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Year: 1876

inuzEled. At the same time, he IL well aware
thst Just about this time OF year, the dog days
our people have prejudiee and fear of all dogs.
and that canine lives are Ia terrible danger


when Sirius holds sway"


: In these dog-days then. he Is only too quiet
good natured and affable You mar take any
liberties with him; he will not bite. he will not
even growl; knowing full well that by such CON
duct he would thus seal his death warrant II
he notices policeman or citizen glancing at
him suspiciously and cappipg his hand To his
breeches pocket with cry of mad dog" he tries
TO look rs pleasant as possible under the threat
ening circumstances, and trotting over good
naturedy 20 the hydrant opposite. takes good
long drink of water.


That is suffleient-the surest proof that he Ia
not guilty Of hydrophobia. and dlsarms even the
suspicion and hostility Of the Metropolitan.
Year: 1876

pion an additional tax for any enter
prise ?


We ask the working people OF New
Orleans to give no heed to the lectures
OF those who would enlist them In such
warfare against any candidate on the
Democratic-Co Conservative ticket. Their
hope OF relief and of employment is In
the speedy re- establishment Of govern
ment under whose wise and just admin
istration trade and industry will again
revive and employment be at the hand
of all honest and industrious men who
seek it, .n
Year: 1876

There is no better place than the
postofffce to study human nature in
all its phases. There is the individ-
ual who gets letter about once in six
months, but who always struggles to
be first at the window, and who re-
CARDS his solitary letter as a natural
curiosity, turning it over and over
viewing it from an up hill and down
hill standpoint, as if astonished that
he should get one at all; the man
from the country who enquiries for all
the folks at his place; the spruce
clerk who gets a dozen letters for
his employer, and looks as wise as if
they were all intended for himself;
the indignant specimen who wonders
why the expected letter hasn't come,
and who holds an earnest cOlloquy
with the clerk as to the probable cause
of its detention; the bashful young
man, with faint traces of down on his
chin, who expects letter from his
sweeth cart, and who retires in confus-
ion; the big man who treads on his
neighbours corns; the seedy customer
who gets bill for washing, and tries
to make one think it's draft; and
the booty who waits on the sidewalk
to see who goes in and who comes out,
are the persons we see daily at the
postoffice. Reader, you will watch
the postoffice any day about mail
time, you will see the individuals
thus briefly described The clerks
think highly of the young man from
the country who inquiries for the
whole neighborhood, aud only second
to him is the indignant Individual
who fails TO get the letter that "he


knows was mailed, day before yestef-


day. These gentlemen are very pop


ular, very.--Erchon0e.
Year: 1876

TODAY the APPEAL testifies volunts-
Tily that the schools were never in q
more prosperous condition, and in 8
financial sense we believe this is So
Evening Ledger, Of yesterday.


Our cotemporayy is mistaken. The
APPEAL Of yesterday said nothing, one
way or the other, about the public
schools, and all that the APPEAL of the
day before contained concerning them
was the report OF the proceedings OF the
school visitors, for which we are in no
way responsible. The APPEAL has not
testified tIrily that the sch ooIs
were never more prosperous. On the
contrary, 1t is susceptible of proof that
with the expenditure OF more money
under the wise and economical manage
ment Of the present school board, their
efficiency might be greatly incres 4e ID.
And again-the APPEAL is not the or.
gan Of the school superintendent, nor or
any other man, and any statement to
the contrary is grstuitouz.
Year: 1876

OF the Morton Christisncy investigation
in Mississippi, it would have been care
ful to look through our issue OF Tuesday,
wherein We printed the extract from the
Times to which 1t thus calls attention,
and with comments, as we think, appro-
priste and just. But it is net the Truth
that the Avalanche is after so much as
making a point against the APPEAL.
dit or miss truth or fslsehOod, ITS all
the came. 1t will try in any case to
make a point against the APPEAL, and
like the Radicals in cOngress-BoutweH
for lnsiaucc-whO do not believe that an
honest or good man was ever born 10 q
slave State-the Avalanche assumes
nothing good in the APPEAL, and pre-
sumes that its readers will take its state
ments for granted that we are not Just
to Senator Key because we do not bur-
den our columns with a mass CT wishy-
washy stuff that affords no justification
for his act.
Year: 1876

