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C. L. MINOR, Editor & Proprietor
ARIZONA CITY. A. T.
lied the children of his people out
'of bondage, was permitted to see
'only the glimpse of the promised
fland before he was gathered to
his father. Peace to his ashes!
.Report of the Grautl Jury.
SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 1872
pv.
HORACE GREELEY IS DEAD To the Hon
Tho tftlpo-ranh informs us thai
sage of Chapaqua has passed Jj
lis rest. Horace Greeley, theig
Arizona City, Nov. 20, 1S72,
BeForesl Porter, Judge
of the Second Judicial District
Court, in and for the County of
Yuma, A. T.:
The Grand Jury, called and
the
to his
editor, philosopher and historian,
has gone the way of theearth,andsworil) an(i impanneled lor the
the book and story of his busy lifegcounty of Yuma, at the Novem
have had written against each thepber term of the District Court of
ominous words, "the end." fthe Second Judicial District, for
This "old man eloquent," thisthe County of Yuma, beg leave- to
man of obscure origin, has, forgmake the following report to your
forty years, been a sleepless actorjhonor:
on the stage of American politics,!! We have found -ten true bills
...j ...hi. i,n,i f o 7v,oCfoi.;rif iirl i$rnnred two. We have in-
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fused into the polity of the times
those great ideas of christian gov
eminent that permeate every de
partment of our incomparabl
young Republic. "We shall neve
look upon his like again." We
do not now, nor shall wo at any
future time, attempt to write the
story of the great life that has just
fceen ended. That task belongs to
abler hands, and to other times,
when the steady gleam of impar
tifcl history shall have revealed
f.hfi true value of "the chief o
American letters, and the Aga
memnon ot the sanctum of editors
in the Western Hemisphere
He died in the harness, on Fri.
day, Nov. 29th. For thirty-one
years he directed the affairs of the
New York Tribune, and through
the inimitable powers of his busy
brain and pen, elevated that sheet
to the highest pinacle of journal
istic excellence. It has been said
of the 1st Napoleon that he was!
the army, and the army was Na
poleon;, with like propriety we
may say .that Greeley was the
Tribune, and the Tribune wasS
Greeley.
While we stand by his new-
iqu:red into all the matters that
have been brought before us for
our consideration.' We have vis -
ited all the public .buildings and
offices, and make the following rc
Iport upon their condition:
We visited the District Clerk's
office. Our examination of the
Records was not very satisfactory.
We agree that the District Clerk
has failed to Drocure several books
jthat the law requires him to keep,
but, when we taKe mro consiuera-
tion that it is tne special uuty oi
fhp Rnnrd nf Sunervisors to pro
cure and furnish the said District
Clerk with all books that the law
reauires, upon the application of
said Clerk for the same and we
'agree that he has done so we be-
ilieve there is no blame to be at
tached to the District Clerk upon
that account.
We find some blank pages in the
Rnnk r.f Record. We find also
that the said District Clerk is fre-
quent ordered by the Court so to
Wo would call the attention of
lyour honor to the insecurity of the
Records ot tne uistncr uourr. we
find no office furniture in the
Clerk's office suitable for the safe-
keeniiifr of the books and docu
ments on file in his office. We
would therefore recommend that
the Board of Supervisors furnish
the said District Clerk with all
necessarv office furniture fvr the
safe-keeping of all the records
therein.
We examined the office of the
County Recorder. We find every
made grave, amid the crowdinggthin, connec S w"
memories of his eventful career,?
we take a sad pleasure in joining!
with our brethren of the press ins
doinc .honor to "one f the few!
over to the proper officer, as re
quired bv law, and we believe
that the office is conducted to the
credit of that officer.
We find confined in the County
Jail ten prisoners, confined for the
following offenses:
Three lor muruei, one iur ub
crmif with intent to kill, one for
highway robbery, two for disturb
ing the peace, one for assault and
battery, and one for petit laiveny.
Wp would call the attention of
the Court to the insecurity of the
County Jail. We find therein con-finr.-i
ten nrisoners. and we also
find that the Board of Supervisors
does not allow the Bhenii out two
guards for the twenty-four hours,
whinh is twelve hours to the
guard, and in our opinion no man
can be vigilant for that length of
time, ana we wouiu lecumiueuu
that the Sherrh be allowed one
more guard for the protcationof
the prisoners.
We find in iail prisoners who
have no bedding, and we' would
recommend that tiaey be properly
provided for.
We find that the prisoners are
supplied with a sufficient quan
tity of food, but not of the best
quality, we aiso unci uuu uiu
prisoners are in good health, and
the iail kept in a neat and clean
condition.
