The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-05-09


 Judge C. F. Cate, Prescptt's most talented J. P, has gone our to Tiptop. where he has thriving saloon business.
 Arviso's train arrived today from Ehren- berg loaded for Goldwater & Bro. and Her. spring the tobacco merchant.
 The following passengers arrived by Gil mer & Salisbnry's stage, yesterday: L. Jill son, P. s. vedder, W. W. Haskell, A. Will znsky.
 James Patterson, who went out with Hon. Gideon Brook, who is on his way to Calif fornia, as far as Phenix, left MT. Brook feeling quite well.
 Our Chinese population was out in force today, each bearing long pole over his shoulder, attached to each end of the same two large baskets containing vegetables of the celestial cultivation.
 To-day the sky is hay. the atmosphere suItry, indicating storm. We have never needed ram more than now, and it is to be hoped that good ''old soaker" will come soJn. Amen.
 Mr. webber, Superintendent of he Tip top Mill and Mining Company, has returned f ,m San Francisco and is once more at the h,.m of State.
 Nj. Goldwater, the old gentleman, ss q ne down to Maricopsville for the purp c of taking a view of the situation, anu and if proper inducements present themselves, he may start business at that place.
 Rev. J. W. Craige, will preach on to-mor- row, at 3:3O o'clock, in the school building, west of Miller's ranch, for the benefit of people living in that section and all others who may wish to be present.
 Messrs. Gilmer and Stewart, of the stage line between this city and the Southern Pacific R. R.. left yesterday for Maricopa- vile. They are busy fixing up mail mat ters on their line.
 We are pleased to learn that Hon. Gid. J. Tucker has concudel to take mp bis resi- dence iu our town. This gentleman has B national reputation, and has, unth recently, affiliated with the Democratic party and only left that party to join a more honest organization, that of the Greenbaekers.
 PARTY AT LEE's.-A host of people as- sembled at the American Ranch. last eve hing, and had a jolly good tune. The music. which was rather late, was furnished by the 18th Infantry Band, and was excel lent. The reere,hments were of sub stautial kind, prepared in Professor Hawk in's usual deiette style It was a success all the way through.
 Capt. Byrne's mission to Mohave County is to have friendly confab with Sherum and his followers of the Wallapai tribe. The Captain, undoubtedly, has more infu- ence with the Indians than any other man in Arizona. He has always kept his word with them anu they place implicit conf denoe iA everything be tells them.
 ED. MINER-Prof Vim. P. Blake. the eel cbrated geologist of New Haven, Conn, arrived here to-day in company with NIT. E. L. Plum, who is heavy New York cap italist They will leave town tomorrow in company with Mir. Treadwell on a trip of scientific examination. of the Vnlture mine. WEED.
 WIcKENBURG, May 3rd, 1879.
 Deputy City Treasurer of the city of San Francisco, W. F. Casebohm, after specu- lating with $20.0OO belonging to the city, and losing the same, concluded that his life was q failure and of little consequence, therefore. on rhe 2sth of April, with pistol finished up his earthly career by putting ball through his head, preferring death to imprisonment, etc.
 The Central Arizona Mi ming Company have several OK teams belonging to Genurg & O., employed, removing the machinery of the old vulture 40-stamp mill 10 Scy- mour. We understand that certain portions of this machinery. which are sound, are to be utilized and worked into the new 40-stamp mil now being erected under the careful and judicious management of their Superin. tendent, James D. Cusenbary, than whom a more trustworthy gentleman cannot be fosnd anywhere.