The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-04-05
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TUESDAY

The Vinegar Factory is progressing nicely
 and will soon be in full blast.
 Mrs. E. B. Crapo an excellent lady from
 Skull Valley, is in town with her little
 daughter Cora.
 Alex Harris contemplates a visit to Pee
 pIes' Valley where he has number of men
 Employed, cultiyating the McCloud ranch.
 BULLION SHIPMENT.-The Bank of ArIzo-
 ma received from the Tiptop by P. C. &
 Cos Stage this P. N., 5,545 ozs. fine bullion
 worth se,760.43.
 S. c. Recs. of Chino Valley, is freighting in his alfalfa hay crop of last year, and selI- ing the same at very fair price-about
 $75 per ton.
 Mcssrs. Gosper. Loult S Anderson, have kheir drilling machine at work sinking a
 weIl on the premises of F. G. Parker. The machine is run by horse power, and works ro charm.
 Governor Stafford is still in Washington
 City, where he will remain for some time to come. If parties have any important busi- ness to transact they will find the Governor hn excellent person to entrust business with.
 The papering of the Cabinet Saloon which
 Is by far the finest in Arizona, was executed
 by George s. Porter. The paper is some
 lining new in style, very durable and is quite
 curiosity in this section.
 Robert Garside from Kirkland Valley, is
 n town, and reports quite heavy rain in
 that section, during last week, the amount
 being greater than on any previous occasion since Christmas.
 HORSE RACE AT BUMBLEBEE.-From Mir Earp of the Tptop stage we learn that Tom Bennett, and MT. Powell had a horse race ht Bumblebee on Sunday for $200 $ side. Powell got away with the baggage.
 Wm. Simmons is busily employed putting |fhc finishing touch on his new brick dwelI- Bng house on the lot South of Alex Harris |brick yard. MT. s. is going to have not on- Ily one of the neatest, but one of the most kubstantial places of abode in this section of Arizona.
 P. c. & Co.'S STAGE.-The Phoenix and <Gillett stage arrived here at ? P. N., to-day, Earp drIver, with the following passengers hnd freight-Paris Curn, Henry Clawson. John McDermott, J. S. Frazier and four bars pf bullion, besides other packages and bag gage. i Territorial warrants to the amount of =ss91 ,43, were issued to-day in payment for 5earing for the iasane, belonging to Arizona, how kept in the asylum at California, by Econtract. With the discount between gold and Territorial warrants it can be safely set down at one thousand dollars per quarter or S4 900 annually.
 Gov. Mccormick in letter to us dated ht New York City, March 18th, writes that [he had done, in three months, work | |that ought to have taken him year, | (which required his personal attention both Boy day and by night. The Governor is a | Eworker and capable of doing more hard | |work than any man we happen to know. We are informed by Marshal Dodson, that khe Dog Ordinance will be enforced on and | safter the 15tn of this month to letter. Dog collars can be procured at the store of Bones & Spencer, and those who neglect to purchase and place one of these badges or Freedom upon the neck of the eahiHe prop 5erty, will leave the same subject to anni- ehilation at the hands of the Marshal. GATES SALooN.-Judge Cate, has caught the spirit of establishment and is having )his saloon fixed up in elegant style. Pres eott, before the spring fairly opens, wlll have more real pallatial saloons than any 5rity of tu ice its size in the United States Fixing up ln the highest style of the art s the order of the day, and Gates will not be behind any of them.
 Doctor I. W. Smith, who has resided on his ranch at Whitewater, Cal, for many 1 Eears, and is quite we'll and favorably known by many hrizoians, died at that place on pn the Isth ut, of dropsy. The doctor was k man of many good traits of character, of eood sound judgement and lived to ripe Did age being = at the time of his death. The doctor leaves large acquaintance of hvarm friends who will mourn his demise. Kelly < Stephens have commenced the erection of a new building on one of their kacant lots North oftheir store 30x20 which ts to be used as Bakery, Tom Edwards hay tng leased it for that purpose. The loca- tion is quite desirable and bake shop ] n that portion of our town will prove quite A convenience to the people living along the Northern line of the Corporation. J. l.. Hall. the tragic butcher, will sGs- lain the character of Major 0'Hara, in the komedy of Lied Astray," soon to be repre- Tented at tho City Hall. Messrs. Bruner, Thomas and Seed also have parts assigned Them in the play. The reading rehearsal last evening is said to have been indicative of kuccess. Mcssrs. Morgan and Fitch evident intend to spread themselves in the two 3eading male characters, and the leading siiies have the talent, and will spare no pains in preparing themselves to respond Fully to all the demands of a critical udience for an intelligent rendering of the uthor's conception of the characters in which they are cast.