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Year: 1875

THE Wilmington OeL) Commercial
nominates Secretary Bristow for President,
and Governor Hartranft for Vice President
on the Republican ticket for 1876. Not q
bad combination by any means. 1t shows
the drift of Republican sentiment to be in
the direction of steadfast and consistent
adherence to the past record of the party.
Neither Secretary Bristow nor Governor
Hartranft would for moment tolerate the
idea of abandoning even the humblest citi-
zen of the South to the merciless control of
the Democratic Gushers.
Year: 1875

THE ''nigger game law has been vio-
lated by lawless whites in the South. The
New Orleans Republican calls attention to
this fact in the following forcible language:


1.-THE tacit covenant that there should be
at least sort of game law, under which the
colored laborer should not be slain during the
period when he was engaged in making crop
for the white people, has been violated. Both
at Vicksburg and near Natchitoches acts of
wanton violence have been committed which
have caused terror among these laborers, and
they have even published notice that unless
their life and labor shall be protected, they
will migrate to some other country where there
is more humanity and q sounder sense OF in
Year: 1875

If THOSE SoUTHERNERs, who are so
anxious to prove that Gen. Preston's Vir-
ginia University semi-centennial address
did not represent the true feeling of any
one in that section, keep on as they have
begun, we shall soon learn that the old
man was kicked out of the library build
ing, and hung upon the limb of conve-
nient. locust tree. At first they claimed
that his remarks elected no demonstration
of applause next that they were coldly
received and now we learn from the
Year: 1875

and we do hope that Congress, at its next ses-
sion, will so regulate the currency, the tarfn,
etc., as to make this fnancier's concern for the
country unnecessary thereafter, and give him
time to attend to his own affairs. At present
he is an unbearable nuisance
Year: 1875

If there had been independence enough in
the Democratic party of Missouri to have en-
ulated the example of the Republicans in
Michigan, Wisconsin, and California, there
is no doubt the next Senate would have
been the ablest since the days of the giants.
Philadelphia Times


Among 80 or more retiring Republican
Congressman, all men Of influence and con-
sideration in their respective states, it ought
not to be thought strange or cause of le-
proach that the President finds half dozen
who are fit for public employments and
willing to accept them Worcester Spy.
The times are full Of signs that the Repub-
lican party is not moribund, nor mastered by
the tendencies and spirit which brought it so
low in the November elections, but is about
recovering its old power and prestige. This
is the better worth considering because any
third party movement is totally hopeless.
Not only Is there no time and no distinct is
sue to raise which would carry the mass of
the party into new organization, but the
most trusty and sagacious protesting Repub-
licans do not entertain such a project for a
moment. They know that the fight is to be
made with the old army, or not at all--Har-
per's Weekly.


A statement is going the rounds that Mr..
Kerr is now ahead in the race for the speak
ership Of the Democratic house; that Fer
nando Woods friends are nowhere, and that
Mr.. Cox is considered too funny for speaker.
Let this be swallowed with a grain of salt.
Mr.. Kerr Is much too sound on the currency
and tariff questions to be honored with the
speakersbip by the majority in the next
house, and, withal, he isn't suave enough,
nor sufficiently vehement hater of Republi-
cans and "niggers." Besides, Fernando Wood
is sly old fox, with plenty OF ducats, and an
excellent faculty of applying them to the, pro-
duction Of banquets, and of dispensing
princely hospitality generally. Another little
fact that seems to be too generally overlooked
Is that the southern Democrats will have a
majority in the Democratic caucus, and that
they may quietly agree to bring forward a
man of their own-Mr. Lamar, for instance,
when the trouble begins. There is pos
sibity, at least, of an exhibition of the good,
old-fashioned, cat-and-dog Democratic har-
mony before the speakership tournament is
over.-Chicago Times.


