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Year: 1876

With this number of the MINER begins the thirteenth volume of the paper, though the l2th year of its existence will not have expired until March, the first number having been issued on the 9th of that month in lo64 at old Fort whippIe in Chino Valley. We are not satisfactorily familiar with all the -scenes through which it has passed and taken leading part in all these years to do justice to its history, but many of its readers can re- call many of the events which it has faith fully chronicled. and will do it the justice to say that it has acted no unimportant part in the great drama of War and Peace that has been played in Arizona, nor has it been an idle spectator but a worker in the develop ment of the material resources of the country. This is due to our predecessors in its manage ment, and if we have fallen short of the standard which they established the error has been of the head and not of the heart.

 It has been our purpose to set before the reader the exact truth, without exaggera- tion. in order that those who read the MINER, whether at home or abroad might not be de- ceived or led astray by anything contained in its columns.

 During the ten months of our proprietor ship of the paper the population of Prescott has about doubled Our business has not ept pace with the increase of population the [-sef reason for this we think may ,dnd in the fact that a large portion of who have sought homes among us have

 the victims of grasshopper and other

 ges in the Eastern lands from whence

 came and they were and are unable to

 the means necessary to patronize the

 but they are as rule a frugal intel

 and industrious people and another

 sill find many of them in better crcum- & $, and if we shall be adjudged worthy

 sir support we have no fears but that it

 )e freely given. In the mean time it

 ot be amiss to say that the paper is on

 ing basis, that its patronage is steadily

 sing, and that it enters upon its tbr-

 volume strong in hope for the future

 vith full and firm determination to

 airly by all, and to swerve neither to

 yht nor to the left either to gratify our

 mbition in gaining the applause of men

 that baser and more ignoble sentiment,

 money or their influence.
Year: 1876

TIE MoHAvR COUNTY GRAND JURY AND BoARp or SuPERvIsoRs.-Ha Having published the report of the Mohave County grand jury eensuriug the Board of Supervisors, we cheerfully give the denial of the present Board of everything set forth in that report Q far us the present board is concerned.

 S They say it was done out ofpure spite and IpAlice and they brand it as false that the present. board is or has been negligent. They init that they may have committed errors,

 they were unintentional and, such as are

 to occur in all human organizations.
Year: 1876

e The bloody war between Turkey and Ser.
via is still going on. Another severe battle has
just been fought, in which the Servians are re-
ported as being routed and terribly punished.
Year: 1876

The proprietor Of this celebrated medicine Justly claims
for it riory all remedies offered to the
public for the safe eetan speedy and perrsn<nt cure Of
Ague and Fever. Chis and Fever wh-ther of short
or long standing He refers the entire Western and
Southern country to bear him testimony the truth Of
the assertion, that in whatever will 1t fail to euro
If the directions strictly followed and carried out In


great many q single dose has been suscient for
cure and whole families have been cured BY single bot.
tie, with perfect restoration of general health 1.
is however prudent and In every moro certain to
cure IL its is continued in smaller doses for week or
two after the disease has been checked more especially
in difficult and ong-tandnR Usually this medi-
cine will not require any aid keep the bowels in good
order Should the patient however require catharto
medicine after having taken three doses of the
Tonic single dose Of Bulls Vegetable Fany Ps will
be sufficient
Year: 1876

At a late meeting of the board Of
health, Of Reading, Penn, the fol-
lowing stqtement was made Of the
manner in which a young man
caught the smallpox: He met
his svaQthe9rt on tho street in
the evening and accompanied her
home. On the front door was a
red patch, but she said nothing
about any msWbeT Of the family
having smallpox. She concealed
the fact from her lover, and con-
ductod him into the house by a
side door, so that be should not see
the red patch on the front dooG
He caught the smallpox from the
infected house, and was the means
of communicating the disease tC
his father, who died"
Year: 1876

