The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-01-11
THURSDAY.
In Washington French, night watchman, Prescott has safe aHd faithful servant.

In Washington French, night watchman,
 Prescott has a safe and faithful servant Teams arc in demand for hauling lumber from Curtis saw mill to the Tiptop mill
 site, below Swilling's ranch.
 Hardy's Ccrbat, which was purchased by NIT. Bennett, of Prescott, has stood the late cold snap admirably we'll, and seems to be
 content with his change in life
 DELINQUENT TAxEs.-Treasurer Cook has
 handed over to the District Attorney the de- linquent tax roll for 1877, and such as are
 not paid in twenty days, will be sued on. Do you mind that now.
 BLACK WARRIoR.-This Company has levied an assessment of four cents on the
 share, payable at once, and delinquent on
 the 2sth day of January. See notice in this paper.
 GooDs ARRTvED.-Three of Palmer's
 teams arrived from Ekrenberg to-day, not withstanding the muddy condition of the
 road, and unloaded 12.o0o pounds of goods
 at the store of finders < Rowe.
 The calico dance on tue 18th, bids fair to
 be grand one, and will be largely attended
 by all the gents who want to see their sweet
 hearts dressed gp in "bran new caliker
 gowrs.'
 A young man who left home some years
 ago to seeK his fortune, recently wrote from
 Texas saying, sI've settled here" It since
 iranspired that he was right. He settled at
 twenty cents on the dollar.
 PERsoNAL.-We noticed the following outsiders in town, to-day: John P. Osborn, Jr., Ash Creek; Peter Marx, Walnut Creek A. Zimmerman, Williamson Valley; O. Whipple, Skull Valley; c. B. Genung, Pee ples' Valley.
 Andy Horn, an old stager, is Captain, Pilot and Engineer on the coaches between here and Wickenburg on one side of the line, and Gus Yaeger manages the other half. They are both safe hands with team, and besides that they are both gentlemen.
 Thomas F. Butler, Crank who has been residing with his parents in Oakland Cal, sInce he left the MINER last April, will again leave that city tomorrow for Prescott under an engagement to work in thls office.
 Frank has graduated from Heald's Busi- ness College in San Francisco since he left Prescott.
 THE ToP LAYER.-The stone-masons are putting on the water-table or top layer of the stone work of the new Courthouse, which looks as if they would soon be ready for the brck-layers. A few caps, sills, arches, etc, are yet to go on; but if the weather continues good, it will soon be done.
 A gentleman, high up in legal standing, who has not visited Prescott until quite re- gently, during the last three years, and who has visited every section of our fast grow ing Territory, informs us that Prescott has added more valuable improvements of a substantial nature, to her town, than all the rest of the Territory combined, which speaks we'll for the Capital of the Territory.
 Private letters from the Sandy indicate that the Signal Company is likely to get into trouble with the working men, who have begun to wonder why they are not paid their wages, now two months due. They seem to be shipping bullion, but no returns are heard of. Supt. Ewing assures them that they shall be paid, if he has to do it out of his own pocket.
 The latest news from Signal City is that the new McCrackin Mill is finished and ready to start up. This company has al- ways done we'll with inferior milling facili- ties, and it is to be hoped they will do much better with their improved machinery. The company has always met its engage ments promptly, which will be much to its advantage, in case it needs indulgence in -----.s-- ...arrs-
 RETURN OF THE CoMMANDER.-General | A. V. Kautz, Mrs. Kautz and the little | Kautzes all returned to Headquarters, yes- terday evening, after an absence of some | at the East. We have not met | them, as yet, therefore can only say that they are here, and when We shall have | buzzcd the General may be able to state | some of the incidents of their trip and per haps an outline of such military changes as may be in contemplation, if any, The whole community will join us in hearty welcome home.
 TIE MASQUERADE AT THE POsT.-We | are requested by the management to say that parties in town desiring to attend the mas. querade party at the Post, tomorrow even- ing, will be called for if they will leave their names at the store of l.. Bashford & O.. before twelve o'clock, noon, tomorrow, and that they are further requested to ar range themselves in parties of five or six persons, as far as practicable, so that there will be an ambulance load in place. Everyone will readily recognize the utility of this recommendation and will, we trust, act upon it.
 Tho death of John Leuark, at Verde, which we mentioned few days since, oc- :urred under peculiar circumstances, as We earn by private letter He and Benjamin Barney were carrying on blacksmith shop, lear Hull's store, on the Verde, and wish ng piece Of rawhide. for some purpose, ap- oiled to some parties living in the valley, and obtained hide, which, being hard and dry, E: hey put into the river to soak. After it had become soft they out it up to suit their pur. use. Soon after, John Leuark was taken , ick, and his arm commenced swelling, and oon the swelling passed up his arm into his ,hest. They sent to Camp Verde for doc or, who came and examined him, and at 'nce pronounced it poison from dead car. ass, and that he couldn't live al hours, He i: lied that night.
 Reniamip Barney was also sick, and but or timely assistance it is believed. would lave also died. He had sore on his neck which had become infected with the poison.
 On inquiry it was found thi,t the family rom whom the hide was obtained, had ome from Missouri last summer, and that