The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-06-15
NEWS AND COMMENTS.

throughout the state Of Colorado on the
Sth of June.
Bismarck has been selected as the
capital OF Dakota. Yankton is losing
its ancient prestige, evidently.
The star route trial will probably be
finished this week and the country will
take a rest until something new ap-
pers.
While the czar of Russia was being
crowned at Moscow the nihilists were
recruiting actively to their ranks in ST..
Petersburg and other cities.
Chester Cousins, the lad who shot
Nabor Gomez at san Marcial month
or two ago has been sentenced to FIVE
years in the penitentiary.
Governor Sheldon has offered five
hundred dollars reward for the appre-
hension of the murderers of William
Virgins at San Marcial last fall.
j. b. Faraker of Cincinnati has been
nominated by the republicans of Ohio
as their candidate for governor. John
sherman declined the honor when it
was rendered
Andre MOntoya, ex-sheriff of SCcorro
county, died at his residence at Bowl
ing Green, on Wednesday Of last week
of pneumonia. He leaves wife and
five children to mourn his loss.
Judges are high in favor in political
circles this year. The democrats of
Iowa have ominated Judge Kenne for
governor and the republicans of Ohio
have conferred like honor upon Judge
Foraker.
A boy fifteen years old employed in
cooperage works at Riverside, Ohio, set
the shops on fire in order, as he testlties,
to get rest. He will get a new job
most probably. He will learn that
that there is no rest for the wicked.
The grand jury lately in session at
Albuquerque denounced the methods
by the the county recorders of Berna-
lilo, Valencia and SocOrro counties
we're kept Everybody had denounced
them who had occasion to search there
in.
The Central and Southern Pacific
railroads have entered into a contract
to run Pullman sleeping cars hereafter.
This will 0bviate the present necessity
of changing cars at Ogden and Deming
to those who occupy palace accommo
dations.
The American Medical association at
the close of d late session in Cleveland
Ohio, adopted resolution which states
that in the near future if not now. Gre
nation of dead bodies will become a
sanitary necessity in large cities and
populous districts.
There will be Especial session of the
Colorado legislature to remodel and
abridge the present plans for IA new
capitol building, it being discovered
that the model provided for makes a
building altogether too large and ex-
pensive for any use.
A high license law governing the
sale of liquor has passed the lower
Illinois house and is certain to pass the
higher. 1t provides that minimum
license throughout the state shall be-
$3.50 for beer saloons and $500 for the
sale of distilled spirits.
The depredating Indians whom the
Mexicans and Crook have been chasing
are beginning to come into the San Car
los agency for refuge. For a wonder
agent Wilcox advises that these chaps
be arrested and punished. 1t is not all
likely that they will be however.
Miss Cunningham neice of Mrs.
Senator Logan. surreptitiously married
Sargent Errett, of Fort Marcy last
week. The general although not well
pleased with the match, had second
ceremony publicly performed. This
escapade of the neice furnishes gossip
for the capitol city.
Affairs appear to have been improv-
ed in Russia since the coronation. of
Alex. III. He has lately abandoned
the pole tax hitherto imposed upon the
poor peasantry and has reduced other
taxes one-half. 1t is not clear where
the running expenses of the kingdom
will come from in the future.
Deming is to have second paper to
be called the Progress. This is always
the way. AS soon as town has at
tained the size and business to decently
support the paper which has struggled
along with its infancy,some idiot comes
along and by dividing the patti iiSssge
keeps up the starvation racket.
Thomas Hughes the postmaster of
Albuquerque has new scheme on his
mind and which is nearly visible which
takes the form of literary paper to be
called the Cactus. First class contrib
utors among whom are Olive Logan,
Gail Hamilton and Clara Belle have
been engaged, and if the paper is well
managed ii must be success,