Atlapto MOnthly,l


The manperg and opinions of the
visitors to the exhibition furnish u
good deal of interest in themselves,
The occupants of rolling-chairS are
Enthusiastically the object Of slight
scorn to those gp foot, akin to the
superciliousness Of early riserS.
And, Notwithstanding hundreds OF
| dailg instances to the contrary, the
pedestrians are evidently persuaded
That everybody in a chaig is The
victim oil some strange manning OF
maiady, about which they cannot
conceal their curiosity. The inte
rest taken in any purchase by tAe
bystanders is so intense as 10 be
pQinful to the purchaser, A ring
forms imnlediotely around the lat
ter and the yendef, which increases
momentarily until the TRANSACTION
is over, all hanging speechless OF
the dialogue between the two
when this is carried on in a foreign
language the audience looks discom
titel and displeased, as if baked 0
Year: 1876

Phoebe Record


Parties in from that region report
the existence of an ancient Indian
village at Paragoonah, Utah,
distant about two hundred miles
from here. The houses, now
covered with trees and brush, were
arranged in uniform rows, and
were about eight bynine feet. They
were all two-story, built Of adobe,
the lower one neatly paved and the
upper one supported by pillars of
sandstone rock. The only entrance
discoverable was a sort of man-hole
in the top. Bone needles, rude
appliances for grinding corn, and
other relics, were found in several
of the houses. There is a tradition
among the Indians of that region
that long years ago the tribe that
inhabited those houses was almost
exterminated in a fierce fight with
the Navajoes, that the remainder
of the tribe fled to the other side Of
the Colorado and there built them
habitations in the mountains where
the Navajoes could not reach them,
and now live there secluded. Our
informant saws the structure and
arrangement of the houses give
evidence of a rude system of civil
cation on the part Of the builders
that no longer exists among the
aboriginals now living in that sec
tinn.
Year: 1876

Reading. Penn. Eagle.


Two bellies Of this city lately
came home from Philadelphia shorn
of their wealth of raven tresses.
After they had taken all the points
at the big show and had made emany
purchases, before they knew it they
had spent al their money, and
what was worse lost their ezcqr-
sion tickets. They had no friend;
in Philadelphia and no time tc
write to Reading, They therefore
determined to make raise; SO they
skipped away into a barber-shop
and struck a bargain for their bach
hair. The shaver offered $3.75
each for what they had. Ina short
time they were nicely shorn, and
thus they were able IA get back to
their native land.
Year: 1876

at the time was almost unanimous not only
for its repeal, but also for an entire change in
the mode of electing President. 1t was re-
pealed at the last session of Congress by a
failure of the Senate to adopt it.


The New York Tribune which summarizes
the foregoing provisions, comes to the con-
clusion after reviewing the situation and the
precedents III that the President of the Sem
ate has never presumed to determine any
question as to the validity of the vote received
from any state, but that when such questions
have arisen, they have invariably been re-
ferred to the two Houses of Congress for their
decision.


(2) That neither House of Congress by it.
self has ever claimed the right to reject the
vote of any state, or to determine, in case two
sets of returns from single state appear,
which of them shall be counted, except by
authority of the Twenty-second Joint Rule,
which no longer exists.


III That while neither the Constitution nor
the laws OF the United States expressly pro-
vide the means of determining controversies
that may arse in regard to the counting of
the electoral vote of any state, that power has
been exercised by the concurrent action of the
two Houses of Congress.
Year: 1876




In conformity to the proclamation of the Presi-
dent OF the United States, and by the advice of the
Executive Council, do hereby appoint
Thursday, the Thirtieth day of November,


Instant,


AS day ofPUBLIC THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE to
Almighty God, and recommend to the people of
TINS state the employment Of the day thus set apart
IN oderng the grateful Acknowledgements due to Him
1or the well being of our country, State and our
nomes during the year that has passed. and in pre-
ierrmg our petitions for the continuance of His low
ing kindness towards us.


