The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-01-17
THURSDAY.

A beautiful Buggy Robe for sale at Ben Viewers. janl5tf
 The first invoice of Buffalo Robes ever brought to the Prescott market are dis played at Ben Weaver's Ready Pay Store.
 janl5f
 Last night was the cOldest of the season.
 Mr. and Mrs. Shivers. from Chino valley, are in town visiting their daughter, Mrs. J. l.. Fisher.
 Under Sheriff Walker has settled with the county, the late Sheriff, Ed. F. Bowers affairs satisfactorily. Everything was cor rect from all sources.
 Jerry Hayward is to be Division Agent for the new Sub-Contraetor Walsh, on the Prescott and Santa Fe Mail line. for the Prescott and Fort Wingate division.
 John J. Chapman, who is under sentence of death, and who escaped from the County Jail last week, was brought Tn from the Peck last evening by officer Mulvenon, und placed in close confinement.
 We have received nicely printed pam phlet of the roster of troops in this Depart ment, commanded by General O. B. Viii cox. The work was done by Charley Ala bach, the headquarters printer.
 We were pleased to meet on the street, this morning. Capt. C. P. Eagan, the very affabe and competent Chief Commissary Officer of this Department, who returned last evening from Oakland, Cal, where he has been visiting Mrs. Eagan and his inter- esting family.
 X letter from C. L. ChriStinsen, of Brigham City, Little Colorado, speaks of four inches of snow at that burgh directly after New Years, but at the time of writing-date not given-the weather was warm, clear and beautiful.
 TIE DUDLEY HoUsE-Owing to the decease of Mir. Ed F. Bowers, who had bargaiaed for the property, the same has been taken back by Mr. Williams, and will be kept until further notice by the under signed. FRED WILLIAMS,
 JAMEs X. GUILD.
 Prescott Jan. 16, 1878. If Judge H. B. Udderhill. Land Agent for the Southern Bacihc Railroad Company, is mp locating new town near Maricopa Wells, on tho line of tho railroad, which is intended to be depot for Phenix, Prescott and all the central and northern portion of Arizona until other railroad connections shall bring the iron horse nearer to us.
 Notice.
 Parties holding claims against the McCrackin Consolidated Mining Company. are requested to call at saloon of F. M. Fisher, at once-where they will hear of something to their advantage. jl43t
 We print in full, to-day, Hon. I. NJ. Kirk patrick's speech delivered in the council January 14lh, on the fraudulent land grants in Arizona. The speech is pertinent to the question which is just now agitating the people of Southern Arizona Every person should read it. It contains much valuable historical information, and is rich, rare and spicy.
 Mr P. Thomas, of Pinal county. intro duccd very important measure Tn the Council yesterday, on the subject of asking Congress to establish United States Branch Mint at Florence in this Territory Perhaps the absence of Mint is more fully felt by Aiizopians than any other people in the United States.
 IMPORTANT MEAsURE-ITou. Pat. Ham, ilton introduced ID tbe House this morning. and had referred to tae Committee on Corporations bill to repeal the act ot the last legislature granting the right of way. exemption from taxation and other privileges to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
 TROY DYE FOUND GUILTY of MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.-The jury in the case of the People vs. Troy Dye, for the murder of X. N. Tullis, in the District Court at Sacramento, on the morning of the i1th inst. retired ten minutes before one, and returned twenty minutes alter one, with verdict as above. The Court fixed Jan. 24th, for pass ing sentence of death up~n him. Creed Havmond made a powerful appeal for sympathy for his client. and tried hard to show him weak and irresponsible, but the jury failed to see 1t. Ander-ons triat began on the 18th. Lawton is still at large.