The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-05-03

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 An auction of condemned quartermastesi 2 stores took place at Fort whipple today
 Fisher, the sucsioncer, sold lot of house hold goods to day, belonging to L. c. Pal mer.
 e The Peck Company wish to contract foI the delivery of e,Oo0 cords of wood at their mill at Alexandra.
 Sheriff Brady, of Lincoln county. N- M- was recently killed by a band of desperadoes near Fort Stanton.
 The fourth story to the new court house is looming up and will soon be ready to re- ceive the town watch. fs
 We understand that Mrs Choat will som take her departure for Mineral Park and be- ! come resident of that place.
 The sKing" mine has been turning out during the last few months about e50,000 Der month at very small cost.
 Ten or twelve persons, mostly outlaws, F have been killed during the last month, near Fort Stanton, Lincoln County, New Mexico
 The bogus road built and forced upon the county by the bogus bankrupts is siid to be in bad condition since the recent storm. and needs repairs Who is going to fix itl
 Messrs Frederick & Hill shipped, to-day, an assortment of tin-ware, made at their es- tabisement in this village. to the new firT of DeBoard & Bennitt at Alexandra.
 Judge c. A. Tweed and family, arrived at Yuma, and will leave tat place by first boat for Mojave codnty, where the Judge has con cluded to settle and practice his profession.
 Messrs. Frederick & Hill, who have the contract for timing the new Court house, have commenced the performance of the same, and will during the coming week complete their part of the programme. .a . Hon. Clark Churchill telegraphed Thomas Fitch. yesterday that the new Judge for this District, Hon. Charles Silent, would leave to-day, and himself tomorrow for Prescott. They will arrive some time next week.
 The Gillett stage which arrived this morning with three passengers, left Tiptcp yesterday morning, where everything con- nected with the mill, etc, was working to a charm. The stage will leave again Monday morning for Giliett and Phenix.
 Lincoln S Herrick have added an immense assortment of goods in their line consisting of every thing usually kept in drug stores. to their old stock, and now have the most complete assortments to be found east of San Francisco.
 A team belonging to Atkinson & Rusher loaded with n 900 pounds for Buffum, and 5000 for Bashford < O., arrived yesterday from Ehrenberg The remainder of thelr train is now cnroute from Ehrenberg, and may be expected in about days. 4a, We learn from parties who came in from Gillett this morning, that the Tiptop mill is running steadily, and with better success than formerly. Mir. Webber, the new super fendent, understands his business thorough ly, and is the right man Tn the right place. Col. Martin, of the Adjutant Generals de pertinent, etc., etc, has gone to Omaha, and Uncle Sam foots the bill. Wonder if his trip has anything to do with the organiza- tion of the Democratic party in Nebraska or the establishment of a newspaper at Omahal
 The telegraph poles have been on another siamboree" and are unable to do duty to- day, consequently we will have to ask our readers to forgive the denlented state of the institution until new material can be sub stitutad in place ofthe old. It IS probable that repairs will be made and the line in working oroer ny Monday coming. G. A. Hammond from Tiger, informs us that he new has hopes of seeing the 'Old Tgerr ground properly worked, and thinks the coming fall, a large yield of silver bullion will he produced from that source. sandy owns valuable mining property iu the Tiger and has stayed with it constantly for several years,E during which time he has had un- bounded faith in its futu outcome.
 We have sold our interest in the Salt River Herald to T. ]. Butler, who will here after have a say in its management The paper is we'll established and stands on al solid foundation, out of debt and making money The interest we held in the concern was certain material for which we had mol use in the MINER and put in with view of doing just what we have done, namely selling out. We are informed by prominent and re- liable gentleman who lives on the Rio Graasie, near Albuquerque that something z. like 400 teams are now idle in that section and can he contracted with for the purpose of hauling freight from the terminus of the Kansas City and Rio Grande Railroad to any points in Arizona, on tue mast reasonable fS terms. Ttis about time to discard the South ern Pacific people and their three centfreight from San Francisco to Ehrenberg. Arrange mcnts can be made whereby freights may be laid down here at about five cents per pound from Boston or New York via El Moro. Colorado. THE FUNERAL or J. s. GnEs--Quite 1 number of carriages and many men on loot accompanied the remains of the late James 1 s. Giles to the cemetery yesterday aiter- I noon, to assist In the last sad rites and pay i respect to the memory of the dead. His body was buried in the spot selected by himself while yet in comparatively good health. beneath the spreading branches of lares juniper tree. where the wiads of all seasons win forever sigh requ;em andst siirue. Itwas his fancy at least and who shall say that it was nosa prophetic vision. that he might not sometimes, as an etiierial essence, return, hover about the grave and enjoy the soughing of the night winds of autumn. or watch them in early summer as they ssdetach the delicate blossoms from the txee.n
 DrsrRrcr Couar SuITss--The following cases have been entered in the Register of Actions, ia the Clerks office within the last ten days: Jas Howey vs. T. B. Jones and E. A. Jones. Complaint filed, and suinrnons sent 10 the Sheriff of Pinal couiity.
 May Bean Mining Company vs. The Peck l Mining Co. Complaint filed, and summons { m