The custom of our fathers endears to us the hold
ing OF family festivals upon that day as beautiful
and appropriate feature of its observance If amid
the gadness Of happy reunions of parents and chill
dren and children's children round common
hearthstone, gratitude for the good that we and
ours enjoy shall extend our thoughts to the great
family which embraces US ALL shall awaken in our
hearts fresh sentiments of love and goodwill to-
wards our felow-men, and strengthen our deter
mination to sdpport the institutions and aid the in
fuences which tend to benefit them, and to lessen
human wretchedness and suffering, then will the day
of our Thanksgiving be most blessed.


Given at the Council Chamber, at Augusta this third
DAY OF November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy six and of the
independence Of the United States of America, the
one hundredh first. SELDOM CONNOR.
By the Governor.


SD. CHADBoURNE, Secretary Of State.
Year: 1876

The dispatches Of the President to Gen.
Sherman are so direct, wise, temperate, clear
and firm that all citizens capable of holding
just opinion on any subject, must unite in
praise to the man who always does the right
thing at the right true. 1t is matter for
profound thankfulness that we have at the
head of affairs in the troublous times which
impend, man great enough for all emergen-
cies. The country is under renewed obliga-
tion to the hero and statesman who has done
in the last fifteen years more good service to
the nation than any other public man of the
century. Again ard again, all hail to the
President!
Year: 1876

The peanut crop this year is 100000 bushels
or 81, 100000 pints. This gives for the whole
year about one pocketful of peanuts to each
person In the United States with none for ex
port Considering that the supply of ciIcuses
is falling off through the country, there Is some
hope that this small yield of peanuts may
bridge over the chasm until next year and saye
ap actual famine.
Year: 1876

A BIT of pottery in one OF the Florida
sheli-mounds is ornamented wirh a loop coil
clearly but rudely traced, forming the earliest
fragment perhaps of the class of ornament
known in architecture as the Vitruvian
scrolls. 1t is generally believed that the cour-
iers who have the election returns in charge
have found some of these curious bits of
clay, and have sat down by the roadside to
examine them at their leisure.
Year: 1876

In some recently published letters of Prince
Metternich, he says that during fifty years he
had read mass of journals, and cut out all
remarkable articles and classified them. He
had at the time collection of them compris-
ing fifty volumes. "One must know how to
choose and read the journals, and attend on
ly to those representing an opinion having
Importance. note often what they do not
say. Their silence is often more eloquent
than their Speech"
Year: 1876

A REMARKABLE BEAR SToRY.-[Salt Lake
letter to Omaha Bee. I'VE will close with
a bear story, tough but true. A few days
since two young men of Cache Valley were
hunting stock in the adjacent mountains
when they discovered a two-year-old Gin
namon bear, which they drove up small,
quaking asp-tree. Having no firearms they
tried to stone him to death, but were un-
successful. One OF them then climbed up
the tree behind the bear, threw lasso over
him and fastened him to the tree. The
other then took his pocket-knife and hacked
at the tree whilst his companion pulled at
the loose end of the lasso. By-and-bye the
tree leaned over sufficiently to bring Mr..
Bruin to the ground, still bound to the
branch. The boys next stunned the crea-
ture with stones, then cut his throat with
their pocket-kniyes, and lastly skinned him
as an evidence of the truth of their story.
Your correspondent not having lost any
cinnamon bears is not anxious to join In
hunts carried out in this very successful but
unique manner.
Year: 1876

DIR. TUPPER AT RICHMOND CoLLEGE.-An
interesting feature of the instruction at
Richmond College is the Biblical lectures
delivered weekly by the professors and
distinguished ministers and laymen. These
lectures are not strictly theological, nor in
any sense denominational. In the class
rooms and in these public exercises no
word is spoken to which any evangelical
Christian can take just exception. The OBJ
ject OF the Biblical lectures is to infuse q
love OF the Bible, to incite to an intelligent
and apprecative study OF it, and to make
the young men feel that Gods Book is in
perfect harmony with all science.


