Arizona republican., 1896-12-22

Atlantic & Pacific employees will re- ceive their checks on Wednesday.
 The Catholics of Tucson netted s3,- 900 from their recent fair.
 The Sunset telephone line of Yava- pal county is to be extended to Crowned King.
 The board of supervisors of Yavapai county met on Saturday and passed on some claims.
 J. E. Baxter, travelling auditor for the Atlantic & Pacific, is at work on the western division.
 James Welsh was taken in by the police yesterday for being drunk and obstreperous. Trial today. The Palmer dramatic company is booked to appear at Patton's opera house in Prescott, December 28.
 Livestock Commissioner Colin Cam eron spent Sunday in Phoenix. He returned to Lochiel the same evening. Charles B. Crary, treasurer of the Atlantic & Pacific company, has re- turned to Albuquerque from Flagstaff. MT. Fred Burris of Albuquerque, we'll known to mining men, is at his home suffering from a asstroke of pa ralysis.
 MT. Charles l.. Hall of Goldfield re- ports that mining affairs at that pros porous camp are in excellent condi- tion.
 Amos Adams, an old time hunter and prospector arrived from Prescott yes terday He is going to try his hand at duck hunting on the Gila and Salt rivers.
 All necessary preparations have been made for the holding of the joint county and territorial teachers insti- ute which will convene in this city on the 27th.
 Captain and Mrs Nicholson of the Seventh cavalry Fort Grant, have gone to Leavenworth, Kan. Mrs. Nich- olson's father, Hon. Thomas F. Fenlon is very i'll.
 At the meeting of Phoenix com mandery No. 8, Knights Templar, last night, committee was appointed to look after the Christmas services and installation.
 c. c. Crowley, assistant general pas senger agent for the Southern Pacific railway, and E. Chambers, freight agent for the Southern California railway, have gone to Chicago.
 Eastern visitors are commenting the work of Weather Observer w. T Blythe in securing for Phoenix daily bulletins showing the temperatures 1T various parts of the United States.
 A. L. Kellogg of Fort Collins, on his return from Phoenix, where he at tended the irrigation congress, stopped at Albuquerque to visit his brother Martin Kellogg, on the Highlands.
 A petition is being circulated in Al buquerque for signatures, which vii be presented to the territorial legis lature asking for amendments an( changes in the present irrigation law of the territory.
 The Phoenix football team has beel materially strengthened by the addi tion to it's membership of F. l.. Cooley who formerly played here. MT. Coole, is an old Stanford player and is power on the end rush.
 The board of supervisors was in reg ular monthly session yesterday Afte auditing accounts no other bushes was taken up except to award con tract to Randall & Davis for buryin indigent dead, at $6 each case.
 An unwholesome odor of gas mike with the atmosphere of the county ot fees yesterday afternoon. There wa a leak somewhere, and some of tn officials were materially alarmed tha fatalities would result from gasphyxia tion.
 Judge E. J. Edwards of Globe ha been in the city several days. H brought fine sample of the ore latel struck in one of the newly opene claims of the Black Warrior group, ( which there has been nine feet UT covered.
 All preliminary arrangements hay been completed for the Prescott-Pho' nix football game in this city c Christmas. The Indians have not V decided to play with Prescott, but they do the game will probably not O. cur until Monday.
 Augustine Mazon was arrested ye terday for crime alleged to hay