Arizona republican., 1894-12-18
LOCAL BRIEFS.
A Mixture of Recent Minor
 Incidents.
Police Court Matters-A Chinaman,s ExpensiYe Horse-The Official
 Territorial Count.

Window glass at Talbot ds Hubbard
 Visitors from the east are amazed q
 the excellent quality of the heef and To,
 prices prevailing at the market of M. E
 Hurley.
 Salt River valley oranges. pomegra n
 ates, apples, lemons, peaches and straw
 berrles-What a showing for Decembp
 at Clay Leonard'e.
 A special meeting of the city counci
 will be held tonight for tho considera
 ton Of matters relating to electric rail
 way franchises, ,and whatever other busi
 ness may come up.
 The handsomest photos which have
 been seen here for long time are those
 taken last week by Hartwell of the
 heavily laden orange trees of the Im-
 provement Company's ranch. They are Zux24 In size and are perfect views.
 Judge Ellinwood went last night to
 Tucson. He proceeds thence to Pres. colt by way of Albuquerque. Mir. FL llnwood has joined the swelling ranks of regular travellers who clamor for sleeper between Phenix and some point In east central Arizona.
 J. 5. Bloom, New York lawyer
 writes to the territorial secretary for a geological report of the territory. He wants also all possible information con corning gold mining in the territory. lie IS interested in new process for the reduction of refractory ores.
 l.. w. Blinn, the lumber magnate of Los Angeles, is visiting Phoenix for which he has warm, disinterested re. gard independent of commercial rela- tions. He made a very eniovable trin to Hawaii last April, witnessing the aftermath of the political excitement.
 The official count of the territorial vote was yesterday made by the secre- tary ot the territory and certificate of electlon as councilman-at-large was is. sued to A. J. Doran. Ex-Governor Mufphy's commission as delegate to | congress requires the signature of the | governor. Governor Hughes will re. turn today.
 l. r. Carson of Reymert and Charles Bleuman of Florence are a couple of flnal gentlemen who returned vester day alter brief visit. Mir. Bleuman is the law partner of Hon. Thomas Davis. IL was his first visit to Phoenix and he expressed himself in the highest terms Of astonishment and delight at the size and progressiveness of the capital.
 Every man who can possibly afford t should celebrate the joyful Christmas 'eason which IS approaching by making himself as presentable as possible to 1ls fellow men. He will not only add 0 the general brightness of the season put Will feel more like a man himself The prices at which the Alkire company Ire selling suits, coats, hats and turn shlng I, goods make it very easy to be :. yell dressed. [ Early on Sunday morning a runaway a oi!oWed by disastrous result occurred t t Washington and First street. Two S eaVy wagons came into collision and t as lan seated ln he rear of one was jolted [, H. lie turned an incomplleet sscner- il amt, landing on his back in the mud ! .lth so much spirit and energy that he - lsplaced an area of slush ten feet s' luare, splashing it all over the nearest O deWalk. He got up with quickness fc nd profanity. Ii Six men were in police court yester- r ay morning charged with sleeping in o, o haystack within the city limits. They ~ lowed that they had not injured the ., ., ay by sleeping on it and that the v. eeplng there at all was not of their :" lolce. They were discharged. Five . obos accused of begging were con - cted. Four were given ten days and le John Quinn, for a thi1d offense. as committed for fifteen days. Gabino oencerrage, for drunkenness and in- cent exposure, got ten days.
 Ms. Warwick Scott gave a pleasant Id unique entertainment last Saturday ternoon to few friends at her elegant 'me, on the Tempe road, in honor of rs. G. N. Black of Davenport, la. Mrs. ack won the first prize, lovely vase, the best conversationalist. Among r e guests present were: Mrs. q. N. \ ack, Miss Duggan of Cincinnati, O.; ! rs. j.. A. Plattner, Mrs. Harry P!att- A r and Mrs. J. B. Wood. The guests parted at late hour lavishing the Ill ghest praise upon the charming hos ss.
 Among the visiting territorial teach IS George Gulf, of Thatcher, of aham county, who as Repu blcan nd1date for joint councilman two ars ago made such splendid race and