The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-07-23
THURSDAY.
Faster than deer-Dr. Tanner
 TiPtOp is now s61a and will 20 up to s9. To-day has been exceedingly sultry.

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 Tip,op is now s61s and will 20 up to s9.
 To-day has been exceedingly sultry.
 The best three -four;hs mile record ever m.de by trott.ng horse was that of KnIghi Templar at DerriOt July 2d, ll44.
 Julg. Howard would make good dele gate tO the Territorial Convention. Re ni mber this item, gentlemen.
 The badly taken--In some districts-cen- sus, shows Ysvapai county 10 have p"pu- iAtion of over 5000.
 There is but one thing harder than find ing iocsl news in Pfe,cori and that thing Is folding a newspaper in the wind.
 Col. whIicomb has bonded a mine in Crook Canyon and will sec what II contain. Such experiments IS just what lavsp-i county most needs.
 Mir. Taft, who owns good mine in Big Bug district asd is developing The same, left for the m ne this morning after a visit Of several days in town.
 The sunset views from Prescott comp re with those represented to be so grad and gorgeous in Italy. Dr. Tanner, We be lisvr, could hve forever on these evening charms.
 Republicans will remember that A meet ing takes place at Headquarters Haii th evening, and all who sffinate with the cause of tne party will please turn out to the rally.
 A meeting of the Republican Delegates to lhe County Convention, which meets on the 24th. Is called tomorrow evening al Headquarters Republican Cub. All the Delegates al, asked to be present.
 R-in every day is jus, what We have in Prescott. Who says Arizona is a dry coun try or q barren wastei We have more z aSs, pipe Ire ss and richer mines (don | m ,I"n gne pretty grls,) than any other state or re r,ory Tn the United States. Of rail roads we will soon have our share.
 Hon. Chas Silent Judge of the Third Ju- dicial District of Arizona. leaves tomorrow for q vacation and visit to his family in Cal fornia The Judge is just recovering from a severe sickness which has reduced him very much. and a htnge for \ short period we trust will prove of great benefit to him.
 That funny item in the Phenix Parrot about the chicken feed should be framed and sent as present 10 each of its 25 or 20 subscribers. Oh, how funny It Is "Victuals" is an excellent word, and no brain could have conceived such another. save the Egyptian mummy oi PhcniN.
 Hons. A. F.. Davis and W. II. Hardy staunch and sound Republicans of Mohaye county, are in perfect harmony with the cause of Repuc.ican urganiz 'ti"n. They will. this fAl. pull of their coats, roll up their sleeves ana go into the,fght with de termination to win. Let others follow suit aud there wlil be DO danger of defeat
 CoCRT CoNMIssIoNER.-Juig Gideon J. Tucker, this morning, resigned the office Of Cour, Commissioner of the 3d Judicial D S trict of Arizona, and, at the earnest solici- taiion If Judge Si eni, T.J. Butler accepted the appointment. temporarily. IL IS not a position of profit, nor one of much honor, and consequently IS not sought after.
 FIrCH IN MISNEsOrA.--ElseW Where W. publish in full the speech uellvercd by HoE' Tom Fitch. at the State Convention held at Minneapolis, Minnesota, upon the occasion of the nomination. Of MT. w D. Washburn for Congress. IL is good reading and will be more readily perused by our readers, from The fact that he was formerly reS- d mt cf our town.
 Chas. c. Ely and Richard ". Merring- ton, from New York City, arrived n town this morning on their way 10 Cerbat, Mo Lave County, for the purpose ot looking at-
 Al. have q quartz mill fol Mohave County but propose first to take a look at the situation and select a proper location for Its erection. They leave for Mohave County tomorrow.
 S.E. Miner is in town from Big Bug and informs us that considerable prospecting and developIng of mines Is the order of the day in that section. The Bell Is showing fine ore and has on the dump '5 tons of very high gra 1e rock. The mine purchased by Mir. Taft, of Wisconsin, has a shaft down 7j feet showing brittle silver in consldera ble quantities This is good property. Their are many good ledyes in the old Big Bug district which arc now being pros p ,cted.
 \ CHARACTER.-Th is hardly town of any magnitude in the United States, ana more especially this applied 10 the Pa eff, Coast, but what has its local character. Prescott is more fortunate. It has two or three There is is probably hardly per son but what will remember Jimmy Be hind the-Stove. The gentleman in question fell from grace many years since, and has been hanger to the public generosity for liquor and food since his downfall, u7- til quite recently, when he was given quarters in the County Jail. Once within cap" were cut off, and Jimmy became to- tai abstinence man. He was released from prison life, and immediately departed for the rural districts to become an honest granger snd straight out and out Repub- iicsn. Prescott has lost "a character