Arizona silver belt., 1882-08-05

of merchandise winch the Inspector claimed was piled up in the yard. Dur inS the search Brown conducted himself more like madman than & rational ho. ing, saying, "i stn a Russiani Wben you arouse Russian tc is wnrss than a Tar. tarr. When Mrs, Collins appeared on the scene aud hegg~d the Inspector no. ,o proceed f'lr'huJ until her husbands re- turn. Brown, in very offensive way, ordered Mrs. Collins to open the safe, and after her declaration rAat she could not, persisted in his insulting demands.
 All agreed that Browne act was ,asti gated by spite asains, Alr. Collins. Brown came here last spring from Tucson, where hs formerly kept the Grand bo.el.
 A mounted messenger had been dis. patched to notify Cellins of what had t,anspired, and he returned post, haste Tbe Major and Brown were just going to supper at the Graham house, when they sspied Collins driving up the road at a lively pace, when they took to the brush like couple of scared coyotes. MT. Col lins states that he. can show bills from San Francisco merchants for portion of the goods selzed by the government au. thorities. f- ' %
 Friday eveniag 1t was rumsred that Brswn, who had solicited aud ob,ained d protection from the commanding officer s Fort Thomas, was to secretly depart for Wilcox that night; Deputy Sheriff 0 Neil proceeded to the Post to watch kim until warrant, charging h,m with robbery, could be procured. He mel Brown com ing out of :ho restaurant, and informed him of his errand. Brown was about to draw his revolver when the officer seized it. After considerable talk about a war rant, they agreed to go and see the com. manding officer, O'Nell giving Brown his revolver. No sooner had be gst posses. sion of the weapon than he ordered o Neil to cease following him; in fac :, Brown seemed to be perfectly crazy by this time He cooked his revolver, threatened to shoot O'Neil, and swung his pistol around when the weapon was accidentally dis. charged. He then took deliberate aim a, O'Neil and fired. He then turned and ran, when the deputy sheriff drew his six shooter and began firing. one of the shots taking eflec, in tue flesby par, of Browns arm. O'Neil was arrested by the military authorities, but was released in the course of sn hour. Brown was conveyed 10 the hospital, whore be now is.
 Alter the excitement attendant upon the se,zure had in measure subsided, people naturally began to ask what the Indian inspector proposed 10 do Tn the premises The gentleman representing the Indian Department is evidently of the opinion that he has made blg mistake in having anything 10 d0 with Collins "conflden tia" clerk. Since the seizure he has pos itively declined to go ard see tue goods in fact does not leave the Pest
 The case came up for hearing before Justice Ganzhorn yesterday morning, the title of the cause being United States In dian Department by J0hn A. Wright vs -." The Major put in an appearances al the court escorted by ten soldiers unds, command ofan officer. The court decided that it had no jurisdiction, and ordered the deputy sheriff to return the goods tc MT. Collins, and take a receipt for the same.
 Other parties arrested on the reserva tion, charged with compllci.y in the af fair, have been released. We are under the impression that Inspector Wright has made grand fzzle of the whole matter