The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-08-07
From Tuesdoy,s Daily.

From Tuesday's Daily. Nothing ues to-day in railroad mst.er In preparation, . railroad charade, whicl will os ready h few days. Miss Roark is on visit to this city and is guest of MrA Herzog. Mir. Long. superintendent of public instruction, arrived in Prescott last eye. ming. The Toughs cart and Hook's wagon are being tasfsfuily draped for the solemn rites of next Saturday.
 Attorney Baldwin made . good speech this forenoon in the Dist. Court, on be- half of his client, Bishop Udell The tower of our Court House has settled and is inches south of its for mer position. t City Council met last evening and au- dited bills against the city amounting to about q, 300.
 The rain of yesterday reached west of the range of mountains down to the edge af Skull Valley.
 Many cf our party gcers are anxious for . hop and would like to see the Rifles or Grays soon move in the matter.
 About seventy of our militia will bo in line next Saturday afternoon to participate in the memorial services of that day.
 The opium vice is receiving its hrs. death knel', and in the future strict vigilance will be kept over suspected 10 calities.
 Harry Darlington contemptates trip soon to the noted water places in-Sou.h- ern Arizona
 Tho ''Sheriff's Nine" is the name of the new baseball nine that go to Whipple on Sunday to play the Whippie team. Billy Mulvencn wears the Captains belt.
 Mr. Eb. Williams, late of the Mohave County Miner, . journalist of first class ability, ia visiting Prescott and called on the MINER to-day.
 About t1OO was contributed to the city's sxchequer during Jaly a fines by thoso who desired to paint the town red and those whose 'oses are already painted red.
 William Kerr, from Lower Thompson Valley, is in Prescott. Mir. K. has a valuable farm and stock range, where he makes headquarters.
 Ed. Carpenter left this morning on fly. ing trip to Bumbisbee on business, and en- phsticxlly denied the rumor that he wen. there to locate tue southern divison of our branch railroad.
 The recent rains have filled the water works dam with water enough to guarantee plentiful supply for all fire and domestic purposes, besides insuring steady increase in the frog and tadpole crop.
 Flagstaff and Verde wagon road bonds are printed and to be issued next Mon day. The amozzt to be issued is {, 1000 and the county of Yavapai bears the burden.
 The game of hearts h now . popular par Tor game of cards We know one young man who, bent on as many conquests as he could handle, captured the thirteen, and by his good luck ia out considerable pocket money for ice cream.
 Several small chickens that wandered too near the ditches around the plaza while the heavy rains were going on . few days ago, were seen floating down Granite creek and successful. caged by the Chinese in the north end of town.
 Fiesta de San Augustin commences at Tucson on Thursday, Aug. 27th, 1885. Levin's Park has been appropriately fixed up which will accommodate 1000 per- sons. 4 grand time is anticipated chili and tamales.
 Robert Cornell, accompanied by Mrs. c. and the children, arrived home last evening from an extended trip to the Eastern States. Robert was .. the capi- tai of the Nation for . number of weeks and became acquainted with many of our great men.
 Owing to the services of the Tenth Cav airy Band being required at whipplc on the forenoon ct Saturday to participate in the funeral oSsequies of General Grant, the hour for the observance of the same in this city has been changed from 10 ro 1:30 o'clock, when the procession will move promptly.
 A gentleman who was formerly iden- tified with the Mohave County Miner, we understand is in Prescott looking over the field for the purpose of deciding whether the inducements arc sufficient to