The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-08-13

rider nothing is known.
 These Indians doubtless the that murdered Mir VenabIe, as the engagement with Capt. Notions command took place within a few miles of the Cienega,
 small squad of soldiers under command of Capt. Miles, and few citizens, left for the station on Thursday.
 SAD ACC1DEyT;-0n Monday last Mexican named Romero, living the North side of the Plaza, while in the act of cleaning pistol accidentally discharged it's contents into the body of his child-a little girl of about two years. The bullet entered the left side an1 escaped at the right shoulder. The poor little victim fingered for couple of hours, and singularly enough, neither cried nor in any other manner showed indication of suffering; and at length passed away as calmly as if linking into its infant slumber.
 SINCE our last issue all doubts with regard to the identity of man found dead between Florence and Sacaton, as mentioned last week, have been removed. The body was discover ed, it is supposed, some three weeks subse- quent to the death of the individual, and could not therefore be very readily recognized An examlaation of the clothing, however led to the conclusion that the sus spicions entertain ed were correct-that the deceased was no other than Mir Mcdonald The probabilities are that he lost his vay--as tue body was dis covered at considerable distance from the road-and that having become psrtiaIy in sane from thirst and exhaustion, beneath the scorching heat of the sun Ut that season. chose death at his own hand rather than untold suffering unassuaged Sy even single ray of hope.
 ! SHARP PRACTISE As in the case of all previous mining excitements this of the Barro has its complement of speculative trickery and the rapidity with which tho trickster accom- plished his end proves conclusivey tha: he ia worthy of his badge Here is the manner in which the dodge was perfected Some eight 1 weeks since Colonel Barnard forwarded to an assay office at Philadelphia, piece of rock from ledge which he had inst located, which, upon being submitted to the assayin5 art, showed lhe enormous yie}l Of $ll50 to the ton. 4 certain wde-awaka individual of the Quaker City, whose name we have not been able to learn, happened 90 learn the fact, and without an hours delay set out for Arizona. Arriving at the Burro mines hungry and travel stained, about two weeks since, he proceeded to brush the soil of Arizona from his aliin-tites, after which he 'iudulged,' and then swallowed few pounds ot miners fare Being the very soul of loquacity he next engaged in conver- saton, and after having ensnared some halS dozen of our unsophigticated barbarians in the labrynths of his classic eloquence, succeeded without agOusing the slightes suspicion, in ellie. ting the required information that To return from the Philadelphia assay office had been received. He then sought out Col. Barnard and entered into conversation with regard to his claim, and finally negotiated bargain for said claim. receiving full right and title thereto for the sam of one thousand dollars, The return has since been received, and the Colonel is now cognzant of the fact that he has sold untold thousands of tons of quartz for less than the value of single ton. Our hero is happy as lord and says he wants to buy some more claims.
 DIsGUsTED That raw-hide circus gave another performance on Saturday night The thing was so supremely abaurd that the com pany left at an early hour, leaving the perfor- mers [O to play it out or retire from the ring as they should deem best We expect to have the whole party in the ''chain gang" expiating the penalty of vagrancy, about two weeks hence.
 MAJ. VALE, L. s. A, for some six weeks sta. toned at Camp Crttenden, arrived last week en route to Camp Mcdowell, at which post withhis company, hehas been assigned to duty. Crittenden has lost valuable aud energetic 1 officer and generous and popular man. Many are inclined toward the opinion that thls is the first stsp toward the abandonment of that post. ] We can hardly sympathize with this opinion, however, as the act would not seem judi- cious.
 Our very social and agreeable friend of Camp Lowell, Captain Miles, U. S. A., has onr VI ost ora aiour tha nl.s for rara nd valno