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Year: 1876

Editor Ariroaa Miner:

 As an old resident of Walnut Grove, in this

 County, I have always felt deep interest,

 in connection with my immediate neighbors, in the prosperity of Prescott, as well as other

 portions of the County. But when the peo-

 pie of Prescott attempt to monOpolize and control a public meeting, called for the avowed purpose of selecting suitable candi- dates to represent the people of the entire County in the coming Legislative Assembly. attempt to, and do monOpolize almost the en- tire representation, at the expense of other portions of the County, we feel that we have just cause for feeling aggrieved, and would be fully justified in rebelling against the action taken by what appeared to be we'll organized clique that controlled the nomina- tions made at said meeting; and, from what now appears to be the feeling on that sub- ject by persons not in the interest of said clique, it is more than likely that the masses will hardly be induced to support the Ticket put in nomination by the Meeting of the I2th inst. You may therefore expect to hear by the next issue of your paper of movement of the people that will overwhelm these self-constituted nominees, and place in nomination a Ticket that will overwhelm these gentlemen at the coming election, and send to Tucson a delegation that will truly represent the entire interests of Yavapai County. ALLEN CULLUMBER.

 Prescott, A. T., Oct. B, 1876.
Year: 1876

New YORK, July 90, 1876.


At last we have an inside view Of the man.
agement of the Treasury Department under
Secretary Brstow. The elaborate and careful
ly prepared statement of Buford Wilson tells
the whole story. Mr.. Wilson is an interested
witness and naturally enough makes the best
case lie can for himself and his chief. But
there is nothing whatever in his narrative
which tends to cast a shadow OF doubt upon the
sincerity and good faith of the President. The
honest straightforward soldier shines through
the recital His frank, ingenious nature, his
hatred of shams, his aversion to all sorts of
snuous and tricky methods of dealing appear
in every glimpse we get of him in the course of
the story. He entered heartily and zealously
into the prosecution Of the distil,ers and reve-
nue. officers who were defrauding the govern
ment He encouraged and co-operated with
the Secretary and Solicitor, in every measure
that seemed to promise detection and punish.
ment of tie offenders Just as long as Gen.
Brstow acted under the advice of the Presi-
dent, and kept him acquainted of the opera
tions of his department, the public interests
were properly subserved.


But it appears that after a time, the Secreta-
ry wrought upon by some malign influence, to
which Mr.. Wilson gives us no clue, made the
unfortunate mistake of leaving the President
out of his confidence. The motive for this has
long been matter of speculation and coniec-
ture. One theory was that Gen. Bristow being
in training as Presidential candidate wanted
to appropriate to himself the exclusive glory
incident to the whiskey raid. Another was
that the. .mome Mt he conceived the idea of i'm
plicating Babcock in the frauds, he adopted the
policy of secrecy and concealment, from con-
viction that Gen Grants confidence in his pri-
vate secretary would render him an oppone MT
rather than an ally of such a proceeding.
Without accepting either theory, and leaving
out of view altogether the question of what
influence prompted the act, it is plain enough
that the Secretary made a lamentable mistake
From that time forward the whole move ment
against the defrauders of the revenue was
mere series of manauvres the paramount object
of which was to promote political ambitions,
the protection of the revenue being entirely
subordinate and secondary.


1t was not however, till the plot TO get Bab-
cock indicted was disclosed to the President
that his suspicious were aroused. He is yery
slow to impute sinister intent to nybody. His
Year: 1876

The New York Tribune has set an exam.
pie which it may be we'll for other papers to
follow. The other day one of the Tamma-
ny Ring died, and in an editorial notice of
the deceased the Tribune first remarked that
it was rusty old rule which made it neces-
sary to speak well of the dead. With this
preface the Tribune proceeds to remark that
the man was esteemed a jolly, generous fel-
low, but was one of the number who cap
tured the city and compelled it to pay foI
their pleasures, and belonged TO class who
rendered very ordinary services to the public
and charged very extraordinary price for
them. Of bis associates the Tribune says
"Detunct or exiles, let us hope they may have
no successors" This sort of comment isn't
very soothing, but who will say that it is not
better to speak the truth about dead men?
Year: 1876

and the large number of testimonials which are con-
stantly being received from persons who have been
cured by its use conclusive proof of its gIeat
value. 1t is recommended by physicians and apoth-
ecaries. AS Blood-Purifier and Health Restorer
it has no equal


VEGETINE is not prepared for fancy drink made
from poor liquors, which debilitates the system and
tends to destroy health instead of restoring it.


