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VOL. XIV.-NO. 30.
THE Alt IZ ON A MIX lilt.
runusiiED kvery kridat.
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CHAS. W. BEACH,
Kclitoi ami l'ropi'iotor.
Theflrotniimberof the Wi:kki.Y Mimck trnlHedn
March . 1:61. and In this lt thirteenth year. It own,
with truth, olaim to be the oMe,t, uud best nnjner
ta the Territory.
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ble term.
l'ersons enJineii' " lot satefita.adieriiMi:
or iob work, mat forward It by a.ail, wr aihwwie, at
their own riV. I
Xjrtl Trmrr yits leant jur i payvttntfiriub'
ttrtntteu. aurtTti$ing anHjao tourx.
'TERMS. Inadeanet tnmiriaWy.
AGENTS VOU THU MIX lilt.
o-o-o
SA rKAXtt'CO OltAS. W. CKAMU
I'.'ti MoatCBtaery street.
2CLW YonK ". W. II. K Klaus
3UI North SI Mreet.
Yt'M
i:iti:t:Miri.
WicuKNiirnn
llAUDWIttT
Mini hal Takk..
riUKXi
T..K-T I'lKlAtX...
Kijokkm'i:
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W. .M. IIahkv
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l II. ML
. Joe. Coixixnwoon
...J. R. MASsrr.u
OFFICIAL I) I It KCTO K V.
TKRntTOIUAL Oi rKKKs.
Deletrute to Conifre Hiram S. Steven?.
iSoTemur . John 1. Jluvt.
Jleoretarv V. J. J. 0-r.
A.litr" K lM'lark.
Treasurer T.J. lltttler.
Siirveyor-IJenenil J.OiH Wi..n.
Sureine J u.li;e, 1 t I)i s t., Chief Jiistiee French .
e.l " UeForet IVrler.
34 " C. A. Tweed.
Clerk Supreme Crt ..Joavfh U Antoo.
I". S. Drrict Attrev ;. 11. Pommr.
rn;te.t State Mar)ral W. "V7. Stnditer.
leMity Marhal Kt Di-t. Wm. J. (Hbocm.
Collector Internal Keventlr 1 hw. Cnii.
Iwejfiter U. S. I-ial OBee, reet . . . W. X. Kelly.
KIrtoe . . . l.e i UncirbV,
Iteceirer " " " M. I.. Stile.
Vre.wt:.... Uiw. Lount.
TAV.vr.Vl POUNTT OITHTB9.
TrehateJaJe... .......
Sheriff
t'oKer Sheriff
County ReCMrvler........
County Treasurer......
Dittrirt Attorney
Clark Diitiic Court
Hurley n. Cartter.
........ Bit. F. llmver.
5eo. K. Urowu
Win, Wilkenat
K. J. Cook
... l'.lHl Weber
Ym. Wilker-o.
I A.S.
Jarrriior Gi.lt-.m ItnaOie.
lC.ro. Y. C'nrti.
rnr.joorr rnrcixcr.
jBfrtceof the Peace: H. II. Crtter, C. I". CSaie aaj
I). Mitchell.
Cat!able J. K. llHntMt hmI I'raaV Manay.
viLL.vr.i: ok ritBMXHT.
JIayor F. J. Cook.
., ( I.. J. Altec, V. Z 'il-ii.
Varthal 1'ranV Murray
Aror J. I". MeaI.w.
I'ltESCOlT POST OKl'ICK. j
aniUYAL AND DKPAKTirKK 01" L. s. KA:t.
from California. I5atern Slnte awl Sowthorn
kviirv onifin i.vv.
la California, Kutem Stote anil SaottHfm
cvKisv oitir.u n.vr.
II (Ml
iloliave fUBtr, Mineral Pr'. ferhut, an4 llardyrille.
1euves weVly v Satrwl.iv 1 1" M auJ returns PrMlay.
imM)
Trom Gimp Ver.le. I.i'tl" (Vl.wl. ! Neir Meim.
MurnLt) , Thiir-Mtiy a4 s.itnnUyn.
To Camp Venle. I.it'l OJurwl. mi New Mexiev,
Tueilay. Krily nwl $mA-y,
0-0-0
To Waluut tlrovnaHil llrail-hnw. oik a week.
Ottbli0'"; t- A. M. to HoVlodc l. M.
Jlonev order office trow ! 'cVck . M. t3vVIrk I'.M
Itecitrtion Io.e at 3 V. M.. M.ul Uj M. at l . M. 1
OSice houm en Sumlaje. ' o-:, V to lii iiVil A. M. ,
"o money onlcr. iiW er p.il i sun.laxs. !
t. w. oris. p. ji. i
Preo.itt April in.l. 1-TT. I
AZTLAN LODGE No. 177. F. & A. M !
tefillar meelinc. of thi IHce ni thela.t
. Satunlnv of eeh month, ut eie. t. M.
SoHHiraiBi;
rainK brethren r- fmienmiiy iavite4
, to attend
Matl
nd. a. s. iiaskhlih w..m. .
I'. Seeretnrv. '
JVM. X. Krt.I.Y. Secretary
Kzamlntec C'ooimittee T. .. KflT. .1. N. liwif.WKii
nil T J. Ill TU.K.
1. 0. 0. F., ARIZONA LODGE No. 1.
wm Kecular JI,vtine on first iib1 thinl Sat'
yjPWfr; nrla of earh month, at JIhm.cIc Hall. JleW'
?55ilerif the Order, in ftmline. are ill-
''fffii' vited to attend. P.. J. COtK. N.O.
