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Year: 1876

FAMILY NEwsPAPERs.-The value of

 family newspapers is not appreciated; but

 the rapidity with which people are waking

 up to their necessity and usefulness is one

 of the significant signs of the times Few

 families are now content with one news

 paper. The thirst for knowledge is not so

 easily satisfied; and books though useful,

 yea, absolutely necessary in their place, fail

 to meet the demand of youth or age. Our

 family newspaper is eagerly sought, and its contents devoured; then comes the demand for national or foreign news Next to the

 political come the literary and scientific jour- nals. All these are demanded to satisfy the cravings of the active mind. Family news papers are valuable to material prosperity. They spread before the reader a map on which may be traced character, design and progress If a stranger calls at hotel, he first inquiries for the newspaper; if a friend comes from distance, the next thing after the family greeting he inquiries for your newspaper; and you feel discom6tted if you are unable to find late copy, and confound- ed if you are compelled to sayyou donot take it. Family newspasers are just as necessary to fit family for its true position in life as food or raiment Show us ragged, bare footed boy, rather than an ignorant one His head will cover his feet in after life, if he is we'll supplied with newspapers He will make his mark in the world if you grati- fy that desire for knowledge. Other things equal, it is a rule that never fails. A family newspaper is family need
Year: 1876

as our Mexican friends say. Scarcely had the Colonel disappeared when our other ''old pard," B. H. Weaver, who is now bloated aristoeratic store-keeper, advanced upon us, holding firmly in his hands a tumbler full of gold, which he informed us came out of the chunk recently found by Mir. Bross, on the Hassayampa. He further stated, that he had more from the same source, which he would show us at his store; but, we'll wait awhile, as we have now seen about enough gold and silver to set almost any poor sheep herder crazy. and all in two days
Year: 1876

A RARE POLICE oFFIcER.-Von Madat. the Berlin General of Police, is a Grand Vizier of the Emperor. He knows all the secrets of the metropolis, and faithfully re- ports the most important of them to the Emperors own ear. The people never see him except on horseback, and in resplen- dent uniform. Itis his boast that he can concentrate 10000 men at any given point of the city, with fifteen minutes notice. to such a stage of efficiency has his system of mounted police advanced.
Year: 1876

We are rusty and must needs get the han 2 of our exchanges, post ourselves upon polit- ics, &c, before We can write of who is or is not elected President Delegate to Congress or any other knotty public subject. A long study of sheep and nothing else has made us as mutton headed as Pima county affidavit man in quest of his census and as woody over the eyes as Moses, our we'll detested fighting ram
Year: 1876

We make but very few promises regarding our future course as journalists; yet hope to give another proof of the old saying that |" actions speak louder than words. As the proof of the pudding is in the eating of it i; the proof of the MINER will be deduced from reading it. Send along your subscrip- tiOns
Year: 1876

While the Military Telegraph line has been uRsnd doing tolerably we'll in the past we hope to see or hear of its doing better in the future, so that we can give our readers everything of interest that may transpire in this world, and an occasional dispatch from the Spirit world, for the edification of such of our subscribers as believe in rarified chol- agogue.
Year: 1876

We have tried our best to get synopsis of the Presidents message over the wires; have failed to do so and must now await its ar rival by due course of mail, when, if it ism too lengthy, we shall print it in full.
Year: 1876

DIPTHERIA.-This fearful dis
ease is spreading quite rapidly
among the children in town. We
know OF at least a dozen cases.
There have been three deaths al
ready from it and many more
are dangerously ill.
Year: 1876

