Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1886-12-01

Germany has population Of 46.S4o.'
Geo, against 45,ss+ooo by the census
OF 1880.
Petroleum in paying quantities have
been found in Groton, In New London
county, Conn.
The funeral Of Charles Francis Adams
occurred in Boston on Tuesday, Ne
veInber asd.
John S. Gray the embezzling harbor
commissioner Of San Francisco has
been pardoned.
The bishop Of Dover, England,
preaching at Canterbury the othef%-H4s
favored cremation.
The Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany has purchased the South Pacific
narrow susge Of California
Southern California VIII show a wine
crop Of 100000 gallons this year, and
raisin crop Of 100000 boxes.
Herbert NJ. Hoxie, general manager
of the Gould system Of railroads, died
in New York on the s3d instant.
The pape, gas and water pipes intro
duc.d so extensively in Vienna some
time ago, i. is claimed are success.
Charles Ross, the murderer Of Pc
Iceman Henry. Of Albuquerque, has
been arrested. He is wounded in three
places.
The presiden. ard Dan are engaged
on the message. BY and by Dan Will
take 1t over to congress softly humming:
1--WE q message from my sire"
John S. Carlisle's friends 10 Coving-
ton and Newport deny his intention OF
giving up his residence in Kentucky
and going somewhere else TO run for
congress.
A university is shortly to be opened
at Tomsk, Siberia. which already poss-
esses library OF fifty thousand books,
and a valuable paleont logical collec-
ton.
Within the limits Of the city of Phila
delphia are nearly one hundred silk mills
employing about 5000 persons. This
industry is rapidly growing in this
country.
Sunfiowers have been raised for cen
turtles in Russia and TaYtary for fuel.
They are now being cultivated In Da-
ko:a for ,ha. purpose. They make
good no, fire.
NJ. Randall is quoted as saying that
a glass Of burgundy travels from his
mouth to his equity toe in twenty sec
onas. Achilles was weakest IN his hee'.
NJ. Randall IN his toe.
R2in-;n-,he- Face. the Siorx Chief who
killed Custer, wants the United States
to send HIM to school This poor be-
nishted savage has probably heard that
the pen is mightier than the sword.
The window glass manufacturers have
jus. formed combination to keep the
price Of window glass up to tina, point
which .i!l just keep out ioreign-made
glass
A deposit Of pure asphaltum, from
fifteen 10 twenty feet thick, has been
discovered near Thistle Station, In Utah.
/, is worth $40 ten, and the expense
o! mining is only 20 cents.
The combined capital Of the Roths-
ch.lds is estimated Il $1,000, ooo,o 600.
fiaif Of this has been gained within the
last twenty-five years, and the whole Of
j, is scarcely more than century.
Our contemporary contains lengthy
reproduction Of rs old insane asylum
articles in ic-dsy's issue. as the people
understand this subject thoroughly it is
net necessary to call attention TO the
u,iss;a,emen,s so Oft repeated.
The Iowa republicans are so well
pleased si,h ,heir gains that they are
extracting tom them not only ''crunbs
Of Comfort" bu, i whole bakery Of sat
isfac,ion. They promise no; to become
careless in the future. however.
A runaway from bloodhounds has
thrown them of The track by rubbing
tobacco on his boots. Tne trouble is
however. tina, b!oodhounds don't give a |
man time 20 make many preparations |
for journey.
The s,a.emen, is made tina: the f. |
RANGES Of Canada are IN a very bad |
way. There is nothing remarkable |
about that. The treasurer forgot to lock
TIE safe door one night and there Is an
American colony Of cashiers II that
Country. Further explanations are IN
Necessary.
4 si,n, Is coming 20 London He
m Austrian. He calls himself Winkel-
meie.. He is S feet SIX inches in heigh;
and is one OF the :al,esi men who has
lived since the days OF the Anakim. He
Is yerr much taller than Main Marian,