Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-07-26
NEWS NUGGETS.
various Items Of News Gathered nom Our
Exchanges and other Sources.

lthhJ hHu CnlChou pull y plWHtu DhLtle
took place With sticks and rocks, between
the Santo Domingo Indians on one side,
and the Oochita and aboat thirty Mexicans
on the other side, in which the Santo Do
mingo came out 6rst best. A great deal
Of blood was spilled on both sides. The
participants who we're seriously hurt were
brought to Wallace and had their wounds
dressed. Considerable bad feeling exists
and may be shown at any time. The San
to Domingo Indians hold the big dance on
August 4th
Black Range: Fridays coach, driver,
mail and four mules got in The Soup" as
it we're in the dusky waters of the Rio
Grande river, into which the whole outfit
was suddenly plunged. 1t seems that the
usual crossing place had been suddenly
gouged out by the treacherous current
near the west bank and Into this unknown
channel the whole buslneAs nearly disap-
peared. The water was deep and the
bank very steep and it being useless to at
tempt to get out with the coach the driver
proceeded to cut the harnesses off the
mules in order to prevent them from
drowning, he also succeeded, after several
desperate attempts, in securing the
pouches containing the letter mail and reg
istsred matter After getting the mail
and the mules on shore the driver thought
he would make Cuchillo on the hurricane
deck Of mule, it being alleged that there
was one Of the four of them had been
broken to ride, but after being bucked off
by three of the mules he concluded that
the mule be couldn't catch was the one al
legged to be broken, and so he hitched
the three unruly brntes to a tree, shoulder
ed the mail pouches he struck out for Gu
chillo fourteen miles distant where he pro-
cured another conveyance and came
through to Chloride. Luckily there we're
no passeRers nor express on board.
Governor Wolhey, of Arizona, has dis
covered that nearly quarter of million
dollars has been drawn from the general
fund Of the territory over and above the
ordinary expenses of government in the
, past two years.
Walter Darling, who killed Barney
Mathews, prominent lawyer and politlci-
an, in Apache county, some months ago,
was acquitted of all blame at recent term
Of the district court
Phoenix Gazette: The Indian maidons
Of the reservation tribes understand the
art of dressing for warm weather, straw
hat and muddy feet constitute. their sum.
mer attire. frequently the hat is left at
home
Prospecter: The Arizona & Southeast
ern road is washed out for distance of
four miles near Bisbee. The old bull
team is not very rapid but it never was
washed out.
Republican, Judge John h. McFie
made hurried trip to Albuquerque on
Thursday and obtained the consent Of
Judge Lee to come TO Las Cruces during
the regular term to hold court for two
weeks trying cases in which Judge McFle
is interested.
Optic: There are only $50 water con-
sumers in Albuquerque. We have this on
the authority of the Democrat Of that city.
As Albuquerque claims a population of
about 5000, it will at once be understood
that the cause of temperance is not in a
very Aourishing condition down that way
Division headquarters have been moved
from San Marcial to FL Paso, to comply
with the Texas law which requires every
road running into that state to establish
headquarters there. The law is regarded
by the Santa Fe company as a great
nuisance.
The lead and copper smelter which has
lain in Las Cruces for the last three years
or more was sold for unpaid taxes. 1t
was bought in by VIM. Dessauer for $500,
S5 more than the actual amount ef the
taxes and costs
Prospector: Our attention was called 10
a dime novel yesterday IN which the hero
sailed his yacht down the Colorado from
Yuma TO Ell Paso. The little stretch of
dry country between the two places could
not stop the author of a dime novel from
steering his craft over the mountains and
valleys.
The assessment roll of Yavapai county
turned over to the board of supervisors
last week shows the total assessment of
the county to be Sc 245 900, Last year
cattle were assessed at slS' per head, this
year the tax has been reduced to So.
An epidemic of diphtberia has broken
out in pOha Ana and already three people
have died. Others are seriously ILL., The
disease so far seems to be confined 70 one
locality in the town.
Peculiar
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