Arizona citizen., 1874-08-29

THE CITIZEN. SATURDAY, AUG. go, 1874
 LOCAL MATTERS.
 THE freight train of S. Edwards left Yuma on the 22d, with freight for Tucson.
 H. B. JONES was. on last Monday, ap- pointed clerk of the district court for Pima county and he qualified on that day.
 RICHARD tS Co. have two boilers and engines for sale cheap for cash. See ad- vertiSement.
 BACKENsTosE's circus is giving interest plaza. A large canvas protects visitors from sun and rain.
 Two more lawyers are expected to very soon locate in Tucson. Geo. Hill Howard comes from Los Angeles and Mir. Farley from Sonora, California.
 THERE will be good music at the Park Gardens tomorrow Sunday evening, and Mir. Levin invites the public to come and listen to it and be happy under the green trees and amidst the beautiful flowers.
 w. c. FERGUSON, quite well known about Tucson, has recently been severely hurt at the Gro BlancO mine while work ing about an arraStrar. His injuries are about the head and Dr. Handy has gone to attend upon him.
 H. BUEHMAN, surgeon dentist, will re- main ill Tucson only a few days. He is prepared to do all kinds of dental opera tiOns at low prices and warrants satlsfac- tion. He will visit Camps Lowell, Bowie and Grant. Office at the photograph gal lery.
 MUCH rain has fallen in and about Tue son this week. Monday it was continuous and heavy nearly all night. Wednesday a liberal fall of rain occurred, and yester- day very little. This morning the sky is only partly overcast, with delightful at mosphere.
 A. TRTIBLE' strain arrived from Yuma on Monday and started back on Wednes- day. It was loaded with freight for Lord S Williams and various other parties in town-just who all we have not been ad- vised. It came through in twentyone days.
 F. N. FISH E Co. are out to-day in a new advertisement, setting forth that tn ey have all the usual articles of merchandise and a great many seldom brought to this market, and not kept by any other house in Tucson. Read their new advertisement and examine their goods and prices.
 THE tax-roll of Pima county is now in the hands of the collector. It shows as seSSable property amounting to S644. 7.S1; ; rate of taxation for all purposes, S2.45; due Territory S3,722.33. Half the latter and 9 cents of the levy for county purposes, go to the public school fund.
 HON. H. s. STEVENS only got as far as San Pedro on his trip to Camp Grant and other points as announced by us last Saturday. One of his horses got hurt and hence his return here on Monday. He expects to leave for Yuma and other points about the first of next month.
 J. P. FULLER is agent in Tucson for the celebrated Topic cigar, manufactured in Mexico by Isaac Fowler. These cigars need no recommendation to those who have smoked them, and smokers who have not given them trial should do so. He will keep the cigars at the store of Lord & Williams.
 THE card of H. B. Jones appears in this paper. It will be seen that he has several SpecialtieS and offices in either of which he tenders his services to the public. A few weeks ago we published list of prom inent citizens who joined in asking the board of supervisors to appoint him jus tice of the peace, and, so far as we hear, he is correctly filling his several places.
 MIR. E. $. MITCHELL, of KerenS & Mitch ell'S overland stage and mail line, arrived in Tucson on Tursday evening. He has been over at Mesilla and intermediate places on the route, looking after the in tereStS of the firm and studying the wants of the public, with a view to meet them to the fullest extent possible. He will con tinue westward by stage of next Monday.
 JACK" LONG, a man quite we'll known about Tucson, died at San Carlos on the 2lst instant, and the remains were buried there the same evening. He had been afflicted with fever and the doctor had the disease broken, but the patient did not have vitality enOugh-tO recuperate. Mr. Long was once a resident of Oregon, where we believe he left a wife and children and to whom he in times past made some cash remittances.
 THE village council met last Monday evening. Full board and recorder present. Marshal ESparZa, in consideration of eX- tra labor during the present feast of San Augustine, was allowed S2.50 per day and authorized to employ an assistant at S2. 50 per day. The council then adjourned till