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Year: 1871

WE'LL ALL BE RICH.-Dr. Edward Trask, dur
ing his stay in Weaverville, informed us that
Charlie Monroe, formerly of this county, would
soon come this way for the purpose of supply
ing our miners with new patent rifle. The
rifle was described to Trask as one that would
save all the gold through some electric attrac
tion The Doctor promised to forward us a COM
plete description as soon as he arrived at San
Francisco. Such an arrangement for saving the
yellow dust is all that is needed to make every
one in this county rich beyond expectation.
There is q large extent of country in this section
untouched because the extreme fneness of the
gold causes it to run off with the talings, that
would pay fabulous wages with such process
for catching the precious metal as the one men
toned. 1t may be possible but it is not proba-
BILE that this invention will fulfill all that is
claimed for it, In all mining a large percentage
of the gold is lost. Any method of working by
which twenty-five per cent. or even ten per cent.
of the gold dust lost in every mining claim with
the present system of mining would be big
thing for miners.
Year: 1871

PRovIDENTIALLY BEsCUED.-Last Thursday a
little girl of Mr.. j. D. Matthews met with mar
row escape from terrible fate. At Ware &
and his little daughter was playing about the
mill and occasionally taking a ride on the car
rage. While seated on the carriage her foot
was accidentally caught. under the frame and
drawn under. Her father hearing her cries of
distress, sprang to her relief and by a desperate
effort pulled her loose just in time to prevent the
crushing of the ankle between the pulley and
the moving frame. The pressure of the sliding
mass was such that the thi ok sole of the shoe
worn by the little girl was cut through as though
by a sharp knife. ~
Year: 1871

WILMINGTON, N. W, sept II,


The coroners jury in the case Of the
steamer r. Z. Lee, which exploded its
boiler August nth; find that there can
be no blame attached 10 Capt. Skinner or
any Of the employees, but they do cen.
sure the U. s. Inspector for this district
for allowing the steamer to run some
four years or more without testing the
boiler as required by law, thereby en-.
dangering life and limb oil passengers and
crew, and we do hold said inspector in o
great degree responsible for said expio.
sion and at least great neglect Of his
duty as he granted q certificate for this
boat, without his being In the State at
the time. In our judgment IL is the duty
Of the authorities to examine into this
matter, and II there has been neglect on
the part Of the inspector rs evidence goes
to prove, he should be held accountable
for the same.
Year: 1871

BEAUTIFUL THoUGHT.-There is but a
breath of air and beat of the heart between
this world and the next. And in the brief
interval of a painful and awful suspense,
while we feel death is with us, that we are
powerless, and he all powerful, and the last
pulsation here is but prelude of endless
life hereafter, we feel that in the midst of
the stunning calamity about to befall us,
that earth has no compensating good to the
severity of our loss. But there is no grief
without some beneficent provisions to sof-
ten its intensities. When the good and
lovely die, the memory oftheir good deeds,
like the moonbeams of the stormy sea,
lights up our darkened hearts, and lends
to the surroundings beautiful so sad, so
sweet, that we would not, if we could, dis
pei the darkness that environs us.
Year: 1871

KEEP STRAIGHT AHEAD.-Pay no atten-
tion to slanscrers or gossip mongers. Keep
straight Oh in your course, and let their
backbtings die the death of neglect. What
is the use of laying awake nights, brooding
over the remark of some false friend that
runs through your brain like forked light
ming? WHAT'S the use of getting into a
worry and fret over gossip that has been
set atloat TO your disadvantage by some
meddlesome busybody, who has more time
than character. These things can't posi-
bly, injure you, unless, indeed, you take
notice of them, and in combating them give
them character and standing. If what is
said about you is true set yourself right at


once; if it is false, let it go for what it will
fetch. If a bee stings you, would you go
to the hive and destroy it? Would not a
thousand come upon yon? 1t is wisdom
to say little respecting the injuries you have
received. We are generally losers in the
end, if we stop to refute all the backbitngs
and gossiping we may hear by the way.


They are annoying it is true, but not dan
gerous, so long as we do not stop to expos
tulate and scold. Our characters are form
ed and sustained by ourselves, and by our
own actions and purposes and not by others.


