Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-18
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
Vow Jack rabbits are quite ripe.


Fine, bright, crisp winter weather this.
Both Denver and Waco are negotiating
for our Joanes, captain of the Santa Fe
ball team last season.
The toboggan slide is the delight OF the
small boys. 1t isn't often that this sport
is enjoyed in Santa Fe, but the slick hill
sides and bright moonlight nights now
complete the rare combination.
Las Cruces is beginning to put on met
ropolitan airs. The New MEXICAN learns
that James Kibbee will on Wednesday
next begin the publication there OF daily
newspaper to be called the News.
Gregoro Chavez, well known young
man and brother to the sheriff, died at
his home yesterday afternoon, after a
long and painful illness. He was par
TALLY paralyzed for some days prior to his
death.
Manager HUM, of the Cash Entry
mine, was in town to-day and bought a
heavy bill Of camp supplies. Without
saying very much Mr.. HUM said quite
enough to confirm the recent report that
another great body Of ore had been struck
in this mine.
"Cheno" who holds down the brush
and dauber at Slaughter's Alhambra shop,
is the king bee of sinners in this country
and he is driving big business these
times. People who wear well brushed
suits and polished boots generally patron
ize CheEo.
John Conway states that tramp
named Joe Valarius, who has been hang
ing about town for some time, skipped
out last night carrying with him num-
Der of articles, including an overcoat,
which did not belong to him. He came
here from Durango and is headed for
Trinidad.
Mr.. CHI s. Metcalf, editor OF that excel
lent newspaper the Rio Grande Republi-
car, left for home yesterday aftera weeks
visit in the capital looking after some i'm
portant legislation for his county. While
here also he attended the Masonic meet
ing, and was elected to an important
office. Mr.. Metcalf is always welcome
visitor in Santa Fe.
The snowfall in the mountains and
generally over the territory is unusually
large this winter. This portends an in
creased water supply and generation OF
moisture that will probably also increase
the rainfall next summer, fact which
means much for the grazing, agricultural
and other interests of New Mexico. In
many parts OF the territory the snow i'll
the mountains has been piled many feet
deep and each additional storm adds to
its volume.
In about fifteen days the U. S. marshal
starts east to deliver June Fuller and the
Mescalero Indian, Zacarte, in for life, to
the Ohio state penitentiary at Columbus,
where they will board at the expense OF
Uncle Sam. The national government
has contract with the New Mexico pen
for the care OF all U. S. prisoners SEN
fenced to two years or less, but those
whose terms are longer 60 to Ohio. This
order came to the United States marshal
last. Terrence Mullen was in
in May before that date hence he will serve
his full time here.
Some of the city hack drivers are far
TOO insolent for their own and the good
IF the city If people do not jump from
he narrow streets at their coming the
are abused, and in some
;ases ladies have been loudly called to
md asked if they wanted a hack. In
,ther cases the most outrageous over
charges are reported. Belt said, however,
hat McKabe, Chaplin, Carter and one or
wo others do not belong to the class
lbove referred to, and accordingly they
hould receive consideration at the hands
VI the hack riding public.