The Cincinnati Gazette thinks one of the


best ways to avoid improper legislation in
| Congress is to admit the heads Of depart


ments to the floor to take part in the debate.
In letter to the Milwaukee Ne,cs denying
an assertion of that journal that he opposed
the appointment of a certain pension agent,
Ex-senator Carpenter says: II had hoped
that after was out of the Senate you would
stop mlsrepresenting me by original state
ment or copied falsehood. 1 am not so un-
reasonable as to expect you 20 stop short, for
that might subject you to apoplexy; but if
you can taper off so gradually as not to pro-
duce shock to your nervous system should
be very much pleased"
Year: 1875

THE spirit of the Southern Democracy is
evident enough in North Carolina, where
they purpose to revise and in effect overthrow
the reconstruction constitution of 1865, on
the ground that it had not the sanction of the
people, and was framed in obedience to mill
tary orders. AS soon as ever they dare they
will break in all the reconstructed states the
pledges, stated and implied, made at the con-
clusion of the war.
Year: 1875

ALDERMAN Morris of New York, who
wanted all the dogs OF the city muzzled, now
asks that street bears should on the ground
of humanity, be left unmuzzled, and. the
newspapers are laughing at him. The alder
man is not far from right however. The
"household pet" and "faithful friend of man''
is considerably more dangerous than a bear,
and not half as amusing.
Year: 1875

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


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

The biennial spring election in Michigan
takes place on the 5th of April. Two asso-
ciate justices of the Supreme Court, two re-
gents of the University, the judges of the
twenty circuit courts by districts, and town
officers are to be chosen. Party lines have
been strictly drawn, and the entire Republi-
can delegation from the state have united in
an address to the people, calling attention to
the importance of the contest, and urging
upon Republicans the necessity of supporting
by their votes "the integrity of the union
and maintenance of the equal rights Of all its
citizens" The contest will be watched with
great interest, and there will be much curios-
ity to see if the Democrats can sustain their
position of last fall.
Year: 1875

FRozE OUT.-A Montana paper says that
most of the wheat sOwn il that Territory last
fall was froze out by the extreme cold OF the
winter. 1t Is doubtful if the yield will be
elual to the seed sown- We had very cold
weather in this section of country, but not
withstauding wheat sown IN the falI looks
splendid, and promises large crop.
Year: 1875

MlsSING CArrLE-Mr. w. ). Mslloy,
who wintered large band Of cattle on the
north side Of the Snake River, has returned
from a general tour OF observation III that
section of country. His purpose was 10 look
up missing cattle, and he reports that his
band stood the hard winter better than he
expected. He estimates the average loss Of
cattle from the severe weather at one halt.
Those who had feed, of course, suffered less,
but taking one owner with another the loss Is
fully up 10 his estimate.
Year: 1875

DEowNED.-The body of an old settler
unmcd John Cartwright, wns found on the
banks Of the Columbia River, few days
since, under circumstances that indicated
drowning. He had been missing for couple
Of weeks, and his body when found had
every appearances Of having been in the
water for long time. The deceased had
lived near the mouth of the Yakima river for
several years, and had been over on this side
for the purpose of getting supplies. On his
way he lost package of tobacco, and return.
ed for the purpose of finding the lost package
After that time nothing was known of him
until his body was found as above described
| His clothes were found on the bank of the
River, and it is supposed that he went in for
the purpose Of bathing. His money was
found all safe, and nothing TO indicate foul
play. Deceased was an old bachelor who
lived entirely by himself, but being of a
kindly disposition WAS greatly esteemed by
his neigh bors.
Year: 1875

up into tue hills; mark its progress among the rugged rocks; see how 1t dashes boldly from ledge to ledge, writing the story of it's struggling restlessness in furrows on the hardest stone, casting around it splendid tumult with its very foam and spray; and where it attains to the majesty of water fall, taking the rainbow from the skies 10 fold around its breast Even such is nu- mau life; bounding mightiest through the pass of danger and over the rough beset- ments of earthly difficulty. By earnest deeds and sublime endurance by the lusty wrestlings which try his strength by viz orous action ln the face of obstacles and temptations, man is spiritually and ever lastingly ennobled. He puts the world un- der his feet and through his mastery over fortune, repairs necessarily the dilapida tions of his life-turning all harshness and perpleXity. into blessed uses and drawing consolation from the bitter wells of sorrow; deriving nourlshment from that which seemed to threaten his destruction, and by his natural robustness wrenching delight out of anxiety, even as apaintul thought i'll poets brain will shape itself in words of beauty.

