Arizona citizen., 1873-09-27

Tucson to Phenix--District COurt--
 Criminal Proceedings - Lawyers
 Newspaper Movement--W. B.
 HeIlings & Co.'s Improvements
 fin Roads and Lands ds--ImprOVe-
 ments Generaliy--People Hopeful
 of the Future, Etc.
 PHENIx, ARIZONA, September 19. Without saying much to my creditors or anybody else, I left Tucson on Tuesday September 16, for nasty trip to and from Prescott. With Q pleasant night and good company, the time passed agreeably and with out dragging to Florence, where the stage passengers and all others who can get down before the table is full or the hash all devoured, fill them selves with viands and so forth fur nished by Henry Glassman. Continu- ing on 1 reached this place on We'd nesday evening at 11:3O.
 Upon arrival here l found district court in session. Two grand-juries had been called and discharged, and yesterday morning another was or ganized to inquire into the killing of George Douglass by Joseph Dawson at Kenyon Station, and this morning an indictment was returned to the court for manslaughter and the jury discharged. This does not seem to carry out the impression that the kill ing of Douglass was unprovoked murder, but probably the evidence would not warrant an indictment for the full degree of the crime, as often is the case. To day @ Chinaman is being tried for the murder of one of his countryman some time ago. Judge Tweed thinks the business of the term will close next week. Among the attorneys present, 1 ob- served Messrs. Rush, McCarty, Oury, Alsop, and Irvine, and MT. Powell of Yuma was here a few days ago.
 G.. L. Minor of The Yuma Sentinel is here. A paper is being circulated to see what encouragement can be had for him to bring his office to Phenix. I am not advised as to the amount likely to be subscribed. Like other sections of Arizona, the people here feel liberal enough but find bout enough obligations to meet without mourning any considerable voluntary ones.
 Wm. B. Hellings & Go. have re- gently put 40 men at work on road directly from this valley to Camp Verde. Captain Hancock is out doing the surveying and J. w. Swilling and one or two other citizens are giving some assistance. Maj. Veil thinks the read can be made at @ moderate outlay, and by it freight can be sent to and from Prescott and Verde at one cent and half per pound less than by Wickenburg. The people of New Mexico are making strong effort to secure the trade and furnishing of supplies for Verde and unless this road be completed, it is quite likely they will be successful against all Arizona competitors, save by those who grow produce in Verde valley. Messrs. Hellings $ Co., have @ large interest in the four and produce trade of this valley, and by another year expect to have much bacon for sale. Their steam mill is turning out an average of I2, GOO pounds of the best of flour per sun of twelve hours. The wheat grown in this valley is white and plump and makes the very finest of flour. There is no present sale for bran, and hence the firm is purchas- ing hogs and will soon have enough to consume all the refuse and un- salable stuff about the mill. It is refreshing to look in and around this fine mill, and also theIbuildings and improvements about it. The firm has very large tract of land and re- gently added the Swilling farm. Ap- pie and peach trees and grape vines are growing thrittily, and 8 few pea ches ripened this year on the very young trees, and next year there will probably be quite a supply of grapes and peaches. Long rows of cotton woods, some poplars and other shade