Arizona silver belt., 1889-06-01
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

Hdh0y VI HSSoatt with deadly weapon, at Phoenix, paid fine of S250.
 Nono of tho wounded ssldisrs of Payn,astsr Wham's escort have dled, and all are likely to recover. They are in the hospital at Fort Thomas.
 In the case of Ccchisa County vs. the bondsmen ot ex-1reasurer 4. J Ritter, the demurrer of the defendants counsel was sustained and the bonds msn dismissed from fartheg obliga- tions on the bond
 The Cochise County grand jnry re- ported that the bonds of several ceun- ty officers were insufficient and rec ommend that the Supervisors require those officials whose bonds are defec. tive 10 file new bends
 ? Two eonvists, Potter and Walker, escaped from the Yuma penitentiary on the night Of the 20th ut. Porter is desperate character, having es- capped once before. It is thought that they will be recaptured.
 Another flood occurred in oue of the United Verde mines, short time  ago, causing iha abandonment of tho tunnel at least for the present. Two furnaces are kept going all the time. Talk is that more will be started in a shert time.
 The Clifton Clarieh reports that Paul Meador Of Silver Basin has made an exceedingly rich geld discovery. kn assay of piece of rock broken from the croppings give returns of over 12,500. He IS now sinking on the lead
 Ore of the claims which Special Agent Pecie will investigate while at Prescott, is that 6f ihe Walnut Grove Mining Company for S292, 800, for property alleged 10 have been stolen and destroyed by Indians during the years 1865 $ IS-9.
 From the Prescott Journal Miner we learn that about 156 men are con stantly employed at the Congress gold mine, and the dumps contain 300,0O tons of base ore, Work on the 20- stamp mill was temporarily suspended, awaiting the arrival of lumber
 Iii is said that the appeal in the case of Smith against Foster will be per fected so as to be heard at the June term of the Supreme Court to be held in Prescott. From this it appears as though the vacations matter regard ing the Territorial offices will finally bs disposed of Tn short time.-Ari zonan.
 Mr. George WytelT, who Is part ner of Captain Jack Burgess and Mir. J. t. Gilman in the ownership of the Table Mountain group of copper mines, was m Wilcox Sunday. Tbe mines are bonded 10 Colonel John Wier, and an extension of three rlopths time has been given on the bond, to date from June Wilcox Stoekman.
 Says the Florence Enterprise: The Assessor of Pinal County will sell the Ray Copper Companys smelter to-day
 May 9 under the provisions of the law requiring the collection of taxes upon personal property where no realty Is listed. The tax and costs amount to little more than $500 It is said that no provision exists for the redemption of personal property thus sold for taxes. and that tao purchaser derives absolute title thereto
 Mountain hons, says the Wilcox Stockman, have been playing sad havoc with the spring colts of Mr. Jas. Seow. In the past two weeks they have killed ten of them. and as the celts were all from gsed mares the loss is quite heavy. Mir. Scow sue cssded in killing one of the lions-a large one, measuring ever eight feet from tip to tip-but says they are un- usually numerous ln the Des Cabezas mountains thls year, and he fsars further destruction of his colts. At Tombstone, on "Wednesday of last week, after 9 decision had been rendered in favor of the defense in the case of r. Perasich vs. The Head Center Mining Company, Perasich and James B. Lacy (who was identified with the defense) became involved in a hand-to,hand struggle during which Lacy was cut in the abdomen with large sized pocket knife. The wound is considered dangerous, but net nee essarily fatal. Perasich was placed
 
 under 5000 bond pending the result of Laeys injury.
 Gen. 0. I. Rouse this morning was seen by the reporter. He was in goed