Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-17
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SATURDAY MAY 17, 1890.
LOCAL NEWS.


 irrigation of the cemetery. All commit tees are requested to attend.
 Johnnie Quiggle has come over from the Olive Camp as a witness in Justice Scott's court. He reports IT uch activity in mining In his section, with good re- suits.
 A ball was given last evening at Le- wins Park in honor of the Tombstone B. B. boys. The affair went of smooth ly, and everybody had good time.
 The Gem Saloon has a new fengled way of dealing out drinks to it's GUS toners. 4 silver teapot containing the refresher is set before the applicant.
 New Ten Pin Alley at Levin's Park.
 The Tucson Band is a credit to the city, and its members Ire to be com mended for the skill they have attained in so short period of practice since their organization.
 l.. W. Holiday and Thomas Desmond, or the Gila valley, near the San Pedro, came in yesterday with two carloads of prime beef cattle for shipment to Calif ornia.
 Frank J. Heney left for Solomonville yesterday to preraro and get ready for trial the numerous cases in which he bai been employed as counsel. The court meets on Monday.
 Master Mechanic Carroll of $. P. R. R. is very active man attending to his duties at the machine shops. The large force of employees are kept very busy, but everything moves like clock-work.
 The Supreme Court of California has affirmed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Los Angeles County, disbarring C. c. Stephens from practice for six months. Mir. Stephens is former resi- dent of Tucson.
 The hotel business in this city is either a feast or famine; one day there Will be full houses, and the next comparative ly empty. That is the way Tucson does eTerying, on an extensive scale CT not at all, nothing by halves.
 M. E. Cunningham has a hard road to hoe. Though acquitted here by al jury of complicity in the Wham robbery, he was again arrested and taken to Gra- ham County upon the charge of cattle stealing.
 The case of l.. J. Corda for butcher ing without a license or filing bond, was on trial before Judge Scott this afternoon. A nnmber of witnesses in the case have come down from Olive Camp.
 William Hibberd was examined before U. S. Commission Hughes this morning, upon the charge of selling liquor to In dians at San Carlos, and held to answer before the 2d District Court at Phenix. Bail was fixed at $500.
 In the case of Wang Chan, Long Yee, and Jim Kin, tried yesterday before Judge Scott and jury for assault and battery, Wang Chan and Long Yee were found guilty, and fined 80 each or the alternative of 30 days in jail.
 S. B. Conley has dropped over from Olive and is taking litte rest. He reports much activity at Olive, with an increased number of miners at work, and all realiz ing good returns. Olive Camp is one of the most promising mining districts in Arizona.
 Judge Sloan leaves tomorrow even ing for Solomonville, where he will open Court the following day. From thence he will go to Tombstone, where he will be engaged about two weeks He will then start for Prescott to attend the adjourned term of the Supreme Court, which meets in the first week in June.
 Tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. the last of the series of ball games, Tucson vs. Tomb stons will be played. Everybody is re- quested to turn out and see 1t. The Tombstone club wish 10 return thanks for the many kindnesses they have re- ceived at the hands of the citizens of Tucson.
 Yesterday afternoons ball game failed to materialize, the Tucson boys being so badly crippled up by former games as to be unable to come to time. The Tomb stoneites left for home on yesterday af- ternoon's train. The backstOp of the ball grounds has been torn down, and it looks as though ball playing for Tucson has gone to where the woodbine twineth
 The jury in the case of Dr. Wm. Brown, charged with perjury in the Wham robbery matter, were discharged yesterday at noon by Judge Sloan, they being unable to agree. It is true that eight were for conviction and four for | acquittal. There has been two trials in | this case and the end has not been reached.
 Two railroad boys, having too much | benZine aboard this afternoon tried to determine in rough and tumble way, | which was entitled to J. l.. Sullivan's | great belt. Capt Johnson and Con- | stable Perrin appeared and determined | to let Judge Meyer act as umpire and | the chances are that the honors will be | divided impartially between them.
 The members of the Militia Company are requested to meet at Levin's Park | tomorrow, Sunday, at ? o'clock p. ID. | for the consideration of important busi- | ness. All those who take an interest | in the matter, or who have not signed | the roll of membership are also requested | to be present and join the company as | charter members as the roll we'll be kept | open until that time-
 A. B. Sampson and c. Bent arrived | from their mines at Humbolt on Satur- day evening. Their ten stamps are | dropping continuously on good ore. They | have about com 3leted arrangements for adding ten moro stamps. Good progress IS being made in the tunnel which, will | tap the vein GOO feet below the surface. development work has been done to determine that they have a true Assure vein which increases in rich ness as depth is attained.
 Yesterday morning about o'clock Pedro Valencia, Antonio Romero, and Ygnacio Olea, and woman named Pabla Hernandez went to the residence of Humosindo Chacon, in the extreme southern end of town, near the house of David Munoz. and rapped at the door. As Clacon was getting up to answer the cal his wife advised him not to do so, as from the noise, the parties were evi- dently drunk, but Chacon opened the door, and as he did so Valencia stabbed him in the neck and then in the side. .ausino immediate death Valancia and