IN THE house yesterday the senate
amendments TO the bill to supply the
deficiency in The printing bureau Of
the treasury department silver bill, were
ConcIrred in, and the bill now goes to
the President.
Year: 1876

At old Egyptian festals, we are told,


Was aye guest,
Who through the feast sat rigid, silent, cold


Whom no one prest
To share the banquet, yet who still remained
Till the last song was sung, the last cup drained
The cup, the song, the jest and laugh went round


No cheek turned pale.
No guest am azed did query eer PROFOUND,


Or lift the vail
To learn the wherefore one alone sat mute,
With whom nor host, nor friend exchanged salute
Usance and rose crowned drapery did all;


The thing of bone,
That hideous skeleton in festive hall,


Evoked no groan;
No thrill of horror checked the flow of mirth,
Unseen, unfelt, that grsly type of earth
But did the host return when all were gone


The lights put out,
The unseen presence of that nameless one


Might put to rout
All the gay fancies born of wine and song
And speechless dread the 1eetIng night prolong.
At every hearth, in every human heart


There sits such guest.
We may not, cannot bid it thence depart,


Zen at the best,
We can but crown with roses vail and drape;
The thing exists, though we conceal its shape.
We shroud our skeletons from public gaze


And from our own;
Ignore their presence with life's lamps ablaze,


Till left alone
With festal fragments, wine stains, lights all dim
We feel them with us, icy. bloodless, grim.
Our nerves would quiver to unvail the bones


Of the dead past;
We lock them in our hearts with sighs and moans,


To keep them fast;
'Tis but in solitude we turn the key,
And dare to look upon them as they be.
Year: 1876

hA1 hOND, iowa.


[ am informed that there is in the South
peculiar kind of snake, called the ''.joint
snake" which if struck with stick or
anything similar across the body will sep
arate where the blow occurs, and the part
with the head will crawl away rapidly and
that it will return when the cause of it's in
jury has removed and join itself again and
crawl off perfect snake. This has caused
considerable dispute here, and as I can find
no account of it in Herpetology' we
have concluded to leave the matter to you.


Ans.-There is in most of the Southern
States reptile bearing in some localities
the name of joint snake. It's peculiarities
are that its joints are SO weakly connected
that slight blow will snap off portion of
its tail. In Indiana species of the same
snake, called the glass snake, or swift, is
found, and it is noted for the same pecu-
liarity as its Southern brother. The fact
that it will come back and get the portion
of its body that has been broken off is too
well established to need proof but there is
no truth in the belief that it afterward
joins the dismembered piece on to it's body
again.
Year: 1876

Please inform me in answer to CORE
spondents the meaning Of ''Big Bonanza" :"
| have seen considerable about it, but do
not know what it means,


Ams.-The word is a Spanish one, and
means fair wind" AS q nautical express
sion it is used to mean sailing with fair
wind. In Spanish slang it is equivalent to
our sail right" The Spanish miners used
it as meaning a rich pocket Of ore, and it
now has become general in that sense.
Year: 1876

OSsTAE, Iowa.


Why does water freeze over in a pail, and
the water in dipper resting in The con-
gealed water of the pail remain unfrozen !?
A1as.-Such is not the case except under
circumstances when the water freezes slow
ly. In such case circulation of the wa
ter takes place, the warmer water at the
bottom of the pail rising as the surface be-
comes cooled. The result is that a slow
current of warm water from the bottom is
rising against the dipper, which keeps the
water in it above the freezing point.
Year: 1876

st, Louis, elect State executive
committee, and then 60 home. Time
bad been taken up in the discussion
OF subject which the convention had
no right to take up. lie should vote
against all measures except the two
above mentioned.
General Butler advocated his reso.
lntion, and said it was of the utmost
Importance to the people of South
Carolina that the organization of the
Democratic party should be discussed
and some plan of action be submitted
to the people. If the campaign was
worth making it was worth prepar-
ing for.


The resolutions of General Butler
were laid on the table.


The President of the convention
was made ex officio Chairman of the
State executive committee.


