Arizona republican., 1896-03-18

day afternoon at o'clock at the city hall plaza the company's big band will give a grand concert of choice selec- tions.
 Sheriff Wight of Graham county and two deputies arrived yesterday with Nellie Peters, an insane woman IS years of age who was committed to the asylum. They had a great deal of trouble with the woman on the train and found it necessary to bind her hands and feet.
 E " R0sklns, a young man of Bra gil, Indiana, and Miss Lena Rhodes of this city, were quietly welded Monday night at the M. jE. church parsonage by Rev. Chase, only two parties being present at the services. The young couple will go into housekeeping on North Fourth avenue.
 Said carpenter yesterday: There is a much better outlook for building this summer than there has been all winter. From now until next fall I expect to keep my men more than busy on the very best class of buildings. Curious as it may appear, am always busier in summer than in winter.'
 Lilly Blanche Barr, the 2-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. T. Barr, died yesterday morning after weeks illness. The funeral of the little one took place yesterday afternoon from the family residence on North Fourth avenue. MT. and Mrs Barr have the sympathy of the entire neigh borhood in their great loss.
 Tomorrow night at the opera house will appear Robert Mclean Cumnock, the greatest oratorical teacher of the age, who comes by the invitation of the people of Phoenix In his reading he will be assisted by Miss Addie Mur- phy and others of his pupils and the entertainment throughout will be one of the highest degree of excellence.
 Auditor Dan Conroy of the Maricopa & Phoenix railway is now building a little gem of a residence OF North First street in Churchill addition, next 70 the home of Recorder Jobs. Over op Center street, a block distant, and next to the home of Attorney C. F. Ainsworth, Contractor Louis Hamme. is putting up fine brick dwelling of six rooms which he will rent as an in- veStment.
 Down near the Maricopa & Phoenix depot yesterday, a young Mexican woman was indiScreet enough to cross an open space in the front of a band of mountain steers. The main indiscre- Iaion lay in her attire, which was of red from top to toe. Only speed in fright and the vigilance of several of the cowboys saved the young woman from serious injury.
 The five Chinese cases which have been pending in the police court for the last week were disposed of by Judge Jobs yesterday afternoon After having quite voluminous testimony his honor found them guilty of being in a room where opium smoking was indulged in and fined them S5 each. Messrs. Cox & Willis, attorneys for the Ch.namen, entered an appeal.
 Yesterday was St. Patrick's day somethinug that everybody knows, but a superficial observer would be apt to overlook the fact on the grounds that little was going on to remind one of the fact. There were some who sport ed the green or wore bits of clover, but there was, however, a total ab- sence of yellow" Last might there was a St. Patrick's ball given at Red evils hall, but that was about all that was going on.
 H. F. Robinson, who has been busted for several months in !She formation in Arizona of a society of Sons of the American Revolution, states that he is now within two of a sufficient number of acceptances at the headquarters of the society to permit of the organiza- tion of the society. About twenty in diUtdualS whose names are enrolled as applicants are now gathering the in- formation as genealogy that will se- cure them admittance to the society.
 Over in Pinal county the board of supervisors has obeyed the provisions of the legislative act commanding that signboards be fixed at the junction points of all desert roads, telling the points to be by them reached and the distance from water. It is to be re- gretted that the work has not been done in Maricopa county, though there are score of cross roads particularly in the southwestern and western parts of the county where the information may at any time save human lives. It needs but a reference to two men who died at the forks of a road three miles only from CQllen's wells, in the north western part of the county ito illus trate the keen necessity that dictates