Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-14
Stisuna Enterprise.
FLORENCE. DECEMBER IA, 1889
MORALES.
THE CURRENT EVENTS ABOUT THE
 LINE CITY.
Encouraging Business sStatistics---Tallier To be ShOt--Narious Items of
 General Interest.
Sunday Herald. CUSTOM HOUSE BUSINESS,

General Interest.
 Sunday Herald.
 CUSTOM HOUSE BUSINESS.
 Last week the Herald contained summary of the value of exports dur ing the month of November. Deputy | Collector Wilson this week furnishes l us the following figures:
 The amount of duties collected dur ing the month was $1 ,094.44.
 The value of goods imported free of duty was $136, ,32232.
 The value of dutiable goods import ed $6, ,263.50.
 Total value of goods imported $l42,- 5S5.32 The shipment of oranges has just commenced, though the following inn portations indicate that the business has been good for the first month Number of oranges in bulk, 25,000; number of boxes, 3,375; number of barrels, 49. Total value, S5,3S3.
 During the month 9S7 900 pounds of ore valued at $6S ,5890O.
 TELEGRAPH BUSINESS.
 Manager c. P Pearson, of the West ern Union telegraph office reports the number of messages handled by him during the month to be $500. Re ceipts of office during the month $373. 97. We have been unable to get the figures from the Mexican telegraph of- flee, which does great deal of com ..,l s,, a1I,t.AY, fD ha government business. The Mexican line is owned and operated by the Mexican government.
 PosToFFIcE BUSINESS.
 The business transacted at the post office during the month was greater, perhaps, than any other one month since the postofiice was established. It summarizes about as follows:
 Money orders issued, 95; value $l l,SS5.72; money orders paid s value, $l06.74. Postal notes issued, 36; value $56.46.
 Register packets received, 422; reg isters dispatched, 36l delivered here, 51.
 Parcels post dispatched to Mexico, 42.
 The sale of stamps and stamped en- velopes amounted to S146.77, and about 5S50 letters were mailed at the office while over 5000 were received. there were about 2,500 papers mailed at the office during the month and about 1000 received and delivered. In the neighborhood of 5000 pounds of exchange mail matter passing into and out of Mexico was handled at the of flee.
 EXPRESS BUSINESS.
 John V. Paul, agent for Wells, Far go X Co.'S Express in this city also re- ports heavy business during the month. There was received A ,225 pounds of matter and 10000 pounds sent out. The business of the office during the month amounted to about $3,500.
 Rumors, and even direct statements in regard to the execution of Taller, the train robber, under the most glow ing colors, are taking on something of the aroma of the ancient chestnut, bQN WI hOh blNb lL lido been decided that he must be executed tomorrow morning, It is likely that he will be. taken from the Glaymas l iipil at an early, hour to the cemetery, anse Hs E; fFie usual custom, there shot by.a detait of <pldiersf He was due in
 Doe ,;8 Y .srkssruig thinner last mon.orio mines last Sunday. He has commenced work in earnest, put on a large force of men, and is shipping all the ore taken out to MT. Salazar of the Nogales Sampling Works. Mir. Eph- raim is hiring all the pack animals he can find. The Promontorio mine is a noted one for its richness and large bodies of ore, and the owner can make a small fortune out of it while those Englishmen are turning around. He has concluded not to stand any more "beating about the bush" or lowering of the stated price, hence will work the mine himself.
 MT. Deloss H. Smith, who has been appointed Consul at this port, tC succeed Mir. Wise, will probably a sume the duties of his office abou lst of the new year. Mir. Smitlk |nGelative to Mr.. Wise. Ana-of course
 MWise will gracio.1siy welcome and
 bhis successor into the working. 0rTne consular flSties.
 Mir. Vim. II. Dempsey came up iron his mines, near Imuris, last Wednes day, with samples of ore for assay. Th' ore looks very good, and Mir. Dempsey is quite enthusiastic as to the result O further development.
 Last Wednesday Majcr Reid brough in several tons of high grade ore iron the St. Patrick mine. Capt. Salaza purchased it.
 Last Tuesday Supt Frank Main, O the Planchas, brought in 210 pound of silver bullion. The mill is workin, splendidly.