Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1886-02-10
Editorial and ceIIaneous Items.
The Salisbury cabinet was of very brief

Il The Salisbury cabinet was of very brie duration.
 Gladstone has been summoned by the Queen to form a cabinet
 Mexico wants Geronimo turned over to that government when captured.
 At recent charity fair in Berlin the Crown Princess of Germany sold small sausages at SIs apiece
 Lieutenant Commander NJ. Cuts, oi the United States Navy, died of hemor- rhage recently in San Francisco.
 Donald McLenan, an old resident oi San Francisco and prominently identi- fled with her manufacturing interests, died recently, aged 68 years.
 The department of State has dire-ted investigation to be made of the circum- stances attending the killing of Captain Crawford on the nth inst. by Mexican troops.
 Mrs. M E. De Ger, of Scott City, Kas., has pre-emp,ed land. founded several towns, bull, several hotels, and established several paying newspapers in Kansas.
 It Is reported in Washington that S76o, GOO has been subscribed by the Bell telephone interest to drive Lamar and Garland ou, and down Cleyeland's administration.
 AIz-year old daughter of John Spit ger, of Pocahontas county, West Vir- ginia, bled to death last week, the blood flowing from the cavity of a tooth pulled by herself.
 A Virginia democrat, not satisfied with being accused of two felonies, two straw bonds, two wives-who were sis ters-and nineteen children, has eloped with young girl.
 Where post routesin Idaho are suble, for smaller sum than that by which the contract was obtained, the government now annuls the original agreement and makes a bargain with the sub contractor. In the year I7o, awEite rose was planted in England and t produced a seeding. In twenty years sixty varieties had sprung from that seeding, and in fifty years there were hundreds oi varie,ies-all developed from one type.
 The Sharon will contest has been brought to close in the probate court, Judge Coffey declaring that Sarah Althea Terry has no interes. in oontesting the will, and It has been admitted to probate.
 In Paris the other day thief, in try ing to escape by running along the roofs of the Rue Trouchet, fell through a skylight and pitched headforemost into a lady's boudoir. The madam's nerves were less hurt than the thiefs head, so the man was caught without further trouble
 Charles NJ O'Connor, first lieutenant of the eighth infantry, IS the poo-bah of the United States army. He IS on duty at Fort Brown, Texas, where he serves in the multifarious roles of post adjutant, post treasurer, post range officer, acting signal officer, recruiting officer and su- perintendent of the post schools.-Ex
 Between midday and P. NJ. 9,5oo,- coo letters, packets and postcards passed through the London General Postoffice on the day before Christmas, while the number of letters delivered in London alone by the first delivery on Christmas Day was little under s,ooo,oeo-in other words, letter head for popuia- tion, and rather more.
 The evidences of economy and reform of the present administration appear above the surface from time to time but on the wrong side of the ledger. A.tor- ney General Garland has asked for an additional appropriation of S6o,oo for jurors of the Uuted States courts, and SI35.ooo for witnesses. Referred to the committee on appropriations.
 The visit of Special Agent Fisher Of the department of justice to this territory may have o.special..signi6cance.bu, itiis peculiar coincidence that he arrived here very shortly after the vouchers f,r the expenses of the last term of the United States court reached Washington. We have no means of knowing the total amount of expenses but do know they were greater than any single term of court held here for a long time and nothing to show for 1t except one con- viction two pleas of guilty and two unim- portant judgments in civil suits.
 The daughter Of Joaquin Miller, the alleged poet, was recently reported in destitute circumstances. To add to her misery she married poverty stricken actor. We can scarcely wonder ai her as her name, Maud Marie Stephanie S,an,slaus Miller Mackaye is sufficient to wreck the of a smarter man than Joaquin.
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