The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-21
NEWS AND COMMENTS.

Gen. w. t. Sherman arrived at Albu-
querque last Saturday and was wined
dined and feted by the hob-nobs there.
Chinese emigration is striking So
zorro. Johnny generally goes where
there is good showing for. money.
The secretary of the interior has con-
firmed the grant that holds the city of
Albuquerqe, setting to rest the dispute
OF title to property there.
The Las Vegas Gazette is carping
about the rapid growth of Carp fish
1t looks as if the paper was dreading a
scarcity of brain food.
The Lake Valley postmaster is Civ
ing the Kingston postmaster H-for ir-
regularities. There are more post-mast-
ers in New Mexico that need the same
overhauling.
Shooting clay pigeons is the latest
wrinkle in SoCorro. One shootist broke
eight out of ten, and the editor of the
Sun feels so jubilant that he forthwith
challenges the territory.
Petroleum has been discovered in
several places in Colorado in paying
quantities. This will be apt to break
the eastern monopolies, and cause a
decline in the price of kerosene.
The officers of the Oklahoma COM
pany of which Payne is president, have
at last been arrested. They have been
trying for government property long
enough and ought to be rewarded. The
penitentlary is government real estate.
Muldoon and Bibby have had their
bout at wrestling for the championship
of the world at San Francisco. Null
doom coming out ahead; and now Joe
Acton and Clarence Wistler are both
after him for match for the cham
pionship.
The Ell Paso Lone Star advertises
itself for sale. Disappointment at not
being able to fathOm the mystery of the
Churchill-Caldwell affair has so af-
fected the editor that he now wants to
sell the paper for all it is worth-or
more pelferred.
Denver is going to have profession
al base ball nine. The victories of the
Leadville Blues and the consequent
honor have at last awakened Denver
to the fact that she is behind on the
national game in Colorado consequent
ly team will he got together to try to
scoop Leadville.
The success of artesian wells in Den
yer has established a good precedent
for the whole mountain region. Sew
eral other towns have followed suit
with good results and now Santa Fe
falls in line. While prospecting for
water the search for coal will not be
neglected.
G. G. Joy, Leadville alderman. who
weighs over two hundred pounds,
knocked down and trampled on E. D.
Cowan, editor of the Leadville Herald.
Cowan is lowering on the brink of death
and the feeling created in Leadville by
the brutal and unwarranted attack is
intense.
The early frosts have done much
damage to crops in the northern states
and territories, and even as far south
as Ohio and Kentucky, in the latter
state the tobacco suffered severely.
THIS may have a tendency to make a
raise in the price of liquorice sorgum
and other adulterations that add to
the weight and favor of the common
plug
Editorial life in Leadville is full of
excitement at present. Following
close on joys cowardly attack upon
Editor Cowan. a county commissioner
by the name of Kelly, tried to use up
j. c. Crawford, editor of the Demo
crat The fracas occurred in front of
Kelly's saloon and resulted in two
knock downs in favor Of the editor,
who came out of the affray without a
scratch. The papers haYe been un-
partbing lot of queer dealings among
the Lake county and Leadville officials,
and war between them seems emmi-
nent.
The Billing smelter at Socorro is
making ColordO men offer inducements.
So long as they had the monopoly
New Mexico had to get along the best
she could. But when a man who had
run large and successful smelter in
Leadville takes the field and brings a
reputation as shrewd business man
and thorough smelter to bear against
hem, they Immediately hunt for terms
The mining men would do we'll to let
hem hunt. BY patronizing home in
iustries they will build up smelling
,entle in southern New Mexico which
will advance their interests ten fold to
what Colorado can. Colorado is for
lerself first. last and all time. Let
New Mexico be the same.