The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-04-10

J- D. Barnes, one of the hveiIrst insur ance agents that ever cansasse6 Arizona in search of r.os' ebt investments, returned 10 Prescott Saturday evening from . weeks trip along the Atlantic t Pacific.
 The auction sale of the remainder ci the hardware stock of C. A. Randall was re stunned to day, and the persuave powers of J. L. Fish,r, Prescott's siivrred-tcncued auctioneer, as usual resulted in obtaining good prices for all articles sold.
 merry party of excursionis:s consist ing of Fred Hutbard. D. N. Martin. and Ni ses Minnie Martin, May and Grace Bean and Mary O.is left this morning for a visit to Montezuma Wells, on the Verde. They expec, to be absent about aweek.
 PruIate Judge Hawkins viii leave to- morrow for a months visit to his old home | in Missouri, in order, 1t is said. 10 look up the girl he left behind him. During his absence Lawyer Herrldon Will act as County School Superintendent.
 Frank MeaGo., agen, of Wells. Fargo & O.. has becp;ne infected with the prevail ing Idea that tn ,re's millions in the stock business. and IS devo;ing his time and tal- ents to raising supply os fine blooiei bull dogs for the Prescott market.
 NJ. Y. Howard, Esq, one os the mos, brilliant: young members Of the Prescott; oar, will leave with his family during the present week 10 take up permanent resi- dence a, St. Johns, Apache county. While sorry to lose NIT. Howard, We take pleas> ure .n recommending him to the residents in his new field of labors as an honorable gentleman and able advocate.
 In compliance with a telegram from the officers of Los Angeles cour,y, California, Deputy ShcrifF Murphy. to-day, arrsted Jose Maria Valie, Mexican, who just arrived from Cilitorn,a, bringing with him another mans horse.
 An exchange says: ''We have often looked for a sentence that would clearly ex- plain ii. A Missouri paper kindly supplies the want in thi. beautiful simi!e: You might as well try to shampoo an elephan. with thimbletul oi soap suds as to attempt 10 do business and ignore advertising.
 Three applicants for dissolution of the bonds of ,na;rimony at the next term cf the District Co1r,. have already entered an ap- peArance with District Cour; Clerk Foo:e. The following are the misrlated pairs who are seeking judicial relief from the ills 0 the nsrried state: Annie $. Mccoy vs. Dennis McCay; John E. Smith vs. Aida Smith, and Sarah Me.sord ys Jacob Me.ford.
 The Easter services at the different churches Tn Prescott yesterday were largely attended as well by the god!y the ungodly of whom ;he latter class seem to have an overwhelming majority in Prescott. The musical features of the ceremo nics at both the Catholic and NJ. F.. Churches were par ticularly fine and GiG credit to the ladies and gentlemen who assisted in that dirsc- ton.
 Since the first of January, twenty-six civil cases have be, Il added to the calendar of the Dis,ric; Court in and for this County. Oi these the following have been instituted since the first of April: Bank of Arizona s. John Howard and Geo. D. Kendall: John Howard vs. Murat Masterson; C. P. Head X Co. vs. Josephine Thorne and W. II. Harrington; Albert Sparks vs. Jose phine Thorne and W. II. Harrington: and Fred. ". Newell, vs. John W. Francis