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Year: 1877

The Supreme court of the United

 States has just adversely passed upon

 what is popularly known as the B.

 hour law oi Congress. The decision

 is by Mir Justice Hunt The case was

 instituted by Arthur Martin before the

 court of claims wherein he obtained

 "a verdict. The United States appeal led and the Supreme Court remanded the case back with orders to dismiss the

 petition of Martin. The court holds

 ,hat the act of Congress was direction

 to the officers and agents of the United

 States establishing the principle to be observed in the labor of those engaged in the service, and it prescribes the length of time which should amount to days work when no specIal agree ment was made upon the subject. The act, however, does not establish the price to be paid for a days work of eight hours nor the price when the terms are less or greater. It does not prohibit the employer and laborer from agreeing as to what time should con- stitute days work. The court regards the statute chiefly as in the nature of direction from a principal to his agent that eight hours is deemed to be prop CT length of time for a days labor, and that his contracts shall be based upon that theory.

 Ut is a matter between the principal and his agent, in which a third party has no interest. The proclamation of the President and the act of 1872 arel in harmony with this view of the stat ute. We are of the opinion, therefore, l that contracts fixing or giving a diff l terent length of time as the days work | are legal and binding upon the parties | them" In this case thel claimant continued his work, after understanding that eight hours would | not be accepted as a days labor, but that he must work twelve hours, as he had done before. He received his pay of $2.50 a day for the work of twelve hours day, as a calender days work protest or objection. His con- tract was a voluntary and a reasonable one, by which he must now be bound.
Year: 1877

GOLD HILL, July 2.-It has been re ported for the past thirty days that the miners working at the bottom of the combination shaft, Virginia City, could hear the blasts set off in the header of the Suiro tunnel. For the past few days the blasts in the combination shaft were distinctly heard by miners in the Sutro tunnel, which is conclusive evidence that the latter is rapidly ap- preaching completion.
Year: 1877

THE CITIZEN OFFICE is now letter than ever supplied with job papers, and is pre- pared to do better and cheaper work than is done elsewhere in Arizona. The bill head and letter papers are the very best and they will be printed fo order at a very small profit; also have a great variety Of cards which will toe printed and sold from sS.eO per thousand upwards. tf
Year: 1877

| How CAVALRY CAN Cross BROAD RIVERS.
The Galignaoi states that Lieutenant ZuboVllz,
Of the Austrian army, whose ride from Vienna


to Paris may be remembered, has just per-


formed the exploit Of crossing the Danube at


the former city, where the river is very wide,


mounted on horse provided with floating


apparatus, Of which he is the inventor. Al
though the water wss very high, NJ. Zuboyitz
! would not be dissuaded from making the trial
and rode on the quay at about four IN the attel
! noon. The india rubber air reservoirs which
were TO keep the horse afloat were attached to
| the saddle on each side The rider wore az
| ordinary hunting dress with high waterproof
boots, and did not carry with him any life
| saving apparatus The animal at first refused
| to enter the river. but the rider soon oVercame
! his resistance and he plunged 10, and sank un
til only his head was left above the surface
The crowd, who lined the quays and had been
looking on anxiousy, called to him to return
but he spurred on, and, carried away by the
rapid current, was soon in the middle OF the
stream, rising and sinking with the swell. At


last seven minutes after leaving the right bank.
he touched the left side under the arch OF the
bridge and was received with loud cheers. lie
was Immediately driven to a neighborl0g hotel


to change his clothes while his orderly gave


the horse sharp gallop 10 warm it alter Its


bath. The object OF this experiment was to


show that with this apparatus wldo rivers may


be crossed by cavalry without bridges or lords.


