The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-30
THURSDAY.

THURSDAY.
 Millions of frogs were rained down few
 days since on the Little Colorado. 1 The aModeir Mine rear Antelope Hill
 has been sold by Dennis May to Geo.
 Clark for $2,0c0.
 DEPARTURES TO THE PEcK-A. Bradley Tom Whitehead. John Rarick and J. C.
 Mitchell, went out on the Peek stage this morning.
 In casting about for candidates for the
 Legislature, the name of Cheap John has
 been suggested by his friends as suitable person to serve in ihe Council. Take drunken, dirty shirt editor and how small every honorable gentleman ap- pears in his misty vision. \ lien appears to be "ionse" mountain an ant hill. Andrew Hamilton, lessee of the Kirkland Valley station, is in town for the first time.
 Nr. Hamilton keeps good house and is
 well thought of by the travelling public. A Mir. Bruce and family from Kansas. with three teams, arrived in Prescott to-day, and went into camp above town. These people have been four months on the road.
 G. A. Strickland. wife and three daughters are in town from Williamson Valley. Mr S., is proprietor of the hotel in the valley, and has the reputation of being No. l, 1 landlord.
 We are informed by authority upon which We are willing to stake our Inst ''redr--we hayn't got but o1e--that Jao. c. Campbell will not receive in Yuma, 20 votes. Who takes the bet.
 DISCOVERED lSoTIiER--A new bonanza has been found within two mics ef the Aztlsn mill which assays. from the crop pings, in gold aud silver, s152 to the ton. Underground it may be much better.
 That malt tub just finished at the shop of Ben. Lindenbaum for Gus. Rodenburg, is just the thing to fiji with lager on election day. What candidate is going to apply first for the privlege!
 Frederick & Hill, who have been to great expense in building new store and work shop and purchasing goods wherewith to l fill the same, are deserving young men and every farmer who needs anything in their line should examine their assortment and prices.
 Three new postofiices have been estab- llshed on the Little Colorado, at important points, and all through the exertious of the residents of Eastern Yavapai, without thanks to the dormant Delegate Arizona has had four the last four years.
 Brazzleton, the man that single handed commanded on many occasions or ofthe bravest Arizoniaas to throw up and yield over their spare funds, when shot, exclaimed, "I die brave; my God I'll pray till die" It was rather brave to ask forgiveness of God after having robbed an Arizona editor. He robbed, died and prayed single handed. HUeE.-T W. Otis of the Post office store, weighed in our presence, yesterday, 15 potatoes which pulled oown the 10 pound notch on his scales. These small Arizona apples are not uncommon around Prescott this season, J. N. Mere having plenty of t is species of fruit that will weigh over two pounds each.
 The Aztlan mill is now working away successfully on Peck tailings. Looks healthy. The owner, c. c. Bean, has con tracted to work at the Aztlan, fifty tons : ore from the Prince, 5000 pounds of which arrived at the mill to-day. Money will soon be as plenty, in Prescott, as water from the late rains.
 J.J. Lane of Ferguson Valley, is farmer and stock raiser whose property intersts | identify him with the county as closely, and even more so, than many who have resided within its limits more years than he has; and his enterprise and intelligence it him for supervisor for which position he may i be brougat out by his friends before the November election.
 l DISTRICT CoURT.-In the District Court this morning, Silent, Judge-Guerin was ad- judged bankrupt on petition of his credit ors, there being no opposition. l In the matter of the application of R | Coloma, ct al., to be admitted to bail, the witnesses for the prosecution not having ar rived from the Little Colorado the hearing was postponed until their arrival. ! MoNEY-The Peck stage which never comes in (and it arrives regulary twice week. without bullion to the amount of S 600 to S6,000, arrived last evening having on board three i,ars worth $6,03S, just three days work for the company's ten-stamp mill. Show us the mine in Arizona that can beat either the Peck or Tiptop, both located in Yavapai.
 | SUDDEN DEATH-Alex. Irvine, who has been acting as wagon-master for Buckalew
 & Ochoa, Florence. died suddenly at SIX o'clock this morning at Iron Spring, eight miles west of Prescott. Deceased had been drinking heavily for several days in Pres
 colt. but had finally loaded his train with lumber at the Clipper mill, anu started south when death overlook him. He VIII be remembered in Prescott as the large man
 with but one foot who was quite fond of
 talking loud and having lively time when drinking.
 DErARTED.-Messrs. Bean, Luke, Hoefier
 and Clark departed for Walnut Grove, and the Bradshaw this morning. MT. Bean
 goes out 10 receive the Hoefier mill which l Re has just purchased, and to make arrange ments to put it and the Luke mill into operation. All that now is required to send s1oo,OO0 per month in bullion from old Bradshaw IS little activity on the part of the present owner of these two silver Icrushers. The name of Bean IS sufficient | fvr.ii hf1 T