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Year: 1875

A duel, arising out of the war of se- cession, has lately been fought in San Francisco between Northern man, whose s' brother was hanged as a spy by the Confederates, and an ex-rebel officer. By some strange accident the officer who arrested the alleged spy and the Union soldiers brother met on the Pacific slope. All the vengeful memo ries of the civil strife were called into life by the unlooked-for meeting. The Northern man denounced the ex-Con- federate as murderer and assassin. As 8 consequence challenge was sent and accepted: Both men were brave, and at the first fire the Southern man was wounded, slightly, however. For some unknown reason he fired in the air and then insisted on continuing the combat. The Northern man properly refused to fire on a man who would not defend himself, and the friends of both having decided that the duel could not go on the Southern champion turned his weapon against himself. Fortunately it did not explode, and the man was dis armed and taken in charge by his friends
Year: 1875

The millennium will have been brought nearer to us by great many thousand years when the people who are paid for the performance of public duties are selected by no other standard than their own qualifications for performing them faithfully and successfully. That the selection of the fittest does not now pre- vail in this department of human economy is fact that the people of the United States have had thrust upon their attention with wearisome iteration in the past ten or twelve years. It. has rarely been thrust upon the attention of anybody with more sickening details than in the two stories of cruel incompe- tence in the care of the insane An old man undergoing treatment in the Kings County Asylum was murdered in pure wantonness by 8 lunatic whom nurse allowed to take plasterers adze to amuse himself with. The murderer of course is filter object for pity than his victim; but what shall be said of the nurse whose indecision of character or ignorance of the duties belonging to his position is responsible for this painful catastrophe Above all, what shall be said of the system under which it was possible for so incompetent man to get into a position where the results of in competence are liable at all times to be so appalling? The case may be an ex- treme on, for there are few duties which require for their performance more peculiar fitness both of natural parts and special training than do those connected with the care of the insane. But where special qualifications are needed the precautions against incompetence and unftness require to be made all the more stringent; and it is to be hoped that this saving truth has been doubly impressed upon the guardians of the Kings County Asylum and of similar institutions else where by the deplorable incident which has followed it's neglect. The story which comes to us from Quebec is far more narrowing in it's accumulation of painful details. Through lack of proper precaution in guarding the acts of a woman of known violent propensities an asylum near the Canadian city was set on fire, and the four hundred and thirty odd demented women who were her fellow prisoners in the building were thrown into panic which may be more easily and wildly imagined than de- scribed. Three of them perished with the burning building. That no more than three perished where more than four hundred were rushing in every direction away from safety rather than towards it, may be accepted as sufficier t proof that the officers of the institution did all that lay in human power to do to snatch these poor dazed creatures from the jaws of destruction. But few ounces of prevention would have beel far more eticacious than all these many pounds of attempted cure. The patients who survive that wild scene will be all the worse for their night of high-strung terror. One act of neglect has for them undone years of work in intelligent and conscientious treatment tiff, indeed, the inmates of the destroyed asylum were accustomed to receive intelligent and conscientious treatment at the hands ot their faithless guardians.-N. F. World.
Year: 1875

It is quite generally the custom to take strong liver stimulants for the cure of liver complaint, and both the mineral and vegetable kingdoms have been diligently searched to pro cure the most drrstic and poisonous purgatives, in order to produce powerful effect upon the liver, and arouse the tagging and enfeebled organ. This system of treatment is on the same principle as that of giving weak and de bilitated man large portions of brandy to enable him to do certain amount of work. Wher the stimulant is withheld, the organ, like the system, gradually relapses into a more torpid or sluggish or weakened condition than before What then is wanted? Medicines which while they cause the bile to flow freely fom the liver, as that organ is toned into action, will not overwork and thus debilitate it, but will, when their use is discontinued, leave the liver strengthened and healthy Such remedies are found in Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Dis covery and Purgative Pellets. @+s
Year: 1875

