Mohave County miner., 1889-01-12
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The Phoenix electric light company
want contract to light the Insane Asy-
lum.
Tempe is building churches. Babtist
and M. T.. church South are in course
of erection.
Phoenix is getting TO be a lawyers
headquarters. Many new and able ones
are constantly arriving. Gazette.
ID. III. Hunssker has resigned as Justice
Of the Peace OF Wilcox precinct, Cochise
county, and w. j. Nichols has been ap-
pointed TO fill the vacancy. .--Prospector.
Governor Zulick has issued proclama-
ton calling special election to be held
January 18th, in Graham county, for the
election OF member of the Assembly,
vice s. w Pomeroy, resigned.
The Southern Pacific X. X. Co. is bid
ding for the carrying trade OF Martinez
and other districts near Prescott, and
viii, some people think, get it il the A. &
z. and Z. & A. G.. railroads do not give
our people lower rates.-Courier.
The steamer Mohave, Captain Polham-
us in command, left for up the river We'd
nesday afternoon. The Mohave carried
a large number of passengers for Ehren-
berg, where they will outfit for the new
gold bonanza.-Yuma Enterprise.
A preliminary survey has been made
for road TO leave the Southern Pacific
at Adonde, Arizona, about thirty miles
east of Yuma, and pass up the Gila river
to Texas Hill. From there the survey is
to be continued into Phgnix.--Los An
geles Herald.
Mr.. J. NJ. Jones the San Francisco beef
buyer, has purchased about ,00) head OF
cattle from stockmen of this vicinity, and
will make the first Shipment train
load-to California on Monday next. He
has made his purchases from eighteen
different cattlemen.---Wicox Stockman.
On Tuesday OF last week at Clifton,
George Sheridan, a miner, and John
Koneo, faro dealer, got into a dispute
over let. Kaneo knocked Sheridan
down with his fist and shortly afterwards
he hit him over the head with a six-
shooter. Sheridan died the next day and
Koneo was held by the coroner's jury for
murder.
The exodus from Silver King has taken
away so many members Of Pinal Lodge
No. 4, /. o. o. f., of that place that ar
rangements have been completed to
change the place of its meeting to Flor
ence. The hall will also be removed to
this place and be re-erected upon some
suitable lot. This will obyiate the neces-
sity OF establishing new lodge in Flor
ence.-Enterprise.
Deputy United States Marshal, II. d.
Underwood, returned this morning from
San Carlos, having in charge three Apache
Indians. Two are charged with murder
ing an Indian scout on December 9Th
and the other is charged with an assault
to commit murder in firing upon DIR.
Pangburn, the sub-agent. Two Indair
witnesses were brought along, and Boo
Mcintosh, the Indian interpreter and
scout.-Tueson Citizen.
Steve Stanley who was stabbed at
Tempe few days since, was one OF the
largest stock growers in Lincoln county,
New Mexico, in 1872, and nov has q
claim on file in Washington for s26,000
damages resulting from Apache raids In
which his COW boys we're killed and his
cattle driven off. This claim has been
reported fayorably. Harry Barnard in
forms us that Stanley's chances ior recov'
cry are good.--Arizonan.
The Buckley House" now owned by
Chan Tin Wo, and at present occupied by
horde OF Cinnamon, was once the prin-
cipal hotel Of Tucson. The building, as
all old settlers may remember, was the
headquarters and depot for the overland
stage line owned by Boss Buckley. This
was in days long before the "iron horse
''broke the silence that reigned supreme
in the deep and mighty forests (of cacti)
in Southern Arizona. Star.
Ransom Post, No. 4, Department oi
Arizona, G. A. r., at its regular meeting
last Saturday elected the following off
GERS: Commander, Geo. Hoxworth Jun
ior Vice Commander, J. Il. Burchard
Chaplain, Rev. n. L. Guthrie; Surgeon,
w. III. Pierce; Quartermaster, j. b.
Smith; Inside Guard, James Haley;
Trustees, l.. l.. Burns, d. F. Hart and ],
f. Burchard; Delegates to the Territorial
Encampment j. Guthrie, Savage and
Comrade Marshall.--Champion.
According to the annual report of the
County Jailor. filed yesterday, there were
279 prisoners confined in the county Jail
during the year, OF whom there are now
32 in custody,-l0 are serving sentences,
IL ayaiting trial, 0 are held on account OF
the United States and one Indian, Firmi-
no, under sentence Of death. At the
branch county Jail, at Nogales, 90 prison.
oners were received during the year, ali
for misdemeanors, except ten who were
brought 10 the Tucson jail.-star.
The CORRESPONDENT Of the Tucson Citi
zen at Solomonville writes that news haf
just been received here Of a killing done
| at the Chiricahna Cattle Co.'S camn ON