The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-02-22
MONDAY.

them.
 ! Mat Welsh was loading his six-horss
 coach, this p. m-, for Hnmbug, with passen-
 gers and baggage.
 Murat Masterson, Esq, having leased
 his quartz mill, returns to the practice of law.
 His Ad will be found in the MINER and he
 will be found at his office on Coffez street. Iopposite Office row.
 GONE TO SAx FKAScIsco.-Hon. E. C.
 Peck, Judge Stebhins and ". $. Hobart
 left this morning for San Francisco. on bu-
 siness connected with the Peck Mining Co.
 Judge c. A. Tweed, who is about to be relieved by a bran new man from San Jose. California, expects to receive leave of al,- sence soon, when he will visit California.
 cn quite important business.
 I Mr. Rockers of Kirkland Valley is in town and has shown us q variety of potatoes
 ralsed on the Charming Dale ranch, Walnut Greek, known as the Harvey potatoe which
 strikes IS as being about the best variety we
 have seen in the Territory.
 The gross proceeds for the three nights at the Ladies Fair aggregated $76s,30 The total expense for articles purchaed, hall rent
 Eighth Infantry Band, etc, amounted to $32J,2i, leaving balance clear, for the
 benefit of the churches, of $443,09. PRAISE SERyIcE.-A Praise Service, or Service of Song, will be held each Sun day evening hereafter at Rev. T. R. Curtis Church, on Guriey street. beginning at the sound of the first bell and continuing until the second, after which the regular Services will begin.
 Scratch My Back" was one of the mot toes at the Church Fair, which was brought forcibly to mind on Sunday evening at Rev. T. k. Curtis Church, where everybody " nearly roasted. The windows were all closed, the stove red-hot, and the people perspiring.
 Judge Coats has been visiting his Pres colt friends, during the last few days. lprophecyiDg on the weather, making trades. etc, and having concluded his business sslit out' for his stock ranch at walnut Grove yesterday.
 FINE PIANO FoR SALE Mrs. X. V. Kautz. offers her fine toned Seven Octave Piano for sale, very cheap. This is a rare chance to buy the very best instrument made for the price of an inferior article. Call upon or wrlte to General A. V. Kautz. Department Headquarters, Prescott, A. T.
 MT. Merrill, an active gentleman, at pres ent employed at Headquarters, as clerk, talks of purchasing an ice machine, to be 1 used Tn manufacturing that useful, healthy. 1 agreeable article during the hot months of l summer, all for the accommodation of the | people of Prescott, and to put money in his | own pocket.
 Geo. l.. Tackle has purchased the inter- | est of Mr. Shulz in the City Brewery and hereafter the concern will be run by Black | burn & Tackle. The City Brewery has an excellent reputation for making good beer which will not be diminished but rather strengthened by the acquisition of Mr. Tackle to its management.
 MAsTERsoN's MILL.-T. J. White. late of Eureka, Nev, has leased the Turkey Creek quartz mill from Murat Masterson, until the first of August Mr. Norvell, an old Ne vada mill and mining man, has the Superin- tendency, and will, no doubt, bring out all there is, either in the mill or ore. as he is represented to be thorough, and complete master of his business.
 Charles Goldman, Esq of the late Mer cantiIe firm of Dawes d Goldman, William son Valley, having closed their business at that place Is stopping in town, and prepar- ing to transfer his business to Phnnix. where he has formed co-partnership with his brother, A. Goldman, prominent mer- \ chant of the Metropolis of the Salt River Valley. Mir. w. c. Dawes, we hear it stated. will probably establish himself in business at Gillett or the Tptop
 Timothy Hawkins X Co. have dissolved the c,partnership entered into by them n few days since for the purpose of carving ( on the Restaurant business in the rear of c. :, F. Gates Saloon. Timothy withdraws from the concern as manager, and is now prop trly installed as chief cook in the rear rank. { having been promoted to that distinguished station bF the vote of c. F. Cate, who pur- l chased Tins interest. The Restaurant is hourishing, and cannot be cxcelled in Pres I cott.
 c. F. Cate and D. c. Thorne, left this morn $ ing for Humbug District to be absent about ( two weeks, during which time they will at i tend personally to the works in their rich ! silver bonanza, the Swilling. It is their in l 'ention to make some arrangements whereby ] he Tiptop Company will work their ores. T There are few better mines in the Territory than the Swilling, and We congratulate the i; lucky owners on the bright prospect. and in T being the owners of such a valuable prop srty.
 Conrad Frankel, a native of Germany, i lged, we should judge, about 90 years, died, [ 'n the 11th inst, at San Bernardino, Cal. f hr. Frankel was we'll known in Prescott md m Mehave county. He was q man of V much more than average intelligence, fond q f conversation, and in every sense relia- X 'le gentleman. Last year he had lodgings tl djoining the MINER office. in Raible's . and we had frequent opportuni- n ies to observe his manner and know of his n onduct All star gazers will please take notice :. hat as an evening luminary, Venus. the x, tight spot now in the western heavens at :. uDdown, is at it's greatest brightness, and .'' n ill grow dim each evening until February ' 9th, when it will go down with the sun in !, nd cease to be an evening star It will V ot have again the same degree of bright sl 'i css it nov has until after the lapse of 5S4 II. s avs, which will be in the latter part of .. .agust. 1879. Venus is getting nearer to ~ le earth every day. 1t will reach the p' oint in its orbit nearest to the earth fits lferior conjunction Feb. 20th, when it ta Ill be s6, 100000 miles from the earth. n Charley Behm has been prospecting back D&e & Cullings Station, and returns to Prescott su s, sgusted with desert prospecting ia dry a un ason. He found no water in the region he ts t sired to prospect, and had to return with = =