It is better to go to sleep on the right side, for then the stomach is very much in the position of Q bottle turned upside down, and the contents of it are aided in passing out by gravitation. Il. one goes to sleep on-the left side, the operation of emptying the stomach4of it's contents is more like drawing water from well. After going to sleep, let the body take it's own position. If you sleep on your back, especially soon after hearty meal, the weight of the digestive organs and of the food resting on the great vein of the body, near the backbone, congresses it and arrests the flow of the blood more or less. If the arrest is partial, the sleep is disturbed, and there are unpleasant dreams. If the meal has been recent and heavy, the arrest is more decided, and the various sensations, such as fall ing over a precipice, or the pursuit of a wild beast, or other impending dangers, and the desperate effort to get rid of it, arouse us, and send on the stagnating blood, and we wake in fright, or trembling, or in a precipitation, or feel ing exhausted, according to the degree of stagnation and the length and strength of the efforts made to escape the danger. But when we are unable to escape the danger-when we do fall over the preci- pice, when the tumbling building crushes us-what then? That is death That is the death of those of~whom it is said, when found lifeless in the morn ing: z That they were, as we'll as ever they were the day before;' ;'' and often it is added, s.'and ate heartier than com mon l" This last, as frequent cause oi death to those who have gone to bed to wake no more, the writer gives merely as aprivate opinion. The possibility o1 it's truth is enough to deter any rational man from late and hearty meal. This we do know with certainty, and waking up in the night with painful diarrhaa, ol cholera, or bilious collie, ending iI death in "a short time, is probably Brace. able to 8, late large meal. The truly wise will take the safe side. For persons ? to eat three times a day, it is amply sufficient to make the last meal of colo I bread and butter, and cup of some warm drink. No one can starve on it l while. 8. perseverance soon begets 1 1 vigorous appetite for breakfast, st promising of days comfort.
Year: 1875

Nothing in the history of the repub lie has given the patriot more assur- ance of the stability of our republican form of government and the nsinte- nance of liberty for generations to come, than the repulse given to the enemies of public education wherever the issue has been made. Wherever this issue srIses, past differences between North and the South are forgotten; tariff, currency, and all other old questions become secondary, aud every true American clasps hands Hith his neigh Dor, ready and willing te batt2e an harmony for the institution which as necessary to preserve our government

 In New Jersey where the priesthood lately stepped into the political arena, and under instructions from Rome, endeavored to carry the election in that State, they xere met and rebuked by 8 majcrity of near 10000 in that comparatively small State; and so il will be everywhere. The issue WAS up fn the recent Ohio election, and thai State changed her political complexion, and very likely the result was in the rn8In because the enemies Of the schools allied themselves to the party In power in that State So long as priests and churches confine their ac- ton to their legitimate calling. they are entitled to respect, but the moment church organizations are used to con- trol elections to advance the interest of the church, they invite opposition the first bold attempt is then made to unite Church and State, and the reader Of history knows full well what that means matter what church sect Ob- eains contro3 over the people by means of the machinery of State, results are the same, and intolerance, oppression, torture and death follow By our pub lie school system, we inculcate toler- Ance of political and religious views

 Our children go forth upon the stage Of action with tolerance and forbearance for all In their school days, they as sociate with and learn to respect those of every faith, and as they become men and women, they do not forget this lesson.

 If any church sect has been impress ed with the belief that its members can be controlled like cattle in the sham bles, to move in & body against this enlightened system of education, re cent events ought to convince it to the contrary so far as the United States is concerned. 0bstruct and hinder ed ucation, church may, and hence keep many in ignorance who would other wise obtain an education, but ss swell try to dam the Mississippi and make its waters flow northward, as to undertake 10 stop the flood of light and knowl- edge being imparted by the public school system of the United States
Year: 1875

