Arizona republican., 1898-12-28
NEWS \ OF THE
 TOWN

A MARRIAGE William P. Crump
 head waiter at the Ford hotel, was married on Friday ta., Miss Virginia Addison.
 TRIAL OF SUSPECTS.-The tria } of the two suspects, arrested for the
 burglary of P. K. Hickey's office last
 Sunday night, will take place in Jus
 tice Johnson's court at 3 o'clock this
 afternoon.
 SHE STOLE A PETTICOAT.-Mar
 Washington, a highly colored young
 woman, was arrested yesterday morn ing by Deputy Sheriff Doheney on a
 charge of stealing "a petticoat from
 Mrs. Amanda Taylor.
 A CHURCH DINNER The ladies
 of the Christian church today will give
 a turkey dinner at the Steinegger
 building opposite the city hall plaza. The proceeds will go toward relieving
 the needs of the church.
 A DAY OF .GRACE.- The board of supervisors at a meeting held yester-
 day decided that the delinquent tax
 penalty should be applied in all cases
 in which payment is not paid by to-
 night. The time really expired a week
 ago.
 DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. - Mr.
 Robert Lincoln, vice-president of the
 Pullman Car company, will arrive in
 Phoenix Friday morning over the
 Maricopa & Phoenix railroad. He will
 remain in the city one or two days and
 will proceed north over the s. F. P. &
 P. road.
 A BREWERY MT. Ed Kaufman,
 representing eastern capital, who has been in the valley several days making | investigations for the establishment of a brewery, left last night for the north He concluded that the water here could not be used successfully, and the nearest point available was Wicken- burg.
 BOND PROCEEDS. Acting Gov ernor Akers yesterday wrote Joseph T. Tolbert, cashier of the Commercial National bank of Chicago, acknowledg- ing the receipt of a letter notifying the executive office that the proceeds of the late bond sale had been deposited in the Commercial National bank to the credit of Territorial Treasurer T. w. Pemberton. The amount realized from the bonds par and accrued interest, was $201, ,361.
 PROBATE COURT.-The estate cf George W. Bowers was finally settled in probate court yesterday and distri- buticn was ordered. Bowers was a partner of A. G. Hubbard in the owner ship Of the Bonanza in the Harqua Halas. The will Of the late P. A. | Poole was admitted to probate. Let- ters of administration were issued in the estate Of J. B. Barkley. There was confirmation of a sale in the estate Of Charles H. Wheeler
 A SCRAP IN THE BLOCK.-There was another incident yesterday in the ! perpetual misunderstanding existing between Fernando Rene and Margue- | rite Bernard of the Block, of which al | most daily mention is made. This time ' the disagreement took the form of a fight in which Mile Barnard was rolled in the dust, beaten as to her face and pulled as to her hair. Her assailant pleaded guilty in Justice JChnson's court and was fined S5.
 WITH THE BOSTON. - Henry Boothby, who was a member of the crew of the cruiser Boston, which took part in the battle of Manila, yesterday arrived at the Commercial hotel to spend a few months here recuperating his health. He brought with him model of the Boston, which he prizes very highly. J. Puga, a bugler of the cruiser Mohican, is also a winter wis itor in the valley. He has a piece of the rope which hoisted the American flag at Honolulu on August 12, 1898.
 "A CAKE WALK. CHALLENGE. = Senator Hampden of the Black Sere- E naders, now showing at Prescott, came r down in disguise last night to chal- lenge the winner of the cake walk. When it was over he got up and pre- his challenge, directed not only against all cake walkers, but all persons who think they can walk. The Serenaders will be here on Friday night when the senator will give an exhibition of walking, at the Patton Grand
 NOISY YOUTH. Last Monday | night Officer Doheney was attracted by | an outcry in the southern part of town. He thought he two base ball clubs were out celebrating. He ap- preached the locality of the uproar to warn the celebrants to moderate their emotions. He was disgusted when he discovered that the noise proceeded from three Phoenix youths, not very large boys, either. They were invited into the justices court yesterday to re- seive reprimand for disorderly pro- 
 SIGN OF GOOD TIMES.-Local pest { officials say that if all other signs were wanting the volume of Christmas presents that have passed through the office this season, would be a sufficient evidence of prosperity. The amount received from the east alone, was three times greater than it has ever been in my previous year. The increase from hat source was greater than from any. : other, whence it is inferred that pros ,erity is more marked in that section. More presents were sent out from Phoenix than had ever gone through he office before.
 AN ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.@ There was a total eclipse of the moon ast night, visible throughout the f United States. The eclipse was not ' cen in it's totality in this longitude, or when the moon rose it had already ,egun to shed the eclipse. About cne- ( hird of the face was visible. The l