Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-04-15

Jonnn9 ouulmers, or Sanuere statlOi
 is visiting the town.
 Messrs, Sol Jackson and son, West
 and E. F. Kirkland are here on bus
 ness, from Kirkland Valley.
 Mrs. c. N Churchill, editress of tha
 bright and vivacious jeurnal-Th
 Queen Bee, of Denver, Colo.--is in the
 city.
 Mayor Howard today rendered t
 Governor Irwin his resignation as chair
 man of the Fish and Game Commission
 of Arizona.
 The county farm at Williams, foul
 miles from town, is in active operation
 and the various indigents are vel
 pleased at the change of location.
 There is an undercurrent of disgust
 among several of our democratic poll.
 ticians over the manner in which the
 constitutional question has been fixed ''
 Guilford Hathaway, who has charge
 of street affairs in Prescott, is making
 the rounds of every house in town with
 pocket full of blank road tax receipts.
 Lottie Taylor, one of the "frail and fair," was before Judge Andrews this morning for a general fusilade of ob- scene language on Granite street last
 night. S20.
 George Banghsrt, one of the pioneers of northern Arizona, is lying danger ously i'll at his home in Chino Valley. Dr. McCandless was hurriedly sent for last night, and left this morning.
 We are pleased to note that the re- cent article in these columns to the school trustees of Prescott has been needed. and move made for the better caring of the public school institutions.
 The sale of one-half interest in a popular saloon-the eCabinet"-is an nounced as being one of the transac- tions of to-day, Mehan & Gardner bein g the purchasers of Hon. ". A. Freeze's interest in the same.
 Major Witherell- is- in town to-day from his Coyote ranch in Lonesome valley with batch of ore for the samp- Ter. from new find. Assays give $2o0 in gold per ton, and on which yesterday be put force of miners to work.
 Dr. Mervin Maus, at present station ed at Whipple, in the practice of medi- l cine, is 8 brother to Lieut. NJ. P. Maus, who was under Crook in this depart ment, and who distinguished himself in sever, Indian campaigns in this terri tory.
 s. l. Fuller, the originator of the | electnc placer mining scheme, by | which process it is proposed to work the ground around Stanton, writes of the successful formation of heavy eastern company, who are expected on the ground next month.
 W. A. Gresham, member of Barrett Post G. A. R., died this morning of pneumonia, aged 60 years. All mem- bers of the above post are requested to attend the funeral tomorrow at o'clock, in uniform, from the underta- king pariors of A. c. Randall. Architect Gut;ke IS drawing up plans and specifications for two new buildings at Whipple, to be used for housing troops. In dimensions, these new quar- ters will be larger than any at present in use st the post, and commodious enough for two additional companies.
 The work of draining the reservoir will commence in few days on the arrival of cement. It is proposed to re-cement all that portion of the dam that has heretofore leaked, and on &C., count of which no more than three feet of | water has been allowed to be placed therein. A new waste-way will also be made in the east end, and an experi- ment made of testing the structure by it full. s The A. and P. has paid into Mohave treasury over $20,0e0, while ? the county expense bill of Yavapai still languishes in doleful bliss over the c of its sucking bottle, in like doses to relieve the anxiety of this V newborn and speculative financial babe. il At the joint meeting of Ysvspsi and Coconiuo supervisors today, nothing was done in the settlement of the various questions. The treasurer of Yavapai and the expert of the Coco nino board being engaged ss we go to press in preparing statement of the general debt of Yavapai, to the 18th of February. III J. T. Halbrook, of Stanton, is in the ,ity. From him We learn that mining n Weaver is going ahead wonderfully, many outside parties being on the ground examining different properties. ' de also informs us that A. L. Kerr has fty tons of very high grade ore at his IT U nill, to start crushing on next week.
 A halt dozen Italian subjects who have been in town for several days how their Mapis hand in unmistaka- 'ie loyalty to their brethren. In speak ng to them of the recent warlike inten- ions of their country, they grew em- f Dhstic and yilainous in their abuse of ' Uncle Sam, and as only ready at any moment to bear arms against us. The iovernor's Guard undoubtedly will r ake care of them.
 M. Arthur Baldwin, an eastern base ball importation, last Sunday while tanding st the plate with bat in hsni, lad the misfortune to be struck on the