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Year: 1875

Hs Just as well 10 say plainly what every body knows to De true, and that Is that unless good wagon road IS constructed between Prescot, and those mines Prescott is in danger of Iosjny he, presteee as center of trade, and what Prescott, loses Yavapai County which is mainly den.nd,r, on Prescott for market also loses. Therefore Ne"'eue 'nat The county is interested in having | the road built and ought to build il.

 Railroads are pointing this way from the Eas, ana The West and should they traverse the country to the South of us within striking distance of our best mines where would be the object in coming to Prescott over a mountain trail to trade when 'ney could at nearly the same distance strike the raiiroad hundred miles nearer the Ocean.

 me people here have been isolated from the outer world so long that 1t is hard to realize that we are about to be connected with the balance of mankind by rail, but it is true nevertheless Cali iornian's fooled themselves in many instances and thought it was only talk, that a railroad would he long time in crossing tue Sierras and Rocky Mountains but before they were aware il was ac- eomplisbcd and found many communities unpre- pared for it.

 ihe raiiroad Is coming into Arizona and as 1t Is no respector of persons or places IL takes its chosen course regardless of who 1t hurts or helps Self preservation should be the first law as well with communities as with individuals and if this community would consult its own interests it would neither rest nor sleep until means were organized to build good road to Peck and Brad shaw. People cannot always have what they want as those of Prescott have had frequent cause to understand, but they should do the best they can.

 What Prescott wants is a railroad passing through the country on or near the 35th parallel which would pass to the North of us and compel the mines on the South to make this their depo, oi trade. This she may not get, and in that case she more than ever needs a wagon road to the mines 10 keep the trade from going the other way to southern railroad. The road already built 10 the Crook mill on the East Hassayampa is not first class all the way but it is susceptible Of vast improvements and from the mill to the Bully Bucno mine we are told by practical men that good road can be made at d moderate cost From there on We arc not posted as 10 the route, but money will 3uild it, and should the County and Village Governments both go in debt to large amount it would be the best enterprise they could possibly engage in.
Year: 1875

The latest news from the Peck mine we recciv. cd this morning from Al Doyle, who says they were to start up their furnace today or tomor- row. We have been expecting to hear from HI A. B." who Is on the ground and has promised to represent the MINER in that District.
Year: 1875

'"Correct time and the printing press have civilized the world" so says Howard, tue Watch maker. Therefore. if you want to save time make money and aid in civilization, take your watch to Howard. and he will help you
Year: 1875

Mayor Luke desires us to say to those who have urged him to run again for Village Mayor, as we'll as to the voters of Prescott in general, that under no circumstances can he consent to become a candidate for reelection. He believes in rotation in office, and having held it for one term is willing that some one else shall try it.
Year: 1875

ROSTER OF TROoPs.-We are indebted to Gen1 Kautz for the November Roster of the troops serving in the Department of Arizona under his command We find it a great convenience 10 have roster at hand to determine the station and rank Of officers at the different posts, to whom we have frequent occasion 10 ailudc.
Year: 1875

Tine school meeting, last week, passed reso- lution declaring the sense of the meeting to be in favor of building an addition to the present schoolhouse. and the employment of an assistant tpacher
Year: 1875

The Arizona tS New Mexico Expr. Co, have an advertisement in this issue that begins to look like business. Read it and judge of its import I, will tell you more than We have space to write
Year: 1875

themselves. This Is q true saying. Well
will it be for the leading white citizens of
the South if they will harken to this truth


They have just passed through one revolu-
tion which made itself. They are on the
eve of another which is rapidly making
itself. The Confederate power can not CO.
exist in this Union side by side with Repub-
hcanism. One or the other must 90 to the
wall. This is the fact which is making the
new revolution. Before the close of the
great political contest of 1876 this fact will
be recognized by the North. and the North,
in sheer and necessary self-defense, will ex-
pell this Confederate power from Congress,
and crush it as such out of existence in
each Southern State, or this Confederate
power will crush the nation. In this con-
fict the negro power is now to play its
part, and manly part at that. Is.
Year: 1875

Special Meeting Of the School Beard.


