Arizona silver belt., 1881-03-12
News items.
The English and Boers have agreed up- on an armistice until the l4th.

A Tombstone correspondent of the Ari' zona Citizen reports coal 3S miles south of Bisbce, in the mountains west and south of San Bcrnardino ranch, which is bituminous, resembling Pennsylvania, Blosburg coal.
 Another of Col Potter's murderers has been lynchcd in Albuquerque, N. M. The three first that were stranglcd quit this suhlunary sphere Feb. 1st There is now but one who is dodging for his life. When caught, he, too, will die without charge to the county.
 To-day, at 12 meridian, the Legislature will shut up shop and members will take their way to their several homes.
 The result of the working of the Con- stock, as shown by a weeks bullion ship ment, resembles, III size, bullets first egg.
 March 7th, in San Francisco Stock Board, SEQ 37 was bid for Silver King. It rates higher than any other on the San Francisco Board.
 The Atlantic and Pacific extension of the A. T. & Santa Fe road is making good progress. It is expected to be completed to San Francisco in about two and half years.
 A Yuma dispatch, to Arizona Journal, announces the fact that the U. s. Marshal and his posse have possession of Goldwa. ter & Lyons store. The firms armed guard sullenly retired.
 The King m,ne is short of water. The company in order to increase the supply are sinking tank at Pinal ranch and an. other at "Nicks" on this side of the Stone man grade. The raise from Pinal ranch IS high, and about eight miles from the ranch to the mine. As a matter of course a powerful engine will be required to force water over such an elevation and distance.
 Kid" the notorious foot pad and mur derer, now in jail in Santa Fc, endeavorcd to escape by digging through the wall, but was fortunately discovered in his cndeav- or to cheat the gallows. He is now more closely watched. Ills pals were on the same lay, and would alse have viewed the stars without the interyention. of grated windows, had it not been for the vigi- lance oi their keepers.
 Baker, of Maricepa County, introduced a bill on the 10th, in the Council taking back "the Tonto Basin" which is now part of Glla. Even if he can muster the vote to pass it, he must work fast The end of the session was plainly in sight, but two and a half days remaining before the two Houses stands adjourned, without day.
 Garfield is having rough time with politicians who want a little of the chick en pie; they hedge him in on every side, but he should not complain, he bargained for that wien he accepted the candidacy for the Presidency.
 The first through train over the Atcbi. son, Topeka tS Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads for San Francisco will leave Omaha, Thursday, the 17th inst.
 The Governor appointed Dr. Taggart, of Yuma, as Secretary, and J. J. GoSper and Richard Rule as Fish Commissioners.
 The necessary switch will be put in ( IL, c. OtI. ,nn time cars can be run from one road on to the other, and the junction at last, in real fly, be accomplished. The first through train will not be run before the 19tl, or 20rh inst, although n pcrsou will be able to travel to Kansas City by the new route some time before then. The $. P. R. R. will not build condolences, etc, at Dem. ing Junction, as was first intended, but will wait until the road reaches Fl Paso before so doing.-AriZona Journal.