The weekly Arizona miner., 1882-08-25
Local Events.
TUESDAY.

Business in the justices courts is not very lively.
 Native melons are getting quite plenti- ful in the market.
 If the present rate of traveI.keeps up our stage men will all be bonanza kings
 Master Grant Randall, the wide-swake carrier of the DAILY MINER, is on the sick list
 Yesterdays rainfall measured nearly half an inch. To-day's downpour will probably exceed that of yesterday.
 The peach crop at Phenix is very large this year. and it is probable that some of the fruit will % to waste. A cannery is consequently talked of.
 high old time was enjoyed at dance on one of the lower streets few evenings since 4 full dress suit consisted of 6 handkerchief and a headache.
 The rate of taxation this year in Ysvspai county is SS 25 on the hundred, or 50 cents less than last year'A The collector gets six per cent for all amounts collected.
 Brother cureten, of the Alta. has cut us of his exchange list. and there n an aching void on our ssnctum table. We mourn be- cause We ind it not Why are we treated thusly9
 Stock dealers predict that cattle will rule at high prices for a year to come. There will be less desire to sell this year than or dinArily because there is great abundance of fodder
 Burglars are getting in their work in Tucson. The number of hard characters who are daily vending their way toward Prescott from the A. & P. front, should put people on their guard.
 Ed Horne, who had the misfortune the other evening to fall into the cellar being excavatsd for Rabies ice house, spraining his shoulder and receiving numerous other bruises, is again able to attend to business.
 J. T. Simms, the railroad contractor, ar rived in the city from Idaho last night He ha. been looking over the chances for ob- taining work on the Oregon Shor. line Albuquerque Journal.
 John Kelly, the old violin player and singer, whose tuneful melodies have been listened to by enraptured thousands since the days of @. all up and down the coast, will give concert in Prescott on Friday evening
 The Yuma Sentinel man happened tC cali the turn on the late $. P, washouts. and now he cocks his hat on one side and advises the government to banisf ''Old Probabilities" to the land of th' whangdoodle, and give him ''sit."
 The Tucson authorities are making il lively for the proprietOrs of Chinese opium dens in that city. If some of our oficiall would take a spin through the Chinese quarters in Prescott they might be able tC collar few celestials and enrich the cit. treasury 10 a small extent.
 Yesterday afternoon one of Uncle Sam recruits sppeared on our streets clad il bran new habiliments, and proceeded to give them good ''wetting." This morning he was discovered in front of saloon minu coat, hat, shoes, and everything excep pantaioons.
 The rife team from this department tool their departure for the Presidio, California this morning At the Ptesidio the bes marksmen from the different department will be selected so compose the team to b. sent to Creedmore, to participate in the In ternat.onal rife match.
 4 gentlemen living on Groom Creei thinks that region has had more than it share of rain. The wet weather has proved very injurious to the potato crop, and h' says that if he were ten or fifteen year younger he would move to dryer country Yavspsis will soon have to be web-footed they want to stay in this section.
 H c. Casey came in from Pittman Valle, this afternoon, and reports the track lai' and engines running through that place to day. IL will take three or four days to con struct side track. etc; when the daily mai stage will run to that point, and the dail. connection of Prescott with the east, vi the Atlantic and Pacific will be complete.
 The Sentinel says: The Prison Boar met last Thursday with full Board pres ent The arrival of Mr Butfum has broker the dead lock, and the contracts wer awarded as follows: Beef, wood and pro visions, Ginocchio & Co.,; clothing and con tingent supplies, I. Lyons Drs. Taggar and DeCorse furnish medical attendance a the rate of si 600 per year.
 W H Taylor, agent for Wells, Fargo Ce.. went out on the X. X P. stage thi morning to Williams, for the purpose C placing " F. & Co.'S. Express line on thi route. Prescott people will in few day nave a direct express line through to tn East. as W. F & Co now control all tn express business on railroad lines west kansas City.
 The Albuquerque Journal thus speak of Prescotts new school marm: ''Mis Mary A. Snyder, who has for long tim been connected with the Albuquersu