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Year: 1878

Not many years since cruelty 0 ani

 mals was tolerated in the most civil

 ized portions of our country, and there

 were no prohibitory laws upon the statute books preventing It. Almost simultaneously with the movement

 which began in New York City with Prof. Berg, to prevent cruelty to ani. mals, there sprung up in the public conscience the emphatically civilized and christian idea that cruelty to men convicted of crimes is an evil rather than a good. The object and spirit of the laws of today in all civilized States have therefore changed the rule of barbarous times, and instead of cru l el punlshments we have substituted restraints and efforts of reform.

 But we seem to be more than an age behind the times in this community. To say nothing of the cruelty to ami. mals daily practiced here, in the over driving and overriding of the dumb beasts who are the best friends of man in Arizona, we have in our midst a place and means of torture of men, without the poor excuse of law, or ab- sence of law, which approaches the refinement of cruelty which has made the name of TOrquemadG infamous for all time. It is our county jail. It would seem to be punishment enough : for a mau accused merely of some pet ty offense, to shut him up in an unveD- tilated box made of adobes, heated daily during the present season to fur mace heat, and then leave hlm to swell ter night and day until he can prove his innocence; but the officers of ou. jiail, not content with the infiictiOn of this misery seem to possess a rellsn ] for inflicting the most cruel torments. Whether the prisoner be accused of a grave or a petty crime makes no differ ence, he is shackled Nor does II make any difference whether he is one likely to make efforts to escape or not, he is shackled. Patent shackles are used too, patented because they are supposed to be so constructed as to give the least pain to the prisoner, but the device intended for that purpose 1 is carefully left off so as to render the emasculated shackle as cruel as possi- I ble. And they are no respectors of persons at the county jail. Everything coming to their little mill comes to be ground We don't pretend to say who is immediately responsible for all this cruelty, which has no justification in law. nor in the advanced sentiments of civilized communities" But there must be a change. A better jail is needed in the first place, and in the second place officers capable of under standing the duty of humanity to man" under all conditions.
Year: 1878

THE County Commissioners Of Story county (Nev) have ordered that all

 dangerous abandoned shafts be filled up or covered over. Since the opening of the mines of the Comstock many men have lost their lives by falling into old shafts. A number of men reported missing-men who walked of into the midnight, as were-are thought to have found graves at the

 bottom of some of these old abandoned

 shafts. No less than three skeletons

 were found in one shaft short dis tance below Gold Hill few days ago.
Year: 1878

FREsH FRUTT.-A large load Of fresh fruit came In last evening from the salt River, sent over by the enterprising nrm of 4. NJ. James & Co. The wagon stopped at the O. K. Corral, and all who want choice article had better go early as one wagon load wont last very long in this town
Year: 1878

Willie Taylor, the little fellow who
was SO numerically beaten by Geo. Ly-
nam, an account of which was given in
the GAZETTE of yesterday, has returned
to the Children's Home from which he
was taken in Philadelphia. He was ex-
ceedingly anxious to get back in order
to show the trustees how he had been
whipped.
Year: 1878

There is a boy in New Jersey. who,
IT his life is spared, is destined to
make his mark. There may be more.
hut there Is one that we know Of. He
attends the district school near Port
Jarvis. LaLterlv The BOYS have been
in the habit Of tossing their baseball
across the room from one to another
during school hours. This was not
conducive to study nor 10 that degree
OF mental diligence which is exacted
IN New Jersey schools. and the teach
er accordingly forbade it, In order to
gIAe force to his order, he declared be
would burn any ball he captured in
transit. That very day be did cap
iure one and threw it into the fire.
hoping that this summary cremation
OF the article would have salutarv
effect on the future conduct of the
school. The next day n new base
ball was rather conSpicuons!v dis
played by a nervy youth, who seemed
devot,dly attached TO it, who. after
fondllng it short time, actually
threw II across the room q another
boy while the teacher Was looking
straight at him. OF course the teach.
er captured The ball and FASTENED to
The stove with it, Bu; Just as he was
about u throw it in, bis quick eye
discovered peculiar expression in
the face Of the owner OF the ball and
smile of serene triumph. The
teacher had been boy himself once,
and he knew the expression meant
mischief. The next day on removing
the leather cover and thin wrapping
OF yarn be found the interior a solid
mass Of powder, containing enough
to have lifted the roof off ihe house
and probably y most O. the scholars into
eternity. If be had thrown the ball
into the stove, as be came near doing,
the ingenious lad who planned the
move! torpedo might not have sur
vived to enjoy the fruits of bis inven-
ton, bnt thanks to the timely caution
OF the teacher and on overruling prov
idence, the youth is spared to pursue
his experiments in % broader feld and
on larger scale. '
Year: 1878

