Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-11-14
Territorial News.
The Graham county court convened rr. Ilnr-Hn-- Nnr- nah


 The Graham county court convened on Thur5dgy, Nov. oh.
 The Lordsburg militia company re gently elected the following officers ! Captain, Horace Amber; first lieuten ant. Charles ". Thomas; second len. tenant, J. 4. Hughes; first sergeant Harry ClasseD, all good men and true
 Captain T. 5. Ford, of the Clifton
 Gusrds, has sent h.s resignation 90 the Governor.
 Mrs. O. x. Warren, or Silver City, \.
 NJ, has been appointed notary public
 and has received the asercy for twenty
 seven of the insurance companies rep.
 resented by her late husband.
 Henry Harris, one of tae pioneer mer-
 chants of Lordsburg, S. M., has made
 an assignment. Mir. Harris has the
 reputation of being a thorough business
 man and his failure can. DO doubt, be
 attributed tO relying too much on prom lses tO pay.
 In the garden of Mir. John Gondolfo, of Yuma. can be seen large punches Of that excellent fruit, which grows 10 per- lection in this salubrious country, the banana. In less than another decade Yuma county will be supplying the east with the tropical ani sem-trophlcal fruits.
 Peter Doll, an old Yuma pioneer. who has held every office of honor and trust in Yuma county, passed over the river to that unknown shore, at San Fran cisco, on the 22nd ult. Mir. Doll was one of the oldest settlers Of Yuma cOun- ty, ond bis death will be regretted by his brother pioneers oi fIma.
 John Johnson has been sent to Yuma for burglary. from MaElcOpa Go. He will remain five years.
 J. D. Lawrence, who has been board ias nt tLe peDiientiary for the past IS months, has Degn dIScbargeJ, having finished bis rBiions. He was sent here from CUchise county.
 Chas DObbs, pn inmate uf the peni- tentiary, on Monday morning, while saw ing wood, got his hand too near the buzz saw and had If badly lacerated. He will lose two of hIs fingers.
 The Yuma lemon und orange crop will soon be ready for market. These fruits eXcell m excellence those raised in any other part of the world. A sample should be sent to tue New Orleans Ex- position.
 A recent Phenix jury, after reporting a disagreement to the court, were Tn lannger of beng sent oIt to spend the night in consideration of the case. but by lucky thought. One of | he number suggested to the foreman l that he make an application to the | -s s.a.FHw,. Tfs.. followed out, when Judge PInney ob- | ierved that if the jury desired to make a i amp, the best policy was to discharge l hem, and he accordingly issued an or Ter Co that effect.
 The San Francisco Chronicle says 'Pre-cott, \. T., Is BOW certain Of rail | oad connection with the Atlantic k | Pacific within tbe next few months, and, [ indications are worth anything, the | Atchison. Topeka S Santa Fe people | contemplate tine building of n road from he Atlantic d Pacific via Phenix and to Benson, or via. Tucson to jalaUasas."
 G. \. Roberts, Gi Trinidad. Colorado, ccoupanied by his family, now CD route o ArzonH, viih band of 3GJ cattle. These he will place CD some mountain anCe rear Salt River Valley. and will ry to secure farm there, c. A. Rob- rts is a brother Of l.. E. Roberts, the -e!l-knowD mining man,
 Ice half an inch thick nov forms on he waters of northern Navapsi county aeh night.
 Eskiminzin, chef of band of Apaches ThO reside on the San Pedro. is anxious Q become Q citizen, like John Pocabcn- ls Cum.
 A convict at the Territorial Prison by he name of George Cliqui:. attempted 9 suicide a few nights ago, by severIng n artery in lis left arm with jack nife.
 The butchers Of Yuma have actually filed enc mutton sheep this week and be people Of the town have gone into csiacies over it. Mutton is a scarce ar cle of diet at that place. 4 dispatch from Wirsiow, dated the | instant. says: This afternoon near Iackberry, 8 man namei Hitchcock not and killed Clas. II. Harmon and Oundei Lee Thompson. The three ( ere partners m some mining claims l 1d dissolved day before yes'erday, bich NGs Unsali-factCry to Hitchcock, lo conceded himself behiod some | ,'ks with a Winchester. He eE0t liar ? ."n through the heart aud put f.e . ,!ls through 1humT-CU, while coming om their work ErmTscH IS not cx- 'ciei Co live. Parties are iu search cf ' who claius scif defense, In: ! e facts 60 not sustain his claim. '