The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27

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 j The railroad graders on the Southern Pa sliic are now at work 25 miles east q
 Yuma.
 Messrs. Hamilton, Whitehair aad Barri elew, were in town this morning from Kirk land Valley.
 Ben Batter is now about 60 years of age and IS sad to be worth S3000,0 not in A ciuding the spoons.
 ~ The tax on property in New York cit, lhn nsear, amounts to nearly S31 .OOO. 900 Ss,ooe,0eO less than in 1875.
 Another rehearsal came off at the new Theatre building last night.
 Capt. Eagan, who left for S1n Frsncisc Q several days since, we learn from the Yum d sentinel. hss arrived safely al Yuma
 Ben c. Truman has been writing and publishing in the San francisco Bulletin, some very iattering letters on Arizona.
 News comes from the Peck. that old Mr. Austin ;who has been employed by the Peck To- for two years or more died at that place yesterday.
 Joe Carder, for the past four years in charge of our COWS, calves, and ''Texas steers Is in town from the stock range near Date Greek
 The Tiger Company al Bradshaw carry on their pay roll S2 names. The Tiger Camp will soon be one of the Iiyeliest in fayspai County.
 TyBg, of the Sentinel, intimate, that the Yuma delegation will obey instructions and l hints that they may go in for the removal 1 of the Capital.
 It. Fred. A. Smith, said to be very ! energetic, competent young officer. is Ad- .lutant Of the 18th Infantry and stationed at Fort whippIc.
 Nearly every person in Prescott is afIlct- cd with severe colds and upon every turn of the corner you meet some one barking worse than gang of hounds on the trail of a deer The American Missionary Association says: 'our missions in Africa are success fully carried on by cOlored men sent from this country. Their care of the interests of the missions, both temporal and spiritual. f has been all that could be desired" I A man was placed in the County Jail on charge of larceny, was compelled to strip and a subject himself to a genuine brushing down, I this morning, by his fellow prisoners. He N sqneeled but WAS compelled 10 take the n aosc. Ii Mr. Bradford the San Beruardino produce =, merchant on his out trip to Salt River with a heavey load of lumber had the misfortune to upset one ot his wagon in Bcli's Canyon. b causing general smash up and considera- O. ble of s Joss. Il Mr. Vessels of the Tiger, and Mr. Clark so of this town, have been absent in the South .r eastern portion of the Territory for the Inst h; 20 days, and rumOr has II that they have co struck a bonanza, all by themselves Their so rip has been quite secret, hardly any one ra knowing just exactly the locality they are rn, visiting.
 TIE CHRISTMAS TREE.-All the children "; rho V ish to take part ill the Exercises this cot vening are requested to meet at the Sch"~' Iouse, a. six, promptly ..,, ,, s,' s. The Exercises at the Fhea"e " p,ass W, ,co nt 6 .45. The 12th Infantry Brass wi ,d vii, nlav in front of the building and sol he interludes. upon the stage. The String an d will make music for the dance pr
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 ;gsE RACE.-On3 oi the anoSt r;r,,i.,d al tn
 ,ces of the season came off at Kirkland
 Fv few days since, between "Wlld
 st the Woods" owned by NJ. D. Lang fi'
 and "Tired Baby" owned by J' O' I,' IT,
 The race was 500, yards TOT latse M H'
 Tine first race was a ue, cOhse Pa lueatly had to be run over, when the lncu % ID, f,abv.' gave ths lie ro his name anu ca!ue ~ ~ mt ao feet ahead of his competitor, win 'e ing the money easily. '' DrEp.-At 6 a. m.. this morning, Dec; so p4th. 1878. at hls residence in Prescott, ol pl tynhoid pneumonia, Alfred h. Hcrrick' T ,.,, ;vc of Maine, aged 39 years. tG W. U,rr;ck WIS druggist by profession, L .t, iunior member of the firm oi ,nooln < 6errick, in the drug business on ', 'imrIov street He leaves a devoted wlie' T, T ,shn has lut recently arrived here from Cah- s,n,;a bs having established himself here a ;, hus;ness several months before sendlhS U sor her Mir. H.. was, we believe. sonnecIed !. ,,;th the drug house of Abrams O. "Sp Francisco. before coming to Prescott .u .; san Francisco aad Maine papers "ii' ;' please notice. lo wuo1EsAI.E HORSE STEALING.--Hoh' " D M Uutchison received word last evening t ,hat n man by the name of George Warren. a s,d anotIer yho is known by the name oi .,,sx v who have been living near Camp v,,,,o, took advantage of the absence 'i F. C w;,,i.r. who visited Prescott last week. s,ais twenty-tive or thirty horses, Tn, q mding valuable stallion, from ,TI the pamI ana 2 r Un.cbison X Wilder, at Camp Wood anu rr;l Rock and leSt with them Tor Otai'' | ta t;rst intimation Wilder rccelVe1 that a stock had been run on, eaiae lioh S ..,,a mel them at Stones Ferry, where , sx sr crossed m the Colorado river, travelling | the direction of the settlements ot Otai', exact number taken or ,s sns,' ;t tG.D is esti. as,s5 ,l,at Hutchison X Wilders loss wall .,ss sa,, fas short of S2,0OO. Wilder Is ex- .,oe.".i , hrre ts;s evening for warrant for he srrest of the thieves, etc, when we shall ear more about it. raey now nave more nan n week tue start, and VII pe h"'" "
 THURSDAY.
 Taking cold.