Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-11-23
LOCAL NEWS.
The weather is glorious.


 There Was slight skinner of frost this morning, but not enough to dam age vegetation in the slightest.
 Mir. Geo. P. Howe is reported to be quite seriously ill at his home on Con- vent street.
 MT. Michael Ohl, a we'll known Ora ham County stockman, is at the San Xavier.
 pr. Pease IS having his office renovat- ed and made one of the handsomest in the city.
 Arizona Lodge No. l, A. O. U. W. pro- pose 10 give 8 grand ball in Reid's opera house January 14th. Hold your breath, for it will be daisy for enjoyment and fun.
 Hon. Ben Heney and wife will leave for Aransss Pass, Tex, on the 25th ins- tant. Hr. Heney's interests at that point are so great that he can no longer with hold his personal attention from them.
 Dr. W. Eugene Buell., Manager of Dr. Jenkins Rupture Cure Institute, San Francisco, is in the city and will remain for sometime in the practice of hls pro- fession.
 A board of trade of its most progress sive citizens has been organized in Rock port, Texas. Hon. Francis J. Heney late of this city has been chosen its first president.
 Horse thieves are plying their trade successfully in and about Tucson. A number Of valuable animals have been taken within the past month.
 Whitelsw Reid has written from New York that his departure for PhoenIx has been delayed by illness and will not leave his home for Arizona for a week yet.
 Two tramps had the guerdon of free dom thrown down 10 them today, by Recorder Cornell. They gladly took it up and went on their way rejoicing.
 Lieut.. Leavell, who was assigned by the war department to instruct the Ma tional Guard of Arizona, is in the city. ant gentleman. He leaves for Yuma to- night.
 The Philharmonic band are arranging for series of dances to be given at in- tervals through the winter season. The scheme Is a fetching one and promises to be both financial and social success.
 pr. Ancil Martin the we'll know eye and ear specialist and Miss Miriam Tal- bolt were married in Phoenix yesterday. The young couple will take in Southern Arizona on bridal tour.
 Mrs. s. R. DeLong is said to he entire ly recovering from the rheumatic attacks with which she has of late years been afflicted. The change from Tucson to Dos Ca6ezas has been largely instru- mental ID affecting 8 cure.
 The advent of babcock milk tester IS looked on with consternation by the water and chalk peddlers. It will cut down the revenues of few but will prove blessing undisguised to many sufferers.
 MT. Houston, proprietor of Houston's hack, has so far recovered from his re- cent illness as to be again able to be about. He looks pale and weak from long suffering but is now on the high way of recovery.
 Iu6 RL6hI uJlo5tu d date through a mistake of his advance agent and consequently gave Tucson the goby last evening. He went through to Phoenix where he is billed for two nights.
 Messrs Sam Hawk and R. H. Connor, formerly special agents connected with the b. $. land office here, left for their respective homes this morning. NIT. Hawk goes to Huntington, w. Va, and Mir. Conror to Atlanta, Ga. They were government witnesses in the Copper Queen case.
 The Allison Bros. have temporarily taken all teams off the work on their new ditch and put them to ploughIng in crops. Eight teams are now at work in the fields and will be continued at work so long as the season permits, and when too late to do more planting they will be returned to work on the ditch and push it to completion.
 Hon. Tom Weedin, clerk of the court at Florence, Is in the city accompanied by Mrs. Weeden. Tom" is one of the best and most progressive ciitiZens of Pinal county. He will, however, per sist ID calling himself democrat to the distress of his friends, who see in him good republican material if he can only be won over to that way of thinking.
 The engagement of Mir. Dave Gold> berg, of Goldburg Bros. of Phoenix, and Miss Rosa Solomon, daughter of MT. and Mrs. l. B. Solomon of Solomonville, is armour need. MT. Goldberg is neph- CIV of Hon. s. H. Drachman, and pop nlar business man of the capital. Miss Solomon is one of the most handsome and accomplished young ladies in Ariz- onR.
 Judge Herring opened the Copper Queen case this morning by a resnmpt- ion of his speech commenced yesterday. He was followed by Judge Haynes. also for the defense. Hon. Mark Smith then began the closing argument for the gov ernment and was expected to wind up by the time court adjourned. The jury will then retire and a verdict or dis agreement may be looked for some time tomorrow.
 Mark Smith resumed his argument in the copper Queen case this morning. By 10 o'clock he had closed. The judge then occupied about half an hour in charging the jury after which they re- tired. At F o'clock the jury filed into court and asked for further instructions. As the CITIZEN goes to press they were still out and rumor says they will agree to disagree, but of course nothing is known.
 A little girl m Pennsylvania town, when saying her prayers the other night was told to pray for her father and mother, who were both very i'll, and for one Of the servants who had lost her husband. She faithfully did as she was told and then, impressed with the drenry conditions of things, added on her own account: And now, oh God, take good care of yourself, for If anything should happen to you we should ell go to pieces. Amen"
 United States Attornev E,llinwood