Arizona republican., 1896-07-22

l has been postponed until a week from Monday. The park management re- ceived a telegram yesterday from Chi cago that the new members of the company have started for Phoenix and fweuld arrive hereE Friday In the Emeantime extensive alterations are being made atsthe pavilion which were found necessary by experience.
 An item that will soon become an important one to Phoenix is that the northern towns of the territory which heretofore, or before the advent of railroad communication with the north have been obtaining produce from California, are now dealing with Phoe- nix, which in course of time will mean many dollars to our merchants and producers.
 The poor unfortunates in the insane asylum were last night treated to an- other dance. To say that they en- uressing it. To an onlooker the gro tesque figures and capers of some of the demented as they whirled around in the endeavor to keep time to the music would provoke mirth, but to say the least it is a great diversion to the unfortunates who are kept in seclu- sion
 | Hon. Joe Scott of Tucson came in ovr the M. & P. yesterday bound for a visit to the mining properties recently purchased by him in the north While in town during the day his time was entirely taken up by his numerous friends in this city who are always well pleased to meet and greet him. Few men in any legislature make as many warm and lasting friends as Senator Scott did while here during the session of the Eigh- teenth, and Phoenix has at all times card of welcome hung out for him.
 Geo. Mintz of The Herald had most narrow escape Monday evening from death. He was out driving in the country with his family when the sand storm came up. He was driving rapidly past a row of tall cottonwoods to seek a place of shelter when one of the trees, uprooted by the heavy wind, fell across the road but a few feet in front of the horse. The animal swerved and attempted to run away, but Mintz succeeded in keeping it un- der control. Had the tree struck the buggy it would have crushed the in mates.
 A social party was given last night at the residence of Miss Lizzie Burger on Monroe street. The evening was most pleasantly passed by those who attended. The following were the guests of Miss Burger on the occasion: :: Messrs. John Burger, John Moore, H. M. Buckley, Thos Hamilton, Geo. Kahrs, Will Dodenhoff, Geo. Stewart, F. Holiday, Will Sutherland, J. Rags dale, c. Collins, Will Dunbar; Misses Annie and Kate Buckley, Ida MeCul- tough, Lizzie Burger, Margaret Kahrs, Eva and Elsie Bicknell, Frankie and ! Ollie Mcdonald, Ella and May Mor- ren, Floy Kurtz, Lida and Roberta 1 Rembert
 If it rains much more a portion of Phoenix will be a second Venice. In some parts of the city it only lacks the gondolas to make it appear like the historic city built on the water. There is not so much objection about | the water in the streets, but it quickly becomes stagnant, causing the atmos- phere in the neighborhood of these lakes to become redolent with unsav- ory perfumery. Of course no one is to blame, because it has been raining hard for week or that the city was not built on hillside so that it would drain itself, but there could be few ditches made in some of the streets which would allow of the proper drain age of these ponds.
 . Prescott Courier: J. D. Moore yester- day returned from the Beaver creek l section and confirms the report of the drowning in that creek last Wednes- day of N. H. Hutchinson, his father-in- law. The old gentleman, with his niece, little girl, attempted to cross the creek in a blackboard. While crossing he dropped one of the lines and the horses swerved, the buck board upset and it's occupants were thrown into the torrent The girl at tempted to assist the old man, but he struck savagely at her and she swan away, telling him that she could not help him. She was carried 100 yards down stream before she got out. Hutchison's body was found twelve miles below in the Verde river, back of John Woods ranch the following day. He was 72 years of age two days be- fore his death, pioneer in this sec tion, and most worthy man.
 Constable Joe Porterie was yester- day morning the means of saving the life of M. Wormser. He had business with the latter and upon going to | Wormser's home, to his knocks for ad- mittance, there was no response. He went to a window which was covered by a screen. He looked in and saw