A Aspecial meeting of the Board of School
Directors will be held this afternoon at
three o'clock. Business Of importance re-
quires the attendance of every director.
Year: 1875

Conklin being a suit In the nature Of quowarranto,
ana which has been on trial before Judge Donohue,
holding Supreme Court Circuit was arranged yester
dav by counsel that their briefs be submitted by
Wednesday next the Court, and that Judge Donohue
direct the jury the verdict The question is
Of law the point involved being whether the president
and director a bank nh the position Of director IN
another bank. Mr. Conklin is Acting President Of the
Mechanics and Traders Saving Institution and Mr.
Floyd claims the Office. Hence this suit


An important decision rendered Yesterday by
Judge Curtis, az Special Term OF the Superior Court,
out payment Of costs The suit forming the basis of
the decision was one brought by Jane Mckenzie as
executrix against George j. Canranald The action
60 recover rent and the defence pleaded payment
and counter claim. Judge Curtis held that executors
have right 70 discontinue suits without costs when
brought ~ mistake II has been asceraiDed that
would be useless 70 prosecute the same consequence
Of the defence interposed, provided there is
70 believe that the action brought wanonly
ductGd In bad faith
Year: 1875

At the Court of Special Sessions yesterday, vender
OF toy balloons was sentenced to the Pententiary for
five months for extorting money from a little boy
named 81 ade in Broadway. He first gave the child
balloon, seemingly a present and then demanded
payment He given ten cents by the frightened
child and that only half the price OF the
toy, the swnder took the balloon away from the youth
full victim OF his wiles. Mr. Sade the ehild's father
thinking that such a swndler should be punished
devoted entire Gay TO searching for him. He sue
ceeded finding the fellow Thursday and had him
arrested.


pledge store No III Bowery on Friday and gnatched
from the counter s5s5 diamond cross was held by
Justice Duffy in the Tomb Police Court for trial The
cross recovered.


Robert n Scott who Is now in the House Of Deten-
tion, became acquainted with Mary Smith on Friday
evening and went 70 her with her While he was
asleep she left with s65 Of his money. She was
committed for trial
Year: 1875

John Smith, liquor dealer Of No. 434 East Thir-
teenth street, brought to the above court yeser
day afternoon and arraigned on charge Of selling
liquor without license Mr. Smith produced receipt
for SIS paid to the Excise Board few days and
mire Immediately ordered his discharge saying to
the officer who made the arrest -'I want you TO tell
Captain McCuloch that he had right to order this
mans and, furthermore in future he had better
obey the mandates Of the law and order such
arrests, for will discharge all prisoners arrested in
this a Once3
Year: 1875

decision Of special importance TO those leasing piers
from the city has just rendered ny Judge Dono-
hue, Of the Supreme Court in case brought before
him at Special Term. The Hartford and New York
Steamboat Company leased pier from the city, agree
Ing keep in repair II became necessary in short
time to have il repaired the company applied the
city to do so, which request was retused The COM
pany then repaired il themselves and sued the city for
The cost the ground that it the duty of the city
10 keep the pier proper repair The case be-
fore Judge Donohue demurrer, interposed on be-
half Of the city. Judge Donohue says that although
the city was bound 10 keep the street OPP
posite q mans place Of business in
pair il does not follow that the city must
pair a pier, no matter how convenient TO the
plaintiffs when the lessees have assumed that
duty themselves by their lease. There is principle
20 prevent the city between itself and its tenants,
making contract Of that kind; and II does not lie
with the say that such lease is improper
while retaining the lease, thus taking all the benefit
and throwing all the loss on the city. There was
msrepresen tation the plaintiffs the condition of
the pier when leasing H. and there Is obligation
the city repair rebuild any pier But If the
defendants bound MAINTAIN the existence Of the
pier is not for plaintiffs TO rebuild il and charge the
city. For the reasons given the demurrer was sus-
tanned.
Year: 1875

NO TRUTH IN THE STORY OF A RUPTURE.


