Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-15
OFFICIAL AND POLITICAL.
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Here and There.

Judge Long opened the regular term OF
the district court at Las Vegas to-day.
County Commissioner Geo. l.. WHY'S
took the oath OF office ut Cerrillos and
qualified by filing his official bond with
Clerk Garcia.
Capt. a. NJ. Swan, editor OF the Gallup
Register, is strongly indorsed iOr the
Gallup post office and his chances are
counted as good.
Judge Brinker opened the regular So
zorro term OF the district court this morn
ing. The vexed question OF the district
attorneyship is probably on to-day.
Ex-County Commissioner Green is up
from CerrIlos to-day consulting with
Hon. n. B. Laughln and Col. Smith
relative to the mandamus proceedings.
Joseph Il. Harrison has resigned his
position as assistant clerk OF the district
court OF this district, and will remove with
his family to his former home in Indiana.
Col. +. l.. Bartlett left New York on
Friday last and is now again in Washing
ton where his prospects for the surveyor
generalship are said to he growing
DrlSllleT ualIy.
The deeds to the land on which the
agricultural college will be built are being
drawn, and, by tomorrow, the transfer OF
the property to the territory will be made.
So says the Las Cruces News.
Judge McFie has decided not to hold
court in Lincoln county this month, from
the known fact that term of court was
held in February and there are no cases
now crying for speedy adjustment.
Mrs. j. II. Teats, prison representative
OF the W. c. T. U. D., who lives at Las
Vegas, has declared war against the man.
ayers OF the penitentiary. She will print
her side Of the story in the Optic this al
ternoOn. -.
The members OF hose company No. l
last night all united in a written petition
to President Harrison, asking the ap-
pointment OF w. D. Kistler, of this city,
to the position OF secretary OF New Mexi-
co.-Optic.
Col. d. B. Abrahams, OF this city, has
been strongly indorsed for the New Mex
leo Pueblo Indian agency and is said to
lruyo strong backing at Washington. He
is most excellent business man ; q con-
sistent Republican, and in every respect
thoroughly qualified for the position.
According to the New MExIcAN's in
formation from the national capital the
chances of Mr.. Ben Luccock, of Watrous
for being the new internal revenue col
lector are very materially on the wane,
while Mr.. l.. A. Hughes chances are cor
respondingly on the increase.
In the case to test the validity OF the
meat inspection law OF New Mexico,
which has been instituted by Fred Har.
vey, the hearing will be had before Judge
Brinker at Socorro at date during April
and yet unnamed Neill B. Field, of Al
buquerque, will argue the case in behalf
of the beef producers and butchers OF the
National association. Mr.. Harvey, will
be represented by able attorneys and a
right spirited debate is anticipated. Great
interest is felt in the result.
A Washington dispatch OF the llth
inst. says: "Messrs. Dwyer, Griffin and
Lesnet, Of the New Mexican delegation
left for home last night. Dwyer WAS one
OF the candidates for governor. Al. Nor.
rison, another one OF the defeated candi-
dates, is applying for an Indian inspec'
torship. Dwyer, after assisting in the
confirmation of Prince. the successful
candidate for governor, has indorsed his
other competitor, and now goes home re-
iOicing us a private citizen"