Are not the many testimonials given for the differ
ent complaints satisfactory to any reasonable persons
suffering from disease that they be cured? Read
the different testimonials given, and no one can
doubt In many of these cases the persons say that
their pain and suffering can not be expressed in
cases of Scrofua, where apparently, the whole body
was one mass of corruption. If VEGETINE will re-
lieve pain, cleanse, purify and such Diseases re-
storing the patient to perfect health after trying diff
feren physicians, many remedies, suffering for years.
is it not conclusive proof, if you sufferer you
can be cured? Why is this medicine performing
such great cures? 1t works in the blood in the cir
culating fluid. 1t can be truly called the Great
Blood Purifier The great source of disease origin
ates in the bloOd and medicine that does not act
directly upon it, to purify and renovate has any just
Claim upon public attention. When the blood be-
comes hfeless and stagnant, either from change of
weather or climate want of exercise, irregular Diet
the blood carry off the putrid humors cleanse the
stomach, regulate the bowels and impart tone of
vigor to the whole body The conviction is in the
public mind well as in the medical profession that
the remedies supplied by the Vegetable Kingdom are
safe, more successful, in the cure of disease
than mineral medicines. VEGETINE is composed of
roots, barks, and herbs. 1t is pleasant to take and
is perfectly safe to give infant. Do you need it?
Do not hesitate to try it, You will never regret IT,
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and commun-
cations. The name and address of the writer in
all cases indispensable, necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
uications that are not used.
Year: 1876

AUGUSTA, Jan. 20.


Mr.. Franks bill to abolish capital punish
ment and define the procedure in pardon cases
provides in the first section that the punish
ment for murder shall be imprisonment for
life. The sections which follow provide that
any prisoner under sentence for murder may
make application to the Judge of the Supreme
Court for re-hearing of his case, accompa-
MED with statement of the ground on which
1t is made, which must be new evidence; also a
statement of the nature of that evidence. The
court, on examination of the case, if they deem
the evidence of weight, may order re-hearing
OF the case, citing at the same time the State
Attorney. If, on full hearing, the new evil
dence is conclusive to establish the innocence
OF the accused or less degree of the crime, the
fact will be reported to the Governor with the
recommendation of the court, who shall pardon
or commute as may be recommended.


On Thursday next the Commerce Committee
will give hearing ON the petition of w. S.
Jordan of Portland that parties furnishing
supplies for vessels may have lien thereon.


The proposition of the Adjutant General that
the state purchase 200 copies of such regimen
tai histories as may be published, to be dis
tributed to the libraries in the state, was tabled
by the Military Committee for further consid-
GRAFTON. The committee 60 to Bath next Tues
day.


The judiciary Committee agreed to report a
bill to protect life and property against unsafe
steam boilers.


The Committee on Banking have assigned
Tuesday next for hearing on Mr.. Bolster's
savings bank bill.


The Educational Committee will hear the
petitioners for Normal school at Bridgton
Thursday next.


Thursday next was assigned for hearing on
the petition of the Montgomery Guards to be
put on the same footing as other military COM
panies, and an order relating to the moving of
property in the arsenal from Portland to Ban
gor.


The Judiciary Committee will report bill
relating to unsafe steam boilers


The State Land and Road Committee will
report resolve appropriating $4,000 for repair
of state bridge at Haynesville.
Year: 1876

1t is well-known fact that the confidence of the
public has been abused by class of self-styled
Chiropodists, whose unskilful treatment and su-
preme ignorance has thrown obloquy upon those who
have both the wish and power to do good
The following instance of unskilful treatment
should be warning to the public:


A TROUBLESOME CoRN.-A man employed at the
Portland Company has been troubled with bad corn
Recently he had chiropodist look after the Offend
ing member, and the learned corn doctor applied a
salve The result is that running sore has come
upou his foot, and it will be necessary for portion
OF it to suffer amputaton.- Sunday Times.


DIR. KENISON, Chir0pOdist,


United States Hotel ON the end week In


jan21 each month. snd1w
Year: 1876

While protesting against all the old worthless
Dentrifces now in the market, the Ladies, with one
consent, have adopted the Sozodont as the one
thing needfu to insure the integrity of the teeth
and fragrant breath. jan17deod1w
Year: 1876

By American Press Association to the STAR.


