The Arizona champion., 1883-10-27


 general fund are selling for o2 cents, and contingent warrants for os cents.
 Official advices from Guaymas state that the epidemic has about run its course, and that only few cases re main in the hospitals.
 It is reported that the Prescott Jour nal IS to be removed to Phenix, where 1t will be run as radical Republican journal, in the interest of the presen, administration, United States and Territorial.
 The trip from Prescott to San Fran cisco, vla the A & P. is now made in about 6fty.three hours. It took Us about fifty days, in 1863, to make the trip from San Francisco to Yuma Courier.
 Governor Tritle is said to own one third of the entire United Verde property. His wealth may be safel, estimated at one million doll ars. Thi, IS not bad for man who was largel, in debt one year ago.-Phenix Ga zette.
 Capt. Williams, of the Quartermas ter's Department, arrived yesterday at Whipple from Fort Davis, Texas. Capt. Williams comes to Whipple as assistant to Col. McGonigle, the present efficient chief of the corps in Arizona.
 Hon. G. H. Oury, delegate in cor. gress from Arizona, and his agreeable wife, have returned to Washington from the mountains of Virginia, and will remain here until congress ad- journs next spring.-Washington Sun Jay Herald.
 It IS reported that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe company will re- move its shops from Raton to Las Vegas. The reasons are lack of water and defec i've land title. The railway 'fficials are very reticent, but do not deny the rumor.
 The pay of passenger conductors on the A., T. & $. F. road has been in creased to SI25 p.r month, that oI freight conductors to $Ioo, and that pf brakemen ranges from S55 to $ O, according to class. The increase akes effect Nov. Ist.
 We learn from the Tombstone Epi laph that Pat Hamilton has been ten lered and will accept position on he editorial staff of the San Francisco Examiner. Hamilton Is a man of brains, and a ready and correct writer When Pat leaves us, it can be truth ully said, Arizona has lost good and valuable citizen.
 The Tombstone Epitaph is uniformed that the sentence of May Woodman, i've years Tn the penltentiary at Yuma or the killing of Billy Kinsman, ha, been commuted to one year by Acting Governor Van Arnam. The com mutation for good conduct allowed by law in connection with this will permit her to be free woman again next March.
 Sheriff Ward vest erday received from the Southern Pacific railroad company the sum oi S27,2o7 "A, being the amount of taxes due Cochlse county for the year 1883. If the company would only graclously con. clude to send their taxes for 1881, amounting to about the same sum, the measure of our gratitude for favors re celved would be complete. Epitaph, Oct. B.
 A woman en route from Los Ange- les to Michigan, on the east bound train, Saturday morning, lost her req. son and became so difficult to manage that the railroad authorities telegraph d for Dr. Handy, at Tucson, and al officer to meet the train and take charge of her. This makes the sec. ond case of persons becoming insane on nearing Tucson, within three months.
 | The Globe Chronicle says word ha. been received that Cicero Crime ha. lescaped from the asylum at Stockton, lCal. Crime was sentenced to Yuma for life, about year ago, for com Iplicity in an express robbery and murder of Andy Hall and Dr. Vail, two of his accomplices being lynched by the citizens of Globe. He wa, transferred from Yuma to Stockton last spring, It appearing that he had become insane.-Enterprise.