Arizona citizen., 1877-12-21
Tucson Items.

manner to create an impression that revolution in favor of Lerdo is immi- nent in Sonora and other Mexican States. The most reliable advices from Sonora by both Americans and Mexi- @cans, are just to the contrary. The State was meyer more peaceable and exhibited less signs of dIscontent. There is in Tucson a fugitive from Mexican justice who is endeavOring to make an impression that Lerdoists are becoming more powerful and contem- plate trouble, but this man is regarded as murderer by the Mexican govern ment and an order for his re-arrest is 'out. He was a subordinate in the
 Custom House at La PaZ, in Lower
 California, and while there killed his superior officer. He was tried there and
 acquitted, but the reviewing tribunal
 disapproved the verdict and an order
 for his re-arrest followed, hence his flight to Tucson, where he is evidently trying to misrepresent his own govern
 ment which wants him punished for
 killing a fellow-officer and country man. Some reckless fellow in Tucson,
 perhaps in sympathy with lawlessness,
 hears this fugitive's story and tele-
 graphs it abroad to influence Ameri- cans already too much excited over
 Mexican affairs. The reports in ques-
 ton, it will be seen, come from a man
 who wants government so managed
 that he can kill another at pleasure
 and without punishment
 Among the many distinguised men
 interested in mining, who have lately
 visited Tucson is James E. Mills, of
 St. Louis. He is a high authority on copper and gives especial attention to
 1t in the interest of the heaviest opera tors in copper Tn America He came via Fl Moro, Santa Fe, Silver City and Clifton, expecting to remain sometime in and about Tucson, but he has an en- gagement to leave New York about January 1, for South America. He expresses a determination to revisit thIs section and thoroughly examine it. He says that ore that will yield twenty per cent of all material han died, is valuable property and well worth looking after; also that copper ore yielding only two and one-half per cent. of all handled, is profitably work ed in the Lake Superior mines.
 The Aztec visitors reached Tucson Saturday, remained over Sunday and left early Monday for the Company's mines m the Santa Ritas. Several of them attended Church on Sunday and have expressed purpose of aiding in the erection of the new Church bull ding They are very intelligent men. They feel invigorated by the trip which gives them much open-aIr lite and a little rough living, but judged by Co.'s. Graham and Boyle's commissary, they will not suffer for solids or fluids though the party is decidedly temper ate and only tolerate wines and liquors as they do guns and ammunition. It is just a little strange how many strong temperance men come to regard slim ulants more necessary in an outdoor, camp life, than in a regular home one. But they do. The party were reinforced at Tucson for the trip to the minds. by MT. A, E. Fay, the irrepressible Holt Shorty, Manager Msgee and perhaps others. They expect to be gone sever al days. As was done all the way from Yuma, MT. Conklin, photograph CT, will take views of all noteworthy places. After their return, a notice Tn some detail will be in order Suffice it now to say that Co.'s. Boyle and Ora ham have shown good faith in their enterprises and exhibited much tact and energy in getting such num- Der of men of wealth and good sense to visit Arizona.
 Barley and wheat are in demand here. Bids are asked to supply Camp Grant with over 3OO,OOO pounds barley and that grain is firm here at three cents per pound. Merchants say that of all government de mands for flour and barley, there is a increasing demand. The truth is stock growers, ranchers and miners are rapidly growing in num- bers and their Improvements require a more varied and better quality of sup plies.
 \ fine, soaking rain fell on Saturday and the clouds are heavy today (Tues- day), and betoken more.
 The school festivals on Christmas will be very creditable, surpassing all previous ones. The pupils will, as per general understanding, get variety of nIce eatables and also articles of value and personal adornment. It IS very creditable to people to thus make glad the hearts of the young. Very few are so selfish as not to contribute 10 gladden. the hearts of he children at least once year.
 MORE than the customary number If bills are being introduced in Con- yress to pay individuals for alleged osSeS sustained by Indian theffs- and 1,