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Year: 1875

An important decision was given yesterday by Judge
Sper holding special term Of the superior Court the
case of Crosby Watts it being suit growing out of
stock TRANSACTIONS The following is the opinion in
full the facts Of tho being fully stated hercin:-


The action brought by the plaintif against the de-
fenaapt, broker for accounting the purchase of
200 shares Of the Panama Railroad stock The only
question between the parties Is whether the purchase
was JOINT or several The defendant claims that he
bought the zoo shares on the lOh OF March, 1873 paying
$.s so per share, not jointly but severally 100 for
himself and 100 Tor he plaintiff, and that he gave the
plaintiff verbal notice only. He admits that there
was no entry Of The transaction in his books
He SAYS TWO days after the purchase
he sold his 100 shares for s194 ner share
He carried the plaintiffs 100 shares until the panic
in Scltcmber following, when no sold out for 500
charging the plaintiff with the difference after crediting
him with two payments OF $500 and 81, 500 while the
stock was beng carried The plaintiff claimed the
transaction Joint and not several; that the dc
fendani had no right to sell separately and that he
made the above payment as share OF their joint loss
the stock falling and be having information that the
defendant had sold the 100 shares The testimony is
conflicting between the parties. It appears however,
that the defendant rendered bill u the plaintiff on the
3is Of May 1873, for the plaintiffs share, adding
terest and commission 20 that date stating that the pur
Chase Joint and containing the actual interest of
each OF them in the enterprise. An expana-
ton OF this bill attempted, but 1
by the defendant Of his 100 shares two days after the
purchase could have occurred the account rem
dercd was true Moreover think broker acting in
such case IN hduclary capacity should be able to
show from his boOks when referring to them, not only
the purchase but whose account and by whom made
The party relying upon the trusted action OF his agent
entitled to this the best evidence of fair dealing II
unnecessary to pass upon the question raised by PLAIN
tin counsel-"That no purchase whatever had been
made By the defendant of any stock, and cannot allow
the complaint TO be amended in that respect Nor is il
oeaary in my view Of the to grant the motion of
defendants counsel strike the testimony asked
for The complaint must be amended to include the
cOvery Of the two wrongtuly paid 10 the defend
ant The partn Is entitled to from tho defend
ant the amount Of the sums advanced to him, with in
terest and cost
Year: 1875

All new mining countries have had their vicissitudes, their for tunes and their misfortunes, their flush times and their drawbacks. and in no instance has any coun- try, where its mineral wealth is wrapped up in quartz, been fully demonstrated to be rich in the precious metals, until after the expenditure of much labor and pri- vation, as we'll as money. Arizona is no exception to this rule. That there have been failures and dis appointments where the prospects were rich and fiattering and the ore abundant and assaying very high, is but to repeat the history of every other new mining coun- try before the ores and their com binations were understood. And these never have been and never can be understood except by prac- tical, expensive and laborious tests, coupled with all the aid that science can give. It is the ex- perience of all intelligent miners that the amount and character of the rebelliouS metals that are al- ways found in quartz containing gold or silver, differ in their quanti- ty and combination, in different districts. Hence, men cannot come from a remote mining region, where they understood the suc- cessful working of the ores, and expect to be equally successful here, without going through new experience. Dr. Franklin says "experience is dear school, but fools will learn in no Other," the truth and force of which adage is recognized by many miner, as well as men in other occupations. But we believe that notWithstand- ing all the drawbacks that Ari- zona has had, the mining outlook is better and more cheering now than it ever was before, This is due in a great measure to the peace we are now enjoying after the long protracted Indian war. The steps of the miner and pro. spector are no longer dogged by the murderous savage. But it is also largely due to the costly yet valuable experience through which the miners have passed. Men now go to work more soberly and intelligently, without that wild excitement that used to characterize every new discovery. Mines that were abandoned years ago are now being successfully worked.