31. T Hi;ilZ" . Hei-ordinc Seerrlary.
I'llACTIfAL
rnilsXOTT. AKION .
Ytrn c.A5 WatrliworU, l',ue W.it. Ites and I'm Jew-
DAWBS & GOLDMAN,
IXKALKKS IV
mm ieceih
WILLIAMSON VALLEY, A. T.
Highest Priro p:iI for the Pro-
ytllCi lilt- v utuui
a t . rf.
J . L . FISHER,
REAL ESTATE AGENT.
intinor nnri i;omniission iuerenanr.
CO V3r- Y-rV'C K I i
A N D S K A H C H E It O F It L C () It I) 5.
Office With the Probate Judge.
1,1- fe. iwle many o! the molt Jeilntble buihliag lots.
HwliVi xsd other Goods Pc-di.wa at Liberal Rates
E. O. CR A ST,
i
WlCKI-LNItUKt;,
AKI.ONA, I
PKALrn ix
GEXEKAL MEKCIiAAm&is,
CI1KAP roit CASH.
AlUraernlleapn.mpily. 1,f
C. LABAREE,
i
ST-G-ZB STATION ,
TMfiil-ll- milt's from riorvtins.
riusT.ri.Ass taiii.i: axi acoojijiodation
for traveler. AU j plenty f IIAKIXY, COKN. WA
111! aa4 UAY. wyltf
1
I
I
PRHSCOTT.
iNEW GOODS!!
AT THE
PIONEER STORE,
KS'l.tYRX,lSl
BEDROCK PRICES
JOMX &.
HAS NOW
i:i:o:ivi:i tiii. i..i:
B. M L 13 ft M
U h. i'G 8G H iu j
EVKU 131101TGIIT TO THIS MAUKKT, CO.ML'KlLXd
Moil's, Youth's and Hoys' Clotliiu-r, Ladies' and (kmUh' rndenvoar.
Boots, Shoos and Slippers, .Men's and Hows' Mats,
Shirts, XccktU's and U loves. Hosiery and Handkciehiefs,
Bar, D.iuiask, Kussia and Crash Toweling, Calicoes, Gindiums. Alpaca-,
i ujiims, ooi i-iaids, l weetlf,
lnt. l olorcd and Opera Flannels,
Cuffs, Collars. Crochet,
Vallenciennes Jace,
Black Silk Fringe.
BLANKETS .VrsJ
j Cotton and Rustic Blinds,
lapestry, Ingrain and a-ply Carpets,
Box. Cylinder and Thermometer Churns,
Children's Chairs, Bedroom Sets,
Fish Hooks and Lines,
Hoes Rakes, "Wheelbarrows,
Iron and Lead Pipe.
Suction, Force and Lifting
Fenders, Etc., Etc.,
Sporting, Giant and Blasting Powder, Fuse, Caps,!
Drill Steel, Paint Brushes,
Paints, Oils, Glass. Smalt, Bronze.
Crockery, Glassware and Lamps,
Bar Glaases, J'ottles. .Mirrors,
A
COPl' 12 R
CONSTANTLY
1-TLL ASSOKTMKNT OF
T i 3V
A IV I)
ON HAND
Sttii)lc a n cl IP 5l it o " O-1- o c cries,
OF Tlin .ST.WKST AND CHUICKST DKSCItll'TIONS. CO.MPKISIXO
Green, Black and English Breakfast Tea?
I Mackerel, Salmon Bcllie?, Dried Beef,
. Buckwheat Flour, Canned Fruit.
1 Mushrooms, Cheese, Hams, Bacon,
Tobacco ami Cigars, Wines,
Saddles, Ox W hips. Blacksnakes, Collars,
Saddle Mats and Cloths. Wlp Lashes,
Hobbles; Halters, Buckles, Snaps, Itim:-.
.u oi Avatcii win be soli! at llviircrk Prices, or exchanged for the
Products of
J
Cor. of Corioaml
PBESCOTT
Have just received the Best Selected.
Clothing, Boots, Shoes and Slippers,
- - . - -
JLr A, 1.
HATS -A. 2XT
OOOT
YANKEE NOTIONS
Particular attention is asked to articles m the
be of the verv beit quahtte,
! I:ice Shawls,
Velvet Cloaks,
Linen Suits.
-ace. Silks,
j Dress Silks,
j Embix)ideiies.
' Sewitm Silks,
i Trimmings.
Underwear,
I Table Covers.
Worsteds,
Ihittons,
'.Ribbons, Velvets,
! Grenadines, Plaids. Mohairs, Silk Stripe Lustres,
Cachemires, Percales, Merinos, Delaines, Tarlctaiics,
, Victoria Lawns, Poplins, .Jaconets, Nainsooks, Muslins,
t Towels, Linens, Sheetings, Ktc, Of every description.
Our Stock of Clothing, Underwear, Hoisery,
i
, BOOTS AND SHOES',
HATS AND CAPS. ANU OTIIKll AKTICLKS Foil GENTLKMEN'S TSE,
Is the most complete ami best selected ever received in the Village of "'resent t, and
1 at Prices to Suit the Times. In addition to the articles here enumerated, ve
! keep a complete stock of all other ai tides usually sold in a country store.
o
FirM Quality and Host IJiands
CAL1 ITOJZiS I . V V1VJ3 ARIZONA IOTJIi.
