CiGARs, and dream the
happy hours away by yourself 1t win pay better In
the long run.
Year: 1878

OUR COURTS are very costly and lead
to great waste of time and money. 1t
is greatly to be regretted that this is so ;
and it is almost incredible that intelli-
gent people should have allowed the
present course of things to exist for so
many years. In by-gone years it was not
so heavy, because the criminals were not
so numerous but in this county, where
the population is greater and less stable,
the number of petty criminals has been
very large for the last ten or fifteen years,
and they seem to be increasing. Hence
there is heavy tax from this source. 1t
not unfrequently costs the county, we are
told, hundred dollars to try asingle case
of larceny, without counting the cost of
the boarding of the prisoner. The cost
of trials of criminals of higher grade
is much more. The cost in the case of
the rape of Mrs. Smith by the negro in
st. Georges Hundred, last year, was near
six hundred dollars. Not unfrequently
vagrants are kept in the county prison at
heavy cost in the aggregate. The cost
for jurors and witnesses are frequently
very large. These matters ought to be
reformed. We only call attention TO
them now, without going into details
But people so intelligent az ours ought
not to allow themselves to be imposed
upon as they are. There is no sense or
reason in policy that requires the arrest
ing OF man for petty larceny and keep
him in prison for six months at the
county's expense when his guilt is known.
This policy is detrimental to public
morals as well as costly, and certainly is
not creditable To the character of the
community which suffers itself to be thus
imposed upon. All petty thieves ought to
be tried as soon after arrest as possible
and speedy punishment inflicted. We
have good authority for believing that
the cost of our courts could be reduced
fully one half if a proper change could
be effected and the reform made as thor
ough and complete as it should be. OF
course we hold no one responsible fol-
this condition Of affairs, but we should
be glad if some one familiar with the
subject should thoroughly ventilate thi.
matter and point to some safe way OF
adopting more economical policy.
Year: 1878

orEAA is now to to be used in New


York through pipes for heating houses
and cooking, much as gas is used for
lighting them. There is no longer any
doubt that this may be done with great
economy and comfort. Had A. T. Stew
art used part of his great income and
fortune to thus warm the houses of the
poor he would have done much more
good than in building his great woman.
hotel, and his bones would probably nevl
have been carried off as they have been
Year: 1878

The Cincinnati Times tells the follow
ing On the authority Of physician in that
city, who says the incident happened on
the 4th, of September,last: lady drove to
my Office door about AS o'clock, and
asked me to visit her sick child. In
order to learn of the chila's illness
questioned the lady as to the symptoms,
and she stated that she had not seen the
child in four months and that when she
last heard from it it was we'll. I then
asked why she wished me to 20 to the
house. She said, because it is sick
now. You can see her in the cab She
got in at the depot with me, and her face
is pinched and pale, and she seems to be
in great pain" l took seat beside her
and examined the carriage closely, but
could see no child or shadow of a child.
The lady stated that DR.. NJ. was her fam
lily physician, but that she knew she
would be unable to find him at his Office
at that late hour, and she had no wish to
be delayed, as she feared the child would
die. On arriving at her home, I found
that an hour or more previous the little
girl had been taken with severe pains in
the stomach, and was crying terribly.
The father asked his wife how she came
to return without letting them know, and
asked who her companion was. She
stated that he was physician she had
brought to treat the child, and then. pro.
ceeded to tell her husbrnd the same story
she told me. She had no means of know.
ing that her child was ill, and had M
thought of such an occurance until she
took the cab at the depot.
Year: 1878

Little blue trousers and jacket and cap
A neat little suit for cute little chap;
A spry little foot in q blue little shoe,
And blue pair Of eyes has my little Boy Blue.
All through the cottage his merriment rings,
Gladstone and gay are the songs that he sings
One sunny summertime added to two,
This is the age of my little Boy Blue.
Hand in the sugar-oup, finding lump;
Next on the stairway-a trip and bump;
Now in the mud with his trim little snoc,
How can scold him-my little Boy Blue!
Autumn and winter slip by so fast
Spring-time and summertime gaily glide


past;


Swiftly the seasons are hurrying through,
Making man of my little Boy Blue.
Year: 1878

IN the case Of Charles Welsh, the boy
OF II years old, charged with shooting and
killing Robert McAdam, a playmate, some
days ago, the coroner's jury rendered a YER
dict that the shooting was accidental the FORE
man explaining that the jury thought the boy
not aware Of the dangerous character OF the
weapon, and that there was no evidence of in
tent to commit murder. The boy was set a.
liberty
Year: 1878

