Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-11
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SUNDAY, MARCH Il. 1883

indefinitely postponed by the Council.
 The Phenix Herald manager wants a
 boy. The chances are that 1t will be a
 girl.
 Three deaths and four births were re-
 corded at the Cathedral during the past
 week.
 Eggs are twenty cents a dozen in
 PheDix, and the supply exceeds the de-
 mRnd.
 The police Inads seventy-six arrests
 for February, against sixty-seven for
 January.
 Only one patient in the pest house
 and two convalescent under quarantine
 on 0chea street. No new cases for two
 weeks.
 Richard Wagner's haIr was so eagerly
 sought for as mementoes, that he died
 heirless. Even the air Of his Parsifal IS
 much admired.
 Whats in a name? The Engineering
 says 0. Bear has brought suit against
 the Copper Queen. Brian Obear must
 grin and Bear #.
 Ninety-three 0agrant dogs under the
 influence of the poll of the poundmas-
 ter's axe, climbed the golden stairs dur
 ing the month of February.
 The troubles of the Columbia Copper
 Company are sad to have originated
 from a wrangle within the corporation,
 and not from lack of good ore or the
 fault of the shelter.
 There is a general individual effort by
 the merchants of this city to transact all
 business strictly on a basis of American
 money. The Mexican money adherents
 are fast losing favor with the public.
 Tine newly appointed Register of the Tucson Land Office is Dr. Benjamin NJ. Thsmas, at present Indian Agent at Santa Fe, New Mexico. His successor as Indian Agent has also been named.
 A handsome, reversible, back-action, stem-winder, patent barometer hanging in this office, just before the heavy rain storm of Friday evening, indicated strictly clear weather. It Is as reliable as an anonymous contributor to news paper.
 Mr. 4. J. Mitchell of Tombstone, has word from his partner, Col HOge, who Is now in New York, that one day last week 10000 shares of Total Wreck stock was sold for S7 per share, cash, making the transaction S2S0,000. It is predicted that the buyer will double his money within six months.
 An electric light company was in- corporated this afternoon, under the Brush-Swan incandescent storage lamp | sE-.1 l-41 .i- hoe al subscribed and the system will be in- | troduced into Tucson forthwith. This light is said to be as cheap as kerosene, l and far superior.
 The copper mines of this country are | at present making larger return upon | the capital invested than is made upon | any other investment. As the use of l copper ID the various industries increas- | es, the demand for copper property in- 1 creases, and happy Is the prospector l who owns good copper prospect.
 Santa Cruz Smith. the stage drIver, | who killed man over a game of cards | several weeks ago at San Augustine, | Dona Ana county, and then escaped. | has been captured at Globe City, Au | zona. and Governor Sheldon has issned | a requisItion for his delivery to the Sheriff of DOna Ana county.
 The ingot copper product of this country amounts to 9l,l4O,OOO pounds, of which amount Michigan furnishes more than half, or 57.500 001 bounds. where copper mines are just beginning to be known, comes second to Michigan with a product of l5,500,0UO pounds, closely followed ny Montana. with an output of 100000 pounds
 The North Point, of Tombstone, has struck a large body of ore that gives an average assay of S36 per ton. This mine joins the Tranquility and Content ment Its showing to make gooi mine Is equal to anything on the north extension lode. 1t Is a property that ought to be in the hands of men with means to work 1t, whea 1t would crea.a a boom.
 The steamer Mohave left Yuma on Tuesday morning for the upper rlver, with the following freight: Castle Dome. j55 ibs; Picacho, 5000; Nortou's 7S,y75; Clip, S.S49; Blythe's 3L2l0; Ehrenburg, lL0S2; Browns SIS; Aubrey. l6O; Col Ind. Res 2,5l7: Mohave, 396, ,0S3, Polha- nus, 330 Total 5j7,620. Her passen, gers were Chas. LausOn and wife, and Johnson, Mineral Park.
 The new nickel 5-cent coin of Mexico, las made its appearance in this city. IL 8 beauty inst the size of our own lictel, bearing upon one side of 1t a arge "" surrounded by wreath Of dive and oak, and upon the other slde . he words, "Republica Mexican, 1882" a bow, quivar, and sword | heath. The design comes from the ; United States mint at Philadelphia.
 The honorable member of Congress yho came very near expulsion from the House last Thursday for using lnbecoming language to Congressman Page, on the floor of the House, was not the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash" but Van Noorhis, of New fork. His almost abject apology to the House and to Mr. Page, on fear of ex- ,ulsIon, was both humiliating and  4 thorough business man Of this city 4 uggests a good idea tO settle the MeXl- an money question. He thinks that , he large merchandising firms should ( hip their Mexican money to San Fran { isc0 where 1t will bring as good price s the present rates here. This will ! essen the volume of that money in d irculation and practically drive it from c he city. It Is an idea worthy of con- 4 iteration. f Clifton Clarlon: We were yesterday s hown some very fine specimens of free q lilllng gold ore from the Victoria and Il hieftain mines in Greenlee Gold Noun s fin district. These mines are owned by | Tessrs. Greenlee, Crawford and Bentz. a 'evelopment work is now being done : n these properties. A shaft is down 3O T ,et on the Chieftain. 4 large cut has | cen made on the croPpings of the Vic )rio. and shaft is being sunk which IS I ow down l5 feet.
 The amended school laws of this Ter b tory, the result of a measure in- t 'oduced by Hon. A. D. Lemon, have r cen printed in pamphlet form in the h THEN job rooms, and will be ready a ,r distribution through the proper l, lannel, Tn few days. The pamphlet a Dmprises nearly forty pages of printed latter and the laws are said by those q hO have read them, to be very long a ep towards perfection, and a completeI VI .oppage of all leaks in the school funds. ti The Bullion Miner says: The Board ', Directors of the Tombstone Mill and e, lining Company, at their meeting on .. ebruary 20th, directed the payment of tt lOther installment of S25.O00 on their .: lnled debt from the proceeds of their T., ilings shelter, which were. for the u oath of January, over S30.010. The ei, oard also directed reports to be pre- ~ ared for the approaching meeting of ockholders. Superintendent tele- -aphed on 21st: West Side third level oking remarkable well. Nj The present depression III the value Ts the Mexican coin in Tucson, brings ST
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