WISGATE's RIFLE PRACTICE is the title of neatly printed volume of about 300 pages, just received from the office of The Army and Navy Journal New York. The commenda- tions of the work are many and by the highest authority on the subject of which it treats. It is the standard work on rife practice prepared at the request of the National Rifle Association, 1" and is adopted by the State of New York. Nothing more need be said in its behalf. The Fifth Revised Edi- tion '" is just issued from The Army and Navy Journal office, 23 Murray street, New York City.
Year: 1875

Both are increasing, especially in this

 direction. Within couple of months,

 the stage proprietors have been obliged

 to put on new and more capacious

 stages, and on all long drives and heavy parts of the road have been com

 pelled to put on additional horses, and

 we understand it is in contemplation

 to further add to the horsepower as a

 measure of necessity. The Express

 company composed of Messrs. CaprOn,

 Mcdonald, Hellings and others intend

 to commence express service very sooni as we were informed couple of weeks

 ago, that the boxes were ready and it only remained to arrange for insurance

 which would soon be effected. The people of San Diego county are msk- ing a new road from San Diego to Campo. whereby fifteen miles will be saved and easier transportation secured

 A recent trip over the road, con- yinced us of all these Improvements. Those who have travelled but little by stage in the interior and recently came over the road for the first time, are not expected to know anything in these particulars, and their whines about discomfort and want of accommodation, are natural enough; but any person who has had experience on interior stage lines, and especially any who have travelled the Tucson and San Die go route once or twice each year of the past five, will readily admit as truth what we now write. The comfort of the trip now as compared with June last, is pleasant to contemplate and more SO to experience. Too many act as if stage prOprietOrs were responsible for dusty roads, poor water and in- of meals.

 In this connection, We feel it duty to thoughtful as we'll as thoughtless travellers, to call the attention of those intending to pass over this or any other interior stage line, to the necessity of themselves with water along the road. Even soldiers who arc not permitted tO move outside of camp without q canteen of water, will start on a stage trip of five hundred miles without drop. Drivers. as a rule, divide with passengers unprovided with water, but that they are not pleased III doing it, is very evident; nor does a prudent passenger like to endanger his own comfort 10 accom- modate thOughtless fellow traveller. There is no need of a stage passenger taking one drink of poor water between Tucson and San Diego, nor of "spOng- ing" of others. By filling canteens in the evening, even in the warmest weather the water will be cool enough during the day. As for eating, the average of stations provide as we'll as can reasonably be expected, all the considered. The worst and only ine1cusably bad eating station on the whole route is the first one this side of San Diego. Passengers will more peace of mind by pas sing that station without eating, even at the risk of being hungry few hours. All other esting stations are tolerablc and most of them very good. All in all, the stage trip between Tue son and San Diego, can now be made without more discomfort than is un- avoidable on ! route of it's length snd peculiar location.
Year: 1875

C. II. WELLS, Esq, writes to Tucson that We did the company he represents an injustice in our remarks of September g, and declares the delay to open busi- ness has been occasioned by inability to get their coaches made sooner. and that the line will be in operation in Decem- Der. From an item we copy from The Miner, it appears the line is not to con meet with the extreme southern end of the Southern Pacific railway but at Tehachape Pass. The objectionable remarks were made because many were constantly reminding us of their having read in THE CITIZEN that the company would start its business in August. and because some time previous, we reciev- ed no news about it; hence in our be half and not against the company, they were made.
Year: 1875

Our stock has been selected with great care by one Of the nrm of most

 EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE and with especial reference to the require ments of THIS MARKET. We are conn- dent we meet the necessities of our custo- mers at as REASONABLE RATES As any house in the Territory.

 To examine our stock and PRICK oua goods, will be tO purchase.

