The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-03-07


 Our devil has struck something new playing billiards with marbles.
 Mrs. and Mrs. shiyers from Chino Valley are in town to-day.
 Mir. J. l.. Fisher and Miss Jones, returned from visit to Chlno Valley to-day.
 ". H. Balls train leaves to-day with luni- Der for the South.
 E.s. Penwell is in Pima County and ex- poets to locate in that section.
 The Tucson Star says that Benj. Morgan, Esq, intends to settle in Tucson, and in- vites him 10 come on.
 W.H. Greenup's train came in to-day with goods for l.. Bashford X O., and Bowen, Knowles < Co.
 Geo. W. Curtis keeps his sew-mill busy tearing out fine lumber, and is one of our most useful citizen.
 We hear it rumored that there is to be 6 grand social affair this evening. at the resi- dence of lately young married couple.
 A highly respected Russian embezZeleT- who stole million dollars-has been sen fenced to six years penal servitude in Slberria. Bob Cornell has received 16,000 pounds of domestic and foreign wines and liquors, and several thousand cigars-fne brands, by recent team arrivals.
 Fisher sold the household effects of Mr. and Mrs Merrill to-day, by auction. The b iding was rather tame, owing to dull ,,n,os and scarcify of cash.
 Rodenburo's 10 ball pool table IS the most uncertain piece of material m Prescott, 1. ,,oor billiardist is just about as likely to make pool as q regular Dion or other expert in the business.
 Some of Bryan's, and Rusher X Atkinson's teams. are unloading to-day. Greenup un- loaded yesterday, and stIll they come. liar" fines and scarcity Of money seems to have no perceptiblo effect on the arrival of goods peopIe must eat. and have clothes to wear let trade. labor and money range as they may.
 WE. Joyner, returned last evening, from Colorado. via. Santa Fe. He reports very little snow on the Mogollons, and tho weather has been very pleasant throughout the route. Business is very dull in New Mexico and Colorado. Leadville. Colorado he found to be good mining camp, but pneumonia prevails there to an alarming extent.
 The finest residence m the town of Pres colt. belongs tn Honorable Ed. W. Wells who by the way Is as good ciilzeu a Prescott contains. MT, Wells has the gra ti6eation of seeing graRd structure grac inc corner of Carleton and Cortez streets through his energy. perseverance and stric business qualifications. Young men every where would do we'll to take pattern by th good citizen and able lawyer, Ed. w. Wells WAIVED ELIMINATION two MeNl cars who were brought Lere lew day since. from Signal. on charge or havinl robbed the stage, near Date Creek, oi the 9th of October, in which Lleutenan Woods lost his watch and about 70Op II money. and Wells, Fargo k Co, three bar of bullion, were taken before Judge Cate oi the e7th of February. for eXaminatlon They waived examination. and we're held | answer before the next Grand Jury, ore Il fhc sum of Slu,OVO anu ihc V'hSi T""N''
 TIu-MB BUTTE--A party Of Explorer seicniists. hunters and dear Killers have o' ganized an expedition to examine the sum init of Thumb Butte and also to take obscr ya,ions of the different interesting scene for miles around the same, which are visi ble from the apex ofthis monumental struC ture whiee was named Thumb Butte ey th early settlers of Prescott The party WI be provided with all the necessary article for carrying out their enterpnse and we eN eel they will make good report upo ptheir return.
 W.. Wilson, oi Wilson & Haskell, VII has been on Iaunt to see the old folks home. in Ohio, returned yesterday evenin Ly stage from Yuma. lt was thought b some that "Zed" was liable to marry durin his absence. bur he comes back solitary an alone as he went away. He has proesbl chosen the wiser course, and concluded th' if is safest to choose a llfo partner froI among those whe have had the courage come to Arizona of their Own sweet vii and not as carpet bsggers, se to speak, ! obedience to a husbands preference. W have not interviewed him as yet and const auentIy cannot give. authorits'iyel,y any his experience, or wat of experience, this or any other matter Sbilo he VI abroad.