The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-30
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SATURDAY

\ prisoners. Vance and Berry.
 Prescott has two frst-cIass theaters sl the town is able to support them.
 Thirty new seats for the Scbool-hou
 have arrived and arc being put together.
 Dovcrney at fhe Central Restaurant, kee
 his regular quota of boarders, which is pro
 positive that he gsves good @hash.'
 Michael Coldwafer has been elected
 Director of the Prescott Dramatic Societ
 of place of Bepj. Morgan, resigned
 It is about time we were hearing som
 thing about the whereabouts of the old Apstl
 finder" and Arizonas new Governor.
 J. B. Crooks, the wagon maker, has gor
 10 Phenix, for the purpose of bringing h
 proPefty from that place to Prescott.
 Robert Blair of the Burnt Ranch, has on
 of the finest crops of corn that graces
 Yavspai fsrm. It looks likea young fcres
 Governor Hoyt has received his commi,
 sion as Governor of Idaho. Whether h
 will accept it and leave Arizona is ques
 fion.
 The Plasterers have commenced on tn new Theatre building, and will have nic
 coat laid on the walls and ceilings durinl
 the coming week.
 Marshal Dake has been confined to hi
 room for several days, from the effects O
 sn old wound he received during the rebel lion, in the Federal cause
 AucTIos.--T J. Butler, assignee of th, Miller estate, sold double seated buggy which belonged to the estate, at auction, to day, for Sel5. P. E. Brannen was the pur chaser.
 Licaf. E. F. Wilcox, who recently grad. uated from West Point, and son of Gen. O. B. Wilcox Commander of the Departmen! of Arizona, has been assigned to the 18th Infantry.
 N. M. Peterson was hanged ct San Ber- nardino, on the 16th inst., for the murder of George Barrett at Banning, in April last. Patterson is the first white man ever exc cuted in San Bcrnardino county.
 The Los Angeles papers have happy faculty of donning every person who hap pens to pi.ss through that city from Ari- zona, with the title of Major. The last subject was Major Piper. We'll, he did leave the myor part of his debts unpaid in and around Prescott.
 0. c. Bean, who has done his share to- wards opening and bringing Arizona mines fo the front, has concluded to start up Luke's mill, in Bradshaw Basin, on ore from the Lorepo, Cougar, Gray Eagle, and other mines. We predict and hope he wi have unbounded success.
 In 1876 there was cast for Delegate to ,fo fb< <~E in Yavapai that there were in Pima. Still. the magnanimous growlers of that County keep up the cry that Yavapai has more than her representation in the Legislature, while Pima IS deprived of her proper quota.
 DEc1sIoS.-Judge Silent rendered his de- cision this morning in the case of c. Y. Shelton ys. Calvin Jackson, ct al. which gives GOO feet of the south extension on the Box Elder lode in Lynx Creek District, tn Plaintiff. Fitch X Churchill, for plaintiff, Howard z Masterson, for defendants.
 DIED--DRowSED.-An old rat that has eaten up several pounds of cheese, was heavy on sweet cake, and annoyed our old cat continually, was accidentally drowned in | our cellar last night, depth of the water feet. The cheese tub is HOW safe, the old | eat will not be disturbed from his nightly | dreams, and the rat, why we gave him to passing Indian for his dinner.
 Deputy Marshal Anderson went down to Signal a few days since for the purpose of seizing what property could be found which formerly belonged to Mir. Guierren, which he sold to Owens, his son-in-law. Guierren was thrown into bankruptcy by San Francisco creditors, who claim that the transfer made by him was for the express purpose of defrauding his many creditors.
 NJ. D. Langley and A. ]. whitehair, from Upper Kirkland Valley, are ia town. They report the state of the roads as impossible or heavy freight teams, especially through where hardly buggy can travel. The train of Carlisle is mud bound at the cwer end of Kirkland. The Miller road is ,adly washed out and cannot be used until 1 epaired. ls Fred. Williams has engaged A. O. Moves Q employ men and superintend the erection i f his now hotel building on Gurley above ,ortcz Street. Moves isa veteran contractor nd builder, and is said to rank first-class in an Francisco where he carried on the husi- ess for years prior to his coming to Pres | ott in 1864. He now returns to the pro- sssion after several years retirement. Ia Rev. MT. Curtis, who has occupied the l, ulpit at the M. E. Chars.h. South, for nearly c year and who has acquitted himself nobly 2 tSe task slloted him, departed this morn o lg foS California te be in attendance at the t |efhodist Conference. soon to take place. c T. Curtis bids his friends adieu as hesex- d ,cts to go to his old home in Alabama, e d be stationed in some other field for . lrochial labor. N Marshal Dake has appointed Sheriff Bow el & Deputy Marshal. This will enable the V lerif to make arrests where the United pl ates is plaintiff. It was quite necessary VI at tho appointment should be made fori her ressons, one of which is that the Mar ns al has contracted with the County to ca re for and feed the United States prison. } with those of the Territory, and 1t is u; ccessary to have. them controlled by c i Cs puty Marshal.
 Pat Hamilton is in from Turkey Creek, ss { brings favorable report from the mines q, G informs us that the recent orfpouring the clouds caused the creeks to run plenty water. The mountains gre green with the ~s ,'a' { tgrowing grasses; stock. grazing on the ss. l8 seem to worry under the great weight sh' .a EheiF abread baskets which they now n' ,,i' in short time. grazing being superior -. =. ny time during the last five years. Mr. of ss -.-4 q. = -1. ... 0