The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27
SATURDAY

The last steamer for up river left Yuma on the 14th, havir;s on board O. 900 pound: of Prescott freight.
 Robert Cornell received 20,0G0 cigars, by Rusher & AtkInsnn's teams yesterday, and 5000 pounds of assorted liquors to-day, by McNeil's team.
 GcsD LoAD-John McNcil's 14-mult prize team unloaded 30,124 pounds oi merchandise at various stores in town thu: morning. The gross amount of freight on this load from Ehreaberg here is in the neighborhood of $i ,i09.
 James Miles, incarcaratcd in the county jail for six months. for the reckless use oi firearms in the street, was pardoDed by Gov Fremont this morning on Bumerously signed petition, asking II, for his mother ! sake. and upon h:s promise to do better in future.
 BEAUTIFUL GoID-A young man from Antelope Hill, brought up quite quantity of rich gold yesterday, from the old Rich Hill placers near Weaver. Some of the specimens were large and attractive to look upon.
 MORE DARIEY.-John Raib.e received two more loaGs of Salt River barley this morning which completes his winter sup pIy. He now has about fifty thousand pounds stored away anl which it his in- tsnIIon tO brew into beer before next year $ crop comes m.
 A. J. Wliteilair, of Upper Kirkland Val ley. has leased the vacant lots belonging to J. N. Rodenburg opposite the Prescott Library building, aud has erected thereon stables, stalls, etc, and Is now prepared to board animals by the day, week or month Large freight teams will iiDd this desirable place to put mp while in town discharging freight.
 By request of the prisoners in the County jail, Rev. D. E. Wright will hold service fo-rorrow, in the basement of the new Court House, for their qualification and, per haps, salvation. The boys are lonesome in iheir secluded quarters, and regard rhe preseacc of q Divine with great favor. Hope all of our young men won't go and get into jail for the purpose of hearing ihe Lords wora spoken. Remember, we have churches. and that tnerc will also be service held in some of them tomorrow.
 Dan Hatz has new advertisement in today's issue. Tine Pioneer Is our oldest and one of iie very best houses on the Territory. Pat. Hamilton has taken charge of the Bar and Lodging Department and the house has been fixed in first class style. Drop in and see Pat, try some of his mountain dew, sam- pie gooI cigar and discuss the" situation" Dan has reduced the price of board to cigh. dollars per week, ana his guests, like those of the lamented Sy;mley, present an alder manic appearance.
 TIRED OF LiFE.-Chas. Blackburn, who deserted las wife and five httle children some three months since and departed for inc .sunny south" and was finally brought back fo Pres. oit, and lodged in t.e County J al on charge of grand larceny, tried last night to put Rn end to his days an earth, which are anything. but pleasant just at the present time, by taking a dose of sirych- nine. 4 heartbroken wife and five Ss'1hte Jiildren seem fohsnnt ft-e guilty conscience of inc wandefcr from the path of virtue and rectitudc, and to relieve hiaself of d pain full torture that is .nawing al his vitals, for the rrt at crimes he is guilty of, he preferred | to nass in his checks here and risk the ! chance of finding a happier home beyond i the vale"
 News comes from SpriDgerville, Liitic | Colorado. that Bill Malone, somewhat noted character, who, Had he received his just dues. would have been hanged here two or three years ago, for the murder Of a Mcx,can at Verde. stsbDed, and seriously, - ough perhaps not mortalIy. wounded a s,,u of Dr. Ridd of that place, short time a,o. We had hoped that with the expe- rierre of the past year before them, the ,,eople of Little Cliorado would see the 1 propriety oi observing the law and be- having themselves, as a majority of them arc evidently inclined ta do; but as lcng as such characters as Bill Malone arc alIpwed to run at large, it must be expected that there will be trouble. We have not learned whether lac nas arrested or not, nor what, if any, proyocaiion he had for committing the decd.
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