The resolution for secret session
elected some debate, when q motion
was made and carried, at H. 2.
M, to adjourn to 10 o'clock this
morning.
Year: 1876

Samuel J. Tilden undertook the work
Of reform in the government of the city
of New York, as a private citizen, and
broke down the Tweed ring; he then un-
dertook the work of reform in the gov.
ernment of the State of New York as its
Governor, and broke down the Canal
Ring while reducing the taxation; he is
next to undertake the work of reform in
the government at Washington, and
break down Grantism.
Year: 1876

Governor Tilden's letter of acceptance
is an able and careful document SHOW
ing that familiarity with his subject which
comes of patient study and large expert
ence. The ends which Governor Tilden
keep in view will be everywhere agreed
to. The difference will occur upon the
means by which he proposes to secure
those ends.
Year: 1876

The N. Y. Herald. The letters are dis
Greet and able documents. HGovernor
Tilden's friends can inspire the country
with abeliefin his power to carry out his
pledges without any peril to the achieve
ments of the war from the advent of a
new party, the desire for a change is so
widespread that the canvas may be a
winning one. If, on the other hand, it's
feared that the end will be leaping Mag
ara, then nof all the genius and skill ofa
letter of acceptance will overthrow the
strongly seated power ofthe Republicans
Year: 1876

Upon all other prints of the St. Louis
platform these letters prove that the
statesmen who have been selected to give
its doctrines effect understand themselves
througly, agree with each other and with
the party thoroughly, and when sent, as
they will be sent, to Washington by
the votes of the American people in Nov
ember next to do that great work, will do
it thoroughly.
Year: 1876

of religious federation is the workmanship of
Democratic hands and the fruit of Democrat
ic policy; which means, of course, that the
Democrats of New Hampshire are exclusively
responsible for the fact that New Hampshire
is the only state in the Union which excludes
men from holding Office because of their re-
ligion. That is the Democratic scheme of
religious federation.


Personally, Ben Hill is but an migrate; but
as representative of that large class now
controlling most of the reconstructed states,
bis words convey to the people of the North
the warning lesson that the Democratic party
now contains within its body the same hatred
OF the free North, the same devotion to seces-
sion, and the same purpose to bend the gov
ernment to the purposes of the South in as
strong degree before or during the war.
Can the North yet afford to surrender the
control of the government to the spirit of hate
and of secession so boldly ayowed by the con-
federate leader, Hill, as the spokesman for
the South ?-Chicago Tribune.


Whatever may be the ultimate fate of the
amnesty bill, one thing is settled: Blaine
has shown his right to be recognized as the
leader Of the minority in the House, and he
has demonstrated the fact that there is no
man on the Democratic side of the House
able, successfully, to handle him. Leader
ship is cheerfully conceded to Blaine by his
Republican associates. The Democrats, on
the other hand, have a series of internal
quarrels as to who shall be leader. One after
another has tried it and failed. Wood, Ran
dali, Cox, Lamar, have all in turn been van
pushed by Blaine. The Democrats have
been defeated in their most cherished party
measure, and with full working majority
in the House, they have allowed nearly two
morths of the session to pass away without
doing anything Washington Dispatch to
Boston Globe.
Year: 1876

The financial question is taking the place
of the amnesty discussion in the newspaper
press, and the opinion prevails that it is high
time for Congress to go to work on some
measure of practical value to the country.


The New Hampshire Democrats, in Con-
vention, resolved, "That our valuable scheme
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty Of good faith.


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

BAKER, the man who invited the Bunker
Hill visitors to the cornerstone laying of his
big piggery, has now sent to each of his
guests badge in the form of silver pig.
Whatever may be thought of his tastes, his
hospitality certainly was not piggish.
Year: 1876

In THE investigation now proceeding in
New York, regarding the manner in which
Supervisor Davenport expended the secret
service funds in 1872, one Conz, detective,
testified last Friday as follows:


"ShortlY before the election of 1872 the funds
of the Department became nearly exhausted,
and Whitley, by personal application to
Solicitor General Bristow, then in this city,
procured an immediate remittance from Wash
ington Of 5000, with the understanding that
it was to be accounted for in the next year s
appropriations; whether it was or not the
witness did not know


There is probably not word of truth in
this somewhat serious charge against Sec
retary Bristow, and it was made public, no
doubt, for the purpose Of conveying the
impression that he has been engaged in
what is known as machine politics. "
Carl Schurz should rise and explain.
Year: 1876