While girls uDque>tionable have
their uses in the economy of nature,
and possess merits exclusively their
own, it may be boldl, asserted that
they are totally unfit to pursue in
company with young men the studies
which constitute The curriculum of
every respectable college. One of the
earliest studies of the freshman year
is the art of getting the jan;or's cow
into the fourth story Of the dormitOry.
This can be readily mastered by any
young man of good abilities and bab-
us of Industry and perseverance but
between girls and COWS there is a
great gulf fixed. The girl, from her
earliest youth, looks upon a COW a. a
ferocious beast, prone TO keep young
ladies in the air iu positions fatal to
the arrangement of the back hair.
To suppose that three or four young
lady students are capable Of the con-
plcated pushing AMI pulling necessa-
ry TO induce cow to climb several
flights of stairs is to suppose that the
natural feminine fear of cows can be
erndica,ed by the mere process of ma.
circulation. Thus we see that one of
the very easiest of college studies is
quite beyond the range of tie female
instinct.--N T. Times. g.
Year: 1878

COMMENTING on the philanthropy of
Northern cities, the New Orleans
Times says: The strong sympathy now
shown. to the. afflicted cities of the
South, by the more fortunate sisters of
the North, is something not to be
easily forgotten. On every side we
hear of most noble efforts being made
to raise contributions, in aid Of The
afflicted. While the North in lavish
hand is soothing the fevered brow Of
Southern sufferers, she is building a
monument OF gratitute which will be
luminous forever.
Year: 1878

THE most fiendish act which we have
recorded for q long while is that re-
ported in our telegraphic columns from
San Francisco. That little girl of
thirteen years of age should be shot
down by a man Of twenty-five for the
mere rejection of a marriage proposal,
is a crime that calls for the severest
penalty Of the law. In the South that
culprit would be lynched before he got
time to look around his cell,
Year: 1878

The Kansas farmers are looking with
satisfaction upon the statistics of their
state Board of Agriculture in regard to
the wheat crop. The aggregate is expect
ed to be over thirty millions of bushels
ana they cheerfully expect that Kansas
which, in 1876, stood eighth in the list of
wheat producers, will now go to the
second place, if not to the first, California
reports indicating a crop little if any
greater than thirty million bushels.
Year: 1878

notes coud be circulated in this country
vertible into coin upon demand, but expert
before the and that OF Great Britain,
made 1t quite certain that $6OOOO000O, or 0OO
pOsits of the banks and their circulating notes well
those OF the United States, would be at payable
In cOin 1t his opinion, however that the latter
would 10 be legaender after the rs OF January
Court had decided these notes to be constitutional
legaltender the ground that they were war neces
sy and that the act of Congress making them payable
in coin January 1879. would be construed by the same
came to end. At any rate he did not seem TO
think 1t possible to sustain so large volume
OF egattender notes as $30O,OOO.OOO conyerti
BILE at will into coin. Mr.. Coo said 1t was en-
January next If the Secretary the Treasury would
promptly make Of the ample powers given him by
the Resumption Act He could not sell per cent bonds
at 10 the amount needed, and was unwiling 10 sell
those bearing higher rate IL necessary TO accomplish
the purpose Mr. Coe said the Secretary ought TO sell 42
even per cents, he was authorized to do under
the law any price they would bring not below par OF
But the Secretary would not do this. He had
double character to snppOrtthat both OF potcian ana
hnancier. As politician ha could not do what IL was
necessary he should do IL he wished to succeed as
nancier The consequence would be the failure 0f his
plans.


