The Arizona sentinel., 1885-05-09
PENCIL POINTS.

The Board of Supervisors did no: do any business at its last meeting.
 Thomas Rain has gone on two months prospecting trip to Lower California.
 Gen. Irwin McDowell died at his home in San Francisco on Monday May 4, 1885.
 Miss Mountcastle, who has been visiting in Yuma, has returned to her home Clinton, Canada.
 L. A. Smith, whilom resident of this place, now of Tucson, has been among us during the week.
 "The Mohawk Valley and its Canal, Etc." is the title of an article on the first page of this paper.
 John Gandolfo and F. S. Ingalls, returned last Monday from their trip to Los Ange- les and San Diego.
 Joseph J, Stein, Deputy School Super jatendent, returned from his trip of school z Inspecting last Thursday.
 Ed. Baker. after protracted stay on his fathers stock ranch, returned last Monday evening to town with lot of beef cattle.
 The Raymond and Whitcomb excursion from Boston, with no excursionlsts, passed through this place last Tuesday evening for California.
 Two bars of silver bullion from the Clip Mine, valued at $5OOO, were shipped through Wells, Fargo & Go. to San Fran .cisco, last Saturday from the Yuma office.
 Samuel Taylor, formerly purser on the steamer Gila, has been transferred to th e steamer Mohave, which has taken th 6 place of the Gila for the Colorado river trade.
 Sheriff Tyner gives notice that hereafter all persons firing of pistols or guns with in the town limits of Yuma will be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
 Jose Herrera, civilized(O Cooopsh In dian, was given thirty days in the County Jail by Justice Ross last Wednesday, for the crimes of assault and battery and dis 'turDing the peace.
 An amateur paper, "The Current Cen tury," published at Tucson, has reached our sanctum. Freeman A. Chamberlin is the editor and proprietor. We wish the .'youngster" much success.
 George Bowers and wife, of San Fran -clsoo, arrived in Yuma last Monday. MT. Bowers is one of the principal owners of the Clip mill, at which place he and wife are spending 8 few days.
 In the case of the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company branch line vs. Wm. Bryant, involving certain land in Los Angeles district, Secretary Lamar de- cided in favor of Bryant.
 A splendid view can be obtained of Picacho, Castle Dome and other high peaks, from the hills southwest of town, Also good view of the Colorado river for distance of several miles, both North and South,
 The dist inguished U. S. Senator from Indiana, Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees,, cer- tifes that in case of rheumatism in the back, he obtained instantaneous relief from St. Jacobs Oil. He says it Is 8 re- markable remedy.
 We are indebted to Postmaster Town send for the following figures of treasury shipments from Yuma during the month of April: Currency, $3 ,526; gold coin, s5 ,313.5O; gold bullion s9SO; silver coin,- slS9.5O; silver bullion, s6,5OO. Total, SIS, ,5O9.
 George s. Bertolacci, who, at one tins, was employed in Martins drug store in Ehis place, and who was recently arrested 5oe stealing from Florence drug store, escaped from the Jail at Florence while Sheriff Gabriel was absent. A reward Of 4loO is offered for his capture.
 Mir. Mag, Section Foreman at Texas HiIl, has raised some fine vegetables this year at that place. We were shown soue radishes raised by him that were as large as door knobs and quite crisp and solid. This is but An example of the quality and productivensss of the soil whereabouts,
 Chris Homer, one of Yuma's responsi- ole citi 1ens, was arrested last Wednesday evening by United States Deputy Marshal E. M. Mills, for giving liquor to Indians, on, or about the 25th day of October, 1884. Thomas Freeman, an old man who has been making a home with Mir. | Horner, was his accuser. Edward H. Hitler, of Phenix, has made a compilation of the Enhances ofArizona"