Arizona weekly miner., 1877-01-26
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
TVCsoN. Jan 10. 1877


 The climatc or something here has de pressing effect upon several of our Northern people, who arc complaining of pains, aches, etc. l think it is the water that effects them Measles are rife here Our door. keeper. ". D. Feutcr--a Maricupa man-has them bad. In fact, he came near dying las, night but is now on the mend. Judge Tweed is quite sick
 Our entire delegation have commenced to count the days and are praying for an carly adjournment. which does not loom upamong the probabilities, as nothing under the sun, save the fears of several members that their wives will apply for divnrccs, can scare them into adjourning before the 9th day ot February next. Seriously, this divorce bu- siness threatens to become the principal oc- cupaiion of our Legislature, and very much doubt the policy of turning the hon orable body into a diyorcing machine a, my friend, Don E,tcyan Ochoa, of ,he House. characterized it q few days ago.
 The heavy merchant firms ot this place Lord X Williams. Tally, Ochoa X Co. Zeckcndorf Bros. and Jacobs Bros, arc daily expecting immense stocks of gnods from California and the East ria New Mexico. because it pays Co do so. These firms have large stocks on hand, yet, their stores and warehouses are tsl from being as handsome and we'll filled as those ot Pres cutt. sam Drachman, Mr Archibald and . few other storeAecpers carry full stocks, but do not call themselves merchants. Speaking of Archibald. reminds me ut a recent weli-inicutiuncd assertion of his. He and Mr Goldberg were discussing thc Capital removal question. Goldberg vas rcgretiing the change. on account ot his property here. when Archibald very gen erously informed him that he Goldberg need not take on so about SD small matter as he Archibald would accept a deed O. said property 1T Goldberg would give him $500
 Dr Charley Meyers has the prci,ie-t drug store have yet seen in Arizona
 The bushes, people ot Jhc place afe pleas ant and aiTable. have Co thank Nsssrs. Tully x Ochos. Dr Lord aad the Drachman Bros. for special iayors.
 Ewing k CurtiSs, government contractors, have maguifccntIy furnished rooms and are as you know, ho>pitable to fault.
 F. Brannen, an old citizen of Yavapai, recently of JAis County, is on his way to Prescott. where he thinks of engaging in business
 Mcssrs Farley. Hughes and Goodrich, res idrHt l4wyer,, appear to be doing thriving business
 Quite number of military officers, their wives and children, are visiting here, at present.
 Several wealthy Tucsoner, take daily drives in costly vehicles. behind fast troi- ting teams, a. do several nab0bs belonging 10 the Yayapai delegation.
 W Ross. late a Li.u'cnlut in the army. is here. citizens of Yayapai will rccollcct him as one ofGen. Crook. able and efficient assistants in the great struggle whicA ended in the downfall oi the savage and the pacifcation of tha Tcrritoy.
 Gen. John E. Allen. the true friend of Tucson and Pima County, is now Mayor of ihc city.
 J S Mansfield. who furnishes literature, etc. for the reading public of this section. k olr of the best men have ever met.
 Mir :. Oury. D. VI Bennett. C. D Wood, Chsrly Brown. George Cooler and many other old timers hold their own quite well, Bennett is in the House and represents his constituents with fairness and ability.
 Water. for drinking, iS sold here, but at rcasonabics rates.
 Mexican, furnish the town with fuel mesquite wood1, which they bring in on donkcys. X donkey load co,t- fifty cents.
 One of the chief sports of the place is cock fighting. l learn that lG game birds were killed in pat. sunday last: oue of our fellows who attended, and took deep fn- tcrest in the combats, is accused of having remarked that "whi,e he had. no doubt, lost favor in the eyes of his creator, he had 8 great deal about c0Ck-fghiing. NJ.