The St. Johns herald., 1886-05-27

ineH are JnDIIanl, ana wear SFlH from ear to ear. They have bright prospects before them. The late rains have had a tendency to make vegetation grow very rapidly, and the foothills are covered thick with grass, which stands about six inches high. There has not been so good a prospect for several years.
 Phoenix Herald: Mir. F. L. Brill a few days since lost a valuable riding horse by the bite of a rattle snake, while on his way up to Wick 1 enberg. He rode over the snake without happening to see it, and his horse was struck in the ankle of one of the hind feet killing it in two or three hours.
 Phoenix Gazette: W. H. Frink, the we'll known owner of the Mar tinez stock ranch, Yavapai county, came in a few days since. He has just returned from the pursuit of thieves who drove off thirty head of horses from his ranch, following them to the Gulf of California. He secured a portion of the stolen stock, but was not fortunate enough to catch any of the thieves.
 Wilcox Stockman The Governor of Kansas has issued a proclama- tion prohibiting the driving into or turning loose of Texas cattle in that State, which have not been held north of the 37th parallel dur ing the previous winter. The proc lamation has been issued in accor- dance with the wishes of the citi- zens of the State, who have in for mer years suffered large losses in stock through Texas fever dissemi- mated by through cattle.
 Socorro Bullion: It is reported that grass and water are scarce on the ranges in this county; but af- ter Interviewing a number of prom inent cattlemen, including Floyd Garrett, Wes Bruton and J. D. Reed, our representative declares that there is no foundation for such a report. On the contrary cattle were never in better condition; wa ter is abundant, the grass nutri- tious, and the outlook generally very promising.
 Stock Grower: A. l.. Peck, we'll known ranchman whose wife and child were ruthlessly murdered by Apache fends, near Nogales, Ari- zona, was rendered more than half crazy by his terrible loss. He said: II have a ranch and four or five hundred head of cattle, but I never want to see them again. The gov ernment won't protect me, so will protect myself. I will kill every Indian in the country" Mounting his horse, he rode of, and has not been heard ot since.
 Wilcox Stockman Beef has be- come so dear in New York that the commissioners of Central Park can not longer afford to feed it to the animals in the zoo. They have ft- ted up private slaughter house and will kill old horses fer feeding the animals. This gives the human animal more beef, and makes a market for plug horses that have served their time. As for the caged animals they eat the meat just the same little imagining that an impo- sition has been played on them.
 Washington dispatch: The Com mittee on Territories of the House reported back substitutes for the bills introduced by Lanhan, of Texas, to nullify the acts of the Legislature of New Mexico and Arizona, and to prevent the intro duction of diseased cattle into'these Territories. The substitutes allow the introduction of cattle without restriction during the months of December, January and March, and limits the inspection fee in the other months to ten cents per head.
 Florence Enterprise MT. Phil