The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-04-05

J. Gosper, Col. Head, c. ". Beach, Mrs
 Ayers.
 l. Mir. K. Asher, brother of Henry Asher, O
 this place, arrived in Prescott this mornin,
 from his home in Germany. Hospital Steward ". M. Wiley, recent,
 appointed from Company F, 9th Cav, i
 assigned to duty at Camp Thomas. The new County building is now ready te
 receive the roof, the brickwork having beer
 completed in a very satisfactory manner.
 Paul Weber, Esq, District Attorney, paid
 s756 to County Treasurer Cook today. be
 ing the amount of delinquent tax collected
 during February and March.
 The force in the Sherifirs office are busily ! engaged in making out the assessments for
 the year 1878. Three deputies are out in
 the country all the time,
 A New York paper is entertaining its
 readers with plood-stirring romance, enti-
 tied Serpent of Siskiyou County, or Dia-
 mond Dick of Arizona.
 Parties who joined the Theatrical Club. and are to take part in the first perform
 ance, lied Astray,n met for rehearsal last
 evening, and acquitted themselves credita-
 ply.
 F-edericks & Hill, the tinsmlths, have i manufactured large beer kettle for Peter
 Arnold. It will be shipped to Tiptop and i there placed in the brewery being started at i tliat emp.
 l Second Lieutenant T. A. Toney, 9th Cav, | is ordered 10 proceed from Tucson to Camp Grant and to other points in Southern Ari- zona, on business connected with the pub lie service. and upon the completion of such duties will come to Fort Whipple.
 The following list constitute the arrivals and departures by the C. & A. stage to. day ::
 ARRIvALs-John Blake, wife and two children; A. P. Williams, Mrs. Hall, J.Hes- ping; Mir Asher; John Turpen.
 DEPARTUREs-C. II. Weber.
 It is reported that some persons, without the fear of God before their eyes, went through the pans of the Turkey Creek mill, one night last week, and carried away the result of very successful run on Peerless ore.
 The Twelfth Infantry Band expect their instruments here Saturday or Monday, when our citizens will undoubtedly have an oppor- tunity of hearing some emusic discoursed by this celebrated band.
 The land bordering on the Creek adjoin- ing Hathaway's slaughter house is in the hands of gang of Chinamen who are re- deeming it from awillow grove and making it don the appearance of garden spot un- der the most thorough cultivation.
 That correspondent from Williamson Valley, in the Enterprise is somewha: exer- cised because the MINER had occasion to state that unless we had plenty of rain this season hay would be worth $75 per ton and we rather think our remark will be verified and it won't be anything very awful either.
 Pat Hamilton, one of the best practical miners in Arizona, came in from his camp, OF Turkey Creek, last evening. He reports the mines in that section looking remarka- ply well. The gulches are full of water. and he thinks the Turkey Creekites will have good season.
 Suit was commenced in the U. s. Court, | 3rd. Judicial District, by Messrs. Fitch & | Churchill, attorneys for T. J. Butler, As | signee, against Warren E. Day, Coroner, to | iron pipe of the value of Sl,500, belonging | to the Miller Bros. estate.
 NEW STAGE AND ScENEs.-G. w. Curtis has concluded to take the present stage out of the City Hall and put in new one, ex- tending the entire width of the building, with dressing rooms in the rear. A drop curtain and other stage trappings will also be put in, and the building remodeled into a regular theater. By the time the Dra- matic Association shall be ready to bring out lied Astray,n it is purposed to have these improvements all complete.
 The examination of Mollie Martin, before Judge Cartier was concluded last evening. The defendant was held to answer the charge of assault and battery, committed on Josie Roland. The trial will come of before Judge Cartier and Jury tomorrow, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. During the examination the Court room was crowded with spectators. District Attorney Weber and T. J. Drum Esq. for the Territory and Judge Rush for the defendant.
 GONE AwAY.--The ''boss" of the MINER outfit left this morning by P. c. & Co.'S. stage for GilIet:, Tiptop and Phoenix, to be gone week or ten days, during which time the paper will be run wild without compass or rudder, therefore if anything appears in its columns that don't, suit anybody, let such malconteats possess their souls in peace uutil the sbossr returns when he will make it all right Cr fight them the rub.
 After looking at the Humbug mines, Tip top mill at Gillett, etc, he will proceed to Phenx and Tempe, thence back by way of Antelope, Peoples, Kirkland and Skull Valleys, home. We shall expect to hear from by the way and will give the readers of the MINER the result of his 
 BULLION During the month of February with only few days run from the riptop mill, and few hours working of the Peck mill there was shipped from these two bullion producers fifty thousand seven hundred and forty dollars and nine-two cents. Our observations this month war rant us in the statement that at least one hundred thousand will be produced aud shipped to San Francisco. It is apparent to ,ar mining men that when the different mines, that will warrant the erection of for the reduction of their ores, are worked iudlciously and as they merit, instead of having one hundred thousand to ship monthly the amount will not fall short of half million of dollars.
 Coop PEOPLE CoMING.-The family of our neighbors, MT. and Mrs. Ross, will arrive in Prescott from she East on Sunday morn IL ngs stage They consist of married daughter, son-in-law young lady dargh- her and some younger children. |,