Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-05-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.


 Levi P. Morton, of New York, IS talked of as the dark horse in the repub- lican convention.
 George K. Crisswell, of Cochise county, has been appointed member of the territorial beard of equalization.
 Citizens cf Mohave county are ar ranging to place mineral exhibit in the Mechanics far, San Francisco, in Au- gust.
 Two Apache Indians. "Wet Old-Man" and "Lah-Cabn,' have been convicted of murder in Phenix, in the United States court.
 The Tucson Star states that the mun- icipal government of Tucson costs just twice as much as the municipal govern ment of PhenlE.
 A Wallapai Indian named "Heli Wa ter" started cn the war path recently at Kineman with six shooter. He lodged m the county )ail.
 Ex-Mayor w. K. Grace, of New York, announces hIs intention to go before the democratic state convention to make a contest against Governor Hill for the nomination tor governor.
 Lawyers and litigants are informed that we have just received an entirely new outfit for printing law work of all kinds, and guarantee better quality of brief work than can be secured elsewhere in the territory.
 Col. A. A. Bean, formerly division superintendent of the Southern Pacific at Benson, an old and experienced rail- road man, is now superintendent oi construction of the railroad being built from San Diego to Lower California.
 After reading the last issue of the St. V Herald. Judge Wright may well say, yith all the fervency of his soul :: "Co | Lord. please deliver me from my irields. May their right arms be para lyzei ere they attempt to write any fur CT vindicaiions"
 l. the Atlantic & Pacific division he4oiquarers should be transferred from Villains to Prescott Junction 1t would make quite town of the latter place. l. o,,eb .Al ,hat the r,,nya has been recommended, and IS likely to De made before long.
 Ca,fornians are beginning to realize the advantages possessed by the cii- mat, of Prescott, and are taking advantage of 1t by coming here to re cuperate their health. Not one who has tried it does but speaks in favorable terms of its life giving health restoring influence.
 The St Johns Herald undertaking to strike blow at one of the members of the bar m its last weeks issue missed it's aim and struck severe blow at Its own friends, Hon. Sumner Howard and Hon. ]. C.. Herndon, who happened to be the leading counsel in the cases referred to.
 Hurrah for Gresham or any other good man that gets the republican no.ninatlon. The "man from Maine, Judge Gresham, John Sherman or Senat,r Allison will fiji the bill. With any one of the fore going the republicans will give the dem oc,d,s the biggest political wolloping they ever experienoed.-Cnizer.
 Samuel J. Randall. m closing his speech on the Mills bill, used the follow ing words: "When read the history of my country and consider the past and present and reflect upon wha: IS before, cannot believe that the idea that went down ic the cOnvulsionS of IS6I will ever again Gomin te the industries of the republic" Samuel IS working his way over towards the republican camp.
 There Is only one paper m the terti- tory, which does not endorse the action of the board of directors of the insane asylum m dischaFglng Dr. Mahoney for drunkenness. The board certainly did the correct 'hing, as the lives and health of ihe unfortunate of any public institution should not be jeopardized by having them in charge of physician addicted to lntoxication. Governor Mlrtio. of Kansas, has re- centiy pardoned a man from the peni- tertiary of that state on condition that he abstain from the use of intoxicating drrnk The convict had been sentenced for ife for killing bis wite number of years ago, while under the influence of iiuuor. Such conditibns of pardon 1 never were imposed beiuIe by any gov ernor, but the attorney general advised tine governor and stated that the condl- l ton will be sustained by the courts.
 We have received pasitlveinformation ! that improvements on a large scale | are bei1g contemplated in Prescott. This IS in the highest degree encour aging. We have always Contended that | no better field exists anywhere for large | reduction works, biz hotel and several other enterprise. It has been difficult to make men of means see It, but now We are assured that the right kind of men have their eyes wide open to our advan- tages m this respect and that they mean business Th,s IS as It should be. When the ball starts to roll nothing can stop |. and Prescott will become by long odds the largest city Tn the southwest,
 Democratic politicians are whistling Tn he dark to keep up their courage. They are reproducing old campaign articles, preaching economy, crying ''stop theif," etc, to divert attention from themselves. It will avail them nothing. The people