A YoUNG LApY's DREAM.-A beautiful
young lady Of ''sweet SIXTEEN residing with
in mile of St. Johns Church, dreamed for
three consecutive nights that she was severely
bitten by vicious dog In her vision she saw
the horrid brute as plainly as if che was wide
awake; saw his stumpy tail and his hldeous
jaws; heard the swapping Of his terrible teeth
as they tore bits of dainty flesh from her ala.
bastcr arms and paptating bosom, The dream
made such q deep impression upon the young
lady that she did not venture out OF the house
for several days Day before yesterday she
took short walk, and had not proceeded iurth-
er than block or two when the very dog OF
her dream jumped over high fence and at
tackled her in most terocious manner. 10
stinctively she placed her hands over her eyes
and turned her face from the ravenous beast,
and thus saved her beauty from Disagreement.
The dog seized hold Of her skirt, tore it into
shrcds, and found himself face to face with
formidable apparatus called hustle. This be
attacked with rcdoublcd ftrncty, but iiudng
nothing substantial to gDaw unnn soon let go
in disgust, and dropping his tail sneaked away
with very shcepish look. The young lady
ran home, aud was delighted to discover that
the only injury she had sustained was slight
abrasion OF the skin mado by one OF the ca.
nine's upper tecth.-.S L0nLs Globe Uenl0
cyUf.
Year: 1877

FIFTY PER CENT-That wonld be
considered pretty gond interest in any
county, but fifty per cent. for the use at
money six months is sleeper than even
California can afford. But that ia just
what you will be paying far the use Of "a
couple of dnllaH six months It ynu dnn't
pay your poll tax before the first Mon
day Of July. It's only 81 now, after that
time it will he 50. and y"u'll have Ia d"
large business of that kind to make it
Year: 1877

COMPLETED. The painting of the
Catholic Church at this place is finish
ed and the appearance of the building
IS thereby very greatly improved. The
work was done under contract by Mr..
NJ. NJ. Oyer and reflects great credit on
his workmanship. The Church is now
truly an ornament to the town.
Year: 1877

AN EXCITING RUNAwAY.-Last even
ing about O'Clock, two horses attached
to a large wagon ran away from Second
and Madison streets, proceeding rapidly
up Madison street and out Third. Here
they ran into the steps of the house of
Mrs. Crane adjoining the morocco factory
and completely demolished the steps and
a baby coach which was standing by the
door. Mrs. Crane had just taken the
child from the coach an instant before
the horses dashed up on the pavement
Several children who were playing
around on the pavement, had narrow es-
capes. The horses continued out Third
street to Jackson, when they were
stopped and restored to their owner.
Year: 1877

T OST.-Coming from the First Presby-
IL terian church to Second and Poplar
streets, Russia leather pocket book. A
liberal reward will be given for the return
OF the same to this office, or 406 E. Second
street.
Year: 1877

The Cabinet on the 23d considered the
South Carolina question, the result being
a decision to address letters to Hampton
and Chamberlain, inviting them to Wash
ington. In accordance Herewith the
following letter received the approval of
the Cabinet and was sent to the gentle
men addressed:


WASHINGTON, March g. 1877.


SIR: am instructed by the President to
bring to your attention his purpose to take
into immediate consideration the position of
affairs in South Carolina, with view to de-
termining the course which, under the Consti-
tuition and laws of the. United States, it may
be his duty to take in reference to the situa-
tion in that State, as he finds 1t upon sue
ceeding to the Presidency.


1t would give the President great pleasure
to confer with you in person, IL you shall
find IL convenient to visit Washington, and
shall concur with him in thinking such
conference the readest and the best mode of
placing your views as TO the political situa-
tion of your State before him. He would
greatly prefer this direct communication of
opinion and information to any other method
of ascertaining your views upon the present
condition and immediate prospect of the
public interests OF South Carolina.


II the reasons of weight with you should
discourage this course the President will be
<
in writing, or through any delegate possess
ing your confidence, that will convey to him
your views of the impedimcnts to a peaceful
and orderly organization of single and un-
disputed State Government in South Carolina,
and of the best methods of removing them.
1t is the earnest desire of the President to
be able to put an end as speedily as possible
to all appearance of Intervention of the mill
tary authority of the United States in polit-
ical arrangements which affect the General
Government and affect the people of South
Carolina.


