The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-05-03

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 i SDepartures-M wormser 3l8 I Court meets in Mohave county next Mon-
 day, May 6.
 ITEM FROM GrLLErr.-Shoot me, Jimmy,
 and spare my baJy! .G8
 Mir. A. H. Owen, an owner in the Me-
 Crackin mine, Mohaye county, informs us that the McCrackin mill is producing $90. 1 900 per month in bullion. x F.W. Blake got notice this morning of fifty tons of merchandise shipped from Eh- renberg by the house of J. M. Barney on
 the 27th for Prescott merchants.
 Christian Beckers, from Kirkland Valley,
 is in town laying in supplies, and prepar ing himself to put in large crop on his
 farm in Lower Kirkland Valley.
 John McNeal brought in the last of his
 trail wagons this morning and unloaded
 quite quantity of sugar at Buffums, and
 other freight at various stores.
 | A. J. Whitehair, ex- postmaster at Skull
 Valley, now resident of Upper Kirkland, came in from that region this. morning and
 iepprts movements in farming as the order
 of the day.
 From Thompson Valley, we noticed MT.
 Fred. Maroney in town. He informs us that
 he has some new hay ready to harvest and
 has contracted with the A. o. Nj, for de-
 livery of several tons at Whipple, for which
 he is to receive S55 per ton.
 Rev. J. A. Merrill's discourse last eve
 ming was based upon the 9th verse of the 90th Psalm. "For all our days are passed away in thy wrath. We spend our years as tale that is told It was we'll worded and very interesting address, and listened to by an attentive and appreciatve audience.
 The Peck Co, received per team of Brad- ford, a complete set of irons. to be used in the mammoth whim about to be erected at their mine for the purpose ofhoisting water,
 rock, etc. The company have gone to work in q business like way and success is sure to follow.
 Gus Chenowth, and old standby" in this Territory, arrived from Signal City last evening. MT. Chenowth is a resident of Salt River Valley, but puts in his spare time freighting between Phenix and, Signal City, in Mohave county. He is accompa- med on this, his last trip around, by Mrs. Chenowth.
 INcoaPoRATIoNs. of incorpora- tion were fled vita Secretary Gosper to day for tho San Xavier Mining and Smelling Company. Trustees-D. W. F. Bisbee, c. 1 w. Hopkins, R. F. Knox, H. J. Booth and c. F. Sykes. 0bject--to mine, dealin mining | property, etc in Arizona. Capital Stock $10, | 000,00o in 100000 shares of $l00 each. W. Bradford arrived yesterday from San Bernsidino with his own cargo of some twenty thousand pounds. of bacon, honey
 and green and dried fruit. The bacon has been sold to c. P. Head & Co. ana the other freight was, We understand, readily disposed of at fair prices to the various stores. The |
 green fruit, consisting of oranges, Hines
 and lemons, went to Bones & Spencer. ,Dr. E. Brown is the inventor of an article |
 made from cotton domestic, which has no unusual appearance from the common article | in use. The doctor claims the credit for l this article that it has four times the power of
 giant powder. It can be manufactured at | figure that will have tendency to do away |
 with all kinds of powder, if one half be |
 true that is claimed for it. ta
 The Peck mill, hayirg obtained supply of wood. started up again on Saturday fast, | and in all probability will not have to hang | up again on account of wood or anything
 .lse. Mr. Hardy, the present Superintend- ent, we hear spoken of as a good mine and mill man, and one who will make the most out of the property, which will soon land everything on firm foundation.
 Chas. Culling. kind hearted gentleman and owner of good station on the Ehren- berg road, has been doing our town for the past few days; however, having completed the business which brought him here, he took his departure yesterday, for his home. Mr. c. has probably given food and shelter sg.Sst4,,sa ia-t years, than any other one man in the Terri tory.
 Under. the proper heading, to-day, win be found the annous cement of the death of William Breed, an old pioneerand goodciti- zen. "Billyn as he was generally called csme tn Arixona in tho early days when the Apaches had things their own way, and took part in common with other old pioneers in clearing the way ana making Arizona pleas |, aat land for those who came and settled in the Territory at more rrcena period.
 Hoa. Thomas Fifc.. thinks of preparing a lecture in answer to Col Ingersolls lecture on the Gods; not frs,sn an orthodox stand pont or in defeEse of christianity as taught by theologians, but in opposition to the maksriaiistic views of he eloquent intidel. Fitch, IS an oraror. is f.r sapericr to Inger- soil, and as he has sisk own views of the l exis1ence Of an oveFnlipg power, a creator roverner of all thing. of the immortality of the soul. etc. lectn-s on that subject by him is cannot faal to be intaasely Interesting. He does not prnpose to deliver sermon, hut an argument in favor of soul existence after tic earthly body shall have game to decay; based, not upon the revelations Of writers ( whs claim to have been inspired. but upon ! evidences presented in nstures such as reason, philosophy, hunisn emotion, etc. etc, as ing of ono who hss no theological Ieanines to warp his judgement, but IS seeker after