The Clifton clarion., 1885-07-22
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

announcing the programme. It is understood that Governor Tritle will deliver the opening address.
 It is reported in Tucson, says the Tailings, that indictments for bribery and corruption have been found by the grand jury of Yava- pal county against four members of the last Legislature. The names mentioned are Stevens, Leatherwood and Aram, of Pima, and Harwood, of Cochise.
 And now it seems that the Prince of Wales IS indignant be- cause Pail Mall has made such fearful disclosures of vice in Lon don. In order to cause the i'm mediate demise of that fearless journal, he has actually with drawn his subscription, but. strange as it may seem, the Ga zette still survives. \ wounded pigeon is known by its futterings.
 The New Orleans Exposition, plant, buildings and machinery, were sold at auction and brought S175.000. While not financial success, the Exposition was far from a failure, and the benefits resulting therefrom will yet be seen. It subserved the purpose of bringing many nations of the world into closer relrtions and cementing ties of unity in which there Is strength.
 It is contended by friends of Riel, leader of the late uprising in the Northwest, that he will es- cape punishment because of flaw in the indictment against him. He is indicted as a subject of Great Britain, whereas, if he prove citizen of the United States, he should have been proceeded against under statute providing for the punishment of foreigners levying war in Canada.
 It is stated that Chief Justice Howard is the only Federal Judge ln the Territory. Associate Justices Piney and Fitzgerald are spending the heated term abroad. The Chief Justice has a delightful district, for summer work, composed of Yavapai, Mo jave and Apache counties, and would no doubt prefer to take his vacation in the winter months, when the climate in two counties of his district is sometimes de- cidodiy hyperborean.
 Judge Clough, one of the twelve Superior Judges of San Francis co, was recently declared insane and committed to the asylum of Stockton. For some tune previous to the lnquisition of luuacy it had been noticed, in and out of court, that his mind was unbalanced, he attended to hls judi cial duties, or attempted to do so. He is young man, with 6 small family, close student and indus trious. It is supposed that pc. cuniary embarrassments, together with too close application to his duties, caused the dethronement of reason, which we hope will be temporary.
 An exchange says "a woman in Denver recently talked q man to death. He stood it for an hour, and then fell with fit and died with q christian resignation that death of its bitter stlng." Since it is appointed unto all men once to die, that death is certainly to be preferred to many other de- partures which might be men toned. She could not have done that in Arizona, for it is not char acteristlc of Arizonians to let enc woman do all the talking. To die, listening to the music of a woman's voice, especially if she were pretty and vivacious, would rob death of many terrors.
 The natal day of American in dependence was recognized and celebrated in the City of Mexico more enthusiastically and patri- oticalIy than in Clifton. Our sis ter Republic made the day mem orable by celebration creditable to the day which we should have United States Minis ter Jackson delivered an oration, wlic!. Is said to have been q gem of eloquence from the well of English undefiled." He spoke at the suggestion of the Mexicans. The depreciation of copper has not touched the pulse of our Fr;o,,ls :o tho IopI of fbo NTor4o