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Year: 1879

The rccent order of President Hayes, withdrawing certain lands from settlement and location in Salt River valley, seems 10 be misunder- stood ny many at least, if not by q majority of the people mes. deeply interested, as well as by many people outside of the limits defined in the order. It does not, as we understand it, propose to make grand rcserva- ton of the Salt Ricer valley. It sim ply withdraws what is now public land, which is really the unoccupied land within the limits described.

 In the constitution of the United States, article 9th, it is declared in plain terms that private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation" This would seem to be answer sufficient to the proposition that the presidents order will take our lands away from Us whether we care to sell or not. The government can only take pri- vate property .Tor public Use, and we do not understand that the establish mcnt of an Indian reservation comes within the meaning of the words of the constitution.

 As 10 the unoccupied lands of this valley, we are of the opinion that the inhabitants need have no fears that the government will ever attempt to settle the Indians in small bands in their midst. The question of d water right and irrigation will be sure 10 arise and interpose itself in the way of any such arrangement, ii it is for q moment contemplated by the author ties.

 However unwisc the issuance of such an order may be-whether il is the result of ignorance as to the real condition of this valley, or the actual necessities of the Indians, or whether it has been instigated by some malig- nant wretch, or wretches,-the fact is evident that it cannot result in any great permanent injury to the valley or the people. The wrong contem- plated by it. if it means what at first appears to be its intent, Is too gross and stupendous to be permitted by any people or any government. Its utter cnormiiy will defeat il, ii that is what is meant and intended. The actual necessities of the Indians dc not require the use of such a vast tract of land, and the welfare of the people of the whole territory demands that the white settlers shall have the land for their use. No matter how much our noble allies may have as sisted us in ridding this territory oi inc ApacheS, they and their particu lar friends and champions. whether military or civil, must remember that until the hardy and daring pioneer, first settled this valley, the Indian: never dared to venture upon the culti vation of any of its broad and fertile acres, and now that We have reclaim ed it, will the government seek tC make Us share il with them, or giv, to them more than half of it, when i is needed to assist its citizens in de vclo?ing the remainder of the terri tory? That the Indians do not nee( it will be apparent to any person whC is at all acquainted with the Indian mode of living and cultivating tn, soil. The whole of both the Pim; and Maricopa tribes have never culti vated five thousand acres of land il one year, and il is not likely they eve will. Then why give them so mucl of the finest portion of this territor, to keep as a barren waste when tn people need it?
Year: 1879

IKE great question now uppermoSt in the minds of many of cur old and substantial citizens, is as to what tribal relations they will adopt Maricopas or Pimas,-if the recent order of the president is carried out. It is admitted by all, that Tn making the change, there will be great economy in the matter of clothing, even if it is not conducive to health The scanty wardrobe of the Indian would hardly become some of our citizens, but then when you are in Rome you must do as Romans do." To witness some of our old and mild- hammered residcnters in the full uni. form oi Maricopa chief, painted in al; the cOlOrs of the rainbow and prancing around in war dance, would indeed 5e a sight equal to Barnum's great show. Ugh!
Year: 1879

It will be sen by reference to our telegraphic dispatches from Prescott, that the question of removing the capital from that town to Phenix, came up before the legislature Mon day. X motion was made to post pon" indefinitely the bill for renewal, and il Was carried, our own delegation voting in the affirmative. This ac- ton settles the capital question for this session of the legislature at least and our lawmakers will continue to assemble at Prescott as heretofore. Our dispatches being necessarily brief on that subject, We are com pelled to defer any comments on this action of the legislature until we re- ceive further and fuller details. As matters now stand it will be useless 10 further agitate question of SO vital importance to Phcnix, and in fact to the greater portion of the Territory, but it will be q source of much qualification to our people tu know by what means this unlocked for result was brought 10 such Ter. imitation.
Year: 1879

TIE San Francisco Chronicle says; Some Eastern journalists, and great many old ladies, are worried nearly to death for fear that the Chinese will decline to sell tea to outside lariG- rians unless they are allowed to trans form California into coolie para disc. Simple souls, When China man refuses coin in exchange for anything except lis bones or his pig tail, it will be when q land grahber can enter the kingdom of heaven and dromedary can prance through q needles eve.
Year: 1879