Especial to the Baltimore americana


WASHINGTON, Jan. H.
The sensational reports of Cabinet dissensions
have no sufficient foundation. That there is
difference OF opinion on certain features OF the
affairs at New Orleans is well known, but thus
far there is no such want Of harmony as to make
any disruption necessary or probable.
Year: 1875

A singular and almost romantic story
of a gold discovery in the Wisconsin
northern wilderness came to light re-
Gently. 1t appears that in November two
men dressed like laborers called at the
Office of Mr.. Candee, banker, Michigan
street, and asked if he bought gold-dust,
at the same time showing bag of gold
bearing quartz. After some conversation
the banker sent off the bag to the assay
office, New York, and in due course of
time received back the regular Office re-
turns, with remittance at the rate of
81, 700 per ton. A few days later one of
the men called. He appeared overjoyed
at the result of the assay. He said at
first that it was quartz they had brought
from California. Afterwards he said
they had be m digging a cellar in city
in the nothern part of the State, and
had found it.


Some days elapsed, and the other man
called for confirmation of his partners
story. After some cross-questioning, he
said he had been a miner in California,
and having occasion to be about the will
derness, in the northern part of the
State, found undoubted indications of
gold in quartz Without difficulty he
and his partner got an eighty-acrc block
east of the gold-bearing land. They put
up shanty, and worked the quartz un-
der pretense of burning charcoal. The
winter coming on they were obliged to
abandon operations until next spring, Sc
curing merely enough of the stuff to get
it assayed.


The fact that they left the quartz at
Mr.. Candee's bank, and that it was paid
for at the rate of 81, 200 per ton by the
New York assay office, is vouched for.
The men intend to winter in this city,
Mlwdukee Special
Year: 1875

1t is not known how many lives
were lost by the burning of the Japan,
but there are still about four hundred
passengers missing. We are now told
that the fire originated near the boilers.
A ship can only take fire from the heat
of the boilers when the latter are in too
close proximity to the woodwork, or
when infammable substances are slowed
in the neighborhood. Not long ago a
Pacific Mail steamer took fire and was
destroyed in consequence of the incon-
ccivable recklessness and stupidity which
sent her to sea with large quantity of
naphtha or some other equally inflam-
mable article slowed away almost in con-
tact with her boilers. In all probability
the Japan was lost through like reck-
lessness, for had her boilers been too
close to her woodwork she would have
taken fire long ago. In either case the
probable drowning of four hundred un-
happy Cinnamon is crime for which
the captain who consented to assume
the responsibility of going to sea with a
floating internal machine and the direct
ors who appointed such a man to COM
mand, deserve nothing short of the gal
lows. This is plain language, but the
subject requires it. The scoundrels who
have possession Of the only important
line of American steamships have &C
tually reduced it to such condition
that no man can take passage on one OF
these vessels with any reasonable hope
of reaching his destination alive unless
by ccident.-Graphic.
Year: 1875

Did any of our readers chance to know
an individual with an instructive, in
vincible antipathy to a cat, who would
actually turn pale, and tremulous, and
faint, at the sight of that innocent do
nestle animal? Strange, incredible as
it may seem, there not unfrequently
occurs a person who is born with an in
tense and uncomfortable horror of this
household pet, that renders it absolutely
impossible to tolerate the creatures pres
ence. The phenomenon is to be classed
among the inscrutable vagaries OF nature,
but history records many another OF a
kindred nature.


