The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-05-23
Local Intelligence.
SATURDAY

New York State has population Of hye million and half. Mir Edward King, the we'll known writer and author has arrived in London. Mr. and Mrs. shivers are visiting their daughter, Mrs. J. L. Fisher. International exhibitions are BOW anoun- ced m 1880 for Spain, Mexico and Aus tralia.
 General Hawley formly sewers his con- iection with Hartford Courant on going in- to the new Congress.
 James Stewart is again in town watching mail matters in connection with Gilmer x sglisbury's line.
 Mrs. Belle Lynch, formerly proprietrees of the Ukiah Dispatch, intends to settle in Oakland
 Madame Patterson -Bonaparte was diso- bedient child. married king and died al millionaire. Moral--.
 c. E. Cooley, Lot Smith and Roman Lopes are candidates for Supervisors m Apache County at the coming election, June 2nd, 1879.
 There IS not single business man who comes from Tucson or Phcnix to this place put agrees that Prescott is much livlier than anything Tn the southern part of the terri tory.
 Mr. W. A. Fuller. who is interested m mining matters in Mohaye county, arrived per stage to-day and will remain in Pres colt several days.
 HAPPY.-A J. Mason is happy father, just as every married man should be. Mrs. Mason is at present stopping with her little daughter at Waterloo, \. \. Success to tho Mason family.
 Hon. J. II. Behan and hls little boy, Albert, arrived from the great metropolis of the South, to-day. The Pheuix papers wIli light on the great metropolis of the South as meaning Phenix.
 ARRIvAIs-Gilmer, Salisbury & Co.'S Stage, this morning, brought w. A. Fuller, A. B. Rurdlct. J. B. Wilson, Michael Gold water and Henry Goldwater. W. B. Hell lings came as far as Peoples Valley.
 Henry Goldwater, the business manager of Goldwater & Bros mercantile house as Ehrenberg. is in town, having met hls fntleT at trip with him to this place.
 This morning the atmosphere seemed heavy: clouds were plentiful and the indi- cations were favorable for rain, however, in the afternoon, the wind came along, broke up the clouds and sent them drifting toward the north pole, and the rain-well, it didn't do it
 Sheriff Walker returned yesterday from the Peck Mine, having served the repleyin papers without any opposition from MT. Brooks, the receiver. The mill Is shut down for the present, the engine only con tinuing to run for the purpose of keeping the pump running which drains the water from the mine.
 MT. Geo. BanghaTt drove two year old colt, which he raised, from his ranch Tn Chino valley, 10 Prescott, this morning, Tn little over three hours a distance ot "A miles. Mr B. Is quite extensively engaged in the raising uf stock and IS an excellent judge of horse-fesh.
 Spain is declaring against the amended navigation laws. The abolition of differ entisl duties on goods carried in foreign bottoms has been disastrous to the Spanish mercantile marine. At least that IS what the civil corporations of Spanish provinces declare to have happened, and they should know.
 Sylvester M0wry, at one time Lieut.. m the |. S. Army and owner of the Mowry Silver mine. Sierra, Colorado, Pima county. has been adjudged insane and sent to the Napa (Cal.) Branch Insane Asylum. NIT Mowry was a promising young officer 20 yeTs ago. aHe is now poor lunatie.
 The Salt River Herald says that the MINER, by applying some wholesome ad- vice to the parasites of the town of PheniN -a duty which should have been attended to by the Herald, has insultcd the good citi- zens of the valley and threatens to stop our paper. We know the people of Salt River far better than "Bubrof tte Herald. We know that many good and honest men do reside in the sunlit glory os the Salt River Valley, where can be found :he fairest fields of the land, and where is situated the in- iaht Colossus city of PhenIN. sitting serene | by the mightiesi river n Maricopa County. Gods last and best work, and that they will | agree with Us to the fullest extent. We dld no, mean to reflect On any save the parasites.
 Is HE CRAzYi-Davis, the painter, who hts Tecenti! Dteh UiSCuaa SSu AVih J"iii where he served out sentence for theft, yesterday encountered young girl about twelve years old in the alley betweeen Mon tezuma and Granite streets and ran after and caught her and dragged her on the ground. Her screams attracted peoplef from various directions, who ran to her rehefand | the old fend, seeiug them coming, made l his escape temporarily, but was caught l,y Marshal Dodson on the Plaza and lock cd up in jail to await an examination. The | mosl charitable and most reasonable con- ! structioa that can be placed uoon his con duct IS that he is insane. If insanity can not be established, be ought to go to Yuma for lie.