The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-01-31
THURSDAY.

! Mir Sargent has introduced bill in tbe
 Senate allowing Dakota to become State. Chief Justice French, who has been with
 us several weeks, and whose presence is al
 ways agreeable, leaves tomorrow morning l for Tucson.
 Prescott and vicinity, were again last night visited with q refreshing and well come snow storm. Five inches or the pure.
 white crystals covered mother earth at sev-
 en o'clock this morning, neal ly all of which
 has dissolved and disappeared at p. m.
 A Jew directs the public affairs of Protes-
 tant England; the most important depart
 ments of the Government of Catholic France
 are administered by Protestants. and the
 Sultan's Minister of Foreign Affairs is
 Christian.
 The case of J. Goldwater X Bro, vs R. C. Wood, involving the shipment and sale of some l9 bars of base bullion from the Kit Carson mine. has occupied the attention of the District Court since yesterday forenoon, and had nOt culminated at the time of gong 10 press to-day.
 The jury m the case of Miller Bros, ap- plicanis for a olscharoe rom their llabIli- ties with from $20,000 to $25,000 in their possession, were unable to agree and was therefore turned loose. The case will be tried over. This action, on the part of the jury. was net unexpected to some, from the fact, that one of the jurors was heard 10 sav, not long since, that these men were sue to get the:r discharge, or words to that effect. X good man 10 act as juror
 HoUsE BREAKER.-Some daring hero of h tramp order, this morning, between the hours of two and three, broke q window of the Gem Restaurant, gained entrance to the | kitchen, and from thence to the dining | room. After searching through the draw CTS of the dining room, etc, and fuling te | find any of the needful, he took his depart | ure by the same route that he entered. A | pistol has been procured by the ladies who | keep this excellent restaurant, and should | this infamous wretch return again, he may | find metallic substance unhealthy to carry 1 away.
 FROZEN AND BURsTED.-Judgc Cate ordered two barrels of cider from his old | home in New Hampshire. and has been looking rather anxiously for an account of their arrival at Yuma. but much to his dis. lnpointment received. instead bv this mail, letter from the R. k. Agt. It Omaha, saying they are there. frozen, the Jarre heads bursted, and the cider leaking put as fast as it tllaws. The Judge has de- iced to let the barrels remain at Omaha, md try 1t again after the thaw.
 SAD AccrDEET.-M Mrs Sarah Anderson, of pper Verde or Peck Lake, about the 18th nst, while standing near fire, had the misfortune to have her clothes take fire and ,early all burned from her person. Her husband discovered her situation and in an instant came to here rescue, but was un- .b.e to exiinguish the fumes, and as there yas no water in The house, at the time, he vas compelled to carry his wife to small ake of water, adjacent to their dwelling, ,eiore he was able to exlinguish the fire Mrs X. was badly burned, and died fr1m1 he effects of her injuries on Sunday night ast. We sympathze wiih MT. Anderson n his misfortune, which toak rom him devoted wife, and with Mi and Mrs. flaw ,ins iD the loss of loving daughter.
 THE PECK MINE.
 Mr F. W. Blake. the newly appointed of tine Peck Mine. returned Q town fast evening from the Peck Mine ihither lie went on Monday last for the purpose of examining Ibe mine, mill, etc. IT, Blake went thrOu gh the various tunnels, hafis and drifts, and is quite we'll pleased nth every feature of the present outlook he main tunnel taps the lead three hun red feet beneath the surface and runs in or he ledge for many hundred feet. From the lnnel. shaft runs down on the lode l15 get. thus, it will be seen that the Peck line las been prospCcted thoroughly for early 800 feet, at which depth it shows c good body of high grade ore. Men will e put to work by the foreman, Mr. Riggs. nd the main shafi extended to a depth of ,vcral hundred feet farther without essatiou. The recS has been payihg istitution since the first ore was picked up the grass roots, and 1t has been of greater encft to Prescott, during the last three , ears, than any other mine, industry or a IS tuition. in the county, not excepting [ and the Military. Under the ' lrefu and judicIous management of Mir. lake, we look for the Peck to do we'll ld the owners to become milliOnaires.