The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-05-01
THURSDAYS DAILY.
 Tomorrow is May-Day.

| " >1oy }, No arrivsls from MAricopa last evenin 7 Who could blame lovers for hanging ( Q the gate all night such nights e these. The present weather cannot be surpA.se 7 by any other cline under the sun.
 A. G. Oliver. of Ash Fork, is ia town
 He reports that that town is phoenix lik rising from the ashes.
 NJ. M. Pool w.s the only departure iron
 Prescott by stage this morning. He lei for Ash Fork
 To-morrow s steamer day, and the in
 evitabls bill collector will bs going tn rounds with his little sack.
 Don's forget that the Prescott Con,binx
 tion Comedy Company will make their frs
 appearance at Howey's Hall this evening , The Territorial Board of Pardon Co missionen will meet on next Monday st sh ofiee of Governor Tritle.
 Heavy frosts ss night are the only me. } meutoes now left of the Ics king's reig, during lssa-5.
 I The races have attracted great man. people to Prescott, and put eoaaidersbl,
 money iute circulation.
 1 The Hoxwor,h- -Ca.hrens land case con
 tinues to occupy the attention of. the land
 office at this place.
 Tom Fitch is in Phenix and ~ill visi,
 Prescott during the Suns term of the Di..
 trics Court.
 Chief of Police Dodson to-day pla:,d
 under lock and key . belliserAns by in
 blue, who was endsavoriny to ''put head"
 on . comrade.
 IL is state that moro money changed hands yesterday on the 6rem-n's race than on any other sporting event that ever oc- cured in Prescatt.
 An interesting l00-yard foot race. for e2O side, was run in the Plaza last eve. ming, by ]. E. Brown and Charles Wallace. The former easily won.
 Ss =. 0&OWus OttC VI Ss4C hAODS kCuboA ott0 popular men in Prescott, who has been en- gagged during the winter in placer mining on Lynx Creek, has again taken up residence in town.
 Geo. Bray, P. A. Williams, J. P. Rough. ton, c P. Goodrich and D. E. Mitchell returned this afternoon from . three weeks visit to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado in the vicinity of Cataract Greek.
 Hon. Y. Ellis and his estlmable wife will leave tomorrow morning by private con- veyance for Phenix to attend the marriage of Mir. Ellis brother, Gus, to A:ss Ida Reubens, one of the most handsome and accomplished young ladies in Arizona.
 Jim vandehurg is in town from his mines on Ash Greek for supp'iea He informs us that there are from fifteen to twenty men working constantly in that district, and that good returns are being obtained by arastra- ing the ore extracted.
 Sheriff Mu,venon returned last evening from KingmAn, bringing with him Gichsel and Pat Hassett, the men who were arrest cd at that place by the sheriff of Mchave county, for the stealing of ". w. Hutchin- sons mare and other stock from near Phe- nix.
 B th the militia companies of Tombstone have been armed and equipped for active ervice. It Is rumored that the action of he President of Mexico in calling for 800 additional men to suppress border smugg. ling, was in reality precautionary measure | to prevent these formidable militiamen from in sunny Sonora
 The victory of the Dudes was fttingly celebrated last night by . supper ss the Hotel Carpenter. With wihe, wit and song the evening fast wore away, and it was only | when daylight did appear that the revelers retired to dream over their well won victory I as the champion Hose Company of the Southwest.
 The citizens of Prescott would like to | have Billy Garland hire . hall and tell them i the exact status of the proposed branch railroad between Prescott and Ash Fork. a there is dearth of such news st present probably on account of the railroad editors of the three local newspapers having worn out lying about the proposed road.
 It is stated that the white m1n who re- gently killed Navajo Indian near Will. iams, has been discharged, after . prelimi- nary examination, by the magistrate to whom he gve himself up. the testimony showing that he was fully justified in his action IF the matter.
 On their return from tue race yesterday, 1 the Dudes" were agseeAb!y surprised by basket of champagne from B. H. Weaver. The effects of the beverage on the Dudes, who with few exceptions are Good Templars, prevents them from thanking him except through the types, which meth. cd will doubtless be appreciated by one who is himself an old and excellent typo.
 Frank Neador, Charley Hutchinson, A. c. Burmister and O.kar Huber returned last evening from short hunting excur- sien through ronto Basin. Frank Mesjor informs us that the party were pur>ued three days by the entire male popul a,ion of the Basin, who suspected them of being the outfit that took Tn the Wickenburg stage.