Arizona republican., 1890-12-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.

able at Tempe.
 There will be services at the different churches today.
 There was no business in the District Court yesterday.
 Judge Kibbey will reconvene court Monday morning.
 The Normal School will reopen to- morrow and will take no vacation on New Years.
 A large freight team of ten animals and three wagons yesterday loaded with general supplies for Tip Top.
 Robert Hanna made final proof of his homestead entry before District Court Clerk Stout yesterday.
 The new Board of Supervisors meet on January l, to assume official duty, but do no business until the first Monday.
 J.P. Moffett, the road tax collector, is rounding up the collections for this year. He succeeded in collecting BPS yester- day.
 Freighter Davis yesterday started with three wagons, loaded with water pipe, for D. E. Keating's placer mines at Hattersly.
 The case of "Chappo," apprehended for attempted safe breaking, came up before Justice sherman yesterday, but was continued until II a. m. Monday.
 Frank Nicholson, Superintendent of the Yuma copper mine left on this mornings train to consult with the company in the matter of laying q water pipe line at the mine.
 The Electric Light Company are put ting up poles for the wires to the asylum. The company have contract to put in twenty lights, but the proba- bility is that fifty will be needed.
 The Montezuma Club have postponed their hop from New Years eve until the Saturday evening following. The or chestra that they had engaged was en- gagged to play that evening for the mili- tsry ball at Florence.
 There will be party at the residence of c. T. Hayden, Tempe, New Years evening, at which number of Ph@- nicians are invited. Slessingers or chestra has been engaged to furnish music for the occasion.
 TIE REPUBLICAN acknowledges, with thanks, the receipt of box ot very fine cigars, accompanied by a very handsome label upon which iS stamped in red let ters on gold background, "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Com pliments of $. II. Drachman, Tucson" "
 There will be services at the First Baptist Church today as follows: Sun- day school at Q :45 a. m. Preaching by the pastor, F. D. Rickerson, at II a. m. Topic, "The Time is short" new years sermon. At 7 p. m., a service of scripture, song and recitation. All are welcome.
 "Red" Connor was sent up from Tempe yesterday, by Judge Hawkins, to be committed to the County Jail twenty four days, for fighting and disturbing the peace. Upon recommendation of Dr. Hughes he was removed to the County Hospital, the doctor finding upon ex- animation that the prisoner had been stabbed in the back.
 Another wedding is on the tapis, and the parties are two of the most highly respected young people of Phoenix. With the new year they will begin, for better or worse, meeting liie's joys and pains together. To man in trouble there is naught so sweet as woman's sym pathy, and to have man partake of woman's joy makes her joy complete.
 The foot ball craze struck Maricopa about the same time Christmas did. Yesterday the Southern Pacific officials, together with a number of passengers and the Maricopa & Phoenix Railroad force, scrambled around over the sandy waste adjacent to the city, trying to hold one of those windy concerns to the ground. The result was number of broken noses, arms, heads, and decided loss of ardor in the game by all con. cerned.
 An attachment was levied upon the stock of Long x Spangenberg yesterday morning by Tombstone parties for fail ure to pay note of SlOl6. The firm later made an assignment to w. B. Lount for the benefit of their creditors The assets are about }lO,000, and lia. bilities 5000. It is thought that by proper management the firm will be able to settle their liabilities and resume business in the near future.
 A gooL, practical joke was played on George Bernard last night, by some o the "boys." For several days past George has had on exhibition some very . rich gold rock, lately discovered, and the little show case in his window has been the center of attraction in his neigh bor. hood. After his saloon was closed last night some one erected three monument: before the door and in one of these posted location notice, calling the mine "The Last Chance" and being carefu to comply with all the legal requirement: in the form, etc. On the door also wa. posted a formal notice to the occupant to vacate the premises and to remove al buildings or possessions of whatever ma ture within three days, the property having been located in accordance with the provisions of the Revised Statutes o the United States and signed Blythe X Co. It is useless to say that George Bernard is looking for Blythe & Co. this morning, with fire in his eye.