Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-01-18
MoNDAY's. DAILY


 A. K. Lee has returned from his hunting trip in California.
 James Roberts has been appoint ed deputy sheriff at Jerome.
 John Merritt's wife, at Agua Fria, presented him with a son, Jan uary 14.
 H. H. Cartier has filed his sp- pointment and oath of office ss dep uty sheriff.
 c. B. Kilmer and Frank D. Kilmsr, Topeka, Kansas, are registered at Hotel Burke.
 A. s. Hiltenbrand has deeded 8 ranch, on lower Agua Fria, to John Raibls for $l ,OO0.
 Timothy Sullivan, father of J. ". and ,. j. Sullivan, is in from his Williamson valley ranch.
 Chas. L. Lantry and Fl. Houser came in last evening from Ash Fork, returning again this morning.
 O. T. Crawford, the Kid theatri- cal manager who beat his creditors in Prescott, has jumped the town of Albuquerque.
 Geo. H. Curry is in from his Lack awanna mine.
 The new city council will meet tonight when appointment of city officers Will be made.
 Mrs. Anna s. McGowan has been called to New York City by the serious illness of her mother.
 There was new moon, a new mayor, two new city councilmen, a new city recorder, and small snow storm last night.
 Miss Sarah Herring, daughter of 1 Attorney General Herring, has been ladmitted to practice before the su- preme court of the territory 1 IF. W. Wood, of the McNeiIl print ing company, left for Phenix ithis morning. During his visit here he made canvass of the town for job 1 work.
 Danniel Drummond left this morning for the south on Ed. Wag- Oner's stage. He will stop at Gas tie creek aud make an examination of survey there.
 C. Meyer Zulick and Frank Meador have sold the controlling interest in their Highland canal, near Tempe, 10 Charles W. Greene, of Eddy, New Mexico.
 It was only few weeks since that Jake Marks was called upon to mourn the death of his aged father, and on Saturday last he received the sad intelligence of the death of his mother at San Francisco.
 A fine large bay horse belonging to W. J. Mulvenon fell down we'll yesterday back of W. N. Kelly's. The we'll is about sixty feet deep,l but had been partially filled ups with debris, so that the animal did l not fall the entire distance. A trench was dug up to the side of the we'll and the horse was drawn out, but died within two hours afterwards.
 A petition is being circulated for the appointment of Dr. Geo. F. Thornton as United States marshal. Of all the candidates spoken of for that position we know of none bet ter than Dr. Thornton, and as the southern part of the territory has had this office now for several years, the appointment should be made from the north, and Dr. Thornton is just the man for the position. 1 >~The complimentary concert given on the plaza yesterday afternoon by the military band from Whipple, under the leadership of Prof. La Guardia, attracted a large number of ladies and gentlemen. The se- lections were excellent while they were faultlessly rendered. Prof. Le Guardia has one of the best bands in the army. Our people fe el quite grateful to them for their free concert,
 The continued drouth is working great inconvenience, and in places hardships along the A. & F. railroad. As stated in Saturdays issue water is very scarce in the vicinity of Flag staff. The A. & P. railroad com pany which has been getting ten carloads of water per day iron the P. X 4. c. at Chino Valley has had to double its order, and commenc- ing to-day will receive twenty cars per day.
 The Tucson Electric Light Com pany has fixed the following rates for the use of their electric lights: For each sixteen-csndle power per month, nine o'clock light, $l.5O; ten o'clock. SI. I.55; eleven o'clock, $l.S5; twelve o'clock, $2.O0; all night, $50; private residences three lamps. S.O0; each additional lamp, D cts. Public halls. hotels, or large number ot lamps in one place are subject to special contracts. The above rates 1 apply to where i've or less arc lamps are used. Where six or more are used discount of ten per cent will be given.
 The Overland Monthly ahnouuces for the forthcoming number iilustra- ted articles as follows: Football in California, by Phil. Weaver, Jr. Among the Diggers of Thirty Years Ago, by Helen NJ. Carpenter. A Santa Barbara Day January, by Harriet W. Waring, Illus trated with washes by Peixotto. Life in an Insane Asylum, by c. W. Coyle. 4 description of the daily life, and occasional strange or 1 dangerous experinces of the pat | tents and attendants in the NaPa Asylum; illustrated from photos and sketches of the surroundings, curious characters, methods of re- straint. etc. The "Famous Picture" of the number will be Millets The Man with a hoe, with the usual brief letter press. Of other articles, the most striking will be: Under the Southern Cross, an account by Mable H. Closson. of three years spent on lonely guano islet. A fred and blue" correspondent of our contemporary is responsible for the following: "J. H. Drew re- turned from Horseshoe Tank yes terday. He reports that as he was |