 We will instance the Planet Mine, on Williams Fork, one of the richest copper mines in the world. After a suspension of several years, enterprising and practical men have taken hold of these mines and are now shipping the ore to San Francisco where they receive an excellent price for it. Mills in Mohave, Yavapai and Pinal counties are working suc- cessfully and turning out gold and silver inlarge quantities. Several furnaces are in successful opera tion and others building, in Mo- have, Yuma and Pinal counties; the new and very rich discover ies In the Pinal Mountains are at- tracting a great deal of attention, both in the Territory and abroad; the placers in the Santa Rita Dis trict, in Pima county, are yield ing largely; new discoveries are continually being made in all parts of the Territory; and last though not least. the rich and in- exhaustable argentiferous mines at Castle Dome, in Yuma county, are paying the miners for every pound of ore taken out. Thus we have given brief glance at the mining outlook in Arizona, and we think it is very good and en- couraging.
Year: 1875

The Telegraph is very pronounced
in its advocacy of the establishment
Of an immigration Bureau. Pro-
gressive men and papers every
where, are in favor of this potent
means of filling our beautiful prai-
ries with settlers. But we shall see
what we shall see.
Year: 1875

An unknown boy, about fourteen years OF age was
last evening by dummy engine and train
OF freight cars belonging to the Hudson River Railroad
Company at the Of Thirteenth street and Tenth
avenue was almost instantly killed. He at
tired in a gray suit and had a gray woocn shirt
blue cotton socks an1 pair Of gater shoes Tho Cor
oncr was notified By the police to hold inquest.
Year: 1875

freights are great obstacle to our wine
dealers, and to wine manufacturers who keep
depUts in San Francisco,the expense is simply
enormous. WITH direct railroad communica-
ton with the East, Los Angeles would be the
great wine depot OF southern California and
direct shipping point for the product of our
vineyards. The following are The latest quo
Year: 1875

lf a teacher has any cause for thank
fulness il is for the "stupids" Now do
not disagree Think moment Who
have turned out we'll of the class which
you had fifteen years ago2 Is it the
brightest scholar who learned his lessons
by intuition who never needed TO study;
who could keep himself in mischief, his
associates in a stew, you ia a worry, aud
recite his lessons well, all at the same
timer Or is il the slow good -natured
youth Of whom you did not expect muchY
lie never worried you. lie studied hard
at his lessons, never recited well was slow
10 comprehend any point you might pre-
sent, often discouraging you with bis
dullness Yet he was diligent lie was
reliable, too. lie was always on time
He retained pretty well what he once
learned, but il was dreadful work getting
it, lie was one Of the faithful ones. If
any special work was ~ be done and the
teacher needed assistance, he would he on
hand, not TO say much but ~ do d power
How often We have wondered what has
become Of the "brjllisnts," in our classes.
We thought them quite wonderful We
prided ourselves on them were always
glad when visitors recognized them have
promised them glorious future and san
guinely hoped they would do US honor -
But with the closing Of their school life,
they seem 10 disappear and settle back;
are entirely out OF sight. But in their
stead We hear OF that slow going John
occupying position Of trust and respon-
sibilty; Of that dull, yet faithful Vii
liam welding = great power Of influence
and money. And most likely they have
the reputation Of solid learning and in
deed Of brilliant powers Why is this2
you question. But you think again, aud
the solution is easy That stupid pupil
learned OF his stupidity the lesson Of pa.
tience and perseverance. The bright pu-
pl learned of bis quick powers the les
sons Of laziness and want Of application.
The one who had 70 work 10 learn learned
10 work, the other who did not have 70
work TO learn, did not learn 10 work.


Lndustryis genius There is no talent
like the genuine workers Ten out of ey-
cry twelve successful men are workers
Nine out Of every ten workers viii be sue.
cessful men. Genius, like the oratory Of
Demosrhenes, is action! action IN y
School JouynM.
Year: 1875