We are told hat is is proposed by
some of the coored Republicans Of
the 18th Ward to appoint committee
to examine the ticket of cvcv white
Republican, who at tie next election,
votes in that ward, we he,eby give
notice that we shall not submit To any
such proceeding. We intend to vote
folded ballot, and nobody shall sec
whose names are or II, aud if neccS-
sarv, we shall insist on the entire mil


irary and naval forces of the nation
to protect US in this right. We shall
do this, because it is nubodv's business
who we vote for At the same fine
we have 10 objection 10 everybody
knowing just how We vote, provided
there is no committee TO intimidatc u.;.
We here give notice that we shall not
vote for 5. b. Packard for Governor
OF Geo. Is johnson for Auditor, for
reasons that can he asceriained by
reading this paper. We do not intend
/ to vote for William q. Brown, ior
State Superintendent Of Education,
because he realms that pious fraud,
/ &. w. Heating as Il Division Super
intendcut of Education. after this pa
per has repeatedly called his attention
to the fact that Heating drew pay as
a Division Superintendent, while he
also drew pay FOR the same ,ime as a
member Of the Legislature, after deny
ing on the floor of the House that be
was Division Superintendent, and
stating that he had resigned the Office.
This, in our opinion, is good reason
why we should not support Brown


If we conclude to vote for any DEM


cratic nominee due notice will be Civ


en- in this paper, but oar ticket, when
we come To vote shall not he i" search
cd" Mind that.-.Stdic Register.
Year: 1876

TIE Mayor Of Boston recently gave
q position on the police force of that
city to Young man who had gradu-
aied d: Harvard College and the
Harvard Medical School. The appli-
can. was q prac,iciag ply sician but
found himself unable to provide the
barest neccssarics Of life for his vile
AID child
Year: 1876

Commission should receive the endorse
ment of every religious and moral organiza.
ton in the land, while others contended
that it was not necessary for the church to
meddle with temporal affairs outside Of its
organization. The majority did not con
slider Rev. Mr.. Buffers resolution specific
enough and on Thursday the following 'e-
solve was passed:


PcSolrcd That this Convention regards the decision
of the Centennial Commission to close the Exhibition
on Sundays as one worthy of American citizens and
believers in the Word of God, and deems it to be OF
great importance to the interests of religion and
morality that their action should not be reversed
Rsoed That copy of this resolution be forwarded
by the Secretary to the Chairman of the Board o
Commission.


The action in this matter was called out by


Bishop Lees annual address, in which he
deprecated worldly pleasures on Sunday.
The Bishop stated III his address that he
! had held 81 confirmation services durin.


the year and confirmed 242 persons
| gratifying increase.
Year: 1876

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION was very
auiet affair yesterday. Mr.. O'Byrne find
ing he had lost his grip on the New Castle
delegation. made virtue of necessity and
quietly surrendered. He was ready to
strike at the head of the first disorgani-
GER that might pop up. But suppose he
had had majority in the caucus-would
the Convention have as gracefully surren-
dersd to him as he did to the Convention?
We feel sure it would not it was not in
tended to make him a delegate. But his
graceful manUuvres made him friends yes
terday. By sagacity he may yet reach his
point. But Sam Townsend carried his
point. He got his ten delegates in, and
the Convention. to get even with him, had
to ask Kent and Sussex to each bring in
five more delegates At this point VIM.
Dean went off on the question of New Cas-
ties unequal represent alton, but his words
were so indiscreet as to kill off his argu-
ment. His temper ran away with his rea-
son. But the most surprising feature OF
the Convention was the lack of support 1t
developed for Major Biggs only seven del
cgates from his county voted for him to sc
TO St. Louis. How often great men are
forced to weep over the ungreatfulness OF
Republics.
Year: 1876

The money market continues TO be amply supplied
with loauable funds, and the ruling rates are 3l2
and 3 per cent TO the Stock Exchange borrowers.
There were few loans done yesterday up to per
cent which would seem 10 Indicate Withdrawal of
stocks fl ON daily use in the market; but IT was not
repeated to-day. and the supply at first rates was AS
large as at any time this season of unprecedented
ease. Discounts are rather more active, and the
leading bill brokers' scale rates rs foilOws
Year: 1876

The following is abstract of reports made to the
Controller Of the Currency showing the condition of
the National banks in the City of New-York at the
close of business on Friday the 10Th day of May,
1876:
Year: 1876

A VEN known portrait painter,
Says the New YorlS correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune has contrary to-
his wishes, found himself occupied
quite extensively, the past Year, in
covering up with flesh-colored paint
tie black and blue spots on the hu-
man face divine. He recently infor-
med me that the first case had came
from a volunteer offer on his part to
paint over a bruised place on the
eyo of y friend lie succeeded so
well that another case offered, and
still tater it became noised around
among actors'and actresses that he
was an adept in covering blotches.
The business grew, until my artist
friend assured me that not hardly u
day passes that heis not called upon
to work in that particular line.