The Attention of Epicures is called to a fresh supply of
Caviar. Dtilrh Herrings, Olives, Sea Moss
Cliecsit
.MAPLi: ANI KOCK CA.VDV SYIU'P.
BR0MA, ISINGLASS SHELLED AND BITTER ALMONDS, BONELESS CODFISH,
Citron and Lemon l'eel, Chutnee. Mushrooms, Salmon Ihllies and Mackerel.
bCOFFBE GZR-OTTISrJD FRESH EVERY JDj&TSr.li
COHTCZ STHEET, MH'TIIKAST COllXKR tU' IM.AZA,
IMtESCOTT. AltlZOXA.
General Wacksmithiiig, Horscsliocing, Oxshociiig, Etc.,
KXr.CtTKl) IN A WOKKMANMKn 31 ANN BR AND AT SHORT NOTICE.
He al.o h. the leaure of annoiinrinir that he has n I'ATKNT TIUK SlIKINKKIS, ami hopes, by strirt
attention to all order entrusted to his chaw, to merit .1 Miare of public patronage.
Special Attention given to the Proper Treatment of Horses' Feet.
I'or want f a n ill. the ioe n. ot ;
tiiom '.Aeu by the enemy ami !n!n.
or want of the ihoe
PSBSCOTT MEAT MARKET,
SOUTHEAST COItXI'K OF THE PLAZA.
WK ARK NOW PRKI'ARKl) TO TURNlSIl T1IK
BeoX, 3PorK,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
rewt!, ArU.as. JIarch 1ST!.
I
RESCOTT, ARIZONA, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1S77.
NEW GOODS!!
- I 1CD lHit-l ,
BEDROCK PRICES!
CAMPBELL
- .i:st ami must toMpi.inu stock or
O
Lassnnerus and IJenuns,
J.adies' and .Mioses' Shawls,
Kmlirmilorv Tilirim
.......j,,
Nottingham Lace,
Ket.. Etc., Etc., Etc
3 iat rnii: S S ,
Tapestrv and Velvet lats.
Oil Cloths, Wall Paper and Border.
Rocking, Dining and Ofiice Chairs,
Table' and Pocket Cutlery,
Picks, Shovels and Sledges,
Planes, Chisels. Axes,
Couplings, Elbows. Chains,
Pumps, Cooking and Parlor Stoves,
Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc.
Wool Sacks and Twine,
Turpentine, White Lead, Cold Leaf,
1 raveling Bng, Satchels, Trunks,
ahses.Chandelicis, Etc.. Etc.
S 11 12 12 T 1 I O IV W O It K
AND MADK TO OKDKR.
Mocha, Java and Kio Coffee,
Smoked Salmon, Boneless Codfish,
Cracked Wheat, Hominy, Oatmeal.
Aldeu Dried Fruits and Vegetables, i
Liquors. Alv, Porter and Cider.
Harness Soap and Eureka Dressing,
Bows, Poles, Bugjry Shafts, Hubs,
AVagon Spokes, l Vl!oc. Etc., Etc.
tin Coimfrv.
TSE & BRO,
(looilwln St.5
AEIZONA
Kim-st and most Complete Stock of
ID CAFS,
iin: GOODS.
AND FANCY GOODS.
following lut, which buvors will find to
latest stvl&j and lowest iirioes :
' I
Ladies' lints, and Flats.
Linen Wrapper..
Iv.nbroidcry Ssiks,
Put terns. Tillies.
l - ann,
Corsets,
Silk Handkerchiefs,
Veiling, Shawls,
Curtains. Ouilts,
p u a w 1 n i r ! c c I
in c ii u n h iv y;ijX
Xeek-tics, lloiscry,
Caeheniere Wrapper?,
.Ion. Kid Gloves, Lawns, Alpacas
Fa tin a,
the hnrte ti loit, aad for want o tne hore, the ildt
marS ntf
I'ROI'I.r. 01 I'RKSCOTT AND VICIXITV WITH
tx 1 1 cd xx , Etc.,
AT FAIR, LIVING PRICES.
C. T. KOGISUS sc CO.
BUSINESS CAKDS.
.KHIX IIOWAIII),
Attorney anil Counselor at Law,
Cfllco South Montezuma r Prescott
SA31lTKL IIAMLLTOA",
ATTOBNEY IiA."W3
.Mineral Park, Molitnp County, Arizona.
ULtiUXK W. AliAM. I ttANK. M i lSkKK. ALVIN J. IIUI XHU.
ARAM, McCUSKEE & BRUNER,
AtIontey ami Coiumi'iorsat Law.
Pitnscorr, AmzoN.v.
OI!let twrt iliior. ..utli of rMirt IIihim.
Will jr. ti.-e in all the Court
PA CI. .1. HOBHKT,
ATTORNEY LA"W,
rmusco r r. a. t.
Xnrth Ulef numlwia Mreet. nnKt (irunite,
SJea), t tench Rmt SHih. H)v.tf.
H. .1. wadi:,
ami Couiist'lor
Attorney
at IjIIW,
Oillc with llarerave A Mornn, (Vrtex street.
Will jirnotiee In all OmrU f the Territ.n v.
IHhftJ.lf
THOMAS FlTCTI.
IVttorney & Counselor at Law
Frescott, Arizona.
U'lll rrnrtli'4 In all Courts of tlio Territory
Olhoe with the Dittrirt tiny, Olliee Ituw.
T. .1. DKUIM,
Attorney ami Counselor at Linv
Pre3cott, Arizona,
orriOK SonMi Meof 1'h.w.
