Arizona republican., 1896-07-09
 NEWS IN \ NUTSHELL. Happenings of Streets and Town. Epitome. Of the city's Local Intelligence. t
 -7- fsis The Do,ngs of a Day In Phos and It's Tributary
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Last night Justice Johnstone united in marriage Gumecindo Orosco and sSenorita Mejia Rivera.
 P. M. Thurmond, district attorney of Gila county, was yesterday commls- stoned notary public by Governor Franklin.
 Monday next shipments of grapes Of the later crop will be resumed from Glendale, under the charge of Expert Brady of the Santa Fe refrigerator ser vice
 w. J. Carrier, blacksmith in the employ of P. H. Coyle, was taken sud denly i'll yesterday afternoon and re- moved to his home in the southern part of town. He is not expected to live.
 Tuesday the dash of rain that struck Phoenix gathered force in the valley below, and at Mesquite school house was a very deluge. It was there ac- companied by a strong wind that up rooted hundreds of great cottonwood trees and did general damage.
 The late rains have had the effect of increasing the flow of Salt river by about 5000 inches, The river yet, however, is far lower than usually known at this season of the year, and heavy rise would be of immense value. 4rilet3 '1e.1.
 Superintendent Nugent reports that the expenses of the territorial prison during last quarter were lower than ever before in the history of the prison by il cents per capita. On May when Nugent assumed charge there were 169 prisoners, now there are 219, thirty more than were ever before confined within the walls at one time. af
 In the district court yesterday Joseph Campbell, attorney for M. H. McCord, presented motion for a new trial in the case of the Territory against his client. It was promptly denied, when notice of appeal was given. Argument was also had on petition of minority stockholders of the Phoenix Hay and Grain company for the appointment of receiver. ,
 A son of old Albion, who returned yesterday from Prescott, says that the Fourth of July celebration at the mountain city was almost wholly con- fined to the British colony And a jolly good lot of fellows they are, too,' y said he "We all got bloomin' full over the day and the Englishmen there followed me around from saloon to sa- loon cheerin' for the Stars and Stripes that I carried in the lead An, we had a glorious time, and we made those measly Hamericans ashamed of them selves"
 A New Mexico deputy sheriff named Silva has been in Phoenix several weeks looking up some criminal be- Tieved to be in this locality. He has been frequenting saloon near the de- pot and Tuesday morning there lay back in his chair for a nap. When he awoke his finger was minus ring of considerable value. The theft was fastened upon one Jose Maria Rod riguez, who yesterday was held by Jus tice Morris to answer for robbery be- fore the grand jury with bonds fixed at $250.
 Presiding Elder w. B. Vaughn of the Methodist church south is now in Pres colt, where he has been conducting a protracted meeting for two weeks. The meeting will continue through this week, closing next Sunday. It has been very successful, ten converts hay ing been made and others to follow, interest being keen and unabated. The Verde camp meeting, that is partici- pated in by many Phoenicians, begins August 6, and the district camp meet