THE proposed road from Bradshaw City, to intcrscct the road running from PheniX to Gillett, the bill forwhich is now before tine Legislature, will be of great advantage to this city, as it will bc the thoroughfare through which the large business Of the mountain districts will cause to centre here.
Year: 1879

THE WAR against the South has been
re-opened in earnest in all the Northern
sections by the Republican papers Of the
"stalwart" stripe. The North is TO be
made solid on sectional questions; just
what these questions will be it is not
possible to determine. But doubtless
enough capital can be made in the next
twelve months to afford ample food for
the agitators of great political party,
composed of hundred thousand office
holders and their friends endeavoring to
keep themselves in power, TO make the
campaign quite lively.
Year: 1879

election campaign with s'no soldiers can
interfere" on its banners.


We are willing to accept the issue and
on that line fight, not only all summer,
but for all time, if it shall be necessary.
From Mr. Hayes then we appeal to ths
people, and as the battle will be in be-
half Of the people there can be no doubt
of the issue. To vote for the interference
Of soldiers at the polls would be to retro
grade two hundred years; to lay our
boasted liberty at the feet of perhaps The
most heartless and the meanest soldier in
the land. This the people will not do.
Year: 1879

NO one really knows the extreme limit of human error till he has tried shooting the long now. on Saturday last, over two hundred people recognized this fundamental fact some evidently for the first time-at snrnce Lawn. A three foot target, only sixty feet off is very inviting object. No reasonable man thinks of missing it the first time he shoots he only doubts which of the inner colors he shall spot. He shoots, and his arrows behaye most unaccountably; they ascend into the
Year: 1879

By reference to our telegraphic dispatch es if will be seen that the Utes are sueing fer peace and the Indian Bureau have asked for cessation of operations on the part oi the military with view of treating with fhe murdersus outlaws. The Indians, who are we'll posted as 10 the weak and vsscila' ting policy of the Indian Department, pro nose to turn over those who participated in the late unpleasantnsss on White River, to the government. to he fed and clothed and finally turned loose..as great heroes "a Sit tine Bull and his followers who murdered the gallant Custer and his brave sOldien.- If the Government would place the rebel lions Utes on board steamer and send II to the middle of Lake Erie to be blown up we wsuld willingly agree to treaty. To enact the same old farce of the past is . dis grace to our nation and an insult to the rel atlvss aud friends of Maj. Thornbough and those murdered with him.
Year: 1879

Miss Rose Meeker, eldest daughter of the msrtyred Agent Mseker, of the White River Agency, in giving her expression of the d race, dsnounces them in the following de- serving and bitter terms:

 "The life of enc common white man is worth more than all the Indians from the beginning of their creation to the present time, and yet such a man as my father, with brains, intellect and power to move the thoughts of men-his life is now ignomini- ously put out by the hand of savage foe whose life or soul is not worthy of dog, and no power in the land to stay the deed. What magnanimous Government we have to pamper set of creatures whose exis- tence should have been things of the past long ago."
Year: 1879

Mack Morris, our "chum" of twenty three years. has at last faded from visw,- gone to where they eat pie with fork, will finally bring up in New York.

 When bidding him goodbye, we knew We were shaking the hand of an honest man, whose absence would be regretfully felt by those who knew him bost and had learned to appreciate bis sterling qualities Silver Bsit.
Year: 1879

It is wonderful what a cstsplasm an h. dian divested of his tomahawk is, and how many thousand people these red blisters will draw when they run against time at the Pavilion; and this reminds us that as far as running is concerned. it is exactly what the white peoples are doing in the Utes' country just now-the only difference being that in- stead of speeding round c track tv wild sr plause for gate money, our countrymen are making pretty lively time across country to save their scalp-S. F. News Letter.
Year: 1879

WE have Just received bundle Of
clippings from Victoria papers, set
ting forth in detail the police court
proceedings in the cases referred to
by our correspondent last wee
The natural inference, from the
showing made, is that there are two
sides to the question and that it was
merely a difference Of opinion be.
tween our informant and his honor,
Judge Pemberton. AS to whether
or not justice was unequally distribu'
ted, as alleged, we are not prepared
to say.
Year: 1879