The value of good newspaper in the
family is inestimable No household
| should be without one or more The
family paper comes in ON its regular
weekly visits as friend of the entire
family, bringing with it genial, CHEEKY
atmosphere which exilerates all who come
within reach of its friendly influence; a
friend to ALL and old and young greet its
coming with joy. Ii is spring of never
failing enjoyment, and its non appearance
is disappointment and vexation felt by
every member of the family. After a
day of toll and labor, either mental or
physical, a few moments spent with the
newspaper, is rest that is felt and ap
preciated both by mind and body. The
momentary relaxation of the mind from
the petty troubles and annoyances of the
day, by reading, is worth many hours of
idle rest-if | may use the phrase--in
which, though the hands may lie folded,
the ever active brain is toiling on and on
as vigorously as ever, wearily turning over
and over the tresome burden, which, dur
ing the day, may have wearied both hands
and brain But let the idle hands take
up the newspaper, the tired eyes wander
over its columns till at last some para
graph is reached which arrests attention,
and there is rest for the mind as well AS
the hands. The toll and veXation of the
day are forgotten in the perusing of the
thoughts and ideas of others New Opin-
ions are advanced, new aspirations are
kindled, old ideas are frightened up, and
the tired reader is another being
Through the medium of others, new
scenes are visited, new aequaintances are
formed, new pictures seen, and wider
range OF thought and vision opened TO
the reader than would be found in the
lifetime OF one out of twenty were it not
for the newspaper. Is the reader "A
farmer? lie finds here directions or ad-
vice from men whose advice or instruc-
ton he knows are invaluable, because
practical, with regard TO raising and dis
posing of his crops TO the very best ad
vantage Or for his wife, wearied with
the toll deyolying upon the wife Of la
boring man. the literature of the day is
at hand calling her mind from the work
of the day, and nstilling new ideas and
new plans,


But by newspaper, do not wish 10 be
understood as meaning the daily paper,
that is filled with the last murder, the
latest robbery or tragedy, on in whose col
umns are seen only the dry commercial
details or market reports, though these
are well enough in their places; neither
do mean the monthly maga zine, which
comes once in SO long time that we for
get TO look for it--but the weekly family
paper, full of useful information to all on
the most interesting events Of the day,
good cheer for the farmer, stories for the
little ones, and store of pleasure for
each member Of the family; such papers
are blessings 10 all and should be found
in every household .. NJ. H.


WOOdLura, Ills
Year: 1875

remember well couple with whom |
was for years on terms Of fclosest intimacy
The husband was gentleman Of Gods
creation lie filed with honor an ilnpor-
tant Office under the United States gov
ernment; he had large private fortune
which he spent generously on his family
for he desired above all things their hap
piness. Ills wife was young, beautiful,
and had been raised by his love from a
life OF bitter poverty and toll She had "a
splendid home, devoted husband and
four fine sons and daughters. Her pow
er over her husband was very great and
not the weakest Of her weapons was this
sulky, fearful, injured silence But she
had no tact, she strained the bow too far
and it snapped. / shall never forget the
months Of misery preceding their final
separation.


Aud in society he bore oil the blame
Was his wife not strictly yirtuous2 Was
she not careful and conscientious mother
an acknowledged beauty, and pattern
housekeeper? What then did he want ?
He answered them as an old Roman did
on similar occasion STOPPING down,
he loosened his shoe, inquiring, rs it not
new? is il not well made2 Yet none Of
you can tell where it pinches me-" Try If
you can bear pinchiDg shoe month after
month, year after year--yet it il not so
irritating as sulky woman


Husbands as general rule are what
wives make them. If woman complains
70 NE Of an unsympathiziDg husband j
listen with closed mouth, and closed
heart too. ] do not indeed deny but
what there are men too utterly bad for
any woman 10 influence; but men do not
become bad, sour, and spoiled by some
sudden lightning stroke-sll at once. A
woman Of any penetration must see sus-
picious circumstances in such before mar.
riage, and people who run risks voluntari-
ly ought not TO expect impunity from con
sequences. Aud If the man was good
man when she married him, and grew
bad under her management, and in her
society, she cannot be altogether blame
less. Depend upon it there are as many
il-used husbands as wives, only the form
er keep stiff upper lip about their mis-
take, and the latter bring theirs before
the footlights aud ask the world 10 cry
with them.
Year: 1875

1T there is another country ia the
world that can exhibit such a spectacle al
the speech of Senator Gordon in the
United States Senate, we should be pleas
TO learn its name ~ A military officer of q
great but unsuccessful rebellion rises, ten
years after in the Congress OF the Nation
against which he committed treason, and
denouncee it for attempting 10 suppress
another rebellion. The world moves
Register.
Year: 1875

The Vicksburg massacre turns out
worse than supposed 1t is not pleasant
TO think that white men are capable Of
firing upon a helpless tbrOng of men,
women and children, and pursuing il for
a mile or more shooting all the way Sup
pose that the Republicans Of New York
had taken that method 70 get rid Of Tam
many misrule would not the whole world
have shuddered ut the outrage2
Year: 1875