The lectures are delivered every Wednes-
day morning quarter before O'Clock, and
are open to the public. DR.. Tupper was
the lecturer yesterday, and discussed in
most lucid and eloquent mannert the typology
Of the Old Testament. He laid down the
laws for the Interpretation Of types, show
ing entire familiarity with the subject, ant
applied them with the conclusiveness OF
demonstration to Christianity. The lecture
was chaste in diction, logical in argument,
and deeply interesting. The young men
were so delighted as to insist that the lecture
shall be written out and published.
Year: 1876




OF late there have been many signs that
women, at least, are becoming alive to the
strong control OF clothes upon their fate.
From time to time we hear of revolutionary
associations instituted to free them from the
weight OF ruchings, and burst for them the
fetters of Valenciennes and ribbons. Now.
it is a band Of sedate English women, who
are pledging themselves to convenient, if
doleful, livery of perpetual black; now it is
the patriotic and contritc ladies OF Prussia,
who, under imperial patronage, swear re-
sistance to their too-fondly obeyed tyrants
and natural foes, the milliners Of Paris;
now.it is fiery squadron OF American ANA
IONS who are enrolling themselves to do
battle with the hostile world for health, hap
pineSs, and trousers.


We all find food for mirth in such asso-
Citations, for we are agreed that dress is a
trifle, and the idea OF an association at all
about such an Indifferent matter reminds us
Of the famous tempest in teacup-and
when trousers get into the discussions we
laugh still more, because it is understood
that the mere name OF trousers is capital
Joke. Yet, after all, there is something to
be said for the women who "agitate" about
their clothes. There is no doubt that the
dress OF western women is cumbrous and,
by it's weight and the impeachment it puts in
| the way OF active exercise, q bondage; there
| is no doubt that it Is unduly expensive, and
there is no doubt that it sins nearly rs often
and as much against artistic as against hy-
sienic fitness. Raiment better adapted to
| the need, lighter to bear, more complete as
protection against yicissitudes OF weather,
allowing the whole body more play, and, il
one may dare to say it, less display, more
lasting, and more graceful, is an improve
ment no sane observer can pronounce un-
needed.


But woman of the smallest self-respect,
whatever might be her courage, would de-
cline to adopt singly, no matter how ra-
tional and modest, costume which could
be a surprise to beholders; and no scattered
missionaries, though looking never so COM
Portable and never so picturesque, could en-
tice the female multitude to initiate their
venture. II ever material alteration Is
effected it must be by the union OF many.
Here is a difficulty at the threshold, for such
union could i'll be achieved except by the
efforts OF an association, and in such cause
the very name of association is hindrance,
suggesting suicidal parade and publicity
over reform in which of all others an I'M
obtrusiye modesty would be essential.


Supposing that difficulty disposed OF, the
fatal difficulty is reached. What should the
dress be? There Is an old round which
runs, "Let us be merry in our old clothes,
for we shall never get new" For want OF
the perfect dress to which fairly repre-
sentative woman's parliament could be got
to agree, the sufferers under too much skirt
will have good q many years yet in which
to sing that chorus.
Year: 1876

The palace OF Peterhotf Is situated on an
eminence facing the bay, and the space be-
tween the extensive but rather plain build
ing has been converted into o beautiful
park. From the central portico Of the pal
nee broad, sloping avenue leads down to
the beach, with wide stream Of water in
the middle, ripping over a bed Of marble,
and line OF splashing fountains on each
side for distance Of mile and half. AT
the head OF this avenue there is q large cir
cular basin with q, group of marble
Nereids in the centre, from which
several immense columns OF water ascend
to the height Of sixty or seventy feet. Around
the basin there are number OF dolphins,
dragons, and nondescript monsters, who. all
send out streams of water, and the whole
surrounded by very pretty fence formed
by diagonal slender Jets OF the sparkling
liquid crossing each other. The waters had
only Just been turned on, and the bands OF
music were tuning their instruments, when
/ entered one OF the many OF the shady
walks which spread out IN all directions,
and few turns brought me to small mar
BILE building in Grecian style, hah hidden
by foliage, with small knot Of people
lounging about the entrance. A short dis
tance away groom was leading q white
charger up and down. Upon inquiry /
found that the Emperor was !insthe build
ing, which contains a bath, and that the
people were waiting to present to him
complaints or petitions. Several old women


