The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-04-02
Local intelligence.
SATURDAY

Potatoes are retailing at cents per pound.
 Ar. Jordan of lower Verde is in Prescott making purchases for his ranch.
 The various restaurants are preparing to give extra dinners tomorrow.
 The Chinese of Prescott have got the craze puzzle on the brain.
 Madame Mccormick went out on the San ts Fe stage last night.
 Two of Bryan's teams loaded at Curtis mill yesterday for Phenix.
 Mrs. J.. F. HaFgraye has fine phaeton and splendid horse with which 10 prOpel ii.
 MT. \. Ross shipped two loads of furni- ture, today, by fast freight teams, 10 his new home al Phenix.
 Col. Price is in town from Camp Verde. 1t was through him that Gen. Gregg sue ceeded in whipping the Apache Yayapais.
 We hear that Hon. Tom Fitch has gone with the exeursionists from Tucson to San Francisco.
 Mr. Sam Crozier, of Blackberry, first rate fellow, made q flying trip to our town this week.
 The latest political puzzle. How tc unite tbs Tammany and Tilden wings of the De- mocracy.
 Washington, March 1.-The bill remov- ing the political disabilities of Roger 4. Pryor was passed.
 \. E. Bowers, of Agua Fria, is in town. Mir. B. is preparing to plant lar gecrop this spring.
 Barley aad corn in Prescott are articles quite scarce, and 4ls cents per pound is asked fo. the se me.
 G. IT, Labortu is making valuable i'm provements on his Granite street property. IL looks little suspicious.
 The arrivals per Gilmer. Salisbury tS Cos stage were ". l. TlIr4il, Mr. McNally and Mir. Grant.
 VI Vanderbilt gives employment to 27,000 0meR-considerab!y more than the en- tire American army.
 Miss Pauline Markham sings at the Cath ollie Church tomorrow evening. Let there be fall attendance.
 Several geptlemen have arrived from Chi cago, and will take a look at Yavapai m lining properties. We hope the gentle men will look at some of our best
 Theodore Vigil with his train of three teams arrived m town to-day with barley, corn and potatoes ,cr the mercantile houses of Head < Co. and Levy & Co.
 Rutherford manages his express business in person and is always happy to behold the blue flag hanging out IL denotes four bit job.
 c. W. IIance is np from his Cicnega station. George would make competent person for deputy Census Marshal. and his friends would hkc 10 see him appointed
 James Baker has been in town several days from his stock ranch, Upper Verde. we'll ;his spring.
 The average citizen only works until 12 O o'clock at night Cn the crazy l5 puzzle, when inc reluctantly lays the machine care fully away to resume tue solving of the  problem in Jhe morning.
 P. B. Brannen & Co. have postponed the opening of their new stere until Thursday, April isi, in consequence of fresh painting and more time being required to put prem ises in order.
 James Daley has returned from Centen- nial district. He tells us Lat new super intendent has arrived from the States, and that a thorough prospecting of the Com panys mines is now proposed. He thinks well of the district.
 Geo. ". Coats, well known in this place. having resided here for several years, died in PhCnix on the 9th instant with pneu- mona. He WAS buried under the auspices of the Mssons, Of which order he was member. The deceased leaves wife and two children in California.