Arizona silver belt., 1885-01-24
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The Clifton copper conipanies have
 discharged 100 men, in order to cur
 tail expenses,
 A well has been bored on the ranch of Aaron Mason, in Pinal county, and
 water struck, which flows at tho rate of 100 gallons per hour.
 The stoekman says those who claim to know, say that if cattle are freely supplied with salt upon tfle range they
 will not eat of the poisonous loco weed.
 At Yuma wood is plentiful and cheap, while water is scarce and costs money. We have heard that thesame conditions prevail in the realm over which "His Satanic Majesty holds sway.
 The Yuma Sentinel estimates the number of Mormons who settled in Arizona during the year of 1884, at 2000. There are said to bls 1000 of the Latter Day saints in tue territory ut present,
 The Phoenix Gazette reports that an. aggravated type cf sorehroat, closely resembling diphthcria, is gaining q foothold there, and states that the city is in filthy condition, favorable 10 the propagation of disease
 Alex Mathews, a coloFed man, was shot and and fatally wounded by Al. len H. Davis, at Tombstone on the 17th inst. Davis was arrested and lodged in jail. He states that Matb- ews had attempted to break into bis house the night previous and had threatened his life. Ambrose Lyall of Sulphur Spring Valley was arrested as accessory to the murder,
 The last act of the recently defunet Mayor and City Council was to sign and deliver to c. 5. Inman $65, TOO m municipal bonds in payment of the city water works. In reciprocation of official anxiety to see him immedi- ately paid for hls servica,s, Mr Inman tais morning departed far Ash Fork, without having first provided for the payment of checks drawn on the Bank Of Arizona, which exceeded his deposit in that institution by several thousands of dollars How our citi- zens can obtain this money justly due them, and which they can during the present business depression i'll afford to lose, is q proposition which the officials who deifed Inman can spend their time in solving Prescott Miner
 A demand was made on the 7th in- stant by Gov. TritEa at tho instance of Attorney General Churchill, on H. N. Alexander for s6,4is go. alleged to have been received by said Alexander when acting as Secretary oithe Terri torial Prison Commissioner witch has not been paid over to the Territorial Treasurer. but appropriately him to. bis own usc. Tue authorities have ascertalned hy an examination made in the treasury department at Wash ington, that drafts were arawno on the sub treasury in payment to the terri tory for the board of United States prisoners at Yuma, running ovei aI long period which came into the possession of Alexander as Secretary Of the Board of Prison Commissioners; that he drew fhe money On them, amounting to the above sum. and that these drafts all had his endorsement cn the back of them. Alexander has refused to pay the money over as 1t was his duty to have done, and it will now De necessary for him 10 answer to an action brought against him in the district court of the thiri judicial district, why he has not paid over the money to tho territorial trsasurer. Miner.