Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-10
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

Ration is making fine progress with the
incorporation scheme.
The Guide wants the old name of
Jen!ez Hot Springs postotlice instead OF
Archueta.
Wells Hendershott, jr., of Albuquerque,
has been appointed Il postal clerk on the
Atlantic & Pacific road.
Albuquerque has just elected water
overseers for the ensuing year, and the
effort to elect good, honest men was sue
cessful.
John Koneo, gambler we'll known in
southern New Mexico and Arizona,
killed man named George Sheridan, at
Clifton on the lst instant.
G. B. Clearinghouse escaped from jail at
Hillsboro, Thursday night last He is
five feet seven inches in height, wei Ihs
l40 pounds, Is about . years old. Sheriff
Story is very anxious to capture him.
DR.. Skipwith reports some six or eight
cases OF diphtheria near his ranch. This
is only seven or eight miles from the city
He says the mortality from the disease in
that nei5hborhood has been arge.-Optic.
Prohibition note in the Las Vegas
Optic: "a peculiar scene was exhibited at
the Turf Exchange this morning. At
O'Clock there were lying stretched ON bill
lard tables an Irishman, a Swede and Il
Chinaman."
Miss Alice Desbrow, Of Ell Paso, while
out riding near Las Cruces. lost her way
OH the great mesa and was out all night,
alone, and nearly frozen. Tow ard morn
ing she tied her horse and lay down on
the ground, where she slept till late next
morning, when she was rescued by par
ties sent in search OF her. Brave girl.
James Pattison and William Franks are
here to institute proceedings to recover
damages from the government for a herd
of cattle stolen by the Indians in the
spring OF 1867, at Fort Bayard. Judge
Holmon was post butcher, and A. X
Watts herder at that time. Fielder &
Fielder have the case.-Silver City SEN
tinel.
On Monday an interesting election con-
test case engaged the attention OF the
county commissioners. The Republican
and Democratic candidates for alcalde for
Alameda both claim the office and have
executed bonds. Some of the evidence
in the case was heard yesterday, and the
commissioners have agreed to dispose OF
the case on the 18th inst.-Albuqucrque
Citizen.
F. Geisher, OF Socorro, received a dun
from the county collector and has an
swered it thus: Gas soon as the Socorro
grant claimants begin to pay taxes on the
thousands of acres of land claimed by
them, taxes not only for 1888, but taxes
for the years intervening between 1880
and 1888, which have paid, or relieve
me from their claim on property which |
have paid large price for in this city,
thus giving me clear and undisputed
title to enable me in safety to improve
and build, then am willing to pay taxes
again, but not otherwise. We have been
patient long enough"
The sound OF the hammer is again
heard in the land. The Cortez house man
has 4 large force at work, and much ham,
mering and handling of boards is going
on in the close proximity OF Blocks hotel.
Many people in Santa Fe, Albuquerque
and other points have sent word to expect
them. Page Otero has written from Las
Vegas that he is about to start for Jemez
hot springs with Il party of eight, and has
sent " ord to l. l.. Glenn to put a force at
work Immediately upon some needed i'm
provements, which the energetic Mr.. e.
is forthwith doing. Mr.. Murray, also, is
preparing to build, as is also Mr.. Miller,
and presumably Mr.. Northumberland
| Guide.