The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-03-29
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TUESDAY.

Hon. Thomas Cordis aud Gideon Cornel
 returned ts Prescott last evening from tel
 day $ trip to the Signal country.
 The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R. R
 Co, aud the Denvor and Rio Grande Marcos
 gauge Road are each pushing their road
 vigorously onward to the west with viev
 of tapping Arizona at no distant day.
 Mrs. Parker, who has charmed many o
 us by her sweet voice, has kindly consented
 to sing at the lecture this evening. This
 alone will insure large audience and ths success of the entertainment.
 A musical treat is in store for those who will be present at the Marina street Meth odist Church tonight. Professor Newmey.
 CT is an accomplished musician and the lee
 ture will be instructive as well as entertain.
 ing We predict a crowded house. No ad-
 mission fee.
 The attention of our readers is called to
 the auction sale advertised by ]. L. Fisher
 X Co 10 come off on Saturday next. The articles offered will be sold without reserve and the opportunity offered to purchase cheap is good one and should not be for gotten or neglected.
 MT. Dan Shaw has sold his liquors and saloon fixtures to Messrs. McAlister X Bennett, ard they have packed the same to be hauled down to Gillett. where they will be used by the owners in establishing a frst-class saloon, of winch the new and thriving town of Gillett has her proportion.
 Acting Assistant Surgeon k. T. Burr, will report in person, to the commanding officer, Fort Whipple, A. T., for duty at that post.
 Acting Assistant Surgeon B. G. McPhail, is relieved from duty at Fort WLipple, A. T., and will report in person, to the command ing officer Camp Verde, A. T., for duty.
 Bancroft. Knight & O., 733 Market St., San Francisco, have sent us new and live ly song entitled the "TIamp," which IS meeting with great success and favor through out the United States. Forty cents sent to the above address will secure copy of this beautiful piece of music.
 Major David Taylor of the Pay Depart ment, L. $. A., who served for many years in Arizona and was quite extensively enga- ged in mining matters, owning large inter- est in the Quajita mine. Pinal County, died at Fort Leayenworth on the 2lsI of Februa- ".
 The U. S. Military Telegraph office in this city furnishes us with the following news item: 1.-Two mexicans' supposed to be from Las Vegas, were murdered by party of forty Laguna Indians at Ell Riio, SS miles from Los Lunas. IThe bodies were found en- tircly naked, riddled with bullets and ar- rows. Cause of killing, robbery.-[Santa Fe. New Mexican.
 E. G. Peck, and others returned from a trip to the town of Alexandra, which is built near the famous Peck mine. The new Sup erintendent has taken charge of the mill and is of the opinion that sufficient water can be obtained to run the mill continuously, by the laying of pipe from the mine to the mill and utilizing the water that is coming into the main shaft.
 C. P. Head & Co, come again to the front with modest but firm and determined ad vertisement, in which is set forth just what they are doing and intend to de. Nothing do they extenuate, nor ought set down in malice, every word means just what it says, as it was fully considered and its weight and importance duly estimated before it was uttered. The "adn itself is as staple as flour or any other article of merchandise which it represents.
 SALE OF MILL. PRoPERTy.--A. O. Moves has sold the Pioneer saw-mill, together with all the cattle and everything pertain ing to the business, to E. P. Clark and A. D. Adams. for the sum of $6,500. The bu- siness and property have changed hands, and the new proprietors are fully installed. Which is to be head, and which tail-sawyer we have not learned, but both the new pro- prietors are said to understand the business, and will no doubt make it pay.
 FROM TuRKEy CREEK.--The news from this n ss,f and of fattering character. The owners of the Argenta, have sunk 90 foos shaft on the same and find at that depth vein aver aging IS inches of very rich ore. The walls are said to be solid and regular. demonstra- ting that the vein is that of true Assure. The owners of the Jefferson have also run | down on the lead distance of twenty-five feet and have a fair body of high grade ore in the bottom of the shaft which assays well up. The owners of the above mines | are deserving of success for their untiring i energy in developing the unknown metallic worth of these respective lodes.
 THEATRE.--Quite a number of the young 1 folks, assisted by some of "Ye 0lde Fokes," have organized to give theatrical enter- fainment, soon, the proceeds from which are to be donated toward purchasing new organ for tine school. Mir. c. B. Lowell, who, by the way, is an old stage manager, actor, and scene painter, has kindly come forward and offered his services as instruct or and manager of the Entertainment. The piece selected for the occasion, is the well known and excellent Comedy of "Black- | Eyed Susan.r Some of the best talent m | town will take part, and it is confidently expected the occasion will afford a rare treat.
 Several, who went to hear Rev. ]. A. Merrill lecture on the Cause and Cure of Poverty and other evils on Sunday evening, expecting to take dose of the poverty spe- cifc, and thus get rid ofa most troublesome with which they have all their lives been afflicted, on learning that in or der to free themselves from it's embrace they must reform snd lead religious lives, were quite discouraged. and declare that the rem edy is as bad as the disease. They expect ed to find immediate relief by some physi- cal effort, the swallowing of some nauseons dose, the pulling of tooth, or, better stiil, by making a confession and receiving i'm mediate dissolution, but it seems that poyer- fy is A harder burden to roll of thaa any ordinary sin.
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