The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-02
THURSDAY.

| Frank Meador is around collecting Vi
 lage licenses to-day, this being the end ( a quarter.
 The Golden Star Mining Company have
 notice in to-days MINER, inviting proposal
 for furnishing 1000 cords of wood.
 News comes from Skull Valley that the,
 had heavy rain there yesterday, and tha
 there is hope for half crcp there yet.
 John Dixon and family, from Skull Val ley, came up yesterday. He says John Ehls has pretty fair crop of corn on his place
 Frederick < Hill expect to move in thei new store in about eight days, when thei old shop will be turned into irst-clss restaurant.
 NIT. E. I. Fuller, who has been for tn past few weeks regulating demoralized in stitution in Salt River Valley, has returned to Prescott.
 Marshal Dodson has just finished collect ing the Village property tax for the year ant has, we learn, succeeded admirably in gather ing m respectable sum.
 The following constitute the arrivals ant departures by c. and A. stage to-day:
 A,TiDals-Frank Murphy, E. I. Fuller.
 Departwe-B. F. McCarty.
 A salt train, from New Mexico, owned by Trujillo, loaded for the riptep Company, i on its way over the Mcgollons, and VII arrive at Gillett in few oays.
 Prescott people were rcjoiced last even ing with the outpouring of the black clouds All hands joined in wishing that it might continue for forty days and forty nights.
 A friend asked us what is the best rem. edy to break up "Thomas conceu." Yes fill tEe cats mouth with lamp of ice.-Ex Better take it to the butcher and save the ice.
 MT. Nolan. clerk in the Chief Commissary office, Fort Whippie, has rented the Grauen house adjoining Mrs. Bourke, on Granite Street, and will remove into the same i'm medlsteiy.
 Parties, who came in over the Miller road this morning, say the water was running more than foot deep in Willow Creek, at La Frankie's Crossing, indicating heavy rain last night up about Billy Dearing's place.
 Jim Baker, from Upper Verde, is here, and says the thermometer at his house, which hangs in hall, the coolest place on the ranch, stood 10So on Monday last, the hottest he has ever known it to be since the place vas settled.
 Charley Young and Dick Gillespie left about noon to-day, with their Peck coach loaded so heavily with express freight, that there was scarcely room for the passengers who were seeking fer chance to pile in when we last saw them.
 Alex. Harris came up this forenoon from Peoples Valley, and reports heavy rain at Kirkland Valley yesterday. The drroyos were troubled somewhat to provide space for all the water that made its way into, and down their clayish walls. Crops look well in the valley.
 Joe Melvin is here from Verde Valley. He claims to have brought the rain up with him yesterday: in fact, he says they have plenty of it down there and to spare. A week ago last Saturday, he represents, 1t rained so hard that 1t drove the corn into the ground, clear oown to the ears; but, then you know how Joe will talk.
 Fred Hines, of Bear Creek, was arrested and examined at Bradshaw, on charge of grand larceny, in the stealing of cattle, and discharged for want of proof. He was sub- sequently re-arrested on the same charge and brought here where an examination before Justice Cate, this morning, resulted in his being again discharged the same grounds
 BEEN AFTER SALT. -J D. Anderson, who has settled on a stock ranch between San Francisco Mountain and the Little Colorado was in town to-day. He has just returned from salt marsh some forty miles bevond San Juan. He, Elliot and Ashurst joined in sort of common stock arrange ment, and brought in salt enough to do them and their stock for . year.
 Joe. Sniiz, whe has devoted his life to the business of horse breaking, and is said to be able to stay on streak of zigEag light hing, was practicing on seven year old California broncho, this morning, Tn the streets of Prescott. The animal did every thing that is known in the business to try ard buck him of, but he kept his scat and game of conquerer.
 We notice posters around town of auction advertised by ]. L. Fisher ( O., of the ele- oant household furniture, chickens, etc, oi .. E. Graeffen, to take place at his residence af Fort Whipple next Wednesday, August 7th. which sale is made in consequence of the departure of himself and family. MT. Graeffeu has since his adveut here occupied he position of chief clerk to Capt Martin, and the exit of this gentleman with his family is regretted by many friends.
 FRos SresAL.-Messrs. Thompson, Tui- lock and Brannrn. arrived last night from ths Sandy, aud report dull times. The Nc !. l,,r l.rssk,n mill is still st work. tuning out bullieu. but the Signal is shut down. Tom: rw;np. Superintendent of the Signal. had returned from San Franci.co and psld on sll he he, men a. the mill and mine What fur ther steps were to Dc taken by the Company thev Inc, dc not know. but the talk was that they would psy zp and @ os with sne work.
 ph;l;p Hull is in from his San Fradcisco Mountain horse ranch, and says grsss is sood. stock fat, and tho people happy sn shsf rea;on. ". c. Eddy, m old Cosumnes scona;Sfance ss,.,, of Nr. Hull. vho hos Jnst s rr;Sed here from California, will @ 10 2e !, with him on this trip to t.ke a ioot, sf sls: ranges, ctc, and nay, If ie q ',lessed with the prospects, tAkc up ssock a.'.S - s.r ;S;mself uiih view of goiox into ',e ,.lss hnsiness . Jos Hpll. q Nint vallsI is ,t ssso ip b,wn. Ha and 1dkly U>ls nf5ie| '..s.la < s1,3 usod to chaao eth e9c os' sbc srcr,n,ento YllIsy n eefly ee1