 FULLY. OCHOA AGO.
Year: 1875

A heated contest at the boot took place yester-
day at the barber shop of Mr.. ]. ]. Pursell, 5ll
Seventh street, South Washington. discussion
arose between two gentlemen who had stopped to
get q shave ss to the superiority Of shop blacks
ever street blacks, when one OF the latter was
called in, and the two classes Of talent were ar
rayed against each other. The one who should
do the better and quicker job was to be doubly re-
paid for his work, and the gentleman betting on
the unsuccessful contestant was to pay for drinks
for the crowd. The talent was to be displayed on
the boots OF the bettors, who had eQualsized feet
as fortune would have II, SO that there was no In
equality to the amount of labor to be performed
The shop black got In his little work In one min
ute, and II was decided that he displayed finer
workmanship as well as greater speed. But at
the close there was q question Of vaster eonse-
quenee than that to be decided. While the work
being done the spectators Of the scene steadily
who constituted athe crowd" The loser did not
Contemplate its magnificent proportlrns with the
most liberal of hearts, and held that "the crowd"
meant those present at the time Of making the
wager. The crowd laid over him in "bar," elo-
quenee and wit, and the majority impartially ~
decided that all those present at any time when
the drinking should take place were eligible to
the cup by the very letter Of the wager The loser
then addressed the rabble to the effect that he
doubted not the honesty Of their opinions, but he
was quite certain they were in error; however, as
matters were growing worse every minute OF de-
lay by increase of throats, he would hurry up and
close the bargain and think himself let down
easy.
Year: 1875




AS usual, the splendid steamer Sue will make
her Saturday night excursion to Point Lookout,
returning early Monday morning. For the bet
ter accommodation Of patrons, q slight change
has been made in the order Of the trip. Hereto
fore the steamer has stopped at Leonardtown on
her way down and up, delaying the arrival at
Point Lookout until late hour in the morning,
and compelling an early start on the home trip.
To avoid this and give passengers as much time
as possible at the Point in future, Leonardtown
win be omitted from the list of stoPpages on this
trip, thus enabling persons to arrive at Marshals
or Point Lookout, In time for early bath; also,
to remain at the Point late in the afternoon, and
returning reach the city by q. m. Monday. These
are certainly delightful excursions, and are pat
ropiEed by business men and others, who avail
themselves OF the pleasure Of the sail without loss
OF time from business. Ample accommodations
are provided for all who 90, and no efforts are
spared by the agents to make them in every re.
spect pleasant to the participants and unexcep-
tionsble in character. Parties pressed for time
can find no other more delightful means Of recre-
alton than by trip to Point Lookout on the
steamer Sue.
Year: 1875

While oficers Skelley and ofutt were PATROL
ing their beat in the vicinity Of L and Third
streets northwest, about 4:3o o'clock yesterday
morning, they came upon colored man who was
well loaded with various articles and acting I'm Q
suspicious manner. Satisfied that the property
was stolen, the man was placed under arrest but
just as the policemen were about placing their
handE upon him he broke and ran into an alley.
He was pursued, and finding him gaining on dis
tsnce Officer Offutt fired at him, the bail taking
effect in the ankle and causing him to yield the
race. He was taken to the station house and at
tended by DR. McKenna
Year: 1875

remains Q great mystery, and Q still greater mys
tery is how any prudent person can leave home
for any length Of time without first having depos-
tied what valuables they have with the National
Safe Deposit Company, corner Fifteenth street
and New York Avenue. Charges moderate.
Year: 1875

Is acknowledged and recommended by physicians
and apohecaries to be the best purifier and cleanser
OF the blood yet discovered, and thousands speak
In Its praise who have been restored to health.
Year: 1875

Our readers should not fail to
note the prospectus of the 'ScicnfV
n Americun, to be found elsewhere
in this paper. The journal named
is invaluable in many instances
where information is desired rcla-
tive to progress in the various
branches of industry and art. An
Investment of money to pay sub
scription for it is wise move on
the part of anyone; especially, nc
chanics and inventors. We are
authorized to receive subscriptions,
and will Ito so, forwarding the mon
cy at our own risk and expense.
Year: 1875

The Midland Times has adopted
the plan of having the entire paper
printed away from home, until its
proprietor can so far recover from
financial embarrassment as to be
able to do the work again himself.
Hope he may soon be "on his feet"
all right.
Year: 1875

