Arizona citizen., 1877-11-09
TUCSON.
Matters About tTowa-Brighf Pros'
 peet for a New Church, 6e.

A friend from Tucson furnlsnes us with the following interesting items:
 Delightful weather has prevailed throughout Pima county during the past two weeks. We have heard some account of damage to the bean crop by the early frost, but nothing serious.
 Mining operations are being carried on, on an extensive scale, in the Or" Blanco district. SaDta Rita mountains and other vicinilies.
 On the 5th instant, work was com menced un the Nequilla mine, situated Tn the Puerto de Amole mining dis trict, about eleven miles west of Tue son. This mine is owned by Messrs. Lee and Scott, and is the first mine in this Territory for which United States patent was issued. The work fs in charge of Mir A. Hopkins and will be run day and night.
 Last Sunday Rev. Mir. Anderson de- livered q very interesting sermon to q large audience in the courthouse. At the close of the servlce, Mir. Anderson stated, that through the labOrs of Mrs. Dr. Lord, nearly two thousand dollars had been collected in California and the Eastern States fT6he purpose Of building a church in Tucson Rev. Anderson assures us that the Mission ary Erecting Board of Colorado will give our church thousand to fifteen hundred dollars toward the same ob- ject, and some of his personal friends will assist to the amount of probably five hundred dollars. Added to this several prominent citizens of Tucson have expressed their desire to contri. buie. Mir Ssml Hughes heads the list with one hundred 'llars. With these amounts we hope soon tn see in our city a church that would be an ornament to any State, whose good in- fiuence will do much for the future advancement and refinement of our people. A meeting has been called for next Monday evening for lhe purpose nf elecling 8 Board of Church Trus tees for the coming year and the ap- pOintment of a committee to take charge of the new house of worship. All interested in Protestant worship are invited to attend.
 The event of the week is the mar. riage of Don Estevan Ochoa, member of the firm of Fully. Ochoa & Co, who on the evening of the 9th instant was united in the bonds of wedlock 10 AL tagracia Salazar, of this city, by the Rev. Antonio Jouvenceau.
 John G. Capron, formerly of, and we'll known in Arizona, arrived here last week from San Diego, and is mak. ing arrangements to organize and open a banking business in this city. James H. TOole Is talked of as president of the new institution.
 Ex-Governor Stafford expects to leave here about next Monday on visit to his old home and friends in the East, and will probable be absent till next Spring. Gov. Stafford, during his term as Governor, and since retiring from public life, has done much for the peo- pie of this Terrilory-alwsys an active and just officer Wherever he goes, he will carry with him the best wishes of all just men, irrespective of parties. and his return to us will be eagerly looked for.
 A party of Ysqui Indians have been in Tucson during the past week, giv- ing performances, but with poor sue. cess. Their performance, though won. derful and novel in it, way. failed tn attract a crowd even at the low figure of one bit admission.
 Mir. George c 'oler has returned fr"m the Globe district via Old Camp Grant, where he went 10 examine the practi- cabiliiy of a direct wagon road be- tween Tucson and the Glnbe. Mir Cnoler has been most successful in hi- labors. reports a good road which in his opinion can be built for three rhols and dollars. Part Of this amount Ina; already been collected and work will be commenced in few weeks.