 Let no man shirk his share of terrestrial hardships; never pamper himself into un- due sensitiveness or anxiety for ease, but boldly bear the brunt of human strife man. fully endure whatever ought to be endured; heroically contend against whatever ought to be encountered, for this is the whole some exercise whereby he gathers power and access of life to his own scul.

 PRUDENTIUs.
Year: 1875

MYSTERIOUS THREATENING LErTER.-About a week ago the residence of MT. Thomas H. Bedell, situated on the creek road near Poughkeepsie, was entered by robbers and plundered of quantity of wearing apparel and other articles of no great value. In the morning Q slate was found in the house on which the robbers had written that cer- tain amount of money must be forthcom- ing, failing in which the occupant of the house would be visited with calamity. This was surprising demand, but Mir. Be dell paid no further attention to it.

 On Monday letter written on the page of ledger was found thrust under the front door of the residence of MT. Wm. u. Bedel, a-brother of Thomas H., who re- sides on the creek road directly opposite Morgan's Lake. The writing covered one side of the sheet and part of the other. It was addressed to MT. Bedell and read in substance that he must intercede for them with his brother, urging the importance ot complying with their demand for money. They proceeded to give instances where their victims had not come to time and the consequences. In one case they had made a demand for $100O, to which no attention was paid. Before they got through with the party he was glad to fork over $20O0. In another instance the victim suffered the loss of his barn nearly filled with grain, hay, etc., for not giving heed to them. They informed Mir. Bedell that if the money was forthcoming from his brother he would es- cape their vengeance and at the same time warned him rot to make an exposure of the affair. They said they had come from the far west to attend the races. The plan for the delivery of the money was this:- The amount was to be wrapped in 8 large piece of white paper and at II o'clock Tuesday night deposited in the road at a point on the Van Wagner road midway be- tween the old slaughter house and the pow. der house. At signal from whistle the party leaving it was to move off rapidly. The robbers were to know Tuesday wheth. CT the money was to be handed over,by the sign of sheet suspended prominently from MT. Bedell's house. The letter was signed Captain of the Brotherhood of Six The Messrs. Bedell do not propose to be cap tured so easily and will take measures tc protect themselves and their property against these Ku-Klux. MT. Bedell is one of the firm of Brown, Doty & Co.,, drug gists.-Poughkeepsie Telegraph.
Year: 1875

The storm that passed over Sheffield last Friday was very heavy, throwing down some of the tall corn, but doing no serious injury. y......Dr. Grover and lady left Tues day morning for another residence, much to the regret of their many triends......A little son of Rev. MT. Hoyt had a narrow escape last week. A horse stepped upon him, cracking his collar bone, but he is now in fair way to recover......A ball took place at the town hall last Saturday, which was patronized by the dancing portion of our community and some of the New York boarders. Sheriff Root, who has been quite sick in Pittsfeld, is on visit to his mother and friends in this town......Two or three of our gentlemen have gone to the Adirondacks to hunt while ssme others seem to have taken great fancy to the Salisbury lakes......Wc have small lake in the north part of this town holding upon it's bosom two or three little island gems that seems to be we'll patronlzed by the young people. A shady island, moonlight, with the old, old story associate harmo- niously. We hear that the Friendly Un- ion. so deservedly popular in Sheffield, is to hold peach festival in the town nall next Wednesday evening, and judging by the in terest manifest, d and the prepara- tions being made, it promises to be fine affair, and should the editor of THE NEWS feel interested enough to learn in person, how we'll the ladies can get up such festi

 vals in this place, he will receive kind welcome. K.

