Arizona republican., 1894-10-18
THINGS OF YESTERDAY.
Matters of Recent Date and
 Local Interest.
Preparation for the Carnival-About Meteors and Comets-Oemocrat
 Rally at AIhambra.

Suit was begun In district court yes- terday by Chas. E. Genung against Ferman Salcido.
 The population around Five Points increases rapidly. R. M. Dameron sup plies them all with groceries.
 The brick walls of the county jail have reached 8 height of five feet and the floor sills have been laid.
 W. M. Price yesterday contributed to the chant Der of commerce exhibit sev- eral fine samples of pears and apples.
 It is pleasure to purchase meat at a neat, orderly, well conducted market such as that of M. E. Hurley. His patrons are the best people of the town.
 Roy Goodrich writes home that he is pleasantly located at Harvard college, where he will spend the next six years. He expects to fit himself for the prac- tice of jaw.
 Slankard returned yesterday from Me Dowell, where he went last Monday in search of a member of the gang of Mar icopa train robbers.
 There was a Democratic rally at AL hambra last night. Speeches were made by Col. B. J. Franklin, J. T. Moriarity and nearly all the candidates on the county ticket.
 Governor Hughes WAS at Sacaton yesterday in conference with the h. dians concerning the project of allot- ting lands to them in severalty. He will return to the city today.
 
 preparations than usual for her mil linery opening, which begins this even- ing. During today her store will be closed in order to prepare for the ex- hibit tonight.
 A Williams. Ariz, lumber com pany has contracted to deliver by Feb. l, 1895, 1,500,0O0 feet of lum Der to the United Verde Copper company, and 13,200,000 feet to the Santa Re, Prescott & Phoenix railway.
 The following transfers of real estate were yesterday entered for record: E. Irvine and wife to Juana Queto de Orosco, part of lot in block 4, Irvine's addition, $125-; E. Irvine and wife to A. Redewill, part of lot 2 in block 1, IT, vine's addition, $500.
 Litigation in the Aurum and Colo rado mining companies has been re- newed. Suit was filed yesterday by Sarah A. Edmundson against Henry Crow, Ezra W. Thayer, Sr, and Ezra W. Thayer, Jr., and the two mining companies for foreclosure of 8 mort gage for $4, 800.
 Secretary Bruce yesterday forwarded to the German consul at San Francisco a copy of THE REPUBLICAN containing information about Herman Wolf, the Canon Diablo Indian trader, concerning whom the consul had made inquiry in behalf of the traders brother, Major General Wolf of Dresden, Germany.
 The small boy and the burro are get ting quite numerous since the announce ment of the burro race at the coming fiesta. Maurice Fleishman, who has charge of the burro brigade and the management of the obstacle races, finds no end to the questions regarding the rules aud conditions that are put to him by the young American diciples of Balaam.
 Price, the murderer, yesterday re- ceived telegram from brother at Frankfort, Ky, saying that he was anxious to come to Phoenix and do what he could to assist him out of h1s predicament. Price replied by tele- graph for him not to come, as he could do him no good. He also wrote let ter containing a description of the kill ing and it's causes.
 Invitations are out for the wedding reception of Miss Rebecca Goldberg and MT. Hugo A. Zecke kendorf, at the house of Mrs. H. Goldberg, mother of the bride, in Phoenix, Wednesday evening, October "A, 1894. Miss Goldberg is one of the fairest and most popular young ladies in the capital city. MT. Zecken- dorf, the prospective groom, is the pup ular jeweler and one of the old pueblo's best citizens.-Arizona Citizen.
 Syd D. Kempton yesterday received notice of his appointment as postmaster at Vulture. A new postoffice called Meridian has been esta blished in the lower part of the valley. It is situated near the Initial mon- ument, and the building in which it is located is about twenty feet from the meridian line. The post master is George Buker, an old rock ribbed and Pine Tree state Republican.
 In less than week Phoenix will be futtering in red. yellow and green. The carnival spirit IS prevalent and Salt River valley will show the world that she is in it. There is no country that has the facilities for such an exhi- tion as Salt River valley. The finest and fastest horses, the most expert stockmen, beautiful park, glorious climate for outdoor sports and a land where the flowers blossom the year round.
 The Californians are making grand preparations to lead in brilliancy and display all other divisions in the fiesta