The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-07

The rain which has fallen during the past week is something unusual and has somewhat astonished the natives.
 Mrs. Frank Van Ness and children, of Norton's Landing, came down on the steamer Gila and will spend the winter here.
 Three of the Apache prisoners, who were to be hung at Florence yester- day, shielded by hanging themseves in the jail, Wednesday.
 Miss Amelia Gandolfo, a sister of John Gandolfo, is here from Tacoma, Washington Territory, on visit to her relatives.
 All the civil cases which came up l before the District Court, this term, have been continued over to the regular term, March 1890.
 Sam Gillespie has made heavy purchase ! of Yellowstone whiskey in bond, at Louis- vile, Lentucky, and keeps enough of it on hand here to supply all who are fond of fine liquor. r
 A. and E. J. Butcher, cattle buy CTS of Los Angeles, have been up to George Browns ranch endeavoring to purchase steers for their home market.
 Zack Vail, a former railroad em- ploye, now a successful stock raiser, went through Wednesday with three carloads of steers fo~ +hc Los Angeles
 Only one applicant for citizenship
 d before Judge J. II. Kibbey ...s earm of court-Thomas Nal9uey -e-a was made a citizen on Tuesday afternoon.
 Hon. Geo. W. Norton, W. H. Treichler, Charles Landon, A. V. Westfall, all from the Mohawk valley, were in town for several days this week attending court.
 J-st arrived; plum pudding, New Orleans, molasses, potted ham, jams in glass jars, white Rose Leaf lard, at D. Calisher's, Levy building.
 The express office presented busy scene Si nday morning, all owing to the friends of the affable agent, 0. F. Townsend, calling around to con- gratulace him upon the arrival of 9 new 5ou and heir.
 Dr. A. E. De Gorse has returned from visit to California, where he spent few days. During his trip, he called upon a1r Isaac ~rs. who is living on his b-autiful ~n as "Orangavale, and is of the most valuable piecsz of land in Orange county.
 Orange trees attain great age. 4 writer in EE Diario de JG Mariua asserts that there is still fourishing in the porch of the Convent of Sernta Labina, in Rome, an orange tree that is said to have been planted in A. D. 1900. Another in the Monastery of Tondi, is supposed to have besn planted by St. Thomas Aquinar in l278.
 Stop Thief - will pay $50 reward for the arrest and conviction of the thief, or thieves who broke into the Lost Mine tun- nel in Silver District, some time during the summer months, and stole therefrem my OdTpSutCT hlb Ol IOOISS anu OGHeF I1lnlDg utensils. TAYLOR D. MACLEOD. Alberta Mine, Oct. 22, 'S9. 2-4t
 In the case of Robert Nitric, charged with attempt to kill, there be- ing no witnesses for the prosecution present, the defendant was dis charged. Islas, who was indicted for embezzlement, the jury rendered verdict of not guilty. The above were the only criminal cases which came up before Judge Kibbey this week.
 The SENTINEL has sent out a cor respondent to write up progress under the canals in Yuma county in the upper Gila valley. This issue of the pare~ contains brief communication relative to affairs Qn the Farmers Canal, and we are pleased to note the prosperity -slstng in that section. Next weeks oEsTuEl will contain a letter devoted to another portion of