The Phoenix herald., 1880-09-17
CORRESPONDENCE oE TIE HERALD ]
PRESCOTT, A. T., September 9.

PRESCOTT, A. T., September 9.
 If you think there is no balm in Gilead you are mistaken. There is plenty on the head waters of Granite Creek-and so is honey dew, and the festive prospector, and the water spout, occasionally. The latter also occurs on Montezuma street-gener- ally about Il o'clock, F. M., ii this manner: When some inebriatc gets on the rampage, and is possessed with an insane desire 10 destroy his fcllow-men, the boys engineer hIm around till they get him under the caves of the porches along in Whisky Row, when q watcr-spOut, contain ing about d pailful, is almost sure to strike him, and it has got 10 be so | annoying to the victims that they charge Bill Blank with having a hand in the business, but he don't get his eyes damned any more for that, than writing the letters to the HERALD. Were it not that the con tract l have made with you seems to be giving great satisfaction to the
 READING PUBLIC
 Of Prescott, I should throw it up, on account of the unexpected influence it has i'll causing the use of profane language, but I see no method Of avoiding it, so long as facts make people lose their temper
 In politics there is always some fun, and this campaign promises 10 be very satisfactory in that line, and l must gather a few items for you from time to time. There is q Ger man here wh6 is most enthusiastic | cuss on everything he starts at. He 1 was long time making up his mind how to jump III politics, but l finally joined the Republicans, and ! at once got up a big canvas sign with i the legend, M- ". Stewart and M ! H. Sherman, in letters fifteen inches | long, upon it-and has it stretched | up i'll front of his place of business. | IL is fifty feet long. The two parties | have each a club and reading room, | and every Saturday night the local | talent spreads itselfin speeches, some | of which are simply immense in sev- eral respects. On the evening of the ! 4th inst, one of the best Republican | speakers addressed the club at some | length, going into National affairs, and the 'nigser" queetion with a will. Getting warmed up to his work, or with his work,
 HE PULLED OFF ITS COAT, As though he would go to q log rolling, and put in his biggest ticks for an hour. Several of the Repab- i l=ai3 csi4 s5fi ii4s7ass A l lo and in their talks have made some hits that brought down the house. The Republican club have glee club composed of four male singers two of them, Messrs. Carpenter and Dauphsn, being professionals who came to Prescott, with the Pinafere troupe, last fall They sing for a salary, and are engaged for the sea : son, which lasts this year until Nc vcmber 3d. The Democrats have done but little in the speech line, and have 10 singers, and it makes them kick 10 see the crowds go 10 the other club. Tuesday evening, the 7ih, Judge J. \. Rush, the great gun of the Democratic party here, talked to the club in his own way for long time. His nephew, Chas B, Rush, nominee for district attor- ney, the present efficient reporter of Inc Supreme COurt, and recorder of the village of Prescott, is tic Judges and the boys say is highest is to see
 MY NEPHEW, CHARLIE" Elected, and that to secure that end, Is figuring with Republicans, and willing to make any bargain with hem to get votes for Charlie. The of the Democratic nomi- lees is said to be Wilkerson, the present county recorder, and he don't yield up anything for the benefit of the party, except whisky, and steals off slyly on his electioncering trips alone, and does all his talking single handed. His example has been fol lowed by others, and complaints are made by some of the lesser lights that the nominees for the best offices are playing each one for himself. and not doing much for the ticket.
 On the other hand the I{epubli- cans arc working for the solid ticket, and their nominees for sheriff, treas urer, recorder and probate judge, are in the field together, canvassing the county to the best of their ability. the 11th. they, assisted by the candidate for district attorney and one for the Legislature, are ad- l vertised to talk at Tiptop. To me, an unnaturalized Blue-nose, these blarsted election tricks are very and 1 can look at the per formance with no jaundiced eye As 1 am a Mormon also, the fact that the dedication of a church, Quilt for the immersion Baptist,) last Sunday night, gives Us five churches in Pres colt now, does not open the doors of Heaven any wider for
 Yours truly,
 BILL BLANK.