Arizona citizen., 1874-09-12
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Especial Dispatches to THE CITIZEN
ARIZONA.

PRESCOTT, September 7.- Company A,
 Eighth Infantry, left Fort Whipple this
 morning for Camp Verde. Captain and
 Mrs. Brayton, Lieutenant and Mrs. Wins
 low, Lieuts. King and Hyde, and Dr. San
 derSOn started for Camp Verde at noon to-
 day. Dr. SandersOn intends proceeding as | far as Apache.
 Lieut. Col. J. D. Wilkins in command of
 four companies Eighth Infantry, reached
 Ehrenburg in the steamer Gila, on the 4th | instant, and left the same day for Cam D | Mohave.
 | PRESCOTT. September 8.-The battalion of ! the Eighth Infantry, commanded by Col. Wilkins, lost three men on the voyage 1 from San Francisco to the mouth of the Colorado river; one of the deaths was due | to hemorrhage Of the lungs. The cause of the other two we were unable to learn. The band of the Eighth Infantry gave it's initial performance at Fort Whipple last evening, and according to the unanimous opinion of itS audience is a fine OrganiZa- tiOn. The opening march was an arrange
 ment by the leader-A Abbratti-and was fol- lowed by selections from the operas.
 Advices from Ehrenburg say the Hual-
 pal Indians are very much dissatisfied with the severe climate, and only remain
 because the receive good treatment from Capt. Bryne.
 PRESCOTT, September u.-Information of the murder of Dan Kennison. driver of the Santa Fe and Prescott stage, reached here last night. His body was found at the Sunset Crossing of the Colorado river.
 MARICoPA, September "A brother of G. R. Whistler, the man who was murder ed at Burk's station a few weeks since, is now here attending to the affairs of the estate.
 bloody row between two MeXicans occur red few miles from here some days since; neither was fatally injured. The trouble is supposed to nave originated in a ven- detta of long standing.
 c. H. Reed, a genial gentleman from Mississippi, who has been at the Wells for the past month, departed for his home in south by stage last evening. The whole population of this place are his friends.
 MT. Starrar who is interested in the Qua charty mines left here yesterday with a load of provisions. He reports every thing fourishing.
 MARICoPA, September u.-Freight is running light just now. Buckalew's train of seven teams, with capacity of about 60,- GOO pounds, in charge of w. A. McDermott, left this morning for Tucson with only half load of citizen freight. He will complete his load at Florence with barley. Bill Garrett, who has been lying at Gila Bend with a broken leg, is enroute to Tue son on this train. He thinks he will re- cover but his leg will never be of service.
 J. A. Moore returned from Tucson last evening. P. R. Fully from Tucson, passed through last evening, enroute to Santa | Rosa, Cal, where his wife is lying ill. J. | A. Moore and Mr. Whistler go to PheniX to-day on business connected with the es- tate of the late G. R. Whistler.
 WICKENBURG, September MT. J. FL | lis came in from Humbug last evening, and brings the report of the killing of Will | liam Roberts near that mining camp yes | n,plOcE n Indians were seen armed with. needle \ guns previous to the shooting by E1f. F4f-i Icy. 1tobcrts was out hunting ,s1fer f ed. On hearing the Shooting EfltS aHd \ Farley started out on Roberts tfsif aHd X found him immediately. He was si10t<11 | four places and stabbed twice with a knife E The Indians partially stripped him, taking | his boots, gun and what he had9fnshisf pockets.
 WICKENBURG, September 9.-H. Bled- sos train arrived last evening loaded with | barley for Prescott.
 Judge Hayden arrived in town this 
 James Grant has a,sub-contract from J. J. Hinds, mail contractor from Wicken- burg to Florence.
 STANwIX, September 9.-Lieut. D. T. Wells with companies G and of Eighth enroute to Camps Mcdowell and Lowell, arrived this morning. Command all we'll.
 Yesterday the trains of Cavaness, Bry- an, Daguerre, Quinlan and Meyers, passed here loaded principally with government freight for Camps Mcdowell and Grant.
 STANwIX, September H.-Col. and Mrs. Woo1sey leave here to-day per private con- veyance for California. They expect to be absent about five or six weeks.
 Trains of Kimball and Amabisca passed here yesterday enroute to Yuma.
 PHENIx, September 11.-It is estimated that about half the grain crop of the val ley is now threShed. Hancock & Co.'S steam threSher is running steadily, thresh- ing daily about sixty thousand pounds.
 Hon. John Smith leaves PheniX for Tue son this afternoon. Hon. H. s. Stevens arrived in Phenix this morning from Tue son.
 YUMA, September 1.-The rise in the rains, has gone and the river has fallen, leaving the bottom very low and dubious channel.
 Mr. Burke, proprietor of the Colorado house, has rented the residence of Mrs. Jones, adjoining David Neahr's store, on Main street, for one year and intends Open- ing a first-class hotel.
 The Tucson stage leaves this afternoon 1t p. m.
 The weather is gradually becoming cool er. In short time we expect weather hat will rival sunny Italy with softness and beauty!
 PACIFIC COAST MATTERS.
 SAN FRANCISCO, September 9.-Tax Col