Arizona silver belt., 1888-09-29
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
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 Thero were 641 votes cast in Tomb
 stone at tho election two years ago The number will be considerably rs duced this year.
 Hon. E. J. Trippel has written ar able and exhaustive article on the his tory and legends of the Yuma Indians which is to bs published In an Eastern
 magazine. Yuma Sentinel.
 The Board of Supervisors of Pima county have ordered the laws govern l ing elections to be printed in pamph- let form for tho use of election officers at the coming election. n.,-Star. i The Star says there are ssme dam aging reports in circulation concern ing the cost of constructing the peni- tentiary sewer. Is this another "Aque- duct scandal such as IS eenyusing New York?
 On the date of publication of tho Apache Review, the case of John Blevins charged with assault with in tent to commit murder, was on trial before the district court of Apache county sitting at St. Johns.
 There have been great many wit nsssos subp@nasd te appear before the Apache grand jury. Several of them we understand have been brought to the county seat to tell what they knew, If anything, about the hanging of Stott, Scott and Wilson.-St. Johns Herald.
 Charley Smith was shot in the thigh by ChaS. Cunningham, at Tombstone, last Saturday night, Bad bloed had existed between them for some time. Smith had made gun play on Gun ringham few minutes previous, when the latter was unarmed, He procured a pistol and opened fire on Smith ou sight.
 A corps of surveyors commenced Monday 10 lecate the line of the Yuma, EnSenada and San Diego Railway from San Carlss via En5enada to Tia Juana. Another corps has commenced at the latter place and is working this way. Does this means the early com mencement of the work? We hope so?-Lawer Californian.
 District Attorney Johnston was granted dscrees Monday in all the eieetment cases, where service was had, for delinquent taxes. A number of actions were dismissed by order of he Board of Supervisors. but without prejudice The District Attorney sta ted that more than $500 had been col lected already as the result of tue ac. tions. St. Johns Herald.
 The Supreme Court of the Terri tory, in a decision rendered by Judge Barnes, sustaIns the lower Court in the case of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Co., vs Apache couaty, The case IS one in which the railroad claimed exemption from taxation on it's roadbsd, improvements and rolling stock, and the decision is aYersa to the railroad company.
 The Barbseomarl Cattle Company have sold all of their beef cattle to Wicker & Hine, of Los Angeles. for q cents per pound gross, delivered at Bensen. The number of available cattle on the range wIll reach 2,000, head, and the contract calls for the Gc- livery of POO head every eight days until the supply is eShausted.-T Tomb stone Prcspector.
 Ir. J. N. Flake began on the 10th inst. to gather Jas. S;otts, horses. He IS working about eight mon and If they succeed well, there will soon be about one hundred horses sold at pub- llc sale. Several of our freighters are. now hauling freight from Rolbrook to Pleasant valley. Some are a little timorous about going into that part of the world sincs the banging took place. --Corros spendent Apache Re- visw.
 Frank Cushing, whose discoveries furnlsh moro reliable information of ancient Arizona and of the genealogy, customs and habits of tho people who dwelt hare, in prehistoric ages, than has been obtained from any other source, ls pursuing his investigations on the Zuni reservation. Although explorations in that locality have only recently begun, yet, according to the Apache Reylow, they have already yielded valuable results. Thirty skel- ctens and quantity of pottery have been unearthed. The work will prob ably continue for year,