The Arizona sentinel., 1885-06-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

B. J. Baldwin intends 10 SCH HI his property in Los Angeles ex- cept his Santa Anita ranch. About 55,OOO acres of choice land will be put on the market,
 In Philadelphia, on Wednes- day, was witnessed the unusual spectacle of wonaan being sens fenced to four months in jail as a common scold. She will be likely to make it hot for some- body when she gets out.
 Zach. Montgomery, of Oakland, has been appointed Assistant At torney-General for the Interior Department. Mir. Montgomery is chiefly noted for his bitterness toward the Government during the Civil war, and his hostility to our public schools.
 "The Sacramento Bee" says that a few days ago the evening train from ShingIe Springs was delayed nearly an hour by grass hoppers on the rails. A compar- atively few grasshoppers make the rails so slippery that the drivers revolve without grasping the rails.
 According to the Auditors Re- port, the running expenses of the Territory of Arizona for 1883 and 1884, was $2O8. .7S4O4. Of this amount it took $S4.058.6S to pay the current expenses of the Ter ritorial Prison, besides the salary of the Superintendent, which was S36OO, and $15, ,7O8. 40 paid for im> provements at the Prison.
 The New Orleans Exposition closed last Monday. Its friends have raised $95, 1000 by subscription to meet the expenses of carrying it over till next November, when 1t will be re-opened. At a late meeting of the Cabinet, they re- fused to recommend an appro- priation for that purpose. Our opinion is that the Exposition will never be re-opened.
 Lightnipgi is beginning to strike near US. G. M. Frances, Post- master of Napa, has been sup> planted by a man who is supposed not to have been an offensive partisian. ."-Petaluma Argus.
 Lightning has just reached New Mexico,-a Territory ad- joining US, directly east. We notice from an item in the "Ex- amIner" that lightning will begin to strike Arizona about the mid dle of this month.
 Dr. F. s. Chapin, State Fruit Pest Inspector, appeared before the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles on the 1st instant, when quite a controversy arose as to the manner of proceeding against the white scale, the doctor evi> dently desiring to have the work done under his supervision, while the Board wished to do it in a different manner. Dr. Chapin threatened that if it were not done his way he would have Los Angeles county fruit quarantined, which, if he has the power, would be a serious matter,
 Judge Wm. H. Wallace and ex-Mayor Frank McCopin, both having expressed an unwilling ness to accept the Chinese Mission, each expressing doubt as to the policy of sending a Minister to China who has publicly and with emphasis declared in favor of the California idea of Chinese re striction. Charles Denby, of In- diana was appointed on the 29th ultimo, 10 be Envoy Extraordin- ary and Minister Plenipotentiary 10 China. Some of the San Fran ciscn daiIies are greatly vexed at this and think that the gentle> men named have committed a grave mistake. We think differ. ently. A little cool reflection ought to convince any reasonable man that it Is in exceeding bad taste for California to claim the rinhf Of nODtrol Of fb;. ;ro.o.to,t