The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-08-05

young beoIJie Ol Doth stAcs lotu At Uonh
 to good music.
 Mir. and Mrs D. J. Marr. of Verde valley,
 are still feeling pleased over the birth of a
 daughter, making the third one in that in
 teresting family.
 A little child of Mr and Mrs. Wm. Rob-
 bins died today of whooping cough. This
 is the second child that they have lost by
 the same disease.
 The members of the Prescott Bar met
 this afternoon and fixed calendar for the
 adjourned term of Court, which IS to meet
 here Monday next.
 The first Monday of April and the first
 Monday of September in each year, are days
 for commencing terms of District Court Ill
 Mohave County.
 Arizona Railroad Mail Service is getting
 no better, fast. Our people feel thls and
 wonder why 1t Is that small washouts have 1 kept back Eastern mails for six and seven 1 days, consecutively.
 | Refreshing showers of rain came down
 on Prescott and vicinity this forenoon. Aug
 ust has been, most generally, our wettest summer month, so there Is hope for great
 many heavy rains this month.
 This collection day started in little too damp for anything like a thorough running down of debtors; still, bills were passed around from under umbrellas, and money
 went from one to another pretty freely.
 Our brother typo, G. H. LaBerteu, is de- lighted with the beautiful mountain country at the head of Hassayampa Greek, about l2
 miles south of Prescott, with its shady groves, cool water, wild berries and rich mines.
 The new I2x24 stone powder house for merchants of Prescott, will soon be com pleted. Jake Hinkle and Philip Richard son have done most of the work. The town. We think, will not be in danger should thls new powder house ''go of
 The proprietor of the O. K. Store, West Prescott, received a great many cases of new goods the past week. He keeps fine assortment of groceries. provisions, liquors, tobaccos and many other things. The prices are pretty satisfactory there
 Steve Breom, one of the best of men, keeps at Williamson valley, the best station 1t has ever been our good luck to stop at. He is fully prepared to entertain all who may call on him. All animals entrusted to his care will also be well treated.
 J. W. Ambrose and George Connell ar rived here a few days ago from the Walnut | creek country, have been having good times with their many friends and would now like to have 1t stop raining SD that they could re turn home to their tlocks and herds, crops, l etc.
 The residence of Mir. and Mrs R II. Bur mister, West Prescott, is now undergoing complete repair preparatory to Mrs. B. return from California. NIT. Goo. S. Porter Is doing the paper hanging, ornamenting, etc, while Nlr. Long attends to the grain ing,
 MT Rhodes. just from the san Francisco Mountains informs Us that when NIT. Price Behan was recently there, he purchased great deal of wool for C. r. Head x Co. Frank Harts spring clip was upwards of O. ,Oo0 lbs Hills sheep are now being shorn of their wool.
 Whooping cough. which has prevailed here during the past two or three months, has caused the death of another child-the bright little daughter of NIT. and Mrs. Geo. H. Tinker. This makes the fifth child that has died here of whooping cough this sum- mcr. The disease, it Is said, has about run lts course here
 President Garfield is doing nicely, so the health bulletins assure the country. Would be inntators of Guitteau are cropping uphere and there from crazy lodges of humanity. One of these no-account fellows wanted to practice on the Governor of Maine. An other went around Albany, \. I., pros pecting for Gov. Cornell.
 Col. Redwood Price. |. <. A, command ng Camp Hualpai, arrived from the front on military business. The Col ,nels numerous friends here are always pleased to see him, not alone on account of last services against Indians, hut, also, for lis good looks, afability and general good nature.
 For instance you would like to purchase a watch. or chain. or gun. or rifle, or pistol, or liamond ring, or anything else. just sendthe xpress charges to Uncle Harris. He will end you four or five of the articles you wish 0 select from and you can return the bal nee, or return them all If they do not suit -ou.
 An Eastern gentleman, who called at this tice few days ago, was impressed with the iea that money could be safely expended in a Prescott: It would not surprise us if, in idle of month, responsible parties will be lere, selecting grounds for hotel, which Is me of Prescotts s greatest needs, now that he railroad IS coming right along. {
 Our fire brigade-or portion thereof sas out Saturday afternoon last, washing martins out of nests they had constructed nder the caves of our SD ,0o0 Court House. i'm Dodson guided the nozzle; the experi- ! nent went to show that the brigade can hrow large streams of water over any house n and around the Plaza. 4 portable en- inc, to work one of the four pumps, would e a good thing to have Ill the town.
 Yesterday, Sunday, was pleasant. Many ( iere the vehicles-laden with people rhich were driven into the country. A pic ic at Cloughs orchards. about five miles I orth of Prescott. was very much enjoyed " Mrs Mitchell. Mrs. Marion, Miss Oliver, iiss Banchart, Messrs. Oliver, Allabach, Reno and others. The visnds were excel .nt. as were MT. Coughs apples, plums nd melons
 MI>ING NoTE,-A new ledge recently iscovercd l2 miles south of Prescott by h. Craig. Is sad to be rich in silver.
 Miners of Black Hills district, now in \ own, show very rich pieccs ot gold, silver nd copper rock.
 MT. Warrington reports fair progress of lIuing matters on Groom Creek / (. C. Beans copper prospects, south of 'radshaw Mountain, are very promising, = Yesterday. as R. !. Atkinson. of Iron