Arizona miner., 1868-07-25

Ine performance, on both evenings, consisted of
 hoDcrt Macaire; or, The Two Murderors." !" with singing dancing and burlesque. We were pres | ent on Monday night. at the closny scono in
 Robert Macaire, |" where that "villain and sconn. drel was made to kick the beam. and must say that Mr Billings as Robert Macaire. Esq. died game and tragicaIly. Alr Lamonte as "Bertram.r .r acquitted himself we'll and kept the audience in one continual roar of laughter D. McKcnlev acted the part of Mary up to the handle.r hessrs. Potter, lIaight Wortman, Shaw. Uoldc. King, Mahl and IIodnctt were well m in their parts and acted them creditably. The scenery was very appropriate, and proves Mir Potter to oe an artist of no mean order As we did not say long enough to see the performance through. we have taken pains to enquire of persons of taste in such matters who "set her through" what they thought of it. and they have all cy pressed themselves well pleased with the perform ance on both nights, indeed we are told that sey- eral of our bucolc maids and matrons were af iected to tears at the dca'A-scene in Robert Ma caire, and, of course, that is glory enough for the parties of the first part
 Lr.-Cor. WM P. GorLD, Paymaster. LISA. arrived at Camp Whpplc, Prescott, an Monday evening and on Tuesday, paid the "boys in blue" l four months wages. On Wednesday he started for Camp Lincoln, on inc Rio Verde, to pay the troops there thence he will return to Prescott. whence he will go to Camp McPherson. McDow- ell and Reno at which posts he will liuuidate all outstanding indebtedness against Uncle sam ueL He came ria Fort Mohaye and, Of course, paid the soldiers at that post
 sEEp,pDLEp Two soldiers of Co., L, Eighth Cavalry, on Tuesday night last. burst he bonds that bound them 10 their good Uncle. left their beds and board at Camp whipple. and struck out into the world, all alone, in the dark They were pursued by a small party of troops We'd ncsday morning. but the party returned the same afternoon without finding their crring brothers.
 MEssRs. BoRGER, Rush and D. Henderson. of Henderson & Co.,. Prescott started. with the mail rider and escort Saturday last for Wicken- ! burg. Hessfs. Rush aud Henderson returned home Wednesday evening. Mir. Borgcr has we arc informed. gone to San Francisco, to attend to some mining matters.
 MoEE LIKE BErrrs THAN MEV-It is a pity that some men cannot conquer their appetite for strong drink. A specimen Of humanity lying in the gutter, dead drunk. with a sluicehead of slushy water running over him. is disgusting picture to look upon and ibis sight was to be seen at various places in Prescott this week. Beast hness is sin that should be punished Why mcn who receive but thirteen dollars per month and. according Co their say, shori allow ance of grub and clothing, make demi- johns of themselves. squander four months pay in one night quarrel fight. ge, dlsdgured and ruin their constitutions. are serious questions for philan- tbropists.
 BIGONoSs.- Mr. Cullumbcr, of Walnut Grove, forwarded to is by last pail, samplcof onions grown by him this scason which for size aud fa- yor luot strong for they are of Mexican dczceut) are hard 10 beat One Of them weighed two pounds A cluster of tripiets weighed five foan3s. lcss ono ounce.
 WmsEEY T,x.-H A. Bigelow. Assessor Of h. ternal Revcnue addresses word or two to his constituents on tbe out-siie of ;0-day's paper E our opinion that ;his internal tax on the "staT of life" ought 10 be oblitcra,cd. but iben Cougrcssmen who drink champagne which they never pay a cent for. are thc ones to dry the thing up. and the people of Arizona had better pay tho tax. 50 long as the laws of Congress say they nasi do it Had it not been for the Good win.-- Bashford. .--McCormick outfit. government woald not have thought Of collecting Internal Revenue taxes in this impoverished Territory where citizens have to guard life and property. day and night from the tbievng murderous. Apache.
 CAMPBELL BUFFru have made up their mind s to remedy the evils under which our citizens la- bor. They have just found out the cause of our slow growth. lack of vim. etc. and are deter mined to drive hard times out Of Central Arizo- ma if it takes oil the goods in their mammoth brick store to do it; at least they intimate as much in a pron'Hciameaio illuminated by them in this days MINER.
 ARMY SyrFiIEs WANrEp.-We direct the at- tention of our farmers to the advertisement Of Col. l. D. Baker, Chief Quartermaster of the District Of Prescott, for proposals for furnishing the United States Government win shelled corn etc, at Fort Whipple Prescott at Camp MePheg- son, Date Greek, and at Camp Lincoln, Rio Verde
 FRoN THE HAssAYARA. LYNX AND TURKEY CREEEsMr. J, D. Monihon, who started with the mail for these places Wednesday morning last, and who got back here Thursday evening had rough time of it in the mountains during the storm. shortly after leaving Prescott bis horse became sick, and he was compelled to go