The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-02
MONDAY.

C1irttHttBstrtt AAaI+tf Oi tue ftth nlfht who handles the business with ease and
 success, is in town.
 Charley Youngs stage for Alexandra. de. r parted carly fhis morning carrying three : passengers The coach will return on Wed nesday.
 colt, this afternoon. It gave many the
 cyeograph.
 The attention of our readers is called to
 the Havana Lottery ad.p Hereis bona6de
 chance to get rch with but small amoant
 riskea.
 A Nr. Ortiz from the Gila, arrivedin town on Saturday with band of Sonora beef
 cattle which he offers for sale at Sonora prices with freight added.
 Sam Goldwater, who has been at EIiren-
 berg for several weeks acting as supernu-
 meraEy in the eompapy's store at that place,
 returned nome by last coach.
 BULIIos.-Tbe Peek stage arrived on Sat iurday evening. bringing in three thousand dollars in bullion, which was forwarded to
 San Francisco by w. F. t Co, yesterday
 morning.
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 and will soon be placed in position in the
 tower of the new Courthouse, which by the
 way would be a credit to town much larger than Prescott.
 1 Henry Herbert, who has been down visit ing the sunny valley of the Yumas where the thermometer indicates 120 in the shade and the climate considered pleasant at that, has returned home.
 Gessinger & Carey's train arrived this morning from Ehrenberg. loaded with SUD- plies for Campbell, Bashford & Co, Bowen, Knowles t Co. Lincoln & Herrick and the town clock, care of T, J. Morgan. William Eddy, Esq. of Yreka, Cal, sr- rived here yesterday with view to making ployment has usually been that of & freighter, but he thinks he will not tackle the Ehren- berg road until the weather cools. A Mrs. Slaughter died a few days since ir the Salt River Valley from small pox & member of the Cayaness family also suc- cumbed to the detestable disease, and still there are three cases known to exist in Phe- nix. So reported by the Herald.
 Hon. Guilford Hathaway, of the Gray Eagle Stable contemplates making trip to the Eastern States soon. with a view to pur- chase large stock of buggies, carriages and harness, and perhaps make some other com bination to his extensive business.
 The coach yesterday morning brought in as passengers - H. A. Douchachett, Sam Goldwater, J. N. Mckenzie and J. Howard Smith.
 The following passengers went out this morning, direct to Yuma: w B. Robertson, A. McNealy, and P. w. Reardon.
 Judge Silent, Hon. c. c. Bean, Mr. Cherry, the minefalogist, and ]. " Clark left for a trip through the hills of old Bradshaw, this afternoon. The gentlemen comprising this party are all good judges of mines and 1 oii their return we expect to have report | on the bonanzas in that section.
 DIRECT MAIL.-1he stage that left Pres colt tllis morning goes direct to Yuma via Kirkland Valley. Date Greek, etc. So soon as all engagements are perfected on this di- l rect route, which brings Prescott within 220 l miles of railroad communication, we will re- ceive our mails within sixty hours after leav in 2 the terminus of the iron rail.
 We understand that MT. Joseph Hsghes will withdraw from the service of the Stage Company after the first inst, and that F. w Blake will act as the agent of the Stage Company. Mr. Hughes has filled the place for the past year in a credi table manner, ani our citizens will be 10th to part with so efficient gentleman.
 The Board of Supervisors appointed, :.. :s. their meeting this morning, Geo. W. Bar hard 8 Justice for Tiptop, on petition of off off haf x.far A Justice at Peoples Valley. J. H. Pierson was appointed road overseer for Peoples Valley. Twenty days additional time was granted to complete the new County build ings.
 RACE TRAcK-Mr Lavoie of the Tiger Stable. went out on Saturday evening to the American ranch for the purpose of laying out race track. Mr. Lavoie informs us that he found splendid natural track and that MT. Lee proposes to fix it up an early day and have it ready for the training of the young horses, of which, Yavapai County has goodly number, whose speed may be the best on record.
 The funeral of Mrs. Ella Mitchell which took place yesterday, was quite generally attended by the citizens of Prescott, who followed, iu sadness, the remains of the deceased, to the citizens cemetery and there placed in its bed of clay. The pall-bearcrs were composed of members of the art preservative, who assembled to perform the last sacred act of respect for the departed wife of brother member of tho oraft,
 George II. Weber. Superintendent of the Tptop mill and mine, came up from Gill lett yesterday on business of the Company, and left again this afternoon fer his home. Mr. Weber informs us that he has secured water sufficient. by using great care, with which torGn the mill. He thinks he will haze no trouble in turning out with the water now at bis disposal, $l,600 per day or about $40,o00 per month, all of which IS gratifying news to ths stockholders ana the public generally.
 The contractors on the new county build ings have had some trouble in getting out a railing for the winding stairway of the court house. owing to the fact that the val nut blanks brought from San Francisco, ae- got satufated with bacon grease. It will be a question whether the railing can be polished as per contract, and hepce a question whether the Board of Supervisors .. as as~a.,s. Cos 4l,n x.as,,,f, L.