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Year: 1876

THE EXCITEMENT ABOUT MIX. hEhh'
PUBLIC OPINION SUSPENDED FOR TIE PRESENT


A DISPOSITION TO THINK OF THE MATTER CHAR


ITABLY.


lBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRrBUSEl


WAsHTNGToN MAY 3O.-The excitement over the
attack upon the character of Speaker Kerr mas ho'
subsided. and this most singular case has been
almost the only subject of discussion in public
places to-day. Mr. Kerrs friends show great lndig-
nation at what they call the wickedest political CON
spiracy that was ever invented TO destroy the cnl
acter of a man of unblemshed reputation, ana they
are making great preparations not only 10 Inpeacn
the character and veracity of the witness haihey'
but TO cause his prosecution for conspiracy ana per
jury, and to discover and bring to punishment 'hoSc
who they allege have joined with him IN the IN
famous plot. Mr.. Kerr in his brief denial yesterday
limited that he should expose the manner III whlch
the plot had been worked mp, and thus gave an IN
timatOn of the policy the defense will adOpt. he-
publicans who discuss the subject are as much uh-
decided in opinion as they were yesterday. III mas
been commonly remarked that the evidence against
the Speaker is strong as that against eX-secletuy
Belknap when the House voted to impeach hlm.
Notwithstanding this fact Mr. Kerrs case Is treated
with much more charity than thato thefalien Secre
tary of War; 1t would bcdcult to find respectable
Republican who will admit that he believes Mr.



nothing except speedy and complete refutatlon o.
the accusations against him can save him.


The one point in the case which seems to demand
explanation more than any other is the appointment
of a New-Yorkcr, and a Republican, to much
coveted place while there were no doubt many men
in Mr. KerI's own district, ard of his own political
faith who would have been glad to obtain the posi-
ton. Mr.. Kerr has always been looked upon as one
of the most scrupVousy honest men in Congress-
yet he has also been recognized as strong partisan
who would lie far less likely than many others to
give any Office which he might have had at his DIS
posal to a political opponent. If the attack upon
him is the result of political conspiracy, other ana
more prominent men than Mr.. Harvey have been
concerned in it, and the Speakers friends are de-
teImined that they shall not escape discovery ana
punishment. The only parallel in the recent poiIti-
cal history is the Safe Burglary Conspiracy OF the
District of Columbia Ring. Fit Is not conspiracy
then the fall of Speaker Kerr is greater than that
of Mr. Belkna7 If MIR. Harney's story Is true, hr.
Kerr is proved not only to have been brlbe-taher
but destitute of common prudence. The other
hypothesis is so Improbable that the majority ol
those who discuss the subject dispassonately sus-
pend their Judgment and wait further developments
Year: 1876




A special dispatch to The Standard from
Madrid says a Protestant school in the province OF
POnteved has been closed by order Of the Minister OF
Justice, at the request Of the clerical authorities.
Year: 1876

1t is not unlikely, should it turn out
that Tilden is at last elected, that he will
find himself confronted by Congress
under control Of tho opposition, Ia
Andy johnson. We know that the Sem
ate is against him and quite possibly the
House also. This will tie Samuel up,
and make him sort OF political pris-
oner in tho White House, like
the Pope In tho Vatican. He will be
compelled to make just such appoint.
ments to office as the Senate will confirm
and where he attempts to thrust an Of
iensivc party into position said party
will be thrust out. This state Of things
will keep Samuel under good control
and will be like u huge pitcher Of ice
water on the hopes Of the Confederate
BrigadicrS, who are expecting to possess
themselves Of all the high places in the
nation.
Year: 1876

As WE close our columns, at quarter
to 8 o'clock, there is absolutely nothing
definite as to the result Of the election
insouth Carolina, Louisiana and Florida
Tire New York Times and the Tribune
both claim that these States have all
gone for Hayes by positive majorities
while the chairman of the Democratic
National Committee feels equally well
satisfied Of Democratic majority
Doubtful things are mighty uncertain.
Year: 1876

