Arizona citizen., 1874-04-25
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Especial Dispatches to THE CITIZEN
PRESCOTT AND VICINITY.

PRESCOTT, April 2I.-A. A s. Sanderson, ar rived at Prescott on the 18th, on his way to the east. Lieut.. Eaton, 5th Cavalry, ar rived same day. Capt. J. Burns, left Yuma yesterday to take the gulf steamer for san Francisco. His health has materially inn proved since leaving Prescott. Lieut.. Ea- ton, 9th Cavalry, has been ordered to take charge of Camp BealeS Springs. Lieut.. Hurst, 12th Infantry, now there, goes on leave.
 A general cOurt-martial meets at Fort Yuma on the 18th inst. to try such persons as may be brought before ii. Detail for the court: Maj. J. G. Chandler, Maj. A. w. Evans, Sd Cavalry, Capt. w. B. Hughes, Capt. A. F. Rockwell, Capt. G. $. Rose, Capt R. I. Eskridge, 23d Infantry, Lieut. c. King. 5th Cavalry, Lieut.. H. $. Haskell, l2th Infantry, judge advocate.
 A train of wagons containing quartermas- ter stores is now between here and EhTen- burg, intended for Fort Whipple. A new flagstaff is now being erected at Fort Whipple, to be over one hundred feet above ground. IL was cut from the pinery within sight of town.
 Lieut.. w. F. Rice, 23d Infantry, C.. J. Daily and B. Kirkland, arrived from Camp Mcdowell yesterday. Lieut.. E. D. ThOm- as and command, returned to Fort Whip pie last night, having completed the trans fer of the Hualpai Indians to the Colorado reservation. Lieut.. Thomas has been ab- sent about sixty days.
 Weather cold and disagreeable; three inches of snow fell last night. Itis now cloudy and threatening another storm.
 PRESCOTT, April 22.-A general court martial has been ordered to assemble at Camp Mcdowell on 30th inst, to consist of the following officers: Capt. O. w. Pol lock, Lieut.. l.. R. Stille, Lieut.. s. O'Connor Lieut.. c. Hay, Lieut.. J. B. Lockwood, Lieut.. J. H. Winters, Lieut.. c. D. Parl1hurst, 5th Cavalry, judge advocate.
 Lieut. Rice, 23d Infantry, has been order oI fI tC mo anbn nd to commanding officer for duty. Lieut.. E. w. Ward, 5th Cavalry, has been assigned to duty at Apache, in charge of Indian scouts. Lieut.. Reyes, 5th Cavalry, order ed to temporary duty with Co. D, at Camp Bowie. Acting assistant surgeon Sander son, left Fort Whipple yesterday evening for California. Lieut.. Eagan started the 22d for Mojave.
 The wedding of Lieut.. W. F. Rice and Miss Annie Kelly takes place tomorrow evening at Fort Whipple chapel, to be fol- lowed by a reception at the residence of Gen Crook. The affair promises to be the most elegant ever known in Arizona.
 It is showing violently here to-day; the weather is cold and gloomy.
 PRESCOTT, April 23.-Correspondent of The Miner writing from Camp Verde has the following: The Indians made a raid on Tom Ewing's herd of horses on the evening of the 18th, and succeeded in get ting of with ten of the herd. They cut out about twenty at first, but in driving them out, ten of the animals escaped and got backbone of them was badly wound ed with an arrow. The commanding off cer sent a party out after them on the morning of the 20th. They took the ani- mals about five miles below the post and drove them up Clear creek canyon.
 From the same sources l get the follow ing Bradshaw mining news: Jesse Jack son, with force of seven men, is taking out large quantities of splendid ore from their claim on the War Eagle, and pro- pose making road to their Del Pasco mill this coming week, where they intend to crush their rack, and feel confident of splendid results. Messrs. McKinnOn and Goodwin have struck the richest kind of ore in their mine on the War Eagle and are sacking every pound of it. Mir. Me Kennon had started for Wickenburg to obtain animals to run their two large ar rastrars, and this company will com mence crushing on his return. On Hum- bug creek four companies are now arras- traring with highly profitable results, viz: The Monitor, Simmons and Roberts cOnl- pany, Ellis and the Black Jack company; the Simmons and Roberts companies have already cleaned up twenty-five ounces of gold, the result of six days run. Parties are arriving daily from Wicken- burg, and every one is jubilant over en- couraging prospects.
 Messrs. Cole and Linn, and Cummings and several other parties are busy work
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