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Year: 1876

ETIToR MINER Tn last weeks issue of the MINER, you made brief mention of the death of JAMES E. MCCAFFREY; and feeling that the deceased is entitled to a more gen erous and extended notice, I ask that you will insert the following in the columns of your paper:

 The deceased was born in the State of Maryland about the year 1855 and after re- ceving fair education at bis home, emigra- ted to California, during the early gold ex- citement in that State, and engaged in min ing, which he followed until the late rebel lion broke out, when he joined the California Volunteers, in the U. s. service, and accom- panied one of the regiments of that State as a non-commssioned officer, to this Territory and New Mexico, and returned here from the latter Territory, the latter part of 1863, with his company and regiment and was sub siquently honorably discharged from the service, and from that time resided here until 1863 when he removed to Tucson where he made it his home, until his death. During his residence here he engaged in mining and taught the first school portion of the time and also read law in the office of Capt Har- grave, and soon after taking up his residence in Tucson, was admitted by the supreme Court of the Territory to the practice of the law, and was soon after appointed by Cover nor Mccormick, Attorney General of the Territory, which office he held until 1872. He was also appointed U. s. District Attor- ney for this Territory and held the office un- til the Spring of 1875. He also held the po- sitinn of Chief Clerk of the House of Rep resentatives of our Territorial Legislature for one session, and also held number of other minor positions. All of which he filled with credit to himself and profit to the public.

 The deceased was possessed of great en- ergy and perseverance and at one time had vary large and profitable practice in his profession. He was also possessed of a noble and generous disposition and few public or private men in this Territory had more friends than he did, or that was more de- serVing. Peace to his ashes. J.H.
Year: 1876

How TO GET RICH. A merchant had just as well expect to get rich by closing his doors and keeping his goods concealed from public view, as to hope to succeed in business without advertising, while his contempora- ries are continually exhibiting their stocks to the public gaze and inviting calls from purchasers. It is just as natural for the sub scribers of newspapers to buy from those who advertise in 1t as it is for children to follow soldiers when on parade. The simple fact of seeing certain goods published, morning after morning, has an irresistible attraction that will fasten itselfnpo the mind and never fails to guide each reader to the very store at which his or her wants can be at once sup piled. Every merchant of common sense knows it to be so; and yet many ofthem fail to resort 10 the very method to make sales which is used to induce them to make pur- chases
Year: 1876

THE Citizen of Jan. lst has this item:

 "The Attorney General of the United States has decided that, Giles, defaultine postmaster at Prescott and now serving a term in prison, may remain in the Prescott jail"

 This is in accordance with Judge Tweed's recommendation, the sentence being in the aggregate only two years, the judge thought it better for the prisoner to remain here than to go to the expense of sending him to Cal or elsewhere. In order to send him away it would require the services and involve the expense oftwo fares for two deputy marshals, both ways, besides that of the prisoner to the place of confinement
Year: 1876

SCHOOL LANDs.-There are now surveyed lands sufficient to enable the school officers to run the schools of this Territory for a num- Der of years on the proceeds of sales of the 16th and 32nd sections to which the schools are entitled, provided provision were made to make them available We understand from Mir. Kelly the Registrar that it will re- quire some acton of Congress before the Territory can proceed with the sale of these lands for the benefit of the schools. Our delegate in Congress could not do his consti- tuents better service than to cause these lands to be thrown upon the market and thus relieve the taxpayers of the burden of maintaining the public schools.

 There is no tax they pay more willingly, but when there is an easier way of providing for their support where is the use of throw away the means.
Year: 1876

A petition to Governor Stafford, asking for the appointment of C. c. Bean to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation ol Dr. w. W. Jones as Centennial Agent from Arizona, was started on Monday in this town, and would probably have received the signatures of nearly the whole population had not dispatch from the Governor put a stop to it by citing the fact that the time had gone by in which the law making the appropriation requires that it shoufa be drawn, and that the appointee would be oh, liged to bear his own expenses as well as those of the contributions from Arizona, and that there is no provision by which he can be remunerated for his time and money ex- penditures.
Year: 1876

WE have been taken to task recently and accused of violating the spirit of our avowal of intention to try to build up and not pull down any of the institutions or individuals that have for their object the betterment of the condition of the people of Arizona The man who beat his family with blacksnake whip last week has called upon us, and com plains that we did not second his efforts or build him up in his endeavors to maintain peace and order in his family.

