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Year: 1878

NAV not prefer il as a whole to his Richard AL or
his Hamlet But his is more complete IN TINS
sense that the general public is unanimous about IT,


There are always two parties about Mr. hvlngs
other mpersonations. There were for example, peo-
pie who could see nothing good in his Hamlet ana
people who could sec nothing bad init. There were
even people who admired his OtheltO. Minorltles
and maiorites were differently distributed IN diner
ent cases. but this is the first occasion on when all


the world agrees that Mr. Irving's impersonation is
admirable as a whole. The newspapers praised MN
cordially the public applauds not less cordially
and the theatre is thronged nightly. And what Is
most interesting of all. this success is success III
comedy The fate of the piece hangs on the hrst
two acts-or rather the second and third, for MI


Irving is not in the rst-in which there IS no room
for tragic acting at all In the last two, things get
much more sobTe and violent and the death scenels
tragedy of the most realistic kind In these also
Mr. rvings talent is conspicuous, but is not TO my
mind in any way comparable with the admirable
art he exhibits so long as he wears the sock. lhe
art is the same in kind with that which long ago
admired in certain scenes of Hamlet" 1t Is SO
perfect of its kind, so subtle, finished, so intel
lectual that can imagine man bold enough TO
say that Mr.. Irving's real genius and strength lie
in the acting of high comedy, and not IN tragedy


If held that opinion myself l should not have the
courage TO express it, but l should sympathize
strongly with anybody who did. g. W. s.
Year: 1878

it is better to extinguish and cancel so
much of the bonds as the banks own and
stop the payment of the interest thereon,
We cannot see that this policy Injuries
any one, while itwould greatly strength
EN- the peoples ability to pay the heavy
debt of the government We should be
pleased to have Mr.. S. NJ. Curtis sane
ton of this policy, and as he declines to
he Greenbacker, and his own party
proposes To run no ticket, we do not see
why he, and other good men like him,
cannot join hands with us and help us to
reduce the heavy tax little Delaware has,
with SO much heroisIn, endured So long


In conclusion we wish TO express our
pleasure at Mr.. Curtis promptness in
the columns Of the GAZETTE
medium through which to reach the
people of his State, and to say that we
have written in no spirit of criticism, or
expectation or wish to produce contro-
versy with him.
Year: 1878

MIR. A. COTTONHEAD, of the dry
lVl goods persuasion, has for some
time past been making himself very nu-
merous about the residence of a sixth
ward widow lady who is the proprietor
of daughter who is singularly beauti-
full, although she is addicted to needle
work. The visitations of Mr.. G. had
been in progress until the elder lady be-
gan to inquire of her daughter in that
peculiarly aggravating way which
mothers have, if she didn't think this
thing had been going on long enough, ;
when he met her on the street the other
morning and remarked:


Mrs. Acidulous, if you'll be at home
this evening should very much like to
see you"


ooh certainly, my dear Mr.. Cotton
head, l shall make it my particular bus
iness and my especial duty to be disen-
gagged, and as he turned the corner she
added to herself; "Well, it's a good
thing that that young fellow has con-
cluded to get his proposal off, before it
bursts him, or do.'


In the evening Cottonhead appeared
in the Acidulous mansion, and found
the old lady awaiting him in state; in
fact, in so much state that it pretty near
took his breath away. He hung his hat
up on vacant nail hole, and at once
proceeded to business.


Mrs. A., I've been coming here for
some time because wanted to ask your
daughter something, but I'm always so
nervous that can't make up my mind
to do it, so thought If I'D ask You it
would do just as WE'LL.


Maybe it will, now. Maybe it will.
I'm sure never asked Maria how she
felt about it,"
Year: 1878

associate in misfortune, whom he left to
struggle to her feet unaided, and to make
her way to the sidewalk, where she
Historically explained how a truck,
against which DE Stultus' carriage had
been carelessly driven, had left them
stranded in the muddy street, fortunate
ly and marvelously, however, without
broken bones.


Churchill called carriage and we
escorted the wretched demoiselle back to
her residence, at the door of which we
congratulated her upon her lucky escape
and bade her good night.


