The Clifton clarion., 1885-11-18
rEnRrroRIAL AND GENERAL.

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 market. These fruits excel in ex-
 cellence those raised in other parts
 of the world.
 The Americans owning the Las
 Cruces Mines in Chihuahua have
 become Mexican citizens in order
 to have their properties protected
 from the petty Mexican officials.
 Charle. Dobbs, an inmate oi the prison at Yuma recently while saving wood, got his hand too near the buzz saw and had it badly lacerated. He will lose two of his fingers.
 Deputy Sheriff Comstock, of Fl Paso, was in Yuma last week awaiting the arrival of a requisi ton for Joe Fl. fugitive from justice, who is now in our county jail.-Sentinel.
 The Stockman estimates that the cost of shipping cattle from the Territory to Kansas City, and stock-yard and commission fees there, will amount to about one cent per pound.
 Blood will tell. In the Chicago market last month, improved stock from western range, were sold at S67 per head. The same day ordinary range steers sold for S37 per head. We need not draw the moral.-Texas Stockman.
 The Sonora Railway, which is branch of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, is putting up cattle cor rals at Huachuca station, near the western line of this county, for the convenience of cattle shippers in that region.-Stockman.
 Last week the price of beef cat tie went lower than has been noted for years in the St Louis market. A corresponding circumstance was also noticeable in the export beef trade with England, American dressed beef being quoted in Liv- pool at H. cents, the lowest price ever quoted since the shipments began.
 A private letter from Prescott announces that there is little hope now. entertained of the construc- ton of the branch railroad to that place, which has been so long hoped for by the good people of the capital city. The people of the Territory generally will regret to hear that this improvement is not to be at once consummated.
 The Sentinel says that Peter Doll, an old Yuma pioneer, who had held every office ot honor and trust in Yuma county, passed over the river to that unknown shore, at San Francisco, on the 22d ut. Mir. Doll was one of the oldest settlers of Yuma county, and his death will be regretted by his brother pioneers of Yuma.
 About November 18th (to-day) the people of San Diego, Califor- ma, will have a grand celebration over the opening of the through railway line of the Atchison, To- peka & Santa Fe system to the Pacific ocean. The completion of this fourth great highway between oceans in the United States is an event of great importance, not only to San Diego and California, but to the whole western country. The citizens of San Diego have been looking forward to this event for a long while and have made great preparations for celebrating it in worthy manner.-Ex.
 To make green blinds that are faded look like new, brush them over with linseed oil. Black orna- ments may be mended with shellac. Smoking the joint renders it black. | If the brass top of paraffine lamp has come of, it may be re- paired with plaster of Paris wet l with little water, and it will be | as strong as ever. Tough meat | may be made as tender as any by | the addition of little vinegar to the water when it is put on to boil. 1 Fish may be scaled more easily if | dippel for an instant In boiling water, or if they are slightly sprinkled with salt.
 A Tombstone paper taus des- cribes a now racket that was play l ed in that enterprising city lately:
 'This afternoon an individual | stepped into the store of R. P. Mansfield, on Fifth street, and in quired whether they kept whiskey |