U A 31 1 . .MOKC A .N,
(OiUce with J. I". HiricraM V...t
I'lircorr. vavapai coi nty. aiuxoxa.
Will rrurlleo ill all Court'. t the Tt-rrllorv.
Particular attention jrivnn to Mining liw.
uiirints to
Hon. s. HUYiu:xpi:i.ir, - - - San ! niueiseo.
" it. r. MimuiMi.N, .Indue tth Dist. Court,
" TiiiotAsnnowN. Cashier Itink California.
pvcl wi:bi:k.
:Vttoroey and Counselor at
I ..aw, t
Prescctt Aiizona.
.i. p. iiakc.kavj:.
Law.
Attorney ami Counselor at
Frescott, Arizona.
Omcu Ku4tiIeuf the Plan.
31 UK AT MA ST Kit SO . .
jauTTOPiisrE-5r at la.-w
OrQcs How, Pre3Cott.
JOHN A. ltL'ali.
UD. W. WlXLo.
Xrturg I'uUie
Itt'SIl WELLS,
Prescott, Yavapai Comity, Arizona I
Will trictly .-ittenH to all eirtl tmoiue. eatnutetl t tbeni i
In the aevrrnt Owirtsof l'.eor 1 ia the T-mry. Aktrwt I
of title to Mining C'iunu,l Uelij n-ruraWly prepiireil.
Prompt uttenthm irivea tocolieetioa..
II. N. ALKXAM315K.
ATTORNEY AT LA"W,
"V.ima. Arisonn Territory.
Will raetiee in all the Court. ..f the I crritory.
llxii.i.s (ioonr.Kii.
P.
II. llrn.ititn.
hi:ki:fohi) & coodkich,
AlltMilt s, iiiHinrmi' "
. . .. . - 7..... I i . .
Tucson, Atiz'iia.
Will t-riietice in utl the Court, nf the Territory.
PKirsiciAisrs.
Dlt. A. ,J. TII1BOIX). M.A.. .11. 1).
M
JI.
A.. (J'leeu
1 1., Triiotx
JI. K.
t;i..ver..t,. 0oajH
ls.M.
t in mi . j
1'. . ail Sure.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
l"i I'scott. Arlunii.
OFI lcr. mi l!l.sll:.. ". Jewell Ilnil.linc, at i An-
'r r
.ler A' Kowf" tore.
Yi. WAItltKN I". DAY.
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN.
Ol'I'I'T Jlontetnm.i Street. iilve (..-Iwin, lreHitt.
Oaii be eoii.ulte.1 at hN Ortl at all hoor: ilee'.ll.
.!. X. AIcCAM)LKSS,
East side of Moutcztimn St, bet. Gurley &
Willi3, 3 doorn north of Head & Co. s
Physician, Surgeon aud Accoucheur
l'RKSCOTT. A. T.
I Irtire and reideno on JIontiMiiiiu .Street, opjHtoite the
MtXKU Olllce.
jPrlTat entraDCO tn coniiillathm nxMii
rear.
Irotn the
.lecllMf
.1
. i,. COCSWKLL,
3D ENTIST
No. SWO Kearny St ,
SAN KRAXClftCO.
l'refcutt. March l.-IT.
wl v.
II. II. CAKTTKR,
Probate.l ndgf, .1 tist ice of the Peace
And Conveyancer. County Building.
IJLAK1 At. CO.,
S S A T E H S
f JoM Hint. Oold and Silver Rullion ami Ore of ei erv
deeripiio: mellisl and asaved. All aiiy (ruanmteeil.
Okkici In fciimimi tormerly oci-npled by A. A N. M.
KxprenCo., l'reoott.
w. c. CAititiyr,
CITY E"SI"PDRESSlvr-A.lSr.
Residence Ncitt to C. W. Beach's.
i:. .J. HUi.ITT, C. 12.,
Deputy I. S. Mineral Surveyor
County Survojop if Yavitpnl County.
Prcscott, Arizona.
All Mnd of civil enirlnoerin j- nnd urrylntf promptly
attended to. Olllce North of tho Court House, im Cor
r street.
J). IIEXDKHSOX & CO.,
Commission Stock Itrokers,
313 Montgomery St. - - San Frnnciaco
lliisoiuoiit Nevada I'.look.
Stocks Sold llonrlit, and Curried uu Margin, rati
Moneyloaned on lic'. . "wc 1'
Ci:0. 31. WAT.I2KS,
Millwright and Contractor,
PRlisCOTf, A. T.
febo-ml
C(LDWATn;it HUO.,
wuoLr.sAt.r. inu.uits,
Forwarding and Commission Merchants,
Ehrenbcrg. Arizona Territory.
JAY G. liKLLHY,
assavi:h,
Prcscott, Arizonn Territory.
T.. OTTO,
Oao door Nrth of Kelly & Suphoa.
tiii: sncuCTs ok ?iao.vuv.
Tlio .story is (old of a Mason's wife,
Who plutcuotl him almost out of his lift
To leant the secret whatever it Iw
Tho mystic words of Mason rv.
Said lu. "Xow, Mary if I stto'nld tell
The awful words, L know very woll
When you ;ot mad, my darling tlear,
You'll rip them out, that all miiv hear."
Said she: 'Oh, Ivdward, never, never!
They'll rest in my heart's recess fonver!
