The Arizona champion., 1884-01-12
C. O. Stevens has gone to his gold mines in the Lost Basin district.

next week! Bro. Sayres, don't you do it. Such things are not for the public ear, and as there is most es, timable lady in the case, it might shock her modestyl
 The Needles is, improving rapidly. Wells-F Fargo are putting up a neat and commodious building, for the express business, the railroad company is ad. Cing new houses for their business, and six cottages are now in proceas of erection by the railroad company for the use of employees. They build them right, too, Double roofs, di mansions 25x3a feet each. The town is going ahead.
 The roads between Ash Fork and Jerome are so heavy from the late storms that the fcrtyton shelter Of the United Verde Copper Company in which Governor Trltle is interest ed, has been forced to suspend ope rations, owing to scarcity of coke. The profits of this company are esli mated at between ST. 800 and S2,ooo day, when the shelter Is running.
 "Of Wheeler" Harlan got his work in on an unsophistlcated young ten derfoot at Ash Fork, an evening or two since. He was at the po,tottice, and seeing the mail bags, offered to bet he could unlock them. The east ern chap offered to bet him SIoo he couldn't. of Wheeler" said he had but $50, and would bet that, and the money was put up on both sides Harlan took the bag, and unlocked Il, apparently as easy as any postmaster in the land. He pocketed the s6o, and the greenhorn, (Van Horn), Wa, left to reflect on the vicissitudes of life.
 Dan. Murphy, of the firm of Mon, ahan X Murphy, merchants at The Needles, arrived Tn Peach Springs on Wednesday last, and was received most cordially by host of acquaint- ances. He reports The Needles all! quiet, although an organization has been perfected to hang or di,perse all bad characters who bother emigranl trains or citizens with their bunCu racket. That town has set an exam pie which it would be well for all the towns along the line of the road to follow. We regret that Dan. canno visit the Grand Canon this trip, but he will come again.
 Our old friend, Rev. G. H. Adams, has been appointed bv the Methodist bosses Tn the east to prepare history of the Arizona M. E. Conference, said writing to be approved by the M. E. Conference at Phenix, next session. It looks fine for Mir. Adams to write history of the Methodist church to be approved by a set of green "boys' he has himself planted, and who depend on his good graces to hold their situations. Mir. Adams IS the head and front of the church in the Territory, and has made the church what 1t Is in the Territory, and Is the best Methodist preacher in the Territory, and why shouldn't he write the book2
 We clip the following from the Athens, Ohio, Journal of the 27th., ultimo; Married, Dec. I2th, 1883, at the residence of the brides moth CT, Stewart, Athens county, Ohio, Mss Meta Byron to Mr. ]. Forsyth Harrison, of Ash Fork, Arizona, by the Rev. s. D. Hutsenpiliar, of Alh. ems. There were no invitations ex cept to few of the brides near rela- tlves and two of her most intimate friends, Miss Kate Sanderson and Miss Maggie Hess. The happy couple left on the midnight train for an eastern trip. They will make their future home in Arizona. We very much re- gret the loss of Mrs Harrison in ou social circle.'
 MT. J. J. Watts brought into us, a few days since, the most beautilu. specimen of stalyctite that 1t has yer come to our notice. It was taken from a cave he discovered while out prospecting, and IS situated northeast of Peach Springs about fifty miles. The cave Is divided into chambers, and he explored them, all of them of large dimensions, and he Is confident further investigation will reveal still more ofthe hidden cham berS. The speclmens he took from the floor of this cave, built up by the constant water spray, which at some time has flowed within the deep, mys- terious space.
 Dr. Frank K. Ainsworth, of Pres colt, leading physician of the Ter ritory, was married at the Palace Ho, tel, in san Francisco, on the 2d inst, to Mss Nellie Hammille lrowDridge, an accomplished lady of that city. Doc. was member of the last Terri torial Council, and there we made his acquaintance. With all the represen tatives of the respective counties he won golden opinions, and in our opin- ion, although out of the usual order,