The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-01-21
SATURDAY..


 Steamer Colorado arrived at Mohave about the 12th inst, + days from Yuma.
 Mir Hamilton, Deputy Sheriff, cf Peoples Valley, Is in town.
 Judge Rush has returned from his trip to Maricoia
 James Stewart departed for the southern portion of the Territory m connectian with stage affairs.
 It is not wise or iudicious for people, at all times, to take up their neighbors' troubles.
 The s2OO diamond cross, which was raffied for last Thursday evening at the Cabinet sa- loon, was Wonby D. C. Thone.
 Bashford ,S Co received piles upon piles of fresh supplies for their mammoth store to-day. Go and sec shat they have is our advice.
 See adseItiselAeni of TonIkins & Jack sons saloon and lodging house. Both de lartments are kept III creditable manner and satisfaction Rill be guaranteed.
 { Nh. Douglas mining expert, has been out to the BLars Hills, with Hugo Richards and Mr. Treadwell, for the purpose of eN- aInining the copper deposits in that section.
 Our contemporary. the Prescott Democrat, WAS year old yesterday. Judge Tucker, its editor and proprietor, says It is in a pros porous condition. We wish 1t greater sue cess financially.
 Captain Thomas B,1nc. I2th Infantry died at Fort M"hAve, on the Ilth iHYt-, very susiAenly. We Si.I, on Monday. give our rs,ders a sketch uf his life since coming to the United States.
 The Hook and Ladder Company pr"lose to give on the evening of January 2Ist a grand lall. They have fixed the price of of admission at the lo~- figure of S:i, in- cludiirg supper. We expect to see all the young and "ld b.anS on hand, ~ith their sweethearts, tripping the light fantastic step to the muse of the Wl.pple Band.
 Hon. W H. Stllwell. Cf OgdensbuIg. St Lawrence comty. New York State, has been confirmed by the S,cate as Associate Justice for this Territory Judge Stillwell has been for some time the law adviser of the |. S. Collector of the port of New York He graduated at the Albany Law College m 1874, and has been SIX years at the bar Gazette.
 E. H. Weaver Is still making valuable i'm movements Oh his Ready Pay Store" The latest and best of which Is an addition to the north side of the same. in which goods, in cases, are piled in as to be easy of ac- cess at all times. Ben Is one of the stock holders In the company that is going to build railroad from Prescott to the Both parallel road, and, of course has full faith Ill this town.
 A would be, or peanut gambler. whc, in attempting to ''skI, without paving his bills, having about Si 600 with him, 1t being left by deceased relative, was collared little ways outside of town by the Sher- iii, yesterday, brought hack and made to pay. This should be 8 lesson to those who are in that line of bu5Iness, and We nope that the Sheriff will always be as successful m this case.
 Quite large crowd of sporting men were in attendance at the cock fight last evening. which was tLe mos. spirited one of the season, two of tlie games being killed. The Irish stag of Dan Thorne's killing one and the other killed by 9ung-hill. Ii seems that some of the sporting men were trying to ring m game on Th"rne's stag, hut in- stead of its getting away with 1t, the spunky little Irish stag knocked the life out of 1t, I,eing greeted by ringing applause. The bet ting on the two games was very high, and quite a large sum If money changed hands on the other fights.
 When It cuihos to making and ornament inr cake. o,Ir old pioneer friend, Dan Hatz. takes all the medals His latest effort is, in reality. work 4 art Knowing that a friend of his was about to take all upwardstep in Masonry, Dan set tn work and made for hin, out of cake, acompass shaped wall, cov- cred stb vines. such as he assures us cling to Inany an ancient wnll ul his native Switzer- land Embraced within the points of the wall IS a large. circular cake, frosted 80 beautifully that even a mouth like ours, which was made to take m cake, did sot wster after thisonC. No. 1t was too beauti- ful. We thought, for such a homely opening. But. to its description: On top of the frost ed roofing Is lady's slipper, a beautiful rose on the front of the sime, on which Dan has set square. compass and the letter ''G, all in the sweetest kind of material.