The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-02-07
Local intelligence.
TUESDAY.

T Blackberry CneckS afe nOl NuItn one nun dred cents on the dollar.
 Jordan Brothers fioTring mill al the Yer de started up yesterday tnd commenced ihC manufacture of breads,uT. It is complete T z .ccess.
 The appointment Of Ida Lewis 10 inc kecpership of Lighthouse m New York har6or reflects credit oa Secretary sherman Her hero:sm and fame should have secured recognition long ago.
 James Nee the mill-man and miner, with twJ o .her mining gentlemen, whose names we have not learned, are at the Iuscamoia mine, Bradshaw. ana will visit the Tiger, Peck. etc, and perhaps Prescott before they return 10 San Francis O.
 For an intelligent acco.,ut of ihc pr. cscd-
 in.s ia our Territorial Legislature. we would recommend ihs reader to ilc Tucson Citizen
 sit has the c0niigucd aud only reliable,
 complete and well arranged list of the poo
 ceedings. Perfectly willing to accord hr. Clula all the credit and giUiy m the prem is.s. Continued in cur nexr.
 Those voting for tbe bih increasing inc
 salary of the Judge of the 3sd Judicial Dis
 tricf. w,re -Messrs Kum!iufg, Fitch. Beian.
 Buifam. ParS, Siiuso Purdy, Stewart, aud
 Vail. 6. Those voting against fhe bill were;
 Messrs McAteer, Al-ap, Fay, and Meade, |.
 Absent and not voting. ]. The bill passed both houses. Good enough.
 Messri. Copper, Lount and Ardc-son, have bored through the solid rock fir dIs- lance of % feet. on the premises of the Messr Parker, and struck Tleniy of water. 4 torpedo was let down Co the bottom Of the hole drilled and set oa, which threw all the water out into the air several hundred feet above ground. 4 nsw way to clean out wells aud one that will interfere wIth Doctor Yates profession materially.
 A grand concert will be given at the Tlleater on Thursday evening, Feb. 9th, consisting 0f vocal and instrumental music. Solos by Mcsdam-s Parker, Kendall and Lewis; violin solo, by Mr. Nc Milan; dueis, quartcttes, by our best amatuer singers. The i2th Infantry Band will also participate Admission. one dollar reserved seals at Heads store.
 Two capitalists, Jas. Palmer, formerly of the banking firm of Palmer, Cook S Co, San Francirco, but now largely interested in lands at ;he Old Mission, San Jose. in Santa Clara County, Cal, and Jar cs ClarK. of San Francisco, are here visiting Genl. Fremont and looking al the conniy. They have the finest four hoise team and ambulance that ever came ialo ihc Terri tory. and will stat on Thursday for ihc Southern part of the Territory via Black Canyon.
 A heart-reEdiBg accident bcfell Mr. Lick tanlily last Thursday evening at Mountain s,,ring, east Of Tucson. The elder ones Of tlie family went 10 supper leaving the two young children m room by thcms dyes, with buraing lamp. By s1me means the lamp was thrown down, and thc cioihes ot the you ger Of che two, little girl, caught fire Before help arTived she was fatally ! burned. Mf. Lick immeliatciy started fir Tucson with the poor sufferer, but help Was too late and she died shortly after arrival. !
 Tucson Citizen.
 ASprIER Coop MAN GoNE.-Mr. Chas. T.. Curii.. formerly psItacr Mllh Mr. lhom-s ! Ewing. in contracts in th.s Territory, died ' at Cleveland. Ohio, few days since with of the lungs, at tbe age oi 33 wears. Mr. Curtis was good business man, reliable in every respect. came from very eminent family, and his death, when tul i.st in inc prime of life will be sad news Co his many, many warm friends al over the Pacific coast, where he was extensively ! ka0wn.
 Pima County is in possession of won ! sierful subierrancan Vgutt which bids talr tn | eclipse the celebrated mammoth cave of Kentucky or ihc grand cavern ncar Fort 1 stanton, N NJ. in which are found lakes, Iivnlets and large roams containing many curious things Explorers ot tho New Mex leo cave found. enc mile rom the entrance, a lake to which they found DO bottom, and io bass over which a small boat was con- stfieted and put thereon. Therooms, many of in, m. are described as beautiful beyond ,lescript Dn from the ceilings thousands oi staiaciitcs he suspended tae rays from ilc !. burning torclses giving e. them ihe appear snce of sn many manslons lined Niih dia- monds and prec;ous stones and mon" trand than u,e stel;iferous yisi3Bs described by Byron.
 Hen. ]. NJ. Kirkpatrick, of Pima County has already been mentioned as a candidate for Congress. st the nest election. His specches, published ia the MtAEB, have ! been made upoa popular topics. and have . been framed ip words calculated to "hTe the frontier heirl.' they are giving him cor- : siderable prominence. Bat before te really becomes a candidate We want hlm to define his position on the Chinese question. He snust make a ringing speech showing ~ly 1he Chinese must g1" and have it pub li>hed in the MINEE.
 The above Is from the S,aiilel of the lsi inst and shows plainly that Mr. ryhg. and not Mf. Kirkpatrick. has Congressional aspirations. and 10 set Mr. TyBg's mind at rest, we wiilas,ure him that Mir Kirkpatrick is not looking in tae direction chargc3 hy ,he &, atincl. When the Chinese speech Is delivered. however, we wiil take pleasure in publishing ihr sane ;n full, knowing as we do. that anything emanaiiag from Mr. Kirkpatrick Will be .piey and truthful, and read with great pleasure by ous patrons Now, George. swing ar>elf iat' ;le haT- ness and should you be the nominee of rho Republican party two years hence, We Will 90 fot yuu and then hurrdh !aI Delegate Tyug.
 WEDNESDAY.
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