MUcu controversy is going on with ref
eIence to the opening of the Centennial
Exposition at Philadelphia on Sundays.
Why cannot this matter be compromised
by arranging series of religious services
in Memorial Hall for the benefit of those
strangers who desire to 60 there on Sun
dayst No doubt either Moody and Sankey
or Hammond and Bentley will gladly lend
their assistance, and the Gilmore band or
Theodore Thomas orchestra could give
concerts Of sacred music on those days,
thus utilizing this great. enterprise in the
interest of grand revival of true religion
By the appointment OF a religious commit
tee and the selection of an efficient chap
lain the services could be made most ex-
cellent and reformatory feature, whose in
fluences would eventually become world
wide. Let the Commission seriously con-
slider this matter.
Year: 1876

There is well-founded rumor stealing
through political circles that the sugar refner
who blackballed and 1nveigled eleven others
to blackball Secretary Bristow is to be ex-
PEELED from the Union League Club of New
York, and the Secretary is to be elected as an
honorary member
Year: 1876

And now Mr.. Cox wants to investigate the
use of Government troops in the South. But
he is too late. 1S61-2-3-4 was the time for that
business. Investigation of that matter now is
very foolish, besides being dangerous. Be-
ware, Samuel. Just turn one long, lingering
look upon the mangled form of that green
and gumptionless youth, Barney Caulfeld,
elevated upon his own petard by the act Of his
own unsophisticated hand.
Year: 1876

A WOMAN up North had six chill
dren at one birth recently, and four
of the number sre alive and well.
1t would be n difficult thing to rock
Fix cradles at once. and we would sug-
gest to the unfortunate mother that
she get large one, sufficient to hold
the entire Glitter" and apply steam
power to the rockers.
Year: 1876

They go down nearly 1000 feet in
mother earth out in Nevada, to bring
up the precious metals from the mines.
II must he near The Internal regions,
rs it is said To be hot enough to cook
an egg down there.
Year: 1876

IT is really astonishing to what ex-
tent human being can throw himself
into dehauchery and shame AT one
of our Christians trees few evenings
ago, u young man Of this town was
presented with iine hat. This was
done, not only because be was in need
of it, but to still encourage him by the
forebearence of respect. Shortly after
tue audience was dismissed, he was on
the street trying to barter it for drink
of liquor. A man who thus curses
selfrespect and casts himself below a
level with the brute creation, evidently
has no farther claims upon the chari-
ties Of anxious and hopeful we'll
wishers.-S merset Reporter.
Year: 1876

EDITORS MINER-A bill will be introdu- ced in the next Legislature, to change the time of holding the Spring term of the District Court of this county. It is now held in May, which is deemed to be a great inconvenience to farmers who arc then most busily engaged with their crops. The people of Mohave seem to desire their court held in May because it is a more pleasant month than June. The bar generally seem to favor the proposed change as it will prove more convenient to those who have business in the Mohave District Court, to attend there in May, and lawyers from distance prefer to be in Prescott in the delightful month of June.
Year: 1876

The present issue of the Weekly MINER is small affair compared to what it will be when we get our new press in working con- dition. The former owner of ihe paper telegraphed fully one month and half ago toS. P. Rounds, Chicago, to send on moulds for casting rollers, but nary mould has come, so we are compelled to print what reading mater we can on the old standby Hoe press, beg pardon of great many advertisers for leaving them out in the cold and swear in'- ardly at whoever is to blame for the fix we are in.
Year: 1876

J. w. Simmons who came here at very early date, with lis good wife and family and has ever since resided on his farm near Prescott, was at home the other day, when we called, looking to us) as young as he did 10 or l2 years ago and as happy and content as man who has the good will of everybody, Gas he has) ought to be. The old gentleman attributed his good health and disposition to the climate, which suits him to a f.
Year: 1876

Careful readers of this paper have, no doubt, believed that the rattle or loco weed was terror in these parts, as we'll af in Cal ifornia. We have seen the weed in full vigor in a few localities, but were never afraid of it, yet, it may be a consolation to those who fear ed its bad effects upon their stock to learn that the old branches are nearly all dead and that seeds which last year fell in the ground have not produced
Year: 1876