Mrs. James Hays is prepared to furnish Metallic
or Wooden Collins of every style and quality o
finish and trimming at the shortest notice at al
hours. Cofins finished and trimmed In any
desired color. Prices at the VERY BOTTOM Of
Year: 1876

The Philadelphia Press says that in an
interview with the prize fighters after
their sentence by Judge Reed, at Salem,
N. j., Weeden said he thought it was a
terrible sentence, but that he was used
to hard work, and that would not go


against him. ~ never had any intention
Of doing Walker any harm. l merely
went to fight him fair, stand up fight,
and thought as much of him as my own


brother, and always treated him the same,


and am as sorry for what has happened


as anybody living. / think what has hap


pened is just warranting from Heaven,
for he was praying night and morning
that if he couldn't win he wanted to die
right on the spot. think the cause of


his death was when he found he couldn't
win h died of broken heart" Spring


Dick thought both the judge and jury
were bit prejudiced. ''There has been
so much talk about it," said Dick, ''that
they couldn't help be. l would rather


have been tried and sentenced by some
other judge. I've got good heart to
serve my sentence, though. No use of
man fretting over it. The only thing
that touches me is my wife who has just


come over from England. She is all
alone, and stranger in the land" Mar
tin Neary said that the sentence was an


outrage. Collyer thought the verdict


proved at once that that jury had made
up their minds before, and were not gov


erned by. the testimony. 1t seemed so


strange to him that he declared he did


not know what to say about it. Clark


was worried over his sentence because


his father, mother and sister had just


come over from the old country, and were


dependent on him for support, as were
also his wife and two children.
Year: 1876

He had not slept a wink for twenty
four hours, coughing all the time. His
sister bought % cent bottle of DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup at the nearest drug
store, gave him dose, and the cough
was broeken at once and he slept quitely
during the night.
Year: 1876

A few evenings since as son OF MIR. 5.
Cunningham, whoresides near kirkwood,
was riding to Kirkwook station, on very
fine horse, the animal fell down, and
and shattered its leg so badlythat it had to
be killed on the spot. Besides being a
valuable animal the horse was a great
favorite with the family and all were
much affected by its untimely death.
Year: 1876

The ice men are now at work cutting
ice.


The Board of Education meets i'm regu-
lar session, this evening


A light fall of snow prevailed early this
morning, but did not continue long.


The snow has been cleaned off and the
skating is fine at the Arctic Co.'s park
over Third street bridge.


Henry Lee, the Chinaman arrested for
assault and battery, refuses to pay his fine,
and will have to go to Jail.


A Court of Oyer and Terminer, for the
trial of negro man charged with rape,
opened at New Castle, this morning.
Year: 1876

Forty five jars of battery were taken to the Verde telegraph office, from here by Mir. Meyers of the signal service a short time ago. A battery case was made under the direction of Lieutenant Hyde and the ma chine is set up in working order. The mes- senger boy at that office makes some long runs. On the 10th he took one man with him and started to Camp Apache to deliver a message, something over hundred miles on horseback.
Year: 1876

SALE OF FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GooDs.-We direct especial attention to the great Sale tomorrow at the Post. Lieut.. Overton and wife being about to leave the Territory, offer at auction, without re- serve, what is agreed by those acquainted with the property, to be the finest and best selection of furniture and other household goods in the Territory, We are assured that they will positively be knocked down to the highest bidder if they bring no more than ten per cent. of their cost, and as times are a little close just now the chances are, that such an opportunity to buy fine furniture for almost nothing, has never before been presented to the people of Prescott and Fort Whipple. Ambulances will be in front of the County buildings at 10 o'clock to convey people down to the Post. Ladies will be called for at their residences by leaving their names with J. l.. Fisher, Auctioneer.
Year: 1876

There was fair attendance at the
Race Track yesterday, and fine day
betoKened good days sport. The
track was in excellent condition and
the horses had the best opportunity to
show their mettle. When the time
arrived for the start Messrs. Aaron
Smith, Thos. Dickerson and A. Brun-
son were selected as judges. The
horses entered were the bay gelding
Lugo, driven by w. J.Welch, and the
bay gelding Major, driven by Dona-
hue. The timers were H. G. Wiley
and Albert J. Johnson. After four
false starts the horses got off on the
first heat, Major taking the lead and
keeping it, coming in at least four
lengths ahead on the home stretch.
The bay broke badly on the back
stretch and the heat was won easily
by the gray in 2:49.


