The Clifton clarion., 1885-07-08
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

- celebrated the anniversary of American independence, and Bishop J. B. Miller delivered an oration. Consistency, thou art jewel"
 \ local divine, says Tailings, being approached as to the possi- bility that any members of the Thirteenth would go to heaven when they die, shook his head and seemed sad, but added that it was just possible that a couple of members might crowd in by the back door.
 There are a large number of ''our most prominent, influential and enterprising citizens" who have not seen much of the world, and Arizona especially. Neal Dow says "there are many grown-up men who have never seen a Srog shop or a drunken man." We suggest they were probably blind from birth.
 Almost anything is possible, and a sensible woman never lets up until impossibllity has been reached. For instance, to prove to President Cleveland that she is not an offensive partisan, the Re publican postmistress at Napoleon, Mich, has married a Democrat: whom she expected to be ap- pointed her successor.
 A multitude of elegant, we'll timed and interesting editorials are unavoidably crowded from this issue, owing to the multi plicity of general news items and local matters of interest. Upon reflection we came to the conclu sion that our editorials would keep, if properly preserved, and would be good reading for long cold winter nights, hence we re frain for the time being.
 Why cannot the military keer from troubling, and let the weary rest? The St. Johns Herald oi the 2d makes known the fact that Deputy Sheriff Tom Hubbell Jeff on Tuesday for Fort Apache armed with a warrant for the arrest of Lieut.. Chas. B. Gate. wood, Sixth cavalry, U. s. army against whom the grand jury found three indictments for the false imprisonment of a civilian il the Indian guard house at that post.
 Ancient history informs us that there were, at one time, sever wonders of the world. Our coun- try lays claim to three wonders ot magnificent conception. An ex- change says: "The United States possesses three of the greatest wonders on earth. The Washing ton monument, which is the high. est ever built; the East river bridge, which is the longest and highest ever constructed; and the Bartholdi statute, the highest and largest in existence.
 That gallant military com. mander and renowned Indian ex- terminator, Gen. Crook, the special pet of Geronimo, who spared his life when he was a captive-s prisoner of war in the Sierra Madres-proposes to make an other march into Mexico and have a talk with the fugitives from the reservation. May the Lord have mercy on his soul, and grant that the army may never return, but find a resting place ''where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest"
 The Supreme Court of Califor- mia has affirmed the judgment oi the Superior Court of San Fran cisco in the case of $. NJ. Hogan vs. George W. Tyler, in which the jury found Tyler guilty of embez- zling S4,750 from his client. The bar association of the city, of which Tyler is a member, will doubtless take some action tow ards his disbarment. His profes- sional reputation has become quite unsavory of late, and his conduct in the Sharon case is not above obnoxious criticism.
 Chief Justice Vincent, who fills the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Mexico, vice Axtell, removed, has been generously received by the people of our sister Territory. The Re- view says: Chief Justice Vincent has entered on his duties at Santa