Let us always bear in mind that "calumnie
may usually be trusted to time and the
slow but steady justice of public opinion"
Year: 1871

QUARRELLING.-If anything in this
world makes a man feel badly, except pinch
ing his fingers in the crack of door, it is
unquestionably quarrel. No man ever
fails to think less af himself than before.
1t degrades him in the eyes of others, and
what is worse, blunts his sensibilities on
one hand, and increas the power of irrita-
bility on the other. The truth is the more
peaceably and quiet we get on the better it
is for our neighbors. In nine cases out of
ten, the better course is, if a man cheats
you, cease to deal with him; if he is abu-
sive, quit his company; and if he lies about
you, so conduct yourself that nobody will
believe him. No matter who he is, or how
he misuse you, the wisest way is to let him
alone; for there is nothing better than this
cool, calm and quiet way of dealing with
the wrongs we meet with. "Return not
railing for railing"
Year: 1871

-"There is no greater mistake" says
an eminent divine, ethan to suppose that
Christians can impress the world by agree
ing with it. No! it is not conformity that
we want: it is not being able to beat the
world in its own way; but it is to stand
apart from and above it, and to produce
the impression of a holy and separate
life; this only can give US true Christian
poMer.n
Year: 1871

The CoCoA-NUT CRAB.-The Bergus
Latro is a great crab, and walks upon the
tips of his toes foot high above the ground.
And because he has often nothing to eat
but cocoa-nuts, or at least they are the
best things he can find, cocoa nuts he has
learnt to eat and after fashion it would
puzzle you to initiate.


The sailors used to say that he climbed
up the stems of cocoa-nut trees and pulled
the fruit down for himself; but that it
seems is not quite true.


What he really does is this: when he
finds fallen cocoa-nut, he begins tearing
away the thick husk and fibre with his
strong claws; and he knows perfectly well
which end to tear it from, namely, from
the end where the three eye-holes are which
you call the monkeys face, out of one of
which you know the young cocoa-nut tree
would burst forth. And when he has got
to the eye-h holes he hammers through one
of them with the point of his heavy claw.


$50 far, so good; but how is our friend
to get the meat out? He cannot put his
claw in. He has no proboscis like the but
terfiy to such with. He is as far from his
dinner as the fox was when the stork offer
ed him feast in long necked jar. What
do you think he does? He turns himself
round, he puts in pair of his hind pincers,
which are very thin, and with them scoops
the meat of the cocoa-nut, and so puts his
dinner into his mouth with his hind feet


And even the cocoa nut husk he does not
waste; for he lives in deep burrow which
he makes like rabbit, and being a luxur-
ious crab, and liking to sleep soft in spite
Of his hard shell, he lines them with guam
tity of cocoa-nut fibre, picked out clean and
fine, just as if he were going to make a
cocoa-nut mating of it.


And being also clean crab, as I hope
you are clean little boy, he goes down to
the sea every night to have his bath and
wet his gills, and SO lives happy all his days
and gets so fat in his old age that he car
ries about his body nearly quart of pure
oil
Year: 1871

A GRAND TIME IN ANTICIPATION -
The Virginia Singing Society have completed
arrangements to give a grand masquerade
ball at the Richmond theatre on the eve
ming of the Doth of January. In addition
to the stage platform the orchestra division
will be planked over, thus giving the entire
lower floor to the dancers. Costumes of
various kinds and characters will be fur
nished, as the services of well known cos
tuner have already been secured.


This affair promises to be grand in every
particular, and such an one as only our
German fellow-citizens can get up. Those
who wish to participate have ample time to
complete all arrangements, and we trust
our citizens will unite in rendering the eve
ming Of the 10th of January such an one
as will not soon be forgotten.
Year: 1871

ALL GONE Who WN Repeat ?-That
barrel of apples, sent us by a Republican
friend, has been SO frequently raided upon,
that the bottom is now scarcely covered.
Who will be the next man to follow the
example of friend Frier, and send us from
one to thousand barrels? We generously
offer to pay the freight on all the apples
sent us, and promise that no Democrat
shall taste them, unless he be clever fell
low. Is this possible?
Year: 1871