 Thank you; and most heartily too.- Nothing would afford us more pleasure than to accept the above kindly invitation, but duties at the office at that time in the week are imperative, forbidding our being absent We sincerely hope the entertain ment will he grand success, as we have no doubt 1t will. The reputation of the ladies of Sheffield in years past for manag- ing festivals and entertainments of that class was an enviable one. and we have not the remotest idea they have forgotten how 1t is done.-ED. NEWS. ...
Year: 1875

It never pays to fret and growl When fortune seems our foe; The better bred will push ahead And strike the braver blow. For luck is work

 And those who shirk Should not lament their doom, But yielc the play

 And clear the way, That better men have room.
Year: 1875

A correspondent Of the Gardener S
Chronicle dilates upon the ingenuity
which the Chinese have displayed in the
construction of the national wheelbar-
row. The one large wheel used is placed
in the center of the vehicle, so that the
entire load rests directly upon it. The
streets Of Shanghai are filled with these
carriages, which ply in the place Of
hacks and drays. Two persons can CON
veniently ride in one, sitting on the
wooden platform at either side of the
wheel, resting one arm on framework
raised over it, and planting one foot in
a strrup of rope. 1T is by no means
uncommon, however, to see as many as
four persons conveyed, without any par
ticular effort the ground being level) by
a stalwart Coolie." Garden and farm
produce and live stock are transported
in the same manner. The Chinese
farmer often wheels his animals instead
Of driving them to market; and fat,
live hog lying on each side of the wheel
may frequently be seen bowling along
to the place OF sale.
Year: 1875

WE saw at fhe saloon Of c. O. Brown , from a mine less than forty miles from Tucson. The discovIrer states that there is an abundance of ore. Parties are now out making locations and as soon as they are secured the public will be informed of the locality. It is very certain tn at the specimens we saw were cinnabar and it is not improbable that good quicksilver mines will yet be found in Arizona.
Year: 1875

WE had a conversation this week with Mir. Wells, who is here in the interest of the new express company, and will have the management of the business in the Territory. He informed us that he came out To look the field over and if he liked the country and believed in its future, he intended to remain here and become a permanent citizen, and cndeavor tO make the company under his charge d blessing to the Territory and profitable and cred itahle tO it's owners. He said that as far as he had seen the country it fur exceeded his expectations. He did not drca m tn at so large and flOuriShng town as Tucson could be found between the Rio Grande and Colorado rivers. He said that his future now appeared clear to him, that from this tune hence forth he should cast his lot for veal or woe with Arizona. It is MT. Wells intention after examining Southern Arizona a little further, to gu through Maricopa, Yavapai and MOhave counties, and by Fall it. is intended to have the express carried overthe principal mail routes in Arizona, and to establish offices in the principal towns. Mir. Wells appears well qualified for the business he Is about to start.
Year: 1875

IN noticing the amount of building going on in Tucson no sensible man would be likely to take morose or gloomy view of the future. Each year all kinds of business increases. Many hundreds are added to the population, and thou sands to the taxable property of the town. The active Alexanders have often predict ed the utter failure of Tucson when the Apache should be subdued and the mili- closed, the military expenditures of the government have been largely reduced and we find q greater rate of progress than at any time since the purchase Railroad facilities will make this one of the liveliest inland towns on the slope.
Year: 1875

WE referred last week to the financial condition of the public SchoOl-hOuSe. As shown. the money heretofore raised, has been exhausted, and Mir. OchOa with com mendable zeal and public spirit, is going on with the work and paying the expenses from his own means. Of course no good citizen desires him 10 carry this burthen alone, and wp are assured that each and all will do their part toward raising the necessary funds, as soon aS an OppOrtuni- " is given them tO lend their aid. The School-hOnSe has become a necessity; the present one, for which the district pays a rent, is inadequate 10 accommodate the number that constantly apply for adnlS- sion. For months children have been turned away for waH' of room. From lib- crafty heretofore shown by our citizens, it Is evident that they desire its speedy com pletion. and when completed the struc- tIIre will be q credit to the town and a source of pride 10 every one who has lent helping hand to promote so good a work. The ladies have so far raised the means to carry the work on, and we un- derstard that they are willing to make another effort in the same direction. We believe that it is in contemplation to give a ball at an early day, the proceeds to be devoted to the completion Of the school house.
Year: 1875

THE advertisement of the New Mexico Express Company will be found in our columns this week. Persons doing busi- ness east of here will find this company prompt and reliable, and we ask for them the favorable consideration of the busi- ness public.
Year: 1875