Don't rob your neighbor of his good
opinion Of himself. Crush woman's
self-estecm, and you make her cross
grained and snappish. Do the same with
a man, and you only make him morose
You may mean to create sweet, hum
BILE creature, but you'll never do it. The
people who think best of themselves are
apt to be the best. Women grow pretty in
believingthey are 50, and fine qualities Oft
en- creep out after one has been told one
has them. It only grati6es your own
momentary spite to force your own unfa-
v~rable opinion of him deep into another's
mind. 1t never, never did any good. 'Ah'
if this world, full of uglv people, and
awkward people, of silly people, and vain
people, knew their own deficiencies, what
sitting in sackcloth and ashes we
should have! The greatest of all things
that a man can possess is a satisfactory
identity. If that which he calls I. pleases
him, it is well with him; otherwise he is
utterly wretched. Let your feilow-be-
ings alone ;>hold no truthful mirror before
their eyes unless with q pure intention to
uproot sin. So may mirror without a
flaw never be prepared for you


The lawyer who jndulged in the follow
ing pleasantly, as narrated by the Journ~
al, must have had keen insight into
human nature in general: A client called
upon his advisar resently, and told him
this sad tale: You see, I collected all
the money l could, and turned every
thing into cash, with view of giving my
creditors as large dividend as pos sible.
l had big roll of bills, which l put in
my hip-pocket, and l lost'em." You lost
the money---the whole of it2' Every
cent of it." Well, believe you but I
don't think that I can find another man
in Boston who would believe it. The
fact is, my friend, if Judge Lowell should
decide that your loss was reality, every
bankrupt in Boston weuld want to Dor
J row your pants"
Year: 1878

The order Of the mayor of Chicago, re-
firing large portion of the fire brigade of
that city, has caused some feeling in fire in
surance circles of New York, and the provin-
cial committee Of the national board of under
writers has instructed its agents in Chicago
to forward definite details to the hoard, as to
the effect OF the orler the strength of the fire
department now, and when the order shall bc
carried out, the district that would be imper-
lied by the proposed course, and such other
matters as would guide the board in it's action.
Year: 1878

"Where are the friends of my youth !"
sang wretched vocalist at Boston con-
cert. As he came off the stage into the
green room the manager remarked to
him: "1t is very evident they arc not
here; will give you the rest of the sea-
son in which to go and look them up.''
Year: 1878

DETROIT, MICH.. Sept. 2i.-The standing
committee of the diocese of Michigan last
night decided that they would not call a spe-
cial convention for the election of bishop in
the place OF the deposed Bishop McCoskrey.
his leaves the matter open until next June
Year: 1878

Mayor Sedler OF Jersey City, has called upon tho
Board OF Finance to oppose the passage of the bill
making per legal Of interest," as 1t would
be great injustice property holders and taxpayers
who have already made contracts At seven per cont
He insists that tho contiguity OF New York, where
initiate greatly against the movement for SIX pcr
Year: 1878

y STRANGE LEGISLATIVE SCENE.-A
Columbus, Ohio, dispatch to the New
York Times says "Hon. John O'Connor
late chairman of the military committee
of the Ohio House, on Saturday appear
ed in his seat for the first timein ten days,
and rose TO a question of privilege. For
some time proof has been accumulating
that he was IA deserter, a bounty-iumper
and an eX-convict of the Michigan State
prison. He said he had struggled for ten
years to elevate himself to position and
and make himself worthy of the esteem
of honest men, but all his efforts had gone
nought, and an attempt was now being
made to drive him into the gutter He
denied the right of the house to investi-
gate his history previous to becoming "A
citizen of the United States. If such in
vestigation should prove that his con-
duct in the past had not been proper, it
could not do no one any good, and would
crush him forever. He threw himself on
the generosity ofthe House, trusting that
in their magnanimity they would not fur
ther pursue a man who was crippled in
body and poor in purse. AT the close of his
speech he sank pale and trembling in his
chair and tears rolled down his face He
then left the House"
Year: 1878

necessary to cook the shad will kill the


parasite. Although the parasite in pork
is also killed by the same degree of heat
he still does harm because many persons
eat uncooked pork. But nobody will eat


raw shad.
Year: 1878

"BLEss HIM FOR HIS VOTE" was the
expression of an old lady in Kent county
the other day when told that the vote of
Mr.. Salisbury was cast in favor OF the
silver bill; and since the passage of the
Year: 1878

CITY GAS AT LOWER RATEs-The New
York gas commission has closed con-
tracts for lighting the city with gas for
one year by which saving of 500 900 is
effected, compared with the year just
closed