How DID 1T COME Our ?-Last right
about seven o'clock, at the corner of Main
and Seventh streets. we met a horse az
tached to an express wagon coming down
the hill. The equine's speed was too pre-
cipitate to be dgnified, or to admit of even
brief interview. In fact, he seemed to be
mad, and was running off. He kept the
middle of the street well, and while we
watched his retreating form, avoided all
collisions with other teams and vehicles.
We soon lost sight of the runaway, and we
have no sequel to this story.
Year: 1871

THE SEwING-MACHINE BUSINESS -
OF the varied kinds of business carried on
in Richmond, we know of none more
profitable or pleasant than that of dealing
in sewing-machines. There are several
agencies here, and we believe every manu-
facture in the United States is represented.
All seem to be doing thriving business.
TO sell is to make profit but our readers
have not yet discovered the pleasant part of
the trade. Each of these establishments
employs one or more young ladies', while
the aim Of each seems to be, to see which
can secure the most beautiful, attractive,
and interesting of the sex, combining, of
course, industrial qualifications.


In the delivery Of machines the plan has
been adopted of sending an instructress to
the purchasers house, who is, of course, ac-
companied by gentleman to put it in posi-
ton. This, then, is the pleasant part of
the business, particularly as nice horse
and wagon, supplied with a handsome and
comfortable robe, is always furnished.
The sewing machine business has many
pleasant features about it, not usually
found connected with other business estab-
lishments.


We propose to make tour of the several
establishments in order to decide which of
them has the prettiest young lady engaged.
Year: 1871

wesensr copies ofthis issue of the Chief to many
persesss uhopre pot! subscribers; If they like it
well enough, We hope they win send along 81, for a
years Subscription. If not, they will please ac-
sspt this number with our compliments. We also
send number Of copies to various friends, and to
postmnsters, for distribution, to LET everybody see
what can bc done in the way of a County newspa-
per- We trust that every friend will endeavor to
send MS at least one additional subscriber, and as
Iaa'iy more as possible. The right kind of ef-
fort now will tell and shall he thakfnl for all
efforts in our behalf Give us the patronage, and
we will give you paper that you will not have
the heart to grumble at
Year: 1871

We have large supply of new job type, of the
latesa and best styles, and we are prepared to do
all work in that line in the hest manner, and
short notice. We hope that any of our friends
who need such work, will give ms acall, or speak
a word for us to any of their friends who are in
want of Job printing.
Year: 1871

A WARNING.-Michael Kennevan who owns
field of corn on the island near the dam in the
Illinois river is troubled with cattle trespassing
upon his premises. He threatens to impound
every animal hereafter and, besides suing for
damages, will enforce the cattle law against the
owners of the trespassiug stock. However, If
the the people owning cows in that neighbor.
hood will subscribe sufficient funds to pay for
be content.
Year: 1871

An INvITATIoN-AtR Reddick q Glllen's the
same old rueh of business continues. There is
no end Of splendid goods here, of every and all
styles such as are usually kept in this house


The firm havisg taken the lead in the dry
goods, dress goods, and grocery business, are de.
termined to keep it, and as the people we'll
know, no one has ever been able to rival this
house in any one Of their respective departments
OF trade.


Their new style Of late summer goods are ad.
mired by all the ladies.


Call and examine the latest fashions at Red
Rick & Gillens.
Year: 1871

EEMovAL-A. A. Kagy has removed the
manufactury Of his celebrated bitters to the
building on the sou tn side Of Madison street,
nearly opposite the post Office. His bitters have
acquired an extended reputation in the country
and are doubtless the best ever prepared, AS the
best judges unhesitatingly say.
Year: 1871

The work of repairing at the City Mills is be.
ing pushed along as rapidly as possible. and at
the present rate they will soon be in working
order They are still furnishing their custom.
ers a. usual with the best flour and feed.
Year: 1871

AND STILL THEY CoME.-There is the same
constant rush Of visitors at Joe Megafin's, in
consequence Of the fact that he keeps the best
boots and shoes in town. He is closing out his
summer stock to make room for fine assort.
meus of fall goods. Those who want to buy at
q great advantage should call early.
Year: 1871

The firm of Alschuler & Co. would announce
to the public that they have determined to wind
up their business and offer their whole stock of
honest Home Made clothing, Merchant Tailor
ing and gents Furnishing Goods at a very lib
eral discount for cash, one of their firm having
removed to Colorado on account of ill health.
Those who are in want Of good Clothing are IN
vited to call and purchase some of their we'll
known good goods,-the quicker the better.
These goods must be sold. ALsCHULER & Co.