One day, quite early in the morn.
ing, his door-boll rang, and the ser.
want announced d veilcd lady, She
was ushcfcd GintpBhc' sfudfoSrgrfeaIa
cd herself as a prominent actress, and
her eye was Il frightful case Of black
blue. My friend never inquired any
particulars, but the woman began to-
talk about herself, and said the night
before she had been most shamefully
abused by person for whom she had
a great respect, and now she was cx-
ceedingly anxious to hide the marks
Of thefray, as she had to appear at
rehearsal at II o'clock. The task
was accomplished, and the woman
left the studio delighted with the ar
fists success. Before she had gone
half an hour another visitor came
this time a man. He was recognized
by the artist, and began to tell a tale
of his woes insn encounter Che night
before with an infuriated, jealous
woman. There was such coinci-
dcncc in The particulars already sta
ted by two visitors that the artist
casually asked if the assailant was a
certain actress. The man replied
that it was, but wondered how the
inquirer knew her. Nothing more
was said upon the subject, but in less
than week afterwards the artist
saw both parties roll up Fifth aven-
ue in carriage together, and ere an
other month had passed they were
married.
Year: 1876

1t is somewhat singular to trace
the manner in which arose the use OF
the common beverage of coffee, with
out which few persons in any half or
wholly civilized country in the world
now make breakfast. At the time
Columbus discovered America, it had
never been known or used Tt only
grew IN Arabia or Upper Utopia.


The discovery of its use as a bcv-
eragc is ascribcd to the superior of a
monastery in Arabia, who, desirous
of preventing the monks from sleep
ing at their nocturnal services, made
them drink the infusion of coffee, on
the reports of shepherds, who obscr-
we'd that their flocks were more live
ly after browsing on the fruit of that
plant. Itsreputation spread through
the adjacent countries, and in about
two hundred it had reached Paris.


A single plant, brought there in
IVA, became the parent stock of all
the French coffee plantation in the
West Indies, and the French and
Spanish all over South America and
the West Indies, The extent of the
consumption now can hardly be real,
lied, The United States alone annu.
ally consumes it at the cost, on its
landing, of from fifteen to sixteen
millions of dollars
Year: 1876

Heaven is a place Of complete vic.
tor" and glorious triumph, This is
the battlefield; there is the triumph
al procession. This is the land of
the sword and spear; that is the land
of the garment rolled in blood and of
the dust of the fight, This is the
land of the trumpcts joyous sound;
that is the place Of the white robe
and the shout Of conquest,
Year: 1876

The officers of the Pennsylvania rail
road are trying to discover the sender OF
the trunk containing the internal ma.
chine shipped to New York on Friday,
bt without success II was checked on
presentation of a ticket in the usual way,
and there is no means OF finding out who
owned it, as far as the transaction is con
cerned. A number of detectives exam.
ined the machine on Saturday, but it is
not probable that any clew will be OBJ
tanned from it, 1t consists of the bras
works of a clock, occupying space about
six inches in length and four in width.
The woodwork of the clock had been
sawed off, and the minute hands taken
from the face. A small pistol loaded
with n metallic cartridge was firmly
screwed on top OF the clock frame, and
the trigger-catch filed down until il
barely held The muzzle extended over
the back of the clock at an acute angle
with the face, leaving the bottom of the
center of the dial over the figure twelve.
A wooden button, such as is used on
doors, was screwed to the woodwork,
in such a position that one end touched
the trigger, and the other was in the
course Of the hour hand when it reached
twelve on the dial. The clock and the
pistol were placed in a pasteboard box,
and this imbedded in a mass of hay and
shayings in a Saratoga trunk, 1t Is
thought, from the fragments OF glass
found in the hay, that the explosives
were contained in glass bottles. The
railroad officials think that the intention
of the man who put the machine in the
trunk was to rob the passengers, or cause
such destruction in the baggage car that
he could claim large damages. If the
trunk had been in the lower tier OF
trunks the explosion would have de
stroyed much of the baggage, and proba
bly, wrecked the train. The most care.
| full search on the car failed to reveal the
check or any portion of the trunk, which
was shattered and bent. The damage tC
other trunks was trihing, and no claims
have been made by their owners Some
of them were badly scorched, and the
roof of the car was burned, but not tC
any great extent About half an houl
after the train reached Jersey City, {
large man, with heavy black nous
tache, made several inquiries at the depo


