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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21
$1.59.

One look at these goods will convince you that this is an ex- tracrdinary bargain. Now is your time to buy a Parasol. You have a big assortment to select from and you are sure to find one to suit you, at about one-half the actual value. In order to insure visit from you, we have marked them Gas you see) at ridiculously low price.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21
SUICIDE AT BRIDGEPORT.
Andreas Scferleak StranHles Himsel
 to Death.

Andreas Scferleak Strangles Himself
 to Death.
 BRIDGEPORT, May 21.-The body of Andreas Scferleak, aged AS years, was seen hanging from a bedpost this morn- ing at 6 o'clock by people passing his boarding house at the corner of Pine street and Hancock avenue. He had been on a spree for two days and the effects of that drove him to the deed He tied handkerchief around his neck and attached the other end to the bed post. He then knelt and raising his feet from the floor hung until he was strangled to death. This happened some time during the night. Scferleak was employed as a sweeper at the Yost Typewriter Machine cOmpany's works. He has family in the old country. The body was taken in charge by the town authorities who will bury it unless his friends appear.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21

W1LLIMANT1c, May 21.-The dead body of an unknown man, well dressed, was found near the crossing of the Air Line road not far from the Chestnut Hill station, yesterday afternoon. Death re- suited from a fall down an embark ment. A gold watch and $6 in money was found in the mans pockets. The body has not been identified.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21
CaDtured i'm StArnford.

BRIDGEPORT, May 21.-Margaret Ken- nedy, who escaped from the jail about two weeks ago, was recaptured in Stam- ford yesterday. The woman was serv- ing out sentence for assault and was allowed to work in the kitchen as cook. Sheriff Clarkson was instructed to see to it that the woman was locked up and kept locked up during the remainder of her stay at the jail.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21
Ought to Go to the Asylum.

CANAAN, May 21.-It is thought that Mrs Fred Schemerhorn will be placed in an insane asylum shortly. Last week she put arsenic in her husbands milk and tried to poison her two little girls. She has been mentally unbalanced for sev- eral months, but it was thought she was not dangerously insane. Her husband and children had narrow escape.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21
Jacob Scheele,s Trial.

BRIDGEPORT, May 21.-The two re- maining jurors in the Scheele case were secured this morning and the trial was began. The evidence was pratically the same as that introduced two years ago. at the first trial. To-day the medical examiner, justice of the peace and civil engineer were on the stand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21
A Bridgeport vaxrant Drowned.

BRIDGEPORT, May 21.-Beniamin Butler, a colored man well known about town, was found drowned in the harbor this morning. The body was removed to Bishops morgue where it now re- mains. Medical Examiner Downs made an autopsy on the remains. Butler is vagrant and has been tried in the city court at least twenty times on that charge. He was unmarried.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21
Wants to Marry the Woman.

BRIDGEPORT, May 21.-The case against Lottie Smith, who was arrested for stealing $19O from Edward Carroll of Birmingham, has been nolled upon pay ment of costs. Carroll paid about half of the costs and now is desirous of marrying the Smith woman. She pos itively refuses to marry him however. Carroll recovered about $6O of the money stolen from him,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21
SOCIETY AND CLUE MEETINGS.

SOCIETY AND CLUB MEETINGS. e0 Secretaries are requested to send in the Q oates Of meetings of societies, lodges and clubs Ing nights.
 Meetings This Evening. Second Advents.
 Amphion club rehearsal. Mattatuck drum corps. Carpenters and Joiners, No A, Excelsior council, No 2, O. U. A. M. Waterbury Temperance Alliance. Waterbury Council, No 21, R. and S. M.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21
Collision Between steamboats.

NEW YORK, May 21.-A collision oc.
 cured off the battery this morning be- tween the steamer J. B. Schuyler, con taining an excursion party, and the River Queen of the Bay Ridge line. The Schuyler was struck on the port side and badly damaged. She succeeded in making her way back to the dock. No one was injured but many women faint ed and for time a panic was imminent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21
THE BALLOTS THROWN oUr.

