Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-21
Territorial Crihblngs.

Doc Masters, of Norton Landing, and Judge Crawford of Silent are m Yuma attending Court.
 The President has nominated w. De- Long for Receiver of Public Moneys at Prescott, Arizona.
 It IS reported that Burgess, late chief of scouts at San Carlos, was recently or dered of the reservation.
 Messrs. J. l.. Freeman and James Wilson left Stafford for Sonora on Thurs day 70 purchase cattle.
 JIG. Potts aud a.d M-s. Fosts's moth CT, Harr1ett F. BOurke. of Prescott, have gon to Los Angeles.
 The ranch of the late Mrs. White, in Graham county has been leased tO Bill Kirkland by the administrator.
 Forty loaded freight wagons passed Stafford on Friday last with freight Of Solomon. Wickersham < O., bound for Globe.
 The Pheni1 Herald persists in locat- ing the Total Wreck mine 10 COchlse county That bonanza IS in Pima county.
 Superintendent Williams, of the Old Dominion, returned to Globe with his family last Tuesday evening from San Francisco.
 The Phenix Guards feel jubilant over the words of encouragement tO the militia, which the Governors message contained.
 Judge Wallace and wife, of San Fran cisco. are try ing the benefit Of Yuma's climate. They are at the Southern Pa cific hotel.
 JIG. Robbins, of Globe, has forsaken the livery business and will hereafter devote hls talents to teaming on the Wilcox rad.
 Judge Pinney arrived in Yuma from Phenx on Thursday morning to hold a special term of Court to decide the election contest.
 Now that the committees lu both branches of the Legislature have been appointed, the respective bOdIes have gotten into good working condition.
 Mir. Melvin Jones reports large num- bers of black tailed deer ID the Lone Star district, Graham county, driven down there by the snow in the higher ranges.
 Rev. D. ". Chalfee, of Globe, was pre- segted on Wednesday evening with grand New Years present in the shape of fine boy. Congratulations are In order.
 II. H. Moves is for the present attend ing to the duties of Assistant Secretary of the Territory, in the place of Capt. Ingalls,, who IS assistant clerk m the Council.
 Ed. Silsbee returned to Phenix Friday evening from lip Top, and reports lively times there. The Holmes mine IS reported ss the best gold mine on the Pacific coast.
 A large organ-one of the fines. ever brought to the TerTitory-has, been Phenix. When received, a new choir will be organized.
 ThOs. Baker, formerly connected with the Globe postoffice, has bought out H. \. ThompsOn's forwarding business at Wilcox. Tom is 8 fine young fellow and deserves success.
 Matilda, the young daughter of the late Mrs. White, has been legally adopt ed by Mir. and Mrs. Peter Andersen, of Graham county, and her name will here after be Matilda Andersen.
 Mir. Ali. Trigidgo, superintendent of the Horseshoe mine, at Tombstone has received word from the directors of the company in San Francisco, to start up work at once. He has put on force of ten men.
 Miss Minnie Atkinson, Miss McChn- tock, Miss Tucker and Miss Ida Jones enjoy clerAshlps in the present Legisls- ture, being the only females employed They are all good and competent, there fore deserving.
 Colonel Ridley and Dr. W. W. Jones returned to Pheni1 Friday evening from the Excursion mine, m YRvapai county. They report things running lovely and a bright prospect ahead for that section ss a mining section.
 Dan Stewart. formerly foreman sf the VlZina. and at present holding the same position at the Luck Sure, returned to Tombstone Saturday from Sonora He says the Indians are thicker than mines, and while one are bad the other are pretty good.
 Charles Wilson. of Globe. usually known as Singing Charlie died last Tuesday in the hospital from the effects of chronic alcoholism. Charlie, but a few years sInce stalwart blacksmith, had lately become a complete wreck and his death is but mercy.
 MT. Shaw, superintendent of the Lima Consolidated, at Tombstone has received word from his company tO push the main st aft down as rapidly as pos sible. They are determined to develop the mine so as to know if it will justify a mill. He says they are taking out good ore.
 The Prescott Courier says that meet ing of cattle breeders was recently held in the office of Rush tS Wells, when 1t was agreed that bill which the cattle men of COchise county desire to have passed, would not suit the stock men of thIs county. Under these circumstances Yavapai may ask to be exempted from its provisions.
 According to Secretary Teller's code, an Indian Offense designated is plural marriage, the penalty for which IS Q fine of S20 or work at hard labor for a period of twenty days, or both. The proceeds of this penalty are to be devoted to the benefit of the tribe to which the offender  belongs. Nations are also to be with held from husbands who fail to support their wives.
 Early last week mutny and at tempted escape took place at the peni- tentiary. On Saturday 1t was discover ed that the prisoners ehO had attempted to escape wece digging their way out of their cell. Extra guards were put on, and on Sunday the matter was investi- gated and stopped. It was found that they had dug as far as the iron grating embedded in the walls, and had tools and saws for cutting the iron bars. l. is only a question of time when some thing serious will happen on the hill, from the number and character of the men confined there and the poor facIli- ties for holding them--Iuma Senti- | nel.
 The Albuquerque Journal says eIni- grafton of mining men IS setting in to- wards the mining districts Tn Mohsye county, Arizona Scarcely a train leaves | tba citv b1t numbars among it's Daseeu-