The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-02-13


 his various fine mining properties and also set in motion his stamp mill. Success l.. tho Dactor.
 A team belohying to James Wing this
 ta;Rgs lively in the viciniy of this office
 Outside of ,he loss of q wheel ns further
 damage was done, but txo Et,lc children
 had q nlrrow escape from beng ,ua over.
 The team of Johnnie Duke, the dairy
 man, took a notion to get mpa eJ-as-you please race "n their own account, and paint tine town milky hue, which latter they succeeded in hoiny go far as their cargo of lacteal 1u!d pei mitted.
 There are several conspicaous individuals III the Territory who loEg tur goyeri.men' par, that should be psnsioned, now that the Ar.z,na Congress Is dishiny up wholesale legis!ation. It is t,is easiest and cheapest way to get rid cf these able bodied men who have aorIor of facing hard work.
 In New York City, recently. deacon in a highly respectable church was tried and dism .ssed from the same for renting richly furnished cottage to ladies of the demi- -pe.s1asion Wonder what they would have done with the poor fellow had he rented two houses instead of one2
 Those persons who seem to be posted in regard to the Arizona Central Railroad are of the op;nion that 1t will enter Prescott via ihs Miller Valley and that somewhere
 in that vicinity viii be erected the round house. machine shops, etc. Ii so, West Prsscot, will extend out beyoai the res idencs of s. c. Miller.
 l Governor Trtle has received cammuni- cation from the general passenger agent of the Atlantic q Pacific isailioai stating no fare would bc charged by that road to such members of the Legislature as desired to vi.i. the Nsw Orleans Exposition. From Albuquerque to New O.ieans and return the fare siiI bc fifty dollars under this ar engagement.
 At the annual meeting of the stock hold CTS of the Firs: National Bank of Prescott, Hon. I. J. Ba.ler was elected President; !; E. A.. iIawley, Fics President, and Alfred E. if, Cashier. for the ensuing year, With ths following Board of Directors: T.-J. Butler, E. 4. Haw!ey, Henry wadsworth, F. W. Blake, c. P. Head, J. F. Meador, Alfred Eli.
 Professor Hugo Arnold, the woll-known genial gentleman socially, .o-d day received an invoice of c1qui,itely carved pipes, and 1 tobacco, which he intends 10 present 10 the mem: srs of the Correspondents Club of Prescott, 10 assist them in their profound deliberations over the momentuus gues- tions of a.<te polity which they are con stant!y called on to roviex during the Leg islatisc session.
 Since the printing question has been set tied in osr legislative chamber, business has progressed nicely. The journals are being punIished. bills and other work printed satisfactorily and all IS lovely The ] only saving by the dead lock Was probably in this that the Territory will only De called upon to pay for the work done after ;hc day oi contract.
 We hear of a case, not thousand miles from Prescott, where brother has tried to jump large portion of nis sIsters farm, and a sister too who, unfortunately, was but recently left widow ahl has ssveral small children to support. The deed is the more dastardly aud mean when 1t IS taken into consideration tha. the lady has helped the ingrats 10 support himself and filthy parasites.
 During last week, Postmaster Harsh issued postotiice anu money orders amount in. in the aggregate to Sl,626 66, nine tsnths of which sun was sent to purchase dry-gosds and notions, which should have been purchased in Prescott, and which doubtless would have been could they have been obtained a. more reasonable rates than the l0o per cent. profit our merchants generally expect to realize on all sales.
 IL is stated sha. the foll owing are the salaries which the bill, now being drafted l by the committee appointed by the ''Tax- Payer" meeting on last Friday, will allow tho officials of Yavapai county: Sheriff, ! S5,0co per annun; Under Sheriff, Sl 200, ] and two D=pu;y Sh.riifs, s900 each. Re- corier, e. 900. with one deputy at Sl GOO, 1 per annum. Treasurer, 2l ,0O0; District | Attorney. g. 500; Probate Judge, sl,200 and Supervisors, S2J0.
 Frank Cox, Esq, the young and talented district attorney of Naricora county ar rived nn last Saturday evening ia Prescott, i and wi.l remain here during the remainder i oi .he Legislative session to look after .he | interests of his section. Though young in l years, Nr. Cox has made his influence felt ! in political circles, and is regarded as ore 1 of tl.c brIg,tes. leaders of the Deiuocracy !! of Arizona, and as practitioner of the law l he bcars a reputation for brill.ncy and l legal acumen that many an older lawyer | might well feel proud of
 An aaendment to the general marriage ! law of the Territory was ofsred by Mr. !! Risley iu ths Eorse, and received it's death 1 blow. IL provided or required that any | gent!cmab irving "a any county should, bs- 1 fore having the knot tied, first proceed to | the county se,s and procare license; also, l Il .t- amined as te age, sex, etc. The amend 1 iaent might have contained some redsemins ! features but then would the young lady or female be wiling 10 submit to the requires n,ents of the b;ii