The weekly Arizona miner., 1882-05-12
Local Intelligence.
SATURDAY.

taking two passengers-F. B. Ambrose and Mrs. Wm. Simmons.
 Three bunko men were ''pulled" in Phe- nix, last Wednesday, for feecing an inno- cent granger from the wilds of Iowa.
 The alleged discrepancy between the ac- counts of the City Auditor and Treasurer of Tombstone, amounting to S566, proved to have been a clerical error.
 Frank Walworth's team arrived this morning from Maricopa, eleven days out, bringing lot of assorted merchandise for J. l.. Fisher, and other merchants.
 The thermometer at Phenix marked 1O2 decs. in the shade the last few days, which fact makes the citizens think that "balmy spring" has turned into red hot summer.
 Decoration Day is the next legal holiday, and the annual custom of decorating the graves of our honored dead will be observed throughout the length and breadth of the land.
 A rain storm of short duration visited this section yesterday, and to-day the clouds are scuddlng threateningly over the mountain tops. The country can stand good drench- ing.
 The new Democratic paper at Phenix will make its advent on the troubled sea of journalism about the 1st of June. It's t" be an organ of the real simon-pure Bourbon element.
 It now turns out that the blood-thirsty Apache slaughtered near Contention was a peaceful Papago. enjoying himself Tn hunt ing jack rabbits and dinner, .nsteads of human gore
 Marshal Dodson walized couple of hi larious boys in blue of to the lookup this afternoon and left them there to mediate over the uncertainties and vanities of pay day jamborees.
 J. 4. Wright, agent at this place for the Black Canyon stage line, arrived by this mornings coach from Maricopa, lc2..ing none the worse for bis recent -'hold-up" near SwilliEg's ranch.
 CT. Rodgers came in Friday morning on the A. X F. stage from his Bill Williams Mountain ranch, and reports everything quiet at the new town of Williams The smallpox in that section has abated.
 Tuesdays election in Phenix resulted as follows: Mayor, Francis A. Shaw; Council man, (unexpired term), J. D. Monihon; Councilmen, (two years), M. w. Kales and J. T. Smith; Marshal, Henry Garnas;' Treasurer, R. F. Kirkland.
 In the District Court, yesterday after noon, Thomas Burke entered plea of ''not guilty" to the charge of assault with intent to commit murder. Court adjourned until May 10, when it will meet and be kept busy for several days.
 Geo.. T. Becker is up from his ranch on the Agua Fria, and reports that the farmers of that section have put in large crops this year. Cattle are in splendid condition, and everything points to prosperous year on the Agua Fria. Weather getting pretty hot.
 Complaints are heard on all sides about the number of desperate characters lnfestlng the San Francisco Mountain country. The latest exploit of these free and easy gentle men was to run of lot of mules from the vicinity of Parker's saw mill.
 MT. McDonough, of the A. & P. stage line, leftyesterday for Winslow where he will hurry forward arrangements ROW making to place daily line of Concord coaches on the route from the end of the track to Prescott. The company has been compelled to leave passengers behind on every trip.
 Among the passengers on the last stage from the A. te P. railroad were Messrs. F. G. Fisher and A. W. Callen Mir. Fisher returns after three months visit to the East bringing his son with him, Mir. Cal len, known all over this part of Arizona as s'Old Grizzly" has extensive mining inter ests in the vicinity of Walnut Grove.
 Mr. c. P. Dake informs us that the Lynx Creek shelter is now ready to commence ,perat,ons. The parties owning the Dos ris have contracted for the smelting of one hundred and fifty tons of rock from that Tiine, and have completed arrangements to lave the ore packed to the mili. A pack
 ain of sixty mules IS now on its way to l lAe mine. |
 4 new era has dawned on the commercial | in 5erests of Prescott in the transportation of frsight from the A. X P. R. R. to this town. | it is stated that the wagon road Is smooth | and the distance not so great as to Mari | copa, and consequently the time taken is less and the rate of freight lower. This will be good news to our people, who will not be charged so much hereafter for paper of | needles, because the freight is so light
 Hon. NJ. H. Sherman returned last night from his official visit to Mohaye county, He says that the Mohaveites are content sdly awaiting the advent of the railroad, 80 that capitalists can come in andinspect their vast mineral wealth. Business of all kinds is picking up. It is expected that the mill at Blackberry will De running before great while, and everything points toward lively time at that place. Mir. Sherman will leave for the southern part of the Territory next week
 The Prescott Rifles met last evening and completed the organization, with tea eX- ception of electing military officers. Hon. H. N. Van Arman was elected President; D. NJ. Martin, Vlce President; J. H. Car penter, Secretary, and c. A. Bray, Treasurer. young men signed the muster roll, and enough signatures will be obtained to-day to make the number requisite for -uli Company, when the list will be for warded to the Governor, and the Company at once be enrolled in the Arizona Militia
 We understand that some changes will soon occur in the management of the Tip Tsp mine. It is reported that George E. Webber will resign the superintendency of the mine onth first of June, and also that BIT. Brown, who has been foreman for so {, many years, has retired from that position [ and will remove te California. Both of ( these gentlemen have proven themselves to be competent officials, and Ill OUT inter- coarse with them we have ever found them f ,surteous and obliging. and shall regret |,