The Phoenix herald., 1879-03-29

one in AriZona) has issued twenty six times. As a weekly It would have appeared but half that number of times
 II. II. Linville, charged with assault, spoken of m Wednesdays HERALD, in q hearing this morning waived an examination and was held in the sum of Sl ,O00 to appear before the grand jury
 J. NJ. Grams. wife and the Howell family, left Phoenix Thursday to take mp their residence on the Black Can yon road, about half way between Prescott and Phonix. They intend to engage in the dairy business.
 A brick pavement has been com pleted in front of the store of NJ. L. Peralta and the Bank of Arizona This is the first sidewalk of the kind in Ph9nix and we think it will prove a great improvement over the present styles.
 One of our business men has ln- vented new mode of obtaining his beer, which should be patented He takes Mexican dollars at ninety cents and pays them over the bar at par. This man will be rich yet-if he lives long enough.
 R. II. Paul, Wells, Fargo & Cos detective, was at last accounts at Maricopa Wells, having just received splendid blackboard and two good horses from California. This will allow him to get over the country in dependent of the stage lines.
 While taking a pasea through the southwestern portion of town we found twelve newly constructed resi- dences, and ali occupied. \ few months ago we were over the same section, and at that time there wasn't a single house.
 We learn that the demand for eX- cursion tickets to Maricopa has been so great that the sale of tickets has been stopped. Thousands of people will come out on that excursion and many will remain We think that that town will be ds large as Ph9nIx now is ill six months
 \ man is going around town with barometers for sale The principal feature about them he says is their accuracy in forctelling rain storm. The one he showed us two days ago indicated rain, and the more this weather indicator predicts wemcss the dryer il becomes.
 The attention of the ladies; of this section is respectfully called to the advertisement of |. Bien, of Sacra- mento, Cal, in this issue MT. Bien is one of the most enterprising men in his line on the coast, and his GUS toners can be found in nearly every section within a thousand miles Of his establishment. He is perfectly reliable
 The following business men of Phoenix value the Mexican dollar at only 90 cents, and in all business transactions count tGem as such: J. Samter, H. Brawley, Morgan X Co, J. Heinson, II. Goldberg < Son, Ellis, Asher 6 Co, Nathan 5 Co, N. Ed wards, E. Irvine, Goldman & Co. and G. E. Loring NJ L. Peralta takes them at par.
 Sheriff Thomas, armed ~ith q bundle of poll tax receipts, and Road Ovcrseer Gray, similarly supplied with road tax receipts, buckled on their armor and started 2. few days since for the end of the railroad, the advance guard of the construction party having entered Maricopa coun- ty. They go after the "Heathcn Chinee, and if successful the result will be quite bonanza to the county
 \ sad accident, resulting in death, occurred Thursday morning to child, aged about 9 years, named Davenport, residing in the eastern part of town. She was cooking breakfast over an open fire, back of the house, when a gust of wind con veyed the flame to hc- dress and soon enveloped her in flames. The child ran through the house into the street. It was some moments before the fire was extinguished, and she was so badly burned that death came to her relief about the middle of the after noon. Physicians were soon on hand after the accident, but it was i'm possible to save her.
 After unpacking the new goods at Samter's last Wednesday, Levy left the empty boxes scattered around the sidewalk, 50 as to give an air of business to tie establishment. Agent Stout's wards soon 'tumbled to the racket" As is usual, the store closed about nine o'clock, and no sooner had the front doors been closed than these children of the for est proceeded to take possession, and in few moments quite a number