The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-02
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TUESDAY.

maii idot cfcninS.
 The Tiptop stage left yesterday for Gil lett carrying two passengers.
 Thermometer at o'clock p. m. to-day was eleyated to the 104 notch.
 It is said to be so warm at Yuma that pe ,ple are unable to open their eyes.
 The Peck people are to be treated to { Circus. What next 2 Go to Gillett.
 Fears are entertained by many that Gran. ite mountain will take fire and be burned up.
 Phil Mcdonald says is ought to have raInsd yesterday at Williamson Valley, but it didn't.
 belles is about to take up residence at the Verde.
 The Board of Equalization at their meet ing of yesterday raised the taxes of M. H. Sherman, &4o0.
 Los Angeles is about to have a wrestling match. Martin the champion wrestler of the world is to take hand.
 A new paper has been started at Santa Te New Mexico, and hoists as its insignia the ROCKY MOuutufu s1Chtihci.
 Stages and stage stock have all been trans ferred from the Wickenburg route to the direct route pia Date Creek.
 The Board of Supervisors have very wisely concluded to place an insurance of $40, ,0O0 upon our new court house and jail.
 It is feared that the bonanza mines are splayed," and that the Sutro Tunnel will never do much good. Bring it to Arizona.
 Marshal Dakc was at Yuma on Monday morning, ready to take the up-river boat of that day, and is due here tomorrow eye- ming.
 S. c. Rees still continues to furnish liv- cry stables and other establishments with alfalfa hay, all of which makes him plenty of "scads.n
 Since news reached San Francisco of the resumption of work at Gillett, Tptop stock rs on the advance. Yesterday it was quoted at 70 cents, to day S5.
 Jake Miller has returned from his trip to Signal City. Haven't seen Rutherford 5. Hayes around, and can't say whether the President returned with Mir. Miller or not.
 The Public School of Prescott under Pro- lessor Sherman and his assistants, will open on the lst Monday in September, by which time the warm weather will have passed away.
 Our devil had the misfortune to lose one of his feet. He pushed it through the win- dow into the sun, and it immediately melt ed not warm day at that, but pocr day for boys feet.
 Mr. E. F. Nichols who arrived from Eh- renberg last evening informs us that great many large freight teams are enroute to Prescott. loaded with merchandise for our business houses.
 The San Bernardino Times mentions the fact that the rainy season has set in through out Arizona. If we are having rainy season this year we would like to know what dry season consists of.
 The Rocky Mountain News, for many years an Independent journal, and an earn est advocate of the interest of Colorado, has been purchased by a Mr. Lov~la whe will -un it as Democratic illuminator.
 Dwelling houses are in demand just now owing to the fact that many of the clerks at Fort Whirplc, have been compelled to seek quarters in town. owing, we believe, to the scarcity of buildings at Whipple.
 Notwithstanding the fruit crop of Salt River Valley was quite abundant this sea- ann. if will soon be exhausted, owing to the great demand made on fruit raisers by peo- ple living in every section of the Territ'ry.
 Timothy O. Hawkins, with burro-rrain came in from the Perry Mine this morning and took out supply of provisions ana mining implements, for the use of the con- psny. Tim has settled down and become SD honest miner.
 The seductive voices of congressional .sn;rauts sill soon be heard throughout the Southern portion of the Territory and De- come as familiar to every man, woman and child as the favorits hymn of Moody Sweet-by -and-by.
 Some person who had but little else to do. and who by way of change, should pe compelled to occupy an iron cell m the bseernent of the new Courthouse. threw h. sck through one of the windows last p;rh, destroying one of the costly glasses.
 ,.,,sr from Mir. Randall, who went out with @ pal,ne, . team to the terminus oI me nenyer e Rio GYsndc R. R., states that the nsrtv - hsd -, reach ed Albuquerque with no other o m;shan save te killing Of iiae horse which was struck by |. Sstnsrg at inse-lp''oh Rock es miles east of u. 2 Zsnt villages.
 Mrs. R. E. Harrington, Is spending the warm summer months with hss s.,,. Chino Valley. Mir. R as usua . ss sufPy ing freighters and others with sup ohss ~ ss low figure, at Ehrenberg. He also S'sl'', s''sS to forwarding much of the goods rect by Prescott merchants from San Francesca. A flock of swan and sand-hill cranes pass-d over Prescott early this morning going in the direction of the San Francisco Mountain, prospecting fer something 70 drink and cool climate, probably. "old timers. who know all about the signs oi the times, interpret the movement of these water birds as meaning rain.
 Ed Johnson, owner in and discover. of the Crook mine, is in town and reports to us that he finds himself in quite an awk- ward dilemma While the mine has an over abundance of water, making the work ing of the same expensive and slow, as .ne mill-sife the wster has failed So that miii- ing ore is out of the question.
 J.G. Dudly, we'll and favorably known ia Northern Arizona, now conducts we'll regulated restaurant and saloon at Enren- b6<o IT !. .o.sr3S fo E:char of Prescott. TOT