Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-14
Arizona News.

Tombstone during the month of June.
 John k. Farrell and c. NJ. Thorndyke have returned from Arispe district, So- nora.
 The citlzens of Riverside want jus tice of the peace appointed Tor that place.
 J. A. Reavis, the would-be owner of the GIla and Salt river valleys, IS at Phenix.
 The rains have not damaged the un thrRshed grain so far, in Mancopa county.
 Rev. David McFawn is improving, and the greatest confidence is now felt m his recovery.
 c. A. Fisk has been appointed to fill vacancy Tn the board of supervisors or Gila county.
 R. Patrick has been appointed super intendent of construction of the court house at Phenix.
 U. c. Mccoy, for several years purser on Colorado river steamers, has gone to Kentucky to live.
 It is said that progress Is being made in the matter of introducing the electrlc light in Tombstone.
 J.J. Williams, late superintendent Of the Old Dominion, left Globe Tor oAn Francisco last week.
 The steamer Gila, that plies on the Colorado river, Is expected to return to Yuma on the 10th inst.
 On June 26th the thermometer indi- cated l22 degrees at Eldorado canyon, and at Fort Mohaye 20.
 The taxable property of Maricopa county foots up Sl, ,939, ,23l, an increase of more tban 23 per cent. over last year.
 Judge Bonson fined Jim Allen Sl00. for kicking in a door and tiourlshlDg revolver at Silver King, the other day.
 A. E. Fay, who was to have run the Alta Arizona at kingman, in connection with w. II. Cureton, has left for'parts unknown.
 The new superintendent of the Old Dominion Copper company arrived in Globe last Friday. He IS said to be e1- perlenced.
 Business requiring the personal st- teution of Supervisor Blin, of Tomb stone, necessItates his departure for the east to-day.
 The Orion Era says the crops are look ing excellent in Apache county. Trade is good, and the stores have been crowd ed during the past week.
 The name of Tempe was taken from beautiful valley in Italy that has been immortalized By the bRrds of the land of the sunny skies.-I Phenix Gazette.
 The most enjoyable part of the pro- ceedings on the Fourth at Tombstone was a base ball contest between the Grand Central and Tombstone miners.
 Two men attempted to rob NIT. Doughty's house in Prescott last week, but were driven away by fifteen year old boy, who fired several scots at them.
 J.H. Winfield was found on the rail road track, near Casa Grande, Saturday, in an exhausted condition. He was taken up to Casa Grande and died next day.
 Jack Clunen has returned from Mex ice. He got as far as the Sierra Madres, but was deterred from entering the mountains by news of Indian depreds- tions.
 Capt. Tucker left thus morning with a detachment of men, to begin active operations on the A. NJ. B. railrOad--l5 left last week. Another detachment will leave in few days.-Silver Belt.
 Fred Maroney, while en route from Phenix to Prescott, had one of hjs legs broken by kick of a vicious mule at Calderwood's station on the Agua Fria, few days since.-Prescott Miner.
 r. c. Shannon, of Tempe, was held to answer before the grand jury under bonds of Sl,OOO, for selling liquor to h. dIans. J. Wilson, who was arrested for the same offense, was discharged.
 Mir. C. Schetter, of the firm of Schetter < Carriger, stockmen, sold, last week, half interest in their cattle and ranch, located on the Gila above Butte, to Mr. Rickerbsugh, of Tucson.-Florence En- terprise.
 Richard Coleman, who killed a Mexi- can at Benson on Sunday last, will be brought before Court Commissioner Penney on q writ of hateas corpus this morning.-Tombstone Epitaph.
 The contract for building the Baptist church in Globe has been let to Mir. Jewell. The size is 2Sx45. The lumber contract has been signed and delivery will commence on Monday next.-Silver Belt.
 The following amount of bullion has been shipped from Contention for the week ending June 30: Head Center, 2 bars; Contention, 6 bars; Grand Central, $ bars; a total value of about s33,OOO.- Tombstone Republican.
 Major c. P. Dake is in from Lynx creek, where he has been working hard opening mines and erecting a saw-mill, which Is now making plenty of good lumber This mill IS the property of the Major and his son. Prescott Courier.
 The shipment of treasure from this place for the month of June, through Wells, Fargo S Co. was as follows: Gold com, S6,397: silver coin, Sl93.75, cur rency, $4,59l.57; gold bullion, S6,250- silver bullion, S5,SO0.- Yuma Sentinel;
 On Sunday last, one of W. Trevath- ans cottages of Silves King was burnt to the ground The gentleman who re- sided there were absent at the tins and lost all their valuables; literally nothing was saved.-Penal Drill.
 Colin J. Mackenzie, Esq. Lord Lieu tenant of the county of Peebles, Port more, Scotland, who IS director ID the Arizona Copper Company, spent several days in Clifton last week. He departed for the east yesterday.-l Clifton ClarIon.
 Curley Bill, a cowboy, who obtained an unenviable notOriety Tn Tombstone couple of years ago, and has been re- ported killed several times since, is said to have discovered, in connection with another party, some very rich silver mnes in ChihuahDa.-lC Clifton Clarion.
 The citizens of Prescott should meet in convention and discuss the proposi. ton of the city of Prescott giving S2OO.- 900 toward the building of branch rail road. A feeling of how people stand on the question could then be arrived att Prescott Miner.
 Word was received to-day that John R. Vinton, better known as John Rogers, was shot and instantly killed at Daw < Gray's ranch, on the line of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad, near Williams, on Monday. by a man named Mcdonald Prescott Journal.
 An unfortunate woman by the name of Johnson, died in poverty in a small cabin Tn West Florence, Saturday eve ming, and was buried at the expencs of the county, Sunday. She had no friends l or relatives here.-Florence Enterprise l
 On Friday last a German employed | at the Southern Pacific hotel as porter l died from the effects of drinking too l much ice water when overheated. His | name was Paul Dieters and about 35 | years Of age. He had been in Yuma l only about ten days Yuma Sentinel. |
 Last Friday night two horses were | stolen from Si Bryant, and ole from 1 Edward Clarke in the Turquois. The | trail was taken up the next morning, by |