Twenty clerks in store, twenty hands
IN a printing office, twenty apprentices in
ship yard, twenty young men in vii.
lage-all want To get on in the world and
expect TO do so, One of the clerks will
become partner and make fortune.
one of the compositors will own a news.
paper and become an influential citizen /;
one OF the apprentices will become mas
ter builder; one of the young villagers
will get farm and live like patriarch
but which one is the lucky individual 7
Luck There is no luck about it. The
thing is almost as certain as the rule of
three. The young man who will distance
his competitors is he who masters his bus
mess, who preserves his integrity, who
lives cleanly aud purely, who devotes his
leisure 10 the acquisition of knowledge,
who gains friends by deserving them, and
who saves his spare money. There are
some ways TO fortune shorter than this
old, dusty highway; but the staunch men
OF the community, the men who achieve
something really worth having, good for
tune, good name, and serene old age, all
60 on this road
Year: 1875

Don't crowd, the world is large enough
For you as well as me;
The doors of all are open wide
The realm of thought is free.
Ia all carth's places you are right
10 thtse the hest YOU can
Provided that you 90 not try
To crowd some other man.
Don't crowd the good from out your heart
by fostering all that's bad,
But give To every virtue room
The best that may be had
TO each days record such ono
That YOU may well be proud;
Give each his right-giye each his room,
And never try To crowd.
Charles Dickens.
Year: 1875

tories, composed of men of science,
engineers, farmers, mechanics and
merchants-men of intelligence and
enterprise, and Thoroughly represen-
tative of the various interests of their
respective communities. He referred
in glowing terms to the fact that the
men here from ell sections of the
country are in the interest of peace
and to promote the welfare of the
whole Union. He then read bill
granting a charter by Congress to the
Texas Pacific Railroad Co., gave
some statistics of the working of
that part of the road now finished,
described the country through which
the proposed line is to run, and drew
comparison between that and the
Northern route, quite favorable to
the former.
Year: 1875

IHE MOODY AND SANKY REVIVAL
No better evidence could be given OF the
absorbing interest felt in the reviva,
novemement, says the Tribune, than the
fact that even on the morning of election
Gay the attendance at the meeting was
rot perceptibly diminished. This is the
moro surprising when it is considered
that the election deeply aroused public
feeling in Brooklyn and affected a con-
siderable change in the politics of that
o-tys government. The fact gives ground
for anticipating that the present place
Of meeting will prove insufficient to ac.
conmodate the increasing crowds at.
traeted by the ninistrations of Messrs
Moody and Sankey.
Year: 1875

The New York Tribune congratulate
the Republicans on their triumph in that
city. Let honest men read its remarks
and ponker them. 1t says:


Well, now that they have come out of
the smoke and the heat, the detraction
and abuse, and noise and furry of the
campaign, and can read in the returns
what they have accomplished, perhaps
it would be well for them to sit down
and calmly look over the field and see
what they have gained. They have cut
down the majority for the Democratic
State ticket; 1t Is much smaller than
Gov. Tilden' j was last year. BY so much
then, it is disapproval of the Cover
nol's course. And what, pray, has Gov.
1ilden done that public confidence
should in the smallest measure be with
drawn from him? Nothing. except push
the Canal Ring to the wall and punish
Canal thieves. This was the issue dis
tinctly made and persistently pressed
upon the voters; that the Governor ad-
mlnlstration entitled him to a vote of
popular confidence. These gentlemen
have said by their votes that to prose-
cute and punish thieves and to protect
the State and the tax payers is not
pralseworthy, but the reverse, and that
the people of the State are reader to
sympathize with the thief than to aid
the constable. Is it much of gain for
good government or good morals to have
rebuked Gov. Tilden and encouraged the
Canal Ring: In this city and county
they have defeated Tammany Hall when
it presented better, ADLER, honester
array OF candidates than it has for many
years, and have elected the very men
whom Tammany in its efforts to purify
itself had expelled.


Only last year these gentlemen were
denouncing Tammady, and very prop
erly, too, for being led by Morrissey,
and Hayes and company, after Tam
many, recognizing the justice of last
years criticisms, had expelled them,
Has there been much of a gain for
law and order and public morals in
this achievement?