In answer to a question Mr. COe remarked that not
withsandDg all he had said touching the failure OF Mr.
Sherman's plans the Resumption Act ought not to be
repealed ought there to be any abatement OF effort
to get back 10 the specie standard. TO restore Tic
metallic standard I'm his judgment Of the greatest
importance the best welfare and true prosperity or
the country and should be step backward while
every step forward just SO much progress IN the
right direction Both he and Mr. Tappen thought that
eighents OF the loss and suffering were already past
and that 1t would be wrong to retrace what had now
Theinterview here ended. Very respectfully,


j. W. SCHUCKERs
Year: 1878




The change in style that we would recon-
mend would the part of the President
when advising with his political friends without intend
ing perhaps he freezes many OF those upon whom he
ought 10 depend advice and upon whom he must de-
mend for fair and dsinterested support In this there
soInethng wrong and is right here that change OF
policy Is called for. The party needs TO be warmed up
and enhused and this cannot be done III the cold atm0s
phere of the White House and of the departments
II behOOves the President the head Of his party To
sariously consider the OF the codness that
yas toward him, and do whatever may be necessary
10 change the atmosphere without violating any prnc
ple II Is not late do this is certainly not too
early ATT il.
Year: 1878

In the income tax suit of the United States
to 90 behind the boston Advertiser BepJ


Secretary Sherman wants to provide himself
with pistol Harry White is a fighting man, although
no doesn't know how keep up with Colonel thompson
In swearing Philadelphia Times Qnd)


The prospect that Congress will let the cur
rency alone for the remainder of the is reassur
ing Enough mischief has already been done to last us
half generation.-(Bu1alo Courier Dem)
Year: 1878

THE BFLr is now the only paper published in Piaal county. Inc Citizen having been removed to Tue son, Pima county. Those having legal advertisements will do well to note the faet. Where a eo-oKner in mine fails to contribute his portion of work or money, in order to divest him of title. personal notice n writing pr notice of publication in the news paper nearest the claim for ninety days IS necessary. Notice of inten- ton to apply for . patent must also be published il a newspaper nearest to the clam for sixty days.
Year: 1878

securities, while foreign stocks, which were fairly
sustained during the greater part OF the week.
were decidedly depressed at The close in conse-
quence OF the Austrian crisis The feature OF the
week has been The fall in bank shares United
States governments were fairly steady Among
the railways Erie and Reading were weakern
Year: 1878

The river seriously threatens to
wash away the road and only road
Brownville has to get in and out from
the South. The city council has the
matter under consideration, but are
postponing action until the meeting
of the county commissioners which
will be on Friday this week. A
southern road above all others is of
the most Importance TO this city, and
we must have a road and a good one
leading In that direction and regard
less of locality thesingle object should
be the most practicable and cheapest
route. From the way the river is
crowding at present, the council
should do something firmly and
speedily In the matter.
Year: 1878

- Business in every branch is good
every vacant spot nearly every day
is jammed full of leams-eyeryb body Is
in a rush TO have their wagons re-
paired, their plOws repaired, their
horses shod, their reapers, mowers or
other farm machinery made as good
as new and at ClOver's shop is where
they nearly all have it done; he be-
ing the boss blacksmith OF Southern
Nebraska, and thoroughly prepared
with good machinery to DO the best
work promptly ard warrant it, up
on the most reasonable charges. Those
who go to Clover once for work al
ways return when they want work
done. LOokwoOd's old shops at the
foot of College street.
Year: 1878