In this desire the President cannot doubt
that he thereby represents the patriotic feel
ing of great body of the people of the
United States. 1t is impossible that the pro-
tracted disorder in the domestic government
of any State can or should ever fail to be a
matter Of lively interest and solicitude to the
people of the whole country


In furthcrance of the prompt and safe ex-
ecution of this general purpose he invites
the full communication of your opinions on
the whole subject, or in such one of the
proposed forms as may seem to you most
useful. BY direction of the President have
addressed to the Hon. Wade Hampton
duplicate Of this letter. l am, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,


w. X, ROGERS,


Private Secretary.
To the Hon. DANIEL II. CHAMBERLAIN.
Year: 1877

A few weeks ago one of our citizens
went to bed and to sleep, as he says,
never feeling better in his life. In the
morning he awoke, finding his family and
neighbors standing around his bed in a
state of great anxiety, and a strange man
trying to get something sweet with a
of astonishment the reply was: Didn't
you know that you were sickF" Never
was better in my life" Why, you've
been awful sick. We thought you
were dead or dying, and here is the doc
tor trying to give you some medicine" "
1t was all mystery to him, he felt per-
fectly we'll; wanted no medicine; was
going to get up. After remonstrance and
considerable parley, he again announced
his determination to get up. He then
learned from his wife that in the night
he uttered a most unearthly Shrek, "
whereupon she arose quickly, struck a
light, and found him lying upon his back
rigid and in state of insensibility. She
Immediately called the rest Of the house
hold and some of the neighbors. A
strong man put his hands under his head
to raise him and found him as stiff as
crowbar." His throat was swollen so
that all was level from the chin to his
stomach. A sensible lady conceived that
there was virtue in friction, and rubbed
him until she was nearly exhausted, and
probably saved his life. Aphysician was
called, and, as it was the patients hour
for getting up when the doctor was about
to administer his remedy, he awoke
"never better in his life" He got up,
went down town as usual, called on the
duO,u., - Ia Li.-. - Lii. i.-Bdng0r
Whig.
Year: 1877

E5y" There is reason to suspect that
the much-talked-of force of White Line
militia which Nichols is supposed to
have enrolled to support him is myth
to a large extent. There has been a
good deal of bravado, blusLer and bully
ing on that side for some time, and where
there is so much pretense and vaunting
of strength it is best not to rely too far
on the assertions of an interested party
At least there is good cause why the
President should look into the merits OF
this extraordinary case before turning
it over to be settled by New Orleans
mob, made up of river roughs, advent
urers from all countries, and veteran
city desperadoes, who do not represent
the sentiments of the useful, working
people of the State who make it valuable
and whose interests should be consulted
There is not State in the Union which
would be willing to have its government
selected by mob of roughs mustered IL
its principal city. The government Sc
lected by the honest votes of good eiti'
zens is the one which should prevail al
ways. 1t is very probable that the
Nichols force has been largely recruited
by desperadoes from Mississippi, Georgia
and Arkansas, who are always spelling
for row where they have the advantage
The President, we feel confident, VII
look closely before he takes any actor
| in the premises. If the Nichols part!
have the law on their side they will agre'
to wait patiently.-Loais0sIIs CONNER


cidl.
Year: 1877

1t is rumored that number of law
yers are about TO organize themselves
into company called "The National
Will -Contesting Company" They will
contest any will, prove anything, and
take all the property for their pay.
Year: 1877

A YOUNG collegiate sends us very
neat little paragraph about the grass
hopper eggs in Western Iowa, embody-
ing a forcible and sparkling pun on the
word "sggs-traordinary." We refrain
from publishing the joke until we can
write on and ascertain whether It may
not have been copyrighted. We do not
remember ever having seen the pun be,
fore, but we have to be q little careful
about these things.-Ha'Sk- Eye.
Year: 1877

gray sky and a gray sea,
All in the wild March weather;
wind that bore down the storm-tossed shore


Snowflake and spray together;
A wrecks jagged timbers, sharp and brown,
That shvered and swayed as the tide went
Red roofs high in the quaint old town,
A headland grim, with castled crown


Mid waste of withered heather.
A gray sky and gray sea,


And a noise like rolling thunder,
As the foam flew fast on the bitter blast


That tore the wave asunder;
golden sand reach, long and low,
Black rocks that mid ages of ebb and flow
Guard the beautiful bay, where long ago
Came ships with the Raven flag at their prov


For slaughter, fire and plunder.
gray sky and a gray sea,


And two who stood together
With hands close clasped as hands are grasped
That are parting, parting forever;
Two whose pale lips quivered to say
The words the world hears every day,
As for all we struggle and weep and pray
Young hearts must break in life's fever play,
And links are light to sever.
A gray sky and gray sea.


