The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-30
CHLORIDE SOCORRO COUNTY, M, FRIDAY MARCH 80 1888

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Scotia, sudden thaw last week raised
the streams to overlooking. Bridges
have been swept away, and railroad
tracks have been flooded and many
houses submerged. The damage done
is considerable.
1t has been learned by the coroner of
Arapahoe county, Colorado, that there
is no law on the statute books of that
state which compells any person to
notify officers of cases of violent deaths
requiring his services. This virtu-
ally leaves the coroner without occu-
patton in Colorado.
An attempt is being made TO remove
the county seat of Bernalillo county
from Bernalillo TO Albuquerque. The
change should have been made long
ago. There is no possible excuse for
making the bulk of the inhabitants of
4 county travel to an obscure village to
transact public business.
Secretary Folger created a stir in
Washington lately by leaving the city
without posting up bulletins notifying
everybody of his intention. He went
down to Fortress Monroe but got back
to the city again safe and sound. The
rejoicing of the newspapers over the
recovery of the lost secretary was tu-
multuous.
Secretary Teller has decided that the
cattle ranch capitalists who have been
putting up wire fences in the territory
must either come to an amicable and
satisfactory agreement with the Chero-
kee authorities or remove their fences.
Over one thousand miles of fencing
have been built and come within the
terms of the secretary's decision.
Governor Grant has granted an un-
conditional pardon to Joe Hackett,
sentenced in the district court of
Arapahoe county, in October. 1881, to
nine years in Canon City, for the kill
ing of B. X. C0ons. 1t is believed by
the authorities that Hackett'S mental
condition is such that were he not re-
leased he would become permanently
insane.
Major }. Fountain has the right
idea of the way to dispose of rustlers.
His command of militia sent out lately
by the governor to hunt cattle thieves,
captured John Watts and Blce Bush,
two notorious rascals. The prisoners
attempted TO escape and were Tiddled
with bullets. Thus were the ends Of
justice accomplished without expense
to the territory.
The scene of the mine accident at
Braldwood, Illinois, is laid on the boun-
dry line between two counties and the
coroners of each of the said counties
are on hand to hold inquests, each
claiming that the territory is his, and
that he is entitled to the eleven dollars
for which each corpse calls for. There
is likely to be disgraceful scenes be-
tween these two officers in their at
tempts TO assert what they deem their
individual rights.
Eap MnoK nm ,;o hoe ;eauoJ ordore to
the commanders of the several military
posts in New Mexico to hold themselves
in readiness to march at moments
notice. This command was gwen in
accordance with advices received from
tha commander of the Mexican forces
in Chihuahua, that the latter was about
to begin an attack upon the hostile
Indians in the Slerre Madre mountains,
and requesting that the Americans be
prepared for the sAvages if they shall
be driven into the United States.
Mr., G. H. Kirkpatrick has bought a
fine ranch property from Henry Con-
nelly and the heirs of ex-governor Con-
nelly. The ranch is situated about
three miles south of He'll Canon, and
carries with 1t about $4,000 acres of
land, good grass and ample timber fol
shelter. Mr.. Kirkpatrick paid for this
property $3,500 and intends to spend
about two thousand more in improve.
ments on it before he begins to stock
it with cattle Mr.. Kirkpatrick will
put about four thousand cattle on the
range at the beginning.-Albuquerque
Review.
An electrical phenomenon was wit
messed on the Union Pacific railway
between North Platte and Sidney
lately, which suggests that the coming
motive power for railway trains is tt
be electricity and we need not be sur
prised If steam shall give away fol
this cheaper and more powerful ele
ment. In the instance spoken of the
rails were surcharged with current
of electricity, moving from west tc
east, to so high a degree that handcars
standing on the track were impelled al
fair rate of speed by it. One hand
car at Brule got away from the section
men and started for the east. The in
tluence of the current was felt 10y
many persons along the track, and nj