WE referred last week to the successful

 pursuit made by James Lee, Vim, Morgan

 Mir. Shaw and a Mexican after Mexican

 horse thieves who had stolen Mir Mor- gan's animals but omitted to mention

 some of the incidents connected with the

 pursuit. Lees party came near the

 thieves at Sasabe flat, about seventy miles

 from here, and while waiting to rest

 their animals, a Mexican leaving them

 having found out their mission rode twenty miles to apprise the thieves

 that they were pursued. When the party arrived at Sarc the citizens were much alarmed fearing that they were on a raid for plNnder but when informed of their mission their fears were allayed. About twenty miles beyond Saric MT. Lee with one man overlook the thieves and had a talk with them. There were three of the thieves and they had two needle guns and each q revolver. They told Lee that they intended to die before they would give up the animals. Lee not being as well armed nor as strong as they did not press the matter but allowed them to escape, but closely followed them from place to place and occasionally shots were exchanged between the parties After making good many stands in this way and finding their pursuers determined to stick to them they finally abandoned the animals and Lee and party brought them back Altogether it was one of the most daring and successful expeditions that has ever passed the frontier to redress a wrong and will do much to convince those autlaws that they are not entirely sate as heretofore in committing crimes in Arizona and fleeing to Sonora for safety. 1 We want peace with all mankind but these outlaws must keep on their own side or they will find that geographical lines will not protect them. We have suffered i through a long bloody war with the Apa- l ches and have whipped the fight, and now we do not propose to tamely submit to q scourge from the other side of the line | as bad as the Apaches.

 WE had a conversation this week with | Mir. Cornyn, Papago Indian agent, and we are satisfied that he is dolng all in his 1 power to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors to the Indians. It is difficult | matter to prove who the fiends are who are engaged in this infamous traffic. Vel hope that all good citizens will lend their aid towards exposing the scoundrels | who make the poor Indians crazy drunk
Year: 1875

St. Louis papers are making quite talk over a piece Of copper taken from the Lake Superior mines that weighs 6OOO pounds. If we had transportation the Young America could ship them millions of pounds. The copper dealers east are just beginning to learn that we have copper mines in Arizona superior 10 any yet dis covered in the world To give an ex- M. Pearce shipped ten tons from the Young America that paid a net profit of Sl22 per ton. The cost of shipping ore from the Young America mine to San Francisco is s45 per ton. With railroad to the east and cheap freights this section of county will control the copper market not only of the United States but of the whole world The ores in the above mine are abundant aud of high grade

 Mir. Hughes, of the Tucson assay office, left by tuesdays stage for Florence to make arrangements with the owners of the rich mine for putting up furnaces to smelt the ore. It looks now as though the Gila would see lively times.

 Quite number of new discoveries have been made in the Pioneer district, norE of the Gila, and all have remarkably rich ore. Should even few of the locations prove rich at depth there is a silver world for this section of the country.

 The furnace built by MT. Airey is now in operation and working well. In few days we will begin to see the first drOp- pings of the Silver Shower that will make Arizona famous. Whenever miners can get their ore worked they will have plenty of means to sink deep shafts and develop their property.

 Mir Cole, of the firm of Pope, Cole &o Co.,, the great copper smelters of Balti- more, Maryland, and MT. Johnson of Salt Lake, copper dealer, are now on a visit to the Clifton copper mi 1es, Yavapai county, Arizona. These gentleman have heard much of these copper mines and are here to make a personal Inspection of their producing capacity. They are expected to make visit soon to the Young Amer ica near Tucson.

 The miners Tn the Smith district, Santa Rita Mountains, are doing well but will do much better when the rains come Notwithstanding the water is scarce now considerable gold is brought in each week. a.

 In the Quacharty district active opera tioDs are the order. There is now quite a large quantity of ore on the dump and first class at that

 There is at present in process of reduc- tion at the assay office of Messrs Arey tG Hughes, one ton of ore from the Garneau and Robertson lode, Smith district, Santa Rita mountains. An assay was made from this ore about six weeks ago that yielded S3, ,433 per ton, claim owned by Messrs. Choate and Elliot.