The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-03-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TUESDAY.

 at last accounts.
 The Salt River Herald is Icing received with favor all over ihe Territory and its patronage is most aattering-
 Jack-of-alI-trades is about the busiest man in Prescott. It is now gardening tune with Jack and he has his hands full.
 It is confidently believed that Salt River will produce quarter more grain this seas on than on any former year.
 Flour is cheaper in Salt River Valley than barley. and is being mixed with other forage and fed out 10 teams.
 A certain contemporary, at last, admits that smallpox does exist in Salt River Valley.
 Small P0x is said to be nlaking fearful havock among ille M jsye IA-iians who liv, oa Cs- Co.nsai liesefsas.oI.
 The Kit Carson bullion, of which we made mention yesterday, assays two thou saud ai:l thirty dollars per ton.
 Mrs. c. 4. Luke, who went to San Fran cisco for medical treatment, has written Mir. Luke asking him 10 join her in the city. Her health has not improved thus far.
 Efforts are being made in the Southern portion of the Territory for the establish men tof weekly naIi from Maricopa Wells to Prescott via Giilett
 A letter written by Mr. John Raible, da- ted at San Francisco, states that he, in com pany with Judge Tweed, had arrived in the city, without incident, accident, or other wise.
 The supposition is that our present Dele gate will make an effort for reelection at the coming election in November, probably, however, not through any nomination of the Democrats.
 Several cases of smallpox are reported at EhrenbeTg, having been transmitted inte that usually healthy settlement by the Mo- jave Indians.
 We are once more in communication with the outside world through the medium of the telegraph, although it is working very unruly.
 Randle tS Co, inform us that they will open up, soon, large stock of hardware boots end shoes in the store of Asher X WollenbeTg, the White House.
 Many of the streets and alleys in Prescott are fin Ciisagreeable and unhealthy condi- ton and should be thoroughly cleaned. "A stich in time as the old saying is, etc.
 Mr. Joseph Joyner has rented the furn- ished residence of Mrs. Jones, late Mrs. Dickason, for six months, ana expects his family in on the stage tomorrow morning.
 Thomas Saunders will be in town on Sat l urday. when people can call upon him and Mir. James s. Giles for "that proof off and l we hope they will not forget it.
 Mir Ackers agent for Geo. w Curtis, in formed us, yesterday, that he has received several large orders for lumber, and that he | will start the mill up within few days.
 The word Tiptop us applied to the Tiptop mine is simply one word, meaning the best, | highest, excellence, the greatest or utmost degree Many use the word as a compound while others fix it up into two words.
 Governor J. P, Hoyt has returned from few months trip to his home in Michigan, and an official visit to the Capital of the Nation. We understand that he will soon masc a trip as far south as Tucson.
 Hon. Gideon Brooke, Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors, has been suf- | fering for several days with a severe cold, which compelled him to seek rest in his lodging room pallet.
 ScHooI. MONEYS IN THE TERRITORIAL TRRAsuRY.- Territorial Treasurer Butter, this morning, reported 10 Governor Hoyt That nc HAL III Ills ~f,VOO.Ot ID Dt dp- portioncd to the different counties.
 The apportionment will be made at once and warrants drawn for the money.
 MIssrNs ScHooNER.-Advices from Glou- cester, Mass, up to March 18th, says: The schooner Carrie F. Morton and crew of fourteen men have not been heard from since January 3rd, and they are believed to be lost
 Gov. Hoyt will make thorough trip through the Territory inspecting the schools. The law makes it his duty to visit all the Counties in the Territory once in each year, for the purpose of conferring with County Superintendants, visiting schools, etc.
 Some amusement was caused not long ago. in at English Court, by q female wit ness, who upon the oath being administered, repeatedly kissed the clerk instead of the book It was sometime before she was made to understand the proper--or, at least, the legal-thing to do
 IT. Ellis has gone to San Francisco for the purpose of replenishing his assortment of goods about to be opened up at Phenix. This stock of goods will be complete, and the amount will aggregate in cost about thirty thousand dollars.
 Frank Smith. partner with Mr. Levy in the saloon and restaurant business at Giltett. is in town. We learn that their business is fiourishing. and that no better ''hashn can be found in this section of Arizona. We would advise those who visit Gillett to hunt out the house of Smith &s Co.
 That very estimable lady, the mother of Governor Mccormick, has been for sometime dangerously ill, which has taken the Gov ernor's entire attention to the abandonment of pubiic affairs. We are happy however, to state that she is now couyalescent
 "A Bmallyn minister predicts war in 1889, which will be one between the Chris tians and the Christians. He says it will last fifty-three years, and that Grant will lead it. He doesa.t state which side the American traveller will lead on.n
 ON DIT,-Th&t parties with plenty of capital are about to build large brick he- tel in Prescott. It is much needed article iu this, the largest village in Arizona. An institution ef this kind we'll kept, could not easily fail to pay large interest on the cap tai invested. James Graham who played little shasp Yrdctice in this section, and travelled south