Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-04-20

At the special meeting of the city council held Saturday night the peti- tion protesting against the sale of the old cemetery, as cut up into lots was laid on the table, as was also petition to widen Alameda street east of Stone avenue.
 The Florence Enterprise says: pr. A. $. Adler returned from visit to Phenix Wednesday night. He is a prominent candidate for superintendent of the in- sane asylum and will likely be appointed to that responsible position. He IS an excellent physician and would attend to his duties with fidelity and ability.
 Work was resumed this morning on the new vault in the Court house. The petition between the supervisors office and the collectors office is being torn away. This vault has been necessity for long time and when completed will do away with any further anxiety con- corning the safety of the county records.
 Col. Durr continues to make improve ments around his place of business. This morning he had force at work digging post holes for an awning around the entire building, which will add much to the appearance of the place. The Colonel received a car load of beer on Saturday and expects another lot this week
 A miner who came in from Quijotoa yesterday said there was considerable prospecting going on in the district now and he was sanguine that some day there will be wonderful strikes made there. The mill is running 20 stamps night and day and everything connected with the camp or depending upon it is in flour ishing condition. Quiiotoa is now hold ing its own as mining camp.
 There is still talk about work being resumed on the narrow gauge railroad. A gentleman this morning, who desired his name withheld, told the reporter that he had read letter to the effect that work is expected to commence soon. MT. Culver, president of the road was seen, but he was inclined to be reticent, but said he hoped soon to begin to talk about what had been done, rather than what was going to be done.
 MT. E. Bowman, who came from Mis- souri last November, came in from Ara vaca one day last week, bringing in some very high grade ore from one of the claims he has been working in this dis trict. Mir. Bowman is an experienced California miner and knows how and is willing to work. MT. Menager told the reporter that since last November Mr. Bowman had done over 200 feet of shaft work alone and has good prospects for developing some good claims.
 On Monday, as John G. Ward, of Cliff ton, was coming to Solomonville with his family, when about fifteen miles out of town the wagon was upset and the occu- pants thrown out, MT. Ward having his collar bone and two or three ribs broken, and sustaining other injuries. None of the other members of the family were seriously hurt. MT. Ward was brought to Solomonville and placed under medi- cal treatment, but pneumonia set in and he breathed his last on Wednesday night.-Bulletin.
 There is no place, east, west, north or sonth where roses are more beautiful or sweeter smelling than those grown in Tucson. Other places may have more of them, but they cannot excel the Tue son roses in any respect MT. David Dunham, living on the east side of the track has splendid lot of bushes, con- sisting of almost every known variety. Every color and delicate tint is repre- sented in his garden and he has them of all sizes. MT. Dunham has spent much time in caring for his bushes, but he considers himself well paid for his troubles
 Next Friday is the day set for the ex- ecution of the Papago Indian Firimino, for the murder of the Prospector Ford in the Barboquivari Mountains last fall This is the fourth time that has been set for hanging this Indian, but he has been three times reprieved pending the decision of the case in the United States Supreme Court in which a question of jurisdiction is involved. It is understood that the case has not yet been decided and another reprieve will probably be granted. At the sheriff office nothing could be learned further than if the reprieve did not arrive the Indian would not be hung. He is per fectly uneoncerned and takes no interest whatever in his impending fate
 A picnic party went out one and half | miles beyond Fort Lowell, on the Rillito | yesterday and spent most delightful | day It was composed of MT. Albert | Steinfeld and family, accompanied by | Mrs. Cameron, in MT. Steinfeld's car riage. Phil Drachman's herdic with | four horses, was driven by Mir. J. D. Mil | ton and contained Dr. and MT. Hollow bush, Mrs K. Seeley, MT. and Mrs. Fred. | Smith, Mrs. Price, Miss Price and three children. Coppers herdic was also drawn by four horses and contained Mrs. Zeckendorf. MT. and Mrs Tichenor, Mrs. Perry, MT. Martin Maddux and twelve children. MT. Wm. Zeckendorf and son Arthur went out on horseback. An ample supply of lunch was pro vided and the "outing" proved a most