Arizona miner., 1868-04-04

lee ana the bureau could be strengthened out. lbe Colonel assures us that His Exccllcncv was oeIow par with the voters of Southwestern Yav. apai and Yuma, and that should he attempt to eiectionecr down there. it Is oulte nrobable he would be insnied for his efforts to divert the trade of the Colorado to Libertad and Sonora. m hopes, no doubt, that Gov. Pesauiera would furnish him with enough MeNicans to elect him To Congress They have coppered the little states man down there, sure.
 FooLED--The first of April was duly ceebra. ted in Prescott. A good many of our wise men were taken in and done for John Taylor played several smarties by putting on a regular Metho- dist face and intimating that his grief was incon- solable on account of the departure for the other side of Jordan, of near and dear relative in old Pike. picture of whom he had in his pocket Of course all were anxious to see the picture had their nnxieties gratihed and were sold-fooled- d- joshed.
 BAD BrsINEss-Abou, l2 o'clock Wednesday night. just as sleep had taken possession of our manly frame we were awoke from our peaceful slumber. by the report of pistol and the yelp- ing of a dog. We listened for few minutes. expecting to hear mournfu vail from some poor wretch. but no, in moment, all sounds were hushed in silence, and the God of Sumber again visited us. closed our eye-lids and sealed our thoughts until old Sol sent his beams through the windows and cracks of our chamber. when We got mp .donned our attire and started upon the labors of the day. We had entirely forgotten the shooting and. yeping of the previous night until, while conversing with neighbor whose slumbers were also disturbed by the shooting we learned that 1t took place in a house of ill fame on Mnntezlma street, between the Pacific Brewery and Fet's Bakery shortly after ;his another neigbbor, who was an eye witness to the affair informed us that the shooting was done by a conrtesan who lives in the den alluded to, and who, occasionally. becomes highly elevated. and makes night hideous with bacchanalian revels The amorous swain. whom she shot at. had wC are told. a very narrow escape for his life A dog that accompanied him. was hit by one of th, bullets intende for his master. The firing of th, hr-t shot cooled the fellows ardor. and caused 1 him to skedaddle rapidly. Another bullet wa, seut whizzing after him, which our informant ! says. would have fetched him had he not run in to a wood pile and fell just in the nick of tim, 70 miss the ieaden messenger sent after him b, the fair bat rail lady. Considerable inquiry hai been made tu learn the name of the unlucky wight but oar neighbor who knows him liae book. will no, expose him. lf better order | not maintained ia The sinful den. it would no surprise n. to see the concern cleaned out befor, many weeks II dangerous nuisance, an, should be abated.
 MINING NEws.The run and cleanup lstel, made at the Ticonderoga mill in Big Bug Dis trict. on Dividend rock by Bowers Rush. gay entire satisfaction.
 ! The Badger lode. in same district, is beinl worked. and yields good rock.
 ] Moves & Curtis mill is being set up at th Chase lode. Hassayampa District The shaft or this lode is now down loo feet Ledge fully si, ! feet in width, with between three and four fee of very rich rock
 Both the Wickenburg and vulture mills ar, running with splendid snccess:
 The placer miners in the various districts art doing first rate.
 MAus.--Messrs Ballard and Grant Jeff her, Tuesday morning with the California mail. Ow ing We suppose. to delay in transferring stock . from the llardyvilIe ,o the La Paz road no Cal ifornia mail has arrived here this week in conse queuce of which. we have to go 10 press without our regular summary of California and Eastern news. Service upon the route from Prescott tC Tucson has been discontinued, for the present
 BssTtsG < W0sAS.-A warrant was issued bl Justice Blair yesterday. and placed in the hand of Sheriff Moore. for the arrest of soldier, who on Thursday night, entered the house of Mr Davis of this town. who was absent 2t .hc ;isiis and beat and abused Mrs. Davis.
 THE DEviS VARIETY TRoUFE. composed e
 members of Co. l.. sih Cavalry. now at For
 Wbipplc, propose, soon to give a series Of per
 formanccs in this town. Due notice of time an
 place will be given in he MINER.
 WE direct the attention of our readers to th
 new advertisements in to-day's paper.