The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-01-03
TUESDAY.

 about completed and will soon be started to running.
 Judge Alex. Harris, of Peoples Valley, came up yesteriay, and reports very little snow on the ground in Peeple's anu none in Kirkland or Skull Valleys.
 It is reported that John A. Lavoie, of the Tiger states, is about to assume the man. agement of the Gray Eagle stables on Gran Itc street.
 The California stage was little behind time in arriving las, evening, on account oi bad roads. Itbrought but one passenger.
 The members of the Legislature from the south have not yet gratifcd us with sight of any of their manly forms. They will p7oO- ably be dropping in upon us between now and Monday next.
 Oa the 20th of December, 21 bars of silver passed through Yuma enroute 10 San Fran cisco; i7 of which were from YavEpai, and 4 from Mobaye.
 Wm. Hamilton and family, y,who have been keeping the Kirkland Valley station since the first of last August have given up the place and are about to emmigrate to the GiIa and await there the arrival of tie iron horse.
 The Bon Ton Restaurant, next door north of John Raibles brewery, is undergoing improvements, and will be opened up for the public on or about the 2d day of Jan uary.
 There are quite a number of applicants for the office left vacant by the death oi Bayard Taylor It is more than likely that Gov. Mccormick of Arizona, will receive the appointment of Minister to Germany.
 New Mexico polled nearly l9,Oo0 votes at the late election in November. Wonder how many Arizona will have when she has attained the respectable old age of New Mexico! Otero xas elected by about 1000 majority over his adversary, Benito Baca. who belongs to the Democratic party this year.
 Judge Silent has secured the services of a competent reporter to be here from Cali fornia, ready to be in attendance at the next rerm. January 18th The gentleman is mentioned as a very competent phoao- graphic reporter, an excellent newspaper man. and from what we can learn, will be quite an acquisition to cur town.
 In a laie Michigan paper we notice n list of names published as candidates for tine office of Collector of Customs at Port Huron, amoag whoiS. is that of |. S. Marshal C. r. Dake. of Arizona Although the office is worth at least Sl0,000 per annum, Major Dake has telegraphed to have his name withdrawn, as he would not give up Ari- zona life for any of the COllectorships, let them be worth what they may.
 Albert Behan. one of Prescott's brightest
 T. T q. Ia. T n present. from his father, of a nice horse md new saddle. Albert believes in train inp himself while young to the horse and cha SC. so that when he attains tie age of manhood. there will be no mistake about his competency to perform the duuos of the office of bberiff of Yavapai, of which hIs father made the best officer We have ever had.
 The chances are all in favor of a Radica heing elected in Pages District, while m San Francisco Horace Dayis stands very good chance of succeeding himself. There i. no aisguising this danger. It Is living reality, and unless the Democrats and gVortingmen nni.e- .::,,'ir strenGth in the coming political battle the RaIica.s Nlli capture this State, and then We will realize when if is too late, ~ that in union there is victory: in division. defeat. -I" Common Sense" in the San Francisco Examiner.
 T:.e railroad from the Colorado river is run qiug towards the rising sun at thersteof mile t,sr day. and will soon be increased to one and a half. Sixteen hundred men are nov emplcyed by the Company. They mean busiEess by doing work and moi lobby ing around Washington, asking the Govern ment to do the work for them ia Tom Scott. of the Pacific Befoss Scott awakeno from his long nap, the Southcrs Pacific people will have spanncd the country from the Colorado to the Rio Grande with stroag iron band Progress and prosperity IS their watch-word.
 4 Virginia paper tells a story of young man who, crossing the Blue Ridge on foot, lost his way and wandered until night Afraid to sleep on the ground. he climbed large chesknut tree which had bccl i'ro- ken off by tLs wind, and, seeing that the hollow top was hlic,l with leaves, crawicd into IT. The tree proved to be hollow Co the roots, and the young Hssa Ycnt plump so the bottom. distance Of aoodt forty feet; 11le only aperture through whch he could breatie was a small hoie not larger than his hand Iie st once began to enlarge it by picking of fine wooJ with bis fingers. Shortly after darls, on the following even ing, he dug hls way out.
 We regret f0 hear compl; ints tLat Gov ernor General Lorne is putting on too much style at Ottawa. aping the manners of Eu- ropoan royalty, and using ceremonies which are tedious and meaningless. This is a urave error. and we cOur,eousiy advise tha yezng man DO, to be silly. lle married into a verr respectable family, but the Ca0sdi- ans dc Aut want Co br treated as lf they were of aa jpfeFiaT race. He should learn io unite dignity wita courtesy, as Lord hui- fcrina W. believe ihe scN corners mean we'll. but they are young and b-ge been accustomed to good deal of nonsense. Exchange.
 Michael O'Riuly of thc infamous Yuma Expi2dcr has been crying aloud about thc frauds perpctrated in that county % iho jtll of Novsm smber. whereby certain respectable -cntlemra Aege elected to county offices, and thrcatcsing bloody destruction Go ali through Spccisl Tr-r of the District Court Hcreis what the Sentinel. 8 reliable and well conducted journal has Co say sn 'hc pre- MiSes
 On Tbur.lav thc great election contest