Arizona citizen., 1879-09-27
hsns fron1 ths Phenw Paoers.

HS''o HCAH us FHSHfN TdOSiS Upon request of citizens, the town cicrk of Pheuix has made a statement moving the financial and other condi lions of the town. We summarize as follows from the statement found iu ihe Herald:
 Phenix is located on the north bal, of section S, T. N. R. E. Total mum Der of blocks, 9S; total number of lots, l,l4S. One block has teen donated to the town as public plaza; one deed d 10 the county Tor court house pur. poses, also two lots south of court house plaza deedcd 10 the NJ. E. church ~Outh; one lot in block tO Catholic church. Block 92 has been deedcd to school district No. l for school house purposes. Blocks 55. 56, 51 and ,. have been and are uOw used by the town and county for 8 grave, ard.
 There yet remains unCecded outside .Of tle graveyard blocks, eight blocks .ut 9l lo's-two of the lot, being four short lots Tn addition to these unsold blocks there are three lors-lot : in block S2 and lots 10 and l2 in block Gf not yet disposed of
 The amount or money received from the sale of lots since the organization of the town is $j.I37.
 The amount expended for all pur poses-S4SS150
 Amount in treasury, S3i50; amount due for unpaId property, S15; amount in hand of Probate Judge. subject to order Of the Board Of Trustees, Sl40.
 The town has nine miles of street .ditches Go keep open and clean, and has put m during the past 5 months. 36 pllnk fumes at street crossings. No officer gets pay for his service ex- ccpl $2O per quarter that the Board glves is clerk.
 ITEMS from the Phenix Herald of Eth inst:
 The celebration of the e9th anuiver sary Ot Mexican Independence Was observed by our Mexican people last night by fireworks and dances.
 Last week the EUlturc mill turned out enough gold Co Na, uti the claims Ot the CcrrU GJrdJ Freight Company, and leave a balance on hand. The deputy sheriff brought down some thing in the Hei4h51rhoud of $4OJU. The mill is now running nicely.
 At Tempe last Monday morning about two o'clock a barber named Mar tin Was shot and instantly killed by a Mexican, who after the killing stole two horses and with a companion cs- capped. The only papers found OF the murdered man was q letter rom bis sister. RlsgG1 Martin. dated at Riucon, New Mexico.
 Francis A. Bashfori has commenc- ed i've suits against Mary WoOlsey. admiuisiutriX of the estate of King > Woolsey, deceased for foreclosure Of mort cnge. They aggreg gate $3,50U with interest The same party has also commenced suit against smith. Wool SC, < Co. for $jO1O and one agaIu>t Gus. CLcuwos.L for $iUUU and inter est.
 From ;he Herald oc the 20lh:
 The Herald will appear daily ou and after Oc,Ober !. The editor mOdcstly says Uni, step is taken iu order Co fill a want long irlt in the Territory for d good aud trustworthy daily news paper, aud iu the firm belief that our efforts 10 raise the standard of jour nalism in the Territory will be duly appreciated by our feliow-ci;izcu>, and their support given accordingly"
 Rev Adams, Of tue NJ. l. Church, arrived today, will preach tomorrow and leave for Tucson on Monday, his wife accompanying him.
 \ gold vein hats been discovered if teen miles north of PheniX, th, ore of which shows considerable gold.
 Mir Allen, of the Tiger mine, re- ports 2yJU tons Of ore on the dump.
 From The Expositor Of the 10th:
 The public schools will open next Monday.
 Forty thousand pounds barley have just been shipped from PAcuiX to HardyyiIle.
 An Order of the Improved Red Men is organizing Thirty-Oue members have enrolled their names.
 Horse-st,ulin is an industry carried on in tine valley to considerable extent
 A report from the Vulture by a miner employed in the mine, says there are between 4J1 anl GOO tons oi ore on thC dump, that will work Sl6 to S24 per top, but is not hauled a present, owing Co Jhe fact that the ore in the mine k so much richer and SO easily extracted.
 \ few Ci our citizens are agi,aliug the question oI fencing the public plazl, preparatory tU planting and brautifying the same.
 l. is now generally sad that au effort is being made to have the men who hung Keller and McClosky ou the 22d of August indicted by the ncA, grand jury.
 We have no, the exact figures Of our county indebtedness at hand, but all admit that i; k more thaa S1o,O00. A correspondent, Uufricndly to Nor .mcuism. says that 70 lar a~ he Is ahl, ' Co learn the Normons of Arizona and : Tcxu~ are not pOlvgami-t-, at least nO : in practice. even if iu theory.
 Hoi1ge Items.
 Summarized from Mineral Park cor rcsDondeucr of the Sentinel:
 '