Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-09

V Si350, MT. J. B. Kelly bidding it q e for C. Salari we understand.
 Two drunks were rake! in by tn C police since Saturday. One wa abl s to pay his fine and the other adorn h the chain gang.
 There is some talk of organizin! an antiquarian club here, and o . making exploring expeditions to tn
 many old mines near Phoenix. At an election of the Salt Rive
 Valley Canal Company thls after lioon Messrs. NJ w Kales, J B
 Montomery, and John Ludgerdins
 were elected directors for the ensuing year.
 MT. H. R. Patrick has curious
 relic hung to his watch chain. Ii
 seems to repRsent Gila monster,
 aud is cut out of sea shell. He dug It up in the ruins east of town. | U. S. Commissioner Campbell :his
 morning examined witnesses Porter
 and Doming conoerningo the Tomb
 stone barley case. M- Drum ap>
 pears as attorney for Tri5o!et.
 Hon. Alfred Allen and lady, of Prescott, are in town on their way to
 Portland, Oregon, where they own
 property and will probably in the future reside. We are sorry to lose
 so energetic citiz"n of the Terri tory as MT. Allen, but hope tha, his future home may be pleasant and profitable iu way of business.
 Engineer Berry, of the Arizona Canal came in on Saturday evening from the works. He reports one and q half miles completed. The cut is thirty feet vide at the bottom he wors is being pushed gredaa5 , dprif,r the warm wo1thar, there being but forty seven men at woi : at present.
 I. sccms thai tbe authorities oa- sidered it too late to attempt 10 lay & corner stone for the new courts house. It is claimed that there is not proper stone or stone mason in town and no proper tools if the two aforesaid articles were at hand There would therefore be neces- sity of sending to California for the stone
 By the cou tesy of Secretary Van AruIan and t!le kinGness os Iir. Chas. H, Beach of the .E ner. ve are favored wi h a copy of the Torr;.or- izI laws covering tae ege;Ites of .Ae i Territory from 1871 to .he seat time The w0 is hs>dsosr gottea n F ia boards asd calf and re- i fleets ere it on he Miners ; 9 aice. l
 At one o o'clock thls mora nan fra broKevOut III rrIr..- -==z ksrefl a--l- 1 trsult Hall on Post Street, between aud Poweli s'reels, within an hour :1ea y "a 's.frgs were in flames; amooa them hein4 lie Pacis fic Business College, Vertia En- tracht Hall D;u ui's Building on Sut- ter street, and the Winser Garden Theatre. Loss On last mentioned is estimated at forty thousand dollars; insured for six thousand. The fire was the largest in extent Of territory for years, and destroyed nearly the entire square bounded by Stockton, Powell, Post and Sutter streets. Not until 2:45 this morning, and after thirty buildings ha3 been destroyed was the fire controlled. James Cur ran in attempting to escape from the Red Men hall, by means or a rope of knotted curtains, fell dirtance of fifteen feet. He is believed to be fatally injured. 4 woman, who was last seen at the third story window of q building next 10 the Winter Garden and is believed to have per ished.
 Mr.J. ". Ward informs us that his brother returned B. fss north as Los Angeles on Saturday night and his illness is quite serious and recov- cry will require considerable time.
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