Toll me, Kdu'iinl, and never mort
Shall I scold, or fret, or slnm tho door ;
And I'Jl try to Ik' quiet with all my miRht,
No matter what hour you como at night,"
o man, unless ho were made of wood.
.... 1.1 .. !.. . t ... 1. '
uiuu miM .in iiuur mir aim ;ooti;
o sjini no
Tho awful wonls are I'ork ami Hams.'
Seareolv tt week had passed away,
When .Slary got mad and what did he
say?
Sho shouted out, that all might hear:
"Pork anil beans! Pvogotyou there!"
-4-
YK.MA.
I Isnet'iul Crretiondent uf the l'oot.l
First impressions formed of Arizona, and
l uma m particular, arc .invthmx but pica
ant. Arriving here on a hot, dusty dav, with
the thermometer at 100 in the 'shade, the
flirt' reii.til liitt. rti.i.V f.tnlliAc ti.it t.. I.
J t ,...,v 'ttj iittii ikiiii I1C3II
till you look like a miller, and then to look
around and find nothing, seemingly, but a
' I bitr. huddled together lot of adobi houses
with scarcely a sign of business around you, I
no grass, no trees, no water in sight but the
river; sand to the right to he lctt behind
and in tront. and a hundre. halt-naked
squaws ant elout-tai ed bucks strutting
truiuiil or iilAvimr riiriK in tin mini Mtwt
vou would'be-inclined to sav as we did
' "Vutna bo d i." and feel like shakin-r the
; .lust from your feet as stum as po5,ibIe. A
ctiretul and pat.ent myctigation however.
leads to the eonvict.on tint uma has a prov
j perous tuture betore it. The reasons tor this
oi.inion ar, niany, among which is not the
, tact that it is a railroad terminus. The late
j of the California towns along the line of the
road i, not a durable prospect, hmpty
I storehouses and ruined Merchants are not
the eteltieiltn ot iiLTiiiniii-nt nrinni-ritv nml
., .... ,. . . ' , : ,, v; !. .'"""
their lute ha
taiiL'lit
man capitalists a 5atu-
tarv lesson.
lu the first place it is not known in the
l.J t .. t ... ! !, . 1! ,
iusuiiv ui iiuerieau lauroamn-' wnere a
; i ... :..-....:.... 'r 1.
; " """'"' ""'"v
me. with a navigable river lor three or four
hundred miles in each direction, tailed to
oeconie a prosperous city, in the river bot-1
toms ot the Colorado above arc 1,000,000
aerus m irr.-aoie, ncn i.vm, on which can
j hundreil families going up the river to eet-
; tii- All tlieir lirotluce must come to uiua
for shipment, and as it only a short steam
boat ritie, of course Jane and the children '
Depemls on the words I'm about to reveal." I and his taste and ability in drcssin- n table 1 ir,,as V,' Iosto". RcRistpr of the
.- .Mm, .unry, my woo or won I ; l liar Ho lute, ns n conk, oimnot nTci i ;
v,.i.i l...1. ..ti. t.u.t.i. -r. was complete, eonsutimr ot evervt un. t in lo 3,111 m.i3J.o, uas re.urncilto luss
- ..e grown a.s goou wncat, oar cy, potato prc.,ontC(1 bv wifo on ,he ,th inst. ;vith
fruit and vegetable crops as can l produced fine twdvc i ;ri iahr. Wlo ,ars
anywhen- m Calitorn.a with the same labor. Vhteuix wMnxtvt ' Kh.kauc .
Alreadv we have noticed soinethmir near one .
ntiist come down to buy sugar, entree, calico ! pany imineliate!y follow. The reduction is
mid other necessaries. Jlere etnne all the as follows: For additional five uords, or
niineix too. with their pix-kets full of ca-h, , fraction of five words (over ten! the rate is
of which a Iar-;c percentage is left ia Yuma , now fixed at twenty-five cent instead of
before they start for Frisco. Below us, to fifty. Thus a fifteen word nics'-age will cost,
the gulf. Me can count 2,000,000 acres of the , from Prcscott to Son Francisco," one dollar
finest land on the coast, where can be yrowii and eighty-live cents, which pays for Mili
anthinr. from pineapples, lemons and ba-. tarv Telegraph line ami eonnectiiii; lines.
nmia lo tobacco, hemp, rice and Indian corn. . i his is the second reduction of this kind , takes the place of Captain Bradley at Ytl- '
lu fact, some of the tobacco raised about ! within the hist three months. Arizona must j ma, which will undoubtedly satisfy tho ''
Lenlo. has as fine a llavor as the purest old 1 tel gieatly indebted to the very efficient people of Yuma from the simple fact thal'-
Virginia, while cotton planting has alnadv , management of Lieut. Philip Beadc. the i he is a vcrr efficient otlicer.
lieeonit' a fiuititre-of that section. As it set-j
ties up it must become tributary to Vtiuta tis
i a point ot shipment and supply, ami uhen
the future sugar, cotton and coll'ee planters
, m our south si-nd in their hundreds of ho-rs-
in l
iietuis ami tiioiisanus oi Hales, as tliey will . lor tne ocneni ot tlie puolic. lhisuemon
within five years. Yuma will be a growing, I stmtcs another instance of where tho V. S.