A letter was received on the 9Th by Arch
bishop Purcell, from Cardinal Simeoni, Sec
retary to the pope, declining to accept the
archbishop's resignation on account of his
long service to the church. The archbishop .
was instructed to select coadjutor with
the right of succession to the see OF Gin.
cinnati,
Year: 1879

SMUGGLING tobacco is the chief cause
of the depletion of Egypt's treasury.
Tobacco is the only luxury of the tellah,
with whom it is an indispensable neces-
sity, and from the highest to the lowest
all Egyptians smoke. Hence the weed
would largely replenish the treasury if
the duties on it were paid, but they are
not, the smukglers being backed by a
ring,
Year: 1879

CONSIDERABLE attention is being at
present directed throughout Germany to
the trial at Saarbrucken, on the Rhine,
of the persons implicated in a criminal
charge of fraud, ETC., connected with the
alleged appearance of the Virgin Mary
to some children in wood near Msrpin-
gen in 1876. The preliminary investi-
CATION has resulted in an indictment,
which it is thought will, after the ex-
animation of we'll nigh two hundred wit
nesses, lead to the conviction of those
who lent themselves to the propagation
of the delusion.
Year: 1879

The court martial that for some months
past, has been engaged in . re-hearing Of
the case of FitzJohn Porter. who was dis
missed the army for alleged disobedience Of
or orders in 1862, when in command Of q
division OF Gen. Pope's command of the
army of the Potomac has reported. The
Recommendation of the report 10 that Porter
be restored to the positions of which the
sentence deprived him, the restoration to
take effect from the date of the dismissal.
II this recommendation il approved by the
president it will give Porter not only hia
full rank in the army, but full pay for oil
the time since the date OF the finding Of the
original report some sixteen years.
Year: 1879

THH old saying that straws show how
the stream flows seems to be verified
by the fact that there has been falling
of to the amount of s35O,OO0 in the
legacy and succession duties payable in
England in 1878, as compared with the
yield to the public revenue from the
same source in 1877. Here, the chancel-
lor Of exchequer assured the house Of
commons the other day, is evidence of
the public distress. The cause of this,
he stated, was to be found in the dimin-
ished value of stocks and in tho fact that
there wasa decline Of some thousands, in
the number of wills admitted to probate
Last year. There may be more than
appears ON the surface in these facts and
&0uYoa
Year: 1879

CHARLESTON, April l3.-The negro ex-
odus TO the West has not yet taken any
practical shape in this State. There is
a spirit OF dissatisfaction among the col
ored people, fostered by their former
leaders. This took shape some time ago
in Liberian fever. They purchased a
vessel, the Azor, and sent her out with
one cargo OF passengers. The enterprise
was badly managed, many emigrants
died on the passage, and the ship was
run so deeply in debt that she is now
libelled in this port for all that she was
worth. Public subscriptions have so
often been taken up for the Azor in the
negro churches that charity has come
TO an end, and there is little hope of her
redemption. In all probability she will
be sold, and the last hope OF return to
Africa abandoned by the negro.


This misfortune has made the race
chary of emigration schemes, and most
of them have settled down to spending
their days in their native land. But
there are some who are trying to work
out Mr.. WINDOWS idea OF forming a
negro Republican state out OF one OF the
Western Territories. DR.. Champlin, a
very intelligent coiored man, appears to
lead this idea. He is holding meetings
nearly every night among his race, and
they are discussing the situation, pro
and con, in its minutest particulars.
They have not decided upon any plan
of operation. and may abandon it alto
gether. Some of the Democrats wo' Vi
like to see them go, but there are -
ers who would prefer their rem. =
ing.