Where white gulls stopped to hover;
Their broad wings flashed as the great waves


dashed


Where by lover fingered lover;
Those two may nevermore meet again;
But the wild March wind, with its chafe and


strain,
Will for aye recall the passionate pain
OF that farewell tryst by the stormy main,
When first loves dream was over.
Year: 1877

1t was quite true; the toe of one slipper
must have come in contact with the fire;
and it was burned completely off.


"But, Dick---dear Dick" she whispered,
nesting close to me, "are you very, very
angry with your little wife for being such a
girl~


l could not answer, only thanked God
that my weak fit of folly was past, as ]
clasped her closer and closer yet.


"Mattie," l whispered at last, in very
husky voice, "can you forgive me for being
so weak"


l could say no more for the hindrance OF
two soft lips placed upon mine; and while
they rested there l made a VOW hope ]
shah have strength to keep; for real
troubles are so many it is folly to invent the
false.


At last when was free, took the rose
from where it nestled in her hair, and placed
it in my pocketbook; while, in answer to
the inquiring eyes that were bent on mine,
l merely said:


"For memento of dreadful dream"
Year: 1877

There is probably no more
onerous and thankless service IN
the Government than that of a
Delegate in Congress for a Ter
ritory. He is called upon to
represent greater variety of
public interests, ard urge a larg-
er number of private claims than
any Representative in Congress,
and is without any vote or polit-
ical influence to back his most
reasonable Demands while his
constituents, in the main, hold
HIM responsible for every failure,
and assume that he ought to do
as much for his constituents as
the single Representative from
Oregon, though the latter is
sustained by his own vote and
the votes and influence of two
Senators, backed by power of
wealth which is brought to their
aid in every matter in which


their constituents are interested


Mr.. Jacobs, under some strange
delusion, resigned the most hon
orable and dignified official posi-
tion in the Territory-that Of
Chief Justice-in which he gave
more general atistaction than
any of his predecessors, to. ac-
cept the less honorable and more
onerous position of Delegate in
Congress. We have no doubt
that he was actuated to this per-
sonal sacrifice by an honorable
ambition to distinguish himself
in a broader field than was pre-
sented in the local judiciary, and
that he expected to win popular
commendation by faithful public
service. That he has failed in
his expectations, in great de-
gree, is now manifest through
out this community; but we ear


nestly insist that he is in no de-
gree at fault for the failure, but
that he has done all for his con-
stituents that it was in his power
to do, and that no man could do
more under the same circum-
stances. The popular censure
which is expressed in sneers, is
i in the main the result of popular
Year: 1877

they could make these lectures
as popularity attractive as any
species of public entertainment
heretofore patronized in this
community, and to a vastly bet
ter purpose. They would make
intellectual pursuits fashionable,
aid in diffusing useful knowledge,
cultivating literary taste and in
building up permanent institu-
ton, which will be of incaIcula-
BILE advantage in promoting the
moral and intellectual culture Of
the rising generation. No good
citizen can afford to neglect the
opportunity.
Year: 1877

Il


most worthy and interesting lee


turers-persons of refinement


and literary culture, may visit
that place and announce literary


entertainments, such as lectures
| which would prove of benefit in


storing the mind of the hearer,


only to be faced by empty bench.


es. Such is too apt to be the


ease in all our interior towns,


and larger cities. On the other


hand, let some clap-trap monkey
show announce itself, and a
crowded house will most assur-
edly be the result. Intellect has
no show to compete with hum
bug. The people long for the
latter. They are uneasy until
they obtain a fresh supply. They
know enough aboutscientifc and
literary matters. They have no.
thing to learn. They'want some
thing to tickle the ear, and that
-smacks strongly of the ridicu-
lous.