prosperous rich city. " J Signal Service benefits commerce. Should
Why the Southern Pacific Railroad has i the connecting commercial business of the
withdrawn its steamers from the lower river i I. S. .Military Telegraph line fall into the
trade for the present, instead of foeteriug J entire control of either corporation it is
and liuilding it as u feeder, is a mystery j hard to surmise where tii rates would ex
which others beside your correspondent arc j tend. Let us continue to have two outlets
usable to solve. These are the principal; the Western Union via San Diego and the
ami reliable thinirs which will make Yuma . Atlantic and Pacific via Ymna. Let us op-
i a town of importance. The mining inter- j
j ests in its vicinity are in too undeveloped a j
I state to predict much retarding them. We ,
j have seen nuggets taken from the creeks in
! the foothills not over ten miles from Yuma, I
which were worth all the way from -?-'0 to : rowim; importance in the Sacramento Val-
?lb0. Some tolks think they dropped from I . . ,' ...,i . n i i i
...... . , ., - 1 1 , lev, are several well-to-do retired wool
the skv to the spot where they were lound. - . , .... ,
Whether thev came out of the hills above or ! growers who devote their lives to the busi
notwill some dav be determined. At all j I,Ws ot 1".'".2T their accundated means at
events, two or three valuable gold quartz W"? tlh"T lesS fo,"t,"iate citizens,
mines have recently been discovered in , lldl " l"e w nntimilly nttcndwl Jy a large
their vicinity. Tnere is plenty of wood, I mmivn ot idle tune, during which innum-
water, and only a short distance to a n-i-!
road, while most of the rock is free gobl ore.
so 'hat s."0 a ton here is really better than
i .s;;tH) in the interior, when? thev have otten
neither wood nor water.
ANXi:lNC XOltTHKKX MHX1CO
The San Francisco Pest
1- A .11.-
of
sajs ctuiorianj. ,
we cannot aiiortl to allow the Kio uranoc
banditti to any longer make our territory
their field of
operations because 3Icxieo,
torn bv intestine disorders, is unable to do
eiuciciu ponce uuiy. 1 ne appointment 01
a mixed commission for the trial of those
who may be captured, proves that wc ate
not dispo-ed to bully or take advantage.
This nation can always afford to be just.
Wo shall suppress the disorder, and if the
boundary lines art moved, it will be by rea
son of equitable arrangements, and not in a '
spirit of despoilment. It is without doubt j
true that a variety of influences arc at work
to bring our relations with Mexico to a dc-'
cisive settlement. A smooky chamber may 1
bccoaie a neighborhood nuisance. People !
I unable to care for themselves must be
trained at times. Mexico owes money,
Other jxovernniects want us to be their col-.
lector, as well as our own. Mme ot our
own citizens are clamorous, also. Invest
ments in Mexican mines and lands are be
coming more general. Capital and cnter
pristt are pushing their iron hands closely
upon our neighbor's territory. Our expand
ing enterprise seeks a pathway to both the
Pacific ocean ami the Caribbean sea. Se
curity must precede or accompany railroad
construction. The makers of wealth and
the creators of new activities aro neither
sentimental nor diplomatic. If safety can
not precede, it must accompany them, and
they argue this can be obtained only under!
"'"'r' i r : ""'i . , mostly, from the Golden State, but for tin:
bit if we annex it w.M be through nitrite- Wuotv. F m . t -O,, the 2T,tI, wc received , vl.ir ir tW , K htm of Gram
t,n,.nott(,nques. Gnivitirtion is the only 1 froni Ih.n.Thi.mas Cord,, dated and pst- to tilko ihuvc. All gooM '
sale rule for republican acquisition. This marked at Prcscott. .lime 14th. If it takes , ,c ,W0Vcr 1 0
will be the rule of the present adinini?tra-1 eleven days t receive letters from Prcscott, . 1 1 '
tion. ' and unlv sitv Imurs to receive them from 1,1 .i ... 1 , t, '
- ' Tucson," Vu.na will be wtmtin- to change ' Jo,, ( tw nMlv k,-' rt ,h'' Vf! V
Pope Pius IX has given a number of mctl- the capital back again. Why, wogtt letters river, in rsew Mexico, has recently been-utjjf
als commemorative of the jubilee, ti be pre- j here from Now York in nine ilays. Stir 'em armed rebellion against other cattbt ownen5
sented to several American ladies in rccog. i up, Prcscott! Sentinel. : ami the officers of the law of- Dona AiW
nition of their services in representing the j - - - , county. During the time of the dfctttr- ';
American Csitholics on that occasion. Among j A Powkriti. Xaikotii:. The poet Mai- hantvs Chisum was stricken dtiwn-wit.' the".,
the ladies thus honored are Mrs Geieral j hcrbe having dined one day with the Arch- small pox, and the otlicer was enabled u. "
Sherman ol Washington: Mrs Patterson of bishop of Roucu, had scarcely left the tabloj rcatl to the sick man tho Avnrront of arrot. -St.
Louis' and Mrs S.iytor2s"ew Orleans. Mrs when befell asleep. The prelate, being Cliisum is the owner of 40.000 head of cat- -Esling
of Philiadelphia was also given amed- about to preach, awoke him, and inritcd him j tie. nil of which ntngofromthe seven rivers,
al, ami will convey the others to tho United to hear tho sermon. "Pray excuse mc," re-' north of the Sierra Oapitau to the Pecos and
States and present them to the ladies on the plied Mitlherbo. "I shall sleop T3ry xM I along its bottoms for several miles. One
Pope's behalf. without that." I man ms killed in the late disturbances.
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LUTTICll KKOSr riUEXIX.
Piin-.Nix, Arizona, July 5, 1877.