My new friend then proposed that
we should at once drive to the opera,
where he hoped we might meet party
of his friends, to whom he would be
pleased to introduce me, and in whose
society we would find surcease for our
disappointments in regard to Miss Van
Horn. 1 assented. Churchill's friends
we met as he had promised, and among
them were two beautiful sisters, SO at
tractive that they speedily drove all
thoughts of a mere handsome girl super
fetal and spoiled, like Helen Van Horn,
out of the head of Churchill as well as
my own.


A charming evening at the opera
ripened into serious attachment on the
part of Churchill and myself for these
sisters, which ended in our marriage,and
no one ever had juster reason for say
ing,


There's divinity that shapes our ends,


Rough hew them how we WILL


than l have. And now you know why
did not marry Miss Van Horn, and
also how two men, for moment about
to be made enemies through the reck-
less, unscrupulous coquetry of an in
ferior, heartless woman, by a happy
stroke of fortune became friends and
brothers.


AS for Helen Van Horn, she still
lives in single blessedness, and upon the
memory of her many conquests, finding
her chief qualification for some years
past in recounting the various eligible
offers she had refused, including always
Churchill and myself among her re-
jected suitors. A heavy speculation into
which DE Stultus had been beguiled
about the time of Miss Van Horn IS
triple engagement for the evening re-
suited SO disastrously to him that her
doors were at once rigidly closed upon
that admirer, who disappeared like a
quenched meteor from society. Mean
while occurred the death of old Mr.. Van
Horn, which, as have said, left the
daughter no other attraction than mere
physical beauty, that had now become
so used that it ceased to please marriage
able men, and she was no longer able to
make three engagements for one eve
ming"
Year: 1878

THE BABY SOLDIER.
Another little private
Mustered in
The army of temptation
And of sin.
Another soldier arming
For the strife,
To fight the toilsome battles
For life.
Another little sentry


Who will stand
On guard while evils prowl
On every hand.
Lord, our little darling
Guard and save
Mid the perils of the march
To the grave.
Year: 1878

You deserve to suffer, and if you lead
a miserable, unsatisfactory life in this
beautiful world, it is entirely your own
fault and there is only one excuse for
you-your unreasonable prejudice ana
Skepticism, which has killed thousands
Personal knowledge and common sen se
reasoning will soon show you that Green's
August Flower will cure you of Liver
Complaint or Dyspepsia, with all its
miserable effects, such as sick headache,
palpitation of the heart, sour stomach,
habitual costiveness, dizziness of the
head, nervous prostration, low spirits,
ctc It's sales now reach every town on
the Western Continent and not drug
mist but will tell you of its wonderful
cures. You can buy sample bottles for
In cents. Three doses will relieve you.


~ 0oA lY Al
Year: 1878

Probably the most interesting ma
chine in his laboratory is the Mote
phone, a simple little toy which con-
veys the vibrations of a diaphragm to
ratchet wheel that moves machinery
Of any size or power. AS ore of the
children began to cry while we were
examining this instrument, the pro-
fessor gravely sat the child on a low
stool and placed the diaphram a few
inches from the babys mouth. The
latters shrieks at 2nce set in motion
a large wheel with paddles that rose
and fellin the we'll known manner of
a trip-hammer, each paddle falling
with regularity and precision upon
the most vulnerable portion of baby
humanity. We had an exhibition OF
conflict between mind and matter
which promised to be very interest
ing unfortunately before we could
see the issue Mrs. Edison rushed into
the room and with truly feminine dis.
regard of science stopped the per-
formance IN its very crisis. I regret
to add that her remarks were not
complimentary TO the party for
which the professor, however, courte'
ously apologized. He says he does
not mind Mrs. E. s remarks, but de-
pic IS her lack of Interest in science.
She positively refuses to experiment
with
Year: 1878

DREAMINGs.-The dreamer thinks that playing go to law is about 'splayed out . The two Peck Companies have each sued each other. Each individual has sued some other member, and still they threaten to sue. The dreamer calls fer costs.-Pay the fiddler when you dance.

 The dreamer is troubled with men who can talk more, and say less than even q talk ing machine.-Never speak unless you have something to say.

 And now comes the dreamer's opinion of the "Old Folks Concert It was the best entertainment ever given in Arizona. Some of the singing was exceptionally good, es- pecially " The Dearest Spot on Earth to me, is Home, Sweet Home; and that other old time song Way down upon the Swanee River, far, far away The Last Rose of Summer " by Mrs. Parker was never better sung; her voice is the sweetest in these mountains.

