The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-03-07
WEDNESDAY,.


 T. J. Morgan is expected home from tn
 sunny South, daily.
 Capt. Hargrave is quite busy attending tc ! Probate and other matters.
 A party of gentlemen arrived to-da, ! from Los LunAs, N. NJ.
 Mrs. l.. A. Stevens Is stopping for iev months on her ranch near Gillett.
 The Yuma Expositor would not accept q $50 "adT from the Development Company We all know why Jack wouldn't eat his supper.
 The Territory can boast of two fgood officials, in W. \. Kelley, Register, and Geo. Lount, Receiver of the Prescott Land office.
 The Chief Quartermaster and Chief Com missary officers, both, are prepared to make contracts for supplies for the coming year. Read what they have 10 say.
 We understand that Antonlo Gonzales, az inst whom there is an indictment stand ing, is in the Territory. Why not go after hG: MT. Sherifi
 The Gem restaurant seems 10 have its share of patronage, judging from the fact that 4J persons took breakfast there this morning.
 The people of Cal. are happy over the prospect of iae crops thIs season. Plenty of rain has fallen ali over the sTate, hence the fattering prospects.
 Bred on inc -Mosquitoes.-[N Y. Graphic.
 Better be bred oo water than ioaGer) on whiskey.
 The County authorities want to contract for certain work, therefore we would advise our poor frienos to hunt around m some obscure corner for notice asking for bids on certain jobs. Don'r rely on the news papers for information. Times are changing n d people have new ideas and new ways of of tIansacting business.
 II rry Landon was taken before Justice Du S0uchet. this afternoon. charged with hay ng urawn deadly weapon upon Fred. J. Kestner. Dist. Atty. Masterson appear ed on behalf of the Territory and Judge Howard for the defendant. We have not learned tie result of the examination.
 Our readers are presented with this issue Of the MINER, an opportunity of perusing the delinquent list of the Blackberry Mill and Mining Co. The stock will be sold on Ihe l4th inst, unless the owners come forward and pay up It looks now as though the Blackberry people intend to pay their debts and proceed working their mine and mill Dn a sound basis-that is, pay as they go.
 Crocker & Co., large taxpayers, and men who are largely interested(J in Yavapai County, are the "chosen ones who are o do the County printing. They live in San Francisco but buy their bread, meat md potatoes in Prescott. They pay their printers also in Prescott. Good men for he couatTy.
 The Mexicans, in California, speak of March, as ihe loco, tfooD month, owing to Is ehaDgcableness; and so far as our ex- ,erience has gone in Arizona, it has gener- lily maintained its fickle reputation here Is well as elsewhere. The wind is bowling o-day and seems to be preparing for rain, nail, sleet, snow or some other kind of tormy weather.
 AN EXTRA Standardization Hayes has wisely issued a proclamation calling the 9th Congress. March the 18th, is the day designated for the cOnvening of the extra ession. when, undoubtedly the Army Ap- 'ropriaiion Bill will be fixed up and passed. [ is becoming quite fashionable for Con- gess to let the Army Appropriations go by .obably thinking that after a while Army fIicers, and soldiers will get tired snd leave be service. and the frontier without protcc- ion.
 Gen. Fremont, AriZona's active Governor, las, at last accounts, near Los Angeles, his Id stamping ground 30 years ago, proceed lg on his mission to Washington. He rites back that he was very much pleased nth the Salt R yer Valley and its improve ituN-s IL hbuib bt luiDOSSibtC opCdh Iherwise of our great garden spot which is lst now dressed up in a grand new garb of rcen.
 Will D. Southworth. whom our readers i'll remember as once a member of the rescoti bar, has sent us tine prospectus of le Mex can Colonization Company, of which TGll D. Southworth :s President, and a nmber of gentleman of Fayetteville, Ark, 'c directors. The circular Is directed at ayetteyille, February ls;. They propose start an American Colony in Chi uahua, where the Rio Grande cuts through range of mountains near San Vicente, bay , leagues of land, raise stock, mine, make { inc. a-d get rich. They want at least 90 milics tu start with.