After two false starts on the second
heat the horses got off, the bay break.
ing as before, but coming down on the
quarter for time it was doubtful who
would be the winner, but on the home
stretch the gray took the lead by sew
eral lengths, and came in at least
dozen lengths ahead-time, 2:494.
On the start on the third heat the
bay was ahead by two or three lengths
and broke again,and the gray gaining
came in at least three lengths ahead
time, 2:494.


The last heat was similar to the pre-
vious one, the gray winning easily in
2:48.


There was but little interest taken
in the race, and as whole it was
without great deal of interest. The
gray was driven by w. j. Welch and
Lugo by Dennis0n.


Under the management Of Mr..
Welch the track is kept in admirable
condition, and is to-day one of the
best there is in the country. AL
though the race was not very brill
liant one, everybody seemed satisfied
| with the result.
Year: 1876

New YORK, October 30.-Mr. Ssyler
thinks that the contest is very close and
the result involved in considerable
doubt. he uDhesitstiDgly stfirms, how
ever, tn { II the EFFORTS Of th- Deuoc-
racy are properly directed and the same
amount Of energy and enthusiasm in
fused into the canvass that marks that
of other States, Ohio will be carried by
the Democrats. He claims that the resi-
dent party politicians have done all they
could for the achievement Of victory,
and are now stumping the State with
unabated zeal. He argues that Barnes's
majority OF five thousand votes can be
readily accounted for by the fact that
being temperance crusader he received
about two thousand five hundred tenn
peFance votes, 81 well as an equal
amount from the greenbsck party; that
this fusion of five thousand votes will
be cast in the Presidential election on
the Democratic side, thus narrowing
down the Republican majority and
equalizing as 1t were the hitherto over
balanced scales. He further insists that
there were other cogent local causes and
circumstances that affected the October
election, and which being removed, OF
imperative in the coming struggle, will
effect a notable turn in the tide. A
strong point, he said, was made by the
Democratic gains, and the comparative
| ly Insignificant majority by which the
| Republicans carried the State.
Year: 1876

THE Uniforms and Torches for all who wish


to take part IN the Procession TONIGHT
win be at the corner of Beale and fernando
streets. II Is earnestly requested that there
will be g large attendance at O'Clock.
Year: 1876

The full text of Mr.. Knott's resolutions
which were adopted by the House is as fol-
lows:


ResolUed. That there is nothing in the law
rendering communication transmitted by
telegraph any more privileged than a commu-
nicatlon made in any other manner, and that
this House has power, through its subpoena.
under the hand and seal of the Speaker, to re.
quire any person to appear before any commit
tee to which IL has given authority to examine
witnesses and papers, and to procure telegraph
messages or others for the inspection of such
committee as such committee may deem neces-
sary to the investigation with which such COM
mttee may have been charged; and that such
committee may order and direct any witness
who may be brought before it to produce for
the committee any books or papers, whether
such papers be a telegrsphic despatch or any
other which may appear to be in his posses
sion or under his control, which such COM
mttee may deem necessary to the investiga-
ton with which it may have been charged
and tnat any person upon whom such
subpoena shall have been served who shall
disobey the same, or having appeared
as witness shall disobey the order Of such
committee, to produce any book or paper which
ne shall have been ordered by said committee
to produce, shall be brought to the bar of the
House upon report of the facts by the COM
mttee to answer for a contempt of the author
ity OF the House, and dealt with as the law un-
der the facts may require.


