Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-09-23
FRoM SATURDAYS DAILY.

. | AhsAA IA V SAONAs
 ,t Remember the auction sale a
 Whipple on Tuesday next. The transfer of troops from Whip , pie to New York will take place not later than next Thursday. The benefits to Prescott through the hose team as an advertising ma
 chine, will be of incalculable benefit.
 According to the rules governing
 future contests for the hose belt, the
 next contest will take place in Pres
 colt, so we hear.
 | A new and elegant upright piano
 has been purchased and placed in
 the parlors of the Bellevue hotel for
 the use of its guests.
 | Robert Kennedy has return ed to
 Prescott, after 8 general tour of the
 country in search of health. He re-
 turns greatly benefited.
 Deputy Sheriff Rybon has returned
 from the Yuma copper camp with Charley Dueshay, who is wanted on an old indictment in Apache county.
 The Glee club held its weekly meeting last evening at the residence of MT. and Mrs. R. Fl. Burmister The evening was very enjoyably passed.
 , The auction sale of Col. Bartlett's property at Whipple, has been changed to Tuesday next at the same hour. All interested will please note.
 Mis-. De Yelling will speak at the Opera House tomorrow, both morn ing and evening. Miss De Willing Is an interesting speaker. All are cordially invited.
 All those who were fortunate enough to secure passage at Albu- querque this morning will return on to-night's train. There are 110 pas sengers booked to arrive.
 The band from Whipple has been secured to meet the hose team and escort them from the depot tonight. A formal reception and supper will be given them on Monday evening. Nobly done. Seeing that our fire boys have beat two states and one territory, Texas, Colorado and New Mexico, there is some Oriental cigars awaiting their arrival home at Ford's.
 W. c. Bashford. who has been wis ting for nearly two months in Cali fornia, returned on Saturday night with the fire boys, having gone to Albuquerque in time to witness the hose race and join in the celebration of victory.
 ''It is a fact" Hoods Sarsaparilla does cure scrofula, salt rheum, and other diseases or affections arising from impure state or low condition of the blood, overcomes that tired feeling, creates good appetite, and gives strength to every part of the system.ry it.
 About SS,0OO,0O0 of surplus is announced by Pension Commission CT Raum as against the deficiency predicted by Democratic leaders. The people in the United States will alwas have plenty of money to take care of their country's defend ers.-Ex.
 Major Powell, who has made a national reputation by his trip through the Grand Canyon, is in Flagstaff this week. He is here for the purpose of making arrange ments to conduct a party composed of members of the American Society of Geologists, and number of French and German geologists to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. -Coconino Sun.
 A dispatch was received to-day from Chief Bashford, at Coolidge, stating in simple but emphatic Ian guage that ''it was tough deal" given the Prescott boys. From which we are led to believe that they shook New Mexico dust from their feet pretty lively yesterday after the straight away event, and did not care to participate any fur ther in the program adventised for to-day.
 Hotel Burke arrivals.-James Harris, Catoctin; D P Bootley, San | Francisco; F Pedley, Catoctin; D l. | Collins, Trinidad, Colo; J Dowd, Virginia City; W Weber, San Fran cisco; D c Sears, Philadelphia; W | Cooper, Apache; Will Curry, Brad shaw; J c Grimminger, Agua Fria; F McMahan, San Francisco; w E Pedley, Mrs Pedley, Mrs Woodruff, Catoctin; L Dugan, Agua Fria.
 The driver of Balz' stage line be- tween Prescott and Walnut Grove arrived yesterday evening, and re- ports that he met person, near Copper Basin, riding a horse, iden- tical to the description given of Steen. He says that as soon as he came upon him the rider quickly turned his horse and rode into the brush. It is supposed that Steen is making for Weaver, where he has many Mexican friends. He is fa- miliar with their customs from as- sociation, and speaks that language huently, besides being formerly resident of this somewhat noted rendezvous for outlaws.
 The two pieces of brass ordnance in front of E. w. Spencer's drug | store have a history. They were buried in Old Town in 1862, during | ''the late unpleasantness," by the confederates, then in possession of the town, upon the approach of the federal troops. They were located and exhumed last summer by an ex-confederate lieutenant, who was in command at the time of their bu- rial, 2S years ago. The G. A. R. post | of this city have eight of them and there are two at the capital at Santa | Fe; 10 in all were found. They were known during the war as jackass battalions, as they were carried on mules and frequently fired without removing them from the backs of tha an;p,alS All,,nuarr,,a Damo-