Kihtok Mi.k: -Tho youtk and heauty
of tlio Salt River Valley asembled in the
stage company's excellent hrdl hist evening
to celebrate our 101st birthday ns an inde
pendent nation. Abul forty couples i)ar-
ticipated in the evening's pleasures. The
Tcmne Rrass Hand fnniishcil nitisie. fur tln
occasion. 3lr. Frank Wentwork ablv man -
ngctl the iloor. The supper, furnished by
IN'ecdham & White, tho very popular pro-
prictors of our new restaurant, wa the most
elegant ever spread before the Phieniciaiis.
local mutket aifords. The pastry was especi-
ally deserving of notice eight different ! 000 in preparing for war, and will spend al
"species' of cake, from the magnificent tcgether before the vcar closes about 0,000,-twenty-live
dollar pound cake to the excel- j 000,000.
lent sponge anil jelly cake for which this T , . . ,. . .
restaurant is alre.nlv noted. Pies of -rape, i , Vl; K U. laker has been aclieved trom
iwach, berry, nliini, cherry, custard coconut.
. .
etc., graced the table and were ably dis
posed of by the weary terpischorcaus." One
of the principal features of the evening's
entertainment was the rattle ot an enormous
and elegant pound cake, beautifully frosted
emblematic of the 101st anniversary of our
independonao. This oako was really a work
of art, and decorated as it was with tiny
fiags, made quite an attractive appearance.
'n:..i ... :.. ... . , ..
i n-icis in tne nunc were sum at one uonar
each. The cake was won by Charlie Clark.
our former telegraph operator, who leaves
j Us in a fcw day" for Tue.-on. The uiiimou-
y t.Xprcsscd opinion is that the ball of last
. evcning wtts the tncit us r niun
. mcntt aml especially supper, ever "iven in
i iii i.1 . .f 1 . "
: i r lWmaM ",C BIItt,r WU5 " Ct
I ti... ;., o. i-i t. t......
i "i , " . "ll XL "n V . ::
to Tuoson, h!is ht.cn tiUed ,,v t,,p a,,loint.
, ,ncilt of Ir K $ Islt f gJ ,);
! ,,,, Californi i
" Wa"ter-nielonS are ,leutifiil in the market
i .,t no cents to t each
; Tlu. fiR,i ri,(- ,)eat:heji of tIie SC!l5t,n wcre
.,;cko,, bv Mr. Lindlev Orme on the 24th
Llanl from trccs on f, is riHldl tw mUcs
' . . r-t -
iiuriiiniM m mn. i ne unesi npe "rapes.
pickwl hy Mr. Clirll.v? aUo ,,lc o,th
' instant trom ines on Ins Tenipe ranch.
Harvesting will be about concluded this
s :.. i. ... :..:..:.. ..
1 " l"1 i iciiipe
there is still a considerable amount of "rain
m ,tack ;uvuitingthc threshers. Thewath-
! cr for th e t ,vrock b t, t , ,
i)C desired bv the hanesters; verr moderate
for tj,;s j,caM;.
, ()r worthv ,,mnMn.u, uDoc
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph an
nounce a reduction of telegraph rates to
ban f rancisco. 1 he Western I mon Coni-
acting signal offie r in charge of the I.
.miliary iciegrapn. tor inese reiuctions in
telegraph rates. It is plain that Lieut.
Beadc has pursued an independent policy
toward these connectiii" lines, and labored
'! n . i .
po?e the sale of the line from Yuma to San
Diego. It i to the interest of Arizona to
accomplish these rcsiilti.
-
Hkaki.; it Duw. In a small town of
craoie jok are concoctc.l at the expense o
each other b these jolly money hags, ami
occasionally one of their farmer patrons
conies in for a share of their sharp satire.
! it was in retaliation for some fun at the ex
1 pense of a farmer named P. that he perpe
. t rated the following:
' "Jim G.. Uecrs G. and Cam A.," said he.
. Alsaii. whs
late date!,,jrH,,0t.,ivfl0""'" , . ,. ,
uy: iiiipureii one tu ineir irienus.
.mt Gf .pV a kiUin
'm'' was the
response.
"Why should thev loe sleep i" was asked.
"Hecause," said P. "thev loan their nionev
for this Ion" Io""ed interest, and put the 1
notes unUur their pillows ami lie ami listen
to hear it draw, when they ouidit to be
asleep. That's what's kiilin 'em."
Itri.KS ron Fkukrai. Officials. AVash
inoton, June The President to-day ad
dressed the following circular letter to all
prominent Federal otlicer throughout the
country:
AY".sium;ton, .lime QI5. Sir: I desire to call
your attention to the following paragraph in
a letter addresse I to mc to the Secretary of
the I'reaurv on the conduct to be obsorvod
re-'bv the ollicors of the General Goverment in
relation to elections: 'Xo officer should
be reouired or permitted to take part in the
management of political organizations, cau
cuses, conventions or election campaigns.
Their right to vote and to express tlieir views
on public questions, cither orally or through
the Press, is not deniedprovided it does not
interfere with the discharge ot their official
dntius. 2so assessment for political purposes
of officers orsubordinatcsslioitld he allowed.
This rule is applicable to every department
of tho Civil Ssrvicc. It should be under
tood by every otlicer of the Gcnoral Gover
ment he is expected to conforai his conduct
to its requirements.
Verv respectfully R. B H Yi.
a
ESTABLISHED 1864.
1TKAIS.
