Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-15

MT. J. H. Bassett has leased the Marioop'
 Hotel at Maricopa. to wlzint X Co.,. for on,
 year. The new proprietors have taken poses sion.
 Andrew Johnson is not dead. He lives in Los
 Angeles, and got severely thrashed the other d.!
 and hi- assault cost the assailant ten almighty l dollars.
 Major Samuel B. NJ. Young Third Cavalry
 lately promoted, has been ordered to report tC
 the commanding general of the department oi
 Arizona for assignment to a station.
 The Los Anse es Herald says: I've received a
 call yesterday from Mr. Si oldfriend, formerly
 a reporter on the staff of the Tucson. AriEoua
 Star. He will probable locate m Los Angeles. .'
 Dr. Deming, who returned East from Tucson
 several months since for the purpose of restoring
 his failing health, if possible has recently writ
 ten friends in town that his health Is much im- proved.
 The Street Commissioner is laying out his work in accordance with the action of the City Council, and beforel he latter get through, the Street Commissioner will be about the busiest
 man in town.
 The Phenix Gazette says that it is reported that large number of the Pima and Papago h. dians are dying of with the smallpox. They sre not permitted Co enter Phenix alt tough they come into Tucson in great numbers.
 Everything Is perhaps working for the best and those who have public enterprise In hand are doing all they can, but somehow the public Is anx'ou and begins to get little nervous and want Co see a bugade of picks and shoyels.
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 making claim for rebate under the provisions of the Act of Congress of March srd, iss3. must apply before May st. ar the office of Internal i.even-e for blsuk for ns and instructions.
 Tho building east of Messrs Hoag. Armstrong d Co. I- being rebuilt. and will be occupied next week by the boot and shos establishment of Mir. Schoheid, wnoss place of business Is now on Meyer street, opposite Kauffman's c.gar store.
 It IS still an open question whether the Tucson police force will be un.formed A heavy coat buttonsd to the neck would prove quite effectual il keeping out the heat when the thermometer marks I2j degrees ID the shade.
 Mr. R. II Wilkins, one of Pucspu's enter Trisins men Is home, returning; from a very sue csssful bushes, trip. Besidys erecting new building on Congress street Wilkins 6 Shot We'll wIll put Q large cellar under the.r present grocery establishment.
 It Is said that the law Is such ls to prevent tle is-uin. of .onds Co the shelter company by me Supervisors. If they can issue bonds Co construct railroads. under the law, why can they not to build reduction workss One Is as much individual enterprise as the other.
 For the past two days lady's slipper has been hanging in the window of the American bakery on Congress street awaiting an owner. The slipper has never been worn, SO evidently it was lost by some lady when returning home from shopping. It can be had upon applicat lon at the place named.
 PheniI Gazette: A heavy lead of gold bearing quartz has just been discovered and a large number of locations made upon it by Mr. Wm. McClo1d and his friends out towards Cave Creek The assays give the fabulous richness of nearly 2oj0 to the ton, and there is a pros pect of considerable width to the lead.
 The Washington Star says that the President decided to appoint Col. A. W. Sheldon, editor of the Baltimore Herald to be As=ociate Justice, backed as he was by Ex-Prlsident Grant, the members of the New York bar, Ex-Senato- Conk- ling and the lesdIng Republicans and business men of Baltimore. The new Judge will leave for his post as soon as he can visit New York and have an operation performed upon his hip for an injury received during the war.
 Constable Harry Ward, who left Tucson couple of weeks ago for Sonora, with a warrant for the arrest of NJ. T. Ward returned a few days al,o. Mr NJ. r Ward who heard there was a charge against him here, left sonora voluntarily and came t0 Tacsou. where he surrendered him. self. His examination took place before Judge Meyer on Wednesday, when he was discharged for want of any evidence whatever.
 A dispatch from Williams. Yayapai county. says the new find by the Blackberry prospectors down iu the Aubrey country. ls proving Im- neuse The a-saIs show from ssl0 to S2.UO per ton. Several parties left there Tuesday, fully ! equipped with provisions and tools for several months work. It is presumed there will be l new district formed. Thirty-eight locations ! nave already been made, and nothing like this l ind has --er been discovered in that section of l the country. Mr Tallman, Destry, Cohn, Walsh, | and Dr. Day, with some others are in this find.
 The prospe-turs are smarter up north than in | Arizona. and Montana man has discovered a l arge ledge Of mustard cropping boldly out of l he limestone. He has not thoroughly prospect | d It. but Is confident he will yet discover the | 'emainder Of tlis undoubtedly prehistoric sand | sich. as Le has already scented | he ham and is well bred man | himself Hr will soon prospect for a | m can mine. as he has found float cans that may | cad up to the mIue One peculIarity of this | ioat t. that they are all properly labeled These yonder- are all happening in Montana, but the | ,autlemau who brought ,he news received thor ,ugh instruction in P-e-cott. with view of be- ,oming @ member of the Tucson Lying Club.
 The Auaheim Gazette gives the following pe- of Che ostrich: On last Monday night | he o-trichez became panic stricken. and rlshed | yith great force against the sides of the corral, making a breach through which one of them -cap.d A reward of S5O was offered by NIT. | Sketcalcy for the return of the bird. and this | stimulus caused an animate search for lt. As | Mr. No-walk was driving along the highway the | ,-t7ich walked socially up to the wagon and ex- | .minsd its contents carefully evidently m search ,f something eatahle. It subsequently, frater- iized with a band of sheep. and resented undue | familiarity uu tls part of the herder by knock | ng hun down whenever e approacheI too close. |
 e was found gllh the sheep and returned to his | ..rrr.grr.tr-