The Weekly orb., 1898-12-25
From Mondays Daily.

The merchants of our city state tha, the holiday trade is quite brisk and still improving.
 Max Gavito, S. K. Williams and Joe Trolio will leave in the morning for the county seat, as witnesses before the district court.
 There is brisk demand for furnished houses in Bishee, but there are few tc be had.
 Ex-Ssnator Calvin S. Brice died il New York on the 18th.
 A reception will be rendered the wis iting padagognes at the residence oi Wm. Hughes this evening.
 The members of the St. Johns guild enjoyed themselves quite pleasantly al the Opera House on Saturday evening. Various games of amusement were in. dulged Tn, and light refreshments served.
 Maricopa creamery butter at the Burrs. ol-tf
 G. A. Metcalf has another shipment of 1000 head of Sonora cattle, which will be as soon as Cattle Inspector Allen arrives.
 No clue has yet been obtained as to the whereabouts of Luis Chavez, who fatally stabbed H. Sheppard, the sec tion foreman on the N. M. & A. railroad near Crittenden.
 Owing to ill health and personal bus mess Mir. L. w. Bhnn has resigned the management of the l.. w. Blinn Lum. Der company, which has. retail yards all over Southern California and Arizona. MT. Blinn will still remain in charge of the San Pedro Lum Der company.
 The case of Geo. Atkins who was arrested on charge of assault and battery several days since is being trie d again today in Judge Williams court, the jury in the first trial failing to agree.
 The Bisbee members of the grand jury have all returned as have most of the witnesses before that body. Those on the trial jury are still at the county seat and will probably remain tn ere the balance of the week.
 A couple of swindlers are reported coming this way by the newspapers of New Mexico. They are soliciting the enlargement of pictures, showing some really fine work, and demanding certain amount <, in advance. The people of Bisbee should give them the cold shoulder.
 Jim Corbett will open a,-saloon and cafe in Havana.
 Miss Marie Moore, of Wilcox, is in our city attending the institute. She is the guest of Miss Nellie Hughes.
 Grading teams will be put at work in the morningson the new athletic park. The work will be prosecuted as fast as funds permit.
 Mrs. Wm. Lutley came in on the train this afternoon and will remain for several days. She is the gueat of Mrs H. NJ. Woods.
 County taxes become delinquent today. A penalty ot five per cent is now added.
 Miss Lucy Wocott, daughter Of F. N. Wolcott, of Tombstone, is visising our ,ity, and is the guest of Miss Loui se,Y Howe.
 According to the Arizona Republican he senate has confirmed the nomins- ion of N. 0. Murphy to be goyHrnor 'f Arizona.
 Jas. Wood, recently counectetE with he CopperQueen store as bookkeeper, las returned to Los An geles where he las secured good position.
 The board of supe, visnrs are in ession in Tombstone today fixing up heir usual quarterly sasiness as well s preparing everythi ng for the turning yer to the new bog rd.
 It is said that the town of Globe is so rowded that a n lmber of old freight 'agons have b' ,en covered and con- erted into sls coping apartments. It osts $l night to get berth in freight 'agon. This is sign of frontier lite nd prospert y combined.
 Five hunf .red head.of cattle belonging J. Il. Slaughter, which were being. rought to Don Luis for shipment, Iamped ed in the valley on Saturday lght. About four hundred had been ecoVf rcd up to last night any the cow oys are rounding up the balance. It is nor ,ght the entire herd will be found by o' borrow.
 We have emplored delinquent sub cribers to bring in wood in payment of heir dues, but without avail. Last week. we had to pay cash for a small oad, and some interruptions scoundrel appropriated part of it, and today had O perform the same act again. We intend 0 go "fixedn and if we hear any noise in 'ur back yard will shut our eyes and ake a shot at the whole pile. The