Resoloed. That any person who shall prevent
or attempt to prevent any person who shall
have been subpe9naed before any committee Of
this House from so appearing, or from testify
ing before such committee, or from producing
any book or paper which such witness may
have been required to produce, or to prevent OF
attempt to prevent any such witness from
speaking the truth before such committee shall
upon the report to the committee of all facts be
brought to the bar of the House to answer for
contempt aud be dealt with ss the law or the
facts may require.
Year: 1876

Gov. HENDRICKS has been giving his opin-
ions to newspaper reporter somewhat at
length. OF course he believes, or pretends 10
that Tiden is fairly elected and ought to be
inaugurated. With regard to the noisy polit-
ical meetings of the Democrats in his state sit
is not their intention to 90 further than to
make public expression at the threatened
invasion of popular rights, and to give the
House of Representatives an assurance of
support in the exercise OF its constitutional
right and prorogatives." Mr.. Hendricks saws
he does not regard force as means to be
contemplated to secure the Presidency, So far
as the eighth of January convention is con-
cerned the "reliance Of that convention to
secure the result Of the Presidential election
will be upon the force and power of public
opinion in support of the right and against
the wrong, and in support of the
House of Representatives in the assertion
and exercise of its constitutional powers, as
those powers have been declared in the uni
form practice and in the adoption of the I'D
joint rule, and the passage by the Senate of
Governor Morton's bill at the last session." 1t
would be well for Mr.. Hendricks to admins
ter rebuke to snch demagogues as the May
or OF Jacksonville in his state who at Tilden
and Hendricks meeting the other day in a
Year: 1876

The next Democratic war whoop will prob.
ably come from Pennsylvania. This will be
entirely appropriate. The Democrats Of that
state were almost as ferocious in 1861 a.
were those of Indiana, and they subsided
Just about as promptly.-N. Y. Tribune.


The Dayton Democrat, which supported
Tilden warmly, frankly. says: "And
it is not out of courtesy, but simply out of a
regard TO truth, that we here say that we
know of no Republican statesman in the
land whom we think so worthy to be Presi-
dent if he were elected, as Governor Hayes,
and no man in any party, upon whose per-
sonal integrity and patriotic intentions the
people would rely with more profound con-
fidence."


One of the most curious phases of the situ.
alton is the successful way in which the
leading Republican citizens manage to hold
on to their emotions. The Democrats assure
US that all OF these eminent gentlemen are In
imminent danger of irruption at any moment,
SO indignant are they at the conduct of the
Republican leaders, yet no amount OF tickling
or pressure has produced an outbreak from a
single one OF them yet A wholesome dread
OF the disastrous results of leap from the
frylng-pan 20 the fire may be acting as
brake on some of them.-N. Y. Tribune.


Judge Bond sums mp his conclusion in re-
gard to the South Carolina Supreme Court as
follows: 81 think this proceeding in the Su-
preme Court was beyond the jurisdiction OF
that court; that the State Board of Canvass
ers were clothed under the law with discre-
tlonary powers which required them to dis
criminate the votes. to determine and certify
the candidates elected after scrutiny, and that
they were part of the executive department
OF the Government, and were in no wise sub
Ject to the control as to what they should do
after they had commenced to perform that
duty to the judicial department, and that as
this was general election, at which mem
bers OF Congress were to be elected, and cleo
tors OF President and Vice President of the
United States TO be chosen, they were acting
in Federal capacity, or, in other words, in
pursuance OF law of the United States, and
therefore if any one disturbs them in the ex-
ercse OF their functions they are entitled to
the protection of the courts of the United
States"
Year: 1876

THERE never was a more signal failure
than the Democrats have encountered in their
attempt to Offset the well proven ruffianism
of their rowdies in Louisiana by showing in
timidation on the part of Republicans to
Democratic negroes. In all the testimony
introduced there is not even the pretense of
physical violence in any case, but statements
about threats to some Democratic colored
men if they did not vote with their Republican
brethren. Even the bitterest partisan wit
nessssays: "There was no violence used but
many threats" This attempt of the Demo-
Gratis to get up some equities on their side is
too thin to pass with intelligent men. DIR.
johnson once said he could repeat a whole
chapter of certain authors history of Ire
land and proceeded thus: "Subject of chapter
snakes in Ireland. Contents-There are
no snakes in Ireland" So if you come to the
question of real, honest, unbought, undrven
Democratic negroes, there are none; or, at
least, they are as rare as Republican Irish
men,
Year: 1876