The Beatrice CORrier gives ac-
count of the death of young man
named Orson Akin by the caving in
or deep well In which he was at
work. He was covered some fifty feet
under the sand and dirt. Notwith-
standing the work of all the force
that could be brought 10 bear, the
body was not extricated until the
lapse of 49 hours after the accident
Year: 1878

The water in the river has been
rising gradually during the past week /;
IL now about eight feet above low
water mark and Is still Using, as we
90 to press. The bank IL constantly
falling in, and the river nearing the
Brownville bluffs below town. The
riprapping OF the +. r. company
stands all right with the exception of
one space of two or three rods, but
the persistent and steady work of
hands, with brush and stone keeps
the surging waters back and no sue
cessful assaults have as yet been made
upon the banks on the Ievee In front
OF the depot and railroad. Every
body Is moving off the bottom.
Year: 1878

was probably short. ' rapidity of thought at such moments of p:ril is well known. l thought an octave vnf,lme, had it illustrated and published, sold fifty thousand copies, and went to Europe on the proceeds, while that bear was loping across the clearing. AS I was cooking my gun, made nasty and unsatis- factory review of my whole life. noted that even in such compulsory review it is almost impossible to think of any good thing you have done. The sins come out uncommonly strong. recollected a newspaper subscription had delayed paying, years and years ago, until both editor and newspaper were dead; and which now never could be paid to all eternity.

 The bear was coming on.

 tried to remember what had read about encounters with bears. couldn't recall an instance in which man had run away from a bear in the woods and escape, although re- called plenty where the bear had run from the man and got off. I tried to think what is the best way to kill a bear with gun, when you are not near enough to club him with your musket. My first thought was to fire at bis head, to plant the ball between his eyes; but this is a dangerous experiment. The bears brain is very small, and unless you hit that the bear does not mind bullet in his head-that is, not at the time. I remembered that the instant death of the bear would follow bullet planted just back of the fore leg and sent into his heart This spot also difficult to reach unless tae bear stands off side towards you, like a target. finally determined to fire at him generally.

 The bear was coming on.

 The contest seemed to me very different from anything at Creedmoor. 1 had carefully read the reports of the shooting there, but it was not easy to apply the experience had thus acquired. I hesitated whether had bet ter fire lying on my stomach or lying on my back and resting the gun on my toes. But in either position, reflected, could see the bear until he<was upon me. The range was toe short, and the bear wouldn't wait for me to examine the thermometer and note the direc- method, therefore, had to be abandoned; and bitterly regretted that had not read more accounts of off-hand shooting.

 For the bear was coming on.

 tried to fix my last thoughts upon my fam fly. AS my family is small, this was not diff. ficult Dread of displeasing my wife or hurt ing her feelings was uppermost in my mind What would be her anxiety as hour after hour passed on and did not return! What would the rest of the household think as the afternoon passed and no blackberries came! What would be her modification when the news was brought that her husband had been eaten uE by bear? 1 cannot imagine anything more ignominious than to have husband eaten by bear! And this was not my only anxiety. The mind at such times is not under control With the gravest fears the most whimslca ideas will occur. looked beyond the mourn ing friends and thought what kind of an epi taph they would be compelled to put npon the stone. Something like this:

 HERE LIES THE REMAINS
Year: 1878

It is 8 very unheroic and even disagreeable epitaph That ''eaten by bear' is intolera- ble It is grotesque And then 1 thought what an inadequate language the English is for compact expression, It would not answer to put upon the stone simply ''eaten," for that is indefinite, and requires explanation ; it might mean eaten by cannibal. This difficulty could not occur in German, where essen signi- fies the act of feeding by man and .tresse'a by beast How simple the thing would be in German:

 HER LIEGT
Year: 1878

A man was once walking along one
road and q woman along another. The
roads finally united. and man and woman
reaching the junction ut the same time.
walked on from there together. The man
was carrying u large iron kettle ON his
back, in one hand he held by the legs a
live chicken, in the other cane. and he
was leading n goat. Just as they were
coming to dark, deep ravine the woman
said to the man:


"I'u afraid to go through that ravine
with You, IL lis q lonely place. and you
might oyerpower me aud kiss me by
force" 80.


eli you were afraid of that. said the
man, ''you should not have walked with
me at all; how can possibly overpower
and kiss you by force when have this
great iron kettle on my back. cane IN
one hand and live chicken in the other,
and am leading this eoatf / might rs
well be tied hand and foot.