 A few others object to the manner of our building, but as rule we have been secon- ded by the people and heartily commended

 We shall continue to pursue the policy of trying to strengthen whatever we shall find weak in onr moral social and financial systems instead of throwing stumbling blocks in the way of progress and if rubbish shall be found we shall throw it aside and not cover it up or build upon it but try to plant our struct- ures on a sure foundation.
Year: 1876

THE Rev. MT. Woodman recently delivered lecture to young men at 50cts head, at Chico Cal, and was delighted to find the hall filled with boys in search of solid knowl, edge.

 When the lecture was over he was aston ished to learn from his door-keeper that they all had season tickets; an investigation proved it to be sconspiracy. One ticket had been purchased for the course and each young scamp as he came in passed an open window and threw the ticket out when it was caught below and another and another came in on it until the house was full.

 The Record remarks, rather approvingly, that "boys will be boys"
Year: 1876

THE OLD MoNTEzUMA-Elas Junior. ex- hibited some fine specimens of carbonate oi lead, bearing large percentage of silver the other day which he took from mine known as the Montezuma not far from Wickenburg.

 This ledge he tells us is over forty feet wide and has been extensively worked at some pre- historic period of time. There are several shafts and tunnels still visible and ev- idences of smelling in very primitive man. ner.

 The fires have been built in the mine on the ledge and melted without extracting the ore, in fact it furnishes its own powder ard when heated explodes and great scales are constantly flying of. We have tried some of the same character of ore with a blow pipe and had to guard our eyes to preserve them from being put out by the flying par 3 During his late visit he discovered several "a shafts that he knew nothing of before.
Year: 1876

THE Democratic National committee will probably meet by the lst of February and the general impression is that St. Louis will be designated as the place, and early June the time for holding the convention.
Year: 1876

IT GLADDENs THE HEART to be and
recognize the being in the enjoyment of
perfect health, and yet how few possess it.
The active habits of life in this country
make people neglect the mastication of
their food hence follows indigestion, con-
stipation or diarrhea, fatulence, &C. !;
making life burden. Under such a
regime it becomes necessary to use q
means of assisting the over-taxed power of
nature in digesting the food taken into the
stomach, and we find no better adjutant
than can be found in the Home Stomach
Bitters.
Year: 1876

Her mother had told her not to
marry until she thought she was able
to support husband; but she heed
ed not her gentle mothers warning;
she went and got civil-contracted to
a man that was a fine, long winded
talker, and could sit around and keep
a stove warm better than any one
she ever saw in her life. And then
how proficient he was in lying in
bed snoring on a December morning
while she got up and split the wood,
made the FIRE, fed the horses, swept
the floor, boiled the coffee, blacked
his boots, mended that hole in his
coat, sewed on that shirt button, and
laid a pipe full of tobacco alongside
his pillow. And how loving she
must have felt towards him when he
got up at last about 10 o'clock, cursed
her for making noise, and wanted
to know why there was no beefsteak
and eggs on the table, and why she
hadn't pawned her watch--it was a
dying mothers gift-in order to
give him money to get his bitters.
And when, after three years of this,
she left him and went to work as a
sewing girl, people spoke of the de-
pravity of the. woman who had left
her husband.
Year: 1876

Mary Mcguire journeyed from Ire
land six years ago and settled in Bay
onne with her son John. He died
and she was seut to the almshouse.
Last week she returned to Bayoune,
and begged for money to send her
to Ireland, where she could die sur
rounded by her friends. She is over
seventy wears old. Officer Whitney
procured her the passage money,
and on Wednesday visited the resi-.
dence of friend where the old lady
was living. She could hardly re-
strain her joy when told that he was
to conduct her to the steamship.
After she had bade farewell to her
hostess and was on the threshold of
the door, she uttered slight scream
and fell to the floor. She died be-
fore medical assistance could be
procured. Death,th Physician said
was from excess Of JOY.
Year: 1876