SENATOR KEY is prepared to acquiesce in
the Inauguration of Gov, Hayes if he is shown
to be legally elected. Senator Key is from
Tennessee and though a Democrat has
smelled too much powder to want war. It's
the "invincible in peace, invisible in war;
kind of Democrats, all of whom dwell in the
Northern states who are clustering.
Year: 1876

THE President said in conversation We'd
nesday that he was fully convinced that
Hayes was elected, and added that Hayes
is the only candidate for President who has
ever been elected in this country during a
period of great financial depression by par
ty in control of the national administration
during the time of the crisis. He gave an
emphatic assurance that he had neglected no
means of knowing what all the would-be rev.
olutionists are saying or doing.
Year: 1876

THIS is the time of year in which the news
papers give benefit to their advertising pat.
rons, and searchers after news and editorial
matter are obliged to take back seat. Santa
Claus claims the floor and distances our ma
tional legislators in the amount and interest
OF his remarks to the public. "What to buy
and where to buy it, are the all important
question now.
Year: 1876

THERE is rumor that the New York
World is to become an independent paper af-
ter the first of January. Democratic journals
are not generally profitable and the World
has been no exception. There are too many
Democrats who can't read,
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi.
cations. The name and address of the writer are IL
all cases Indispensable necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve eommu-
nicatons that are not used
Year: 1876

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersgned by Stanley t
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent o
Journal
Year: 1876

Now that the House has declared that tel.
egraphic dispatches are entitled to no more
protection than oral communications we may
expect to see the scandalous performances of
Glover's committee last winter repeated. Not
only will telegraph Offices be ransacked but
paper mills to which the telegraph companies
sell their old dispatches to be ground UP into
pulp, will be thoroughly overhauled in search
of dispatches to be turned over to correspond
ents of Democratic newspapers to dis.
tort into conclusive evidence of Re-
publican rascality. OF course this is all
very disgusting to decent people, but de-
cent people are not in the majority in the
present House of Representatives.
Year: 1876

The Honse yesterday unanimously adopted
tho resolution consuming SoHHNoK for his
connection with the Emmn Afino while serv-
ing as Minister to tho Court Of st. James.
There wAs no debate on the resolution.
Year: 1876

A SCENE FROM LIFE.-A young man
entered the har-room of village tavern,


mo-" said the landlord, ''you have
had delirium tremens once, and | cannot
sell you any more"


He stepped aside to make room for a
couple ofyoung men who had just entered,
and the landlord waited upon them very
politely. The other had stood silent and
sulen, and when they had finished, he
walked up to the landlord, and thus
addressed him:


''Six years ago, at their age, | stood
where those young men are now-l was
a man with fair prospects. Now, at the
age of twenty eight, am wreck, body
and mind You led me to drink. In this
room l formed the habit that has been
my ruin. Now sell me few glasses more,
and you will be done! | shall soon be
out of the way, thele is no hope for me.
But they can be saved. Do not sell it to
them. Sell it to me and let me die, and
the world will be rid of me; but for heav-
ems sake sell no more TO them"


The landlord listen, pale and trembling.
Setting down his decanter, he exclaimed,
"God help me, this is the last drop will
sell to any one" And he kept his word
Year: 1876

A REMARKABLE instance of calculation
was recorded at Aylmer, Canada, where
barber named johnson, for bet Of fifty
cents, ran under the cars Of a railway
train that was passing at rapid rate of
speed. He won the wager, though he
lost the heel of one boot by a wheel that
came unpleasantly close as he emerged.
The man who lost the bet said he expect
ed to win and get couple of dollars for
attending the inquest.
Year: 1876

In his lecture at Kenosha, on THE
Girl You Love-" Brother Huntley says !:
" He should love her and let his love be
known. If woman is loved she wants
it known to the world" Unless the girl
is dumb, and has lost both hands by a
kerosene explosion, she is apt to relieve
the young man of all trouble in giving
his proposal publicity, especially if there
is another girl who had tried to get him.
-1fiilOaukee Sentinel.