Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-07-26
Additional Local.

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 Deputy United States Surveyor Nell returned from Fort Grant yesterday.
 The thermometer reached los degreel to-day without much apparent effort.
 The east-bound train cane in at noor to-day, and the west-bound got in or time.
 The board of equalization will giy, their attention to cattle assessments to morrow.
 John Lynch was up before the |. $. Commlssioner to-day. charged with cutting wood on the San Xavier reserva. ton.
 Abe Marx, !. Wittelshoefer, J Gott. hell and Miss M. Gotthelf have been paylng a visit to Riverside and the Ray m.Ues.
 W. ii. Rule IS making many improve ments m the property he recently pur- chased ot the assignee of Hudson k Co. on Court Plaza
 Alex. Levin says the comic opera of Mascot, now being performed at the Park IheateF, draws better houses than anything heretofore presented.
 Over thirty tickets for the San Fran cisco excursion on August lst, have been sold by Paul MOroney. The full nun Der will be easily disposed of.
 Travellers from the east say that the trains do not make close connection at Deming, and passengers often are oOhged to wait from twelve to eighteen hours.
 II. B. Strauss, for transferring liquor to broken packages, was held in $500 bonds by U. ;. Commissioner Gregg to appear before the |. 5. grand jury in Phrnix.
 The Arctic Tee company and the New Liverpool Salt company have beauti- ful delivery wagon, just built by c. T. Etchells. It has a carrying capacity of four tons.
 Freight from New Orleans comes through daily without any delays. The washouts on the Sunset route are all repaired and the road IS in tirst-class condition.
 Crickets have made their appearance m thIs city m vast numbers, and their chirpIng music ls heard at night above every other noise. Their unusual nun bers are unaccOuntable.
 On the Atlantic and Pacific railroad. one day last week, water tank car had icIcles frozen that were over six inches long. IL must have been a cold day even for the high altitude where the railroad passes.
 IL Is expected that m two weeks from to-day the trains from California will come ID on schedule time. The bridge will be repaired by that time. In the meantime freight Is being transferred expedinOuSly and but little delay IS experienced.
 There was another electrical storm last night, without the usual accompani- ment of fall of rain. IL thundered and rattled with all the noise and bOm- ba-t Of a Democratic caucus. and with as little result. A copious rainfall was hoped for, but none came.
 FL. Wooster, railroad agent at Ma r:copa, who came to Tucson few days agr. returned to his station yesterday. after undergoing successful surgical operation by Drs. Handy ant Fenner. They removed a troublesome and dangerous tumO- from his head.
 On Sunday night benefit will be rendered Jas. Reilly end May Temple top, ai the Park Garden Theater On that evening a grand double bill will be nrcSeuted-BIlleo Taylor and Patience There will be full evenings enjoyment and those who relish comic opera should make it convenient to attend.
 The cowboys who run off the railroad agent Gt San Simon and took away sev- erai carloads of cattle without paying freigh; charges. nave changed their mind. and paid not only all charges but the costs and expenses of the pursuit. The agent nss returned tO tine station and IS happy once more. The jOily cow boys must have their fun, even If they are compelled to pay hberally for it.
 Jesus Arbe.ia. a baker. stole a sack uf .iJur from PaQa-O woman named Juana Flores, yesterday. lt was the only food her wicEiup possessed. The baker made it into bread with which bis customers were served. and tried to frighteu the woman into silence. Judge Meyer gave bim sentence of lJ days m iai. 70 MeGi.ate on the results Of hls cFIme.
 The champion s.oggvr Ui the world. who dovued Sullivan In few blood lpss rounds, was tscNlCd last night by three reckless individuals who appeared mon the police docket tbs morning uId.r the names uf Marco, Castillo and Davis. The champion had downed each oi them In succession, and Judge Meyer supplemented the racket with an order for uvc days repOse n the city jug.
 W. I. Smith. master ,u -chanic for this division oi the SCrtheTn Paclnc railroad. has invented an apparatus tO lock the hose coupling for locomotives. The recent accident at AdOnde station Was caused from the want of inst such an arrangement, as the air brakes could not be brought into use in time Co avoid a collision. Mir. Smiths invention thoroughly locks the hose in position by a very simple contriyance, and there IS no possibility of its getting loose.
 Property owners m the Santa Cruz valley will make an effort tO secure law at the next session of the Leglsla- tura. uroperly adjusting the question of wafer for irrigation. They claim that tbere is plenty of water. but 1t k con trolIed i'm n way that many farms suffer for the want of a supply while others are oyeriiowing with the precious liquid A mutual agreement between the own on. of the lands is being talked up, ,ritb some show of an amicable under