The Arizona sentinel., 1884-12-06
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on the first page reads December D, when 1t should have read December 6.
 Juan Zabala has been appointed guard at the Territorial Prison, vice Ira Buffum removed. The change is satisfactory and good one.
 Capt. John A, Mellon is now in the employ of the Corps of U. S. Topographi- cal Engineers under Capt. Albert H. Payson.
 Willow baskets Of every size, and other useful household articles, are made by the prisoners at the Penitentiary. These articles eau be bought for small price.
 u. Stein aud family, left for the New Orleans Exposition last Wednesday evening. Mir. Stein is the Commissioner for this county. He will be absent three months.
 Hon. Samuel Purdy, member-elect to the Lower House of the Territorial Leg islature, returned last Monday from his pretracted visit to San Francisco, Cali fornia.
 The Territorial Enterprise" says that hslf of the taxes to be collected by Final county from the Southern Pacific Rail read, in amount about S10,000, will go 10 inc Territory.
 Seven carloads of Arizona cattle pas. sed though this place last Thursday for the San Francisco Market. Nearly the entire State of Callfornais supplied with cattle from the territories,
 J.J. Stein, Commissioner to the New Orleans Exposition, took with him large uum Der of native Opals found near here, both in tke rough and cut. They are worth all the way from S1 to $50 apiece.
 Thomas r. we,a'1. T~1~r noU0rr-ef Tottef and J. U. Car-.aErau. members ot the Arizona l---aur.. were aI sorH,o~.r from --.-.=aa. Hons. N.yl.1 and CJrr.u-,u~ are ,H,.-i..s.z u. -.-- -.-aH- cil, and Judge P.-tero @. l.- House.
 The town Of Yuma is I25 fees above .Ieaii tide. Fort Yuma, on tho Ca.-oT- mia side Of the Colorado river, opposite the town, is ITS feet. These figures are from the filed reports of the U. s. Corps of Typographical Engineers.
 A banana grove of several hundred plants in full bearing, and small lemon and orange grove also in full bearing, are some of the attractions that may be found | in the Village Of the Desert" They will | receive our attention next week.
 Mrs. Hon. F. Barton, of San Francisco, wife of the Hon. F. Barton, Swiss Consul, who has been in Yuma for several weeks for the benefit of his health, arrived in town Thursday. They are at the Rail road Hotel.
 James GotarY, has re-opened the Elite Saloon on Main street. formerly kept by Francisco Avila. Mir. Gotary is one of the most popular men in his bushes in town. He keeps only first-class liquors wines and segars, and should receive a. large share of the public patronage.
 The "Tucson Citizen" says that eight teams are engaged in hauling ore from the San Xavier mine to the depot for the Benson smelter. They make a round trip every two days. The ore has been purchased by the Benson people for its ffuxing qualities.
 The handsome Deputy U. s. Marshal, J. D. Dungan of Tucson, came to Yuma Wednesday and returned to the Peniten- tiary the convict who was taken 10 Tue son as witness in counterfeiting case before Judge Fitzgerald of the U. s. District Court.
 The Territorial Fair at Phoenix, awarded | the 1st Premium to James Larsen on shop | tools ;also the 1st Premium to the Hutch ison Brothers for overlad cabinet work sll of the Terrisorial Prison at this place. The fancy work exhibited from the prison was reported the best and finest on exhi- bitiou.
 Col. J. A. Muir, Superintendent of the Gila Division of the Southern Pacific Rail- load of Arizona, and Col. Strowbridge, of the Consti uction Department, were Tn Yuma thls week. They were here on business connected with the proposed | change on the road at Ratllesnake so IS | to place it above high-water mark.
 PORTLAND PRAIsE,-Lieutenant Char | les w. McK:m, of Portland. Ky, states: | For twenty years had suffered off and | on with rheumatism- During the recent i railY and cold weather my suffering was | so terrible that was about 10 give up, | w3en some one suggested ,he application .