The colored cadet who has Just sp-aduated
nt wost joiut, is said to be a very intelligent
There arc fifty-four vacancies in the armr;
to be filled by cadets who have ju.teminnted
from West Point.
Man is a machine into which we nut what '-'
. ..it t i .
; we ca!I frtotl. an(l produce what we c!I
; thought. Bob. Ingersoll.
" Ed. Monroe, who killed William
i some time since, near Camp McDowell, now
languishes in the Phcrnix jail.
Land'
a tnn
tation."
Europe has alreadr exnended OO.onri..
tit in ic.ws aim oniercit ro me iiomtrr
ment of the Missouri, to be ost quartcrina"
ter at Fort Bice, D.T.
The southern Counties have no intention;
of organizing. The next Delegate wiil be .
elected on his merits and not for hie nionev .
and for what he don't know.
Josit 1Iii.li.vo6 says: "Tho mewl is a larg
er bird than the gus'c or turkey. It has two.
legs to walk with and two more to kick with
and wears its wins on the side of its bed''
One thousand to l,r00 men are now mn
strike on the iron manufacturing cstablish-
cnts at Schuvkill, Lchi-h :i
. hanna valleys, against a reducti
The number will be increased.
migh ami busquc-
reduction in wanes
1 The grasshoppers are reported to have ,n-
: "lctcd fearful ravages in four of the north-
u"1 counties of New Mexico, and should
they ever visit Arizona we may look for
them from that direction. We have no
love for the aimals, and only hope that thcy
can't find the way through the mountains .
to Arizona.
Every Indian Agency in thcUnitcd-State.
has been supplied wfth an officer ' of- the
L'nitcd States Array to inspect the issues ofii
rations and the anuunitio gixen to the In
dians. We have not learned of but one,,
single Agent who has objected to this in-'
sjrection, and that
the San Carlos.
one is the juvenile at
All the papers arc commending the Pre
ident for sayiiig that he is going to quit-r
paying off national debt so fast, and Ictpo- "
terity tuke care of part of it. This i right;-
for as Artemus Ward said: "Whnt did
posterity ever do for us that we should sac-r:'
raficc everything for it.'" Only when then
newspaper organs of posterity come to com--
ment on the matter they may retort. wWhyn-;
didn't antiquity pay his own debts and
settle the cost of its own quarrels without.. i
asking us to foot bills we never eontinctcd'2"
Captain Bradley, a very etlicicnt officer of 1 .
tho Quartermaster's Department and for1
some time stationed at Fort Yuma Depot, "
ha been relieved of duty at that place and ' ' -.
ordered to the scat of Indian hostilities in "
Idaho. We understand thr Captain ha '
taken his departure for his new field-of
labor. Captain Lord who ha Irccn ta
tioned at Lowell as A. A. Q. M. at that post
JULKS.
C. 31. D.tlcv and George G. Hamilton. two,.s.
smooth talkers and lovei-s of whisk v.cootL"
or bad, s they get it at the expense of some
lrody else, came into Prejcott about tire
months since from California and represent
ed themselves as newspaper men. Mr.
Hamilton procured a school to teach, which
he managed to handle for about three
months. Mr. Daley, in his jiersuasivc way,
induced us to commission him our agent to
solicit subscriptions at the Peck, Black Can
yon and through the Salt River Valley. .
Meeting with gotnl success he overreached '
his authority and proceeded south to Globe,
Floreuce and Tucson. Here he acted the
part of a loafer aud scoundrel, following up
hjs California reputation. We were ad
vised of his disgraceful actions throughout
the southern section of the Territory by
some of the best citizens of Pinal aud '
Pima counties, and wc for the sake of our pa- 4
per tried to recall the gallantjbilk. through
letter and otherwise but to no avail. He ".
was determined to have his time out at our
expense, and made a raid on the Indian
Agent at San Carlos, who, very properly,
handled him without glove?. Finally the
hero of several well-fought battles over
whisky barrels, arrived in town and we shook
him gave him his unpublished letters and
he went forth to bilk others as he had us. '
Mr. Hamilton, his bosom frfend, was here
and had induced u to publish for him u
chart, and we once more were bilked. On '
Saturday morning Dallcy left this town for
the good of the place, and in the evening .
itcorge tt. Hamilton, the greatest villian
that ever graced any country, hired a horst:
!l,,a followed the wretch who had preceded
him m the niornin!'. The owner of-tho
horse hired by Hamilton became suspicious
of the youthful school teacher, local report
er and chart manufacturer, anil followed on
his trail. When near Swilling's ranch, in
the vicinity of Black Canyon, he overtook
the runaway Hamilton, captured his horse
and returned home after a ride of twenty
four hours. These fellows have gone south,
and wc send a word of Warning to our
friends in Maricopa, Pinal and Pima counties.
Foil Arizona. The following parties re
cently left this vicinity for Prcscott, Arizo
na: Geo. Y. Andrews ami family, Amos
White and family, Charles English and fam
ily, It. W. Chapman. George Bcckwith, Wil
liam and F. Stcll'ey, J. Smith, Oscar Tag
gart ami J. Prenger. .Most of these are old
citizens, and will be a valuablo icqtiisitinn
to the new territory,. Mr. Andrews is -a
member of the Concordia town company,
and Mr. White was our of the pioneers of
Lake Sibley. They carry with them tho,
gooa wishes of our people.
The above is from a correspondent, writ-
ing from Concordia. Kansas, to the Tpcka
Commonwealth, June Tth. Among this in
coming emigration three families arc of the
number. Formealv our emigration came.
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