The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-24
NEWS AND COMMENTS.


Let the summer closel-tO somebody
who Is going where summer clothes
are needed.
The song OF the voter this fall Is Not
Tor Joseph aud there win be a rousing
chorus about every poll.
The result OF the state election IN
Ohio leads to the supposition that the
democrats will take no part in the OBJ
seryance OF thanksgiving day this year
Hon. John II. McFie. register Of the
land Office at Las Cruces has gone 10
his former home In Illinois, 10 assist In
the campaign for Blaine and Logan.
The citizens Of New Mexico when
casting their vote will please recollect
that they are TO a man opposed TO fraud
ulent land grants. but that Anthony
Joseph is large owner of such swim.
dies and their ayowed champion.
On the third of October the pacing
horse johnson tried his speed ut the
Chicago racing park and made n mile
without a skip or break In 200A
This time is much the best on record,
and II is safe to say will be long time
in being beaten.
A peace has been patched up among
the warning republicans of Colorado,
and COW they are pulling manfully to-
gether for the defeat of the common
enemy. The county ticket OF Arapahoe
county is equally divided between the
Teller and Routt factions.
A serious FIRE occurred In the Calu-
met and IIelca copper mine at Calu-
met Michigan. last week. Several per-
sous have died of suffocation. and the
mine could not be entered at last nc.
counts. The fire is supposed to be in
cendiary.
There are fully ten thousand men in
New Mexico who are superior intellect.
ually to Anthony Joseph and better
qualified than he to hold the office of
delegate to congress. And beside his
nediucrity h- Ia one of the chief nf tho
lai0 grant swindiers III New Mexico.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Frank Halt0n has been appointed to
the postmaster generulship. MIR Hat
ton has shown remarkable ability In
performing the duties pertaining Ia
the Office of first assistant and is better
qualified for taking the head of the
department than any man in the Unit
ed States.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
says: "The nomination of the Hon. L.
Bradford Prince for delegate in con-
gress by the republicans of New Mex.
leo is not only eminently fitting in IL.
self. but is also especially gratifying to
his friends In New York, where he is
so well known both as an able and ex-
pcrienced legislator and an honor able
man."
A remarkable discovery of topazos
has been made In New South Wales. A
portion of large bluish-green crystal
weighing several pounds. found at
Nudge, Is now in the colonial mu-
scum. Some crystals from two to three
inches in length have been found in
Uralia One found at Gundagai weighs
eleven ounces five dwt.. and one from
Gulgong weighs eighteen ounces avoir-
dupois.
A colony OF vegetarians four hun
dred in number, have purchased land
near Dona Ana in the Mesilla valley
and are proceeding as rapidly as pos
sible to build habitations. They will
work together on the corporation plan
the sum of their labors being equally
divided amongst them. These people
claim that people who never taste meat
are healthier and stronger than those
who do. and more free from debasing
passions and disease. The name OF
this colony is Shalam.
There is a ticket nominated In Socor-
ro county which bears Pete Simpsons
name connected with the sheriff s Office
for denomination. Simpson is bag
of gall. His record rs a sheriff should
have forever quiet his aspiration, and
he should realize that people do not put
themselves into the hands Of IA robber
after he is known to be such. Peter
prefers being kicked out of Office to
giving IL up of his own free will. There
Is small doubt that the kick is coming
The opponents of villiany and cor.
ruption in the conduct of Socorro coun'
ty affairs have united, irrespective OF
politics and have put union ticket in
the field to vote for iD November. The
nominees are as follows: For probate
Judge. Entanio Montoya; probate clerk
j. A. O'Neal; sheriff, Chas. L. Russell
assessor. j. g. Berry; treasurer, An
tonic y A. Abeytla; school superinten.
deut, Geo. M. Shaw; commissioners
Jose Maria Gallegos, R. g. Patterson
J. w. Virgin. If this ticket doesn't
win, then 1t will show that Socorro
cauut ~ ,an,,i., ar.. uast radau ntion