Arizona republican., 1895-12-05

well kn0Wn cattle King They Will be placed on pasture on the south side. Dick Tobin, foreman of the hook and ladder company, was severely burned at the fire yesterday morning while fighting the flames. The entire back of his head was denuded of hair. Two ladde of the department were lost in the fire
 The Treble Clef club is making great preparations for the afternoon song recital at the opera house on Saturday afternoon. The admission has been placed at the low price of 25 cents. The full programme will be published to- morrow. Tickets are on sale at Dr. Keefer's.
 Secretary c. H. Gordon, of the P, T. & M. railway, is a happy daddy, there having born into his family thrifty daughter. Her photograph in few days will go east to delight the eyes of her grandpa, Colonel Gordon of the Sixth cavalry, as an illustration of the best product of the land wherein he so long was stationed.
 The result of the teachers examina- tion for certificates was made known esterday. Those to whom were granted first grade certificates are as follows Louisa Grant and Walter Swihart. Those receiving second grade certifi- cates were: Seth T. Downen, Maria La Chance, Annie E. Randall, H. P. Evans and Mrs. F. A. Cooley.
 An attempt was made yesterday in the probate court to settle the estate of Thomas Graham. deceased. Mrs. Graham. widow of the deceased, was appointed guardian of the child. but one of her bondsmen- had left the country and the other petitioned to be released from his bond Mrs. Ora ham was given five days to make out her new bond as guardian.
 The erection of the new Chinese quarters on First street and Madison is being rapidly pushed to completion. The building has not the look of a very substantial affair but the Chinamen did not overlook having a basement dug. It is very evident they still intend to smoke opium in underground dens, despite the city ordinance recently passed.
 Rev. G. F. Bovard, presiding elder of the M. B. church for New Mexico and Arizona, is in the city and will preach next Sunday at Alhambra. There is no church at Alhambra of the Metho- dist denomination, but Rev. B. R. Foley has been holding services in the school house. After services Sunday an organization will be effected and plans made for the erection of church.
 Today there is advertised meeting at the city hall of Phoenix of dele gates to woman's suffrage convention wherein shall be started the move ment that is to lift Arizona to the level of Wyoming in the length of her registration. No details are at hand. however, save that Mrs. Laura M. Johns will lecture this evening at the city hall on ''The Need of the Hour" presumably female suffrage.
 Probate Judge Grouse was in that frame of mind yesterday that he would have distributed marriage licenses gratis. He was asked by a reporter the reason of such exuberance of spir- it's. He blushingly replied that a baby of the male species had arrived in his household in the morning, mak- ing his second child It was soon nolsed about the court house and one by one of the attaches of the place dropped in to congratulate the affable judge.
 The Republican a few days ago had an article on case of selling liquor to Indians wherein the point was brought up by the defense that Pima Indians are American citizens. The article stated that Judge Baker in instructing the jury said that if they found that the Indian ito whom the liquor was sold was Pima the jury should bring in a verdict of not guilty. The item was in error in regard to the instruc- tions, for the court refused to so in- struct. The error came through the confusion of instructions offered by the defendants attorneys with the in structions that were accepted and read by the court.