The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-07-05
WEDNE ESDAY.

10 be smith & Hale's Ten-pin Alley. Readers of the MINER will observe that
 avapli County advertises for bids to care
 Tor and feed the Ind snt Sick.
 Head & Co, received several tons of bar-
 ley from Salt River to-day. of which they
 delivered to the 4. c. M-, at Whipple, ten
 tons.
 Poland & Roberts. on Big Bug, have just worked, by rastra process. three tons of ore
 from the Poland mine, which yielded over
 $l00 per ton.
 J. NJ. More. from Upper Kirkland Val
 lsy, left for his home this afternoon. intend-
 Ing to return early next week, with load
 of potatoes.
 Charley Wilson, an old Nevada Miner
 and for the las, two years resident of Sig
 nal, Mohave county, Is in town en route to
 the Tombstone district
 Judge F. L. B. Goodwin, we understand,
 Is doing well talking law at Globe City
 Judge Goodwin is a good talker. good wri-
 Ter, and a good lawyer
 The testimony in the case of the Village
 Of Prescott rs. Jackson and Tompkins, WAS
 concluded this loren nOn. and the time for
 argument set for this evening
 Lieut.. Lynch, accompanied by Mrs. L.
 and daughter. arrived from Fort Moiaye yesterday. They are visiting friends at Whipp!e and are to remain several days. Bradford team loaded principally with goods for C. F. Head & Co, unloaded at the brick store this afternoon. Among the
 articles unloadcd We noticed quite a quan- tity of California wines and brandies.
 Mrs. Vim. NJ. Buffum. one of Prescott's ! r1f f4l. [. al, of
 eighteen months in the States. returns
 home. looking much heartier than when she left. Mrs. 5. was welcomed home by
 all Prescott.
 James Oneal and Joseph Carder are up ] from Date Creek. Mr Oneai has just strip | ped the jackets from his band Of sheep. and | ha, on hand ten thousand pounds of good merchantable wool as a recompeHse for his 1 labor.
 The latest accounts from MT. C. E. Hitch cock and family, they had reached Fort ] Wingate, and ere this probably have reach ed Fort Dodge, Kansas, where they intend ! to remain for a short period and visit their ] daughter. Mrs. Lieut.. Cowles. ! J. J. Hill, bushes, manager for C. T. ] Hayden. at Gi.lett, arrived in town to-day. and will remain with us until after the Fourth. From him we understand that the Tip.op mill is running, and that they have plenty of water in their new we'll. Hon. T. J. Butler. one of the Examining Committee If the Prescott Free Academy who WAS appointed 10 make a report of the condition of that in>titHtion. presented to the Trustees his Report this afternoon, which is lengthy in detail, and quite flat tering m i;s purport. We learn from some of the firmcrS, that the regular Colorado potato bug has made its 1pearance in Arizona, AS vet they have appeared only in small numbers and not in sutiici-nt force to injUre the crop'. How tGe~c pesIfe-ous insects got into Ari- zona is the question. A it k cu-toma Y all over the Stars span gled Btnncr United States. to c-lebrate the Nations birth-dav. by th" people thereof. and a- printers are kind of human rc>rm- . bling mankind generally, we have conclU- 1 led tD give aii hands the Devil included, hold4y therefore no Daily vii! be issued tomorrow. Mr. Coleman. the piano agent, received four beautiful organs per 5 affords team to- day They We're manuf .ctured by the For; Wayne Organ C.. Ind. ani are said 70 "qual any organ made. even the celebrated i Eta Manufacture. MT C, informed Us that 1, he iatcnl lei to put these organs within the reach of all.
 Nr. Blncroft from tine Lower Agua Fr;a. is in town. with vegetables. raised ol his place Mr Bancroft. denies certain charge 1 made against him by the young man who stole his horse, and is now serving sen ! rrnc= of imprisonment in the County Jaii for the mi,iemealor.
 The wife of Maialeno Cildcron, arriveI in town rhis forenoon, from the Little Colo : rado. Sle brought with her a> far as 'Ae Agua Fra. SIX witnesses 10 prove the inno ccnce of her husband. The witnes,e, meet . ing Mr Earth. who left last evening for the Little Colorado. and being informed by him that the case had been continued until November, they took the road back to their . homes.
 CArrA:z CHNRLEs PuRTER.-This officer and gentleman. -ho h,s served Arizona faithfully and long. expects t0 leave for Idaho about the 10th of the present north, CT >p soon as he i- relieved a> commanding officer al Camp Verde. Captain Porters cnmuaav left for ,La scenenf the late Indian troubles. up North. several days sine, and are. er, this. in San Francisco. In Captain Portsr> departure Arizona loo,es one ot her . very best officers ani Indian fighter-. RAIN AND ToAp-.-Ihe indications are ta- . vc-ahle for early rains which will insure a reasonable crop of corn and other farm pro- . duce, make hay on tAe meadow lands ant . prairie>. Thi- is not all The extensive plains reaching out in almost every djrec- ton which perhaps 1T time, receive little or no moisture for months al a time, after heavy rain in July or August are literally covered with multitude> of toads BW. -i5g5lis, which make their appearance usu- allylr few moments after a shower. Where tna-6 little jumper, ani cruakcrs. ranging from ;hc ,i<s of a bean tp that ot large potatoe come from !. mystery to Arl- lnnans and q field for scientihc .n.2stiga- ton.
 D.. Charles Yate,. has thrown uP iis coutrect. Ii5l jhc County. f'r feeling and doctoliuy tlc iuiigcut Nr. latce c"'n- '~jas that the various CoI1ties through !,,, ,f,. Territory have failed to make nee ,....r,. .,-r...,..,, -~'> fJr the care of t'e.I
 , -H@ county h0-pi ,sl "f Yavspl. generally has s-. patients whn really do not belong here, but hy rec of circumstances. seek the open doors of her chari'Itble institutions. Nr. Yatc~ claims. that transient persons do mol , come unir- the provision Of hi~ contract, ! and rather than be forced to feet ami attend