The Clifton clarion., 1886-01-06
TERRITORIAL AND GENERAL.

Gov. Ross offers a reward of $500 for each of the murderers of Kinney, Clark, the Yeater family and other citizens of New Mexico killed by Apaches.
 Fl Paso is overrun with bunko thieves who ply their nefarious vocation at the expense of gullible and verdant travellers. The news papers show them rp occasionally but lack of official vertebra neutralizes their efforts.
 A single firm of three persons working a mine in the Pima district and shipping the ore to Colorado for reduction, are realizing from their shipments about $50 per day above every expense, or net in cone of over SIG per day each.
 An organization is being per fected Tn Albuquerque to explore by excavation the site of an ancient city of vast dimensions and grandeur, whose ruins have often attracted the eye of the traveller in New Mexico. It is the belief of the prospecsors that vast wealth is hidden in the ruins, amounting to fully twenty millions of dollars.
 Coroner Patrick Ford, of Pres colt, who went out on the 23d to Dilda's ranch, for the purpose of holding an inquest on the body of Deputy Sheriff Murphy, took with him his little five-year-old son. He also took a bottle of whisky. On arriving at the ranch, the child was left alone in the buggy while the father proceeded with the in quest During the latter's absence the little fellow drank nearly a pint of the whisky, from the effects of which he died the next morning.
 On the afternoon of the 25th of December, at Deming, Ed. Hough shot hls brother and his brothers wife Jim and Ed. Hough have been engaged in mining in the Tres Hermanos district for some time, and were supposed to be on good terms until Ed, without warning, opened fire on Jim and his wife in their rooms. Mrs. Hough was shot through the waist. the ball glancing on a short rib. Her husband was hit in the groin. It is not yet known, but hoped, that the wounds may not prove fatal.
 |. W. Dilda, the murderer of Deputy Sheriff Murphy and oth- CTS, in Yavapai county, was ar rested at Ash Fork at noon on Thursday, and is now in jail at Prescott. Upon being incarcer- ated he addressed note to ex- Chief Justice Sumner Howard, asking to see him at once. The Judge promptly declined to see him, and said: q must decline to see you or have anything to do in your defense. When I engage in a case 1t must be for one who at heart l am free from prejudice against. Your cowardly act has so far excited my horror and dis gust that under no circumstances would l engage as your counsel No money would hire me. There fore an interview Is unnecessary. The court will see that you have a fair trial" l."-Citizen 29th. The second Annual Reunion of the Society of Arizona Pioneers took place in Tucson on the 3d
 
 instant The programme for the celebration was carried out to the letter. In the afternoon meeting was held for the election and in stallation of officers, with the following result: President, J. c. | Handy; First Vice President, Thomas Gates, of Tucson; Sec ! ond Vice Presidents, P. R. Brady, | of Florence. G. H. Stevens, of | Solomonville, J. T. Alsap, of Phe- nix, J. T. Jefiords, of Tombstone; Secretary, T. J. Osborn; Treas urer, J. s. Mansfield; Marshal, | B. c. Parker; Board of Directors, r. H. Goodwin, H. E. Lacy, A. Levin and Samuel Hughes. Im- mediately upon his election Dr. Handy assumed the duties of the presiding officer in a well chosen speech.
 The owners of the celebrated Iron Mountain, in Durango, prob ably the largest deposit of iron ore in the world, are watching the