The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-09-03

night the turf resounis b the trip of the flight fantastic toe" Between the hours of 8 and l2 there are frequently from TOO to 1900 persons present and variousy em loved at dancing, drinking, eating, gambling Rnl promenadins The present feast, which ia point of magnifi- cence infinitely surpasses any in former years, has been gotten up on rather expensive SC ale The tents, twenty in number, are constructed principally of duck and manta, and although not in point of structure the most symmetrical which men have sesn, are in several inGtsnces as spacious as an ordinary dwelling house, and threefors quite expensive. As the roofs of all the larger tents the flags of the United States and Mexico futter side by side, and constitute about the most tasty feature of lhs decoration These temporary habtations arc known aS Islands" and are desis mated by different Spanish names, which, when trans- lated, are as follows. viz: the Watermelon stand. the Summer-Green- Belly-Wash stan d, the CrOton stand, the Chuck 0 luck staad, the Whiskey stand, the Pastry stand the Roast Pig and Chicken stand, ths Corner stand etc,
 
 most extraordinary diversity of games of chance may be witnessed at all hours. We have made it point to inquire into the work. ings ot these different methods of robbing the public. bn, made little progress in acq ur- ing any information beyond collecting the names ofsoms of the principal games Here is the re- suit -four investigation: "Carcamsn" beats you out of your pocket money; Keno Accuulu- lates money for the banker; "A C. depletes your wallet; "Chuck o'luck" fills your pockets with brass jewelry and freghtS itself with your greenbacks Coffee pot takes all-gives nought 'Rush Reubn'' after ten minut es trial, suggests to you to borrow 3 800 with which to win your money back: "WindoW glssH' sets you to thinking about the quickest plan by which to replace the sum reserved for board bil. 'Monte" robs you; "Tiger" maddens you; "Pescola" beggars you "ChusetteI" ren- ders you bankrupt; Needle" bricks you with remorse; and "Roette" prompts you to com init suicide; and such are the principal ien- tureE of the Feast of San Augustine, which With..s Us objectionable points Is really sea- son at which sensible people may fud enjoy' msnt.
 JNo. G. CAPR0S, contractor for m1il ser vice between Los Angeles and Tucson, has pursued course of conduct with regard to the muil, which would seem to indicate that neithor the Post-efhce Department nor the people of Arizona have any rights which MT. Cepron feels himself Oblig god to respect. Thus far no mail has reached us under this new contract. We have been lenent with Mir. CaprOn hus far, owing to thc fac that his former tract executed with the utmost regularity, and hence decided that his present sh0r tcoming must bo tho result of circumstances beyond his control but no longer find paIli&tion in this, and therefore believe MT. c, guilty of an Outr rage pure and simple. There iS a limit to foFbe&rance, and Mir. Capron has driven the HONEST people of Southern Arizona to that limit.
 LETTER from Governor Stafford to Mir. wasGon, dated at fires Aiemos the 3IsC ult. furn ishes ths only news which we have had from the peditioh sinco it's departure. The Governor writes that he beli6v ves the Indians to oe sncampcd among ths mountains to the South of the San Pedro river, and is accordingly making preparations to invade that locality with his Whole force. H speaks highly of the cheerful and determine ed spirit evinced by his command and having dis covered pretty fair indications of the presence of Indians iu his immed fate neighborhood, fsols quito sanguine of success.
 HON. SYLVESTER MoWgY arrived from CGlifor- nia Sunday last. It rumored that he hSi come for the purpose of offering himself a didate for Congress in opposition to Hon. R. C. Mccormick. Now, it is not unlikely that such may nave been the intention of Hen. MT. MoWry, but his inactivity since his arrival st Tucson would indicate that he has discarded every aspir- Ston to Congressional hoLors.