The New York Tribune in speak
ing ofthe counting of the Presiden-
tial votes said: It is of greater mo-
ment that the decision of the people
be honestly carried out than that
either Hayes or Tilden he elected
President. The evils to follow the
making of a President by fraudulent
or forced count of returns are inf
nitely greater than those to be appr, I.
hended from the election of the can.
didate Of either party. Purity Of
the ballot is to be desired before par
ty success. The parties need
have no fears of not being supported
by the masses of the people, Repub-
lican and Democratic, in any demand
they may make for an honest ballot;
and we suggest that they begin at
once the great and much needed
work of purging the polls.
Year: 1876

THE pride of mankind is great.
A night or two ago, a family in New
York was awakened by unusual
noises in the house, and on turning
out saw the eldest hopeful rushing
about in his suspenders, brandishing
a new revolver, and shouting,
"There's man in the house!" A
long search failed to show any foun,
dation for the young mans warlike
demonstrations, when he mildly
informed the terrified, breathless,
and exhausted tribe that it was his
birthday. He was 21.
Year: 1876

Favorable replies have been received to many
Of the Invitations sent by the Committee on Process
SION Illumination. and Decoration TO the various So
cetcs and associations IN the city to participate IN the
ght procession the evening OF July 3 Many Of
the Germans on the West SIDE Who At first intended hay
ing separate celehritOn have dgnbrG their desire 70
take part in tho general ceremonies anu il is LOW thought
that the procession win include between 5000 and 2O,
600 men final meeting OF the Committee TO decile
upOn the route Of arch ana arrange tho Other dcias
will be held his week


Thc exercises 40 the Academy Of Music on the Ath will
consist OF the reading OF the Declaration uf Independence
an ode by william Cullen Bryant. Grafton by the Rev
Dr. SOirs, and The singing by the prominent Ger0au
TAYLOR.
Year: 1876




Boston is straight Democratic city. At
ter four years of "non-partsan" government,
the Democrats, with the aid of some Repub-
licans and the prohihitionists, elected their
mayor and carried the city government in all
branches by large majority. So long as
they were in minority they were in favor of
citizens movements and a non-political man.
agement of municipal affairs. Now that, by
aid OF their Republican dupss, they
have enough strength they have aban-
doned their high toned position and have be-
slowed upon the city Democratic govern
ment pure and simple, and Boston may be-
come formidable rival Of New York in illus.
trating the beauties of Democratic rule. The
Republicans Of Boston are probably now re-
minded that 'when one sups with the Devil,
he gets the most soup who has the longest
spoon" The result is exactly what was TO
be expected. The independent politics" of
Massachusetts is having its perfect work; the
Republicans of Boston who have been too
nice for hearty, honest and earnest work for
their party will be chastened by Democratic
supremacy for while, and it may do them
good. The clan of professed Repub-
licans who have been too fine for
any party, too fine for any caucus
too fine for anything sublunary--will now
have chance to see ''reform" Democracy in
power by their aid. Anywhere else they
might learn from such lesson that it is better,
if they love good government, to do yeoman
service within the party; if the caucus is not
what it should be, to go to the caucus and
make it better-if the convention be not pure,
to send good Republicans to the convention
and purify it, and, if Butlerism be too much
in power, to see that their own skirts are
cleared by faithful effort to give the more
reputable elements of the party-a vast ma
jority-ascendency in its counsels. Indis-
criminate boiling and berating of its own
men and measures are not good ways for
party to attain the grand desideratum of both
purity and Succession purity without sue
cess is practically useless, and success with
out purity is worse.