These remarks apply with
equal force to the community of
Seattle. An association in this
city, with much public spirit
and great pains, have arranged
for a course of pablic lectures,
and secured the unrequited SER
vices Of the ablest lecturers TO be
procured in the country, the
proceeds to be applied to the
worthy object of building a hall
and maintaining q library for
public use, than which nothing
could be of greater public bene-
fit; and yet, strange as 1T may
appear, this grand public object
for intellectual and moral i'm
provement has thus far failed to
command as general interest and
support as the lowest grade Of
monkey-show, the proceeds of
which are a draft upon the re-
sources of community without
any compensating advantages
We are by no means opposed
to popular amusements; but on
the contrary regard recreation,
relaxation from labor or study,
as a natural alienation, and a
necessity to a healthy mental
and physical condition. Play is
an animal instinct which no in
tellectual culture can overcome,
and it is false morality to at
tempt to suppress. There is
true philosophy in the old dis
itch:


"All work and no play makes Jack q
dull boy;


All play and no work makes him mere
toy"


1t is the duty of the fathers
and mothers, moulders and
guardians of our social organiza-
ton, to alternate and blend in
struction and amusement in such
manner that one will not degen-
crate into moody and hateful
discipline, lnimical to social en-
joyment, or the other into frivo-
lous and licentlous indulgences,
fatal to moral and intellectual
growth.


Many of our amusements are
matters of fashion or association.
A boy will put forth physical
efforts at cricket or baseball
which would be exceedingly irk-
some and exhaustive if applied
to manual labor for any practical
purpose. Men and women, with
and without culture, will throng
the assemblies of an Italian Ope-
IA troupe, paying the highest ad-
mission fee, when not one in ten
understand a word of the Ian
guage, or have the least sympa-
thy with the character of the
music. The sole cause of this is
because it is fashionable to affect
Italian opera, which we are free
to confess is to US an unmitigat-
ed bore, and we believe it is to
thousands who patronize it with
out an educated taste for that
style of music.
Year: 1877

process similation. They roar at new bread and hot cakes and fried meat, imagining these to have been the cause Ot their ma- ladies.

 But the ice water goes down all the same, and finally friends are called in 70 take a farewell look at one whom a mysterious ProviE dence has called 10 d clime where, so far as is known, ice water Is not used. The number of lmmOr- tai heings who go hence to return no more on account of an injudI- cious use Of ice water can hardly be estimated.

 The article proceeds to show that in numberless cases fine teeth are totally destroyed by it's use. It chilIs the teeth and cracks the enamel, then follows rapid decay and frequent visits to the office of the dentist.
Year: 1877

Gold, Silver, Copper or Lead, will be made at highest possible rates for account of owners. My long experience and con- nection with buyers in the different mar kets give me very decided advantage over any one in the Territory in making such sales to the profit of those cntrusting them to me. Correct and responsible assays obtained and submitted when desired.
Year: 1877

Pay no attention to slanderers and gossip mongers. Keep straight on in your course and let their backbiting die the death of neg lect. What is the use of lying awake at nights. breeding over the remark of some false friend, that runs through your brain like lightning! What Is the use of getting into a worry and fret over gossip that has been set afOat 10 your diSg dvdntage by some med dlesome busyhody who has more time than character? Tie things cannot possibly injure you unless indeed you take notice of them, and in combating them give them standing and character. If what is said about you is true, set your self right; if it is false, let it go for what il will fetch. If a bee sting you would you go to the hive to destroy il? Would not a thousand come upon you? Ii is wisdom to Say little respecting the injuries you have received

 We are generally losers in the end if we stop to refute all the back bitingand gossiping we may hear by the way. Tkey are an- moving, it is true. but not danger ous 50 long as we do not stop to eXpostulale and scold. Our char acterS are formed and sustained

 by ourselves. by eur own actions and purposes, and not by others

 Let ns always bear iD mind that "ca!umniaturs may usually be trusted to time and the slow but steady justice of public opinion"
Year: 1877

The officers of the army stationed at
Atlanta have raised fund sufficient to
purchase the plot of ground upon
which the distinguished Federal Gen
cral Mcpherson was killed. The spot
has been marked with a Parrot gun
firmly set in the ground, and the lot
has been enclosed with Il substantial
iron fence. The trees which grow on
the plot still bear marks of shot.
Year: 1877

Germany has vast amounts Of silver
to sell. She Is constantly retiring large
sums from circulation. This Is one of
the main reasons for tho low price Of
silver In the United States.
Year: 1877

TARIFF OF ADVERTISING RATES.


advertisements will be inserted at one
dollar and fifty cents per square zone inch
of space or less) for the first, and seventy
five cents for each subsequent insertion, for
any time under one month. For longer
periods as follows: