Arizona republican., 1890-11-18
LOCAL BREyITIES.

The Central Hotel ofilce IS being re- papered and renovated.
 Bakers team loaded yesterday with supplies for Vulture.
 The doors and locks were attached to the boxes in the new postoliice yester- day.
 The electric light company is wiring the Capitol for the use of incandescent lamps.
 The river is falling rapidly, and can now be crossed with safety at any of the usual lords.
 William Crowhurst lectured again last night at the opera house on the subject of temperance.
 Lewis E. Mann made final proof on commuted homestead before the Dis trict Court Clerk yesterday.
 Mrs. Wilkerson moved her millinery establishment yesterday to Washington street, next to St. Clair X Pratt's.
 The City Council discussed ways and means for sidewalk improvements last night, but came to no decisive action.
 The confidence of the merchants in a large winter business is shown by the large amount of goods daily received by them
 The building trade is again becoming brisk. There will be many new build ings erected in the course of the next few months.
 One hundred and six sacks of concen- trates were sent in from the Phoenix mine yesterday to be stored until ship ment Is made.
 County Recorder Neri Osborne is pre- pairing to erect a siX-room frame resi- dence upon his property in the northern part of the city at a cost of Sl6OO.
 A large acreage of grain is being put in this fall. Farmers are all busy blow ing, the ground being in the best pos sible condition from the late rains.
 The Mayor has signed an order com manding the City Marshal to shoot all dogs at sight, after giving notice, caught on the street without the ordinance tag on.
 The total city taxes collected to date by Marshal Blankenship are $S, 169.07. The Council objects to seeing city war rants discounted when the city credit is on such basis.
 A great entertainment is promised at the opera house November %, when Gus Williams and John T. Kelly, sup ported by an excellent company, will present their new comedy, "U and l." It is said to be one of the biggest hits of the season.
 The advance agent of Herman and Lederer's U. & l. Company, in which the celebrated comedians Gus Williams and John T. Kelly are the attrac- tions, arrived yesterday and distributed posters announcing the company's en- gagement for November %.
 Two Mexicans engaged in row Sun day evening in the southeastern part of the city, eliminating in a mutual dis charge of revolvers at each other. No one was hurt, however. Four or five officers were promptly on the scene but did not succeed in capturing the chief malefactor.
 A lively row occurred at Mesa City Saturday, a number of young fellows having drunken disagreement in a sa- loon. Matters were very warm indeed when Deputy Constable John Pomeroy and Sheriff Gray came upon the scene and arrested the three main participants. They were taken before Justice Newell and fined in small amounts.
 Engineer Cobb announces that he has turned the town clock twelve min utes ahead, bringing it up to standard time, and just thirty minutes faster than the San Francisco or railroad time. It will hereafter be carefully maintained on this time, Mir. Cobb governing the clock by telegraphic time sent from the Mount Hamilton Observatory.
 The Marlow will contest case was be- fore the District Court yesterday on appeal from a decision of the Probate Court, declaring the will null and void on account of testator's subsequent mar riage. Attorney-General Clark Church ill and Baker X Campbell appeared on behalf of Ed. Marlow, sole legatee under the will, and c. F. Ainsworth and E. J. Edwards for Eva A. Marlow, wife of deceased. A number of wit nesses were examined in defense of the will.
 Sheriff Gray has summoned the fol- lowing gentlemen to constitute the Grand Jury to serve for the November term of the District Court, returna ble on Tuesday, IS, at 10 8. m.: J. J. Sweeney, w. J. LeBaron, J. G. Field, E. Irvine, Eugene Carruthers, J. l.. Green, Robert Banta, Ben Block, J. H. Pomeroy, Thomas II. King, Daniel Bag ley, G. F. Kemper, c. F. Springer Amos Hawks, A. J. Hoskin. Twenty-Five ,,at;t in roro a ra ourn,,,onad for No.,ay, l,s.y