The Phoenix herald., 1879-05-21
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

A project is on foot to open a swimming bath in Prescott.
 Ice was lately one-half inch thick in Prescott.
 The tax roll of Pima county is S2,- 100000 this year against $1,100,0OO last year.
 The receipts for licenses for the month of April in Yavapai county, footed up to $1,G40-
 The Miner wants the Western Union line extended to Prescott, and call upon the business men to join together with that object in view.
 A syndicate, composed of Cleve- land capitalists have purchased a se- rIes of gold and silver mines, num- bring 3S i'll all.
 Married-In Prescott, May 14th, 1879, by Chaplain Gilmore. MT. L. B. St. James to Miss Carrie Pine, both of that city
 Within the past two weeks the population of Pima county has been increased more than sixty from Tex SIS alone.
 U. s. Marshal Dakc has been noti- fled, that the contract now existing between Yavapai county and himself for caring for and lodging |. s. pris oners, will be rescinded on June lst.
 J.D. Cook, of Stevens dairy ranch informs the Miner that favorite COW gave birth to a female calf, feet 5ls inches high, measuring feet 71s inches around the girtII and weighed H- 1e1 fl,ic little giant !" Hercules
 Miner: It begins to lock as though Uncle Sam is preparing for any emer- gency that may come up, at least SO far as this Territory. is concerned. Some time since large cannon was received at Fort Whipple, and we be- 1icye other posts were used similarly with Whipple. This morning, an ther 12-pounder, q regular beauty, passed through town trailcd behind a large freight wagon en route to Ca mp Verde. The Indians on the plains in the early days called these missiles of war wagon wheels that shoot" These new guns may be called some thing else by our brethren who live south of inc Sonora line.
 The latitude and longitue of the following places will be of interest:
 PL0aeS I0f. Lon. Camp Thomas. .33@4 11O-2 W Camp Apache. 33=5O 11Oe2 E Hoag's agency. 331S 11OG15 w San Carlos .33S12 1I0e3O " Globe City. ......}3 3@30 110ej4 W \. Camp Grant. .. 32S33 11Oo3 E
 !Star: Judge Porter. of Yuma, has returned home from his Phenfx trip He is about the only federal office holder in the Territory that sleeps sound and grows fat on the rcsponsi Utilities of his office. It appears 10 worry some people half to death to hold office. Not so with the judge.
 The following supplemental Re port was made by the District Attor pey 0f Yavapai county and accepted by the Board of Supervisors today: "fSRa< osa fIIe 18th day of May 1879, 1 insfItnted ssIit against the late Dis tric4 Attorney Wcbber, for the sum of $5fSiE9, claiming that he was de- faulteT 4OE said amount. and claim ing judgIAent fos same against him and l1is boBdsmen r. ". Williams A. O. NSyes, and EdEaHd ". Wells. l also have sued iIiRs. for d@linqucn. axes due ssy him Sjr ais ,3ropertvt for the yeaF 1sfT55 asd iS7S
 Niner: Fhe Giia Valley never smiled in more tesiSseaideHt tseautv thPn at present. Ihe early and later Eains has eaused the land t0 assamc q garb Of rjeIs vtTddEe. aslA f<l5 aud near fields of grain. wheat ana bar 1ey giVe iIoiSsise of a;I abun6aat iIAT- vest. J-nsS summer t!iR Gila refused fo flow hy Florence, ard ag4icullu.ai inteTeSts. suffered thereby. in conse- queRce of q failure i'll irrizatioes fa, S'ilities. atlt tliiS season thefe is ahun- dance of w21cr in the FiTer and snAl- cations p1int tn fact that theIc w;s1 be no repitiafcp in inc mur9Aus1ng zTairrS Avai1cal sparkle in fae sun tight and ~'>qi:'f>. ias.J i5ic twinkle JJlG stars.