Salt River herald., 1878-09-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.

W ate arrlNeu rom IucSph DI pll- vate conveyance last Tuesday even ing and continued their journey to Prescott by Wednesdays stage. Blackburn is charged with stealing large quantity of bullion from the Aztlan mill, and q reward of $500 offered by C. c. Bean of Prescott, was the means of securing his capture by the sheriff of Pima county. Black burn declined to make a statement to q HERALD reporter, although he said that he would shorsly make disclos- ures that would duplicate many prominent persons of Prescott in cer- tain crooked bullion transactions. Mrs. Waite stated that owing to the extreme cruelty with which she was treated by her husband, that an op- portunity of leaving him and talk ing her child had been long sought for; having accomplished her pur- pos of getting the child out of her husbands reach, she was ready to re turn to Prescott.
 A MAN named Hayden, residing some ten miles east of this place, hires in his business q number of men, the most of whom are paid dollar q day in billy winkers," and found. Billy winkers" are paper money, en- titling the holder to merchandise out of the store and can be sold for about fifty cents, cash. The ''found' part consists mostly of tea and bread, and the weakness of the tea is the cause of this article, as it was the reason of a number of the men quitting work. Day by day the ten grew weaker un- til at last the men, in a body, waited on their employer and demanded q correction in their mode of living. Like Oliver Twist, they wanted more, and being refused they quit work, which SO frightened the great states man. he who once boiled the ''intelli- gent vote of the Territory for Dele gate, that a meal was ordered prepar- ed and the men, perhaps for some time, were fed as human -beings should subsist.
 Most of the business men of Phe- nix are travelling along life's highway alone and unmated. This is very wrong and should be corrected. Now that NIT. J. Irvine has started the ball rolling, we would like to see the game kept up. We would be pleased to make our Marriage Department q special feature of the HERALD. No excuse can possibly be accepted from the sterner sex, as the material from which to select your partner is abund- ant. The young ladies of this valley are charming and bewitching, and when We say that that no good offer will be refused we do not think we are overstepping the liberty given us by our profession. It is rumOred that our young and handsome County Treasurer will pull double through life, commencing tomorrow evening. When interrcgated on the subject his blusheS are beautiful 10 behold and his replies evasive in the extreme.
 WITH tine free use ot pant Tn the hands of skilled workman the cor ner building, formerly occupied by A. NJ. James & Co, has changed much in appearance. It has been opened and is conducted as a first class saloon by J. M. Cotton. J. V. Collins will serve the customers in his usual pleasing manner, which has only been acquired after much experience The reputation of the proprietor, Mr Cotton, is such that patrons are sure of finding everything first class.
 QUITE ripple of excitement pass ed over Chinatown during the early part of lhe week On Monday night q "Melican man" threw a rock which was caught over the left eye by one of the fair danisels of the flowerv Kingdom No arrests. Tuesday nigh affairs presented a more serious as pect. Several Chinamen got into a quarrel in which knives were drawn and one of the hash-slingers in oul Celestial restaurant was cut in two places. Two Chinamen were caged
 W. H. Reynolds announces himsel candidate for county recorder. HC has filled the position of assistan secretary of the San Francisco Stocl Board, and held d seat in the Pacifi, Stock Board of that city, either posi- tion proving his thorough ability t
 conduct the affairs of the office sOugh For year and half he has beel
 employed at Camp Mcdowell witt
 John Smith. NIr. Reynolds and hi
 accomplished wife would prove
 valuable acquisition to Phenix soc
 ety, and the only thing to prevent hi
 filling the office in a creditable mar ner is the matter of votes received