There is no prospect OF the scheme
developing strength for years to come
to materially hurt the industry OF the
State. The most of the cotton made in
South Carolina is made by white labor,
and in those sections Of the State where
the whites are numerous there is slow
but constant influx of a laboring white
class from the North and Northwest.
This will gradually spread over the
State, and will increase in proportion to
the diminution of the colored race. This
diminution is going on, occasioned by
the fearful death rate, and is likely to
continue. Where the whites and blacks
are equal in number there are about
three cOlored deaths TO one white.
The public provisions for the sick poor
are better under the Democratic Govern
ment than formerly; but the death rate
has not diminished.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, April lS.--A joint Re-
publican caucus of Senators and Repre-
sentatives was held tonight for the pur-
pose of appointing Congressional Com
paign Committee and transacting any
other business that might be laid before
them. Representative Frye acted as
chairman.


The resolution heretofore adopted de-
claring that no more pairs should be
made by the Republican members OF
the House, was reconsidered, and it was
agreed that the executive committee
should designate committee to take
charge of and arrange for the pairing Of
the gentlemen who may desire it.


The advisory caucus committee re-
ported that the Republican members OF
the House should offer no dilatory mo-
tons or resort to fillibustering to pre-
vent the introduction of general legisla-
ton during the session, but that they
should quietly oppose the consideration
of all legislation beyond appropriation
bills which were the cause OF the extra
session. Recommendation unanimous
ly adopted.
Year: 1879




The morning hour was dispensed
with, and the Subsidiary Silver Coin
Bill was not taken up. The House then
went into Committee OF the Whole on
the Legislative Appropriation Bill.


MIR. McKinly spoke in opposition to
the proposed repeal of the Federal Elec-
ton Law. He denounced the legisla-
ton as bold and wantOn attempt 10
wipe from the law every protection OF
the ballot box, and to surrender it into
the unbOly hands of hired repeaters and
ballot box suffers at the North, and OF
tissue ballot cheat at the South.


Mr.. McKinly, having read that Black
burn, in the last debate, said that the
Democrats meant to wipe from the
statute book all war measures, Mr..
Blackburn left the chair and denounced
the want of fairness and truth in not pre-
senting from his speech complete ex-
tract.


lie said: The gentleman from Ohio
Mr. Mckinley had told the Commit
tee that he Mr.. Blackburn had said,
speaking for his party, that that party
did not intend to stop until it had



tige of the war measures. That utter
ance was not warranted; that utterance
was not true and the record showed that
he had asked that gentleman 10 read the
whole sentence and he had declined,
saying that he had not the speech there.
He Blackburn had then sent the gem
tleman that speech, with the remainder
of the sentence underscored. He had
also written marginal note,
asking if it was not un-
fair so to garble a SEN
tence, and the gentleman had
taken the speech and pitched it on his
desk and declined to do him justice. The
sentence in full was that ''the Demo-
cratic party would not stop until it had
stricken from the statute book the last
vestige OF the war measures which, like
these election laws, had been born OF
passions incident TO the civil strife,
and looked alone TO the abridgement Of
the liberty OF the citizen Let
the gentleman from Ohio take
that and gnaw upon il 10 his
hearts content Was any man so ignO-
rant as To go To the statute book to find
a constitutional amendment? 1t was
above the statute law. 1t was the or
ganic law. He recognized the binding
force of every amendment to the Con-
stitution. [ApplauSe,l He recognized
their validity as part of the organic law
of the land, and he held that man
was faithless to his duties of citizenship
who refused TO give them full force and
effect. The remarks of the gentleman


n L.
and fairness in attempting to put him
blackburn in an improper and unfair
light before the country.


The discussion was continued at great
length. Without action the committee
rose. Sessions were ordered for Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day nights next week, for debate only.


Adjourned until tomorrow.
Year: 1879

CINCINNATI, April lS.-There II a
strong probability that the present
company operating the Cincinnati
Southern Railway, will be superseded
by new company which has been or
ganized with a capital Of millions to
operate that road. The terms OF the
new lease are considered more satisfac-
tory to the city, and the new company
only awaits the acceptance OF their bid
by the trustees to complete their organ.
ization. II this is done, it is believed
the new company will take possession
of the road the first OF May.
Year: 1879

velop later. The May Festivals that have
added to the musical renown of Cincinnati
had their birth under the roof of the old
Sanger Hall, although having their cul-
mination in the gorgeous edifice given us
through tile liberality of Mr. Reuben r.
Springer, where we are proudly happy to
welcome the friends of 70 to-day in this
Temple, in part of their own creation.