The worst Of this bad business Is that the
offensive pretensions of these toploftical citi-
zens, who claim monopoly of all the virtues,
have induced a strong and depiorable reac
tion in favor of Butler. The Boston political
snob makes Butler possible, and between the
two, strong and healthy Republican action is
impeded and well-nigh prevented. Of course
the great mass Of the Republicans of Boston
are honest and earnest men who are trying to
do good work for their city, state and nation
in practical, sensible, decent manner. They
are unfortunate in the companonship of a
considerable number of doctrinaires-politi.
clans on stills, so lofty that they cannot see
the living facts of politics, but dwell serene in
a cloudland of dreams and fancies-men fifty
represented by Richard H. Dana who wrote
himself down the political ass of the centu-
ries at Cincinnati last summer. There may
sometime be in Massachusetts, rational, SEN
sible, human political action removed alike
from Butlerism and Danaism; the present
era is evidently unfavorable to such action.
Year: 1876




A CURIOUS report comes from Washington
Of proposal for compromise in the wrangle
over the Presidency made by conservative
Democrats. The proposal is to raise a joint
committee constituted of an equal number of
members of each House whose names shall
be drawn by lot To this committee shall be
referred for final decision all questions as to
conflicting returns or as to the validity of the
electoral vote of every state which shall be
questioned. As in all probability the mem
bers of the committee would vote according
to their party predictions the scheme is
much like fputting the names of the candi-
dates for the Presidency into a hat and
agreeing that he whose name is drawn by a
blind man shall be declared President Elect
ing President by lottery is certainly novel
idoa
Year: 1876

The Democratic discovery of an ineligible
elector in Michigan, who was absent from
the college and whose place was filled, is
matched by the ineligible elector in Missouri
who, by the advice of Mr.. Hewitt, remained
away from the meeting of the electors that
an eligible man might be chosen.
Year: 1876

Some boys created great excitement at Koch
ester, N. Y, the other day by stuffing pair of
striped stockings and arranging them so as to
float down the Genessee river with the feet up
ward, as if human body was drifting along
with the head downward. A great crowd
gathered to rescue the supposed body, and af-
ter much effort the stockings were fished out
and the deception became apparent.
Year: 1876

THE case of Mccarthy VS.. The City of
Portland, reported in our columns yesterday,
has gone to the Law Court. and promises to
be leading case on the question of horse
racing. The defense was that defendant was
trying his horses speed with another horse
this was denied by plaintiff; the court ruled
in substance that if the jury found such to be
the case, it constituted good defense: in
short, that the streets are made for travellers
and not for fast pleasure drivers and racers.
1t does not appear that this question has ever
been raised in a town or city case, either in
this state or, so far as any citations by law
were made by court or counsel, in any of the
courts in the country. 1t is curious that,
much as people have trotted horses, no court
has ever been asked to decide what the horse
trotter's rights are and what are the rights of
the public. The law given by Judge Symonds
commends itself to the good sense of the
cOmmunity
Year: 1876

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


We cannot undertake to return or reserve eommu-
nicati0ns that are not used.
Year: 1876

Our stock is all new. We offer
no old odds and ends of some
second class Wholesale Clothing
House. We own our goods and
do not sell ON commission,


Persons wishing to buy be sure
to get into the right store.
Year: 1876

The manufacture OF menhaden oil has become OF late
4 feature OF business In New England. Tho fish from
which the oil extracted caught in greut numbers
all along coast from Now York city 10 the eastern
part Of the OF Name They we're formerly cured
like mackorel, but were used chiefly for manure The
recent In NAL oils has made thcm valuable


who the residue after treatment for the oil Is still OF
value for manure They were formerly taken alto
sether In seincs upon the seashore but atery they
appear to be caught at sea- Last week vessel
caught 10000 in three days Oh Long Island. and
ar-ther 450O0O in six days Some twenty vessels are
annually Attcd out thi purpose from dcrcnt ports
In the State of Name having furnaces and presses Tor
doing all the work expressing the oil shipboard


In addition the. vessels there s scarcely town
on the coast Maine below the mouth Of the kcnne-
bee where loss of this oil Is not manufactured


There is al estabAsA mcnt OF the kind near Bristol,
r. l. operated with Capital Of $780, 900. number Of
othcrS of less extent operated in the same town.
Year: 1876

