Arizona miner., 1867-11-23

N'i hEAp'NV hArrEh-lhc Steward Of Fort Whipple Hospital wishes us to inform the citizen. oi Prescott that there are a great many sic, and wounded soldiers now in the Hospital, who. in order to while away the time. and keep their minds from brooding on thcir pains. would like very much to have something to read They asl, the citizens of Prescott and vicinity for bools newspapers, etc. We hope our citizens will cheerlully respond to this request and give them whatever they can spare in the reading line. Most oi the mea were wounded while fighting our common enemy the Apache. and our citi- zen- should rally to their relief A little literary recreation will help the poor fellows to forget many sharp pang of pain besides nstructing and enlightcning their minds.
 TnE WEATHER continues delightful. Nights cool days sunshiny, warm. and pleasant. Sun day last it rained for about an hour, in the after noon, after which it cleared up, and has since been as mild as q Sister of Charity in yellow fe- yer time.
 JET YOUR Woon lAuLEp.-Now is the time to lay Tn supply of wood for winter use. Our l present beautiful weather will not last all win ! ter, and, as the almanac men don't say when we shall have snow in this neck of woods. we think it rather likely it will come about the time the Capital crosses the Gila on it's pilgrimage to Cactus-land, as the Great Spirit of the Mountains ] will, about that time certainly get his mad up. and drench the virgin soil of Central Arizona with cleansing fluid. in order to wash out the l foul stains of the abominablc transaction by which it was moved
 1 SHOOTING AT THE PosT.-On Sunday evening last. Private Dill of Co. I, Eighth Cavalry, shot Sergeant smith. of the same company, while the latter was lyiRg in bed. The ball struck the i Sergeants nose, followed thc bone downward and lodged in his neck We believe the ball has been extracted. and the sergeant is able Co ! get around. The only reason the fellow can give 1 for shooting at the sergeant is, that the Sergeant | drew pistol upon him the day previous. Tho | fellow knows it is not manly to shoot at a man 1 nose and should have his nose placed to the | grinding stsnc by somebody who knows more i than be knows.
 Al tbe same place, in Q drunken row in tht corral, Bugler King, of Co. l, shot private Lee of the same company, in the lefl breast, aoor, ] the nipple. The wound is a serious one, and ] i'''' U " sdppo5eu' VIII ulc.
 ! CoNE AT LAsT-By an advertisement, in ano 1 ther column Of the MINER, it will be seen tha the Secretary of the Territory, Col. J. F. T. Car ter, has had ihe appropriation for defraying th, expenses of the Legislature of the Territory fol the year ls67 placed to his credit in the L. g Sub-Trcasury at New York He wishes ali per sons holding blue backs or certificates of in debteIncss against him, to call upon him at hi office, or send tlic blue backs, aRd have then exchanged for checks on New York. Som, ! people have minated that there was somcthin. wrong in the Secretary's not paying off deba 1 before this time. but we believe the blame rest with the officials at Washington. who appear {, have waited until they got ready. notwiihstand 1 ing the pressing appeals by mail and telegraph made by tue Secretary for the money.
 ! PERrLors RIDE.-W Wednesday last, Jim Mona han, our well-known stable-keeper and scientific horsist, was in bis glory, seated in light wagon behind pair of animals belonging to Gray X Co 1 Judging from the pranks, didos, and capers cui up by the animals, i; must have been the Grst time in their lives they were hiichcd to a vehicle of any description. Our dry and witty friend Q. AIicn. who attends to Graz & Cos store in 1 this town, sat alongside of Jim and held on to ] the seat and side of the wagon like grim death l to a human skeleton. From the color and ex l precision Of his countonance we rather guessed he would prefer weighing out suihin' in the storC to q cash customer. to being perched upon sea behind q broo,cho team, while Jim was guiding and turning them around street eorners fenc, posts, and siumps like a regular mountain Jehu 1 as he is. Q. Allen. remember the saying, Ever man to his trade. and don't allow yourself t be caaght in such fix again, my boy. lol might ge, spilled you know.
 TmE PAYNAsrER has come and gone. Tn 'boys in blue received their salaries, and jusgiig from the manner in which we have seel some of them staggering about town they can by this time count their dollars and cents wit great ease Some of the boys, or rather men invested their earnings in the purchase of citizc boots. knick- knacks, and something good to eat others went through against the tiger, and stil others paid out their last dollars as inteTna revenue taxes to King Alehel. 4 good man. of them. however, we are informed, arc sober honest. and industrious men, and deposited thci pay in a safe place, intending to keep it for
 rainy day. It is pity to see these men throw
 ing away their hard earnings for poisonous an
 maddening beverages They earn what they ge
 from Government in a hard way, and should no
 thus dispose of it. No wonder that after drini
 ing two or three months pay in so many day
 they should become discouraged, reckless, an
 leave thc service to buffet with the world. Di