The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-07-12
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SATURDAY

MoRxoxs.-There are now in the United
 States. over two hundred thousand nor
 mons.
 Pat. Hamilton came in yesterday from Turkey Creek, and got stuck on 6 jury to-
 day.
 Geo. s. Porter & Co.,, are moving theii
 furniture and upholstery goods to their new
 building on the Plaza, south of the Arizona
 Bank.
 Miss Rice, niece to E. J. Cook, is
 about to make trip to the States. She
 will take with her Nina, Mr. Cooks little
 daughter.
 It. Kingsbury's company left Whipple
 this morning for Camp Verde. Another
 company has been ordered from Verde to
 take the place of the departing one.
 w.E. Bancroft, left for the Clipper Mill
 tbis morning with his team, for the purpose of loading lumber, which is to be freighted to Camp Mcdowell, for the Government.
 Henry Spauldirg. from Agua Fria, is in
 town. Mr. s. informs us that the corn, notwithstanding the continued dry weather and excessive heat, stands it well and looks green and healthy.
 . D. R. Poland, one of the early pioneers. and man who has stood by Arizona many years, developing her mineral lodes, has been in town procuring supply of pro- visions.
 J. III. Miles is erecting for himself and family, on Marina Street, large two story house, which. when completed, will be about the most extensive private residence in Prescott.
 DIyIDEND.-The Bank of Arizona, yester- day, declared a dividend On the capital stock paid in of six per cent. This is the second dividend the bank has paid inside a year, making total of II per cent.
 SISTERS OF CHARITy-We understand that H. c. Casey has rented his two story building where Mrs. Grove has been re- sididg of late, to the Sisters of Charity, and they will open school and boarding house in the same.
 Billy McCloud gave bonds in the sum of two thousand dollars to appear before Judge II. II. Cartier, on Monday morning, charged by E 1T. Weaver of having made an assault | with intent to do serious injury.
 SorD-At sheriff's sale, today, 53315 feet in the Davis mine was cold, to satisfy judgment of Ed. W. Wells against Corne- Illus Davis. Mir. Wells bid the property in for $490, which covered the principal and costs in the case.
 Quartermaster, Geo. II. Weeks, has hand bills out inviting bids for furnishing Camps Bowie, Grant and Lowell, with forage and fuel for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1879. Bids will be received up to the goth of this month for furnishing Che above camps.
 PECK BuLLIoN.-The Peck Co.,, received on the 3rd of this month from the mill, $3 ,Sss.77, and today per blackboard, ex- pect an additional $6,000, making almost ten thousand dollars for the first five days run in this month.
 Two-6TAMP MILL.-Secretary Gosper received a two-stamp prospecting quartz mill this morning, and will put it uo in this town, with view of working several i small lots of ore. The mill was manufac- tured in Chicago. and is said to ke first class, although small. lt The political pot will begin to boil next ( xeek.-Porter has fomented and the lotion s est its strength. Tyng, will hoist the name ,f Hon. A. E Davis, as Republican can- f lidaie for Delegate. Stevens is in the Ter f -itery, pushing his third term claim.-lt Calmly will the people let him down. h BARLEY-J. H. Lees train, arrived this T notuinS Ioiu Catt sifcI, auu uuiosucu eiS ollowing freight: To Yackel & Blackburn, 12s00 lbs, of bar ey; Plaza Stables, 10000 lbs. of barley; l.. f 3ashford S O., 12,000 lbs. of barley; Bow n, Knowles & Co, 5000 lbs. of barley |, h Dan. Hatz, 5000 lbs. of four. n ANOTHER COURT RT-HoUsE-Messr Fred V rick & Hill, who have had much to do of o ate in the way of putting the finishing c ouches on tte dome of our new county W building, conceived the idea of making n courthouse according ts their own idea of and of diminutive nature. :, ' Robert Cornell agreeing to stand the ex- . ,ense. The little house is to be used as a . lome for some fine birds belonging to Mrs. f >onnell. It has two stories, the upper one ' esembling the dome on the Capitol, at !. and as whole it is an orna- q :, nent for house, and palace that ought :, 0 make any bird feel proud of its occu- " ancy.