Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-06-24

A brief session of the district
 court was held thIs morning, when
 it adiourned till 10 o'clock to-mor
 row.
 A deed has been filed for record from Lenors Thorns to E. X Roberts for fraction of lot ,, block . 8 Fleury's addition.
 J. F. McCoy shot himself in the
 leg accidentally on Big Bug last Friday night, producing a painful but not serious flesh wound.
 Thero will be no services st the Episcopal church on St. Johns day,
 Wednesday. June 24, owing to the fact that Rev. aeAny will be absent on that day.
 The quarantine has been removed from Rev. c L. Pearson's family, their son Clarence, having recovered from an attack of scarlet fever.
 Walter Hale came in from Jerome yesterday to be admitted to the county hospital. He is suffering from paralysis. While on the way to thecourt house he fell down on the walk and had to be assisted in side.
 Public school commencement ex- erclses will be held m Patton's opera house on Wednesday evening. Seats can be secured now. Only D cents for reserved seats.
 An old man named Reynolds was brought in Ia the Sisters hospital yesterday in an unconscious condi- tion. He was engaged In cutting woCd, under a contract for the Pres eOtI Electric Company, and fall ing tree hit him, Knocking him in- sensible. He is now getting along all right
 The gun club members made the following score yesterday: Hill, Is; Barnhart, l9; Jackson, Is; Hastings, l7; Frantz, b: Robinson. II; Man derfeld,, 10; Street, g. Doubles, possible l0-Frautz, :; Hastings. $; Bsrnhart, I; Hill, 1; MAnderfeldt, f; Street, 8
 Another diamond robbery csae is reported. IL will not be as sansa- tional, however, as the one now be- fore the courts.
 Supreme court met at ? o'clock this afternoon. Present Chief Justice 4. C Baker, and Associate Justices Hawkins and Bethune. and Clerk Alexander. They expect to com plete their work tomorrow.
 A mau named Billy Barker was shot through the leg a; Chaparral yesterday morning while lying in the brush asleep. It Is thought to be sn attempt at assassination. A resident of the place Is suspected and Sheriff Ruffner will go out this evening to make an investigation.
 At Fort Mohave the government thermometer registered I26 degrees in the shade Saturday and l27s on Sunday-the hottest weather experi- enced at that point in 90 years or more.-Needles Eye.
 Some interesting instances have been gathered by Science of human longevity. Alexander Freeman, now at the Sailors Snug Harbor, on Staten Island. was bora December 22, l7S6, and Is HOW ll0 years of age. In the Society of the War of 1912 are enrolled thirty-three veterans of that war, whose average age is 99 years. Fourteen are more than lou. William Haines. who fought with the Tennessee militia at the battle of New Orleans, St the age of 26. IS st.ll living at the St. Louis Memorial Home, aged l07 years. Davis Parks, aged los years, two months, is at Fowler, Michigan. Percy Dyer, l04 years, three months, at Belvidere, III. Andrew F. Mckee. l04 years, at Burlington, Kan. Four years ago there were sixty-fve names on the list.-ProgreSs of the World.
 A threshing outfit not thousand miles from here, worked the time honored suipe-hunting game on their Chinese cook recently. The Chiuamsn sad nothing the follow iug day. but when night came be prepared for revenge. About mid night the camp was aroused by the tremendous beating of a Chinese gong, aud looking out in sstonish- ment they were greeted by the cook who called out: "Hully up, boys, snipee alice leady. Get up" The word "suipe" makes that crew ready to fgat now.-Gazette.