Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1889-06-05
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

'"sS " suO Soustuoi
 oi Tucson upon Chinese opium join
 and several pigtails were hauled in. l A nugget of silver, S52 pounds
 weight, was shipped from the Silv,
 King mine, Pinal County. Its valu
 was over $9.OOO.
 Andrew McGregor, one of the large.
 sheepowners m New Mexico, commit
 ted suicide, last week, by shootin
 himself through the head.
 Two residents of Florence were stop ped. last Wednesda, near that town by highwaymen disguised as Apaches
 but reported to be Mexicans. Work on the Phenix Packing Com psny's buildings Is now nearly ended
 and they will he ready in time to re ceise fruit to be canned. Constable Newcomb was assaulted by drunken Mexican m PheniX, and to defend his own fife, shot his assailant, u
 During the last ninety days about half million dollars have been re- ceived from range cattle sold in Pima, Coehise, and Graham counties.
 c Pearson, of Lordsburg. assaulted man by the name of Cummings, at Silver city, N. NJ. on account of an attempt to run away with his wife.
 E. II. Devaney, of Ft Smith, Ark, died of consumption, in Flagstaff. His brother had just arrived and, will con- vey his remains home for burial.
 Lee Lail, a young man of San Pedro, had misunderstanding with George Preston, which resulted in & rencontre in which the former was shot and killed.
 Miguel Badillo. lad empl. yed in a butchers shop at Tucson, died from burns received from the explosion of a lamp, which als came near causing a serious fire.
 On Manday, in Tombstone and Tue son, on the invitation of the Grand Army Posts, the ex-Confederates in those cities joined as body in the observance of the day.
 Ex-Mayor Leonard Meyer has arrived in Phenix and denies the reports pub- ished in San Francisco, and says that ne was not arrested, but that his return s entirely voluntary.
 Mrs. Dr. Swisher was to lecture in Phenix the other night, but shs delayed 'o long in adjusting her toilet and 'fxings" that the audience became inn patient and dispersed.
 Phenix citizens have been interview d regarding the value of Salt river alley for fattening cattle, anu the E h. r.l verdict is that stock fattens mar. elously on the alfalfa raised tuese.
 A movement'is on foot among busi- less men in Phenix to collect from the laricopa X Phenix railroad the over- harges which have been collected by hat road, as excessive charges for rates.
 Some Mexican boys, while playing n the banks of the town ditch near 'henix. noticed sack floating in the 'ater. They drew it in and discovered he remains of baby, in state of de- 
 The opera house at Tucson was rowded last Friday night, on the occs- ion of the closing exercises of the high chool, which in point of merit equaled hose of schools in older communities.
 Al. St Louis, while on his way from Tombstone to Sonora, last week, ex- mining the connection of two wagons i his train, was caught between them, nd so badly crushed, that his life Is 
 Gen. Owen T. Ro use, the late United tates district attorney, had forwarded is resignation previous to the appoint le,t oi his successor, and the depart ,ent of justice informed him that he ad been removed, but that the records Iould show that the office was vacated y resignation. | A gentleman living down the Gila " dawn on the banks of the stream nd betook himself to the arms of the i od of sleep, when after while his ose began to bleed. It was found that nat organ was filled with screw worms. hich were extracted with some diff ulty by n surgeon.