The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-01-24
Local intelligence.
SATURDAY.

Judge Porter has gone home to Yuma.
 A legislative ball will be given about the last of the month.
 been extremely cold. IL beats last winter two to one.
 The amount of bullion shipped out oi Arizona through all sources last year, will not fall short of S5,000,000.
 The California Constitutional Convention has signally failed in everything save using up the money appropriated for defrayIng iii expenses. The Chinese are solid" and will stay.
 MAIL TO MoHAyZ CUvNTY.-The Post master General has contracted with one A, H. Brown to carry the mail. twice week from Prescott to Fort Mobave cia Mineral Park, etc, service to begin February lst.
 Marshal C. P. Dake has appointed Sheriff Jos. R. Walker, and late Under Sherf K. II. Walker, Deputy |. $. Marshals. Both these gentlemen are competent, therefore the selections arc good.
 The subject of Spanish education came up in the House this morning. and the com ments on the same elicited considerable ap- plause from the spectators and members of the House. It was satisfactorily explained and the question dropped.
 Vim. Bradford, the San Bernardino fruit and produce merchant has been on a trip to the Salt River Country, taking lumber and which he has for sale.
 Quite a number of gentlemen are in town to-day from Kirkland Valley aud Walnut Grove. They are here in attendance on the District Court, a question as tO the rIght of certain water having come up for settle ment.
 Gentlemen in from the Signal country re- port that the miners employed in the Me Crackin mine continue % find 0xcelleut ore, and think that the mil viii soon be started tn running CD good pay ore, and tae town of Signal resume i;s fC,ner life.
 4 costs every man, woman and child, in San Francisco. st least Sl0 annually 10 sup port the ctr eovcrnm nt. What an cxor- biiant price for go poor an article. San Franciscians ought Co come and trs Pres colt. Don't cosr quite as nuch here, and we have everything in apple pie order.
 PSEuMoNIA.-This disease. which has been quite prevalent of late m this section and generally fatal in its results, is still lingering with us. Andy krogstead was brought in from Kirkland valley, yes terday with the disease we'll settled upon him. He is being cared far at the hospital Of the Sisters.
 We are pleased to know that our excel lent Judge, Chief Justice C. C. W. French, intends to remain with us several days yet His presence in our midst is always a source of pleasure to our citizens. Hope he will remain all winter, and return early in the summer and take up residence in Prescott during the warm weather.
 Toe Walnut Groyei.es arJ busy cutting brush, grading, etc, of new road from their valley to the silver fields of Bradshaw. The route deyiAtes somewhat from the old route, ana all the rough canyons and steep hiils will be avoided. The road will be completed to-day AS far as Oak Flat. Mir. Cullumber informs us that the new road will be practicable for all kinds of teams.
 The arrivals and departures at San Fran cisco during the year 1878 were: By sea I3.l73. by rail 31,J54, toial 50,'27. De parted. la.056 by sea, by rail 2J,93S, total 40. .9g4: gain Q. g.153 The passengers moved 
 by sea embraced s,4ls arrivals from China and Japan against 7,Oj2 departures. The arrirals from that source were $500 less than iu iS51, and the departures 500 less.
 "Tree sUoeinin, as distinguished from .l,ee sweetBin caae sFcrinin, long sweetnin. short sweetnin. yjc is Nllat maple sugar Is termed among>t ,ae h2o-iers. who make dead loads of II every ,iH9g l.. Bashiord & Co. have lagga 1u4alty oi the genuine old "tree swecluiG a,i tae wsy from the green mountains of Vermont. where the manufacture of sugar from the sap of the hard maple is an important industry. Go and buy some, aud give your sweetheart hunk.
 THREE MogE.--In the House, to-day, three more divorce bills were introduced. asking for the severance uf the bOnd Of n,airimony, where there seems to be some variance in the domestic circles. If discod Jeigns in the family CiIcle, we are of the oninion that the ties ought and should bedis solved. Partners entering into married bonds are as l,able to make mistakes and become dissatisfied in the life contract, just as all other persons Rre, and VIC believe should bc allowed ;n sepersie as easily, and with as little cost as possible Therefore, we say, divorce them,