Governor Bulkeley's Citizena Ticket
 Declared Illegal.
 HARTFORD, May 21.-Judge Thayer of the superior court to-day rendered his decision in the contested election case, by declaring w. H. Talcott, democrat, elected alderman of the seventh ward. The moderator at the time of the elec- tion declared the republican candidate, Halvey B. Philbrick, elected. The case turned upon the question whether counted, and Judge Thayer decides they could not as there was no such party m the field. The tickets that caused the trouble were made up by Governor Bulkeley and Patrick McGovern, in the formers office.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-03-26
Live stock .soses.

stephen Ross. Of Big Chino valley, has purchased sne-kan interest in the wholesale butchering business oi J. .. Adarnson. in Les Angeles. in eonror- sstion with friend oi the JovRsAL- MINER, iew days since hs said that he knew man who wanted to pur- chase 5000 head et gssd bce' steers.
 W. ". Vanderbilt says that during his resent visit east there were many inquiries made Of him concerning live s,ocs interests of Arizona Be also statsd that ths general opinion prevail ed wherever he visited that higher prices for beef steers would soon rule.
 Northern buyers are still looking Tor stock in the southern part of the terri tery.
 Reports lrcaa various parts os this county are to the eGect that stock Is in good condition. Ia the lower valleys grass has already commenced to gros rapidly, sn1 the outlook for .ke seasou is very favorable.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-03-26
soars sf Supervisors.
SATURDAY, March g

SATURDAY, March g.
 Board met a, o'clock. pursuant to sdiournment. Present fuli botFd and clerk
 Petition having seen read, on motion, road district number l3. commencing at the "saddle" on the old government road, aad running past the 2 II m Cs.'s n,ll to the junction oi the Walnut Grove sud Gro Fino roads, was estan. lished. and <. C. Turk wac apPointed oyerseer, subject to approval oi his bond
 Petition, approved by the probate judge, having been read. ca notion Fredsnia schoel district, nusiber -, was established, ts include within its boundaries ali that portion of farspsi oaanty soxth and west of the Colorado river.
 Petition, asSiag for the sivisisn ef school district, number Il, and the es- tabiishment of new district, was read and lais over.
 Under recent decisions ei Judge kiDby. the clsisl of 5. r. Behsn, super visor. for s22S.60 additional salary sRd mileage during 4th quarter oi lSss, having been approved by the probate judge. was audited and warrant ordered drawn on salary iusd. in payEen' thereof.
 1 Beard adjosrsed.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-03-26
Fson TussDAvs DAllY.
County roads shsuld se repaired.


 County roads shsuid se repaired.
 Pure cider vinegar at <. aitssn's.
 Barrett Post G. A. K. meets ter nsght.
 c. W Smith, the mining man, is in town.
 John Lawlsr has returned from Kan sas City.
 Railroad tickets bought and sp'i as
 kI,ken's.
 Prices reduced st the c. K. corral. See advertisement.
 Major Coniba, of WhiPple. leii Tor Camp Verde this morning.
 Rev J. II. Gil. Flagstaff. has been quite Ill for two or three weeks
 GU. Baer, sf the Kansas City Min ing company. lett for Kansas City to- day. BM. Goldwater will leave for Cali lornia tomorrow, for the benefit of his health. Patents have been received st the land office for Geo. F. Brown and John 6ravers. J.F. Blandy, territorial geologist, re- turned to-day from his yisit to Mehsve eoua.y. Ogden Bolter. formerly sf ,he Bslton Steel sorks Of Canton, Ohio, is visiting Prescott. Choice goods Of all kinds i. his line at Jake Marks wholesale liquor depot ia Prescott Buy your Louisiana State Lottery u sets of A. Aiken, who has the agency far the same, m Prescott.
 A. M. Jones, brother ei saperiatend- eat Jones of the Prescott X Arizona Central railroad, has gone to Mexico.
 Reese Ling, 8 former Pr escctt boy, has been chosen class orator Tor com mcneement 6sy at tue Ann Arbor Law University. He has arranged to enter the prs sctice of his profession in Chicago. Mrs. x. O. Murphy WAS attacked with s severe sore throat during her recent visit at Los Angeles and. although able to return yesterday, is censred to her bed. We trust she may sesa recover - Herald.
 Harry Brisley, formerly sf this place, is row located in Prescct;, where he has purchased aa interest in the hoan' tain City drug store. Harry is mes exemplary yonng nan, and shis many Tempe friends vill always be glad 'e krsw that he Is doing weil.--Temf'
 News.
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-03-26
"MgaoRIA N rrERNA.