We find that the jail is con
ducted in the best possible man
ner, under the circumstances. Wc
find that the present jail is eng
tirely unsafe and insecure for the
safe-keeping of the prisoners; the
only security is in the vigilance
of the guards. We therefore most
earnestly recommend that the
Board of Supervisors take steps at
an early day to procure good, sub
stantial buildings for a Court
House and Jail, as the expenses
of the present Court House and
Jail are very heavy, as the fol
lowing will show:
Rent of Court House from
Nov. 15, 1871, to Nov. 15,
1872, at $60 per month $ 720
Two guards, at $150 each,
per month, $300 8,600
Eent of seven offices, at $10
per month, $70 840
5, 160
Expenses of Court House
and iail for one year
Board of prisoners, about
average of ten, $10 per
day $300 per month o.OOO
Extra expenses for anchors,
irons, and sundries -100
iflects credit upon that officer.
Wc examined the office of the
bounty Treasurer. We find his
Soffic.e and books kept in a business-hik-n
Tnnniifir. and wo congratulate
immortal names that were notgthe tax-payers of this county
liorn to die " . Supon having so efficient an officer,
born to cue. . i examfned the office of the
But he is at rest from hislabor&,probale ju(lRej which we found
nnH his works will surelv folIowStn he kent in accordance with the
him throu.hout the to-e-mfjl"'
ages, for, like Nature, they can-honor the probate Judge,
not die g. We examined the Sheriff's of-
He lived to see his coun . We e ept as
and he wanted to see it unitedjthat the licenses and taxes have
and happy, but, like Moses wholbeen collected promptly, and paid
Jury, on behalf of justice and law,
request that the Superintendent
of Indian Affairs of this Territory
make some arrangements with
the several departments connect
ed with the government of In
dians in this Territory, to have
them set apart from, the whites,
and from such influences as they
must come by reasons of such con
tact. Wp horebv tender a vote of
thanks to the District Attorney for
the able and efficient manner in
which he has discharged his duty
as District Attorney during our
deliberations.
Wo hereby tender a vote of
tlmnirs tn Cl L. Minor for the effi
cient manner in which he dis
charged his duty as Clerk of this
body. . . , ,
We hereby tender a vote oi
thanks to our Foreman, W. G,
Poindexter, for the impartial
manner in which he has discharg
ed his duty as foreman.
Having considered all matters of
public interest to the county, we
beg leave to submit to your honor
the foregoing report.
Having completed our labors,
we most respectfully beg to be
discharged.
W. G. POINDEXTEK,
Foreman Grand Jury.
In the District Court, Second
Judicial District, it is ordered,
that a copy of the report of the
Grand Jurv'be furnished to the
Aiiizona Sextikeij for publica
tion. deforest porter,
Judge.
Attest:
J. W. DOIIRIKGTOX,
Clerk.
AIAKICIISD.
At Phcenix, Maricopa county,
Nov. 27th, Ciias. H. Ken vox to
Miss Sakak J. Moor.E, both of
Maricopa Wells.
HEW TO-DAY.
Total S9,160
Our attention has been clled to
the delinquent tax roll lor ioi,
which we believe to be apout $2,
600 at the time it was put into the
hands of the District. Attorney for
collection. We find that that offi
cer did collect some $200, and re
turned the tax roll to the Board of
Supervisors. As it is the duty of
the Board of Supervisors to see
that all county officers do then
duty, we would call their atten
tion to the above facts.
We, the Grand Jury, would fur
i ther represent to your honor the
i frtf Vin. tim ivresence of the In-
1 I !one in n n rl about the town of
Arizona City has an unquestion
ably demoralizing influence, and,
that their contact with the whites
results in an eyil to them and a
1to 'nmmnnnirv
hi Tfnpr;il. wherefore the Giand
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LECTION NOTICE
-r v,.,vi;fi with 1ia nrovi-
sions of Chapter 52, of the "Howell
Code " "of the -Incorporation ot
Villages." Sees. 1-1 aud In, an elec
tion will be held in the village of
Arizona City, A. T., on the first
Tuesday in January, A. D. lbd,
in the Court House for
ONE MAYOR,
FOUR COUNCILMEN,
ONE MxRSHAL,
ONE TREASURER.
A. J. FINLAY,
dec 7, 4t. Mayor.
.O" T
C E
Notice is hereby given that a
special term of the Probate Court
will be held on the 14th day of
December, A. D. 1S72, to hear the
application of Samuel A. Ames to
admitting the last will and testa
ment of John Duff to Probate, and
all persons interested therein, can
itWl'ClU .j. .vi. -
they have, why said application
should not be granted.
Dated Dec 3d, 1872.
THOS.-J. BID WELL,
Probate Judge, and
Ex-Officio Clerk.
