Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-06-27

man bonfire, anyway, and it went out with the Sherman boom.
 Fireworksl Fireworks! A large as sortment just received ct Porter's Fur niture Store, east side of Plaza. jelSt Hon. J. e. Campbell, Colonel Nisbet and Charles Reyes beld their annual dinner yesterday, in honor of then birth day.
 A deed from J. J. Donahue to w. C. Bayless, for three lots in Flagstaff, "a by 150 feet, has been filed for record Price, $225.
 Just received, ct Geo. Fl. Curry's, 5OQ bottles of the finest sperm sewing ma chine oil. Buy only the best, and save your machine. ]Izu The "mouse" brought forth ct Chi cago will grow into . mountain, over which the democratic hosts cannot climb by November.
 As soon @ the nominations were an nounced yesterday, flags were run up on Bashsor & Burmisters and Geo. W sines' business places.
 One of the most enthusiastic over the nomination of Harrison was Mayor Howard, who voted for the nominees grand father, in 1S4O.
 Mn. R. R. Blaine has just received . stock of Fourth of July goods, such as hosiery, fans, gloves, etc., which she offers ct very low prices. jzSA
 Admission to the bar seems to be con- ducive to matrimony, @ both of the young lawyers recently admitted have now been admitted to the rank of bene- diets.
 The following Flagstafaans arrived to-day on the train: Hon. w. G. Stewart, W. L. Van Horn, P. J. Bran nen wife and child, Walter J. Hill, T A. Riordsn, John Clark, E. T. Green law and J. F. Daggs.
 Fine Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes, Oranges and Lemons. All the fresh fruits of the season. Fresh Candies and Nuts, at living prices, at A. Ait ken's.
 Dr. Martin has been recaptured, and is again in the Lincoln county, New Mexico, jail. His wife left here yester' day for Lincoln, where she will render him every assistance in her power.
 A petition is being circulated for the pardon of Fred. Glover, who was con- victed of killing . woman, in Q saloon, and sentenced to be hanged. but after wards had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment. He has only been in prison two years or less.
 The news of the nomination of Har- rison and Morton was received here last night with the greatest enthusiasm by republicans, and . salute of thirty eigh guns was fired. by George Burton and w. A. Linn, in honor of the next president and vice president of the Uni ted States.
 There arc probably not to exceed a dozen men in Ysvapai county who voted at the election at which William Henry Harrison was elected. There are about four in Prescott, viz: Hon. Levi Bashford, Mayor Howard, Judge W, H, McGrew and Thomas Sanders. It has been forty-eight years since that election.
 c Douglass Brown came up from Sols Wash, last night He says that ct distance of 412 feet the wel-boring outfit struck strong stream of water, which immediately rose sixty feet in the we'll. The we'll will be continued to . greater depth until an inexhsustible supply is obtained. He says that grass in the vicinity is splendid.
 About September of last year, Con- stable Odell and Deputy Sheriff Francis, of Flagstaf, arrested . man by the name of Pillar Peres, who was wanted ct Silver City, New Mexico, and for whose capture there was . reward of $1, 900 offered. for the murder of a deputy sheriff. He was turned over to the New Mexico authorities, and has been tried, convicted and sentenced to he hanged July 9th. Messrs. Odell and Francis have not yet received the re- ward, but expect it soon.
 There have been two entries mad e for the cowboy tournament to date, end two more have sent word that they will enter the contest for the sad de. The entries are R. G. Lee, of Up- per Verde, and Stuart Knight, of Chino valley. The other two who have ex- pressed their intention of contesting are Lark Pierce, of Walnut Grove, and Riley Johnson, of Williamson valley. As all four of these cowboys have the reputation of being expert with the rope, we may expect to see good time made. Other entries are expected also. Our contemporary boasts of its suc- cess and big expense in getting the news of the Chicago convention. AS to the former we are compelled to admit that it was fortunate. As to the expense part, . comparison of expense bills from the telegraph office will show that the JouRNAL-MINER's telegrsms, even though they were delayed, were more expensive. We made what we consid- ed the very best possible arrangement to get the news promptly and reliably Instead of fleeing telegraph operator to take them from the line while in transit, we employed a correspondent direct at headquarters, paying toll from Chicago. That they were not received promptly at this office was no fault o1 ours, although it must be confessed that it was aggravating in the extreme. We kNow hIe eeethes.
 The Bangor Commercial speaks of 2 man in that place who is trying the ex. pertinent of grafting apple twigs into . pine tree, to ascertain # he can raise pineapples. The Pr0spector is we'll ac. quainted with that mans brother. He came to Arisona in the spring of '8(