The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-07-26
THURSDAY.
Another warm one-to day

Fria. The Perry Mining Company, are still at work on their mine, and taking out high grade material
 Marshal Dodson is busy taking green backs from property owners within the city limits for taxes.
 Columbus Jackson and mother, have been up on a visit to friends in Prescott, they re- turned home thls morning.
 The young folks think of getting up n dance, soon. al the American Mansion of ] |. H. Lee, eight miles from town. Ire rain this season has been delicate with the good people of Florence. It hasn't rained at that city of wheat ana barley.
 Mir. Drake, the new U. s. Marshal for Arizona, has been heard from at Omaha. and may be looked for in Prescott during the next few days.
 Alfred Shoupp of Skull Valley, with his prancing sorrell long cared horses, passed around the various corners of town this morning. and decamped tor home.
 A large number of people attended the auction sale of Col. Wilki.s, yesterday. Auctioneer Fisher informs us that the pro- ceeds of t-.e sale aggregate about 5000.
 The mountains this season has escaped visitation from the green headed horse-fiy. In their place, however, the valleys are infested with bands of coyotes-chicken tanners.
 Mir. De Bord came in from the Tiger mine, this morning, and confirms previous reports ot the taking out of very rich ore from that most wonderful of all mines in Arizona.
 Dan Hatz. friend of the white race. who keeps a large restaurant, has lost his cook, and rather than employ Celestial, does the honors Tn the culinary department himself, until such time as he can employ white labor.
 Arrivals and Departures per c. iS A. stage Arrivals: A. Asher, James Stewart and T. Gilmer. Departures: A. G. Tassen, U. S.. A., and J. A. Fisher.
 On the 18th, an altercation took place between a Negro and an Indian at Camp Apache. The Indian was killed and the Negro was placed Tn the guard house at that place for safe keeping.
 Mr. Tho. LouisilIan, one of Prescott | oldest and most substantial merchants, has | commenced selling his stock of goods at cost, with view of engaging in other bus iness in another field.
 Mir. Bnford of the Verde, came into town to-day. with load of old barley from the | ranch of Jos. Melvin. The barley was con- signed to Tackle & Blackburn, and by them | to be manufactured into tine cooling bever-1 age, lager.
 ToNY PREsCoTT.-The denizens of the | Capital of Arizona, are reminded of the time to eat, work, visit their sweetheart, go home, retire for the night and get up in the | morning by the sonorous voice of the Courthouse bell. Oh, how handy.
 Many people were surprized at the total indifference with which Tyng, of the Senti- nel, used toward his contemporary of the Expositor. It is not surprising in the least. It would bo absurdity personified to fire cannon of for the purpose of killing mos quito.
 The new mail route from Yuma to Ty- sons Wells is now ready to receive the mail wagons, and the contractor, Mir. Stewart, is to commence the transporting of the mails upon the new route. Goodbye California desert, bacon and beans and 40 mile drives without water.
 Johnny Rodgers, farmer and stock raj scr. living at Bill Williams mountain. ar- rived in town last evening. From Johnny we learn that the mountains and plains north of Prescott have been blessed ot late with fine rains, making grain and grass look thrifty.
 T. J. Morgan has just received large assortment of silverware for table use and a arge number of clocks suitable for offices ,r dwellings. Mir. Morgan's stock now com orises everything generally kept in jewelry and he sells at prices that justify all in making investments.
 NIT. Wylie Standefer, while trying the peed of Capt Eagan's gray trotter, attach d to the Tycon, this afternoon, had the misfortune to upset the Japanese institution md spill himself out on the ground. MT. }. received slight bruise on the temple, otherwise no serious damage was done to lorse, cart, or the ground.
 Swilling and Kirby were hurriedly taken rom Prescott on the 18th of June, and con- 'eyed to Yuma, for the purpose, as the kid lappers said, of giving them speedy trial. The prisoners have been ready for trial but the ,ver zealous prosecution have failed to find he right kind of evidence, until, we believe tomorrow an examination will be had.
 Several candidates for office think of vis- ting the Little Colorado county soon to ook after the voting population, let them ,e whites with white souls or "black hearted rillians." Candidates will find an intelli- rent people living east of the Mogollones md these who can discriminate rather more han they have been given credit for. II
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 The little prospecting quartz mill of Sec etary Gosper. done good work yesterday, rushing 70 fbs of ore in 20 minutes. which $ an average of two tons and half in 24 , tours, and that, too, On very hard rock. These mills are calculated for prospecting hines, and fer that purpose they probably l gill do all that is claimed for them by the  The Tiptop stage arrived yesterday, bringing one passenger. It left again thls ! morning, carrying out three passengers. The mill was about to start up. Supcrin- 1 endent webber having at last secured sater sufficient to warrant the commence nert of the milling of ores, of which the 7 ompany have large amount both on the lump at the miIl and mine. $ Mir. Ross, thorough business gentleman rho does things by the wholes and never by | alves. is giving the Homestake Mine haking up that will convince all mankind f its great value or utter worthlessness. ,ha latfer we do not pretlict Mr. R. has