The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-12-12
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tide of our own immediate vicinity, to res pond to our appeal for subscribers to the DAILY MINER.
 The Sseond.-Mr Jos Collisgwood, of E. N. Fish < O., Florence, Pima county, came next, with list of three, consisting of his own | firm, II. E. Summers and M |. Stiles. Then rsms Cotton d Mowrcy, of Ph0nix Wm. E. fIellings S Co.,, of East Phenix, and DrJ. H | Pierson, of Wickenburg.
 We hope that many more persons will fol- low these examples, as, without more patron age, the enterprise can hardly be sustained. Reasoning from the number of ministers and the frequent religious meetings in Salt River valley, Maricopa county, we cannot but award the palm, as well for piety as for sweet potatoes, wheat and barley, to it's people, who in this respect, arc the salt of the Ter ritory. t.
 SHEEP raising is soon going to be great industry in our Territory, and we shall be glad. Beside the several "colonies" of the woody animals now in the Territory, Fully, 0choa < Co.,, contemplating business men of Pima county, are going to shift their 10000 New Mexican sheep into the Territory. But for Gen Crook, such thing as keeping sheep from the Indians would be impossible.
 PRESIDENTS MEssAGE.-From the slight inklng the telegraph has given us of this doc ument, we will hazard the opinion-in ad- vance of even a sight of it--that it's main fea- lures are pretty sound. But, whether or not President Grant will labor to carry them out is horse of another color.
 Sorry we cannot say as much of Secretary Creswells's hobbies. In relation to them, honest men, everywhere, are far from being of one mind. But, of these matters, more will come, hereafter.
 SENATOR SuMNER's bill, providing for elec- ton of President for one term of six years, will have the prayers of great many good people for its speedy passage. One term of six years, as head of 45, 100000 Americans, ought to be glory enough for any one man.
 SPAIN may salute the flag, and give up such captives as her Cuban myrmidons may have been afraid to butcher, but all this will not satisfy the people of this country, and were we President, we should teach the Spaniards lesson they would never forget The idea of such people boarding and capturing an American vessel is one of the objectionable sins. .. .......
 Gen Manteuffel and Count Goeber, German functionaries, fought duel near Berlin, Nov. 29th. The latter was shot in the stomach and seriously wounded.
 Horace Myers, editor of the Corrinne Daily Reporter, and formerly of Salt Lake Mining Journal, committed suicide, recently, by taking laudanum. The cause is supposed to have been pecuniary troubles.
 The telegraph line, from the City of Mex ico to Acapulco, on the Pacific coast, was completed and opened for business Oct. 20.
 There is brighter prospect now for the factory operatives who lost their places dur ing the recent financial panic. The Harmony Mills, at Cohoes Gilbert, Bush & O., car manufacturers on Green Island; The New berg Steam Mills, and Gardner & Co.'S calico works, at Wappingers Falls, all in the State of New York, have resumed operations, and given employment to several thoussnds-- male and female.
 The people Of Huntington, Long Island, offered reward for the body of Charles C.. Kelsey, who was tarred and feathered, and soon afterwards half the body was found. Now the people say they can only pay half the reward.
 "APpLEs from San Bernardino, California" i" are among the "luxurics imported by Ari-
 
 day, dependent upon California for fruit of almost every description. Now, this reliance upon California, for fruit ought not to be as general, when Arizona can raise almost every thing in the fruit line. Let us, as soon as possible, strike for Independence not that we grudge CaIifornians our patronage, but because we need the money.
 The Sunrise sailors have received about sl0 each, the proceeds of the civil suits brought by them against Captain Clarke. Legal expenses, etc, swallowed up all the rest.
 Dr. George NJ. Willing, Jr., general super. intendent of the Willing mining and explor- ing company, whose office is in New York was in Pueblo, Colorado, last week.
 A number of freedmen have recently Jeff Georgia for Liberia, under the auspices of tho l American Colonization Society. Three thous and more will soon be forwarded.
 A Mexican Consul for Tucson is talked of What next?
 The United States Circuit Court, at Sar Francisco, has imposed sentence on Clarke captain of the ship Sunrise, to IA months in the county jail and to pay fine of $1,OOO Harris, the first mate, was sentenced to tn, State Prison, without hard labor, for foul years, and the second mate, Maloney, to 6( days in the county jail. Their friends, | number of sea captains and merchants, ar, preparing memorial to President Grant ask ing remission of the penalties.
 Col Robert Morrow, Paymaster, U. s. A. for the southern part of this Department whose death the telegraph announced some ten days ago, died at his own bands-a dra goon pistol being the instrument, and the Oc cideDtal Hotel, San Francisco, the location The deceased was formerly Private Secretary to President Johnson, and during his connec ton with the army was very popular witi his fellow officers. His friends are at a los to account for the act his settlements witl the government have been found perfectly correct, and there is no known reason t' assign The body was embalmed and sent t' his relatives in Tennessee. ..
 Boston advces state that the banks of tha place now have good supply of currency O all denominations, and that there is genera improvement in trade, and more cheerful ac