The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-07-02
Cowardly Attempt at Murder.

About ten o'clock Wednesday evening lasi, at 1 the Diana Saloon, in this place, Harry Lightucr < a uelfknown dcspcrado, tried his brsi to Kill | Bradley siou, by shooting him with pistol The 1 parties had some wosds about game of faro, l when Lighiner drew bis pistol and fired four shots al Sion, who, being Enarmod and under the influence Of liquor, vas powericss io defend him self from his mnrdcrous assailaIt Three of the shots took effect, sud Sion Is now ln critical condition. Before those present could muster presence Of mind 10 arrest ihe would-be murder er, he acd, and is siil ai large. Search has been made for him, ba .iihoRt avail. One of the bul- lets hit slon ia tlse groln, and pasains shroagh the bladder. inflicted dangerous. f not fatal wound. The wounded man is being attended Co by Drs. Kendall and HcCandless, who have ex. irucied the bullets Lightner is about iecs 10 Inches In height, Of sandy complexion; wore Burnside whlskers. had ou clcqacrsa shirt and pants made Of material resembling corduroy. He Is very bad man. and t is the hope oi ,h!s entire sea,saaglty tia, be ~lll l4e asFessea saa brought ,o grief He had been in this place bHt short time previous 10 the shooting. Before coming | here. be shot at and barely missed Killing ] Chinaman. al wiekcnburg. Sion has lived here { for some time, and is well thought oi by those who know hin.
 TALK or IScoRroRArfSe.-we learn that a i gOodiy nauI5cg of Snr SiIizens ia f4y0T Sf having the town incorporated, and that's steps look ing 10 the accomplishment; of that end will soon be taken.
 WILL CELEBRATE TT The general public having failed 10 move ln the matter Of celebrating lbe coming National Anniversary, he patriotic mem hcrs Of thc Prescott Brnss Bard have resoivrd 10 celebrate , and have invited some Of thelr friends to participate in a picnic, 10 be given by thc
 Band, at some point near town. They VIII also
 give a ball, on the evening Of the fourth, to which
 ail arc invited As yet, they have not fixed thc
 price Of tickets for ball and supper, but we learn
 that not more than enoHgh 10 cover orpenses
 will be charged. Supper viii be served al Haiz's
 restaurant.
 slxGISe scHooL-Our worthy fellow citizen,
 R F. Elliott, deserrcs well of those whom be has
 instructed in the at of singing. and we hope
 soon. to hear of his having received sn aPproPTi
 aic testimonial from them. in order to show hiu
 that they arprcclate his kindness in insiructins . them, without money and without price, " which
 we knox, they do.
 WI \. KELLY, Of the Prescott meat market ' Granite street keeps on hand, for sale, lots O ; such good things as butter, eggs, milk, onions ] potatoes, meats of every description, "sBassln gers" and other rnre tii-biis. Go and swindl
 him out of some Of these things. He Is good
 natured, and VIII stand It. { OUR EAsTHRN sETTLENESTs-Thcodore W Boggs and other citizens of the Lower Agua FrL cane to town and returned again thls week Mr B. assured us that the corn down his way wa ' growing finely. Indians were plenty in the yieir
 ity, but had not recently killed anybody or stole O anything
 f GEORGE GRuBB, miller at Bowers Agua Fri n mill, came up from the ranch and mill Wedne'
 day last and informed ns that while out bunting a short time ago. ln company with Ed. Peek, the came upon fresh Indian trail, over which ' large party of old and yoGng Apaches had Jui . passed. The Indians were making for the Blae U Canyon country The trall led from the Blae
 Hills, north of woolsey an Lonesome Valleys.
 Col DAsA, Paymasier U. s. A., who arrive 7 here recently, and paid the troops at Fort Whil !. pie, started for San Franesco early the preseI " week. We understand that, for want Of funds.
 did not pay the troops at Fort Rawlins and Cam
 Toll. Gate, but, as another paymaster Is cxpects
 here with General stoneman, the men at the TO posts win not have to wait long for their pa of Colonel Dana visited the new camp near q lg White Mountains, on his recent trip through Il Of Territory, and was highly pleased with the si
 eclecied for the proposed ne~ post.