A poetic friend hints at pregnant fact as
Year: 1871

detta between two families


about Summit, who engaged


in a regular pitched battle in


the open streets Of that town.


before a large number of spec


tators. Although nobody was


killed, both parties had an op-


portunity of showing off their


courage before the admiring


a&semblage, and the editor re-


marks that both sides showed


indisputable pluck. This af-


fair reveals the full significance


OF the wrong-headed notion,


that has grown mp in some


parts Of the South about "hon-


or" that hateful distorted word


which is employed to express


the brute courage which ex-


ISIS as much in the savage as


in the man of highest culture.


We have always believed that


this notion has a tendency to


produce 5lllying and coward


ice. If the combataR4s were


unselfiShly brave, what shall


We think of two hundred spec
tators who saw the law openly
and contemptuOusly violated,
and the sovereign majesty of
the State of Mississippi degra-
ded by this open disregard of
her authority. Do the citizens
Of Summit look on men while
they are killing each other
with the cold blooded curiosity
OF the ancient Romans looking
on the sports Of the aniphithea-
tire =? Or was their mon-inter-
ference due to the fact, that
the spirit of respect for law was
cowed by the want Of organiza-
ton, and by the homage of in
huential families, who are able
to Overawe the administration
Of the public justice? What
shall we think of the officers of
the law, always ready to.
pounce upon petty malefactors,
but reereant to their trusts
when the highest interest of
society demsnds their interpo-
sition7 What shall we think
Of the law officers who will
shirk from their responsibility
Of joining Issue with this
potential family influence, and
cover over with convenient
pIatitude their abasement and
moral cowardice ? So that in
order that four men shall be
permitted 10 exhibit a vulgar
physical courage fthe common
est of virtues) the whole COM
munIty must submit TO the hu-
initiation. aud shame, of recre-
ancy TO the cOmmonest duties
Of humanity, and the most sa-
cred trust of life. THIS is the
picture which that hard, cold.
notion of houor
presents. We have nopatience
with it. 1t is a relic of barba-
ism. 1t has shown itself on
he field of battle as untrust.
worthy, for the production of
brave men, as it is utterly in
consistent with the order of
progress and happiness of So
;iety in times ofpeace. 1t is in
Year: 1871

WE have certain admiration for officers of the United States who say Vincent Colyer's course is not the best for the people, but that it is better Hot to offend him, because he has power to wield and money to spend, and as long as he is so provided, they want to make share of the profits. We can't refrain from admiring such pat riotic servility.
Year: 1871

When a citizen or citizens assassin ate mail carriers. rob or destroy the mails, waylay peaceable and law abiding men in government service, or people generally on her territory and under the national flag, the United States has quite uniformly punished or endeavored to punish them, and many such are to-day serving out terms of imprisonment therefor, or are in some way curtailed of ordinary civil rights. The Apache Indians of Arizona are now and have been within few months, repeatedly guilty of the aforementioned crimes, and for weeks past the United States-or Vincent Colyer in the name of the United States has been expending large sums of the peoples money to secure interviews with these murderers and robbers with the sole view of assuring them of the governments immediate readiness to richly reward them, and that they shall thereafter be protected by the public guns, fed and clothed at the public expense, and to demonstrate to them that the greater the robber and murderer, the more munitcent rewards he would receive-if he be an Indian.

 How is this for national honor and consistency?
Year: 1871

Taxes upon Dogs.

 SECTION l.-All persons having or Own- ing any dog or dogs within the corporate limits of the Village of Tucson shall pay tax of two dollars per annum for each dog.

 Sec. 2.-An persons owning any dog on which they have paid such tax shall be fur nished by tue Vi-lage Marshal with col lar upon which there shall be q device, mark or number; and it shall be the duty of the Village Marshal to collect said tax and furnish the taxpayer with a tax receipt indicating that said tax has been paid, the date of payment, the number of the collar furnished the taxpayer, with general de- scriptiOn of the dog for which said tax was paid, and shall make like entries ill a book to be kept by him for that purpose, and shall receive on each tax paid twenty five cents, which shall be in full payment for all services rendered in collecting said tax, and shall pay the balance over of said tax to the Village Treasurer on Saturday, each week, taking his receipt therefor.

