Mohave County miner., 1888-12-15
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
Phoenix wants a canning factory.
Flagstaff win have skating rink.

Jack Finch, a former Under Sheriff oi
Pima county, has been appointed Stewart
at the Territorial insane asylum.
w. w. Compton, a wheel-right, vel
known in Cochise county, fell dead in
McKay's saloon at Fairbanks on Thurs.
day night.
November and December In the year
1883 will pass into history as being the
wettest months experienced in Southern
Arizona during the winter season.
The city council Of Tucson has instruct
ed the Chief of Police TO compel all pro
prietors OF houses OF ill-fame 10 move out
side the fire limits OF the city instanter.
Headquarters OF the A. & p. water
service have been transferred, tempor'
arily, from this place to Williams, In con
sequence OF which ID. NJ. Haynes and
wife removed TO the latter place this
week. .--Winslow News.
Major Spaulding, of the Fourth Cavalry,
commanding at Fort Mcdowell, Arizona,
met his death on the 10th instant by the
accidental discharge OF his gun while out
hunting. His wife viii take the remains
to Kalamazoo, Mich, for interment.
The Indian population on the Pima
reservation is estimated at $3.50. The
crops raised by the three tribes are esti.
mated as follows: Wheat, 90, 900 bushels
barley, 80 900; corn, 5000; beans, 5000.
The Indians own 1900 horses, mules
and cattle.
Judge w. C. Hazledine to-day paid into
the county treasury s3,5l7, being the
amount in full OF the taxes OF the ATLANTIC
& Pacific Railroad Company on its land
grants in this county, and on the town
lots owned in Flagstaff by the same com.
pany.--Journal-Miner.
An American by the name Of Winfield
NJ. Sopher, aged 32 years, committed
suicide on the 10th instant at Tucson by
shooting himself through the head with q
Winchester rifle. The cause OF the deed
was dependency. He left letter which
stated that the deed was contemplated.
On the llth instant about O'Clock the
Sonora Railroad pay train, while en- route
to Nogales, was fred into near San Igna-
clio station, fifty miles south of Sonora
One shot passed through a car window
and another through the cab Of the
engine, wounding Brakeman Bovard in
the head.
Chas. Kathrens and Ed. Whipple,
when they finish work on the Bank Hotel,
will leave, in company with two others,
and explore the Grand Canyon. They
will construct boats here, which they will
use for the purpose OF rowing up the
river. They will be absent about three
months.-Flagstaff Champion.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr.. c.
NJ. Renaud was seriously injured a few
days ago by running into a barbed-wire
fence enclosing half section OF land be-
longing to Forester & Thebe. All wire
fences should have board on top, as the
danger likely to result to stock running
against them is thereby greatly lessened.
--Stockman.
The Territorial press has catalogued
Mr.. Lewis De Puy, member OF the AS
sembly elect from this county, as a Dem
oerat. Mr.. De Puy disclaims the honor,
and asserts that he is strictly indepen'
dent, politically, but is very radical on all
material interests effecting Penal county.
Florence Enterprise. .a
II is reported that Mr.. Waer, OF Kengla,
Wear & Kengla, had this morning sold
his interest in the Cana Agria Tanning
Company for SIS, 600 to Michigan parties,
now here. With sufficient capital in.
vested this tanning business could be
made one Of the most profitable venturss
in the country.-Citizen.
George Parks, waiter in the CONNER
cial Hotel at Phoenix, had an alteration
on the 10th instant with Cbinaman
over money matters, and it appears that
he was rather severe on the Chinaman,
who stabbed him seriously near the heart.
Parks has been insensible since the stab
bing, and will no doubt die. The China
man was arrested.
The Territorial Superintendent Of Pub
lie instruction has requested District At
torney Johnston to commence action
against X. +. Morrison, Probate Judge
and ex-officio County Superintendent Of
Public instruction and his bondsmen, for
$3.50, which he alleges Morrison has
wrongfully drawn from the school fund in
the shape OF salary.-Herald. 49,
The 1S0 cattle sold by the Twenty-four
Cattle Company, averages 1,l17 pounds,
after being close herded for more than a
week. This is pretty good for range cat
tie at this season Of the year. We are in
formed that the above named company
have made another sale Of beef cattle, to
be delivered in January to California
parties. We did not learn the price Of
either sale, but know that the sellers
were satisfied with the figures. Johns
Herald.
The lone highwayman who has infested
the Prescott stage routes was seen by one
of the stage drivers few evenings since,