Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-01-17
Territorial.

The name of the proposed new south ern county IS Sierra Bonita
 The total number of votes cast at the recent election Tn Prescott was 54S.
 The quartz mill on West Humbug creek has been closed on account of high water.
 Snow fell deep and heavy m the Agua Fria section of Iavapai county, and yet range stock suffered very little.
 The roads in the mountains south of Prescott are reported sloppy and the snow deep m Groom creek mining dis trict.
 Two of TombstOnes churches, the Episcopal and Presbyterian, are without pastors. Just when the vacant pulpits will be filled IS a case of qulen sabe.
 An order was entered to-day to hold an adjourned term of the Supreme Court at Phenix on Monday, February 23d. Attorneys and htigants will take notice thereof and govern themselves accordingly.
 The Supreme Court will hereafter en- force the rule that no argument by any one counsel shall exceed one hour in duration. The rule Is an excellent one 
 trict Court, where jurors are bored in- stead of judges.
 The cold wave has reached Yuma. In fact 1t has been there for about a week, much to the disgust of thin blooded people.
 The total footing of the delinquent tax roll of Yuma has now been reduced to $97530. This is only about fl per cent of the tax levy for the whole county. What county can do better?
 There IS some talk of county division | in the northern part of the Territory, | there appearing a disposition on the | part of portion of Yavapai to set up housekeeping for itself. The movement does not appear to have much strength, however.
 Old man Givens, who was convicted of interviewing a stage with shotgun, and who was sent to Detroit, has been | pardoDed, and will, If he is not now, soon be free man. We (Ccurierj know not the names of the gentlemen ! who interested themselves in his behalf, but We do know that great many good citizens never took any stock in hIs guilt and will be pleased tO hear of his reappesrance in the sunlight among free men.
 Gov. Tritle has commissioned Judge | Henry W. Fleury as notary public in and for Yavapai county. The cOmmis- sion SO issued makes 2l received by Judge Fleury tO date. he having been tine first notary eyer commissioned in the Territory of Arizona.
 The question Of branding cattle is | being considered by Montana stO1Emcn. It IS calculated that a hide not branded will sell for S1 or Sl 70 more than one winch is branded. and that the a2gre- gate loss to stOckmen K over Sl,W0OOO year.
 General Manager Towne of the C. ?. and $. F. R. R has issued an Orier that no train men will be retained in the service of the company who are m the habit of visiting places where iutoxicat- ing liquors are sold. Parties who have returned from a tour through the Superstition mountains, ID Pinal county, report the discovery of extensive stone ruins, some of them n almost inaccessible places. The walls are several feet high, and look as if they had been battling with the elements for centuries. The prehistoric people of whose existence they are the only re- manning evidence must have been nu- merOus.
 According to the Advance. Lordsbu-g is getting to be "red not" Gambling is increasing, a sure indication of prosper Ity; sporting men and women are flock ing to the town from all quarters. Big poker games have been going on for a 1 couple of weeks; faro games are open ing nightly; with short faro, high ball, roudo and coolo, roulette, keno, sweat cloth, stallion poker and other speeGls- tive games m abundance. You pay your | money and take your choice.
 Ed Clark and Billy Deal, of Tomb
 stone, met with an accident while en
 route to Bunker HIl district. It ap-
 pears that a portion of the road which
 runs close to the river had been washed
 away by the recent storms, and in at-
 tempting its passage the wagon and
 horses were thrown over a bank. Be-
 yond the loss of their six-shooters and
 hats, and a good deal of discomflrt ex- perienced, no particular damage vas : done.