The Phoenix herald., 1880-08-27
Bill Blank again writes from
 the City of the North.
The Ball given by the Sisters of
 St. Joseph.
a Co-as-you-please En-
 tertainment.
@Mhat Lovely Eyes Doc. Aims
 worth has! Don't He?
REGULAR HERsI.p coRREsroSDENr-]

touuUdJ IuOlu1H5. %AitN% ti4N NO'ie taken in town are nearly worn ou from handling, by the readers of m letter. I have heard no dispute o the statements therein made, excep that the name of John Simmons, tn Democratic nominee for Publi Administrator, was not right-but was not far out of inc way, the nom inee was his brother Tom
 A good n my Democrats say tha they did not know there were s' many office holders on their ticket until Blanks letter called the atten ton of the public to the facts, ant now they say that it is all right, and that the only good thing about tho Republican Party. is their notions oi Civil Service, which makes it d poin fo keep good officers in service dur ing good behavior, or SO long as they are useful. How does that sound?
 The ball gotten up under the aus pices of the
 SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH,
 Came of last week as per announce ment, and was greit success The object was ia popular manner 10 raise some funds tJ fix up room in q com mfOrtable manner for the Occu- pancy of the parish priest, who at present is Father Deraches. The sum netted was about $290, enough 10 accompii sh the desired object i" good shape The performance Eass held in the theatre, music by the band from Fort WJIipple, tickets $f. The refreshments were iced lemon a1e at ten cents T glass, Ice cream at twenty-five cents per plate. It was a eo-as- s-You-plcase entertainment and evervboiy. that wanted 10, went and staid till they got tired. The s.heute fino" from Mob HIll" were not there, but soldiers and saiior%, Democrats and Republicans, Jews and gentiles, Irish and Mexicans, and their wives and sweethearts, (nr rtose of somebody else) were there in forcs. add there were no seven basxctsful of fragments afterwards Dicked up around the provision la bles either. The ice cram gave out about 1 o'clock, but perhaps
 SOME CHANTS IN sToMACHs
 WIG thereby prevented.
 ss 2 < ] dancing and it was well filed. When the sets were formed it was amusing 10 occasionally observe some lady take ia the situation at glance md slip out of that set into another, or, failing 10 find another vacancy into a vacant seat and whispering bc- hind her fan 10 her partner, say some thing which I imagine was 1T de clare Georgei did you sec that horiid Miss Bland and Mrs Blank in that setT' Or words to that effect. But the floor manager did not have to call out another couple wAutcd' moro than once for there were pier y who were not particular about triHcs and the racket went on gaily and wound up peacefully. Strange to eay there is no whisky mill within q quarter of mile of the theatre so tIat the little troubles that sometimes arise from too frequent visits to the bar room are avg ided here.
 It is to be hoped that benefit for the Sisters themselves, or their med icine fund. or clothes press, or some other item connected with their hos pital, may be had on the same plan before long. to give them assistance which they really neei- There is no institution in this country which has dene more good than the hospital of the Sisters of St. Joseph, CT which deserves as well at the hands of those benevolcntiv inclined. They receive the sick of all chased and denomina- tions, and have contract for the care of the
 INDECENT SICK OF THE COUNTY, At so much per head. Many sick or -,1s5si isia8, who has no relative or f2eies~sand in the country, has be- s<brourht from the mountains to the hcsoitaI, there to find the most te-sser care until cured and dis cAarged, or called on 10 pass over the range. and his mortal body was car rie1 out with his toes turned up. 1 cannot fully believe in the doctIine of the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary, nor do 1 care cent whether it is disappointed love, or a strong desire to do good that actuates the Sisters, the fact is that they are doing good work in our midst, and deserve our aid.
 My remarks on political proceed ings seem to have created less stir than my favorable mention of
 DOC AIKswoRTH.
 I knew, Of course, that handsome young Physician, of his peculiar proclIvities, must have some enemies, but had no idea that the mere men tion of his good qualities would stir up such perfect nest of detractors as it did All of his shortcomings and unwise deeds Of omission, emis- sion and commission, have been fully and freely cussed and discussed, for tncIast four days, and he is the ob- served of all observers whenever he appears on the street. At the auction sale of Col. Martins household goods ol Monday, one of the jealous "Post ladies" as we turn them, in distinc- ton from the Prescott ladies, char acterized the Doctor as a whiskey bloat-just because she heard another she say to third she-"What lovely eyes Doc. Ainsworth has, don't he? Well. his farewell supper wlll come oil tonight, and tomorrow away he goes with my benediction.
 Tn.
 EoHIEATIoy OF STEWART By the Republican conven ton was ratifie,, Monday evening by firing 100 shots of giant powder, and gave great Satisfaction to his party friends. inc Oally HERALD arrived this morning with the full report and was supplemented by Capt Hardy's verbal statement. The arrival of C. C. Bean home from New York chuck fall of railroad items on Saturday. and the bigsst thunder storm mixed with hail on Su1iay, which caused the biggest boom of th3 season il Granite Greek. are the only items of note since my last.
 YOu put head on my last weeks contribution, that you are accused of borrowing from the Expositor. but I have heard it stated that it will not compare with the head that will eventually be built on your cores pondensH if he. don't go slow with his c5I1meat1rie5 on Prescott society. all Of waic.Fia n1ts for yours truly.