The Princess de Lamballe had a shud-
dering aversion to violet. Scaliger grew
pale before the water-cress. Lady Hen
erge, lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth,
hated the rose, and it is even said that
a blister was once raised on her cheek by
a rose being laid upon it while she slept.
Grety, the composer, and Anne of Aus
tria, had the same overpowering aversion
to the queen of flowers. Montaigne
prided himself upon an inherited an
tipathy to medicine and physicians,
which had descended from father to son
for two centuries. James ]. could not
avoid tremor at the sight of cold steel,
and, when he knighted Kenelm Digby
his hand so shook while posing the royal
blade that Buckingham had to take hold
and nerve it to its duty. Peter the Great
had terror of water, which threw him
into convulsions when so much as brook
intercepted his path but, like hero, or
sensible man, he resolutely conquered
the weakness, and finally could regard
the rolling flood with perfect equanimity.
A certain Duke of Muscovy would fall
i'll at the sight of woman; and another
nobleman was so distressed at the sight
of old women that at last he dropped
dead when some mischievous friends,
playing upon his weakness, suddenly pre-
sented his bette noir before him and caused
her to address him in speech.


But the list might be heightened out
indefinitely of those who have cherished
inherent antipathies to objects harmless
or delightful to the generality OF man.
kind. Nothing in art or nature is SO
charming to the sense or the mind that
il has not been regarded by an occasional
person with extreme and unaccountable
repugnance. These curious and striking
freaks of temperament teach us how the
flesh may tyrannlze over the will, and
how often cratic notions and actions are
to be referred TO bodily idiosyncracies
that are almost, or altogether, beyond
mental control.
Year: 1875

WHY is the letter S like sewing
machine? Because it makes needles need
less.


If you will Just take notice you will
find that bald-headed man never raises
his hat to lady.


A WEAK solution of tar and water is
recommended for use by bald-headed
men, to bring back the capillary glory.


HALF-HOUR sermons are very popular
in New Jersey, as they allow man to 60
out and kill rabbit before noon.


AN indianapolis night policeman has
been presented with neat little jeweled
alarm-clock to wear in his coat pocket
and wake up by when the hour for going
off duty arrives.


A ST. LOUIS preacher wanted his SER
mons reported, but ever since he saw in
the Globe that he prayed "just as l am,
without one fea," he don't banker after
typographical glory so much.


A VIRGINIA City butcher told
painter to make him sign which should
read "Multum in Parvo Sausage"
When he got it, great flaming letters
showed him "Mutton in Porko Sausage"
1t took three men to get the cleaver out
of his hands.


'ERE's the way they get up jokes in
Hold Hengland: The London advertiser
says that the subject of christening ships
with bottles of wine is about to be taken
up by the temperance people, who assert
that the rolling of vessels at sea is main
ly caused thereby.


If the time ever comes for the expla-
nation of the mysteries of this world, we
shall be glad to know why the young
man who remarks on leaving church, 81
can preach a better sermon than that
myself" is content to wear out his life
over counter at $25 month.


A DISTINGUISHED philogynistimpresses
upon his fair readers the Importance at
this season of keeping their mouths shut
on going cut of the house into the open
air; whereupon selfish Caudle remarks
that it's much more desirable that they
should keep their lips shut indoors.


If in your business you are grasping,
sordid, tricky, some clerk in your employ
will be the same ten years hence, made
so by you. III you are 1reC1ul anu enVl-
Gus as woman and wife, more than one
girl will catch the fever of your conduct,
and somewhere ahead make her home as
unhappy as you are now making yours.


IT is no use denying that men are
superior to women as men; and that
women are immeasurably superior to
men as women; while both of them to-
gether are more than a match for either
of them separately.