 "Iu view of the recent sudden and un- expected dsath of the Ablest and best friend the Pacific Coast ever had in the army, or that Arizona ever had in or out si the military service, We, the Mayor and Common coua- ell of the city of Prescott. yoicing, ss ". believe, the sentiments oi every mar, wsmsn and child within eur juris- dictien. wish to ceavey to the world and 10 place upon the records of the Council, some expression sI the sorrow We all feel al his loss, and our sppreciS- tisn of his work and character Com ing. ss he did. to tue Pacific Coast in tue early hfties, 2i Lieutenant, he at once made name aad fame. by con quering the savages ir northern Cali fernia, and southern Oregon, Idaho, Eastern Oregon and northwestern Nevada were next rendered hshitable Tor white people hy his prowess and u. plsmacy. Arizona, nntl the advent oF Crook was the dark aEd bloody ground oi the continent. hut was, ky hinl and his able lieutenants, rendered as safe fer residence sud travel ss any other psrtisn of the republic. One secret Of Gezerai Cresk's success was ais unbendng integrity, his perfect love of truth. He never made prem ise to wkite man or Indian that was Rs. literally fulslie2 whether of punish. meat or favor. With his simplicity, his directnsss, his hatred of cant aud pretsHse, he was an example te all of rare quality, enlbodying the very essence ef truth, honor and nohlsst msnheed
 "He has laid aewn his swsrd, but not until the victory, for which he isughs. the triumph ot civilized over savage warfare, was practically won; the bat tie si life is past, and We arc thankful thatit is our privilege, who have and still de enjoy the fruits oi his laher and rrivations, ts bear witness te the value of his services, and ts acknowledge cur indebtedness te him who secured these better privileges and peaceful orportu- mites.
 "Bnl, even mere than the admiration we have Tor General Gro k as q success fnl and distinguished warrior and man ager si savage tribes, Is the loving re- niemhraaee in which we aad thess We represent hold him. His influence is a living force. He needs no marble to enshrine bis deed of asble hereisua. Te us and all who knew him well, he is 2 precious and enduring memory
 Petition of T. ". Otis, Gee. $. Porter and ethers, isr She opening of alley. ste., in block I5, further considered aad granted.
 City ordiasnce Ne. considered and adopted.
 Proposal Of Clark { Adams to lease water works, reported back bs con1- mittse without recommendation On molten same was rejected by council. Proposal of Clark & Adams to par- chase water works, same actien. Water eomnittee authorized so have new boiler set and placed at city en- zine house.
 Proposition oi MsFtia Maier, to lease pond at city water works, granted. Council adjourned.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-03-26
Edition.

ID Cook came in yesterday fren the south.
 The Flagstaff branch iail vii be sold at ahesion to-morrow.
 Fresh trui:s, candies. dates. fgs. etc. just received at Ferd's
 John RAiele has commenced tbs manufacture Of beer in his brewery.
 FIR Nellis. of Williams, has filed his appointment aRd oath of otiise as depa- ty sheriff.
 St. Claire < Pratt, Phenix, pay all expFessage sr postage on watches sent to them for repairs. m1swtf
 G. " Ford refused cash oasr yes. tereay ef s2 .00o for his house and lot on lower Monsezama street.
 st. Claire & Pratt, jewellers, Phenix, guarantee work and prices Send them your watch, and they will pay ar post age. miawtf
 The senate committee eu elections have reported in favor of seating the republican senators elect from Men tAns.
 We aro reliably informed tkat c ". Smith asd E A. wetmore. who have eecerne interested in the Crook prep erty. through the influence oi k. M. Sanford, Esq. teddy, made their sec end payment upon that property. u has been and is good ere producer. Large expenditures wili be made in smelling II iurisg the coming summer, These gentlemen, together with E. M Sanford. and A. B. Gibson, premi- neat mining man, interested with them, took the trsin for the east this after noon.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-03-26
rarrl,arlai items.