WASHINGTON, March 22.-Respeoting
what has been said about the recent cor.
respondence Of the Attorney General
with Dyer, intending to reflect upon
Babcook, the latter makes the following
statement, and authorizes its publica-
ton:


81 found a copy ofthe letter lying open
on my desk at the Executive Mansion.
do not know how or by whom it came
there. 1t was without any envelope or
direction to anybody. Itwas not marked
official or confidential. There was moth
ing TO show that it was intended for the
President, and he informs me he never
saw it. The copy appears to have been
made in the Attorney Generals office.
Finding this copy open and without di-
rection upon my desk, presumed it was
put there for my inspection and use, and
accordingly placed it In the hands of my
counsel lor such action as they might
think proper in regard to it,"
Year: 1876

A Dubuque boy was troubled for fear
that he would not know his father when
they Goth reached Heaven, but his
mother eased him by remarking: 'All
you'll have to do is to look for an angel
with a red nose ON him."
Year: 1876

The Memphis Avalanche says: .sSheep
I are better than Government bond; you
can tear of a coupon every six mouths
as big as the bond, and the bond-is left
as big as it was" That depends on the
size OF the dog crop.
Year: 1876

His wife sent him up town for somthin'
or other early in the evening. On bis
way he met friend, and they spent a
half.hour in an animated dispute as to
whether Hayes or Tilden had the best
chance for an election, and, when he had
left his friend, he had entirely forgotten
what Maria had sent him after. II was
in vain that he tried to think up his for
gotten errsnd. For three long, weary
hours he wandered around from saloon
to saloon, seeking to stimulate his un-
.reachable brain and pick up his memory.
Twas no use. The more he stimulated
the more he didn't remember. He hated
to go home and acknowledge as much
to his wife, and 80 he just dropped in on
his friends to gather their sympathy.
After he had managed 70 scrape consid-
erable Of the article together, and just as
the chimes of St. Xavier Church was
Ginning the midnight hour, the tele-
graph editor opened dispatch and re.
marked that the Associate Press an.
nounced the death OF Dr. the famous
physician Of -.


by the jumping Juniper Jupiter, re.
member now," said the visitor, rising
from his chair and turning as white as a
cholera patient; NJ remember now. My
wife had the cramp-colic and sent me to
to bring the doctor! D--n politics |
wonder il she's alive yet ~ And he shot
out of that door for that doctor without
staying to hear what the charsss were in
New York.
Year: 1876

sl tSs EsfFs


SHORT CRUST FOR TARTs.-A pound
well dried -four, pound fresh butter;
chop the butter and -four together on
the slab, put it all into o basin and mix
it with little water, little more than
a tablespoonful; it must be mixed with
the fingers, and not handled more than
can be helped Flour the board or slab,
and rolling-pin, put the mixture in q
lump on it, and roll it very thin, -four
it lightly, fold it over and roll twice
more; it is then ready for your tarts
the last time it must be rolled very thin.
Cover the tarts. wash the top with q
paste brush well dipped in milk, sift
castor-sugar very thickly, and put into
quick oven.
Year: 1876

Rosebud, dainty and fair to see,
l. lower OF all the world to NE
Come this way on Your dancing feet
say, how much do you love me, sweet
Ke little mouth drawn gravcly down,
white brow wearing puzzled lrown,
Wise little baby Rose is sne,


Trying to measure her love for me.
II love you all, the day and the night
All the dark and the sunshine bright,
All the candy in every store,


All the dollars, and more and more,
over he tops OF the mountains high,
All the world, way up to the sky.'
Year: 1876

~ Give boy u market.basket Of
groceries 20 carry home and and hs will
swing it across his iispine, bend half way
to the ground and groan with agony. but
give him that weight Of base ball bats
and he will skip along as merry as q po.
ta.oe bug in ten,acre lot.
Year: 1876

The Board met In regular session, all
the members present, and President
Bell in the chair.


