Arizona republican., 1891-02-24
LOCAL BREyITIES.

Mrs. 0. II. Vail is lying seriously ill.
 Mrs. Webster Street is reported quite i'll.
 It was reported last night that c. G. Beckett was seriously i'll.
 A cold wind and clear sky were pleas ing auguries at midnight.
 Yesterday being legal holiday there was no session of the Legislature or court.
 In the last forty-eight hours there surely must have been four inches of rainfall.
 I. N. Large and Mir. Gray, of Denver, Colorado, started yesterday for Denver, but returned after taking look at Salt river.
 An attempt to transfer the outbound mail to Tempe yesterday had to Dc abandoned, owing to the height of the water.
 Counsellor Van Horn, Alternate Com missioner to the Worlds Fair, from the Northern District, was among Sundays arrivals.
 A number of ranchmen from the Buckeye, Gila and Agua Fria are in town and unable to return to their homes for the high water.
 Remember that this weeks WEEKLY REPUBLICAN will contain all the flood news. Leave orders for extra copies at the business office.
 The Prescott stages arrived Sunday and laid up yesterday. The Black Caiion stage will start out this morning to attempt the trip.
 A consignment of dimes and half-dimes for the convenience of Phoenix mer. chants, twas received yesterday by Wells, Fargo X Co.'s express.
 The relief committee yesterday es- tablished another camp of unfortunates at the old Smith mill on the corner of Montezuma and Jefferson streets.
 About the only judicial business done yesterday was the sentencing by Re- corder Schwartz of two Mexicans to five days each for drunk and disorderly.
 An American gardener says: 'Tt's an ill wind that blows no one good. The flood washed out the Chinese gardens and I've got corner on the market"
 The Mexican families under the care of the relief committee at the Pinal street camp have named their place '"Calle de Lamentos"-the street of lamentation. ....
 Goodin Brothers arrived yesterday from Hagua Hala, but left their teams on the other side of the Hassayampa, the water being too high when they crossed to pass them over.
 Births and marriages are deterred not by storms or floods. Dr. Helm, between Saturday night and Monday morning, ushered five souls into the world. Jus tice Goodin made two old ones one new one and the world tarrieth not.
 Nearly all of the Mexican wood haul- CTS, and their number would surprise the uninformed, have been cut off from the southern side of the river where their fields of labor lay and have joined the campers. Incidentally, the town is in danger of wood famine before the river subsidies.
 P. H. Coyle has one of his big freight teams loaded with ore lying at Tip Top, waiting for the roads to dry out to come down to Phoenix, and he has two loaded with supplies for Copper camp, between tho Agua Fria and the Hassayampa, un- able to move either way. They will have to stay where they are for several days yet.
 An old Confederate veteran, named Thomas Creigh, died of consumption Sunday afternoon, at his temporary res idence on Cortez street, near Washing ton. He was about 45 years of age, a native of Virginia. The body was in tered yesterday morning, with fitting honors by the Confederate Veterans Association.