The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-08-06

pany show that 2S5 passengers were booked over that road for coast points. Nearly as many people went out on the Southern Pacific excursions. Place the total number at about 400, and to say that each person spends $100 on his or her trip, the amounts figure up $40,00 This does not include the number that go to the hills of north ern points. It is safe to say that $75,- 900 is dropped annually by Phoeni- cians on the coast. It is an awful pile of money to take away from Phoenix, still it is proof that we are not broke. A good deal of this money returns during the winter. but it is awful hard 10 part with it. If most of this money was spent in the northern part of the territory, this city would get some ot it back again. Republican. Between the hours of 4 and o'clock on tae afternoon of Monday, July 27, during q drunken quarrel in the M.xi can quarters of Jerome, Pedro Sanz stabbed Pablo Macias in the abdomen with knife. from the effects of which Macias died on Wednesday morning. Sanz was arrested by Deputy Sherih Merritt shortly after the cutting and held under the charge of murder, the charge being changed 10 murder upon the death of his victim. Mining News. ....
 The following changes have been made in Arizona fourth-class post offices: Central. Graham county, Joseph Cuff, vice J. G. Bigler, resigned; Fort Defiance, Navajo Reservation, C. c. Manning, vice Miss C. NJ. Darnall, resigned; Placerita, Yavapai county, C. L. Schaar, vice l.. II. Heron, resigned; Tuba, Cocouino county, Frederick Tanner, vice Mrs. A. E. Tanner, resigned.
 Governor Franklin, Territorial Sec retary Bruce and Superintendent of Public Instruction Dalton organized themselves as board for the purpose of leasing the public school lands of the territory in the terms of the late Congressional Act. The Governor is chairman and Prof. Dalton will be the secretary. No action was taken be- yond that. except to formally ask the Secretary of the Interior for instruc- lions. s.--Phoenix Herald.
 Lord Sholto Douglas and her lady ship, Mrs. Douglas, have grown tired of the solicitude of Minnehaha flats, where his lordship has been vainly try ing to get wealth by the slow process of placer mining. The couple are going to California, where her lady ship is anxious to again appear before the footlights. Republican.
 About three months ago, at a placer claim near San Antonio, Sonora, a nugget of gold was picked. up, the weight of which was 60 ounces. A piece of the nugget. weighing six ounces was brought to this city and sold, and the remaining 54 ounces were sold in Sonora at S27 per ounce, Mexican money.-Citizen.
 A telegram was received at the sheriff's office this morning from Sheriff Rutfner at Needles, saying that he had captured the Frenchman who shot John Giles. in Big Chino valley. He will return with his man to-mor- row. Giles is at Ash Fork and it is thought that he will recover.-Jour- nal-Miner.
 The inaugural ball at Flagstaff must be going to be very swell affair. as some of the fair ones from this city who are rusticating at that promising summer resort have tele- graphed for white, cream and other colorcd dresses. Phoenix Herald.
 The trip from Phoenix to Flagstaff can be made a-wheel in two and one half days. A number of bicycle riders from that place intend making the trip in time for the Grand Canyon run of the Coconino Cycling Club. Apew road is talked of from Mesa City 10 Globe.