Salt River herald., 1878-10-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.

 ceived a large supply of fresh goods last week.
 PHENIX Union Sunday-schOol meets regularly at the Hall every Sunday at 2.3O p. m. WI. MEYER, Supt MT. B. ". Watts announces himself in this issue of the HERALD as an in dependent candidate for justice of the peace.
 J.. J. Gardiner, with his teams, will be here on the 18th inst. He has some 10000 pounds of freight for our merchants.
 All kinds of dried fruits at Gold berg's. Many new buildings are going up in Phenix, and more are in contem- plation- Buildings are in good de mand for renting purposes.
 The district court of the second ju- dicial district of the territory of Ari- ZOna, in and for the county of Mari cOpa, meets here on Monday next.
 Good butter is in demand here just now. Farmers in this valley should see that our town is always well sup piled. IL brings q good price at any time.
 The extreme heat of this latitude k now over. The nights are cool and pleasant, and blanket or two helps considerably toward good sound sleep.
 Large lot of hardware and tinware just received at Goldbcrg's. Eight large bullteams, with Mexi- can drivers, passed through town last Sunday. They were loaded with bar ley and flour from Tempe, and bound for Wickenburg.
 Geo. Collins, a man employed In one of the meat markets in town, in jured his hand very seriously few days since, by running q sharp iron hook almost through it.
 Cap. Hancock's engine and mill have been engaged during the week in cracking barley for A. Goldman, at the grain storehouse of the latter, in the south part of town.
 The election laws of Arizona have just been printed at the HERALD of flee. They are issued in pamphlet form, and are for the benefit of the judges of election at each precinct in this county.
 A letter from Picket Post informs us that the Goldman Brothers have opened a general merchandise store at that place, and predicts for this en- terprising firm a large and prosper Ous business.
 Fine White mountain honey at Goldberg's. There was a lively fight the other night among some Mexicans, and which resulted in the cutting of a woman across the face with a knife The wound, although an ugly one, is not considered dangerous.
 All kinds of candies and nuts at Goldberg's. A very large number of strangers have been in town during the week Being mostly men of business, they are looking after locations, mining interests, etc. They all speak encour- agingly of our young and prosperous town.
 Political matters in Phenix during ihe last week, in comparison with ihe one previous, were exceedingly quiet. It was a Hull in the political storm. We presume twill break out with renewed violence again before election day.
 All kinds of produce bought and sold at Goldberg's. Next door to the HERALD office, and just under Williams and BrawIey's meat market, werc tied up during inc week a large California lion and a good sized mastiff dog. They are fas- tened far enough apart not to tackle each other, and if they didn't make ''music in the air" rather lively of nights, then we're no judge of hideous sounds.
 Children's Cardigan jackets and hoods at Goldberg's.
 On last Sunday night, a son of Dr. Sheets discovered that one of Il span of horses belonging to his father had disappeared. Search was immediate. ly instituted, but of no avail. The horse, however, soon aftcrward came galloping home, with short rope around his neck. The presumption is that the horse had been stolen, and breaking away from his captors, re. turned to his owner.
 Lawns, percales, and Swiss muslin, at GOldbcrgs.
 The AbscOndin= stage Wen.