Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-11-08

AN. Goudy. a cattle buyer, was
 thrown from the top of 9 cattle car
 at Colton, and killed. a day or two since while accompanying a ship
 ment otcattle to Los Angeles Ills
 head struck a rail fracturing his skull.
 The gross receipts of the largest three postoffices iu Arizoua for the
 year ended June %, 1899, were as
 follows: Pheni1, S2l,0S5; Tucson, Sl3.474; Prescott, Sl0,736.l0. The increase over 1898 were, PheniH. SIlOO; Tucson, SlO73 sad Prescott, $23Sl. Jerome is fourth on the list with receipts of $5,s7l03 as against S3,63276 for 1898, a larger increase than any other in the territory. or S2239.
 The Gazette, which under the management oi Editor Dunbar, has almays been a champion of M. H Sherman, has recently trained its batteries against that gentleman. In it's issue of TbursdaV it contained and item that NJ. H. Sherman was in town while in another place it an- nounced that Editor Dunbar was confined to his home with a bilious attack, from which 1t would appear General Sherman's visit there had 8 serious effect op his former friend.
 Chaplain Scott saved all of his furniture yesterday at the Whipple fire. He says that the fire originated from the burning of soot in the chimney, be fire starting between the ceiling and roof. As he had no be was very fortunate in saving his furniture. He and his family have moved to town, taking up their residence in one of T. C. Norris cottages on Pleasant street
 Rev. H. W. Peck went to Ash Fork morning to meet his wife aud child, returning with them on the delayed train. The Epworth League of the Methodist church had planned an informal reception for Mrs. Peck in the evening, but owing to the lateuess of the arrival of tue traiu it was not given, but the members of the league went 10 the tram to meet her and welcome her to Prescott. Just as Rev. Peck aud family stepped from the train the of the league sang "BIest Be the Tie That Binds" A recep- ton to Mir and Mrs. Peck will be given al the residence of Mir. and Mrs C. Martin reXt Tuesday even .ng.
 Tempe had a fire on Friday in which a two-story brick building owned by R. G Andy, burned to the | ground. entailing a heavy loss to the 1 occupants of lhs building. It is be- ieved that the building was set on ire by some person from the out lide- Kerosene oil was used and I brush piled against the door oE the I in the rear. The total loss l s in the neighborhood of $l0,000 l The upper floor was used as a lodge 1 loom by the United Moderns, Good 1 remplars, Woodmen aud Workmen | md all their psrapherualia were i burned.
 The way in which mention of | Governor Murphy's visit to Prescott | appeared in the Courier bis morning, shows the malice very l dearly that prompted 1t. If the paper in question was an adept at | arcasm, and capable of venting its pleen in clean cut satire, 1t might ,e appreciated. But the reference made was a clean cut misrepresent- Ition, as Governor Murphy Is not in be habit of sinking" from any one nd has no occasion to do so in Prescott where be is as cordially vel one on his visits as he ever was, md outraged public opinion e1- sts only in the imagination of a ingle individual whose opinions ara 'ecoming the laughing stock of even lis friends.