The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-07-16


 ISsASE--Mike BraizIer, an old and weiLknovn citizen Of this precinct lost control Of hls reason, last week, and on becoming obstrcpcrons was taken in charge by the Sheriff aud confined 10 one of the cells Of the jail where he made Rome howl" for while. Medicine wss administered to him, aud upon showing symptoms Of return Ing reason, he was sei free. He soon again how ever, relapsed into ksownothinyncss. and On Friday night Of last week, ~ent down to Fort whippIe took position in front Of the officers quarters and aroused tbe whole garrison by dis charging a huge old mu,ket and hurrahing for Generals Jackson and Grant For this patriotic" 6sat, he was placed ln ths xsArd-house, where he kept up a fearful noise uLtll next morning. when he was brought to town, turned loose, and Al- lowed to act his own way until friends took bim ] in cbafge and had him taken to hIs ranch. where he now is in charge Of two sane mcn. Varioais
 causes are assigned for Mixes madness, but thc
 true oap-e is, believe. is sLa, bis head l. he, ' well l,alanced. Sot loug since, be bad somepTop- crty ieft him A his native eouutry--tseuGauy, aae
 the fact that he was DO, ibcre 10 take possession
 of and use lt. worried him eonsiderably. W.
 learn that he has brother residing in Cincinnati oAio.
 4. eases of ihis klad are likely 10 occur aghin
 and as the Territory is withons m lnkane Asylum
 afrangcmenis shoald be made with California | whereby that State will take care of our Insane
 and we are glad to know tha, Governor saaors
 means ,o press the mailer apon Inc a,teEioa O
 tho next Legislature.
 PoLrrIcs-THE FIRsT MoYE.-Aeling, we pre-
 sume. upou the axiom tha, Inc early bird pan
 out tss worm our fslIow-csiEcn, John NJ. Bran
 aman, of wooisoy Valley, is In she held as an ln dependent Democratic candidate for The office Q
 Sheriff of thls county. He Is well known la lsi section, .s q. e=.>.psssiaS aE:s:ss aud ss 'ssTs
 plenty Of time in which 10 clcclioneer, before lb
 dete of next election-N November ssh -Mf- Fran anan may become as well and favorably know in the other portions Ol The eonnly as be Is | this.
 ? DIKp.--GerArd Johnson died yesterday morn ing, in the hospital at Fors whipple, and franei
 Hinton, formerly Of the firm of Hinton, Hoopc IS Co, died. recently near San Diego, California !. Roth were old, wril.kuown and highly esseeme
 ci tizens of this Territory, aud their dcaih VIII lnoafncd hy hundreds of our people
 -l Ftoop Is GRASfrE.--Granite creek, below Foi 1 whigple, was, on last sainrdsy afternoon, up an ' becoming. and we learn that some damage VI { ds.e to ranches in whipVir Yniiey The raj esl storm that causeda this food was hard one. Q Fort whlpple, one mile below Prescott, cell . contAInIng several thousand pounds of butter, E kegs, was flooded. and the butter had 10 be nsh' d I out.
 ' THAxKs.-we arc indebted to Mir Wasson co s respondent of the San Francisco BdetfH' for Il - ably written account of Governor sanords ieyc | -alsss sa.rt nf fn.fia !, MrSEa- Quf n GOVERNOR sErroKD, Mcssrs. wasson, Atchiso
 and few Of our citizens, made flying yish it the Hassayampa Quartz Mining Dislrict during Il m early part of the week, and came back to toS al well pleased with what they had seeu.- They Vi b. tied the Chase and other mines also the Guar IS mountain saw-mill Messrs. Wasson and Atei .. son started for Big Bug District day or two az ly i'm company with two honest miners of that al I'd trfc,-C T. Rogers and BIily Gavin. Last wee is they visited Walkers District, and formed go' is op,nlon of 1t. The Governor, General stonerna
 and others, intend starting out this morning, " visit Camp Verde, fifty miles cast of here n. CirnEss wHo HAVE DIsrrSoyIsnED TIE
 sgtygs-There are in this Territory many, ve
 many. citizens who have distinguished themselS ., and rendered the country good service by "l constructing" copper-colored raseals, amo whom there are none, more worthy thaa + - Dickason and John Townsend, Of this coun a, The former gentlemen has killed thirteen indaI I,, the latter, some seven or eight Dickasons or' s. ery is of the cool, calculating kind; while ToS
 sends Is rash and npulsive Both are "dea
 shoss, and the savage who comes within range al their riacs or teyciysr had better never Dc