Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-10-31
OCT. 3I. 1885
SATURDAY
LOCAL NEWS.

Dr. B. NJ. Thomas, Register of the U. s. Land Office in this city, spent Sum- day In Phenix.
 NIT. Chas. Wilson, of Casa Grande, has come Tn from the Quiiotoas, after
 brief visit to the bonanza camp.
 A telegram was sent to Attorney Gen eral Garland to- day, the reply to which will determine whether the district court possesses judicial functions any longer.
 There vas no district court held to- day, Judge Fitzgerald deemlng at prop CT to await advices from Washington concerning the change announced ID the associate justices.
 It is the opinion of Judge John HaNnes. Alex Campbell, Nm. M. Lowell
 md other prominent members of the
 bar. that the removal of the Judge de-
 capltates the grand jury now in session.
 The removal of the judiciary Tn ArI- zona by the political machine, creates quIta u nervous sensation about the necEs of other officials who failed to prof 1t bY tEe handwriting on the wall
 Twenty-Five applicants have signed the petition for new lodge of the Ancient Order of United WOrkmen n this city. It will probably Orgsnze with a membership of forty.
 The Basket Social at the N. l.. church last night was 6 very successful affair Tn every particular. The attendance was large and everything passed off with hsr- IA gf ha ing were Sl0l-ard a rooster.
 The Socorro Bullion says: Col. J. c.
 Tiffany, of San Msrcial. formerly agent
 at San Carlos, will plant 100 acres of winter wheat this fall, and large num- Der of mulberry trees; the latter he will utilize in the silk industry.
 A very useful little volume of House hold Receipts, containing 70 pages Of choice receipts, will be mailed to any address upon receipt of five two-cent stamps to pay postage. Address Joseph Burnett & Co., 27 Central street, Bos- ton, Mass. It IS 8 valuable assistant to the housewife and will tighten her bur dens and give her many excellent sug- gestions.
 The United States grand jury is in state of anxiety and tribulstion. It does not know whether 1t is an orphaned infant bereft suddenly of its lactesl Dourishment, or one that is able to walk alone and seek its own food. In this perplering doubt 1t has concluded to take a recess until Monday, and in the meantime will experiment Tn taking its sustenance from the bottle.
 Judge Fitzgerald is in receipt of letter from a prominent democratic lawyer of California touching upon his removal. It arraigns the Rdminlstra- tion in the most unmeasured terms for dragging down the judiciary into the dir ty pool of political pottsge, and congrat- ulBtes the Judge upon his clear and hon. orable record and che confidence and esteem of the entire bar accorded to him.
 Ina status of the District Court has been defined by the Attorney General, who to-day telegrsphed Judge FItZger- aid to adjourn court from day to day until his successor shall arrive. As this action practically recognizes his in- cumbency of the position, the attorney general exceeds his prerogative in die tating tO the Judge the scope of hls &C., lions. If he Is recognized RI qualified to open and adjourn court as associate justice of the supreme court, his author Ity to transact the regular business can pot be questioned. Judge A. H. Gar land Is not associate justice Of the su- preme court of Arizona and some one ought to advise hIm of that fact.
 The Salt River Valley has a chance for most prosperous season next year, from the fact that there is great promise for good prices for grain. The immense surplus of last year s crop IS being rapid iy worked off and the supply of the pres ent season in the United States does not really afford much margin to ship on. The most of the present years crop will be needed at home, and possibly more, while the demand continues steady in England, with atendency to a still luther rise in proe.-Herald.
 Governor Tritle received notice yes terday from R. S. Hatch, captain of the Cochise rangers. notifying him that he had drawn on him for S65 tO pay for the services of number Of cOuriers en- ploycd in warning citizens of that coun- ty of impending danger during the re- cent Indian raids. The draft, 1t IS needless to say, was promptly honored. It looks a little singular that the Gov ernor, residing In Prescott should be called upon to pay for the protection of settlers Tn Cochise county while citizens there refuse to contribute anything for tha. purpose.-JournR Miner.
 A theory is held by some who have given the matter considerable thought, that the sweeping removals in the judiciary of Arizona is due mainly to Mormon influence. The present court has strongly pronounced against pOlyg- amy and has upheld the Edmunds' act in its most liberal construction. The Mormons weld a wonderful influence in political affairs and engineer their work with s subtlety that almost defies eI- posture. It is not likely that the sp- pointing power knew anything of their | hand in this matter, or that the newly | appointed judges will construe the law l and the rulings differently from those l just removed, but the Mormon managers | hope, by securing frequent changes to, l retard the visitation of the penalties for | their crimes. and 10 break the channels | which their offenses are brought l so n OOh- ruptible jndge may be possibly selected, and temptations be placed Tn his path | which he will not refuse. Be this as it | may, the power of the Mormon element | can be seen in the mysterious disap- | pearance of the Rnti-MOrmon act of the | last legislature from the archives of that | body and the entire absence of its en- acted substitute from the published | laws. although the original bill Is on | file in the proper office at Prescott. As | before said, there are parties who hold | To this theory, and time alone can de- | termine whether or not their views are | correct.
 The immense store of Messrs. Stevens | X Hughes, at the corner of Congress and | Main streets, IS completely filled with | sll kinds of hardware, crockery, cutlery, | etc, until there Is scarcely room ID | which to store more goods. In enter ing the establishment, one IS first con | 'ronted with a formidable array of handsome parlor and hand lamps iH all | designs and prices: the show cases dis play n line of genuine Rogers silver cut ery that are very fine and beautiful, nr al