Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-03-06
From Monday's sDaily.1

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 "silver brick" operations.
 The HERALD received from R. A
 Penney, San Francisco, to day very complete and new railroad and county map of the Pacific States and
 Territorles.
 The mails are transported over
 the Ha.syampa divide by men on
 foot, the STOW making it impossible for teams or horses.
 Mir Albert A. Symonds will take
 charge of the books of Balsz &
 Wells from this date. He will also continue his connection with the HERALD.
 The AIning Lader thinks that Tecson must have railroad commu> nication with Quijotoa, or that pl.ce will become the county seat of a new county
 Los Angeles men kick againststhe idea of raircad between Mari cnpa and Phoenix. They would rather sec a road from The Needles through to Oeming, or somewhere cut there.
 If another fellow goes to see your girl, do not shoot him. It is better to make a dent ia his head with an ax. Then If be dies, it will be very easy to show the jury that il was an ax>ident.
 Frank MoKean and Tom Brown returned from the Qlijotoas today. They have opened up station about eight miles this side where there is an abundance of water and every thing promises well for them.
 The gsllows for the execution of the Bisbee murderers are now being constructed at Tumbstone The drop IS sufficiently large to eccom> modate the whole crowd, and they will all be launched into the great unknown at the same instant.
 The Postoffice Department has is sued ord rs establishing new post offices at Fort Defiance the Indian reservation, ant at Clip, Yuma county, both in Arizona Samuel E Marshall has been appointed postmaster al Fort Defiance Arizona
 A brakeman named William Gif- ford, of Tucson, fell between the cars a mile west of Casa Grande day or two sirce and the cars passed over his leg crushing it Tn terrible way, so that amputation was neces> sary. l. is doubtful whether he re- covers.
 The Baptist Tabernacle will be dedicated March 18th, instead of The 9th, as heretofore announced. This will enable the ladies of the congre- gatlcn to increase their llne of dis gestible delicacics that are being prepared for the gastronomlcal de- parlment of tie visitors from abroad.
 4 special meeting Of the commit tee of 47 was held in front of Guss Ellis & Co.'S store at Il o'clock this morning. to superintend the removal of a heavily laden wagon that was partially ditched. Four mules were hitch he'd 10 the rear end and per> formed the operation to the entire satisfaction of tEe crititical assem- bage.
 The Hon. Pat Hamilton is making arr angemnnts to illustrate and cons siderably enlarge hls valuable book, "Ihe Resources of Alizoua," and have another edition printed on his own account. Certainly his work is the most reliable and valuable one of the kind ever issued and is not only authoritative, but accurate and truthful, and book that will always take ihe lead as an authority on Arizona.
 Late advices received by Secretary Van Arman, from Washington, state thing indicates that the negotiations at present pending for the sale of the Copper Basin property to Sem ator Jones. of Nevada, will be a success. Should this sale really take place Yavapai county will enjoy d boom that will surpass anything of the kind ever experienced In the southwest.-Atner
 Superintendent Muir has received official information that the railroad between Los Angeles and San Fran~ cisco will be repaired by the middle of next week, aLd then through trains will again begin running. The only broken place now remains ing, is a four>mile stretch between Revena and Lan1s. There are some bridges and a couple of tunnels in bad condition, but with the present force of over 1900 laborers, it will net take long to place that distance in repair - Citizen.
 Lieutenant E. E. Dravo, of Fort purchased of Judge Greenhaw four lots in the western portion of the city, and contracts were today signed between Lieut. Dravo and Patton & Creighton, con- tractors and builders, for the erec> tion of a row of six tenement houses porches, front and rear, with out houses, we'll, etc; contract price of