Arizona silver belt., 1888-09-22
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 There are 79 patients in the Terri tsrial Insane Asylum.
 D. c. Stevens is a candidate fer County Treasurer oi PinaI county
 The Cochiss county jail kolds 18 prisoners, awaiting the acton sf the court.
 August c. Schultz died from the effects of raLtlssuake bite at Agua Calients springs, 15 m.ss from Sen tinei, Ariz., sn the l4Ib.
 Ben Crawford, D. II. Ming, II. E. Cunningham and L T. Randall, of Graham county ars all candidates for sheriff on the Democratic ticket of Graham county.
 Frsdsrico and GsrouImo. i've Of the Sonora train robbers, and who subse- qusntly killed Cesario Lucer0 for as- sisting the Cochiss county officials in trailing them, were captured at Fair bank last week by Sheriff Slaughter and Steve Bryant
 For ths past ten years never has there been such dry season as the present one, and the outlook for the range is vary dark. Water is short and grass shorter, and the mortality in cattle this winter, in this county, it is feared, will bs larger than ever knswn-Apacbe Review.
 Col. L. F Egsers has been lHyitad by ths National Republican Commit tes to take tie stump in tas Eastern States for Harrison and Morton. The Colonel IS a good speaker and nay ac- cspt the invitation Should he decIde to do so, he will do so,as effective work for the cause.-Journal-Biiner.
 The cavalry troop; s,ationed at Fort Themas relied their blankets. took a last look and departed on Sunday and Monday last 4Lis leaves but ons company of colored Infantry. seams as though the combined efforts of Del agate Smith and His ExceIleugY dld not have the desired effect at army headquarters. Stockmgn
 The Occidental Hotel at Fombstsna was destroyed by fire at 1 o'clock ou the morning of ths l4th. The guests lost al thsr effects. and many el t',s D barely escaped with their lives. Tho Mexican opera troups's losses amount to Si0,0oo Joe Paseholy lost s3CJo in jenelry and clothing. The hotel and furniture were valued at S25,00o insured for Si0G00. The fire started in bedroon, occupied hy a meinber of the opera troupe.
 , The St. Johns Herald attempts t' ! prove the good character of Stott whe
 with Wilson and Scott, was hung by 5 citizens in Apachs county. Ibo Her,
 ald had better devote is cejamnl to a
 mere worthy object There Is ampi' proof that Stott followed the bnsirest of I rustlsr and was the leading spirit
 of tic gang that infested southwssisr ( Apache county and the P!sassn: Val . Icy country His superior education 2 and address made him ali the more dangerous.
 sheriff A. j. Halbert. ef Maricopa
 county, arrived by the noon stage to f day, te take look at the two Msxi
 cans, Ramon Sabulo and Dmgo Mon . neal, arrestsd last Monday at Couten
 ton by Sheriff Slaughter, as tn, f murderers of Supt Gribble, fths Vul i turs mine, and a companion who ac com panied him. Shsrff Halbart-say '. d that they meet the description he ha of the murderers, and he will takt them back with him, and prosecutI a them to the limit of the law Tn fl evidence against them IS alnlo-t con elusive and as it was worked up en i. tirely by Sheriff Slaughter, it Is bu o additional proof Of his fitness fer al :. office, which his efforts have mad , more useful, than any officer wbo pre- s cseded him.-Epltaph.
 The Atlantic { Pacific rassenge il train early Saturday morning. west 's ward bound, had a curious eyPsriene at Belmont station, Arlzona, fC' ,s miles west of Flagstaff. While th ,o engineer was abssnt from the cab |