Tombstone epitaph., 1888-01-21
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

]. M. Quiggle is going to bore an ar tesian well for the Artic Ice Co. in Tue son.
 Judge w. H. Porter, associate justice of the supreme court, has gone to Wash ington.
 A Phenix paper boasts of its horses, cattle and hogs, but it has not word to say in favor of its people.
 The Phenix Herald says it's people propose to make good wagon road to Prescott via Castle creek.
 The Southern Pacific surveyors have moved from Pantano to Casa Grande, with view to change of track near that place.
 While the Atlantic and Pacific railroad is enjoying snow blockade, the South ern Pacific of Southern Arizona is bask- ing in the sun and is doing all the busi- ness.
 McNeil, who made his escape from the Phenix jail short time ago and stole horse from Kellner, is in the Globe cooler. He was arrested near Duncan by Deputy Sheriff Thomas of Florence.
 The first Pullman vestibule that has visited Tucson, came in yesterday after noon, and was viewed by a good many people who were at the depot, it was very ha adsome, and excited much com ment Citizen, 10th.
 Col. w. C. Lamonte, for some time connected with the Albuquerque Demo- crat as an editorial writer and lately pub | fisher of the Gallup Gazette, has associa- ted himself with Mir. George Ii. Tinker, in the publication of the Flagstaff Cham pion.
 l Joseph Ellenwood was brought to under treatment by Dr. Davis for gun shot wound received in the Pleasant Val ley fight. He is under arrest upon a bench warrant issued from Yavapai county. The Belt says he seems mild m9 nne-ed gentlemen and one not likely to be given to the commission of deed of violence.
 A heavy fall of snow between Flag 1; staff and Williams, Ariz, on the Atlantic and Pacific railroad, has suspended bus mess on that road. Arrangements have been made with the Southern Pacific by l, which the regular A. and P. passenger trains will pass over that line until the blockade is raise I. The sale Of tickets has been stopped and it will be several days before traffic is resumed
 Brother Hackney of the Silver Bel, says: We have had personal encoun ter with Postmaster Bally and his asss- tant Brookner, in consequence of theil refusal to receive drop letter without having one-cent stamp attached, and upon inquiry we learned that other patrons ot the office have been incon- venienced by a like refusal, and that the
 parsmonious conduct of the officials re-
 ferred to has already become the towr talk. We would have settled the contro
 versy there and then had it not been fer
 our failing strength and the peculiar
 devilishness and spectral smile of Bailey
 ana the hatchet in the hand of Brookuer
 The reading club, recently organized
 by number of the prominent ladies 0
 Prescott, met Thursday at the residence
 of Mrs. L. Wollenberg, when perma
 nent organization of the club was effect
 ed, by the election of Mrs. F. A. Tritl
 as president. and Mrs. A. E. Foote a
 secretary. The name adopted was tn
 "Prescott Chautauqua Reading Club.
 The subject of yesterdays reading wa
 Greece" the reader being Mrs. w. C Bates, who is recent graduate iron
 Wellesley College. In addition to tn
 above ladies, there were present at yes terdays reading, Mesdames L. Wollen berg, Sumner Howard, J H. Wright, F w. Otis, J. C. Herndon, C. P. Dake an , D. Levy. The subject for the next read ing will be "Art."-Journal-Miner. In Yuma last Monday, Justice of th
 Peace G. A. Ringwald, committe,
 County Supervisors Meedin, Townsen'
 and Field to jail for alleged contempt C court. Ringwald submitted quarterl . report to the Supervisors. including . personal claim for three days service upon case, allowing District Attorne Knight compensation for but two days
 The Board allowed the justice but S4. 5 , and the attorney three days at s. R ng wad claimed that the board was in con . tempt because it paid the District Attor , ney for more days than the report allow , ed, and thereupon issued warrants fo their arrest, and without the formalty C |, a trial sentenced them to pay $Ioo C E serve 100 days. Accepting the late l alternative, they were imprisoned for a g hour, until the District Attorney obtain n ed their release under the habeas corpu e act. The Supervisors now threaten e suit against the justice.
 l. The Star says somewhat novel bl I exciting footrace took place at the Sa a Xavier Mission on Sunday last. Tw 0 sides of four runners each were organize , and the distance was six miles and rt y turn, making a total distance of twelv h miles, winch was covered in consider;
 bly, less than two hours time Befor n starting there was much betting dom j. not alone by the racers themselves b. l. also by their friends. Everything wa 0 put up even to the clothing discarded b r the racers, who were stripped of every S thing ou, their gee strings. The svstel r of betting was somewhat unique. If tw s bucks bet their bret ches, off came th l. garments and both were tied together g The same law held good all through. E wick'up was selected and the article d wagered piled on the floor, the wnne, l. to take all on their return, which they di Il in good style. There was no quarrelin l. or pickering among them. To the victor l Lz1z .Io :1, .l L