Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-26
LOCAL NEWS.


 This was like a warm eastern day in early June. NIT. Andrew Brown left for Tomb stone to-day. to be absent about a week. Thirty-seven hundredths of an inch of rain fell last night, by E. l.. Wetmore's gauge. l.. Zeckendort and Co.,, are offering very great inducements to all purchasers Uf holiday goods.
 4 splendid line of ladies shoes and gentlemen and ladies slippers just opened at L. Zeckendorf X Co.'S.
 The prospectus of the Calabasas, Tue son and Northwestern Railroad IS the latest accession to humorous literature. The public schools took vacation today to extend over the holidays. Studies will be resumed on January 4th. Mir. William Ruff. the fashionable tailor, has removed from the corner ot Meyer and Maiden Lane to the Church plaza.
 The American Bakery Restaurant will set a splendid chicken dinner to morrow. Only twenty-five cents. Everybody should sample it.
 Hon. A. E. Fay arrived from Calitor- mia today. On January lst be wlll be- come connected with a morning daily at San Bernardino, Cal.
 The great volume of the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors occupy go much space to-day that much interest ing matter IS necessarily omitted.
 The carload of Lemps' beer received from St. Louis on Thursday WAS for the St. Louis Exchange, and it will be kept on draught by that popular saloon.
 Mir. A. Cronly will start for Oakland, Cal, next Tuesday, to visit his mother and other relatives after long absence from home. He will enjoy his Christmas dinner at family reunion.
 Mr. J. \. Curtis, formerly superintend- ent of the Ray mine at Riverside, and afterwards connected with the house Of l.. ZeckendOrf lG Co. m this city, died re- gently Tn Oregon, after a brief illness.
 The rain of last night WAS an unalloyed blessing. It began falling early In the evening, and continued almost without
  Stock men are particularly iubilant over the timely dispensstion.
 Parties holding warrants against the county should consult the announce ment of the treasurer that interest has ceased mp to a certain date, and that those issued previous to that time are payable in coin.
 l.. Ze.kendorf and Go. will keep their mammoth establishment open until 50 this evening m order to give all a chance to see their elegant display of Holiday goods in all their different de- partments.
 The thi-d prize in the recent drawing in the Louisiana Lottery, amounting to S20,00O, was drawn by ticket No. 5l, I9i, one-tenth of winch was held by party in Tucson. This viii give him S2,OOO, less commissions.
 The Arizona Pride of Philately is the name of new monthly paper, devoted to the stamp collecting mania, the hrst number of which has just been issued by Eugene A. Browne, of this city. 1t Is a handsome, eIght-page paper and IS probably very interesting to phllsteIsts.
 The old Colonel has purchased lot of pure, genuine Sonora mescal, which the grandmother informs him IS just the thing for the young gentlemen to pur- chase, say a gallon, to put ln their sweet hearts stockings on Christmas.
 w. Nj. Mueller, the sterling merchant tailor, has on hand a splendid Rssort- ment of cloths for winter and spring suits, and is always prepared to make them up m the latest fashions and the most substantial workmanship.
 The Elite will test the strength of its patrons vest buttons, by its Sunday dinner tomorrow. The menu prepared embraces wide range of choice vIRnds and many luxuries have been imported for this special occasion.
 The firm of Goldtree lS SchoenhOlz, composed of Isidor Goldtree and Her man SchoeDholZ, both former residents of thIs city, now have out their shlDgle as importers and dealers Tn fine Havana and Key West cigars, at 946 Market street, San Francisco.
 Leo Goldschmidt has had busy week of it. There seems to be a disposition this season to provide holiday gifts that possess features of utility Hs well as beauty. He has a large line of hand some, easy chairs, and many other sulta- ble articles for presents.
 The Scotia is prospering so greatly that more room is required, and the tailor shop of Mir. Ruff, on the corner of Maiden Lane, has been removed to give more accommodations. The additional space thus gained will be converted into a club room to meet pressing demand. Billy Reid has secured the services of Verde Green behind the bar, and GUS toners now receive the polite attentions of that clever gentleman.
 The Surveyor General having been notified that the annual appropriation for public surveys Tn the terrltory IS now available, parties Tn different parts of the territory desiring surveys m their localities, would do well by making their wants known to the Surveyor Gen eral. At the same time parties desiring surveys would do well to fully describe the locality, accompanied by diagram as to adjacent surveys already made, general character of the country and theIr post office address.
 The Oriental Circus IS now performing before the courts. A number of its ar fists have conceived a strong attachment for the concern and the sheriff sold it's effects this afternoon to satisfy one of these evidences of affection. There Rre three other and similar suits awaiting satisfaction and the fifth grist is now be- tween the upper millstone of the law and the neither one of petit jury, with formidable array of lawyers holding the sack for the residue. It IS vaguely hinted that the only thing of any value left. Is the clown.