The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-20
THE RACES.

when Ofay Dick. Spotted BaeY, Cheatilm,
 Sage Brush, and several other 'lightning
 strikers" with equally prodigious names, showed their speed and bottom. The frst
 race, mile dash, for purse of $500, was won by Gray Dick in one minute and 56 sec
 onds. The pool selling on this race wss quite animated and several hundreds of
 dollars changed hands. The second race for
 a purse was won ny Cheatum, from the fact that he is fast horse and didn't bolt the track as did his rival, Sage Brush. The
 scrub race was the last On Saturday, and a little sorrel horse came out victorious. He
 ought to be named Lexington and have q
 good honest rider, as he WAS again entered
 on Sunday, and although he tried hard to
 Oe honest and beat the race an unscrupu-
 lous rider confined him to gait tha: would
 suit Frog-leg his competitor It is singu i lar what charms $20 has for a small Young
 America. who should be taught something
 besides horse racing.
 COUNTING THE VoTE.-Acting Secre-
 tsry of the Territory Anderson, in accord
 ance with law, proceeded to count the vote
 for Delegate, yesterday, the returns having all been received by him, with the excep-
 ton of Pinal county. The vote, as canvass ed at the Secretary's office gives the follow ing: John. G. Campbell, 14j2; H. s. Ste
 vens, l090; K. $. Woolsey, S22; \. E. Davis,
 1037. Upon the return of Governor Ere mont, Mr. Campbell will no doubt receive the certificate, and, when the proper time cones, march lon to Washington" and we hope take his seat and prove himself to be an efficient representative of the whole Territory, regardless of section or persons. MT. Campbell IS competent, and we trust will mol let an opportunity pass where he can help this long neglected frontier land.
 Mir John Brickwood arrived from Yuma last evening and informs Us that the rail road is completed fifteen miles from Yuma, and the whole force are now at work on the heavy grade in the vicinity of Giia city, which reaches distance of four or five miles. Lewis escaped from the guard that was out with the prisoners. He swan the Colorado and got into the brnsh, was found by the Indians who dared not approach him, and when night came on covering bis rc- treat V ith darkness, he pur out. Indians were sent onT, and had not, when Mr. Brick wood left Yuma, returned.
 ". IT, Weber, an industrious young man, good printer and writer, and for several months foreman of the MINER office, left Us this morning, for the purpose of taking charge of the Enterprise, which his brother has recently purchased. Will leaves friends Tn the MINER office who wish him a fair and pleasant journey through life. and hope that he will stick to the rule he has used during his residence in this Territory which i will certainly insure him hosts of warm | friends everywhere.
 ELECTION Or OFFICERs.-A business meet l ing and an election of officers took place at | the new Theatre building on Saturday eve ming last Hon. Thos. Fitch was elected | Stage Manager, ana Hon. Thos. Cnrdis was | elected Business Director, therefore all bills, either against or due the company, or any | of whatever nature that come | under the management of the newly elected | business director, must he presented at the proper fountain-head, and therefore inflict the annoyance where it properly belongs.
 Death of Henry Wells.
 The telegraph brings the news from across the ocean of the death of Henry Wells, the of the great American institution known as Wells, Fargo & Co, at Glasgow, Scotland, on the 10th inst, at the advanced age of P years. He was the father of Chas. II. Wells, who was President of the A. and N. NJ stage line, which started up Tn 1876 and ran for several months He was the founder also of the Wells College at Aurora, New York, and through a long life of use rulness he was known as an upright, honest nan.
 Civil War in Kentucky.
 The San Francisco Chronicle of the 10th, lGs startling account of an internal war in 3reathitt county, Kentucky, which our dis patches have failed to notice. Two rival contestants for the County Judgeship, { 'ach with numerous followers, met in the county seat and fought until several were lilled, including the Judge in office. The District Judge fled for safety, anarchy pre- -alls and the Governor has called out the State Militia to put down the mob,
 Lord Cranbrook, Secretary of State for ndia, in the British house of peers has just made declaration ot policy which has the merit of oandor, at all events. He said, peaking of the Afghan war, that the gov ,rnmept assumed full responsibility for Lord Lytton; that there was not room for l both England and Russia in Afghanistau; hat England must be paramount; that Af yhanistan must ne a friendly janitor at the loor of India, or England must hold the ley herself.
 It is a mooted question as to whether here isn't more genuine fun, i1 proportion t o the capital and labor invested, in play pg marbles, for fun or keeps, or splitting at i mark, than in climbing mountains, clam boring into canyons, through brush and i yer rocks and fallen timber with heavy I run and belt full of cartridges. Those who ! ried the latter regard 1t as jolly sport, es- t ,ecially if in days hunt they succeed Tn c caring up jack-rabbit 10 fire at and miss.
 Sixty thousand pounds of machinery i quartz milD for the Aztec Syndicate, whose f ,lace of business is near Tubac in the South |. rn portion of the Territory, passed through | anta Fe, \. M on the lst of this month. ! The freight was contracted for from the p erminus of the R. R. to the mill-site at 6 61s ents per poand. and the distance is over A co miles.
 In his message the President speaks iB . pirited words concerning the allegations ' hat tine freedom of the fall elections Tn Ome of the Southern States was interfered = ,ith, and that men in some sections were ot left free to vote the Republican ticket. Ie wisely recommends an exhaustive ln- estigaiion aud the condIgn punishment of
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