 The dreamer cannot trust himself to speak of the beautiful and accomplished Miss P, of 'sYe Old folks" for he is smit- ten; suffice 1t to say that, he thinks of her as a bright particular Star" His prayer is God bless 'Ye Old Folks altogether for ye are all good.

 In conclusion, the dreamer leaves this thought with the thinkers. 1t is an his torical fact that the streets of Jerusalem were once kept very clean, and how? Every woman swept carefully in front of her ora door.
Year: 1878

ED. NrxER:-For once l make bold to trouble your columns with an article from this place, although you have heard from US often, no doubt. in the last few mo-fhs. But those things have all past away. we hope, never to return. to modest our now peaceful community; for we can now give each other the friendly hand, and wish each other happy new year, and look forward to the time not far distant when sur country will take its pace with other portions of Arizona in wealth and population. AL though the past troubles of this place may have cast d shadow over our character as a community, we offer homes to emigrants who may wish to cast their lots with us, and assure them protection from an honest class of men who rely only upon their industry for a living. There have been some men with us in the last two months looking for situations Should they be satisfied with this country, and wish 10 engage at once in manual labor, they can be supplied with all they can do. and at living wages, in fencing farms, building houses, etc. am sure any man can do we'll here, except desd beats: we have all we want of these, and If there is any section in want of this class of men, we could even spare some. We want men HUD WILL tb cot-NbfHt. 1Si ttSahcC4f~o- When they do this they are an advantage to the country ard community, ID difference whether day-laborer, farmer, mechanic, merchant or stock-raiser. he should be alive to his business, and not Toll around whole year waiting tor something to turn up. h. dustrious men are an advantage to any coun try, otherwise, they are no better than CUTS.

 In very short tine we will have thri- wing community here; farm;ngis good, and the stock raising facilities cannot ie sur passed anywhere in the western Territories.

 The great distance from the county seat, and poor mail facilities. make very much against this section. It is true we are poor, but little proud, and, no doubt, if we had ! a County struck off we would do much bet ter In many instances the law has been powerless, when if we had had a seperate County, the offenders would have been brought to speedy justice. We hope soon to have mail lines established bringing us the news from all parts of the Territory and elsewhere. Respectfully, yours.

 BEN. F. RUpD.

 Springerville, A. T. Feb. IT. 1878.
Year: 1878

On Friday morning of last week an ar- cilent occurred on the fine of the lloIS- atomic railroad, which came near proving sarious to a son of Mir Patrick Nctar- thy, named Thomas.

 It appears that the boy was driving; to HawleyyiIle with load of milk, and when near the railroad he saw the ur train pass and attempted to cross the track. not aware that there were any more cars coming until he reached rhe track, when he sa" ttGst several cars were coming rapidly. The horse became frnhtencd and d&lteI up the track to- ward the tunnel and Icaped over i,cattle- guard, freeing himself from the wagon and escaped injury. The cars struck the wagon and threw the boy out on to 1he north side of the track several feet, but fortunately he was not very seriously hurt. The wagon was totally wrecked The train hands did all they could to prevent the accident. We understand that at the time of the accident the cars had been cut in two to make flying switch.
Year: 1878

--S> >0GD


That the alll gator should at
tack an OK will be surprising
news even to those who are
thoroughly familiar with the
habits OF the fresh-water mon


ster. The HoHdian has been
furnished by an eyewitness
with the interesting details Of
the strange encounter last week
at Lake jackson. The OK went
into the lake to drink, and was
attacked by the alligator, whose
mouth closed on the foreleg of
the animal, crushing the bone.
The OK stalt ted Immediately out
of the water, dragging the alli-
gator. Enraged with pain, the
poor animal re red and plunged
wildly, endeavoring to horn his
antagonist. Meantime the edge
Of the lake was black with the
snouts of alligators which had
smelt the blood that ran from
the OK when first struck in the
water. Four or five Of the mon
sters crawled out, and with wide
open mouths started to the at
tack. Meanwhile the OK loos-
ened the hold Of his antagonist,
and smarting under its wound,
went in with iniuriated ardor to
the assault Of the reinforced as
sailant. He caught one Of the
alligators on his horns and
threw him high in the air, the
clumsy thing falling heavily to
the ground, aud there it lay
stunned. Another was tossed
far into the lake. Bat the gal
Year: 1878

