Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-07-24
Territorial Topics.

One hundred and twelve tons ot ore have been run through ihe sampler siLce July.
 Louis Davidson, of Mineral Park. has been appointed Probate Judge Tor Mo have county vice Charles Atchlson, Ie- J signed. The appointment Is Inc oea; that could have been made.
 Peter Maguire and Henry koshlaUd came up from Black Metal district few ! days ago with ten tons oi ore from the new strike. The ore was high grade and netted tho owners 8 good sum.
 A large tank is beng erected between the town and the well from winch our water supply is obtained, from which | hereafter water will be drawn for the use of the town. The force oi water will be increased by this new tank. tTombstoae Epitaph)
 The report recently telezraphed from Arizoua to the San ErunciscO papers | that the hostiles had eluded LavtOu and were coming back, are exaggerated Gni premature. So far there are only few north of Bawton's command, although If tEat officer does not hurry up it wouid not surprise anyone around here to see all the hostIles give him the slip.
 There is a depressed feeling among the citizens of Blsbee, at present, winch can hardly be wondered gt in view ot the recent disastrous fire and the ip- prochiDg clos!Gg down ct inc Copper Queen, of winch there now seems t0 rP- main no doubt. IL is not believed that the mIne will reopen until copper takes rise. This will throw over hundred l men out of work.
 Articles of incorporation of the Amer icHn Fibre company were filed with the county recorder yesterday by +. S. Haf- ford. John c. Belk and Nn. Herring. The capital stock k SJl0C0O. This com pBny proposes to manufacture rope and | twine from the fibre of the Spanish bRyO- net which grows SD beautifully iu tb!z country. should the manufacture he successful IL will open up great indus | try for southern Arizona.
 Inc T1mb-;one.I
 IL is said that Mrs. Cuyle and Nellie Cashman, two ladies formerly of this clty, have captured the major part Of the restaurant trade Tn Tucson.
 It IS not generally known but such is the fact that the Watervale mill, below town, IS stamping away all the time. and turning cut bars Of silver.
 lPrescott Cour.erl
 This section Is being treated ;o heavy showers of of ram, big thunder end alarming lots ot lorked lightning.
 Robert Barnard, late of Agura Frla valley, has lost his reason and Is under care of the officers. He desires to be shot.
 The Messr7. Parker have forty men working at thsIr mill and cutting logs for ties, etc. They would like to have a postoffice nearer to them thsn Flagstaff.
 lPhoon.x Herali.l
 The Rev. L. Gregory and wife left for San Francisco to-day. They report their school at Tucson gs doing well and that 1t has been "char.ered." 4 young Mexican, who appears be about tgenty-twO O. three years c. age. attempted last evening to rob the water melon patch oi R Chinese gardener, just below town, when the CLiuaman rguou- strgted and attempted tC drive him eff. when he drew large revolver aud struck the Chiuaman several blows on the head, iuiiictng severe scalp wounds. The Chinamsn made cOmplaiat and the Mexican was spprehc-Gai by Deputy Sheriff BlLDkeu-hlp, and iS Eaylug @ hearing to-day before Justice ". T.. Woods for assault with deadly weapon. The ChInaman IS pEeseutGs witness and Is B horrible sight.
 There is TumoT ahOat that ;he Southern Pacific may be moved 60 tEe north side of the GilG snl Salt rivers from point about Gils station and VII e.. Fn....e- east via Florence to Tucson. Tie local traffic which this road would make for itself by thls move in the course ot ty.o years would pay for the road As almost the entire distance except between Flor ence and Tucson, would at once become producing region Ot immense returus and wealth. The railroad company can net make the move too soon 1T they care to make nearly or quite 2Jl miie- yield a return from its local traffic which lt does not now Go from any irailir,
 Phsuix Gaza,.e.l
 Ice is selling in Tucson for two and 8 half cents per pound. He.e Ec ray out one cent.
 Strangers to this territory who have recently visited the Yuma prison, insist that the food gwen and treatment ac- corded prisoners IS better than that of any other penitentisry n tLo United states.
 A quarter section ia oat hay. jus, north of Wm. Isaac's ranch, was burned over at noon yesterday. The crop vas entirely consumed, but hay stacks oi former harvest, in the center os the field were respected by the flames 10 @ degree that they were not in the least damaged. 1
 Postmaster Movrey has recciyed oli- l cial notification that the allowance for | clerk hire for his .Oilice, in accordance | with 8 general reduction, will hereafter l be but $500 per annum. The former | allowance wEs S40U.
 A sad death was that oi Mrs. f. A. I Lewis, who was buried m this city. yes- terday. With her husband and two children she came here from McFal, Missouri, a short time ago Mir. LsWIs purchased a forty acre trgct of the Bunker ranch, g few miles east of Phe- nix, snd started to make a home there on. He WAS engaged ln building his house, when Mrs. Lewis took sick. fol lowed shortly afterward by the gentle man. Kind hearted neighbors waited upon them, but unavailiug in the case of Mrs Lewis, who expired last Tuesday. MT. Lewis IS himself now lying at the point of death, and the prospects for the two little children-a boy and a girl-is certainly very discouraginc. Mrs. Lewis was about 23 years. and WAS a very intelligent and highly accom- nllahed woman.
 tDaiiy Tomhstouel
 J. II. Behan left this morning for Santa Monica, California.
 The Rev. G. l.. Pearson. of the ". church. Is convalescent, but is still 1ery weak from his long spell Of sick ness.
 It Is stated that tue citizens of The 'On have passed more resolutions dur ng the last twenty years ihau all the ,lties ID the United States have done, md got less benefit from tine same. The infant child of NIT and Mrs. Nc Nulty, aged two years, died this morn ng. The father wbo is at present Gt New Mexico, has been noti- jed, and the funeral will be anuouu sed