Arizona republican., 1895-08-09

effect that his Swear old child was dead Yesterday however, he received a tele gram stating that the child was not dead but had been dangerously injured by falling out of second. story window. The child will be taken to San Fran cisco for treatment.
 The article that appeared in yester. day mornings REPUBLICAN advocating better sanitary condition of the city was in nowise intended as a reflection on Dr. Futile, the health officer. Dr. Futile makes an efficient official and devotes considerable time to sanitary matters of the city, but he is hand1. capped by not being invested with plena1y powers.
 Pampino Madueno and Pedro An sinas were brought into town from the Agua Fria construction works at Frog Tanks yesterday with their hands crushed. One received his lace rated hand by a boulder fall ing on it and the other had a seance with a drill. Their wounds were dressed at the Sisters' hospital by Dr. Helm.
 The following transfers of real estate reported by Coggins & Brown. ab- stracters, were yesterday entered for record: M. E. Collins and Simon Novinger to Jno. E. Winsiow lots l, and 2, block 46, Capitol addition; sheriff of Maricopa county to J. W. Walker lots l, 3 and 6, block "A Phoenix United States to Clarence c. McEwen, swI sec 5 twp nr1 e.
 Andy Garcia explained to Recorder Jobs yesterday how he happened to ct drunk the previous evening and lay down on the street to sleep it off. He said it was not his fault that he fell asleep but solely the fault of the bad whisky he had indulged in. The re- corder accepted the explanation but at the same time imposed a fine of $5 which Garcia paid in preference to going to jail.
 There arrived in the city yesterday Mir. Chas. Crowley, who is not un- know to fame. A few years ago in San Francisco he had sword contest with Captain Ross, the champion broad swordsman of the world, but he found a better man in Crowley, who worsted him after hard fought contest. Crow ley was at one time a sergeant of the Sixth United States cavalry and was once stationed at Fort Grant as clerk of the quartermaster, who was Lieut.. Leovell, now doing duty as the National Guard instructor in this city.
 A couple of days ago The Gazette contained aD item about six young ladies in bicycle costumes entering a barroom and asking for drinks. The item was unjust, as it reflected on six of the most respectable young ladies in the city and they are greatly exercised over the matter. It is true they were in bicycle costume, having been out riding, and it is also true they entered refreshment parlor and called for drinks, but the liquid refreshments happened to be soda water and nothing stronger, as insinuated by The Gazette scribe.
 The fire department does not take a favorable view over the idea of the council in having partial paid fire department. They say they do not feel like fighting fire for glory while others are getting paid for it. They do think, however, that @ good team for the fire engine would be the proper caper and also that if the council wants to spend money on the department it should be towards putting in fire plugs in the additions and 'sn electrical alarm system so they can tell where 8 fire is without waiting for It to blaze up before the whereabouts is known.
 Dan Holman, the man who was ar- rested Wednesday night on the charge of attempting to assault @ 15-year- Mexican girl, was discharged as no warrant would be issued against him. It developed that the man was drunk and chased the girl with couple of bricks In each hand. Finding he could not overtake her with both loads (the jag and the bricks) he threw the latter away and at last succeeded in catching her. All he did was to at. tempt to take towel from her head, when her screaming scared him and he ran away with crowd after him. He was examined by Recorder Jobs, how. ever, on charge of drunk and dlsor- derly and fined $10. Not having the collateral he went below for ten days.