The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-16
NEWS NOTES.

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five concerts during January.
Tranquilino Luna has returned from
Washington TO his home at Los Lunas.
The name of Thorne post-office, in
DOna Ana county, has been changed
to Rincon, the change to take effect
April lst.
A fire at Nashville, on the 7th inst,
Thos. Womack, VIM. Miller and John
FIRTH were crushed to death by a fall
ing wall.
Mcmillan, Luckey & Co. are fur
nishing to the A. T. & 5. F. company
800 tons of coal per day from their
mines at Gallup.
The memorial and funeral services
of Alexander II. Stephens were held at
Atlanta, Ga, on the Sth inst. The at
tendance was overwhelming.
"St. Patrick's day in the mornin'"
will be celebrated with appropriate
ceremonies at Santa Fe. Both English
and Spanish orators will be present.
At Springfield, Ohio, Martin Luther
Helfs fired three shots into the body of
his wife, and then shot himself dead.
They had just returned from church.
Fire at Buena Vista, Colorado, on the
9th, destroyed what was known as the
Bank block, consisting of eight build
ings, making a total loss from 100000
to $3OOOOO.
The third pigeon shooting match be-
tween Bogardus and Carver at St
Louis on the 9th, resulted in victory
for the former by score Of eighty-one
to severty-n!ne.
The New Mexico town company has
laid off a town site on the line of the
road called Linden. II is between Las
Cruces and Ell Paso. three miles from
the Mexican town of Chamberino.
Because of the high price of wool,
the directors Of the Dexter, Maine,
wooden mills corporation, who own the
large mills and employ $500 operators,
have decided to entirely suspend oper-
ations.
Wm. II. Bush. of Denver, denies the
report of Tabor's private marriage in
st Louis last September, asserting that
from his intimate relations with Tabor
he would have been Informed of such
an occurrence had 1t taken place.
Extra vigilance, owing to the near
approach of the coronation of the Gar,
has resulted in the arrest Of number
Of nihilists in Moscow. There is no rea-
son to think any movement exists to
prevent the coronation. SO says cor
respondent at st. Petersburg.
Governor Crittenden has pardoned
Clarence Hite, a notorious member of
the James gang, who plead guilty of
train robbery in 1882, and was SEN
fenced to twenty-five years imprison-
ment. He is in the last stage of con-
sumption, and has been in the hospital
two-thirds of the time since his incar-
ceration.
Chester W. Cousins, a young fellow
known as the "Slim Kid" and who fired
the shots that killed Nabor Gromez, III
the recent cowboy racket at San Mar
cial. has been captured and lodged in
jail at SOcOrro. Mr.. Cousins had the
disposition and was training to be a
terror" He is twenty years old.
Sheriff Joe Smith, of Conejos county,
Col, his captor, gets the reward of $500.
1t is rumored that the A. II. & S. f.
company has abandoned the A. & 2.
road, and that the material In the shops
at Wallace will be removed into the a.
& P. shops at Albuquerque. The A. &
p. extends from Albuquerque towards
the Colorado river for distance of 500
miles. Large forces of men are now
at work driving it towards the river,
where, by the first of May next, 1t will
connect with the Mohave branch of the
Southern Pacific, and form by far the
shortest route from ocean to ocean.
North Carolina has bonanza king
John Barnes. of Moore county who
counts his wealth by hundreds of thou
sands. A few weeks ago this mans
earthly possessions consisted of half
dozen half starved coon dogs and a
thirty-acre lot of barren land. About
q fortnight ago Barnes discovered gold
on his farm. He prudently kept the
secret to himself, and removed tbe
metal as best he could. He obtained
more than hundred pounds of gold
and disposed of part of his lead for
S143,OOO, reserving large share for
himself Barnes is now considered the
wealthiest man in eastern North Caro-
lima. He is preparing to build for HIM
self handsome residence short dis
tance from the spot where he discover
ed his gold mine. The coon dogs which
were his constant and almost sole COM
panions in his poverty seem to be well
cared for,-Ex.