The Arizona champion., 1885-08-01

1 Mir. Ernest Meyer, the wholesal' liquor merchant from Albuquerque. i in town this week. Mir. Meyer ha been sick for some time, confined tt his room. but we are pleased to SCI him among his old friends and GUS toners again.
 l MT. A. A. Dutton, of the Holbrool Press, came in from Albuquerque or Tuesday evening last. His paper i' now printed at Albuquerque, wher' he and Mrs. Dutton reside, and i will probably emerge into . Sunda, paper for Albuquerque.
 The Arizona Cattle Company ha. purchased all the cattle and horse formerly belonging to Saunders & France. The cattle are branded \ on left side, horses same on left shoul der. Most all the cattle are also branded X on right side.
 Dan Murphy, of the firm of Breon, Murphy & Co.,, of The Needles, ar rived in town on Monday last. He, like others from the river, felt tho symptoms of the dreaded disease, which now affiicts people of tha, place, and came up here to get the mountain air.
 The diamond ring and necklace raffle did not occur on Monday night as stated by the last CHAMPION, all the tickets not having been sold at that time. The raffle will come of tonight, however, without fail, and holders of tickets are requested to be on hand at the Frisco.
 We call particular attention 10 our Ash Fork letter, published in another column. It gives a graphic descrip- ,ion of the Cateract mines discovered in the Grand Canon region, near the Supai village. There is great excite. ment over the find, and many people are going to the locality.
 We neglected last week to mention the arrival of a distinguished visitor at the residence of our townsman, Frank Daggs, and he has come to stay. Its boy weighing ten pounds, Yes. Frank is daddy, and is now the happlest mortal on earth. Hope the boy will grow up an honor to its father and mother.
 Frank Foster, we'll known as bag gage master and conductor on the A. x P. R. R, was in town yesterday. He is on his way to his old home in Indiana, on visit, and it is thought by his most intimate friends that he contemplates matrimony during his absence. Frank is popular railroad man.
 A large quantity of green corn was brought in this week from Beaver Head, from the ranch of P. B. Bran. nen X Co. and is for sale at their store in Flagstaff. The crop is said to be very extensive one this year, the stalks growing seven and eigh, feet in height. The kernel is full and large, and is now just right for table use.
 H. B. Ely, Esq, formerly head salesman for Marshall, Field & Co.,, wholesale grocers of Chicago, is now with J. Fl. Breed, at Winslow. Mr.. Ely is young man of large exper fence in the trade, and comes to this country with full knowledge of the business. He made many friends during his short stay Tn Flagstaff, and will do the same at Winslow. We congratulate Col. Breed in securing the services of so valuable an assist mt. The course of the San Francisco Nhronicle during the recent Indian raiA in Arizona has won for that ster. ling sNeet the admiration and esteem of the people of this Territory. Very few newspapers have the pluck and independence to champion an out ragged and op. --ssed people whose possessions have -.en laid waste and many lives sacrif6 -nder the heel of military ring, the noble words of the Chronicls i'll be cher ished Tn the homes and ca, ns through out all Arizona by gretel | people.