Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-10-18
LATE LOCHLS.
Stove men are busy,

A marty of miners from Silver Bel came in on horseback last evening.
 Supar cane is now in the market, and voung Arizona is utilizing it as confec- tion.
 R. T. Miller is smiling over the arrlv- al of a1O1s pound boy at his home yes terday.
 County prisoners amuse themselves Inv singing. and some fair vocal efforts Can be heard coming from the bastlle.
 The large music boxes which nave been the attractions CT various sdl0o 3olo about the city during the past Ie" udy were taken to Benson today.
 Cleveland's Ministrels VIII play here on inc 2Oth inst, and should draw a large house. There IS no better comol- nation of the kind travelling.
 Registration is now, over and the books are closed. Recorder ShloeN mas not received complete returns from the country yet, but as far as heard rom ron, the morning the number was li5o- The out side will send in at least enough to make Pima's number loOO.
 Concrete sidewalks will soon be lald i'm front of Congress Hall and MT. Aba dies place on Meyer street. and probaoly in other parts of the city. Ihls IS step in the right direction, as wooden slde- walks are the nuisance of the town, ana as fast as possible they should be re- placed with something more suOstantlSl'
 John O'Dougherty of Total Wreck, who has been ailing for some time, leaves for an extended vacation. He goes ar ect to New York and will probably vlslt England. Mr. Dougherty who IS super intendent of the Total Wreck mne IS an a. No. man in every respect, ana the CITIZEN hope he will come back lmproV- ed in health.
 Mining prospects for Arizona were never brighter than at present. From reliable authority the CITIZEN Is lniorm ed that within the next 60 days, SIX nm portant mining sales will De consuliidl ed. in four of which English investors are interested. This IS good news as the mining camps are the great source 3i Arizonas wealth.
 This mornings registration showed 1885 names. Today was the last 10 re yisrer. and Recorder ShibeH IS of the opinion that when the outside precIncts are heard from the number will be IoUO names. Nogales alone will send m 40 mora in addition to the 213 already sent. In Pima county there are at least 2OOO men eligible for registration.
 A report from the Owl Head mining district are very encouraging. C. H. Light came in from there yesterday, and says that the By Chtace mine IS doing Tirst rate, having a good body of 20 ounce free milling ore. Hosting works will soon be erected by D. I. Fillmore. The Jessie Benton mme Will soon be ready. to start up, the mill IS no" under repairs.
 The city council held special meet ing last evening for the election or a city Tax Collector and Assessor, to complete the unexpired term of Geo. Foster, de ceased. Mayor Maish presiding The shortage Of Collector Foster was report ed to be Sl44.50. The following names were placed In nominated for the once. c. Nj. Grouse. 1. COnin. and oWO lAessrs Lesure and Goldbauml for Mir. Strauss, and Mr. CrOnn was declared elected. The appointment is a good one, and MT. Crouin will i'll the office to the satIs faction of everybody.
 The Tucson ball club leaves to-mor- TOW morning for PheniX to play three games of ball at the Fair with tine team at that place, on Friday morning, Friday afternoon, and Saturday afternoon. The team do not go in their full strength, as two of their best players are unable to attend: nevertheless they consider themselves sufficiently strong to win the championship of the territory, and go with that intention. The CITIZEN will receive accounts of the games by telegraph.
 Pipe are being laid in the trenches dug through the court house lawn for sub-irrigation purposes. The process Is quite interesting. the pipe being mould ed and lad at the same time, and with considerable rapidity, it being possible to lay seven feet in one minute The pipe is over an inch in thickness, and an inch and a half in the clear, and has a slit in the bottom through which the water passes out. The pipe will be suf ficiently dry for water in two days. The cost to the county for putting it in is nine cents a foot.
 Andrew Brunei is the name of an un- fortunate individual who has incurred the mighty wrath of the law, and was up before Judge Meyer this morning for theft Brunei stole a pistol from MT. Watts. of the Water O., and soaked it. about the first of October. MT. Watts found his gun at the pawn shop, also found out that Brunei was responsible for Its being there. That worthy told Judge Meyer that he stole the pistol, though he did not mean to, but was hard up. He is an idle loafer, and his honor thought ten days for reflection while digging ditch at the court house might help him to do only as he meant to, and meted to him accordingly.
 The coroner's inquest in the case or Geo. Foster is much lengthier than was at first supposed it would be. About twenty witnesses have been examined. whose testimony with one exception brough but little to light not already known Dr. Spenser was of the opin- ion that deceased had not been dead more than 70 hours when the autopsy was performed, as deceased vas vet warm inside C. Alzamore met de ceased Sunday afternoon, and was re- uuested by him to buy poison ito kill dogs.r Witness indignantly refused. Mrs. Geo. F. Fos-or saw him leave the house early Monday morning carrying a canvas sack. D.d not see its con tents. and had 4ot seen 1t before De ceased has no. been himsei for month. Jesus Sam4neig). l2 years old, saw Eos ter asleep M enday evening, near where he was was found dead, asleep. An important witness was an old Mexican. named Quy.un 5 B-agaomOnte, who thIs m rning -a-- lied that he saw Geo. Eos ter in DavIs' field. where he was herd;ng catt 2. from behind some mes quite bushes. Foster was Wa king up and down. and judging from his gate, was little full When spoken to he he asked where was a good place to bathe. and witness pointed to the place where deceased was found. The yer dict rendered was that deceased had come to his death by strychnine ad-