The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-04-30
Ghr r~A aginer.
Local intelligence.
PREsoorT. April SO 1870. ,.,.rs of Two Prisoners from the County Jail, with Some Reflections
 Thereon.

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 u VI one of the cells of the jail, two prison named Joseph Johnson and Nilliatn m Ool'ins ,a-e ,o he tried at ncst term or Court, on -Wno w. ", oS having murdered Thomas Mc6ov- us cp', 5is ,Iace. on the night of September 2O' dn ' ,Vadn..day morning, the Sherin got up, I%' r.nsi visited the cells. On unlocking that -,i,b lu- he had left Johnson and Coilns' 'he u u, hclore. he was surprised to md that they tguu,, lection out of one of the large logs m lal eu. ,,ou or tbe building and made their es- tDy l ', trouob the hole thus made. He has since e.f, af.d {, reward for their capture For odesetlp- ',f ,be prsoners, we refer our readers lo the s,,.,tisipr columns of to-day's MlSEh.
 Au3 D and Collins are the first men that nave
 ,,oir escape from our County Jail, and nAue asr.ars accompished that feat with little .Nc They must have Deeu furnished, by ..,,-J. from without, with an augur and saw, TOT ..,e the tools employed by them 10 cut .Ie,, vay 10 liberty. Our county would be better of today had the fellows sloped several months sgo We believe and so do most Of our people, ,eo, had they remained for trial, the chances for conyicling either or both Of them of tue crime ,'j,b which they stand charged would be exceed ,"Ir sIitn. therefore, t Is just as well that ,hsy are gone Bnt, while thinking 50, n would be X, for citizens 10 recoect that our lali i- not .are place tO keep prisoners, and we want them 10 keep on thinking SO uulil it IS made safer, oS ,,,. .c,tiuv the cells building strong stone wall ,,on,d them. or by some other mode. There are, it ]. said several bad men now in the county, and ,here |. no telling how soon some oi them may have 10 be taken care d, at the public expense.
 yE,rnrR.-Both people and country arc spoil inr for rain, aud If it does not come soon, the ,,ancc. are that 'thcre wHl be a drouth." The cIord. look favorable for rain, aud we hope they s,1 .oou break forth and spul it upon us. We have no recollection of having. ever before, at this e,sop of the year. seen this portion ot the Terri fo-v SO dry as lt Is now. lt snOged an inch or tvo in the mountains. sunday last, and sprinkled rain on thc footh.. ard in the valleys. Several light showers Of rain fell, Monday last, too light Co bc Oi much service.
 FaoA Bic BUG-C. T. Rogers and T. W. boggs 20, to town Thursday afternoon, from Big Bug. Mr R informed D. that Billy Gavin had found n yery large and ricl quartz lode, not far from the mill. but didn't wish anything said about it until after he bad felt Of its several pulses. All Tghl, Billy, we'll keep mum tili then.
 KIRKLAND vALLEY.-A recent letter from n farner of this valley, says the barley will amount to nothing should there be no rain this month. Farmers were busy, planting corn.
 WcKESBuEG BREyrriEs. Parties recent! from Wlckenburg say that on the evening of satur- day last, Dr. Persou gave a grand ball. In his new house Nearly all the beauty and chivalry of the place werc present. Our informant says that the music not first rate, but was the best the Dr. eoald find.
 Tue Monday evening following. A. II. Peoples gave party, which Is said to have been pleasing adir
 The family Of Mir Taylor, Superintendent of the Vuture Mine, had arrived at VGlture City, from Scotland
 The health Of the place was good
 FROM CAMP PVrRDR-Lieutenant Owen, Messrs. Arnold Murray and others, arrived in town re- centy, from Camp Verde, and returned again Wednesday last Prom them we learned that In. dans were plenty tn the vicinity of the poet and settlement, and between them and Prescott. On a recent occasion, as the mall party was proceeding from tlis place to thc Verde. party or Indians shouted 10 the men, om come rocks near the road, in Inc vicinity of Ash Creek. The new road this side of the riyer-was completed. The grade Is said 10 be excellent.
 Opp FELLows' CELEBRATIoN.--The members of Arizona Lodge No. l, l. 0. o. F., celebrated the Fify-arst anniversary of the introduction of the Order into the United States, by a ball and supper, On the evening of Tuesday last Early that evening the brOthers-ot whom there are quite a number In town and yicinIty-clothed themselves In regalia and entered Mouiezuma
 
 elc, Around the hall were seated nearly thirty ladies. dressed in their best. aud to us, looking perfectly killing" Soon, the music struck up, and such muslc dear me how inspiring it was Jewell Hutchinson, shanks and Pace mauuiac- tuTed |, and Of course, lt could not be otherwise than good. Dancing followed, as a matter Of course, aud was indulged in until l2 o'clock came, and supper was announced. The supper was fur. hsled at Littig's Restaurant, and we nave slight IetoAesuon thai II was pretty fair and square one. Brothers Henderson, Moves, Cory, and oth- eTs were called on, and made short but effective pks After supper, dancing was again resumed anu Aept up unttl haifpast two o'clock, when the party broke up, and ladies and gentlemen retired 'o refresh themselves with sluinber, We have sood reason 10 know that the evenings enter. tAnment pleased all who participated In it and lhh Is more than the members Of the Order ex- Pe1ea, for the arrangements for the ball and sup PCT were made In hurry. lt was the first ceie- 1ra'ion oi the kind that has ever taken place in lnla Territory, and as such, reflects great credit upon the members of the benevolent Order who save H' Let us hope that by the time another annhersary rolls around, there win be more than ea, one loage ot Odd Fellows In lhs Territory, to celebrate the event
 LIEUTENANT A. E. WELLS, and detachment oi -' men, Of the sth U. s. Cavalry, left Fort Whip pc, "wednesday last, for New Mexico, ria the So.h Parallel route. The train of wagons which o,ougll lhe "traps" of the Third Cavalry to this country, returned with the connand Leuten soI, u. wells and hist men have the best wishes Of i5o.u'ers and citizens hereabouts for a pleasant ,,aI We have heard said that the Lieutenant TIIl, Ju nara 10 exchange with an officer of the ' tniI1' Out failed His heart and hopes are in the sasl ssnianas Of Arizona, and we hope chance will soon be given him to return.
 uhASrs stage brought three passengers from w, ',o'n'A on the last trip,-One, Mir. Bullock, for for Prescott. ''' """ "''''''s l.. "" TWO weeks past, we have not received [ ,t '''' or paper from south of the Gila. What, Ts mater with the mail carriers down there mine 'e uey quit the "bis," and left for the new ,hsna2 or nave the Apaches been Teeonstr,ictlns