Arizona miner., 1868-07-18
LOCAL NEWS


 day. abandoned his castle. spiked it's puns and rcreatcd to town. Dear old Fort Misery des. psed. abandoned and almost csvcd in. as vou now are, your grim walls will still stand upricbt 10 remind the ancient citizens of this now beau. t1l town, that ere saw-mills brick-kilns and such were ever dreamed of here, you reared vour head proudly above all other buildings in town and were monarch of all you surveyed u But ever thus, on this sphere of ours old bouses cmmbie. old people pass onward to the world beyond the tomb strange faces meet us. and taught that was remains as it was. Time. Death and Decay combine to rob us of precious oh. iacts sadness takes possession of our souls and we sometimes long to join the innumerable cara van" and travel to the regions of the blest Then Duty steps in, Necessity and ambition goad us onward in the hunt for wealth fame and ham piness we forget our sorrows and grapple anew he stern realities of life So it was with our friend Howard we presume He clung to the old weather-beaten log cabin until it cracked and groaned with age, when, reluctantly. no doubt, be folded his tent like an Arab" and si- Ien,ly, sadly toddicd away.
 DISTRICT CouRr PROCEEDINGS. are iDdebt- ed to Ed. W. Wells, Jr., for the following:
 Jefferson vs Poste-D Dismissed at plaintiff s costs
 Wickenburg ct al vs. Phelps ct al Dismissed a' plaintiff. costs.
 Murray ct al vs. Wckenbnrg ct al Continued generally.
 Moore Smith ct al-D Dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
 Filing vs. Postle 4 Brown-Moton for new trial withdrawn, case stricken from the calendar
 Hoyenden vs. Lambertson - Dismissed by agreement of parties.
 Burger vs. Cullumbcr- Continued
 Block vs Ehie etal-Judgmcnt of non-suit. case dismissed without prejudice to parties
 Campbell et al rs. Henry McNuIty Judgment bydsault for $52j,H.
 oBdsn ys. Fell ct al-Judgmcnt for plaintiff o, ,s00O and costs, and lien established
 Le9a,ys. Campbell Judgment for plaintiff for .,.,.3i and costs.
 Banning vs. Fell etal-Causc continued on the ground a. absence of material witness
 Ra.Ls rs Fell ct al Cause continued on the ground Q, absence of material witness
 Fredercks vs. Bowers ct al-Demurrer con fessed, complaint amended by leave of Court Marshall vs. Woolsey-Continued Bridge ys Grant-Cause continued Grant vs. Reed
 Bridge vs. Brown
 Bassham vs. Woolsey Judgment by default | for Sls2, ,65 and costs. Bragdon vs. Ehle ct al Judgment by default 0r Sl73,7l, and costs
 MATTERS AT FoRr WHrPPIR.-Since the return 0i the troops from Eastern Arizona great many have been afflicted with scuryy and papi- ation of the heart but we are glad to learn that most of the boys are now well. able to eat their ntions and make another scout. The cavalry horse, and quartemastcr mules are in splendid condition. All hands are dead broke, and the paymaster is anxiously looked for. The contract for herding Government cattle made about a year ago with Bowers & Bro., has expired and he cattle have all been driven from the Agua irio ranch and turned over to Col Baker. Be ales these cattle, lot arrived here the other day from Sonora. Ne understand that another scout will soon start ovt
 FR0V CAN'T LNcolN.-The mail arrived from his place Tuesday last, Major Krause and James Baker came up with t. A soldier, whose name we do not know, died at camp on Saturday last, oi dianhua. Nr. Baker enclosed the grave i oi his brother John, who was lately killed by the Apaches.
 NFs. T. Barnum, Dr. J. T. Alsap. Graves and one or two other persons, started for Tucson, early in the week. Mrs. Barnum goes to join her husband at Tucson. SAM C. MILLER, who has taken contract from 'he Quartz Mountain saw-mill Company, to haul rom the woods to their mill at this place, ,OOO Feet ot logs on Monday last, sent four teams and six men to do that little job. Jake Miller, >am's brother and partner Jeff the ranch Thurs day last with six teams. He goes to La Paz, for freight
 CAMP WHPFLE DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION. owing are the names of the members of this or sanization as furnished us by the Secretary, Ru- aolphe Holde: c. Nortman, President; Thomas r Higgins, Ice President; Rudolph Holde, Secretary; John H. Aansteiner, Treasurer; Chas. Lamonte, Stage Manager.
 Aeire AHibrS-A N Haight. Charles La monte, John Billings, c. W Miller, Daniel Nc nenley, Frank Shaw, Francis Mahl, Thomas nus' George shermann John Hodnett, Robert richmond, James Thompson, Scenic Artist, s. o. Il h. Potter.
 Hp"orary Members Lieutenant R. s. Oliver, -"a Lieutenant A. B. Curtess. NA JAS. GRANT, mail contractor, informed us