Arizona republican., 1896-09-22

Deputy Sheriff Hereford came in yesterday morning from northern Ari szgna s with an Indian prisoner in charge who was sentenced to serve ten years in the Yuma penitentiary for grand larceny. The officer left with his prisoner last night over the M. & F.
 Several eastern gentlemen will ar rive in the city tomorrow. The party is headed by Mir Van Buren, who is the owner of the Walnut Grove dam which was washed out several years ago. It is thought his visit here is for the purpose of making preparation for the rebuilding of the dam.
 The Park Theater company returned yesterday from Tucson. They report being nicely treated while there and played to good houses all week with the exception of one night, but on that occasion there was a counter attrac- Mon. The company will not reopen at the park until the latter part of the week.
 Prescott Courier: John Balereno, whose postoffice address is St. Louis, Mo-, writes that his brother Joseph Balereno, is reported to have died in Prescott some time within the past five years and that he is anxious to obtain information regarding him and will be very thankful to any person giving such information.
 Quite a number of Phoenix boys left last night for Tucson to attend the university. Among the number were Mark Long, Byron Hartwe1l, Charles Richmond, Dean Woodward, Harry Logan, Malcolm Gillette and Ralph Sparks. All the boys with the excep- tlon of the latter intend taking the course in civil electrical engineering.
 Mohave Miner: Captain w. H. Hardy and Dr. L. w. Childs of Phoenix ar rived in Kingman last night. They have been making tour of northern Arizona mining camps. They have visited Jerome, Prescott, Congress and other camps in Yavapai county and are now on their way to the Chemehuevis gold diggings. Captain Hardy is just recovering from a long and severe ill- ness.
 The territorial convention of Demo- cratic clubs met Saturday at Prescott with good representation from all Ol Uut 1uO IOiiOWpA5 were elected to the St. Louis conven- ton, which meets September 30: w. K. Meade, w. H. Barnes, c. F. Eofff, Tucson; F. P. Trott, Nose Draohmain, W. T. Smi:h, Phoenix; D. J. Dwyer, T. G. Norris, Prescott; Max SalZro.1, Williams; e. NJ Shannon, Clifton; George Bowers, Kingman.
 Mild rrotestations, indignant kicks and unrighteous howls are being made in the city assessors office over the raising or lowering of the assessments on city property. The man whose as sessment has been lowered smiles in satisfaction, but his neighbor whose assessment has been raised, hastens in high dudge to find out the wherefor and the whereof. A city assessors job is anything but a bed of roses and the city council will be forced to face the indignant ones today.
 Tucson Citizen: The filthy, pilfering gang of gypsies who have been en- camped at the foot of Congress street for some time past, was yesterday es- oorted out of the city by Marshal Paul and Deputy U. s. Marshal Ezekiels. They did not leave without protest, and threats of dire calamity to the of ficers were of frequent occurrence throughout the time of moving. They were allowed to camp within four miles of the city, where they wish to remain to await the coming of their captain, who is in New Mexico.
 IA warrant is out for the arrest of John Mcdonald, a colored barber, but he cannot be found and 1t is thought that he has committed suicide. The theory is borne out by the fact that on last Friday night he wanted Joe Por- terie's revolver for the purpose of killing himself. Porterie naturally re- fused and Mcdonald made an attempt to get 1t by force At the time he was on the verge of delirium tremens. That was tfhe last seen of him and since then a warrant has been Issued for him on the charge of petit larceny.
 J. w. Gregory, chairman of the Kan sas state irrigation commission, has appointed F. D. Coburn of Topeka, A. J. Hoisington of Great Bend, and A. H. Burtis and B. L. Stephenson of Garden City, members of the state commission and ex-oficio delegates to the National Irrigation congress at Phoenix, Ariz., December IS, 16 and 17. Governor Morrill, has also appointed as delegates to the same meeting J. s. Emery of Lawrence, J. L. Diesen of Garden City, J. B. Cook of Chetopa, B. Frizzen of Larned, and Austin Blum Ter of Eldorado
 Jim Bark has interested Chicago capital in the development of five of his claims at tjhe mouth of the box canyon on upper Salt river. Accord ing to the terms of the deal F. w. Thompson of Chicago agrees to ex- pend the sum of $10,000 in the de- velopment of the claims. A wagon road will be built to the mines and stamp mill erected, Yesterday a load