wanted to have their conscripted sons re-
turned, while others were suing for the par
don OF some criminal; and though I had
nothing in particular to say to his Majesty,
I concluded to stay and have good look ut
him. We did not have to wait long. The
folding doors opened, and with rapid strides
tall form passed by and had reached the
groom with the horse before any OF the pc
titioners could approach him. As he mount
ed I had full view OF his fair, open coun.
tenance. But his steed was more beautl-
full object to look upon-the noblest horse
I ever saw; OF pure Arab blood,
milk-white, with rosy nostrils, and
gracefulness and strength in every move.
When his imperial master seated himself
the gentle animal turned its head and affec-
tionately attempted to- nibble the Emperor's
boots, but single word started him of on
canter, much to the dismay of the petit
TONERS, who endearored to keep up with
him, holding out their papers. The Car
shouted back few words, telling them to
come to the palace, and disappeared from
view. For the sake OF the beautiful horse,
I was glad to hear that there was park at
Tzarskoie Selo, where all horses who have
ever carried his Majesty on their backs are
kept in idleness and abundance when their
time OF service has expired, and there is no
degradation in store for them to carriage or
even cart-horses when old age comes on.
Year: 1876

From the Southland tMo.) Rnstlc.I


Pigeons have come into this part OF the
country by millions. OF evenings the sky
is darkened with them in the neighborhood
of DR.. Dodson's, on the Auglaize. They
have made Dodson's farm their headquar-
ters, and at night the trees and underhrush
are loaded down with multitudes. AS this
roost is but short distance from our house,
we have had ample opportunity to watch
their maneuyres and to hear the incessant
noise they make. A little before sum
down large armies Of pigeons are
seen coming from different points OF
the compass, but each army passes onward
as if they intended TO change their roost-
settle on the trees around the roost, not
many OF them nearer than mile OF the
place. They make sudden flights from
these trees, and the sound of their wings is
like that of 4 great storm. There is q con-
slant roaring in the air as myrlads OF the
birds fly to and fro. About dark they fly
toward the roost, and for long time they
fiy round and round, and have the appear
ance OF bees swarming, although the vast
number and tornado-lke roaring they make
surpasses anything in the power OF man to
describe. After awhile they alight on the





downward, often are broken OIL.


The pigeons keep up constant chatter
ing, which can be heard for miles away.
They are never still during the night. so
far as sleep is concerned, such thing Is out
OF the question with pigeon. They are
disturbed by themselves, such thongs as
sembling in spot that none can be still 1oI
moment; and the incessant discharge OF
firearms among them causes them to change
their location almost constantly. This roost
is visited every night by crowds OF men,
some with guns and others with poles,
which they use in threshing down the
pigeons that happen to be at the point
struck.


Hundreds are killed every night; but
when light appears the vast armies again
60 forth with apparently rs much Vigor as
ever. Pigeons have been killed IN New
York with undigested rice in their crops,
which they had evidently gathered IN the
rice-felds in the Carolinas. From these
and other circumstances it has been estl-
mated that a pigeon flies at the rate OF
mile q minute.


Imagine, then, millions upon millions OF
these birds, all on the wing at the same
time, over scope OF country not more than
two miles square, and faint idea OF the
noise they make may be obtained. But no
one can ever fully imagine what pigeon
roost is, or how much noise they make, un-
til one is seen and heard.


There is an abundance of mast here now,
and we suppose the pigeons will remain
here until it is all gone. One curious cir.
cumstance is that in the neighborhood oil
this pigeon-roost we never see pigeon from
the time they leave Of mornings until they
return OF evenings. They are not eating
the mast here at all, but somewhere they are
all feasting luxuriantly, for they are all fat.