The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-04-10
From Wednesdays Daily.

Sow your lawn grass seed.
 Stage travel is very light c. J. Dyer has completed fine sketch of the Sterling mine. The departures for Ash Fork this morn ing were Father LeBreton and Wm. Kelly. Judge Carpenter returned this evening t, the Lynx Greek placera. Secretay Van Arman is expected home by by next Saturday. Peach trees are in bloom in some of the gardens in Prescott. No arrivals from the South yesterday,
 nor any departures in that direction this morning.
 Father Lebreton left this morning on a visit to his parishionsrs along the llns of the Atlantic ( Pacific railroad.
 The enclosure recently completed OF the eas. side of the Court House sadly mars the symmetry of that handsome building. M. V. Howard and family will leave to- morrow for St. Johns, which place they
 intend to make their home in the future. Pedestrian excursions" is the latest ''gag'' for leaving the country on Shank mare.
 "The." Eggers, will, it is said, fill the position of Circular General to the new skating rink.
 J. A. and Lee Mahan, of Beaver Creek and Samuel and James Loy, of Oak Greek, have filed their respective brands with the County Recorder.
 Billy Holden contemplases embarking in the book cAnvsssing busineas. If a cast iron cheek is of any benefit in such line of bus iness, Billy will undoubtedly succeed.
 The City Council met at l p. m. to-day as Board of Equalization, but adjourned without tr.nsac,ing any business until : o'clock this evening.
 Ed. Peck, former owner of the cele- brated Peck mine, and one of the oldest Hassayampers in the Territory, is at present in Nogales.
 Col. Bigelov, accompanied by Je6 Davis, left yesterday tor Tonto Basin in quest of an asbestos mine which the last named gen. tleman believes he discovered in that sec ton some years ago.
 Don't fail to remember that tomorrow is Handkerchief Day" at Bray's. and that that euterprising firm means just what it stated in it's advertisement in another col umn.
 P. A. Craigue left this morning for Wal nut Grove to examine the l0-stamp mill owned by the PlAcerita Mining Company, with view to purchasing it, should 1t be found in good condition.
 A large number o: the freishten who for the last year have been engaged m teaming between this place and Ash Fork, have Ge- termined to pull out for Colorado at an early day.
 The work of fencing in the City Hall is nearly completed, but 1t is hard to conceive what the premises have gained in the way of beauty or convenience ty beg % en closed-even if the fence did cost S625.
 The managers of the new skating rink expect to throw open their doors to the public to-morrow night. The MINER has engaged the services of . special reporter to dish up rinklets for its readers.
 The services of the prisoners confined in the county jail should be called into requi- sition by the authorities to utilize the city water-works in irrigatirS the plaza. With the present abundant supply of water, there IS no reason why the only public square in town should not be made "a thing of beauty aud a joy forever"
 Deputy Sheriff Murphy returned last evening from . two day.' pursuit of the Mexican horne thief, who eluded capture on last Monday. to find that his game had gone in an entirely different direction ,hAn that which he had been following. When last heard from the thief vas going in the di- rection of Phenix via the Black Canyon road, with Sheriff Mulvenon in pursuit.
 NJ. L. Crowell, the popular and we'll known route agent of Wells, Fargo & Cos Express. is in the city, on general tour of inspection of the numerous local offices of that company. He will leave in few days for the southern portion of tue Terri. tory via Phenix.
 James Howey, the builder of the Howey building in this city, arrived last evening from Ash Fork, where he is at present loca- ted. He informs us that hs intends to locate at Walnut Grove and turn his sttsn- tion to ranch,ng during the approaching summer
 Charley Reed, one of our best and most reliable mining men, and to whose energy and activity Is due great deal of the pres en. successful mining that is goirg on to the south of us, left for home in the Brad shaw Mountains this morning. Mr. Reed while here made many purchases of supplies for his camp. from which move we inferred that better times may be looked for from that old and reliable locality.
 The economic aspect is a strong point in fsvor of the use of Dr. Prices Special Fi.v- oring Extracts, Vanilla. Orange, Rose, Al mond, Lemcn, etc. Frst,they are three t.mes the strength of ordinary extracts; sec ond, the bottles hold nearly twice as much as those ordinarial sold for the sane size