Arizona republican., 1896-12-11
BITS OF LOCAL NEWS.

Lawn tennis has been revived and the devotees of the favOrite pastime are looking for a suitable location for grounds.
 The ladies of the Woodmen Circle worked until late hour last night making preparations for their grand bazaar, which will be held tonight in the room formerly occupied by The Republican on Center street.
 An afternoon tea was given yester- day afternoon at Mrs. Sam Seip's handsome residence. The time was pleasantly passed by the following: Mesdames McCreery, Ripper, Walden, Williams, Conger, Golf, Baker, De- Mers, Walters and Seip.
 Professor Creager, the city superin- tendent of schools, visited the kinder garten in the Presbyterian church one morning last week while Miss Bassett was teaching the little ones, and was so well pleased with what he saw that he sent one of his teachers to observe the methods used. He says that Miss Bassett is a first-class kindergartener and uses the best methods in conduct ing the work. Professor Creager thinks that a kindergarten with Miss Bassett in charge would be valuable addition to the public schools.
 ''In South America" said justice of the peace yesterday, "a law compels celibates of either sex, who, without legitimate motive, reject the addresses of him or her who may aspire to his or her hand, and who continues con- tumaciously unmarried, to pay the sum of 800 piastres for the benefit of the person, man or woman, who has been so refused. Such a law in Amer ica would make leap year more suc- cessful in the marriage line. This year has been a very dull one-the girls have been distressingly slow about proposing"
 A colored man giving the name of Louis J. Searcey, and who claims tC hail from Prescott, was arrested on Monday near Bagdad, California charged with murder. He is described as half-caste negro and said he had lately worked as general utility mar around different public houses in Pres colt, Arizona He was travelling iI company with another tramp, neal Amboy, California, and his companion was found murdered hence his arrest While Searcey claimed to be going tt San Bernardino, he doubled on his tracks and was travelling east when ht was captured.-Journal-Miner
 Tt is a most ulsgraceful habit, said Mayor Monihon, 'and I am going to do what can to stop the nuisance. The mayor was referring to the filth. habit of eXpectorating tobacco juice o1 the sidewalks. "A stranger walking on Washington street." he continued cannot help notice the tobacco stain every few feet. It is a most disgusting habit and shocking to person of re fined sensibilities. It is just as cas- for a person to step to the curb an expectorate in the street. The side walks on Washington street are non too clean, anyway, and the abominabl practice only exaggerates their un cleanly appearance"
 A Chinaman was arrested yesterda on a charge of using vulgar and oh scene language in the presence c women and children The celestia has vocabulary of choice epithet that would be credit to a pirate. H was up before the city recorde Wednesday for leaving his horses UT tied. On that occasion he called tn recorder everything he could think 0 but fortunately for the Chinaman tn recorder could not comprehend heatf en Chinese and didn't. know whethe An Sin Bad was preaching sermo or performing a one-part Chimes tragedy. Sin Bad will be tried b Justice Johnstone today. ,t