Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-25
Local Intelligence.

The wife or Sherln Orne or MarlcOpa county, dled in Phenix on the l7.h in- stRnt.
 The appropriation for Fort Huachuca IS exhausted and work has been sus- pended.
 Extensive improvements are beng made on the corner Of Stone Avenue and Pennington streets.
 The San Francisco Post continually and inexcusably islanders Tucson by cal ling 1t the capital of Arlzona-
 The Silver King mine has its working sbaft roo feet deep. The Blk nine lts extension has a shaft 736 feet deep.
 The Clifton Clarion has been enlarged to seven columns. It IS one Of the very best newspapers in the Territory.
 The Shakespeare smeltsv has closed down on account 0f pending negotla- tions for its transfer to a New York com paDy.
 The CIuaialaiara staluary at MT ATenarers store on Meyers street will repay an examination by lovers of the curious.
 Mir. NJ. Sherman has been appointed adiutant-general on Governor Iritle's staff. and Dr. F. k. Ainsworth has been appai tinted surg general with the rank of Colonel.
 Pat Hamilton will soon start on three months' rrip through Arizona, and gather statistics for another book oa the Terri tory. Something good IS expected from his active mind and wiling pen.
 On Saturday the Total Wreck Mining Company made a shipment from Pan ;ano of ten bars of bullion, valued at S2O.O0O. A rich strike Is rePorsed. of d large body Of ore, at 325 feet, assaying S16S.
 The wife Of Major Perrg, Sixth Cayal- ry- who has been an invalid for several wears. died in New York on the 10th ln- stant. She was d lady of rare culture apd was highly esteemed by all who knew her.
 The fight over the Florence tOwnsite patent has been opened by Col. Lew Buggles commencing suit against the Probate Judge for S20OOO for issuing deeds to lots. The case will be brought up at the April term Of the District Court.
 Mir. J. W. Knight proprietor of the Colunb.a Copper Camp Hotel Is ln town He states that it Is yet uncertain as to whether the Company will pay its In- debtedness and resume work or allow the property to be sold under the ac- tions now pending against It.
 C.P. Leitch returned to his Ariyaipa ranch last week from Eagle creek with 300 head of cattle, the result ot a second roundup of Newland's herd. He has Sd far only 800 head, although at the tille of the purchase 1t was -hough.1o .o1 1ua' 'iie whole number would reacn l'f'O'
 A party of teamsters hauling laggine for the Tambstana r.afaes wee canpeu, on Wednesday night, about four miles from Antelope Springs. toward Tomb ztop-. During the night they evdlscOvered 9 party of unrecOgnIZable people driving herd of horses, and, suplosing that their own stock had been iolen, they charged on them. drove the herders away by several vOlleys from their rifles and captured the stock. winch, proving not to be their own, tney took to Flies ranch for Identification. Two of the horses have already been claimed. and 1t Is thought that fll of them were stolen and were being driven of by h. clans when surprised by the teamsters.
 Mr. Samuel Grammar, who of late has been afii ii.cted with paralysis, has so far recovered as to write to friends in this city, that in the course of a couple of weeks he Eili be well enough to begin the surveying of hls proposed town and dam on the IaquI river, he having re- ceived a graas of land from the Mexican government for that purpose. Because oi the hostility of the Indians he was de- barred possession. the government Iu the meantime paying him five hundred dollars per month. Now, however, they have furnished nm the Sixth Battalion for protection, and the work of colonIzIng will be pushed ahead.
 Pheuix Gazette: Hon Patrick Ham, iiton arrived from Prescott this morning. His trip which wlli be extended over tue Territory, Is ;L view of obtaining the necessary data for the compilation and publication Of pamphlet on the re- sources Of Arizona, similar tO the one he Issued III 1881, although 1t vii! be some what larger and more complete. Mr. Hamilton IS one of the best writers on the coast crisp, comprehensive and gifted with the powers of vivid and real istic description rarely found His work of two years ago was received with great favor, and It Is a pleasure to know that an appropriation WAS made b. tbe late legislature for its continuance as tue Territory will no doubt profit greatly thereby Mr. Hamilton will soJourn m Phenix several days besore again taking mp his journey.
 RIr. George ;. Bates, superintendent of fbe San Antonio mines, Sonora, K Id the city purchasing supplies. These mines are owned by Chicago company, and are some Of the first opened by American enterprise. As far back as 1878 thIs company began work on them, and erected a ten stamp mill The leI.ras are narrow but rich. and the ore is gold bearing The mlll Is only run at such times as a sufficient quantity Of ore is on the dump Co make It an object to start up. Yet the mines pay moder- ateiy well and may be considered good, iegitimate business. They are situated about one hundred miles to the north west of Altar, Sonora. and about twenty five miles from the Gulf of California. All mai matter for the place goes by way of Altar, and 1t frequently takes month for a letter tO reach San Antonio from this place.
 Sheriff Paul returned last night from Colorado City, Texas, with Joseph Casey. who broke jail here just before election. last October, with the Murphy. Gibson and Mover crowd It will br rsmennl,ers1 that he was once arrested in Fl Paso, and broke JaIl at that place before Sheriff Paul could get charge of him. He came very near doing tie same thing in Texas. The day before Sheriff Paul reached Colorado City, the jailor had occasion Co enter Casey's cell, and had his revolver m its scabbard. Casey made dash for the weapon and secured 1t, but he jailor caught its mug gle and engaged with hun ID sharp tussle. at the same time shouting for help. Luckily man m the office heard hls cal and went to hIs rescue, else Casey would surely have got away. Sheriff Paul ironed his man heavily and brought him through safely to Tucson and lodged him in the county !all. He is a desperate character and will take desperate chances for liberty when op- portunity offers.
 IN MEMoRIAN. EDITOR CITIZEN I see by a recent is- l sue of your paper the announcement of 1 she death of Babe KroveL. as he was iamiliarly known. Knowing as I did l