Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17
SALE of mules-see adv't.

SALE Of mules-see adv't.
TIE Land Register has an important no.
tice in this paper to pre-emptors. Read it.
POSTMASTER LORD has furnished card
on the arrivals and departures of mails at
his office; good idea. Note changes west.
NEXT Friday, the 23d, the Phenix Land
Association will have public sale of town
lots. The terms, ETC., will be found among
the advertisements. Remember the time.
j. s. SPANN has an important notice to
freighters, travellers, etc, en- route via Fit.
Yuma He has the best and cheapest of
forage to be had at that crossing.
THE floor ordered for the room to be oc-
cupied by Judge Titus, and formerly used
by the Recorder, was commenced on last
Wednesday.
QUICKER time than ever is now made be-
tween here and San Diego. On Thursday
morning ;thc L;ti) 1ve saw 4 letter written
Al San nier O. cae t2th. 4 rather sharp
connection t14t, but :. was done.
a z. GARRISON, of Hermosillo has the
finest place 10 stop at on the Guaymas
route. He knows how to keep hotel first,
last and all the time Read his bill of fare
in the way Of accommodations and terms.
He knows the points where to advertise.
Gov Stafford, the 18th inst, appointed
Paul Breon Sheriff of Mohave county, to
fill vacancy so that the taxes can be collec-
ted and the business go on generally until
the LIST January, when Breon, who is Sher-
if elect, can regularly qualify.
sATRTED for Guaymas on Thursday last
Capt. c. E. Mowry, DR.. Phelps, and Peter
Kitchen, in private conveyance. Capt. NJ.
expected they would be back here in forty
days The balance of his train for govern
ment is en- route from Guaymas here.
REMEMBER Zeckendorf's lottery-tickets
being disposed Of like hot cakes. Full
particulars in advertising columns. Good
way to get holiday presenter give one.
The proprietors intend to give musical
entertainment in connection with the
drawing, and altogether the affair will be
generally quite interesting.
"TuE CAPITAL" at Arizona City, is set
in advertisement elsewhere to-day in the
somew hat racy style, but the institution
will fully come up to the picture. We
know that the patrons all live and do well.
When travelling that route, always fill your
canteen with this water of life. Read Of it.
To-DAY's paper is trenched upon largely
(and lastly with personal matter-the leav-
ings Of the late campaign, and some news
and locals are crowded again. The grand
and petit scamps and scalawags have about
run their string-the string may run some
of them next, as a better sample than some
of them is under sentence accordingly.
THE District Court (Chief Justice Titus
on the bench) was convened on Monday,
the 18th. Charles V. PicGue was admit
ted to practice in said court. Anthony
Dorman, who killed Felipe Garcia, at Flor
ence, last summer, and found guilty Of
murder in the first degree, was sentenced
to be hung; no day set; statutory limit,
we believe, is sixty days. Adjourned I'M
til the Sd Monday in January, 1871.
WEATHER quite toned down and much
more acceptable every way since our last
publication. If our data was correct, the
spell of ice-freezing set in on the Sd and
closed on the 13th-without intermission.
On Tuesday evening last, the wind chang
ed, heavy black clouds gathered and rain
enough to nearly lay the DUST fell during
the night; continued murky and warm on
Wednesday, with still more rain that night.
Next day cloudy, with cool drizzles; yes
terday morning early, warmer, with show
er sufficient to make farmers laugh, and
'debie-makers and builders growl, team
stcrS swear-never swear at other times.
Yesterday, light showers betimes; but be-
fore day this A. NJ, there was long, soak
ing shower. Streets, roads, ETC., nasty, and
it is not over yet. A wet Saturday.
Col. LEE had brought out to Arizona, a
number OF pumps OF peculiar pattern, one
of which has been in successful operation
few rods south Of Scott & Lees Touring
mill, for the past two weeks. The princi-
pie consists in driving a stout iron-pipe
into the ground supposed to be soft or
sandy to the required depth, then twist
the dirt out, put in top-valve, and fasten
on the remainder of the machinery and
60 to work. If the pipe strikes water, all
right; otherwise, pull it up and try again.
At first the water is usually dirty, and I'M
fiji a vacuum is created for ba u,a for ror,d