was early on the ground to protect
the workmen. Before Z O'Clock the
contractor announced that he intend
ed to- pay his hands 81 25 per day,
but this was not satisfactory to the
200 or 300 idle workingmen. When
the hour arrived for beginning
work, the hands employed by the
contractor began to work, when
they were greeted with shouts of
"stop work. We will not let a man
work for less than 81 so per day. !"
There being some indication that
the crowd assembled intended to
resort to force, the mounted police
charged upon them and drove them
in all directions. They were follow
ed for several blocks, and several
shots were fired by the police to
stimulate their movements. They
went off threatening to come back
several hundred strong and wipe
out the police" It has required
the presence of nearly fifty police
men to keep the streets approaching
the monument lot, near which the
building is to be built, clear of the
disorderly crowd Of idle men. A
majority of the rioters are negroes.
The police believe they can quell
any riot which may occur, but in
order to afford protection to the
men who are working. some parts
of the city are left without a single
policeman to protect valuable prop
erty. A force of marines is held in
readiness to assist the police in the
event of the rioters becoming too
strong.
Year: 1878

A young lady travelling in


the -stage-coach from Redville to


Yosemite, week or two ago,


was suddenly requested by one


Of the passengers to conceal
about her large solitaire dia-
mond ring, as some suspicious
characters were seen ahead. The


latter turned out to be highway
men in good earnest, and went
through the passengers in the
most approved Vasquez style.
After their departure it was dis
covered that the young lady re-
ferred to had swallowed the dla-
mond in her fright. On reach
ing the next station the owner
of the ring suggested an emetic,
but the lady had time to think
it over and refused to take the
dose unless she was first paid
ono hundred dollars salvage.
This was refused and now the
ring owner is following the fair
swallower around the country,
secretly sprinkling epecac in her
food, and generally putting up
jobs for the recovery of his pro-
perty. He had her arrested for
theft. but the Judge dismissed
the case, and the Indignant fe-
male has since tackled on an ad-
ditional fifty dollars for storage.
The stone is worth two theus-
and dollars, and the case grows
daily more and more interesting.
We shall keep our readers duly
Of the Outcome OF t
Year: 1878

lot Of combustibie material was yesterday found
burning In gutter alongside ofthc Commercial Manu-
featuring Company's buildings at the foot OF Forty
eighth street and North River. The hre was put out
before any damage had been done There had svi-
dentIy been an attempt made TO are tho building
Year: 1878

The mode of voting directly at the
primary election for county officers is su-
perior to the delegate system. Who will
receive the nomination for Sheriff or Coroher
is hard to conjecture. All is uncertainty.
Lambson Is the favorite at New Castle.
Lynch denies that there is any coalition be.
tween his men and the Republicans, and
says 1t is the same old cry that is always
raised against man that is likely to win.
But unless certain objection that is raised
prevails, John Pyle will receive the nominal
ton for Sheriff. And If s. J. Gilbert really
unites the elements he says be can, his
nomination for Coroner is assured. On tho
other hand If the railroad influence is welded
on Murpby's behalf, beyond doubt Hugh
Murphy will be nominated for Coroner
Newark Ledger.
Year: 1878

The tenth anniversary of the Elm street
Baptist Church was held last evening.
The attendance was not large on account of
the inclemency Of the weather, but the pro-
gramme was very good, and the occasion
was an enjoyable one.
Year: 1878

logging on the Marengo River.
Their logs will be sawed in their
mammoth mill her, for local and
lake markets.


