The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-06-08
NEWS AND COMMENTS.

olu on the nrSI OF June.
The Lone Star states that FL Paso is
out of debt and in an excellent financial
condition.
Capt. Jack Crawford won many en-
coniums for his decoration day poem
delivered at Las Vegas on the 9Oth ult.
At the scene of the gold discovery in
southern California men and horses are
dying for want of water. Nothing can
be done there till the rainy season be-
gins.
Fleming, in Grant county, the town
local to the new strikes on Bear mount
ain is reported to be growing rapidly.
New buildings are going up and new
businesses are being established contin-
ually.
Mrs. Anna Carr tried for the murder
of her husband has been acquitted by a
Las Vegas justice. The citizens of the
city are indignant about this result Of
the trial.
The San Pedro Herald has suspend
ed and leaves the whole field of Santa
Fe county to the little Golden Retort.
Santa Feis likely to soon have another
paper, however.
The board of overseers of Harvard
college have refused to confer the de-
gree of LII. D. on Governor Butler.
Old Ben finds some things harder to
get than the governorship.
Giles o. Pearce is setting type in the
Miner Office at Socorro. He will likely
not disgrace himself in this position,
and if he is wise he will stick to that
business the remainder of his days.
The title of Martin Zimmerman to
the town site of San Marcial which was
assigned by Simon Leyser. was sustain.
ed by the court of Judge Bell after a
hard fought contest between the fac
tions, the trial lasting fifteen days.
Lieutenant Colonel A. P. Morrow
better known in New Mexico as Major
Morrow, Is in disgrace in Washington
He has been grmbllng, losing money
and selling his pay accounts several
times to get money to pay his debts.
The various mining camps of the terri
tory are moving in the matter of max
ing collections OF ore for exhibit at the
Santa Fe celebration and it now ap
pears that the only camp to remain un
represented there is the Black range.
Under the dispensation of the rail
road commissioners there is likely t
be big reduction of freight and pas
senger rates on the California railroads
within that state. The commission
have recommended an average reduc
tion of twenty-three per cent.
The Lake Valley Herald, the New
Mexican at Santa Fe, the Albuquerqu,
Review and the San Pedro Herald ar
newspapers which have suspended
since new paper has started in New
Mexico. The newspapers of New Mex
leo have a precarious existence.
Another murder has occurred at Sal
Augustine in the Organ mountains
This time it was W. NJ. Page, late pc
lice officer of Ell Paso and well-knowl
bully and desperate, who bit dust. 1
bar tender named Carr shot him t
death with his revolver clearly in self
defense.
Four prisoners, two cattle thieve
and two murderers broke out Of tn
Dona Ana county jail by cuttin
through the floor and digging out be
meath, and they are now at liberty. TIL
building of the new Jail at Las Cruce
will be rushed along with all possibl
diligence.
The Denver and New Orleans raj
road has won decided victory owe
the Santa Fe road by having the latte
declared to be in contempt of the coul
for disobeyinga previous order of sal
court compelling the A. 7. Il s. F. t
give a portion of its west end busines
TO the D. & NO.
The Ell Paso Lone Star started tn
item that "Hagan's Peak tunnel locate
near San Pedro is showing fine ore an
the stock is rising" and it has gone tn
rounds of the territorial papers. Th
RANGE thinks that the only Hagan'
Peak tunnel is New Mexico is nea
Chloride, and it has not reached th
point as yet where ore is expected to b
found.
If the New Mexico press associatio
which has been IN the habit Of meetin
on ten hours notice at some inconyepley
time and place, will designate ym
date during the Santa Fe celebration
say the 9th, and make Santa Fe th
place of meeting 1t may get an after
dance worth mentioning which it is nc
likely to get in the way that bushes
is being conducted at present.
Prof. Longuemare IN his bullion say
that the Black Knife smelter IS cold b