The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-18
NEWS AND COMMENTS.

consequently has not been defeated.
The renegade Mescalero Indian Mu-
chacho Negro has been captured and
will be permitted to do no more harm.
1t is estimated that 5000 miles of
railroad will be constructed within the
United States during the year 1888.
None of this is accredited to New
Mexico.
Joseph Pulitzer, the well-known ed
itOr of st. Louis, has purchased the
World newspaper of New York and
will take charge of it at once. He will
continue it as democratic parer. The
price paid was 100000.
The editor of the Santa Fe Daily New
Mexican shows his capability to make
cutting speeches by the following drive
at the Socorro Sun: "Mr. Beall, the ed
itor of the Socorro Sun is young man
of excellent character, and is making Il
good paper of the SUM-"
TO humOr the aristocratic demand
for antique furniture now prevailing
in the eastern cities Connecticut with
traditional enterprise goes into the
business of manufacturing noted relics
and Washington's favorlte arm chair
has become as numerous as his body
servant.
Gold has been found in paying guam
ties near Glorietta, so it is affirmed.
The Las Vegas Gazette says that the
rock is partially rotten, but that at the
same time it has a lively appearance.
Numerous analysises have shown it to
be decidedly valuable both in quantity
and quality.
It is now scientifically stated that two
or three cups of coffee per day are very
beneficial tO,the brain worker, as its ef-
feet is slightly stimulating and easing
to BRAN and nerves. Soon the doctors
will be telling of the great benefit to be
derived from two or three drinks OF
whiskey per day. 1t, also is stimulating
and resting.
The fencing of large sections of pub
lie lands in western Nebraska, by the
cattlemen is causing trouble, because
public roads are thus closed up and
travel interfered with. All that the
country mentioned is good for is. to
Craze stock or make roads and the con-
flict could only be between these TIVE
in terests. The roads will win.
Reports from the Indian country in
Mexico state that General Garcia met
and fought about two hundred of tht
savages in the Sierra Madres, and that
the result was total rout of the latter
The Indians had removed their womer
and children to places of safety ant
consequently none of them were cap
tured. Eleven were killed and an un
known number wounded of the Indians
and five killed and nine wounded or
the Mexican side.
The heaviest hail storm that evel
visited Denver occurred on the morning
of the Sth instant. So terrific was the
storm that within twenty-five minutes
after the storm begun there was hail on
the ground to the depth of eight inches
forming a solid cake of ice that the
feet made no impression upon. The
damage to property was considerable
countless windows being broken anC
hower-gardens and shrubbery devasta
tated. The weight of hail on China
mans tenement crushed the roof il
and seriously injured one of the in
mates. The storm was pretty genera
both north and south of the, city run
ming along the line of the mountains.
1t is proposed to cut ship cana
across the state Of Florida, to run from
the st. Johns river twenty miles above
Jacksonville to the Suanee river on thu
Gulf Of Mexico. This will make a tide
water canal less than one hundred
hundred miles in length, capable O
floating the largest ocean craft. Tht
enterprise will cost about S30,O00,00O
A company has been organized with {
paid up capital of $26,O0O0OO and worl
will be begun at once. This canal will
shorten by half the water route from
New York to New Orleans, and th,
dangerous reefs of Key West will b,
avoided.
Dodge City, Kansas, has finally reach
ed the point where the law-ablding cit
izens have majority over the roughs
aud desperadoes, and the later elias.
are being ousted. Two Hweeks age
the respectable class elecVPd mayor
and Immediately twenty-five police
men were put on duty and the work o.
collecting the toughs and prostitute!
begun which ended with the obnoxiou.
persons being put upon the train ant
ordered not to return, while a guart
was stationed at the depot to enforc'