The Clifton clarion., 1886-01-20
TERRITORIAL AND GENERAL.
$. NJ. Franklin has been re- elected City Attorney of Tucson.

elected City Attorney of Tucson.
 Buildings are springing up in Nogales as if by magic, and still the cry is for more.
 It is said that the Mexican Gov ernment employs about 1000 mounted customs inspectors along the United States boundary line.
 A train load of cattle from Smythe's ranch, near Bowie, pass ed through Tucson last week for Hines & Vichry, wholesale butch CTS of Los Angeles.
 s. Llndaur has bought out the stock of the wholesale liquor firm of Betterton, Son & Co. in Deming. Mir. Betterton will re- move to some point in Texas.
 Nogales is building up Spanish paper, to be called Fl Monitor Fronterizo, and is to be published by Robert Bernal, formerly of Hermosillo, and F. T. Davilla, of Tucson.
 A bill has been introduced in congress providing for the erection of a government building in El Paso Texas, for custom house, postofice and other federal pur- poses, to cost S250,000.
 There were forwarded from No- gales to points in Arizona, Deming, Fl Paso and Denver, during the year just closed, 213 full car loads of ore and about 9 car loads in broken lots, besides 15 car loads of copper matte shipped to Liver pool.
 There will be no eclipse of the moon this year, and only two of the sun. The first will be on the fifth of March and will only be partial in the United States. The second is on Auguut %, and will not be visible at any point on this continent west of Chicago.-Bull- lon.
 The safe robbery at St. Johns is the all-absorbing topic by people all over the county. The mystery as to the perpetrators seems to surprlse all enqulrers. That so bold a deed should be committed and no trace of the departure of the thieves, induces the belief that the treasure and the thieves have not left St. Johns.
 The parties who were arrested last week, charged with being con nected with or interested in, the robbery of the county safe, had a hearing before Justice Lopez on Monday last and were honorably acquitted. Not the least evidence was introduced to throw taint of suspicion upon them.-St. Johns Herald.
 The time-lock on the safe in the Treasurer's office has been put in running order. Holding up the Treasurer for the keys or making him open the safe by the combina- tion lock will now be of no avail. The little joker will not open tlll it gets ready. Mir. J. $. Miner is the gentleman who put the wheels in motion.- Johns Herald. As usual-locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen.
 Lieutenant Fountain, who made a gallant fight in the Mogollons some weeks since, has offered reward of S1OO to anyone who will lead him to an Apache camp. The Lieutenant's heart is in his work, and if his example and fidelity of purpose was followed by Bradley and Crook, it is probable that the Indian question would soon be settled. Al. Lauderbaugh, the pro prietor of the Alma stage line, has taken to the mountains, hoping to discover the whereabouts of lurking band.-Silver City Enter prise.
 The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. Company have determin ed on broadening the gauge be tween Silver City and Deming as soon as they can get around to it. There is a good deal of work of more importance to the company which has to be attended to first. but as soon as they can reach it, the part of road between here and Deming will be made stand ard, and trans will run through from Rincon here stopping only at Deming a way station, and making this the terminus.-Southwest Sen tinel.