IDEA OF THE NEW HALL


At the last May Festival held in the old
Hall sudden storm arose during the prog
ress of the concert, and the noise Of the
rain beating with ten thousand hammers
upon the tin roof was such that Mr..
Thomas was compelled to interrupt the
concert for the tumult to cease. As the
accomplished maestro stood there with
uplifted baton, the pattering rain upon the
roof, and the old building that had been so
hastily improvised for the original Senger-
fest, the idea arose in the mind of Mr..
Springer what fearful calamity it would
be for this hastily constructed and already
insecure edifice 70 fall with such vast
Year: 1879

NEW SCALE SQUARE AND UPRIGHT.


We desire to call especial attention to these New
Scale Pianos Of J. & c. Fischer, which have been SO
greatly improved in the last year.


The demand for them has been so great that dur
ing the past nine months, we have had over two
hundred of them.
Year: 1879

GRAND, O u "A F f A ND Up RI @ III It,
Have shown themselves to be far superior to all
othersin excellence Of workmanship, elasticity of
touch beauty Of tone and great durability that they
are now earnestly sought for by all persons desir-
ing the VERY BEST PIANO.
Year: 1879

ty the ESTEY ORGANS LEAD THE WORLD.


We offer Special Sale large lot Of Secondhand and Shop
Pianos prices much below their value Parties desiring
such should not fail to call We extend special invitation
strangers visiting the city to call and examine Stock and will
take great pleasure in showing what we haye
Year: 1879

Sad Plight of Railroad Conductor.
Special to the Sentinel:


ELKHART, March IA brakeman on the
west enc of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railway came home a few nights
ago and found prominent Lake Shore freight
conductor occupying the same bed with his
wife. The husband took things very quietly,
aud asked in a low tone where he should sleep,
to which his wife replied that he might sleep
on the sofa until they got ready to let him
come to bed.


The husband quietly walked out of the
room, but soon returned with an old horse
pistol, with the intention of trying the con-
ductor's lead capacity. His better sense, how
eser, stopped him from shootin and the
conductor was given time to get on his clothes,
when he left. There was quite a war between
the husband and wife, but things seem quleted
down now.
Year: 1879

THE telegragh informs us that lands on Salt River have been set apart as an additional reservation for Pima and Maricopa Indians.

 To reserve this land uncondition- ally is a mistake. We have al- ready too much country in Ari- Zona withdrawn from the iuriS- dIction of local government. This land on Salt River, if nec- essary, should have been reserved for sale, in f0rty-acre tracts, to such Indians only as are willing to abandon their tribal organiza- tion, to submit to local laws, and to begin to tread the paths lead ing to civilization and citizen ship. This course would encour- age their industry and develop in them a self-reiianc6 which IS now stified by their treatment as mere wards. Every reservation among us is practically foreign country; where our citizens have few rights and little business; where our language is almost unknown; and which is necessarily govern ed in manner discordant to all republican principles. We want no more such reservations among
Year: 1879

law have led him to look to slander and litigation as safer roads to the gratifica- ton of his malice. Printing press and courts are the weapons with which he now seeks to arm his vindictiveness.

 If Judge Porter deserves removal from the bench, it is for the laxity with which this petition maker has been treated in his Court; for the ill-judged lenity with which his violence has been overlooked; i; for the kindness with which his errors have been corrected; and for the many rulings that have been made rather in justice to this mans unfortunate clients, and his own inexperience as an attorney, than in accordance with cold practice. If a man will make pet of a wolf-cub he must expect to be sometiries snarled-a at CT bitten.

 As to the charges so far made against Judge Porter, they seem to require no reply; they bear upon their own faces in delible imprints of inconsistency and ot the malignant spirit in which they were fabricated. Judge Porter has sat upon the Bench for seven years; that he has acquired no property is well known Even his ungrateful pet dares not charge him with asking or taking corrupt money His decisions are of record. The petition IS a failure