Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-05-14

1t IS on the l4th and not On the 10th, instant that the Democratic County Convention will meet ID this city.
 The Eagle Milling Company are just in receip of 6 Aultman-Tayior threshing machiue, the first thresher ever brought to this valley.
 Needles, small town on the Cobra do river on the line of the Atlantic and Pacific railway, that has but a hand full of people, is talking of incorpora- ting.
 If the free delivery bill becomes law, Tucson, Phenix and Prescott will be the only cities in the territory that would be benefited.
 Mrs. North and Mrs. Latimer and MT. Walker, who accompanied the body ot the late George LaIiner to Oakland, California for burial, returned to Tue son this morning.
 A. Goldschmidt has closed out his wholesale grocery business, and here after will attend strictly to his milling business. He may be found at the of flee of the Eagle Milling Co.
 Col C.P. Sykes and w. J. Broadwell of New York, arrived in town today from their extended trip viewing the route from this point to CRlabasas for rail road. They report the route as feasible.
 Cattle buyers from abroad say that our stockiis looking worse tn an they have ever seen it before. It is no wonder, for our cattle have just passed through drought ordeal never before experienced in this territory.
 Sheriff Mike Nugent ot Yuma county js in the city on a short business visit. Mir. Nagent is not only popular in bis OWL country but popular in Tucson and wherever known. He is always a wei come visitor to the old pueblo.
 It is predicted by Mexican mining men that when the U. S., government takes of the duty from lead ore that the Mexican government will place an export duty on it. The object is to compel the building of smelters on Mexican soil to work Mexican ores.
 In addition to the worK of straight enipg the track and putting it on higher ground at Dragon Summit and Ocha, the s. P. O., will do considerable Of the same kind of work at Pantano. The work done and contemplated from El Rio to PanIano will not cost less tban million dollars.
 A Colored man named Green, who has been giving pugilistic lessons at Mitch ellis saloon. near the depot, was to-day charged before Judge Culver with help ing himself rather too freely from Mitch ell's stock of liquors and cigars. to which Mitchell objected and had him arrested for petit larceny. Although the evidence showed suspicious circumstances against Green. yet the justice held that they were not sufficient to convict and discharged him.
 The CITIZEN IS always willing to make the amende honorable Tn every case. Now. concerning the charge made by Mr. Mitchell of the Cactus saloon, near the depot, against Thomas Dunn and the colored man Green, of which men tion was made in yesteroay's issue, 1t IS proper to state that the former man plead guilty and was sentenced to tif- teen days in jail, or Sl5 fine, and there being nothing against Green to connect hIm with the larceny, he was discharged.
 Our mechanics complain that persons who are now repairing or are building new houses in this city, send abroad, either to Les Angeles or San Francisco for their workmeD, just because they can get them for a dollar or two less day AS matter of economy on the part of the builders, it is perhaps all right, but it is terrible on our resident mechanics and doesn't do our town any good, for the imported mechanics ship their money away, while OuT resident mechanics spend 1t all at home.
 Capt. Fitzgerald WAS before Justice Culver yesterday afternoon for examina- tion but owing to the fact that the at torueys for the prosecution, w. M Lowell, Frank Heney and s. NJ. Frank lin, and the attorneys for the defense w. IF. Barnes and C. W. Wright had to attend session of the Supreme Court m Phenix, the same WAS postponed until the 18th instant, and the defe ndant placed under bonds in the sum of 5000 with C.. T. Etshells, H. F.. Lacy, John Gardiner and George H. Daily as sure ties.
 John J. Cramer, of Bisbee. now in Prescott, was one of Gen. Sherman's or derlies in the late unpleasantness. He has a note signed by StOnewall Jackson. On one occasion he made a charge after dark on Jacksonis men and captured four prisoners. When morning came, Cramer found his prisoners to be mere boys, and he reprimaded them and told them to go home. The boys had been gone but d short time, when four men walked up and handed Cramer note stating that these four Union prisoners had been sent in exchange for the boys. This note was signed by Jackson, and IS the note which MT. Cramer now has.
 Connoisseurs have pronounced the Irish and sweet potatoes raised ln thls country as equal to the Bodegas and Humboldts of California. These raised at Tanque Verde seem to have the pref erence, but, in the opinion of others those raised along the Santa Cruz river bottom are equslly as good. The writer l5 acquainted with the California pota- toes of which there are many varieties, and is prepared to say that he has never eaten any better potatoes in California than hel has in Tucson. In fact he pre- fers the Arizona potato, and he predicts that as soon as these tubers are cultlva- ted in sufficient quantities for exporta- tion, they will command the highest prices of any taken to either eastern or western markets.
 Mamma ito her little boy:) "Now, Benaie, if you'll be good and go to sleep mamma II give you one of pr. Ayers nice supar-coated Cathartic Pills, next