The Weekly orb., 1899-01-08
From Thursday's Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
 Ward Harrington, & printer, who spent a few days in Bisbee recently on THE ORB, is holding down cases On the Star in Tucson.
 The sealed bids received for the grad ing of the new ball ground on Quality Hill will be opened at s:30 D. m. sharp in tho back room of the drug store to. morrow night. Those interested are requested to be present.
 If the new board of Supervisors have made any appointments yet, other than the clerk of the board, the Orb is not apprised of the fact. We had hoped to be able to publish the names of the appointees, but it is impossible today. Possibly manyana we can do 30.
 The monthly meeting of St. Johns Guild which was set for January 7th has been postponed by the president to January 14th.
 The St. Louis Gold Saving company is reported to be. making $500 . day from the tailings of the Mammoth mill, and to have three years work ahead. The Mammoth company gets in royal ties $l00 per day and is clearing like amount from the mine. r >.
 A Texas stockman reports having had great success in destroying ticks with the following mixture: For 100 head of cattle use seven ounces mercurisl oint- ment six pounds of sulphur, four gallons of lard, two gallons corrosive oil and one pint crude carbolic acid and apply to the parts on the cattle where the ticks are with mop or brush.
 One of the small buildings located In upper Brewery gulch, the property of Clara Allen, and formerly owned by Wm. Lanve, accidsntly took fire last night or early this morning, and was soon pile of runs. The cause of the fire was the accidental knocking over of coal oil stove, which exploded, throwing burning oil to all parts oi the room, which was instantly a roaring furnance. The scene of the fire wal outside the fire limits and, of course, could not be reached by the hose, and consequently no assistance could be rendered by the fire department. The building, three room cottage, with lls col.tents was total loss,
 The vacant space at the junction oi Railroad and Brewery avenues, jus, east of Masonic Temple, was packed with wagons the greater part of io Jay, some loaded with wool ana some with coun try produce, which reminded us ol s Missouri town on Circus day.
 THE ORE Is reliably informed that the forma Lion Is rapidly changing Ill shalt No. of the South Bispee proper ! ties. Three shifts are working oaro and the prospects III this shaft are im proving all the time, the rock Is more broken and all in all the indications are good.
 In the Mountain Lion claim prop: erty belonging to O. H. Brlggs. William Corson and others, vein of rich ore ha, been struck, assays from which run way up. The shaft is now down about fifty feet, and the claim is located near the "Old Sandy Bob" stage station on the Tombstone road at the foot of the grade on the west side of the Mule mountains. The owners feel greatly elated over their strike, and think they will soon open up good paying prop. erty.
 M. '. Harney, who was arrested on the morning of January 1st on charge of being implicated in the burglarizing of the Richelieu lodging house, had his hearing yesterday before Justice Will llams, and was discharged from custody, there being no evidence to sustain the charge. MT. Harney feels agrieved be- cause of the length of time he was de- barred of his liberty, having remained in jail from the morning of January lst until the afternoon of the 4th. He thinks he should have been gwen a hearing on the morning of the 2nd, as that would have been the limit of "A hours of confinement.
 THE ORB is reliably informed that a big mining deal is in progress in which some very valuable property will change hands. The date for the transfer is fixed for the l7th of this month and the price to be paid is $15,0O0. The mines are located in the Warren mining die. trict and in the immediate vicinity of Bisbee. What is there that speaks louder for old Cochise's mineral wealth than these transfers of mining claims owned by locators to men of capital who will push their development to paying propositions? t%
 A lodge of the Rathbone Sisters, an adjunct of the Knights of Pythias is about to be organized in Bisbee. Mrs. Waters is getting up the charter list, l.. ,t ,,a.- f,.ll .,l ,,,:i