The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-08-15

PsfxrIsc THE FExcE-A Lnng, whr nas charge of fae Couaty prisoners. aud Nafshal Dodson, who has charge of il,e Village CSiaissose. are out with their force to-day. painting fhe Plaza fence. By the var, Longs profession Is that of s psinier. and it comes ia just rignt to have him .srr- seer of tlse Ils. The color. adopted. ,s spnt- les white. which gives sLe premises an air s.f elesniiaess and puniy that Is really re- freshiug.
 THE WALKING IATcH The tuenfx- eight hours waik, befweea M.sore ansi T,.l,fa. for $50 side and the balance of gate money, after paying expenses, Is fully made np and tAe mercy deposited with tar Bank of Arizrna. What ever may be said of other fssiebes- this one will le .f0g blooa" and witch ever scores the most miles will walk "n wiih ibe baggage. They are both am vitious and ~alk mere for the name of winai-g 'hsn E,r the Amsunt involved. They ~iil do their level besr.
 c. T.. Mcchntock, boss of the phenIx Herald. arrived in Prescott by C. :. S Co.'S stage this morning. looking fat and rugged as p1iar bear, and twice as fsrociosis, though he comes fram the aniipsdss. inc sEead of the Eoxen north. Me. rot only endares, 5ui enj ,ys, snd thriyes upon, hard work, hot or cod weather, Il matters no. to hirl. The fact is, he is irrepFcs-abts, and it is tune and eifuft thrown sAay 10 try ta Fepress him. We understand that be is about to inereass tie Herald to uaily.
 The Star Stage line has new advertise ment in today issue. which it will pay tho frafe'ing pubIic 10 read. Tt will be sesn tfat 2assengcrs i'ound East eAn save me and $50 in money by taking this route, shieh Is sfockes up to fifst class staging all the way 10 Santa Fe. Gaoa stages take YOU theEce to the railroad and io eight days from ih~ lime you leave Prescott you sit dosn in Chicago or st Louis with liberty to go where you please st cheap Eastern rates
 DIED FROM THE EFFECTS OF PoIsoS OAK. "A Iitli daughter of Mir Goodman, of Wal. Bui Greek. became badly poisoned with poison oak last week, and being told hy some ofhsr associaics that cure could be effected by eating the plant, she ate some and growing worse, medical assistance was summoned, bet the poison hau taken toa deep bold upon her system tn be Hrresfed, and she died three or four days ago. Her name was Ida Goodman. and Was about l2 or is years of sge.
 VERDE FLoRA.--A rare flower "a the gresrn rose. 'sverde fora" fne specimen of which Is now fciI blown in the conservs- tory of Mrs. W. W. Hutehisan, on Coriez street, The bush is quite small. having beeu imported from Pennsylvania this sea son. ana, as yet, bn, one i,ud has appeared, bat that was perfect and has opened besuii- fully, bringing out perfect flower Of fair ize. and as green ss green can be. Oi course there are more showy blossoms tobe seen h almost any garien. or in the wild woods, hut as a rare and curious flower it is alone In this part of the world and has no 
 THE WALKING MArcH.-It having been around town that the contestant in the hoore-Beban walking match were only interested tn the affair to the extent of the gate money, well known gentlemen of Prescott called at the MINER office to-day 1 and requested us to state that the prize l money Is now on deposit at the Bank of Ar ] Izons, and showed us the following receipt | from that institution.
 PREscoTT, A. T., Auo. 14. 1879. |
 RECEIVED from John Moore and C. X. | Behnl, me hundred dollars, to be delivered | 10 wiDner of walking match of Aug. 16 and l5, 1879. BATK OF ARIZONA.
 MATT. F. LARKIS, Teller.