The session was short, during which
nothing was done save the ordering OF
the work on Columbia avenue stopped.
Year: 1876

49,. -


GAMBLISc.-No passion can lead 10
such extremities, nor inyolze q man in
such 2 complicated train Of crimes
and vices, and ruin whole families SO
completely, as the baneful rage for
gambling. It tproduces and nourishes
all imaginable disgfaceful sensations;
it is the most fertile nursery Of cove
tousness, envy, rage, malice, dissimu-
lation, falsehood, and foolish reliance
on blind fortune; it frequently leads
to fraud, quarrels, murder, forgery,
meanness and despair, and robs us in
the most objectionable manner of the
greatest and most irrevocable treas
ure-time. a4si


Those that are rich act foolishly in
venturing their money in uncertain
speculation;. and those that have not
much to risk play with timidity, and
cannot long continue to play unless
the fortune Of the game turn, being
obliged to quit the field at the first
heavy blow; or if they stake them
selves to force the blind goddess to
smile upon them at last, madly hazard
their being reduced to instant begga-
ry. The gambler but rarely dies
rich man; those who have had the
good fortune to realize some property
in this miserable way, and continue
playing, are guilty of a twofold folly.


The TIGER THE. KING OF BEAsrs.-
Samuel Haughton, author of a work
on Animal Mechanics" writes to
Nature respecting the relative
strength Of the lion and the tiger:
II have proved that the strength of
the lion in the fore limbs is only 800
per cent of that of the tiger, and that
the strength Of the hind limbs is only
$50 per cent. of that of the tiger. /
may add that five men can easily hold
down a lion, while it requires nine
men to control tiger. Martial alsu
states that the tigers always killed
the lions in the amphitheater. The
lion is, in truth, a pretentious humbug;
and owes his reputation to his impos-
ing name, and he will run away like
a whipped cur under circumstances in
which the tiger will boldly attack and
kill"
Year: 1876

'Tis well to woo, tits well to wed,
For 70 the world has done
Since myrtles grew and roses blew,
AM morning brought the sun.
But nave q care. ye young and fair,
BE sure We pledge with truth:
BE certain that your love will wear
Beyond the days of youth
For ii you give not heart for heart,
As we'll AS hand for hand,
You'll find ou've play ell the unwise part
And "built upon the sand"
IT'S we'll to save, tits well to have
A goOdly store Of gold,
And hold enough of shining stuff
For charity is cold.
But place OF all your hope and trust
In What the deep mine brings;
We cannot live ON yellow dust,
Unmixe1 with purer things.
And he who piles up wealth alone
Will often have to stand
Beside his Golfer chest, and own
'Gis built upon the SAUDI"
'Tis good to speak in kindly guise
And soothe where'er we can;
Fair speech should bind the human mind,
And love link man to man.
But stop not at the gentle words;
Let deeds with language dwell,
The one who pities starving bAds
Should scatter crumbs as we'll.
The mercy that is warm md true
Must lend helping hand,
For those that talk, yet fail to do,
But "build upon the sand"


Elisa Cook.
Year: 1876

BRIsrow says that hog story is
all a lie. and says that it has been
told with such particularly that he
wants Reeves to be brought before
The grand jury and be made to tell
all he knows about it.
Year: 1876

erns or caves. Dunkeny Is the chief OF
these and must be entered from the sea-.
But the water was too rough for the boat
man to venture out with us. We had to
content ourselves therefore with seeing
Portcoon cave. This is half mile east of
what is the Causeway proper. We reach ii
by gaining the plateau and descending
again by a winding path which brings us
once more TO the sea. We watch our op-
portunity when the waves have retreated,
and hasten by an uncertain way on the
sides of the rock TO the aperture, which
opens into one side of the cave. This OPEN
ing is just large enough TO let us through.
But we must be careful how we descend to
the caves bed, for the waters rush in and
out with such violence that we may be
borne away on the retresting wave. Our
guides are here of service TO us and help
us to take advantage of ebb tide and Sc
cure our positions so far up as TO be safe.
This cave is over three hundred feet in
length. Nearest the sea it is forty feet high
and somewhat wider. The surging and
rushing OF the waters up and down its
length is tremendous, as Is also the roar.
One of the guides fires, for our profit, it is
presumed, a small pistol. The report is
that of a Parrot or a Krug. The sound is
absolutely deafening. 1t reverberates like
a thunder peal. 1t takes us some lime to
recover our auriculars. We get out of this
cave with more difficulty than we got in,
get round the jutting rocks to terra tirma
with more difficulty, realizing "the de-
scent to avenues, &C."


