Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-01-03
From Wednesdays Daily.

Pony up-
 Cold raw slow colle ciion to-duy.
 Cold mornings make late break
 lasts.
 The Territory is astonished at the
 verdict in the trial of Murphy, ;n
 Tucson.
 Mrs. Colburn was thrown from
 her hor-e yesterday at the races and
 her leg broken at the ankle.
 A social is to take place at the
 residence of Mrs. Tom ". Brown
 this evening.
 The material has arrived at Ash ] Fork for a telegraph from that point
 to Prescott.
 Callers were numerous and busy
 yesterday afternoon. The custome
 was more generally observed than
 ever before in Phoenix.
 To-day we publish the nureery
 advertisement of A. ". Adams of Los
 Angeles, Cal. He has an extensive nursery well selected aLd says lie will not be undersuli.
 Some of onr young men hal s runaway yesteld day their team and buggy heing caught mile or two abeve town, without damage to either. We promised not to tell on them.
 The ball for the benefit Of the Catholic Church was fairly attended on Monday evening, but not so largely as was desired. The dancing was pleasant to those present. how> ever, as the room was not crowd ed. The music was good and the elegant supper by Miss Mclaughlin Is high> | ly spoken of by those present. The distribution of prizes ye..er- day at the Baptist Sunday school was largely attended by the little ones 6 everything passed of very p eassntly and with the greatest harmony. The ladies of be Baptist Society have done mush hard work during tho holiday season.
 At Balsz's race course yesterday the trotting contest was between McNulty's bay ho~se, "Patchew," Kelley's "Butcher Boy' and Parkin> sons "Patchew Maiden" Butcher Boy" came in an easy first and "Patchew Maiden" second. 4 scrub running race followed but a foul was made and money of.
 The demon of dyspepsia has been expelled in thousands of households by the use of pr. Prices Cream Bak {, ing Powder. There would be no restless nights, no low spirits, no grumbling dyspeptics, if all the ar- ticles of our food were as whole> l; some, nutritious and easy of diges- 1 ton as those made with Dr. Prices 1 Cream Baking Powder.
 James Munro, the condemned { muIdeter. sentenced to be hanged on the 25th prox., takes the terrible poslticn which he is in coolly and exhibits but little emotion when spe sking of it. He expresses blms | self as still retaining some slight !. hopes or securing a communication of his sentence to life Imprisonment on account of his intoxicated condition at the time the deesl was committed So far he has received TO religious consolation, and if the worst comes to the worst he expresses his inten> iion 10 die game. His co- prisoner, alias "Tex,'' who bids fair 10 expi> ate his murder of Connors at Flag staff, on ihe gallows, appears 10 be entirely urcorcerned for hat the future may bring forth. Beyond writing home for funds to be used in pr curing counsel for his defense, lie Il exhibited no interest in the mattl r.-Htaer.
 With the advent of the New Year we are pleased to introduce the real estate firm of Patrick and Hickey, who will conduct a general land bushes, including surveying and suhdividing; making negotiations and transfers, renting city property and oollocliug rents, and also insur ance. This firm is composed of two of cur young and enterprlsing citi- zcns, who are both already identi- fed with the interests of the com munity, having earned for them selves regulations for honesty, ln- egrity and business ability, and we '. heartily commend them to public 'atrou age. Fl. R. Patrick, our well ,nown Civil Engineer, has been a | resident of Phoenix for five years, f flowing his profession of en- , iDoering and surveying and a havlng thus acquired an acurate I knowledge of the lands throughout r he county and of the resources q mich they possess and having had i luch to do with our canals and pub II lie improvements, is well ftted to inter the new field that he is about 3 add to his business. P. J Hickey as resided three years in the terrie ,ry, during which time he has been onnee ted with some of our primers al business firms, forming large rcle of business acquaintances. TII ,., 9.o, I,oI