The election is over now, gentle
men. You are little tired and be
draggled, but you are very much in
earnest about reform, and you had
better sit down and think about it.
ou have done great work. There's
a year before you in which to see its
fruits. And year, too, to repent in.
Sit right down in front of the Canal
Ring and the Morrissey gang, 90 round
them carefully; look at them from all
sides smell of them; - have Won
gained very much?
Year: 1875

The Philadelphia Times says some
eight or ten thousand Prohibitionists
made just sufficient agitation of the
license issue to throw twenty thousand
lagar beer and license Democrats over
to Hartranft.
Year: 1875

The Morebouse Clarion, whose
editor we knew had the opportunity
of knowing good deal about this
job, gives additional light on the
subject, while it confirms what we
said about it. Is it not time the
people themselves were making some
effort to save themselves from plunder,
as their officers appear to be leagued
with their plunderers, with a deter
mination to grind the very life out of
them ? Here is what the Clarion
says:


The Board Of Audit has allowed
the Hon Frank Morey's claim on the
bartholomew contract and Mr.. Morey
will get S42, 900 for the work that has
not been done in cleaning out the
BAYOU.


We live within two miles and a
half Of the Bayou and know precisely
the amount of work that has been
done on the job. Our neighbor, the
Ricbland Beacon, is about right in
saying that the outlay for the work
done would hardly amount to one
thousand dollars. In several places
the work done resulted in a positive
injury to the navigation of the stream,
as certain trees which were cut down
and left lying with their branches on
them, foated out, lodged in the chan
mel and formed serious obstrudtions.
AS q general thing, We believe in the
State meeting promptly its appropri-
ations without interpOslng difficulties
10 the claims of contractors but
where the stipula,ions of the contract
have not been complied with, of course
the same is void when the State is
party, just as it would be held if
individuals had contracted But it is
strange how slow this commonplace
truth is in striking our Representa-
tives, and House Comhlittees and
Boards. 1t has been so common
precedent TO pay out the peoples
nOuey Ou DOSuS Cldiino ludt ~ "ouiu
now seem The height of capliousness
to object to settling with claimants
who have actually done some work.
But however unjust it may be to set
lie these little matters" we cannot
but be hard hearted and old-fogyish
enough to think that they shouldn't
he paid unless they are just and the
money paid is for value received.
The captain Of any Bayou boat can
testify that the navigation Of the
stream, far from having been improv-
ed, has actually suffered injury.


We would like to see Mr.. Morey
get bis money for the "lrouble aud
expense he has been put TO-" but,
caceat emptor, and if he made bad
bargain with his eyes open, and with
these apparent defects in his purchase,
it is nothing but just that he should
suffer by it. 1t seems, though, he
will be paid for his work. We will
state, however, that the Bayou still
needs cleaning out some more-and
we want the job. We will bid low
for it-dirt cheap
Year: 1875

The cordial welcome given the
Vice President in the South, and the
proposition to celebrate with floral
offerings the virtues Of the soldiers of
the late war, Federal as well as Con-
federate, are Indications that the Bit
terness of feeling that survived
hostiltes is dying out. The fact that
we are one people, living under the
same flag, aud having common inter-
ests and destiny as Nation, is no
longer questioned. If the politicians
can arrnnge their programmes for the
future without including the war
issues, the day is not distant when all
the people will recall the civil conflict
only as a historic incident IN the life
of the Nation, to be regretted for the
calamities that attended it, and re-
called with pride for the splendid
valor displayed on both sides during
the contest.-Cihcinadti Commercial.
Year: 1875

Dip bit of soft linen rag into
turpentine, and wrap it around the
soft corn; wet the cloth in it night
and morning, and in few days the
corn will have disappeared; but the
relief to the throbbing, burning pain,
comes almost Immediately after the
first or second application. Wear
cotton between the toes and the Germs
will moi appear.
Year: 1875

Western newspapers give encour-
aging accounts of the growing wheat
crops in that section of the country.
The winter has been unusually severe.
That would have operated injuriously
upon the wheat had it not been
covered and protected by snow, which
fell early in the season, and laid on
he ground like u mantle. Most of
,he wheat was sown last fall, and has
formed a thick coat, iE many instances
entirely covering he ground.