"Yes," said the woman. "but II you
should stick your cane into the ground
aud tie the goat to 1t, and turn the kettle
bottom end up and put the chicken into
IL. then you might wiekedly kiss me In
spite Of my resistance.


" Success to thy ingenuity. % wo-
man. said the rejoicing man to him
self; 81 should never have thought oi
such an expedient.


And when they came to the ravine he
stuck his cane in the ground. tied the
goat to il. CAV. the chicken to the woman.
saving. "Hold IL while l cut some grass
for the goat" and then lowering the
kettle from his shoulders, imprisoned
the chicken under 1t, and wiekedly
kissed the woman, as she was afraid hs
would.
Year: 1878

"Quad Box writes in the American
Newspaper Reporter = There are but few
printers throughout the country but
what have seen or heard of George
Washington Machett, probably the
Oldest tramp printer on the road. He
says he has tramped across the continent
several times, and has visited almost
every printing Office in the Union. The
following is story related by him on
his last trip through this place:


He was on one of his long walks, and
had got as far west as Kansas, and had
found little work during his journey; but
one day he "struck small town with
one printing Office in it. He went up to
the Office, and found the editor scratch
ing away with his pen, and the devil %
seated upon stool. He asked the editor
how work was, and what was the chance
for sit," and upon being told that he
might have a job for few days, and
that he could go to work at once, he
asked where he would find type and
cases, was told that the type was upstairs
in sack, and that he would have to
chalk his case out on the floor. He went
to work and marked out his case and
laid the type. He worked all that week
and when Saturday night came he went
to the "boss" for his money, whereupor
the latter went upstairs and threw dowr
two coon skins, and explained to G. w
that they were currency in thatcountry
George had to make the best of it; SO ht
threw the coon skins over his shoulder
and started down street to store. HI
got some tobacco, paper of pins, ant
some thread, and threw down cool
skin to pay for it. The storekeeper tool
the coon skin, and handed him back tw
squirrel skins and one opossum skin il
change. 49,


Machett told the story with relish
and after taking collection, departe
on his weary way.
Year: 1878




Everything pertaining to civil war in
Cuba, which was carried on for nearly
ten years, is remarkable in its character.
1t is hard to tell how the insurgents
maintained their strife so long with so
few resources. They had hardly show
of an organized government. They had
no way Of imposing or collecting taxes;
no seaport, no manufactures of arms
and ammunition, and no town that was
denominated capital. Their only for
titled places were those which nature
had formed. Strategy was the only kind
of tactics they could avail themselves of.
They worried out the forces sent against
them by making them "move on"
They trusted to the climate and the hard
life in the mountain camp to put an end
to their adversaries. Nine years passed
without great battle; but it is said
that one hundred and sixty thousand
Spanish soldiers left their bodies to be
buried in Cuba. The insurgent leaders
surpassed both Fabius and Washington
in wearing out armies by leading them
from one part of the country to another.


The close of the struggle was as sin
gular as its commencement and contin.
uance. The Spanish troops had gained
no victory, while the insurgent forces
showed no signs of weakening. The
government of Alfonso was doing nc
more to put down the insurrection thar
was done under the rule of Isabella
Serrano, Prim, Amadeus, and CASTELAR,
1t was simply sending over fresh troops
to take the place of those continually
dropping out of the ranks. The contes
has continued so long that it has becom,
something more or less than an insur
rection. The determination to hold ou
in any case gave it sort of respecta
bility. The war had become somewha
unpopular in Spain, and the doings o