Capt. Rich, Chief Engineer of
the Wisconsin Central Railroad,
started ont nearly a month ago
with a small party to explore the
country for railway line between
here and the Northern Pacific
Junction. The Captains party
reached the Brule, when fatigue and
exposure rendered him i'll, and he
was obliged to return to this point
for medical aid, being carried on a
stretcher part of the way, and the
remaining distance by team. The
party will pursue their labcrs in
charge of Engineer Bemis. This
preliminary reconnaissance is made
TO ascertain the approximate cost OF
a railway from this point to the
Junction. The line will be direct,
as it is the policy of the Wisconsin
Central to have the route as near a
tangent as practicable. The build
ing of this proposed road is proble-
matical and III o certain degree un-
certain. Much depends upon the
country traversed, and the general
condition of thing4. No seventy
FIVE miles of road in the United
States would unite two grander
American enterprises than the Wis
consin Central and Northern Pacific
railroads. The completion of this
road would give the Northern Pa
cific the most direct outlet it could
have to the seaboard. It wonld
furnish the eastern travel the short
est and quickest line to the wheat
and gold fields of the west. It
would be gigantic trunk line of q
thousand miles in length, from Bis
marck and the pent up treasures OF
Montana, to Milwaukee and Chicago,
with Ashland as the only lake port
on the whole route. T. B.
Year: 1878

how far so vicious habit may pre-
vail among assessors, but even if it
were universal, it seems impossible
to me that it should influence the
court to hesitate in giving effect to
all the consequences cf their willful
disregard of duty. If it be true
that assessments throughout the
state are frequently, or generally,
or universally made in defiance of
| the statutory rule, it appears to me
better that the state, and the
municipal corporations of the
state should suffer inconven-
ience, than that our whole
system of taxation should, at the
mere will of local officers, be fraud
upon the constitution and statutes
carefully framed in scompliance
with the constitution.


The question, | think, resolves
itself into this: Whether statutory
officers can, in the execution of
their office, williully disregard the
safeguard of the statute which
creates their Office; whether it is for
the Legislature to provide a general
and constitutional rule Of assess
ment, or for assessors to set the
statute at defiance, and to establish,
each for himself, several and un-
constitutional rules?


The statute is SO carefully framed
that it does not lightly trust the
conscience of assessors. Ii requires
f ON each a precise and positive
affidavit that he has made his assess
ment upon the statutory rule. If
an assessor do not annex his afi-
davit TO the assessment roll, he does
not complete bis duty, and there is
IN law no assessment. If the asses
sor make and annex the affidavit to
an assessment made in violation of
statutory rule, he takes an absolute
ly false oath in the execution Of his
Office. What faith can be reposed
in an assessment SO made and so
verified ? Fals0s lu u1o, falsus 5u
omnibus. What security is there
tIIat such an assessment is Just,
equal or honest in other respects,
even upon the rule of the assessor?


1t is very easy tor assessors to be
honest in the discharge Of their
duties; and if honest, their errors Of
judgement can operate little to im-
pair the uniform rule of the consti-
tuition. If they should be suffered
TO substitute a rule OF their own for
the rule of the statute, and yet TO
uphold their assessments by an oath
that they have followed the statu-
tory rule, it appears to me not ex-
trayagant to say that taxation III
this state would rest less upon
uniform rule of assessment than
upon a uniform rule of fraud and
perjury.


am quite sure that no argum ent
Iof Inconvenience will ever induce
this court to lend its sanction to
such deliberate fraud perpetratad
in the name and by the authority of
the state, in proceeding which
purports to be a just and uniform,
a sovereign power. 1t seems to me
that would be wanton abuse Of
Judicial authority.
Year: 1878

THE superintendent OF factory
in Canada which manufactures pa
per from wood says the process is
now so much improved that the pa
per can be made ready for use in
six hours from the cutting of the
tree.
Year: 1878

A suit by John Perrott against Joseph
ssyrver was tried Yesterday by judge Van Brunt in
supreme Court, Circuit The defendant was stock


holder in the Grass Valley Mining Company, and is sued
individually on notes made by the company. He -
sued under the statute which makes stOckhOder OF
com pany which has not fully complied with the pre-
visions fling certificates responsible as partner
for anv debt of the company contracted within year
previous 10 his ceasng TO be stockhoder. In an al
most identical the Court OF Appeals decided mat
ths wear ran from the date Of the nOte, but from
the date of the original debit ana released the stock
holder. on this trial tine plaintiff gave proof that me
notes we're given TO release property from attachment
and caimed tnat this made them an original and not
secondary debt Judge Van Bruut took tins view and
directed verdict for the plaintiff for 100000 subject
however the opinion Of the Court al General Term
James IT, Fay aud Albert Stickney appeared for the
plaintiff; william q. Wilson for the defendant.