The Clifton clarion., 1886-12-22
TERRITORIAL NOTES.

IuS Odtly duu MeSAlS hOSAAA Gazette is offered for sale.
 Six carloads of hogs were ship ped from Tempe last week, to eastern markets.
 Prescott merchants have reduc- ed the price of coal oil from S7.50 to $500 g case.
 D. II. Kalher, the station agent at NogGles, who was shot by GUS toms inspector Hambleton, died last week at Nogales,
 The gardens of Yuma are bright and rcdolent with the color and perfume of thousands of lovely roses in full bloom.
 An auction sale of fourteen con demed cavalry horses took place at Fort Whipple last week. They brought from SD to $60 each.
 It Is stated for q fact that work has commenced at Flagstaff on the Mineral Belt railroad and that the work of construction will be push ed to Globe.
 An eastern syndicate has secur- ed control of the Mohawk canal, in Yuma county, and will complete twenty miles of the same in timo for the production of crops next year.
 At the city election held in Tue son on tho 18th inst. George Ray field was elected Mayor, aud Wm. Roche, Chief of Police. Six hun dred and twenty-two votes were boiled.
 Gu the 13 instant near St. Johns Manuel Hernandez, ran away with the wife of Alberto Gomez. The latter started in pursuit and over took the couple when a battle took place resulting ill the death of Hernandez.
 The editor of the Ph@nix Herald has been eating ripe muscat grapes picked from his own vines, and says that the fruit was ripe on July first and since that time there has been two additional crops, three in all.
 Major o. P. Chaf1ee, U. s. Guar termaster Agent, at Holbrook, has forwarded to Fort Apache, from Holbrook since the first day of June, last, one million six hundred thousand pounds of freight, em- ployiug over five hundred wagons in the service.
 Colonel $. P. Carpenter, promi- nent stockman of southern Arizona and New Mexico, has been ap- pointed post-trader of Fort Win gate, New Mexico. vice William s. Woodside, removed. Wingate is one of the largest military posts ln that territory.
 A prosr e:tor at Tombstone claims to have found what he terms a polish mine" It is de composed rock of some kind that crumbles in the hand, as soft as flour, and possesses the power of imparting a rich and beautiful D jlish to silver, brass and copper.
 Dr. o. L. Mahoney, of Phmnin has been appointed Superinten dent of the Territorial Insane A+ylum at a salary of S2,500 per alumun. It is expected that the insane patients from this territory now at Stockton, Cal. will be brought to the asylum at Phoenix by January 10sh 1887.
 The insidious process of the Chinese toward controlling the mercantile business of Tucson, Arizona, continues steadily. They are buying out the Mexican busi- ness houses in the Barrie Libre, and at the present rate of progress will soon control the business in terests of the ancient pueblo.
 Truly, last week was an unfor tunate one for Nogales, Altoge- ther we had five deaths; two wero from accident, two from fever and one was a homicide. Two of the unfortunates were children, II and 2 months old; the elder child dy ing of fever and the younger one was accidentally smothored.- News.
 The Phoenix Gazette says: The wine product of our valley is even at this early day assuming pro portion by no means insignificant. We have it from reliable authority that the quantity manufactured at Mesa City alone during the past season will exceed 10000 gallons, and at the price of one dollar per Ill.,. Q ,.;an l;ttla ;nnar.,n |. tl.,,-,