The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-06-08
LETTER FROM PHGNIx.
PHGNrx, A. T. June 4, 1877.


 EDITOR MINER: In order to properly ! fulfill ones mission as 3 correspondent, il | becomes necessary to have something of in tereSt to write about. News items are very scarce hereabouts The latest from the Munroe- Rowe homicide is as follows: Munroe. going 10 Rowc's house, found the latter alone. and was received, aS he says, by pistol shot; he, (Monroel, then threw up his shot gun. diScharging one barrel into Rpwe's abdomen, then, as Rowe fell | backwards, shot the remaining load, stSi- king Rowe under the chin, tearing away the right side of his jaw aud cheek. Rowe fell and rolled over on hiS right side, lying across his own loaded gun; his daugh- ter rushing into the house, seeing the gun lying on the floor cooked, and fearing some Of the smaller children might get hurt, seized the gun by the muzzic, attempting to draw 1t out from under her fathers body, when it went of, the entire load ranging up her right arm from her wrist to her elbow. tearing away the flesh and muscles, and eN- posing the bone. On account of Miss RDwe'S critical condition. her mother and family were, by the attending physician, forbidden to leave her to attend the Ccru- ncr's inquest. AS no one but Rowe and Nunroe were present at the shooting, and Rowe being dead. there exists nothing but circumstantal evidence against Munroc. Public opinion seems somewhat divided; some saying the affair is but the proper ending of an old and ton the part of Rowe aggressive quarrel; others think Munroe Is to blame in the affair Owing to the con of sh i0l ls.f, f,s Mulrae's trial or hearing has been indef- nitely postponed.
 Our farmers, just now, are very busy harvesting, there being six or eight headers at work. The grain will all Dc cut by the latter part of next week Both. the head- CTS and threshers, are kept very busy. The new thresher (steam poweF), owned by Gold man, Veil & Co.,, is doing big work, and gives the best satisfaction.
 The reported killing of the Messrs. Mid dleton-fa her and son-at the Whcatfelds has been disputed by parties arriving from there yesterday.
 The new smelting furnace of Enrich, Gaertner X Co, at the WheattieldS, is a grand success. By the introduction of a counter shaft, they have increased the num- Der of revolutions of the fan per minute, from 2,200 to 5000. Their power is Tur- bine wheel with ffty-foot perpendicular fall of water Mr Gaertner is expected here on the 9th inst. cH yORis to San Fran cisco with the first run of bullion. He pro- poses to return in about two months with another smelter, in size, cores bonding with he one now at the Wheattields.
 The w mines Of Burns, Palmer, Gard- ner. & Co. are seemingly immense. The specimens now before me represent the pure coin when stamped.
 Nearly everybody in this section of the country have taken advantage of the Desert Land act and secured themselves mile square
 Green corn and new potatoes arc in mar ket, and the festive Celestial Joe can be heard calling, Single lound and slucka- taShee.''
 In a former letter, stated that II. Nor gan was sentenced to pay fine of SS50, and imprisonment for one month. Ia this I was mistaken as regards the impriSon ment, and, in justice to MT. Morgan, wish to correct any wrong impression mnde by my former letter. Thermometer, 10i. l scream
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