Arizona silver belt., 1888-11-24
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Condensed from Oar Exchanges for
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of Florence.
 Vice Prssidert-elect Morten is said to be heavy owner in the Copper Queen mine at Bisbee.
 The vote between Mar Smith and Wilson m Yavapai stsn6s as fellows; Smith, 1869; Wilssu, 1,tl9.
 Mohave County gave Wilson ma iiority of 12 over Smith. Two years ago Beans majority was 68
 The CfsEion sa5s tLT ,5vsr $50 votes. were cast in Graham county a9the l's- cent election an increase of about 100 over two years ago.
 Thomas Gates, formerly superinten- dent of the Territorial prison, was in Tucson last week. He is now resi- dent of Los Angeles. The PrOspector says Mark Smith oc- cupied prominent seat on the staga at the late Republican ratification meeting at Tombstone.
 Perkins, the BisBee druggist has had ene-half of his moustacho shaved of in payment of an election bet to Charley Hammond.-T Tombstone Epitaph.
 Canvas-back ducks. fat uuall and young "co:ton-tails' are plentiful in this nelghborhOOd, consequently the local nimrods ate happy.-Yuma Sen tinel.
 The Phoenix Herald says: Tonto Basin, (Yavapai County though con- sidered the stronghold of the Demo- cracy eff Yapapai, gave O'Neill 66 ma jority.
 Lieut.. A. W. Glassford, chief signal officer of this Department, visited Florence last week and succeeded in arranging for the extension of the ser vice to this place.-Enterpriss.
 Charles Cunningham, who some wseks ago shot and dangerously wounded Charles Smith, at Tombstone, had hearing last week and was bound over to appear before the grand jury.
 The HartforaBanklng Company has shipped during the past week four gold bars. averaging 115O ozs., the value of which was S18,4OO-the pro- duet of mines ia Maricopa.-Phenlx Herald
 Several new men have been put en at ths Silver King mine recently winch would indicate an improvement for the better. Still their number IS more than counterbalanced by the number Of those leaving.
 Hon. Mark Smith had the misfor tune to lose a pocketbook containing government check fer SlOOO and s4OO Tn currency during his visit to Tempe prior te election Payment on the cheek has been stepped.-Citlzsn.
 Barney Smith, of Prescott, had bets amounting to 82,2OO that O'Neill would be elected sheriff ae had level head.-Pbonix E rald.
 How about the lav making it mis- demeanor te bet on an election?
 Governor Zulick granted 8 reprieve to Firminio, the Papago Indian whe was sentenced to be hanged in Tucson last Friday, for the murder of white man. The date of his execution has been fixed on Friday, December 21.
 Quite a heavy rain fell here en Sun day night last h the mountains there was fall of snow, and Monday morning the summits of the Dos Ca bezas, Graham and Chiricahua noun tains were blanketed with white.- Wilcox Steckman.
 The office and printing material of the Graham County Advocate is or dersd frsm San Francisco and will reach Solemonwlle about Dee. 1st and the 4th issue of the daisy little Advo- cate will appear shortly afterwards in an enlarged form.-Star.
 Major Geo. R. Smith, Paymaster, U. s. A., arrived here Thursday night and yesterday went to Fert Grant to pay the treeps at that post. Before returning. he will also go to Fort Thomas, San Carlos and Camp Apache and liuuidate the boys in blue.-Wn- cox Stsckman.
 Judge Herring of Tombstone, Judge Webster Street of Phoenix, and Judge L. F. Eggers of Prescott, are men, toned as the possible Federal Judici- ary of Arizona under the new deal four months hence. They are all worthy men and will honor the sr- mine.--Florence Enterprise.
 The following representatives te the Masonic Grand Lodge have arrived, c. A. Fisk, of Globe; ". Yanderwent. of HOlbrook ". J. Hill, Messrs.