Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-09-16
FRox TUEsDAY's DAILY

F. E. Doggett returned on to days train from the east.
 Officers about the court house SD parently have but little to do thes, days.
 R. C. Brown, of the Florence En terprise, left on this mornings stage sor the south.
 The hose races take pla ce to morrow in Albuquerque, commenc. ing at 10 a. m.
 Geo. B. McCann and Aaron Ma son left this morning for the Big Bug onyx fields, to remain several days.
 The tenth annual session of Ari- zona Mission Conference of the NJ. E. church. will convene in Flagstaff on October Eth.
 No tidlngs, not even a lisp, from the all-round-manager, has been re- ceived by any of the home guard from Albuquerque.
 W. O. O'Neill, in recent letters from New York, writes encouraging ly of a sale soon being made of the Big Bug onyx property.
 Horace Bowdre came in yesterday and left to-day with wagon load of supplies for the s. F., F. & P. rail road camp in Skull valley.
 Miss Ella Rudy and Miss Julia Hines arrived in the city on Satur- day from Santa Cruz, Cal, for a months visit to friends and relatives in this section.
 Tomorrow is the Slst anniversary of Mexican independence. Though there are few Mexicans in Prescott, the day will nevertheless be patriot ically observed by those living here.
 Boils and Pimples and other af- fections arising from impure blood may appear at this season, when the blood is heated. Hoods Sarsapa- rilla removes the cause of those troubles by purifying, vitalizing and enriching the blood. and at the same time it gives strength to the whole system.
 The Apache soldiers at Whipple were paid off yesterday, and ac- cepted Uncle Sam's lucre with the same degree of grace that charac- terized them in years gone when they held up a whole pack train. Their purchases in town of different goods were many, chewing gum for their squaws being the principal luxury bought.
 Prescott has health department whose duty it should be to look into the sanitary condition of the various back alleys and private premises in the town. The highly scented water from the reservoir that is permitted to form and be in pools in several places, Is disease-breeding and foul enough to call for some restriction to be placed on its indiscriminate use.
 Articles of incorporation of the National Mining and Manufactur- ing Company have been filed with the county recorder. The corpora tors are Henry McManus, George Chordenning, R. s. Johnston, James Selden and W. F. Pierce. It is a New York syndicate, but Prescott is designated as the principal place of business. It is proposed to conduct mining in all its varied branches, and calls for its subscription of S5,000,OOO to be fully paid in one year after the 1st of October.
 The death of pr. R. K. Robinson is announced, as having taken place on the 9th instant, at Xenia, Ohio. During several years of residence and professional practice, the de- ceased became widely known and very popular in this section. Sev- eral months ago he departed to seek medical relief for an overwork- ed mind, brought on by an over jealous and firm disposition due his calling, but it proved unavailing until death generously hastened the end. The deceased leaves a wife and daughter, to whom many in Prescott extend tender condolence in their loss.
 J. K. Hall, the we'll known fruit man of Lynx creek, brings the some what startling information to town that an earthquake has visited Lone some valley, and left its unmistaka- ble mark. He states that his house hold was awakened shortly before 10 o'clock. by his son, and upon arising plainly felt the vibrations of the earth. The next day he made an examination of the immediate vicinity, and followed a crevice, three 'eet deep and two feet wide, for a distance of over two miles. Other parties, also, remember the unusual of that night, but as earthquakes heretofore have never been attributed to this land of gold, much speculationl and interest has been manifested as to the cause of his snntarranaap o,tf hurst