about the matter, and inquired anxiously
where Silpath, the baggage master OF
the train, was, and departed to visit hin
at his residence in Wayne street, Jerse,
City, but did not appear there. Iester
day the company sdetectiveswere search
ing for him on suspicion that he nigh


know something about the trunk or it
| ounar Y Jrb,,Us
Year: 1876

One of the curiosities of the emperor
of Russia's palace at Tsarskoe Selo is the
horse asylum, where the imperial char
ges live in snug quarters when they are
no longer fit for use. Near the comfort
able stables is the cemetery, where the
history Of many famous steed may be
read in the inscriptions on the tomb
stones. The rooms which present the
greatest historical interest are those
which are occupied by Emperor Alexan.
der /, and which are shown exactly as
he left them and the chamber which is
considered of the greatest curiosity is the
room in which all the walls art of amber.
Beyond the garden, in front of that part
of the palace occupied by their maies.
ties, is little island in which there is a
Russian cottage, a garden, a cowhouse-
in short, complete establishment on a
diminutive scale, arranged for the amuse'
ment of the duchess of Edinburgh when
she WAS n child.
Year: 1876

beaten spot. Early in spring the whole
surface was narrowed, which scattered the
manure and mixed it with the soil. This
mellowed the soil and destroyed the weeds
that were just ready to come up, leaving
clean surface till the yeung raspberries
were half foot high.
Year: 1876

A poor man died few years ago in
the hospital at Paris from a carbuncle
produced by the poisonous puncture Of
a fly. Deceased informed some friends
that one night large green fly kept him
awake with his buzzing; TO punish IT he
plucked off three of its legs and set it
free. Four days afterwards he fell asleep
alter his breakfast and was awakened by
a sting on his cheek he raised his hand
to the spot and picked of the insect that
had been sucking his flesh and found !,
to be the very fly that had been mutt
lated. This time he crushed IT past sur
gerry, but forgot his wound till north
cation set in and resulted in death.
Year: 1876

Heretofore much talk has prevailed of San Francisco mInlng capitalists being interested in our mines: now there may not be so much talk but considerable more real fact. The same stage which recently brought us from San Diego to Tucson, brought two in telligent representatives of San Fran cisco mining operators, and they say the feeling ;s growing in favor of Ari- zona We could hardly attend to our own business while in the city. because of time asked and given Co interviews on the subject Much of that citv's current prosperity k due directly to the interest of its people in gold ard silver mining, and they are determined to make it the great mlninr and bul. lion center of this country if not of the world. The railway and mining men of the city are reaching out and getting holds in all the Territories and States of the Pacific. Montana. Utah and Colorado, although quite distant. are not overlooked by them, and our people may be assured they do not m tend to have any secondary hold on ArIzona The Alta recently said in this behalf:

 As the Southern Pacific railroad k being rapidly advanced. there k a strong disposition manifested by our capitalists to invest in mminr proper ileS in Arizona Lacking the princi. pal facilities to make mining success iui, they have, with crude machinery and expensive transportation. made some Of this class of property profita- ble 10 a degree to interest lcaiinp min. ing operators.

 Now our mining claim owners should not be discouraged They should perfect their titles and do au they can towards development. Min Ing property of known value sells as readily as 2O-dollar pieces, but mere holes in the ground will neither com mand attention nor money.
Year: 1876

GRAND OPENING LORD & WILLIAMS TWILL DISPLAY FOR PUBLIC IN ! w spectiOn one Of the Largest and Most Attractive Stock of Goods ever before Brought to this Market. The Great Eastern show of New

 Goods. They have arranged 10 have arrive Month ly, complete assortment Of such goods as the people Of Arizona want. and they Can Sell them at Wholesale and Re- tall Cheaper than they can be

 Afforded from any other

 Market. Not excepting the much extolled Gusy-

 mas route. We have taken especial pains 10 import ne goods, such as We can warrant, and in A he line of

 Nice things to Eat, ye have endeavored to cater to the tastes fall.

