Arizona republican., 1898-04-16

Police court business yesterday con- sisted of two drunks.
 J. L. Powell last night shipped four cars of cattle to San Diego via the M. & P.
 Rev. R. A. Hopper will preach in the Christian church tomorrow morn ing at 10 o'clock.
 William Albright returned yesterday morning from Mexico, where be took a lot of horses for sale.
 The Phoenix Athletic club has se- cured quarters in Pratt's hall on West Washington street. The apparatus has been purchased and everything is in full blast.
 Rev. E. E. Duley has resigned as pastor of the Baptist church in Mesa MT. Duley is an able preacher and a faithful pastor, and it is to be hoped that he may not remove from the ter ritory.
 ''When things do not go right I jump on my horse and go to the foothills" :" This is the remedy of one very wise lady of Phoenix given to some calling friends yesterday, the subject under discussion being Worry"
 Dr. c. D. Belden, Col. P. P. Parker, Col. I. M Christy, Col. J. D. Monihon, Captain G. D. Gray and other Phoenix yesterday from Tucson, where they had been attending the grand encamp- ment.
 Miss Dorothy Dawes, who left for Los Angeles a week ago, is quite i'll of a cold, and is threatened with pneu- monia- Miss Dawes had a severe cold when she went away and it was aug mented by the damper climate of the coast
 Yesterday was the day set for the handing down of supreme court de cisions in several cases heard at the January term. The members of the bench, however, had not concluded the consideration of some of them and the matter went over until today
 There will be no law day in district court today. Judge Street will occupy the bench for short time after the adjournment of the supreme court ses- sion to attend to more pressing mat ters. He will leave tonight for Yuma, where court will be opened on Mon day.
 Advices received yesterday indicate that 20 inches of rain fell at Fl Paso yesterday and on the Huachucas the shower was of three hours dura- tion. This would indicate that in Co chise and Pima counties the cattle have received a benefit that stock growers will greatly appreciate
 Mayor Adams yesterday named Thomas J. Prescott and J. Frank Curns registering officers for the Sec ond ward, the former for the republi- cans and the latter for the democrats J. c. Debbins was appointed for the Fourth ward. There are only two more days left for registration.
 MT. J. T. Dougine bought two gray mules from the Salt River valley, dealer in heavy draught animals, pay ing therefor $50. MT. Dougine, who is interested in mining in the Santa Maria district, came down to the valley to secure the best and biggest mules to be found, and he found them He expects to return to northwest Arizona at once.
 The Palace saloon is fitting up bus mess office for it's patrons. MT. Hirsch- field has purchased an elegant rolled top desk which has been placed on raised oilcloth covered platform. Around the latter will be a high rail- ing. There will also be a newspaper table upon which will be found all of the principal papers of the territory, together with the illustrated papers of the day.
 Messrs. Hunt, Hitchcock, Middleton, Elwell, Whalley and Mrs. McNelly, who have been in the city from Globe since Saturday morning, returned last evening via Mesa to the Gila county seat Mrs. McNelly will visit in Mesa before returning to Globe. All were thoroughly pleased with their visit, and all hope the wagon road will be opened from Phoenix and better facili- ties established between Globe and this city. They said they hoped to see Phoenicians visit them in a body when the grand lodge of Masons meets in their town in November.
 A suit for divorce was begun in dis trict court yesterday by Mary B. Pas sey against Samuel A. Passey. Both parties live at Mesa. They were married in Tombstone in 1891. They have four children, the eldest years of age and the youngest 2. The com plaint alleges failure to support and idleness. It states that last Novem- Der the defendant left his family in a rented house at Mesa with no money and little food. The rent of the house was unpaid and the defendant was obliged to rely on her mother for SUD- port. The defendant, the complaint goes on to say, since then has been engaged in only two occupations gambling and horse racing. Standing in the rotunda of the Ad- ans hotel yesterday afternoon were several legal luminaries. Judge Barnes of the group was relating a tale "One man was standing talking with a friend on the sidewalk. Another man passed that way. The first man said to the second man. Do you see anything queer about that feliow?' His friend said, No, what is it? Why said No l. his feet ain't mates'" The group waited silently, grimly. appearing to
 be awaiting the end of the tale. Judge