Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-05-06

As the June term of court ap-
 breaches, the county jail is rapidly
 filling to overhowing. At present
 there are twenty inmates of this in-
 stitution.
 A. \. Ballinger, retired to-day
 from the steam laundry, and leaves
 for Fl Paso to start a similar enter
 prise. Mr Clark of California will
 will assume charge of the works
 here on Monday.
 Leonard Brisley, our new justice
 of the peace, has arranged his office
 in connexions shape, and seems to
 fall into the legal harness with all
 the grace and ease of trained Blackstone.
 4 deed has been filed for record from R. N. Fredericks, sdministra-
 tor of the estate of Owen HsnnigSB,
 deceased, conveying a house and
 lot in South Prescott to P. D. Barn
 hart for the sum of t690.
 This mornings south bound pas senger train pulled out of Prescott
 this morning with a double header
 and with thirteen csrs-eleven of
 freight and the two regular Passen- ger coaches.
 Miss Golding, a young lady who until recently lived in Prescott, was thrown from a wagon yesterday in a runaway accident near Thomp son valley. and dangerously wound ec. Dr. Abbott was called to wait on her and left last night by private conveyance.
 MT. Prescott, master mechanic Of the Southern California railroad, passed through on this mornings train en route to Congress. MT. Prescott comes out to investigate the feasibility of introducing petro- leum as fuel on the engine of the Congress branch railroad when com pleted.
 It is said that Santa Maria cattle men are becoming alarmed over the continued dry spell, and realize now that if their herds are not placed on the market at once, or driven to other localities, the loss will be simply frightful. In consequence every hoot that can be gathered is offered for sale while n fair con dition and before it is too late to sacrifice them or 6nd purchaser.
 The Citizens League, of Pheni1, has served notice on acting Mayor R. A. Lewis that he must cease 10 act as Mayor or even as a council man for the reason that he IS not resident of the city and the league has addressed letter to the coun- eil to the same effect. MT. Lewis was elected councilman while resid- ] ing in one of the wards of the city and afterwards moved out of the ! city limits.
 Nj. H. McCord declines to resign l as 6 member of the board of control. i He claims that be was appointed by 1 the governor and confirmed by the | council to serve for two years and that his term of office will not ex- Pire until next April. Probably one l of the first duties of the new attor- ney general will be to institute pro- ceedings against him for his re- moval
 A serious cutting scTape occurred l last night at the Last Chance mine | between J. B. Varley and Thomas Kane over a wood contract. In the l encounter Kane was cut many 1 times in the face and on the hands, | probably losing two fingers ou the left hand. Varley was arrested and | lodged in jail to-day by Sheriff | Rutfner Judge BTisleV will have a hearing of the trouble tomorrow. This is the second time inside of week, wood contractors hsreabouts have come together in disputes, violent methods figuring in each instance tonight their wrongs. 7 Joe Wilson, the popular clothing of the city, has outlined a very novel trip which be proposes taking, partly for recreation and to see on the other hand the wild and regions of an Arizona desert. He proposes to start next by blackboard transPorta- ton from Prescott via Black Can yon to Pheni1. From the latter place he will go to Buckeye. and then follow the Gila to Yuma. Stopping a few days in the latter place, he will proceed up the Colo rado to Ehrenberg. and return over the old stage road to Wicken- burg. and thence to his ranch in Skull valley. On this trip, Mir. Wilson intends to cook every meal eaten, and not to sleep under any other roof than that of the broad canopy. He expects to be away three weeks. Considering the available means now to be had in running over the land in ease and comfort, MT. Wilson, in speaking of what seems like bold and tiresome states that be enjoys looking into and at the wild wastes of the bleak desert, and that palace ears are too swift and railroads too when a person can pitch his camp when he feels in ,liUed, and eat pork and beans with put having such jsmmed down ones throat Tn one round of three min ltes' time. The trip will certainly afford Mir. Wilson an opportunity to zee new region, and st the same lime to famihsriZe himself with the general reputation of the country be is to traverse, viz, that in order 70 get over it safely, bird would nave to carry its own wood and water.
 The ShAkers have made A greet hit. Their Digestive Cordial is said to ha the most sucoess- n rs-alv fpr stnrrn.rh trnuhIes ever in tr,iucsi