On our return we devoted an hour to
Dunluce Castle, a description OF which
must be deferred TO another time.


EAsTwooD.


Sept. 18th, 1876.
Year: 1876

1t is said that the grandson of the king
of Italy, Prince Humbert's son, now about
six years of age, is brought up in a most
remarkable manner. The only foreign Lam
guage he is taught is English, with which
he is already tolerably we'll acquainted, and
which he is TO master before proceeding to
any other, the growing importance of Eng
lish speech having been duly appreciated
by his relatives. Another interesting fea-
ture of his education is the Indifference
paid to his rank by all who surround'him,
and the ignorance in which he has so far
been kept of his possible future kingship.
The result remains to be seen when the
kingship comes. The little prince is said
to have great taste for mechanical stud
les, which may prove useful to him If any
untoward event should disturb the success
sion In or alter the government OF Italy.


-Forty-two departments of France re-
port the grain harvest this year as excel
lent, thirty-nlne as middllng, and five as
poor.
Year: 1876

\ PROPOSITION TO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE.
Mr.. Voolfolk, of Kentucky, believes
that it is possible for US to get the better
OF our wntcr weather without moving to the
tropics. His proposition is based upon state
ment OF the relations of two great currents that
sweep the surface of our continent, one from
the North, the other from the south or south
West and Of which the southerly or warm cur
rent povcs at the surface of the earth and the
polar current above the warm one. Cold storms
are the results of the collision of these currents
aud OF the penetration of the warm by the cold
current, which tears through aud ravageS with
iFlghttul temperature the regions which, but
Tor this atmospheric event, would continue to
ENJOY the genial weather that always comes
with the Southerly current. Evidently IN this
theory of "coid terms the location and area
OF the storm depends upon the point at which
'ue cold current penctrates, and 1t Is at TINS
punt hat tie meteorological revoluuoDlst pro-
poses operations. He suggests that by max
10y a local storm at given place with artillery
We can determine that the upper current shall
penetrate at that point, and thus guarantee the
Immunity of all other parts of the continent.
II II Is proposed to make this local storm on ooe
VI VI the islands in the Upper Pacific, and send
.le l cold storms streaming down on the Width
VI mat ocean and keeping US all over the north,
etn temperate zone, from Atlantic 70 Pacific iu
a'f as mlld as May.-Nea0 York Herald.
Year: 1876

"a good enough Morgan" to carry New


York,


Not single flaw has been found yet in


Gov Hayes's record. That fact makes a
first-class campaign document all by itself.


The champion ''Reformer": The man who


invented credit mobilier, who made his for


tune as railroad wrecker, who was the po-


litical associate Of Tweed, and who dsfrauded


the government by false income returns.


Gen. Banks quotes Southern Congress


man as recently saying to him: "To be


frank with you, we want the government,


and we will get it if we have to murder and


stampede any number of people,"


Advices from California and Nevada are of


Uhe must cheering character. TIE Republic


cans are united and organized and confident


that both states will give their votes for
Hayes and Wheeler.


Before Governor Tilden asks single work
ing man to vote for him for President he
should go straight to one of his barrels of
money and make restitution to those Michi-
gan iron workers that he so outrageously
wronged.


Gov. Hendricks is said TO have had decided
to take the stump soon. He is expected to
be very eloquent in showing how a promise to
resume is a hinderance to resumption. He
will also touch upon reform, but will be shy
OF any reference TO that troublesome and
abrupt animal the mule.


This is the way.the Savannah News waves
the bloody shirt: SIT is stated that an Ala
bama youth, son of well-know citizen, is
now with Sitting Bull. 1t would be but po-
etic justice for this young man to return


home with Terry's scalp dangling at his belt
He would thus become the avepger of his ma
tive city.''


The venerable William Allen says there is
only one thing which will induce him to take
the stump for Tilden and Hendricks, and
that is the appearance of Senator Morton in
Ohio during the campaign. By all means
let the Senator give our Uncle William prov
ocation by an early appearance in the state.
There will be no, more dullness in the Ohio
campaign after that.


The people want change, therefore they
will vote for us, say Messrs. Tilden and Hen
bricks. We want more change, say the
Western infationists, therefore we will vote
for Tilden and Hendricks, and force them TO
give it to us. What we want, say the people
is both change for the better and better
change, therefore we will vote for Hayes and
Wheeler, who will give us honest rule and
honest money.