The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-04-08

Col. Price, of excellent judgment in tn
 management of military affairs in an India
 country, is in town from Camp Verde, wher
 he holds forth as the genial eOHnaaHdante. Tom Fitch, who has tried all the variou
 climates in the United States and Territc
 ries, decides that Arizona has the best, an
 therefore comes back to stdy. How long 2
 Rev. J. 4. Merrill, formerly of Prescott
 and an able theolOgian, Is now stationed a
 Fl Paso, on the Rio Grsnde, engaged in tn
 good work of the ministry.
 Geo Berry with his family has move
 back into the mountains south of Prescott
 from Chino valley, where he has been for
 year and more engaged in the dairying busl ness
 We hear good news for station keepers drivers and others connected with the Sta Line, and that news Is that Paymaste Hogue is coming over the line paying u all indebtedness This is as 1t should be or should have been long since. c. P. Head & Co. are shipping large quan titles of supplies to the San Francisco noun tain country. The destination for the pres ent is at Johnny R"gers' place, G mile from Prescott, to which point we believ' one and a quarter cent per pound freight i being paid.
 Hon. John G. Campbell has placed man, of his friends under obligations for a variet, of garden and farm seeds, including specie of grass seed, said to be very well adapted to this climate The MINER extends thank for the parcels it received of the many va rieties.
 N. Ellis one of our energetic and enthu siastic believers in Prescott, and in fact al Arizona, Is preparing to do a great deal o work upon mines in Centennial District There is rich mineral belt near Centennial which will attract the attention of capitalists so soon as proper developments have beer made. We hear of others who are also de. veloping mines in that section.
 We see by the Boston Economist that Hon. Levi Bashford had been in that city and was preparing to come to the Territory for the purpose of starting up the Tiger in a business like manner. One of the greatest mining properties, in all probability, on the Pacific coast, should be worked for what there Is in 1t, and that Is calculated to be millions.
 RESTORED TO LIBERTY.-Frederick w. Arnold, the mattrass maker, imprisoned on a charge of assaulting Mrs. Campbell, was brought before Court Commissioner Butler this p. m. on a writ of habeas corpus, and on application of his attorney, c. B. Rush, Esq, the prisoner was discharged, the Com 6nAfnf, hat hn held ht- any competent legal authority.
 USsUCcEssFUL-R H. Paul. J. H. Be- han, Earp Brothers and others, who went after the stage robbers and murderers, who killed the driver and one passenger near Tombstone four weeks since, have returned to Tombstone, after an unsuccessful scout, travelling over 1000 miles and fasting 10o hours. Their intentions were good, but their luck bad.
 Fish Commissioner Gosper and attendants left, well mounted, (Hambletonian stock) to-day, for Williamson Valley The Com missioner has large whale on hand and expects to deposit the sinner in large pond near Phil McDonald's old place, if suitable; if not, then in the placid waters near the head of the Verde, a place having attached to it many pleasant. recollections.
 Hon. John G. Campbell has shipped a large box of cotton seed, put up in small packages, to the Phenix Expositor for gra- tuitiOus distribution among the thrifty farm CTS of the Salt River valley, where cotton grows luxuriantly and puts forth buds pro- fusely of the finest fiber of cotton. This branch of industry should be generally adopted by Salt Riverites, as 1t would bring a revenue exceeding that of wheat or bar ley.
 SHELTER shelter of Messrs. Dake and Hughes arrived in town this morning and passed on. to Lynx creek, its destina- ton, where it is to be put ur. The ma chinery Is complete and will no doubt do good work, as it goes to adistrict full of rich ores suitable for easy smelting. Long since smelting mills, etc., should have been erect ed in the district and the mines made div idend payers, instead of assessment teaches on the pockets of their owners.
 INTEREST ON WAGoS ROAD BoNDs. Territorial Treasurer has this week paid and taken up the coupons for the annual inter est on the Gillett and Tiger mine, Tucson and Globe, and Florence and Globe wagon road bonds. amounting to S4 900. This wagon road bond business is one of the worst curses that Territorial Legislature ever left as a legacy to betrayed constitu- ency. very large per centage of the rev enues of Arizona now goes to the payment of interest on wagon road and prison bonds. The wagon road bonds have, in no instance, except, perhaps, the Agua Fria and Verde, done any general good