 We have Complete Stock of

 DRESS GOODS, CENTS FURNISHING GOODS,

 HATS,
Year: 1876

AFTER every general election in Georgia
the Democratic papers become ashamed of
their immense majorities, and undertake
to account for them on plausible grounds.
In most States parties rejoice over large
majorities, but it remains for Georgiaus to
express regret and surprise when the
Southern bucks have driven nearly all
the Republicans from the polls, and given
the Democracy from forty to sixty thou
sand majority. 1t is safe to predict that
Iiiden will carry Georgia by ninety thou
sand majority this fall. Indeed, it will be
surprising if the Georgaus will allow as
many as ten thousand votes to be polled
for Hayes and Wheeler in the. entire State.
But then nothing better can be expected
from a Democratic community which lion
ICES Governor and State treasurer who
accuse each other Of having robbed the
State of nearly 100000. Georgia is an
other State where Democratic thieves are
rampant, and where the "peace and quiet"
of death prevails"
Year: 1876

MORE is likely to be settled at the second
Session of the New York State Democratic
Convention than the mere nomination OF
candidate TO be defeated in November. If
that were all, the vacancy could readily be
filled by the central committee. The chaos
into which the Seymour blunder has pre-
cipitated the party makes it more than pos
sible, quite probable, that the control of
the party machinery will fall into the hands
of some new combination, some new ring
and that the old engineers, who are respon-
sible for the late .faseO, will be shelved.
Hence there will be new men who will
struggle for the high seats, and ia their en-
deavors to reach these positions there will
be great deal of crowding, jostling and
treading on corns-a sort of political Don
nybrook Fair. With the faint prospects
before them, the success of the ticket this
fall will not be valued as highly as the fn
ture control of the party in the State, and
while the work done openly will have
reference to the State ticket, the secret wolf
will mainly be in the nature of struggle
within the party for its leadership. Ont oil
this much bitterness and personal animos-
ity, not calculated to strengthen the ticket,
will naturally sprinr. New York will give
large majority for Hayes and Wheeler
and the Republican State ticket.
Year: 1876

NORTHERN DEMOCRATIC newspapers
love to sllude to the extravagance of
South Carolina politicians, forgetting that
these people in their prodigality are only
aping the peculiarities of their old owners.
A late slave of Wade Hampton, who in
the course of events finds himself in the
Legislature, must not be too harshly de-
nounced if he apes his old master and
mortgages his land or other property o
half dozen times for many times its value
as Hampton has been successfully doing
both in Mississippi and South CAROLINA.
But Hampton is no common fellow, who
can be denounced for dishonesty. He is a
veritable Southern blood, who can afford
to do anything-swindIe confding capital
lists or deliberately shoot down in cold
blood brave United States officer, as he
did Colonel Cameron at the first battle Of
Bull Run.
Year: 1876

WHEN political party places itself in a
ridiculous position and becomes a laugh
ing g-stock for the whole community there
IS no hope for it. This was the case when
the Democrats four years ago nominated
Horace Greeley, but the Bourbons, who
never learn, have again placed themselves
in the same position in nominating
Horatio Seymour for Governor of New
York in the face of his persistent declina-
tion, made emphatic by written notice
to the convention that he would not ac-
cept the nomination. The State, which to
say the very best for them was doubtful
with him as a leader, is hopelessly lost to
them now, whoever they may find that is
willing to be a candidate.
Year: 1876

1t cannot be that civilized Europe will long
permit such outrages as are recorded in our
dispatches from the scene of the Turkish war
to go on. If Turkey cannot carry on her war
in manner consonant with the ideas of civil
ization the civilized nations must step in, and
by putting an end to the war put an end to
these shocking and revolving barbarities.