l Jose Grijalss, of Phenis, cn account ! of domestic trouble, committed suicide,
 by drinking two iall beer glasses Of
 whisky. As he drained she last drop
 of Inc second glass he fcll io the floor
 unconscious.
 Knox Corbets has been appointed
 postmaster at Tucson.
 The ouiiosoa telegraph line. seventy
 miles in length, will be sold d. suction
 in Tacson, April l9th,
 From the Flagstaff Champion 1t is
 learned that it was r. P. Dags.s, instead
 of his brother ". A nsggs. as re- ported iA this paper recently who had tho misfortane to sustain double frsc. lure oi his les, near Tempe H. was sitting en the bags of a corral, when hroneo horse ran against them, and threw him down. with the above result. The prcspector says tAat movement is on foot to prevail on the LeDisiana Lottery com Pany ss mase their head quarters to Arizona. In casa t is accom- plisbea il will he through the ielh leg lsiatiye assembly oi Arizona, memhefr oI which will be elected this fssll Ta.s issue will be prominent feature of the campaign This is no idie talk. Some
 of the largest property holders of Tomb. steae src taking hold oi the matter. and have opened & correspondence wiih the manager of that concern
 A telegram from washinston in- forms us that Major ! W wham has received an extension ot thirty days in leave ef sbsenee. He Will eonsrq neatly nei return to Tucson until the I7th oi next month. The Major l. in Wash ingion on business co nected with the now almost forgotten Wnsm robbery. The House consmittee on military ai- tAirs has reported isvarAbly sn bill for the relief oi Major Wham Citizen.
 A meteor oi remarkable tfililanoy and size apparently ieli from the heavens to the earth lsst night aeeut 10 .30 The light aas go bright tha, for several seconds newspaper could have been read without trouble. IL appeared to fall between Tombstone aud the Drs-. goen mountains, and grew brighter as it descessed to the earth It resem- bied bah of fire sbout the siss of an ordinary water backets and grew black 1 on the side nearest the earth az 1t 1 aearsd it. 1t apparently struck the ! earth before burning itself out Is was fsr more brilliant than the eno that fell | < few sailes north ol town in 1883, and | whica WAS found imbedds,i in the earth l the next day by some citisens who went l to hunt it-Prospector
 The leco weed, ss we have before | stated, is mere plentiful this year than ever knowa before, Another fact is that Sophesa are far more plentiful in ihis section shan usual, and either go- phers or mice are cutting the stem of ! the loco close to the ground and strip | ping tue leaves siom the plsnt-St Iehas Herald
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-03-26
Fsos SATURDAYS DAILY.

FROM SATURDAYS DAILY
 Spring has come.
 Heavy frost last pight. i E. L. Preston and vi ie have gone t'
 Jerome.
 l E. II. withsreil returned fren to,
 east yesterday
 F NJ. harpay and ]. D. Helm sr'
 back from the Congress. Read Major 4. s. Kisbalrs advertise
 plent for Proposals for forage. An .hii
 issue
 Secretary and Mrs. \. O. Murphy
 have returned to Phenix from theii
 visis to San Diego. The demand for both furnished and
 aaiurrished houses in Prescott is
 srester than the supply.
 The pesteihes force under the new
 regime will remain as heretofore, MT.
 Head remaining as deputy.
 Major John Reese will leave to-moE
 row for & trip to Cslerset creek, te look after nlining interests there.
 Hon. Hugo Richards IS acting cash !. fer of the Bank of Arizona during the absence of Cashier Haxelsine.
 Dr.. c. ". yickers ret.rnea from PheHix last night. ard will leave on ts- merrew's train for visit to relatives in ohio.
 The census bureau Is sending out circulars asking Tor infermstios con- csrning fish ArixeEs fish will ke easily enumerated.
 Thomas Wing, of the Granite Bells rSEch, says that spricots have a! been
 killed by recent iresss, but peaches aud neot&rines are anharmed yet. H Van Bourss, bis daughter and niece, sEd Liest. Brodie, left this morn iug for Walnut Grove. their visit having been deferred on account of the storm. wild steer, which Mr. Roblsts and bis family were trying se corral yester- day, turned sn them and gored horse very seriously. The steer had to be
 shes and killed on the spot. Miss Jennie Besrjesley resigned her position in the public school to-day
 and will leave for the cast tomorrow. Patrons of the sckeol will s.riou-lS re-
 gret her action ia the matter. as she
 has proven herself to be as excellent l teacher, aud was helo ved by ali her
 pupils.
 A letter has beeR received at tse sherifis office, from Colorado, making inquiries for J K. Alters and ". w. Tweed. two prespectors, ~ne left Phe-
 nix February t7ts, for Prescott. Az nothing has hesn heard irosa them since, their friends fear that they may have been caught in the big flood. Geo. E. Rrowa received his comnis- sion today as deputy United States marshal. from Marshal R. II. Paul He teek the oath of office this afternoon seiore Judge J. H. Wright, and is now prepared Ter business. Marshal P&ui
 IS to be congratulated sn making this appointment ss 1t Is ene which will meet with the nearly approval of Feo- pie 6. this section, and hF. Brown will 4
 make a first class official. Sheriff o'Neill received letter from Fl N. Hartson. si Copper basin, yes- terday evening, stating that Thomas Ford reported having found the skels- ton of 8 mKu and barro in canyon between that place aod Skull valley. The latter had pSck on 1t aud & rope attached io it. Justice Andrews sent word e Mir Hsrisen to engage man to go with Ford and bsry the remains of the man and secure whatever be- longed to them. ------~
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-03-26
aamarknnie sasoua.

