The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-07-25

fN ANSNOAt hAAAAA a ltM QdNS.
 Inprovem snts all over town are eo,n, on and, our word for it, Prescott is inc fin, est Amer-can city for 500 miles On either side.
 NEW CoRN-J. NJ. Moore of Kirkland brought in the first green corn of the season yesterday, which he sold readily at 75 cents per dozen.
 Tbe old Postoffice building is receiving a thorough overhauling. and will in a few days, present new and neat appearance.
 Allen Cullumber, the veteran of, walnut Grove, is in town and informs us that the rain has sli9h'ed the good people of that valley, much to their disgust.
 T. ]. Morgan has many beautiful and curious things at his jewelry store which are worth possessing and a small amount of money will catch them.
 Mess. Brizzee and KimbalI from Kirk land, Geo. BangEart of Chino. Cha-. E. Ge nung Of Peoples Valley, and b. R. Poland ot Big Bug, are in town.
 Juan Robles presented himself before Judge Moves this morning, and plead guilty 10 an assault on Mrs. Denina Dennis, and was by that officer fined thirty dollars.
 Ed Johnson is in town from his new find near the Crooke mine. Ed thinks he has big thing in his late discovery, as he can sec several hundred dollars m the croppiags
 Sam Brownhardt has received the nomi- natioI for the Assembly in San Francisco. on the Workingnen's ticker. We all know Sam IS Al worker and his nomination must be in strict accordance with the platform of the pfuy.
 Belle Lynch, who publishes "Our Paper" at Oakland, pTeiends to be independent in the political faith, but a perusal of her edi- forials convlnces Us that she leans to the Republican side of the house.
 There is to be grand total eclipse of the sun in California on the Huh of Jan, 1880. Mount Whitney, l52O0 feet above the sea level, has been selected by the scientific ob- servers as the most desirable place from which to view ''Old Sol" wearing, for shoIt time, the veil of earth.
 Captain Eagan, of the Commissary De- partment, has arrived in San Francisco on his return from the east. After a short s0- journ with his family in Oakland, he will ftlufu lD <lllLtua ata AfNN 'A9 GANN w Chief Commissary of the Department.
 Some large iron hoops have recently been manufactured by a well known represeniive of the Vulcan art, which he will keep on hand and furnish as necessity demands. It is easy 10 tell where they are to be worn. If the hoops are too large the heads will swell to them.
 TERRIroRIAL INDEBrEDSEss.-Ther are outstanding against the general Fund Tor 1878 and 1879, one hundred and for'y- three warrants, amounting to sJ3,IOJ.45 and on ! the bonded indebtedness there are warrants out Co tIe amount of one hundred thousand dollars, making a total indebtedness against the Territory, which is on the increase, oi Sl57, ,769 45
 We were permitted to examine, this morn | ing. at the store of T. C. Bray, specImen | of gold ore from the mine of Nolan anc Brown on Groom Geek. which they have named the Golden Chariot. The specimen we examined seemed tC be Gt least one hall pure gold which is cersalnly good enough
 The widow Stelnbrook, who is is in dcs tituta circumstances, feeble in health, mind impaired, with several small children tu support. should receive aid from the County Cut down a few cxhorl'iiant bills rendered by a5le-bolied, healthy, robust men, f'I pretcndcd services, and apply remedy to inc destitute would be our policy. Major Cochraae is expec'el in Prescott on Friday from the cast He has recently been transferred from the 2nd Infantry t' the f2th, and promoted from Captain t' Msisr. In compan, with Lieut.. Kingsbury he witl proceed to Camp Apacfie where h' is to bc stationed and m command. Ihes' officers will leave Fort Whipple on Satur day.
 Mrs. Geo. W. Curtis, who went to Sai
 Francisco some time since for medical ad vice md attendance, is, we ate sorry to learn no better. in fact she is reported to be qulv
 i'll. and not able to be up at all. NIT. Cur'l
 will. il he gets no more favorable word Iron , her within a few days, go himself 10 Sai
 Francisco.
 . q F Bowen. one of our energetic busl
 mass men. hss returned from his Bradsha'
 trin. and is much pleased with the haiieI i,1 outlonk in that section. NIT. Bowe f ba1 inc misfortune to lose his horse, ny tn $ unexnccted demise of the sGme, at Paiac l station. Nothing daunted at a small triil
 nf that klnl, he harnessed himself up sinole rig and footed It into town. f R,sE BrLfiox. -Eightcea tars of bas e ,,,iIion from the Agua Fria Smelter cam - m tbis morning to F. W. Blake, belongln in tbe Peek Mining Co, weighing l'o
 nounds. This bullion has been made U
 Mr Symes at the Agua Fria from galen ' ores found in the Peck mine, Whlch co Soi ' 7 taiped too much lead to mill closely. lh U ia merely sa experiment, which, Ii II proV' J successful, will be reposte'l'
 MEXICAN WAR VETERANS It no" Hl
 ,ooTs from information received from Ezi p French. Second Auiitor of Treasury, th' ], v,.,erars of ,re Mexican war are to rtcei' 1, o,iv ,hree moHth's back pay. For me oe' :, ea, of these win. are not familiar wi'h U
 mode of proOedSFe to obtain the au'ou
 3ue we yitl in our weekly issse. .print u n ,,rorsr form. which caa be filled out at ,e The claim sent to the Second Auditor ai payment
 ~ The sn B." Supervisors of Iavapai . cou @ .l ,v have awarded t6e contract Tor turns
 ;1c sixty cords of wood fo' i'.e use "i U
 conrt house and iail to Mr. Nell. fhey y s' s- .xam,ntd the biI of Joseph h' w,