Resolred, by the RensLlican party of
LdraHlie county, represented by ts dele
gates in Coareatioa assembled, That we
most heartily endorse the sentiments
promulgated i'll the platform adopted
by the late Territorial Republican con-
yention that met at Rawlins on the 14th
instant;


That We accept the nomination of W.
w. Corlett as candidate for Delegate
in Congress as the most fit that could
have been made; and we, his neighbors,
who have known him for many years,
most unreseryedly recommend him to
the people of this Territory as man of
marked ability, of sterling integrity,
and great honesty;


That we are in favor OF economy and
retrenchment in the management of
our county affairs, and that in future
we shall hold all county officers to a
strict accountability in The performance
of their official duties;


That we most earnestly recommend
and urge the Board of County Commits
sioners of Laramie county to take such
action as may be necessary to locate and
open good wagon roads on the most
feasible and direct lines between Chey-
enne, in Laramie county, and Custer
City and Deadwood, in tile Black Hills,
and we do hereby pledge to them our
united support in all judicious meas
ures they may adopt to carry out such
an enterprise.
Year: 1876

look steadfastly through it. focusing
the eye on any convenient object: keep
the left eye open. Now place the left
hand, hold the palm upward, edgeways
against the side of the paper tube, and
about an inch or two above its lower
end. The astonishing effect will be
produced of the size of the cross section
of the tube, made through the left hand.
This is the hole in which we propose to
materialZe another and smaller hole.
As we need genuine aperture, and it
would be inconyenient to make one in
the left hand, let sheet of white pa
per be substituted therefor and SINH
larly held. Just at the part of the pa
per where the hole. equaling in diameter
the orifice of the tube appears, make an
opening one-fourth inch in diameter.
Now stare intently into the tube; and
the second hole, defined by its difference
of illumination will be seen floating in
the first hole, and yet both will be trans
parent The illusion, for of course it
is one of those odd pranks our binocu-
lar vision plays upon us, is certainly
one of the most curious ever devised.
Besides, here is the actual hole clearly
visible, and yet there is no solid body
to be seen to define its edges 1t is not
mere spot of light, because, if page
of print be regarded, the lines within
the boundaries of the little hole will
not coincide at all with those surround
ing it and extended to the edges of the
large apparent aperture. Each eye OBJ
yiously transmits an entirely different
impression to the brain, and that organ,
unable to disentangle them, lands us in
the palpable absurdity of a materialiZed
hole. Scientific American.
Year: 1876


they may not lawfully be joined together let
him now speak or else hereafter forever hold
his peace"


A terrible cry ran through the chapel as
the clergyman paused, and Alice Bentley
fell to the floor. Again came that burst Of
wild laughter from Doctor Trent, who rush
ed to the door and left the church.


"Stand back, said the clergyman to the
friends who crowded around the altar, "givc
her air. Too late p he added, as he bent
over her, "she is dead y


And upon her wrists were the marks OF
human fingers as VIC had seen them two
months before at Madame ---'s ball


Not one of our party ever saw Doctor
Trent again.
Year: 1876

The winding up of the going part of the
great clock at Westminster, London, the
weight of whose pendulum is $50 pounds
takes ten minutes, but the winding up Of
the striking parts-the quarter part and the
hour part-takes five hours each, and this
has to be done twice week The contract
cost of winding up the clock is ElOO year.
The error of the clock amounts to only about
one second for eighty-three days in the year,
and there is no other clock in the. world of
which the same can be said.
Year: 1876

A pretty and sensible young lady remark
ed in the presence of seven bare faced
young men the other night, "that it just
doubles the value of a kiss to have to bor-
row it from under mustache." The next
morning one of our Druggist just sold seven
bottles of a preparation to encourage mus
taches, in less than half an hour after open
inp
Year: 1876

a sheriff at st. Albans, VT, having two in
sane persons to convey from the St. Albans
Jail to an asylum for the insane at Brattle-
boro, VT, called one of the lunatics aside
and asked his aid in keeping watch on his
companion during the Journey, and then
did the same with the other The two luna
tics sat side by side, silently cycling each oth-
er through the whole route, and they have
continually kept guard over each other in
the asylum ever since.