Arizona citizen., 1874-10-03

HllGu DS Gne peOpl0 irrespective Ol pOllIi- tics, and that mass meeting be called at an early day for that purpose. The report was adopted.
 The following county central committee was elected: A. H. Peoples, Phillip Me Donald, Joseph Melvin, T. Hodge, Gideon Brooke, J. H. Marion and W. w. Hutch inson.
 PRESCOTT, October l.-Leut. F. M. Hayes, Fifth Cavalry, has been promoted to Cap tain vice Burns, deceased. He is on duty in New Orleans as aid-de-camp to Gen. Emory, and will probably not join his regiment, thus leaving Lieut.. Thomas in command of his company.
 MARICoPA WELLS, September 30.-J. A.
 Moore returned from Yuma last evening. Trains of Quinlaf and Myers left here this morning for Yuma. Captain COrliss and Lieutenant Carter, Company c, Eighth Infantry, passed here last Saturday evening forCamp Mcdowell where their company is stationed.
 Lieutenant Theo. Smith stopped here few days and on the 18th, resumed his journey to Prescott.
 Messrs. Iaeger and Farley of Yuma passed on stage Of 2Sth for Tucson. Weather very dIsagreeable for the past few days, the wind and sand almost blind ing one.
 MARICoPA, October 2-Trains of Sam Edwards and Pat Mullen left for Yuma this afternoon.
 J. A. NOOIc SldTleu TOT | uCSO0 lnlS IIfOIH- ing by private conveyance. Rev. MT. Cook passed through by stage yesterday, en route to the Pima Indian agency, to teach the aboriginal ideas how l to shoot
 Mrs. Kate Otis was also a stage passen- ger en route to Camp Bowie. PHENIX, September 3O.-Col Gordon, Captain Adam and Col. Leib arrived in town yesterday, and will lay over one day to await the coming of LieutenantS Rock
 well, Hall and Forbush and Mr. Staples
 all bound for Prescott to attend a court
 martial.
 Saturday last, the democrats held a
 meeting and elected delegates to meet
 next Saturday to nominate democratic ticket
 Lieut.. Smith, superintendent of the gov ernment telegraph, left here this morning 1 for Prescott.
 | Weather clear and cool. PHENIx, October 1.-Col Gordon, Lieuts Rockwell, Hall, Bache, Forbush, Col
 Lieb, Capt. Adam, Dr. Gregory and MT.
 Staples left for Prescott this morning via | WIckenburg.
 court now is a motion for new trial in case
 of Dennls and Murphy vs. Whitlow.
 PHENIX, October "A party of soldiers | yesterday. from Mcdowell, brought in
 Thomas Worden under arrest for.shooting and almost instantly killing a soldier at
 Camp McDowell. Worden was turned over to the civil authorities. On eXamin-
 ation before Judge Tweed in the district court, Worden was acquitted on testi
 mony of the prosecution. YUMA, September 30.-The steamers Gila and COcOpah arrived this week from mouth of the river with freight for the in- teriOr and southern Arizona. The Gila leaves for Mohave to-day with these nam- ed passengers: Hon. H. S. Stevens, for
 Mohave; J. Mcbride for Castle Dome, and G. w. Nash and family for Ehrenberg. The connecting boat for Steamer New bern, leaves here on the 4th instead of 7th of October.
 Yesterday forenoon, Hugh Colter, pri- vate in the Sth Infantry, detailed to drive the water cart at the Quartermaster's depot, entered the residence of Judge Porter and stole revolver; then to Judge Mabbitt'S house and stole a suit of clothes belonging to the operator, and an overcOat of MT. Webber-quartermas clerk. He was captured in the evening by the city marshal. He had sold the clothing for
 trif1ing amount of money to buy whisky. He was turned over to the military au- thOritieS for trial. Capt. w. B. Hughes, A. Q. M., has been granted an absence of one month, and leaves next Friday by stage for San Fran cisco. It. P. H. Ray has been appointed com mmissary and acting quartermasterd dur ing Captain Hughes absence. Politics still quiet. There will, however
 be a hard fight for sheriff. WICKENBURG, September 30.-The Cal ifernia stage arrived this morning with
 Mrs. J. W. Strauchon, Mr. James Grant and William Hunt as passengers. Lieut..
 Theo. Smith leaves for Prescott by it this
 morning.
 W. H. Hardy, the pioneers, miners and
 settlers candidate for Delegate arrived in
 town night before last. DarJETT Nn CIT Nf A TvrJ1DS