The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-12-02

Young people 'stemperance meeting at tn,
 Baptist Church on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 2:3( P.
 A sharp shock of earthquake, lasting iv, seconds, was felt at Hollister, Cal, on thu 1 26th, inst.
 c. F. Gustafen from Graham county called upon us today, and subscribed for the MINER
 Three large trains arrived in town to- day direct from Maricopa, loaded with goods for our merchants.
 The Mcbride case went to the jury this afternoon, but at the hour of going to press had not agreed upon q verdict.
 Mir. Chalfee, telegraph operator, arrived yesterday from the southern portion of the Territory to take charge of the office at Whipple.
 Sam Baer, fer several months with Dan Hatz, is quite sick, and had an operation performed on his throat yesterday after noon.
 Frank Murphy has located another bo nanza on the Hsssyayampa. He calls 1t the Silver Tray It is silver ledge, and eigh- teen inches wide.
 Mrs Eugene Aram, formerly of Prescott, arrived in Tucon Monday morning enroute to Tomhstne, where her husband Is engaged in the practice of law.
 Col. Mccormick is in Tucson. Before he leaves the Territory he had better give Northern Arizona a call and examine her many mail irregularities.
 Dr. Kendall received yesterday large stock of drugs and medicines, reaching Prescott from San Francisco in the re- markedly quick time of sixty days.
 The Phenix Gazette is authority for the statement that party of gentlemen waited on Gosper few days since and advised him to retire from the Gubernatorial contest.
 Charley Wurth, We hear, is making lots of money at his Chino valley station. This is good news to his numerous friends in Prescott, who wish him all the prosperity imaginable.
 Have our amateurs given up the holi day performances. We are in hopes that they will come forward and give us Pima fore, or some interesting play to pass away the long evenings.
 An advertisement in New York paper reads: "Wanted-a compOsitor; one who uses neither tobacco nor rum." So 1t would appear that in some cities compositors act ually use these vile things. It doesn't seem credible.
 Mir. Kimball, who left here some time ago for New Me1ico for the purpose of re- porting on few mines III the Black Hills district, in which he and others are in- terested. has returned, and will proceed at cnce to that district.
 Abe Prather, clerk at the Post Traders at Whipple, met with quite serious accident yesterday He was lifting barrel of whis- ky from a wagon 70 the ground, when by some mishap it fell on his foot, which was mangled horribly.
 Gosper advertises in the Citizen for acom- | petent man to take charge of the PheniI Herald. He has already made one change ! since the death of Mir. McClintock, and it l appears from the advertisement that he Is ! lssirous of making another. Reckon the | do not tackle kindly unto John.
 The Occident mine, in Tonto Basin, was ,old few days ago by John Mankin, the owner, for $500. The ledge Is silver bear ng. fifteen feet wide, and is spoken of as being very rich. We hear that the pur- ;haser has since been offered SIC, 900 for the 1 but refused to sell.
 We clip the following from the Phenix iazette Of the 18th: John. H. Marion, # Prescott, has ordered the material for new Democratic paper in that city, and l imcs are apt to be pretty lively at the apital the coming campaign.
 4 year ago West Prescott had not store, ,ut, in stroll last evening to that vicinity, ! ye were surprised to see the rapid improve nemts that have been made in the way of ,uilGing, both in dwelling and business . louses. IT now supports one church. twp ,kolesale and retail grocery stores, Dough rty and French. boot and shoe store. Col i, nan s, a blacksmith shop, stable, two board ng houses, and saloon. Scott., all of hich Go lively business.