Arizona citizen., 1880-01-24
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 A few days ago THE CITIZEN rOticed ! the finding of the body of a Pima In
 dian near Phenix, who had evidently been beaten to death with club. The Herald of Monday comes to us with the following:
 The maricopa Indian who brained another member of his tribe Saturday morning was, we learn, the execution CT or his tribe, and was acting under orders from headquarters The crime Of which the murdered man was guilty, was being witch, and causing the death of a number of bis people. His first victim was A child
 who had the whooping cough. and passing the witch one afternoon, died the next day. A few days afterwards the witch borrowed a horse for the purpose Of going after One of his own some miles distant He returned il shortly afterwards to it's owner, but itI died next day. His next case was squaw with whom he went to live. she soon turned her toes upward and sail. ed away to the happy hunting ground. Ills last and hnal offence was the dying of child of the chief, the cause of which was laid at the door of the witch, and his death demanded. Itl was so ordered, and he was taken to al secluded spot and brained Tn the mostl approved fashion. There not beingl sufficient wood 10 burn him, he was buried and fire built over his grave that the Good Spirit might know where he was inferred. A sduaw attended the execution as chief mourner. THE commune of Oberammerganl has built new theatre for the rdpre. Isentation of History of the sufferings and death of Jesus" which will bel given in the famous valley next year The part for the spectators will accom-. modate between five and six thoussndI people. Exactly as in the great theater built for the Wagner festival at Bey reuth, the orchesta will be placed quite out of view of the spectators who will be engaged in the perform ance, including children, will be be tween $50 and 700. Of these 19 will be actors and solo singers. The or. chestra will consist of 30 performers. Almost the entire population of the district will have some share in these gigantic representations
 4 Charmed Lre.
 Last Friday c. F. McGlashan, edi- tor of Truckee Republican, was thrown from snow blow behind which six Central Pacific Railroad locomotives were. He fell between the rails and three of the engines passed over his body, tearing off his oVercoet and cut ting the cape of his sailor cap. He was not hurt.
 RICHARD C.. MCCORMCK, who was Commissioner for this country to the Paris Exposition, has done something that is almost unheard of in the United States. He has turned into the Treas ury an unexpended balance of Sl0OOO. MT. Mccormick will not succeed as a politician if he does that sort of thingl often.-[Stock Report
 A RETIRED Spanish soldier, Lopez. is ll2 years old. He recently sent toI his son at Columbus, Georgia, letter, saying that after forty years of army service he has been retired on $I. 800 a year. The son who received the letter is only seventy nine years old.
 SAYS the Prescott Democrat the old Del Pasco mill, after having lain idlei for years, is again running successful ly and producing nearly S200 per day in gold bullion. s-.
 TIE House having ordered an in into the $2,0OO 900 deticien. ' cy in the " star service of the Postal there will now Do music among the mail bags. I
 WHEN Naomi stood up to get mar , ried and the clergyman asked her if she WAS sure she was fourteen years old. it must have been a terrible twist for her to admit that she was 5S0.
 THE Nugget says the fare from Tombstone to San Pedro is $25O. Be more careful with your points, gentle men.
 THE steamer City of TOkio on her : last trsp carried 700 Chinamen home ward.
 THE man who is all things 10 all men is nothing 10 nobody"
 GEO. Moss will please send his ad- dress to THE CITIZEN. lI