Ers Michae, Curtain, Piainieia, H.. makes ihe stsseznegs that she osugt cold, which settled en her lungs; she was trssted fer zasnth sy her family phy GCiaa, but grew Worss. He told her she vas hopeless victim sf con- surs ption. snd tsst no medicine could cure her. Her drugg gist suggested Dr. Kings New Discovery for Conssmp- usu; she bought bottle snd to her delight found berseI benefited from fret dose She continued its use aud after taking ten bottles. ioaRd seEseii sound and well. new Soes her sSn hoasaw0rk and is ss well ss sse oTei ess.-Frcs trial bottles SI shis drss' Discovery st RNss' Corner Drug s'oF" large bottles sec aud Sl.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-03-26
From tho sals River valtey.

EDITOR JouasAl-MISsR Pheuix has just experienced anether week oi extrrnne daliness and. although our merchants complain ol hard times, they nevertheless feel confident that the aear future has much in slore for this section of the country. Every. body feels confident that the railroad bill new before The Seasie wiil soon become iaw, snd that operations on this much to be desired line will socn begin thereafter. IL Is alse an encour- aging fsctthat ere many days teea- sands oi dollars will bo expended hy the Buckeye Canal company in the construction of their immense irriga- tiRg ditch. and this, in connection V tn
 the fast flying rumoIs concerning the future action oF the Walnut Grove ccm- pany, leads many oi our people to be-
 lieve that Phenix is not in such an unde-
 sirable position after all.
 Legitimate news is scarce in the
 capital city, hut.not so with politicians
 Already they are beginning le gather in twos and tours on our streets, dis
 cussing subjects incident 10 au ap-
 preaching election, speaking to' per
 sens who they had passed before with
 merely n, |. and shaking hands with
 the lowest of Mexicsns as though they
 had always been eld-tinne friends
 Governor woltiey aud Surveyor Gen er.i Royal 4. Johnson arrived in the city during the week with large party oI friends. Tn all probability
 reception by the Chamber of Commerce will be rendered MT. Johnson in the ar future, for the purpose oi express ing the srpreeiatioE of the distinguish cd services rendered ths people of this valley by that gentleman.
 A number of mining experts are in the city, and it's rumored that large sale of mining properly Is about 10 take place. but TO particulars can he learaed. IL is said by some that the biz boz nspxa in the Harqua Hala, is the prop erty in question, but the report has not been confirmed.
 Rev. C. H Adams, of the Methodist
 Episc pal church. is in she city, having just retursed from an extended eastern trip in the interest ol the Methodist college to be constructed in the imme- diale neiehborheod oi Phenix The reverend gentleman reports having ! made all necessary arrangements fer the erection of the University. anu re 1 long dirt will be flying.
 Parties just a from your city over the new Castle creek route speak in high terms of the work done by the contractor. that, although there arc 1 several places occurring wh ere im- provements could be made, yet it Is 1 preferab,e to either of the other routes. The csterpiliers have made theif ap- 1 pesrance in unusual numbers this year, much ta the annoyance oI ped strians, and we are DOW waiting for the "iali of ! Inc beautiful cotton" when, after 8 1 short respite. we shall have the heat, the beautiful heat. to tackle. Oh. for 6 home with thee, dear friends.
 J F NJ.
 Phenix. March 20, 1890.