Arizona republican., 1891-01-21
LOCAL BREYITIES.

 alfalfa seed to California this morning.
 Some medicine fakirs held an open air concert on the corner of Washington and Montezuma streets and attracted a large crowd last evening.
 T. J. Trask will today send out teams enough to the Crowned King mine to bring in 3U,0O0 pounds of ore, which will be shipped with the amount already accumulated at the depot to Fl Paso.
 w. II. Ellis, the wool buyer from Albuquerque, yesterday shipped two carloads oi wool from Tempe. MT. Ellis is paying cash for a large part of the seasons clip in the valley and shipping to New York.
 A. F.. Cobbs' dancing class was held last night at the hall in the Fry build ing. The school has q considerable membership and quite number of the young people enjoy themselves at the hops given every Tuesday evening.
 The Live Stock Sanitary Commission, in session in this city, yesterday dis covered on the stIeets of Phoenix a glandered saddle horse belonging to NJ. c. Bowen, who has a band oi goats south of the river. The horse was promptly quarantined.
 Mrs. Annie Day, wife of James Day, of Buckeye, died yesterday of nervous exhaustion. George Day, son of the deceased, came in late last evening tor casket. Mrs. Day will be buried at the South Extension cemetery, at Buck eye, tomorrow.
 John Mahan, of Tempe, and Henry Wharton, of Phoenix, are negotiating for an ice plant and expect to erect mil in Phoenix with acapacity of ten tons of ice per day. The machinery being negoti- ated for is in Tombstone and part of the purchase money has been paid.
 At a special meeting of the City COun- eli last night the report of the City Tax Collector was received also the report of the City Attorney, recommending the influence of the Council in obtaining the passage by the Legislature of an act authorizing the City Council to revise the city charter.
 The Board of Supervisors yesterday allowed claims of C. F. Leonard, jury certificates, SSl.7O; J. F. Orme, road overseer, BPS; A. E. Cobb, attending clock, $6O; W. L. Pinney, $SO; George L. Compton, Constable fees, S5596, and D. L. Murray & Co.,, meals for prisoners, $4S2.94.
 The citizens committee appointed to arrange for reception to be rendered Governor Irwin held meeting last night at Majo J. w. Evans office. It was decided to give reception and in augural ball at the Commercial Hotel Thursday night, January 2J. A general invitation will be extended.
 Freighter Blankenship yesterday ar- rived nom the Congress mine loaded with concentrates. lie reports that the mine will shut down on January 9 to put in the new engine and machinery ioI twenty additional stamps, resuming work in thirty days from that time as a forly-stamp instead of a twenty-stamp mill.
 II. A. T. Hanson, living three miles south of Tempe, brought to this office yesterday basket of grapes plucked from his vines Monday. They were well preserved and in excellent cOndi- tiOn for table use. Fresh grapes in January are something so unusual as to be a nOvely, yet it would appear that they can he readily had in the great Salt River Valley.
 John Miller, labOrer from Heating s mining camp, came in last evening and reported that some prOspcctors had dis covered last Saturday the remains of two Mexicans about two miles above Hattersly. coroner from Prescott had been notified and held an inquest. Tie theory is that they were horse thieves and had been shot by some one who had detected them in stealing stock.
 Fritz Mitlendorf, who is freighting from the Crowned King mine, yesterday came Tn with about 10000 pounds of ore aud pronounces the new toll road first class for heavy work. He, however, re- ports that the road above Frog Tanks is badly in need of repair, and suggests that the county ought to remedy 1t, as the road is a county road and the ex- pense of building the road from there on has been met solely by private means.
 Says the Daily Union, Upper San, dusky, Ohio, April f, 1S9O The Royce & Lansing Musical Comedy Company held forth at Lines Opera House last evening. The entertainment was O Ie of the best that has been presented in our city this season. The musical feature of the entertainment was superb, and the character acting of MT. Royce cannot be excelled. The company, one and all, are artists of a high order and