ERRoRs.-The numerous errors which crept into yesterdays daily have given us much pain, although we will survive said pain, if readers will glance over the matter in next weekly, where we hope to have 1t pretty near correct. Monday was busy day with us, hence the errors.
Year: 1876

Judge Jno. A. Rush, one of the newly elected Councilmen, left on Saturday last to attend District Court at Phoenix. After concluding his legal business at that place he will pass on to Tucson and be there in time to take his seat in the Council, of which he will undoubtedly be a very prom iuent member
Year: 1876

Believing that fair count of votes at Tucson, will give MT. Hardy a majority and the certificate of election as Delegate 10 Congress, the MINER is anxious to see these things happen and to congratulate MT. Hardy upon his success
Year: 1876

The vote on the impeachment has just
been taken. On the first charge it stood
rs not guilty, IS guilty. This acquits
Belknap, as the vote will be about the
Same on all other charges, and two
third vote is necessary to convict.


BIJoU.
Year: 1876

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When the news OF the
Custer and his band reach
hearts OF this people were thin
admiration OF their herois,n, N
pressed with grief at the terrible
which had befallen them At the
ment when these sacred feelings wen
upperrnost In the public heart, hireling
sheets in the interest OF an admistra-
tion which has prostituted the civil SER
vice and dishonored, as far as possible,
the army and the navy. began to assail
the young chieftain who fell In the
front of the fight, and whose life blood
the morning sun had scarcely dried
upon the grass of the plains. The Re-
publican OF this city, to divert attention
from the criminal policy OF the Admin
istraton which had left Custer and his
handful OF troops to be butchered by
multitudes OF hostile savages, shame
Iessly declared that il bloody death
had not interposed between :he Gene.
raj and justice he would have been
courtmartailed. 1t was meet that the
Republican should have thus expressed
itself. 1t Is not the first time that the
hireling OF corrupt power has arraigned
the dead for deeds which thrilled the
world with admiration Of their splendid
daring. But Lousianians should show
that the organ OF Packard does not
speak the sentiments OF their State /;
they should show that they feel that
Louisiana possesses an interest In the
glory Of the army and In the memory
of it's heroes.


Believing these things, and feeling
that our people only require an oppor.
tunity to join their fellow citizens in the
work Of honoring the memory OF Gen.
Custer, we shall be glad to receive SUBJ
scriptions at the DEMOCRAT office for the
monument, and to forward all subscrip-
tions received to the New York Herald
It would be especially gratifying to re-
ceive contributions for this purpose
from the Confederate soldiers who knew
better than other men the courage and
generosity Of the fallen hero, whom they
encountered amid the fires OF battle
when the flush OF boyhood had scarcely
left his cheek.


Subscriptions will be received OF any
sum. from twenty five cents up, and the
names Of subscribers forwarded to New
York.
Year: 1876

As A'MATfER Of justice to political op-
ponent and q much-abused man We desire
to state, from personal knowledge, that the
story recently circulated, to the effect that
DR.. Hambleton, clerk of the Ways and
Means Committee, named one of his chill
dren after John Wilkes Booth, is untrue.
The child was named in honor of his
urcle, John Wilkes Hambleton, and some
of the friends of the family were accus-
toned, in a, perhaps, questionable spirit of
badinage, to call him Wilkes Booth. This
should put at rest the story that he was
christened with the name of the assassin of
the martyr Lincoln. DR.. Hambleton's ap-
pointment to be clerk of the committee
was not sought by him. but was brought
about through the voluntary and friendly
influence of Senator-elect Beck, of KY,
and Speaker Kerr. From this it may be in
ferred that he is an uncompromising
Southern State Rights Democrat, an in
ference which he will not deny, nor would
he deny, as he most positively does, the
story in question about his son, now de-
ceased, if there were any truth in it. His
resignation as clerk has been in the hands
of Chairman Morrison from the day of his
appointment, to be accepted whenever his
occupancy of that position may prove to
be embarrassing. The fact that it has not
been accepted will probably be accepted as
proof that Mr.. Morrison and his fellow
committeeman are thoroughly satisfied
with the explanation they have received
regarding this slander.