 Sec 3.-The Council shall prepare and furnish the Village Marshal with the nec- essary blank tax receipts, signed by the Mayor or the member of Council acting as Mayor, and also with the necessary collars as herein before provided for.

 Sec. At shall be the duty of the Vil- lage Marshal to seize all dogs found run hing at large, upon which said tax has not been paid, and cOntine them in place to be kept for that purpose, and if not claimed by the owner within twenty-fOur hours, they may be destroyed or sold by the Marshal to pay the expense of seiZ- ure; provided, that all dogs claimed by the owners or sold by the Marshal shall not be delivered up, if the sum of one dollar, as fees to said Marshal for seizing said dog, shall not be first paid by said claimant, owner or purchaser, and also the tax hereinbefOre provided for paid to said Marshal.

 Sec. 5.-Any person who shall counter felt the device, mark or number of the collar adopted by the Council, with the intent to use or dispose of the same to be used in such manner as to avoid payment of any dog tax, or any person who shall so use any device, mark or number, with out first having paid such tax, with intent to avoid its payment, shall upon cOnvic- tion before the Village Recorder be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars. Sec. 6.-Any person who shall refuse to pay the tax as hereinbefore provided for, after having been notified by the Village MaTSudl IO pay Sdiu ttA, suuii upOu COu- viction before the Village Recorder be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty five dollars.

 Sec. This ordinance to take effect and be in force from and after the 20th day of October, A. D. 1871.

 Passed in the Common Council of the Village of Tucson, this 4th day of October, A. D. lS7l. $. R. DELONG,

 Mayor.

 Attest: WILLIAM J. OSBORN,

 Ocl4-3w Recorder.
Year: 1871

A PRIVATE soldier at Crittenden has been inspired to indite 8 lengthy poem on Cachise's raid on that post and theft of cavalry horses some weeks ago. The poem has some merit-locally considerable; but at present our space must not be occupied by the labors of the muses. By and by we may find room for such inspirations, and in the meantime shall hold the manuscript subject to the authors order. We hope he will furnish THE. CITIZEN the cur rent local news in a plain, concise manner.

 All our correspondents will please bear in mind that there is one great and overshadowing question, vitslly affecting the welfare of Arizona, now prominent before the whole country. If the sadly farcical policy of Vincent Colyer prevails here, we frankly admit our belief that many years of bloodshed by cruel savages are still i. in store for Arizona, and to avert this , Ucs<--ibie calamity, we are determined to devote the larger share of our space while the danger continues. We are printing hundreds of extra papers and distributing them at our own ex- pense to journals and public men, in the hope that our fair and truthful statements may in some measure awaken a true sentiment abroad, and finally, before too late, influence those in power to act justly toward this long suffering people. Personal wishes and considerations must for the present take & secondary place in these col umnS.
Year: 1871

LET the nation at large understand that an Indian chief of some nc te at the head of the peaceable { and govern ment fed Indians at Camp Grant, dld on or about June 1, 1871, unprovokedly kill Charles Mckinney on his farm near Camp Grant; and also that Vim cent Colyer about last August 18th kindly received this same murdering chief, clothed and fed him at public expense, and as a mark of the said Colyer's high regard, put a showy sash on him. Need any man be in doubt as to what impression was made upon that savage murderer's mind !
Year: 1871



 IT is with sincere sorrow we are in- formed of the tardy recovery of Hon. R. c. Mccormick. From private advices up to September 21, we are convinced that the extent of his ter rible affiiction has not been realized by his friends here. The severe loss of his left eye was understood, but that his whole constitution had been so enfeebled as to render it extremely doubtful whether he ever can recover his accustomed physical strength, IS a fact not heretofore appreciated. We would not unnecessarily alarm his friends anywhere, but it is right to make known his true condition, espe- cially at this peculiar crisis in Ari- zona affairs. His constituents must bear in mind that his health Is very poor, and that any active exercise of mind or body can but seriously en- danger his life.