The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-09
General News.

The crown prince has made HE will
The grand jury has dismissed the
cases against Jay Gould and Russell
Sage.
Twenty-eight counties Of Michigan
have voted for prohibition under the
local opion law.
uThe supreme court Of Texas has de-
cided that the mayor Of Galveston
must act as recorder.
A cyclone visited Newton, Kansas
last week demoIishing seven buildings.
instantly killing VIM. J. Lacy, and
wounding two ladies, one fatally.
The house committee on election In
the Wortington-Post contest. has de-
eided unanimously In favor Of Post, ire
publican sitting member, from the
tenth Illinois district.
Charlie Mitchell was recently taken
before justice at Chelsea, England.
for negotiating a prize fight with
sullivan. lie was bound over TO keep
the peace in the sum Of e20O.
1t Is said that the new treaty with
China, which will provide fo1the ex-
clusion Of all Chimes except those ne
credited to this country In adiplomatic
capacity, will soon be negotiated.
The court Of claims has given jundg-
ment for s44 900 In favor of Joseph II.
Irwin and James 7. Thornton In their
suits against tue government TO recover
losses during The Mormon war In Utah.
in 1852. These firms were carrying
supplies and were prevented from de-
livering the same by General A. s,
johnson, US. A.
An Annapolis, Nd, dispatch Of the
3rd says: During an attempt to arrest
an illegal dredger to-day. the state oys-
ter police schooner Folly, Capt. Clarke,
was attacked by three vessels and con
siderable shooting was done on both
sides. Captain w. +. Whitehouse. OF
the schooner Albert Nichols, of Balti.
more, was killed.
A bloody tragedy occurred last
week In settlemnt known a Spanish
Camp, sixty miles west of Houston.
Texas. A negro cabin was set on fire
Hand the occupants brutally shot down
as they ran half naked from the house.
Five were killed outright, one badly
wounded and two consumed In the
burning building. In the same vici-
nifty n negro named Battle was found
hanging from atree. The affair occur.
red over the title of land on which the
negroes lived.
Advices from London state that
Russia has sent TO the porte second
and more decided note requesting
Turkey to intimate that Prince Ferdi-
nand's position Is illegal. Russia is
supported by Germany. Lord Salisbury.
in an Interview with Baron del Stael,
Russian ambassador, declared that he
would oppose the deposition Of Prince
Ferdinand unless the powers agreed
upon his successor on the Bulgarian
throne. lie added that the nomination
OF Prince OF Mingrelia would not re-
ceive the assent of England.
1t is stated, says a Chicago report,
In well-informed political circles that
the Hon. Hannibal Hamlin has writ.
ten letter to an old political friend
favoring Robert T. Lincoln as candi-
date for president. The publication Of
the letter from Cassius NJ. Clay favor
Ing Lincon's candidacy, has made more
conpicious the fact that there is a
strong Lincoln sentiment In New York
and Pennsylvania. Roscoe Conkling
is among those who look with favor on
the nomination Of Mr.. Lincoln.
II is stated that the internal revenue
reductions have been agreed upon by
the democrats of the ways and means
committee, and will be reported to the
full committee this week, and con-
sidered with the tariff bill. They ef-
feet total reduction of about s24,00O,-
900 or s25.0OO. 900 The tobacco tax,
except on cigars and cigarettes, is re-
pealed. Licenses are abolished, and
this will make further reduction OF
between e4,0O0O0O and e5QO0,000.
There is no reduction on spirits of any
kind Manufacturers of fruit brandiea
are allowed TO place their product In
bonded warehouses;, and take ware
house receipts for the same as whisky