Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-03-29
From Wednesdays DA1Lr.l

Pres oilite& are sure of a railroad right away"
 Secretary Van Arman has been out on a mining expedition to Weaver District.
 Chief Justice French will give special term 10 the jail birds of Yavapai in May.
 The funerals of Mrs. Nancy Denee and the child of Isaac Oroz1a took place this morning.
 Mir. A. Asher left today to meet his family, which will arrive at Maricopa tonight.
 The public schools were closed this morning on account of the gen eral smallpox alarm.
 Ex-Supcrintcndent of Schools, H. H. Sherman, is the new A0jutent Gederal of the Territory.
 Scour up your biggest shot gun, and N hen you lake little gunning pasear go out toward San Carlos.
 The visits of lhe Miner to our ex change table have for some time bcen quite angeiic-fcw and far be- tween. Always short, eh?
 Rev. Windes, who has made his home among us for some months has gone to Globe, where he will en- gage in missionary work ia his church
 The new postal law makes the taking of a newspaper and the re- fusal 10 pay for the same q theft, and any person guilty of such action is liable to criminal proceedings, the same as if he had stolen goods to the amount of the subscription
 If General Crook would make f-w judicious changes among his commanding officers 1t is possible that there would be more Indians found than the troops seem to be able 10 discover now days.
 The Phemx and Maricopa Rail road should be the name of it. In three years from now the valley can ship cut enough fruit to pay for it, if we choose. Without railroad we can ship none.
 The ice mill started up yesterday evening for little trial run and was found to work tolerably well, though some changes will be necessita:ed by tie increased capacity of the new industry. It will begin business about the 10th of April.
 Rev. U. Gregory left today on the south bound stage for Tucson. Ow ing to the smallpox scare, it has been thought best, he states, not to hold the proposed meeting for the present.
 The Sizrer Belt says the White Mountain Apaches arc on the war path, notwithstanding the assertion of Agent Wilcox that the reserva- tion Indians are quiet.
 The Citizen announces that the agency of the Western Union Tele- graph Company will Prohahly- be changed to other hands than those now manipulating it in that city.
 As we go to press the trial of MT. Van Camp is progressing for cutting wood and selling it from govern ment land.
 "Whcn doctors disagree, who shall decide?" seems to be the general feeling of the people on the streets with regard to the smallpox scare which prevails to day. That there is a peculiar disease prevailing that is puzzling the doctors, there is no question; that it is smallpox, all but two deny. One of our physicians who says he has seen no cases of smallpox among those examined by him admits that there is a liability of it's being developed. Whatever it is-smallpnX or no smallpox-the most vigorous steps stculd at once be taken for its suppression. The Board of Supervisors have appointed Dr. Cook as examining physician and the Sheriff has been ordered to take charge of all cases pronounced smallpox. Dr. Cook, however, af- firm that as yet he has not found a case. Still more vigorous measures should be pursued by quarantining every house where the prevailing trouble exists or has existed. If ii is not slm1aallB9qg, no harm would hs d99nS di9llS II t ls, the aaarantins E99nlaa E9ala