The Chicago Post & Nail says
that thisty-two persons have been
tried for murder in that city during
the past two years; but that not
one of them has been hung. The
people are beginning to think their
officers a little too slack, and threat
en- to take the hanging business in
to their own hands.
Year: 1875

CONE HoME!-There is just now more wire
pulling, cunning trickery, lying and two-faced-
ness going on to "fx up" delegates to the Peo-
pies Convention than was ever seen in the Re-
publican ranks, in its worst days. 1t is plain,
that the boys on the streets notice it. Their
success last Fall elated them so much, that they
think they have the County in their own hands,
and there is scramble for the offices. There are
some good men who expect to be candidates be-
fore their Convention; but few of the old ring
leaders setting up and selling out delegations
in advance. Talk about Republicans fixing up
slate beforehand! Why, this "Peoples" party
can beat them at that and give them odds.
Their ticket is already principally made up, and
the small fry will be disposed of to the adyant-
age of the leading candidates. Those Republi-
cans in this new concern, who have any regard
for the old party left, had better embrace the
present opportunity to get back; for they will
find that they have fallen into a nest of bigger
shysters than the Republican party could ever
produce.
Year: 1875

THE GRANGE.-A correspondent, this week,
writing relative to the Grange, remarks that the
Republican papers have almost universally op-
posed the Grange. As far as the Chief is concern
ed, we believe we have given the Grange general
encouragement. Our columns have been open
for the publication of anything they had to offer
and they have availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity literally. Bat why have Republican pa
pers opposed the Grangei They did not do so
at the start and many Republicans went into
the Grange. We can tell our correspondent the
cause of the opposition. The Grange was no
sooner fairly on its feet, then designing men be-
gan to use it for political machine. Men who
conld not be elected to public office, went into
the Grange, and started the reform business.
Things were all going wrong, and the Republi-
can party had made them wrong. The Grange
must dive into politics, and must defeat the Re-
publican ticket. A member of the Grange who
accepted Republican nomination voted
Republican ticket, was denounced as untrue to
the order. 1t has been SO in this County, and
our correspondent knows it, The leaders of the
peoples" party prominent men in the
Grange Don't tell MS that the Grange is not
political machine. The design of it may not have
been uch, but that is what it has been used for
And wherever they have elected men to Office,
shysters. Bring the Grange back to its legiti-
mate sphere, and you will not find the Republi-
can papers opposing it.
Year: 1875

An exchange says if you want to buy an article
of furniture, instead of going to the dealers in the
town in which you live, send to some distant city
for tit sounds much larger to say, 1--WE sent
to Chicago st. Louis for it," If you are fortu-
nate enough to have q baby in the house, and
your wife wants carriage for it, send out of
town and let your home dealers live as best they
can without yOur patronage. Your wife wants
a silk dress or nice shawl; don't 60 near your
home dealers, but send to some distant city and
have il sent to you by express, then let your
wife tell the neighbors that there was nothing in
town that suited her, and that she had to send
to Chicago, New York or Boston. If you want a
barrel of -four, send to some distant city mills
and get it, pay dollar more on the barrel, be-
sides the freight and don't even try your home
mills it can't be as good because it is ground at
home. If yOu want sleigh, buggy or carriage,
before going to our home manufactures, send
east for one, and let your home factory live on
repairs. We know of a man in this city who
sent east for carriage, and after paying the
freight from New England to Kansas, offered to
trade it for one made here and give $50 TO boot,
when he could have bought one for the same
price he paid for his without the freight. He
should have visited his home factory first, and
got what he wanted.


Where there are SO many who act upon the
principle of sending out of town for everything
they want, is it any wonder that our home faeto-
ries and merchants complain of hard timesi Is
it not strange that they succeed well they
dot We have right here at home too much of
sending away for everything Patronize your
home merchants and mechanics, and see what a
difference il will make.