The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-05-08
From Mondays Daily.1

Ed. Wagoner n in from Lynn Greek. Yuma county is taking steps towards or gsn,zirg q militia company. B. T. Riggs, well-known mining man
 of Walnut Grove. is in town. Sheriff Mulsenon left this morning fer the line Of the Atlantic & Pacific, on an
 assessing tour.
 The arrival of Mayor Goldwatsr in San.
 Francisco is noted ty the journals of that
 city.
 Killing dogs is the only business at pres
 ent requiring the attention of Chief of Pc.
 lice Dodson-
 In another column will be found an in- 1 teresting communication from the pen of
 our chief, Hon. c. w. Beach. F. " Mason, Eliza Ellison and Selira
 wiggins arrived last evening by stage from Aeh Fork.
 The Prescott Grays will give grand mI- ttsry ball on the lsi anniversary ct their
 organization, Wednesday evening, May G.,
 as their armory, Howey's Hall. A large amount of freight was received in Prescott this morning from the Iailrosd, the greater portion of 1t being spring and summer merchandise.
 A Solomon, of Soiomonville, Graham county. who has been spending the las: week Tn Prescott, will leave to-mor,ox for his home.
 Articles of incorporation of the Phoenix
 Mining Company, organized under the laws of New York, to operate in Maricopa county, have been filed with the Territorial
 Secretary.
 Mr. and Mrs. Fiatt, of Sacramento, who are largly interested in Yavarai county property, are visiting Prescott. They return to their home in the above city tomorrow morning. Frank Butler, an old typo of the MINER O flee, and nephew.of Hon. T. ]. Butler,
 Territorial Treasurer, has been appointed official stenographic court reporter of Ala meda county, Cal. Locating placer claims, in anticipation of a very rainy season, is the latest boom in mining circles in Yavspai county. Seven notices of locations of such mines were filed
 to-day with the county recorder.
 T. c. Bray < Co. have placed on e1hi-
 bition in their shcw window, 6 series oi views representing fire department that in quxintness surpasses even our own Toughs and Dudes.
 The following were the departures for Ash Fork bY stage this morning: \. J. Bates, Billy Mulvenon, Rose Dickey and Annie Hall There were TO departures for Maricops.
 Owing ts A.sc-rey General Churchill being unable .o reach Prescott before We'd uaorrow nigh'. the u:seting of the Board of Territorial Pardon Commissioners has been postponed un.i. Thursday next.
 Major Frank Hereford returned last evening from an extended visit of the Southern and Eastern States. He informs US rha. Mrs. Governor Tritle and family will probably arrive in Prescott about the middle of the present month.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Dudes will be held this evening at the usual rendezvous. The meeting will con- mence at s30 o'clock. and as business of importance will be transacted, all members are earnestly urged to bs in attendance
 The Tombstone Record, with thA. free dom from personal bias and prejudice for which ii is noted, calls on D. H. Pinney to stand UP and defend himself against the charges which the MINER has preferred sgr;nst him.
 Jack Moore. . well known Arizona pio- neer and ex-sherif of Yavapai county, died on last Thursday while bathing in the Hot Springs near Tiptop, from general de- biiity. Deceased vas one Of the discover en of the Tiptop mine, and leaves many friends to mourn his death.
 Tucson can really boast of one lively, en> terprising and nexsy daily that cannot be werved from the paths of duty by either fear, favor or affection. When the Tailings talks the old journalistic fossils of ihs ancient and honorable pueblo subside silence.
 A good joke is told on a former sheriff of l this county, whose name we will not men lion, vino went to the Verde to "level" on . mule, but being told tha. the mules grea. ,se exempted him from . levy the sheriff his steps so Prsscoss, distance of 'orty miles, to examine the Compiled Laws n reference thereto. He found that the | nule's age was no bar .o levy. and went pack and found that the owner had availed himself of the interim to run the mule otf Q the Mogollon mountains.