Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-12-02
FRoM FRIDAY's DAILY.

night.
 Two inquests yesterday and ono
 today.
 Judge Andrews has had rush oI
 business during the past few days
 J. A. Brown, John Barber, E.
 Long and Mir. Helm, of the lower
 Agua Fria, arc all in town, as jurors The Palace saloon served an extrs quality of egg nogg to its patrons yesterday.
 The jury in the case of Lute Will son vs. M. Ii. Ryan, yesterday re- turned verdict for plaintiff for S3i3.i5.
 A Mexican woman whose name WIG failed to learn died last evening at the residence of Juan Robles after a brief illness with pneumonia.
 Colonel Brayton, Major Pope, Captain Carpenter and Lieutenant Duncan, of Whipple, called on Coy ernor and Mrs. Irwin yesterday.
 W. c. Burdge announces himself in this issue as a candidate for city assessor and collector. Mr. Burdge is we'll qualified for the position.
 Governor Powers, of this territory, made very able speech in favor of free coinage of silver at the Denver Silver Convention, which was pub lished in full in the Denver papers.
 4 jury was impanelcd to-day to try the case of ]. G. Campbell Ts. r. l.. Kastner The trial of Galla- gher alias Moran has been post poued until this case has been dis posed of.
 Juan Rameron had preliminary examination before Justice Andrews on charge of robbery to-day. The evidence was not sufficient to justify the justice in binding him over, al though sufficient to create strong suspicion of his guilt.
 J. F. Blandy has been appointed to secure the minin, statistics of this territory for the treasury de- partment fer the year 1891. A bet ter selection for the purpose could not have been made. as he is thor oughly familiar with the business.
 MT. and Mrs. w. c. Bashford will give an informal reception, tonight. at their residence, to Governor and Mrs. Irwin. A general invitation is extended to all citizens of Prescott to call and pay their respects to tbe povprnor and his wife.
 The party given by the social club last evening was, if anything, even moro pleasant than the hops usually given. Being Thanksgiving the attendance was largo, while Governor and Mrs. Irwin honored it by their presence.
 Catarrh is caused by scrofulous taint in the blood, and is cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla, which purifes and enriches the blood and gives the whole system health and strength. Try this peculiar medi- cine" It is prepared by C. I. Hood | X O.. Lowell, Mass.
 J.H. Willis and Miss Carrie | Haynes were married yesterday, by | Rev. Albert Evison. The bride and | her sister were the only survivors of | a family of eight persons, from the Walnut Grove flood, their father and mother, sisters and brothers all being drowned.
 One of the principals in the blood less duel of Saturday night, has pleaded guilty to assault in Justice Andrews court, while the other was held, by Justice Fleury, to-day, to answer to the grand Jury. Both of them seem rather chagrined over the affair. and are we'll satisfied that no more serious results happened.
 Two horses belonging to Johnny | Summers, at Jerome, were stolen on | "Wednesday night. One of them was his racer. Geronimo. As three saddles had been stolen shortly be- | fore. it is supposed that the thieves had their eye on another horse | somewhere.
 Mrs. Lane, mother of George and John Merritt, died at her residence in West Prescott this morning. De ceased was iifty-three years old and came to Prescott about two months 1 ago from Agua Fria on account of i'll health. She came to Arizona in 1876 and has resided here ever since. She leaves two sons and one dau hter. In accordance with her request her remains will be taken to Williamson Valley for in torment beside those of her deceas- ed daughter, Mrs. Sarah Marlow.
 While prospecting for water yes terday in Goose Flat-'in accord ance with the JoURNAL-MINER's sug- gestion Engineer Mahoney struck gold on bedrock. If the city can only succeed in striking a good pay ing gold mine in connection with their water works, it might help to pay expenses.
 Moves and Peck, who arrived here recently and advertised themselves as architect contractors and build CTS, took their departure recently, by moonlight, leaving numerous and sundry customers to mourn over un- paid bills. Sheriff Lowry, armed with papers from some of their creditors, pursued and overlook them and made them pungle. Crimi- nal proceedings have been institu- ted against them by others whom they swindled, and they will in all probability be returned, again.
 The attendance at the union Thanksgiving services at the Bap list church yesterday was quite large. Reyerends Meaney, Evison and Rice all participated in the services, Mr. Evison preaching a very able and eloquent sermon. The collection amounted to S22.7o. Just as the services concluded and the benedictioa was being pronounced, a turkey of the male gender, set up a most vociferous gobbling under one of the windows of the church, as much as to say that he had lreater cause for giving thanks than