Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-11-16
LOCAL NEWS.

city.
 Mrs. Florshiem has returned to Tue son after a long absence in the eastern states.
 Mrs. W. I. Perry had the misfortune to slip and sprRln an ankle which will lay the good lady up for few days.
 Mir. John Ivancovich, proprietor of the Royal Bakery, has new wagon out. It is Q daisy bread deliverer.
 Tucson enJoyed an unusual down. pour of rain today. From appearances it appeared to be general all aver the country.
 Asssyers report business improving. This is an indication that the sound Of the hammer and the drill is again to be heard in the hills.
 A herd of fat cattle was brought in from the Jones ranch in the Baboqui- vari today and sold to Hon. o. F. Schu- mscher. The cattle are said to be sn unusually fine lot and in splendid con- dition.
 The Copper Queen Case bids fair to close tomorrow. Today the government put its witnesses in rebuttsl to those of the defense on the stand. When these have testified it is thought that not more than one day will be consumed m the argument when it will be submitted to jury. However it goes an appeal
 will be taken.
 Ii is with sincere regret the CITIZEN
 announces the death of William Roche. Jr., who died last evening at s o'clock.
 He succumbed to the dread disease, consumption, after an illness of but a few weeks. He WAS bright and clever young fellow and was but IS years of age at the tune of his death. What makes it especially hard for the father, Wm. Roche, ST. is the fact that this is the second son he has lost by death within year past. He has the sympathy of friends in his great trouble.
 Ed. German. a native of New York aged 54 years. was found dead in the Occidental hotel thie morning, A cor oper's inquest was held by Judge Scott and so far as the jury could learn the man died some time yester- day. The cause of death was hemorrhage of the lungs. He was an old Arizo- nisn, having been in the territory about fifteen years, most of which time was epent in Tom mbetone, where he at one tune owned considerable property. The camp went down however, fortune was against him and the poor fellow died alone and in poverty. He was buried thIs afternoon.
 A bachelor editor of an exchange weeps thusly: Backward, turn back ward, ob, time in thy flight, feed me On gruel again just for tonight. l am so weary of sole leather steak, petrified doughnuts vulcRnized cake; oysters that sIeep in the wstery bath, butter as strong as Goliath of Gath; weary of pay ing for what I can't eat, chewing up rubber and calling it meat. Backward, turn backward. for weary am! Give me a whack at my grsndmother's jam; let me drink milk that has never been skinned; let me eat butter whose hslr has been trimmed, let nae once more have sn old fashioned pie and tben I'll be ready to curl up and die.-Ex.
 MT. John Francis, the new superinten- dent of the Tucson smelter, like his pre- decessor, Mir. Hamilton, is man Of large experience in the handling and working of copper ores. In Chili before coming to Arizona, he WAS engaged in managing one of the largest smelling plants ID that country. Those who have had the pleasure of meeting him are favorably impressed with him and the energetic manner in which he handles the busi- ness of the company. Miners with the right class of ores to sell can always find 8 ready purchaser at the smelter and full value given for the goods re- ceived.
 Ben Heney, secretary of the Tucson Building & Loan association, will resign his office tonight at the meeting of the board of pirectors. This institution WAS organized in April, 1888, and MT. Heney has been secretary from its In- ception until, except during 1889, when he refused reelection. The prosperity and growth of the association has been phenomenal and it is reckoned one of the soundest corporations of its kind in the United States as testified to by the government examiner two years since when he made personal inspection Of the books and records. The assets of the association today exceed S115, 1000 and the monthly income OF interest alone is about 800.
 A complete and immediate revolution of transportation methods, involving a reduction of freight charges on grain from the west to New York of from 50 to 60 per cent, is what is predicted in the November Cosmopolitan. The plan proposes using light and inexpensive corrugated iron cylinders, hung on slight rail supported on poles from cross- -srm--he whole system involving ap expense of not more than fifteen hundred dollars mile for construction. The rolling stock is equally simple and comparatively inexpensive. Continuous lines of cylinders, moving with no inter- val to speak of, would carry more grain in a day than quadruple track railway. This would constitute sort of grain pipe line. The Cosmopolitan also points out the probable abolition of street-cars before the coming horseiess carriage, which can be operated by boy on asphalt pavements at total expense for labor, oil, and interest, of not more 'h D one dollar day.
 Mir. R. Hamilton, superintendent of the copper smelter leaves shortly for Australia. The CITIZEN sincerely re- grets his departure for she reason that he was a valuable member of this com munity. He is quiet, Rentlemsnly and unassurring man, and although resident of Tucson for the past two years, he is known to but few outside of those having buasiness or social rela- Gons with him. Ills departure for Australia is not unexpected as repeated lnduoemcrts have been made by London capitalists to turn his attention in that direction and at last the temptation, in the shape of fat salary, became too strong and he decided to accept He will it is understood, assume charge of extensive mining operations in that distant portion of the world. His sue cessor in charge of the Tucson Mining and Smelling company is MT. J. Francls, 8 skilled mineralogist, and under him the good work of buying and smelling