Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-03-22
ARIZONA NEWS.

lasure was held in the old log building q portion of which is now the Prescott postctHce.-Prescott Courier.
 4 Mexican tied his horse or Wednes day evening, 10 tree, few miles out of town, to pasture during the night found the horse cboked yesterday, wltt the rope.-Prescott Courier.
 Las Vegas papers announce the pres. ence of Colonel Grumpy, the well known sporting man, in that city.
 Oue yasr from to-day. March {, 1885 the republican party will inaugurate an other president of the United States Who will he be Is the question.-Tomb. stone Epitaph.
 About noon yesterday Tombstone was visited by a raIustorm which continued with slight intervals until midnight. Ii clme at a most opporture time, as the $ reets Were becoming intOlerahly dusty In addition to the above benefit. 1t will start sGe grass, aud if followed by warm weather, the adjacent hills and mesas will soon be clothed in green.
 The pullc schools of this city con tain at present the largest nuubeI fl pupils evsr present at one time. Ths grand total foo,s up PIT, divided as fol lows: First grade, Nj. II. Sherman principal. 50; Second grade, Miss Bar. rett, 8; Third grade, Miss Haines, 60 Fourth grade, Miss Hartmann, 52; Fifth grade, Mrs. Gaston, 56. - Tombstone Epitaph.
 The Pinal Drill, in its issue of the Sti spoke of giving up the ghost. The nex week 1t came ont under the management of F. T. Davila, who will print part il Spanish.
 James Wood, a funny lad, on Sunday last. wss having fun with burro. James now .rries an arm in 8 sling aud ac- kn1wledges io having broken collar bone.-t.lobe Belt.
 \ young man named Wilkerson, wh. worked in tue mines and dealt faro al Pioneer, was arrested at San CGrloi upon the charge of stealing Dr. Reedb horse from Pioneer. WilkeIsoa is nov in jail at this place. A bill of sale of | horse given by him to Frakes is signed J. w. Webster.-Globe Belt
 We see by the Enterprise that there il. a project on foot 10 bridge the Gila rlver at Florence. 1t is proposed that lie Gork snail be done by public subscrip- tlOn Of the business men, with whom the Board of Supervisors will cooperate and contribute portion of the neces- sary funds.-Pheuix Gazette.
 c O'Brien, friend of Michael Cauff man, inc unfortunate man wbo for the past few weeks has been incarcerated in
 UT county Jasl on a charge of insanity h arrived frUm Missouri for the pur pose Of conveying the demented man to his home ID that State, where he has a wife and several children. The Boarj of Supervisors to-day turned the patient over 10 Mir O'Brien, allowing him S120 as payment of the expense whicl wOuld be incurred in taking Cauffman home Phenix Gazette.
 Yuma county is one of the longest s-ttled counties in the Territory, and yet the number of mineral diScoverles in this vicinity are constantly increasing The most important strike made fr some time has been made Tn the past wO weeks. The new find k within 2S miles of the Gila river. about 30 miles west of Agua Cahente, and in the imme
 late vIciBlty of the new placer diggings.
  -Phenix Herald.
 The Miner says that some of the early Federal ulricinis Uf tue Territory arc to be called on hy Congressional commit tee to explain how 1t was that their bii- lets paid such enormous dividends in
 hose days. Let those chaps invite the committee 10 take hand in game of poker, and the thing will explain itself provided the invitation IS accepted.
 A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon and children, and Mr anl Mrs. Nichols Tn attempting to cross the creek m an ore wa.On, near where a four mule team was drowned last year, were res cued from a watsry grave. Globe Belt
 The Old Dominion smelters are not ln blast for the want of coke. The com pany have 151 tons on the road between Wilcox and Globe. No freight can be moved n consequence of there being no bottom to the roads.-Globe Belt.
 The Silver King goes OF uninterrupted Iy by the same force, and the brilliant electric hgLt HOW illuminates the mil, ard grounds surrounding it.. They lit 1p on the 2d and now. the light takes place CT day as soon as the dusk grows over tue country elsewhere. The streets lnd yards for 8 long distance are light with It and Piusl does not want street gas lamps through the principal thor JuSb'arcs.-PiHal Drill.
 The Yuma Sentinel says it is informed n private letter from Col. J. W. Clark, lSeBJ at the Colorado Indian reservation, hat ;he government has acceded To the .I,hes fl the Yuma Italians in regard to heir proposed aew reservation, and that .he rlatter vii now be arranged a. the, lesired. by granting them a reservation )n the CalifOrnil sIde of the Colorado 'iver. It Is nos only question o5 time when the reservation will be established. nd the sctool inauguraiel at the fort
 Tie Rrigh4m Young Academy at Pro- 70, Uta3, will be rebu'it on H much lsr-er cale than the blildir z that was recently burned. The people of Utah are very in donating means to help ihis academy St. John Era.
 Quivel. the cruel parient who met the suitpr for his daughters hand with p!tchfork, and with that instru- nent attempted to let daylight throug he spOOny swain, is now lying in the l ouuty jail, where be will await the as- Of the grand jury before which | e will answer a charge of assault with a | weapoD.-Phenlx Gezette.
 Governor John c. Fremont Is wing | eriously i'll at his home on Staten Is- Miner.
 W. F. McNulty. of Phenix, has made n assignment for the benefit Of his | realtors. Liabilities, S6,OO0; assets, 5000. The assignment is said to have cen occasioned by dull Business and opportunities of creditors. Prescott liner. J. W. Cuddy is preparing to start a nail tri-weekly advertising medium at asa Grande. It will be devoted K usively to the interests of the railroad etropo!is and will be circulated free. 'e wish the enterprise success.-Flor-