A STRANGER stepped into a North
Adams, Mass, restaurant the other day
and ordered plate of beans. On finish
ing his lunch he asked the price. "Thir-
ty cents" replied the host, thinking that
he had customer from whom he could
make few cents. "Isn't that devil of
price for beans?" asked the stranger.
Failing to get reduction he left. The
next day the saloon keeper received a
telegram, the charge on which was thirty
cents. On being opened it was fosnd to
contain neither date nor signature, but
only the words: Tsn't that devil of a
price for beans?"
Year: 1875

The good people ofthe town of E
were talking of moving their meeting
house to more agreeable locality.
Among the advocates of the movement
none were more earnest than old Deacon
A., who, by the way. had an uncon-
trollable habit ofsleeping in church. No
matter how interesting the discourse, the
old deacon was sure to drop off" at
about such a time. On the Sabbath
preceding the day appointed for NOV
ing the house, the pastor preached an
interesting sermon on "The Rock of
Ages" Growing eloquent in his remarks
the good minister finally asked with
great emphasis:


"Who can move itT'


The deacon having been asleep as
usual, woke up just in time to catch the
query, and thinking the pastor referred
to the meeting house, rose up in his
seat, and exclaimed:


"Pll bring over my yoke of steers.
They'll jerk Il along the whole distance
If you'll keep plenty OF hard wood rollers
under it,"


The deacon never slept in meeting
after that.
Year: 1875

Nelly was once the pride OF our town,
win her bright, bright eyes and her locks Of brown
With her sweet fair face, that blessing would draw
From the toughest that ever its beauty saw.
Pleasant the sound Of her g,,ileless tongue
Nelly, the darling OF old and young.
Nelly Nelly, for love Of thee
How many have toss'd on the briny seal
And many--how many--ah who can tell p
Have died in the trenches for love of Nell.
The months and the years. as they rolled away,
Saw Nelly grow sweeter each dawning day;
Nelly, the pride Of her fathers heart.
Evil the day, and Oh ! evil the hour,
When sorrow look'd In at her fathers door.
To the big town Nelly afar must 60
Madge the old gypsy had told her so:
Pleasure and plenty she there would find,
And a husband to love her, SO true and kind
A husband with pockets all filed with gold,
Who'd be kind TO her father when he grew old.
SO Nelly grew vain of her pretty face,
And home seemed to her but dreary place.
The father he thought of the days of old;
Thought OF his dead wife under the mould;
Thought Of his child when babe she lay
In her mothers lap, on the christening day;
Thought Of the prayers he had pray'd that she
Ills JOY and his blessing might grow to be.
And now, o God did she love him less
To leave him alone in his wretchcdness?
Her dead mothers Bible the old man took,
And he scribbed her name In the holy book
lie gave her Gods Word and his blessing beside,
And bade her preserve them whatever betide.
SO by came the wagon one fine summer day,
And Nell and her boxes were carried away.
Seven long years are gone and past,
And the old man sleeps with his wife at last;
The little town looks as II did of yore,
But the sweet face OF Nell 1t will see no more.
What meaneth that murmur so busy and loud.
In the midnight street, and this gaping crowd?
What gather they round, in the mist and the damp
scarce seen by the light OF that Pickering lamp?
Anything human sure never could lie
Thus out In our streets while so many pass by.
" Ho, watshman! what is it9 Nay, shake not your
"A woman, sir; either she's drunk or she's dead. !"
Tear-drops were rained on the upturned face
1hat clasped in my hands. Was 1t any disgrace ?
Any disgrace, sir, to me or my name,
That knelt by that woman unwoman'd by shame
That closed-was 1t any disgrace, repeat
Ihat weary ones eyes in the midnight street?
In her pocket was found an old Bible; well,
In the inside was written this one word "Nell."


Penny Readings.
Year: 1875

/ ask one little boon
OF the New Year:
May through all its days
Carry some cheer
To those who sit I'm gloom,
Weeping for loss;
To hearts that slowly break
Under q cross.
Iwho have left my dead,
With none TO care;
Iwho have wept alone,
Facing despair
Would gladly sweeten lives,
And make them dear.
This little boon ask
OF the New Year.
They best can serve the gods
Their errands run,
Who call no love their own,
Under the sun.
Let me bear help to want,
And hope TO fear:
ask no other boon
OF the New Year.


-Ffom the Aidine for Jdauar